21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
68 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

29 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad

Roman Anikeev says Dinamo Vologda went back on their word

“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.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich 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.

In brief

Back issues
67 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

No mercy from Dinamo Vologda

Zvezda will want this one forgotten quickly: 3-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Dinamo Vologda were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Match

Dinamo Vologda cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

Market

The Artem Shabolin talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

66 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Vasily Chekavinskiy is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Loan watch

Evgeniy Egorov wants to come home

“I did not go to Kuban Holding to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 12 matches say the rest.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Tver

Tver made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Boardroom

110% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay 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.

Market

The Nikita Kireev talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

65 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nil Dyachkov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Arseny Chuzhikov 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.

Market

The Danila Yezhkov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

64 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

18 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda are in among the leaders

Position 2 and 22 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Match

Dinamo Vologda get the job done against Spartak Moscow 2

A 1-0 win over Spartak Moscow 2, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Roman Anikeev 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.

In brief

63 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

11 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

The cup run ends for Dinamo Vologda

2-3 against Shinnik, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.

Match

4 matches without a win for Dinamo Vologda

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Dinamo Vologda are no longer polite ones.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Match

A bad afternoon for Dinamo Vologda against Torpedo Vladimir

0-1 to Torpedo Vladimir, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Roman Anikeev lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Artem Shabolin talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Market

Dinamo Vologda put Vasily Chekavinskiy up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Vasily Chekavinskiy may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

62 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 25 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Market

Vasily Chekavinskiy is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match

Baltika 2 take the points off Dinamo Vologda

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich 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.

Boardroom

110% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov 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.

In brief

61 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

27 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Gerald Kubazi: 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.” Dinamo Vologda have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Nil Dyachkov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Islam-Bek Gubzhokov

“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.

In brief

60 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

20 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Roman Anikeev says Dinamo Vologda went back on their word

“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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Yenisey 2

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 2-0 the final word against Yenisey 2 in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay 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.

Market

Andrey Yakovlev linked with a move away

The name of Andrey Yakovlev keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi 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.

Squad

Anton Betyuzhnov 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 — Anton Betyuzhnov has let it be known that he does not like the way Dinamo Vologda are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

59 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

13 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 3

15 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Danila Yezhkov

“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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda come up short against Cherepovets

Cherepovets left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Market

Orel expected to open talks for Vasily Chekavinskiy

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Dinamo Vologda will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Market

The Artem Shabolin talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

58 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

6 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Irkutsk

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 2-1 the final word against Irkutsk in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Murad Amirbekov

“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.

Boardroom

Wages eat 95% of everything Dinamo Vologda 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.

Market

Angusht are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Vologda will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Market

The Nikita Kireev talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Sergey Oliynyk knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

57 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

30 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 25 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Market

Nil Dyachkov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Market

Dinamo Vologda turn down Dinamo St Petersburg for Vasily Chekavinskiy

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Match

Dinamo Vologda come up short against Saturn

Saturn left with the points after a 2-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Danila Kalin

“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.

Squad

Artem Shabolin finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Vologda have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief

56 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Cup progress for Dinamo Vologda

A 1-0 win over Kvant, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Match

Dinamo Vologda run riot against Kolomna

3-0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov takes the match ball home

3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.

Squad

Arseny Kalugin: 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.” Dinamo Vologda have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Dinamo Vologda make it 3 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Dinamo Vologda have 3 straight wins of it.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov 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.

In brief

55 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

16 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Angusht watching Nil Dyachkov

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Dinamo Vologda have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Chertanovo

Chertanovo made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Petrolay

“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.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Artem Shabolin talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

54 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Dinamo Vologda come up short against Zenit 2

Zenit 2 left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Daniil Krivoruchko

“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.

Market

The Nikita Kireev talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Market

Dinamo Vologda and Vladislav Pronin are talking past each other

“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.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi 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.

Market

Still no signature from Mikhail Barinov

1 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Dinamo Vologda could get for him.

In brief

53 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Murad Amirbekov says Dinamo Vologda went back on their word

“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.

