The Guria Courier
Squad8 Mar 2027
Kichi Meliava damages knee ligaments — 99 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 99 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout8 Mar 2027
Rezo Lomidze: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Guria have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A muscle injury and 15 days out for Davit Maisashvili
The most common injury in the game and the most rushed back from. Guria will quote 15 days and will be careful with it, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Davit Maisashvili stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Davit Maisashvili and Guria agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Guria
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.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Guria
Gegi Geguchadze was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Jaba Okriashvili joins the Guria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jaba Okriashvili 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
One of our own: Irakli Shengelia joins the Guria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Irakli Shengelia 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
Avtandil Tsitaishvili steps up from the Guria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Avtandil Tsitaishvili 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 Guria promote Shota Okriashvili from within
- The dugout Nika Nozadze gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Levan Kakubava was the difference for Guria