The Irtysh Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Matvey Zhustjev puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Irtysh, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Yury Bavin stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Yury Bavin and Irtysh agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Irtysh bid $33.0K for Georgy Makarov
The offer went to Dinamo St Petersburg this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Irtysh
Alexandr Smirnov 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.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Ilja Krylov
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match1 Aug 2026
Irtysh see off Avangard
Three points for Irtysh, 1‑0 the final word against Avangard in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Irtysh and Artemy Maleev
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
36 months and counting on Roman Yanushkovskiy
Still no offer on the table, and Roman Yanushkovskiy’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Yury Bavin
A mark of 7.67, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- Squad 5 new faces, and Irtysh are still learning each other
- The dugout Vadim Mikhaylov has his say
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ilja Krylov