The Paide Chronicle
Match6 Mar 2027
Chastening afternoon for Paide
A 0‑3 beating by Narva Trans was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
Edgar Tur beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Nikita Baranov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nikita Baranov commits to Paide for another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Home is on Ebrima Jarju's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Paide are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A falling-out at Paide
Daniel Cabral and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Paide
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market8 Mar 2027
Paide promote Erik Sappinen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erik Sappinen has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Erik Igonen joins the Paide first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Erik Igonen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
Markus Klavan steps up from the Paide academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Markus Klavan has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Frank Mets steps up from the Paide academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Nikita Baranov
- Squad Jonatan Lima falls out with a teammate over standards