The Meshakhte Tkibuli Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
Meshakhte Tkibuli through in the cup
A 1‑0 win over Gonio, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Levan Kurdadze 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 Meshakhte Tkibuli this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Meshakhte Tkibuli
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Avto was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Meshakhte Tkibuli rebuffed over Tornike Kirkitadze
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Dinamo Batumi have kept their man, and Meshakhte Tkibuli go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
One of their own: Giga Bekadze
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Avto
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Avto, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
The ambition of Avto outgrows Meshakhte Tkibuli early
Signings arrive with a picture of the club in their head, and this one’s picture was bigger than the building. He will play well and he will be gone, in that order, and everybody knows it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Levan Barabadze needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Meshakhte Tkibuli know which stage they are at.
Market17 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Meshakhte Tkibuli and Bukhuti Putkaradze
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Meshakhte Tkibuli, another week without a signature from Bukhuti Putkaradze.
In brief
- Squad 16 new faces, and Meshakhte Tkibuli are still learning each other
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Giga Bekadze
- Transfer targets Meshakhte Tkibuli try to borrow Emmanuel Boansi