The Volga Sentinel
Match15 Jul 2028
No end in sight to Volga's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Volga has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Vladislav Yakovlev in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Volga this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Volga
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Kirill Folmer falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Volga rebuffed over Ruslan Pichienko
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Spartak Moscow have kept their man, and Volga go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Jul 2028
Denis Dyachkov steps up from the Volga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Denis Dyachkov 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
Yegor Pereverzev steps up from the Volga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yegor Pereverzev 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
One of our own: Makar Yermakov joins the Volga first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Makar Yermakov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Jul 2028
Prokhor Martynov steps up from the Volga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Prokhor Martynov 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
- Squad Əli Səmədov wants to go home
- Boardroom Volga board go back on their word
- The dugout Mateo Sierra gets it from the manager