Marked for Viktor Tymoschuk
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
The dugout17 Jan 2028
This is not rotation. Denys Bezborodko has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Chernihiv is pretending otherwise.
Squad17 Jan 2028
Words exchanged at Chernihiv
Ivan Bendera and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad17 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Chernihiv
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nikita Tepliakov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad17 Jan 2028
22 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Player ratings17 Jan 2028
Marked 7.57 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Chernihiv had the best player on the pitch.
The dugout17 Jan 2028
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout17 Jan 2028
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
Match15 Jan 2028
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Nyva defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
The dugout17 Jan 2028
Yehor Kartushov asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Back issues
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Crisis
Match18 Dec 2027
No end in sight to Chernihiv's wait for a win
16 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chernihiv has to find a result from somewhere.
Market20 Dec 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
This is not rotation. Denys Bezborodko has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Chernihiv is pretending otherwise.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Words exchanged at Chernihiv
Maksym Serdiuk and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad20 Dec 2027
A row about effort at Chernihiv
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nikita Tepliakov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match18 Dec 2027
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad20 Dec 2027
50 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
The manager makes an example of Pavlo Shushko
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market2 Aug 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
The dugout2 Aug 2027
Artur Bybik: 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.” Chernihiv have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The dugout2 Aug 2027
This is not rotation. Nikita Tepliakov has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Chernihiv is pretending otherwise.
Transfer targets2 Aug 2027
The deal with Chornomorets died in the treatment room. Nobody will say what was found and everybody in the game will find out by Friday.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Chernihiv
Maksym Serdiuk and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom2 Aug 2027
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets2 Aug 2027
Chernihiv asked and Veres said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Words at Chernihiv training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nikita Tepliakov 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Viktor Tymoschuk is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.