The Ryazan Post
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Islamzhan Nasyrov frozen out at Ryazan
This is not rotation. Islamzhan Nasyrov has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Ryazan is pretending otherwise.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Words exchanged at Ryazan
Evgeny Yevgenjev 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.
Squad11 Jun 2029
A row about effort at Ryazan
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jakub Jakimiuk was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom11 Jun 2029
239% of the income goes out in wages at Ryazan
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Mahboob has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Ryazan will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Ansor Khabibov 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.
Market11 Jun 2029
The clock does Mahboob’s negotiating for him
3 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Ryazan could ask drops and the wages Mahboob can ask rise.
Market11 Jun 2029
Ansor Khabibov linked with a move away
The name of Ansor Khabibov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Ryazan say nothing, which says plenty.
Market11 Jun 2029
The shop window has Jakub Jakimiuk in it
Ryazan have let the market know Jakub Jakimiuk can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Vitaly Nem are not good
- The dugout Frank Norris keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Artyom Sergeev is out on the grass again