The Jelgava Sentinel
Squad6 Mar 2028
Nikita Savalnieks stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Nikita Savalnieks and Jelgava agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad6 Mar 2028
A falling-out at Jelgava
Taiwo Olonisakin and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Jelgava
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.
Squad6 Mar 2028
A row about effort at Jelgava
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nikita Savalnieks was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market6 Mar 2028
Nikita Vanins steps up from the Jelgava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nikita Vanins 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Kaspars Vanins steps up from the Jelgava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kaspars Vanins 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Arturs Vanins steps up from the Jelgava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Arturs Vanins 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Jelgava promote Nikita Fertovs from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nikita Fertovs 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.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
Jelgava board go back on their word
Something was promised, a deadline passed, and it did not arrive. Trust inside a football club is built over years and spent in an afternoon.
In brief
- Squad A step back for Gatis Rugins at Jelgava
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Jelgava
- The dugout The manager comes out for ThankGod Ekawu