The Shinnik Gazette
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Ivan Shmakov: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Shinnik have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match31 Oct 2026
No end in sight to Shinnik's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Shinnik has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Shinnik
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Oleg Lanin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Kirill Nikitin runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match31 Oct 2026
Shinnik come up short against Yenisey
Yenisey left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
124% of the income goes out in wages at Shinnik
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 dugout2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Paulo Renê
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Paulo Renê, and the manager let it.
Market2 Nov 2026
Talks stall between Shinnik and Leon Musaev
“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
Luka Zabelin: “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
- The dugout Leon Musaev asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead A reunion for Denis Pushkarev
- The terraces The stands have heard the Albek Gongapshev talk too