From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad25 Oct 2027
102 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad25 Oct 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Tsotne Chikovani 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.
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Uneasy
Match25 Sep 2027
8 matches without a win for Guria
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Guria are no longer polite ones.
Squad27 Sep 2027
The medical room confirms 131 days on the sidelines for Data Sichinava, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad27 Sep 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match25 Sep 2027
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Samtredia will be the happier side with the point.
Market27 Sep 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market27 Sep 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Dmitriy Sibilev may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Uneasy
Market30 Aug 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad30 Aug 2027
160 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Match28 Aug 2027
4 matches without a win for Guria
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Guria are no longer polite ones.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Levan Isiani gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match28 Aug 2027
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Levan Kakubava 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.
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Uneasy
Market16 Aug 2027
José Cadenas hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Guria can pretend not to have heard.
Market16 Aug 2027
Sioni pay $22.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Kichi Meliava
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Levan Kakubava will call it something else in private.
Match14 Aug 2027
No goals between Guria and Dila
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Dila will be the happier side with the point.
Market16 Aug 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Uneasy
Match17 Jul 2027
6 matches without a win for Guria
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Guria are no longer polite ones.
Squad19 Jul 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad19 Jul 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Steady
Squad28 Jun 2027
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Guria have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad28 Jun 2027
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match26 Jun 2027
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad28 Jun 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad28 Jun 2027
A new face in his position, and Tornike Kapanadze suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Guria have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market28 Jun 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Steady
Market21 Jun 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Guria can pretend not to have heard.
Squad21 Jun 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad21 Jun 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Crisis
Market24 May 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match22 May 2027
0-2 to Dinamo Batumi, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad24 May 2027
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad24 May 2027
Levan Kakubava 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.
Market24 May 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market24 May 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Dmitriy Sibilev may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Uneasy
Match8 May 2027
No end in sight to Guria's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Guria has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad10 May 2027
The manager makes an example of Data Sichinava
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match8 May 2027
Honours even between Guria and Shukura
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad10 May 2027
Yulian Iliev 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.
Market10 May 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad10 May 2027
A new face in his position, and Levan Kakubava suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Guria have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Crisis
Match24 Apr 2027
9 matches without a win for Guria
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Guria are no longer polite ones.
Market26 Apr 2027
José Cadenas hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Guria can pretend not to have heard.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Levan Isiani gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match24 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for Guria against Chikhura
0-1 to Chikhura, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market26 Apr 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad26 Apr 2027
“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.
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Crisis
Market29 Mar 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Lasha Ananidze: 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.” Guria have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match27 Mar 2027
No end in sight to Guria's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Guria has to find a result from somewhere.
Match27 Mar 2027
Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad29 Mar 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market29 Mar 2027
The name of Tornike Mumladze keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Guria say nothing, which says plenty.
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Steady
Market8 Feb 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad8 Feb 2027
32 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad8 Feb 2027
41 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
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Steady
Market11 Jan 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad11 Jan 2027
60 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad11 Jan 2027
112 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
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Steady
Squad14 Dec 2026
The medical room confirms 89 days on the sidelines for Data Sichinava, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad14 Dec 2026
140 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad14 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Kirill Saraev
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
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Steady
Squad16 Nov 2026
118 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad16 Nov 2026
The medical room confirms 99 days on the sidelines for Davit Bakhia, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Kirill Saraev
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
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Uneasy
Squad14 Sep 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match12 Sep 2026
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Market14 Sep 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Squad14 Sep 2026
At 33 he is in the side on merit and somebody else is watching from the bench. Places at Guria are won quietly and lost loudly.
Market14 Sep 2026
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Guria know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Data Sichinava unhappy with how he is being used
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Data Sichinava has let it be known that he does not like the way Guria are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.