The Spartak Kostroma Gazette
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Dmitry Kaptilovich keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Spartak Kostroma may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Spartak Kostroma
Amur Kalmykov 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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Đorđe Pantelić falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
Wages eat 287% of everything Spartak Kostroma earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Daniil Veselov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Daniil Veselov, and the manager let it.
Match31 Oct 2026
A bad afternoon for Spartak Kostroma against Ufa
0‑1 to Ufa, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Ruslan Cherviakov beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market2 Nov 2026
Talks stall between Spartak Kostroma and Nader Mohammadi
“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.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Lev Mikhaylov: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Squad A place in the month's best eleven for Alexandr Tarasov
- The dugout Danila Godyaev gets picked when it counts
- Looking ahead Ivan Yenin faces his old club