The Sokol Post
Match17 Jul 2027
The wait goes on for Sokol
14 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The terraces19 Jul 2027
Supporters organise against the Sokol board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Vladimir Azarov says Sokol 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.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Sokol
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 Gadji Budunov
Sokol asked and Volga 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
Anton Sinyak in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sokol this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market19 Jul 2027
Georgy Samsonov steps up from the Sokol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Georgy Samsonov 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
Vladlen Belikov steps up from the Sokol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vladlen Belikov 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
Luka Blinov steps up from the Sokol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luka Blinov 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 Sokol promote Stanislav Gusyev from within
- The dugout Dmitry Kamenschikov gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Vladimir Azarov was unplayable