The Chernihiv Courier
The terraces29 Apr 2030
Anger at Chernihiv spills outside the ground
It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.
Boardroom29 Apr 2030
The scrutiny sharpens at Chernihiv
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Chernihiv is running low.
Market29 Apr 2030
Dmytro Plakhtyr asks to leave Chernihiv
“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.
Squad29 Apr 2030
Tempers go at Chernihiv
Maksym Serdiuk 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.
Squad29 Apr 2030
Words at Chernihiv training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yehor Shalfieiev 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.
The dugout29 Apr 2030
Yuriy Kravchuk 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.
The dugout29 Apr 2030
Thomas Herrmann gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market29 Apr 2030
Pavlo Shushko placed on the list
Chernihiv have made Pavlo Shushko available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market29 Apr 2030
Yaroslav Ananchenko runs his contract down
4 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Chernihiv money.
In brief
- Squad Dmytro Plakhtyr has settled at Chernihiv
- Squad Welcome back, Anton Babenko