The Saturn Chronicle
Squad19 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Saturn
Vladislav Tyurin and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Saturn
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
Saturn rebuffed over Dmitry Kuchugura
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Veles have kept their man, and Saturn go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Saturn
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Maxim Sedov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market19 Jul 2027
Saturn promote Konstantin Gusev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Konstantin Gusev 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
Nil Medvedev steps up from the Saturn academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nil Medvedev 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Yuri Pugachev steps up from the Saturn academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yuri Pugachev 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Fyodor Rakov steps up from the Saturn academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fyodor Rakov 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.
Match17 Jul 2027
Lukas Haubenwaller the difference as Saturn beat Irkutsk
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Lukas Haubenwaller. 1‑0 against Irkutsk, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Denis Beskorovainy
- Boardroom Saturn board go back on their word
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Lukas Haubenwaller