The Textilschik Herald
Market19 Jul 2027
Evgeny Tatarinov has said yes to Sibir
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Textilschik have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Ilja Vorontsov says Textilschik went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Textilschik
Ilja Klementjev 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.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Textilschik
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.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Yegor Smirnov
Textilschik asked and Leningradets said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words at Textilschik training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Roman Yermolin is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match17 Jul 2027
Dinamo Kirov take the points off Textilschik
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market19 Jul 2027
Textilschik promote Ivan Shevchenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Shevchenko 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Dmitriy Aksyonov joins the Textilschik first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dmitriy Aksyonov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Stepan Sevastianov joins the Textilschik first team
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Ilja Klementjev
- The dugout The manager’s verdict