Market

Dinamo Vologda turn down Dinamo St Petersburg for Nil Dyachkov

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Luki-Energiya

Luki-Energiya made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market

Kolomna are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Vologda will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Market

The Danila Yezhkov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

52 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

26 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Vasily Chekavinskiy asks to leave Dinamo Vologda

“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.

Market

Mikhail Barinov is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Zvezda

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 1-0 the final word against Zvezda in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Mikhail Barinov out for 18 days

The medical room confirms 18 days on the sidelines for Mikhail Barinov, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Sergey Oliynyk

“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.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov is off the mark for Dinamo Vologda

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

In brief

51 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

4 matches without a win for Dinamo Vologda

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Dinamo Vologda are no longer polite ones.

Market

Zakhar Savinov is a Dinamo Vologda player again

He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.

Market

Evgeniy Egorov comes home

The shirt still fits. Evgeniy Egorov is back at Dinamo Vologda, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Market

Semyon Markov comes home

The shirt still fits. Semyon Markov is back at Dinamo Vologda, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Market

Evgeni Dzyuba is a Dinamo Vologda player again

He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Danila Yezhkov

“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.

Match

Tver take the points off Dinamo Vologda

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Arseny Chuzhikov stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Arseny Chuzhikov and Dinamo Vologda agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

In brief

50 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Dinamo Vologda turn down Kosmos for Roman Anikeev

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mikhail Lyamzin commits to Dinamo Vologda for another 3 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Murad Amirbekov

“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.

Boardroom

92% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Market

A long bet from Dinamo Vologda on Arseny Chuzhikov

He is 20, and nobody at Dinamo Vologda signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Market

The Nikita Kireev talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

49 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

50 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Market

Dinamo Vologda sell Gleb Gusev for $21.0K

Gleb Gusev has left for Spartak Tambov in a $21.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Squad

Dmitry Koltyukov stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Dmitry Koltyukov and Dinamo Vologda agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Barinov

“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.

Market

Vasily Chekavinskiy is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Dinamo Vologda has been clear about where Vasily Chekavinskiy stands, which is more than many ever get.

Market

The Danila Yezhkov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

48 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mikhail Barinov is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Mikhail Barinov out for 46 days

The medical room confirms 46 days on the sidelines for Mikhail Barinov, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Gleb Gusev attracts admirers

The name of Gleb Gusev has come up in conversations Dinamo Vologda were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Market

Artem Shabolin linked with a move away

The name of Artem Shabolin keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Somebody is after Danila Yezhkov’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Danila Yezhkov suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dinamo Vologda have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

Mikhail Barinov 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.

In brief

47 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

21 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Market

The Andrey Yakovlev talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

The terraces

The stands have heard the Danila Yezhkov talk too

What was a back-page story is now a matter for the terraces, and the terraces do not do nuance. Dinamo Vologda would like it dealt with before it becomes the only question anybody asks.

In brief

46 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Vsevolod Bykov stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Vsevolod Bykov and Dinamo Vologda agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Boardroom

Wages eat 103% of everything Dinamo Vologda 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.

Squad

Vsevolod Bykov 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.

In brief

45 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

50 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad

Gleb Gusev 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.

Squad

Vsevolod Bykov knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Danila Yezhkov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko runs his contract down

1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Dinamo Vologda money.

Market

Vsevolod Bykov is back through the door

0 appearances and 0 goals away from home. What he did there is settled; what happens now at Dinamo Vologda is not.

In brief

44 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mikhail Barinov is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Sergey Oliynyk

“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.

Market

The Dmitry Dolgov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

43 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Alexey Shulgin out for 72 days

The medical room confirms 72 days on the sidelines for Alexey Shulgin, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin has seen enough of Pobeda

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Vologda, and 3 appearances in 37 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

42 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom

112% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Mikhail Barinov 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.

Market

Anton Betyuzhnov linked with a move away

The name of Anton Betyuzhnov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

41 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

50 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Loan watch

Roman Anikeev wants to come home

“I did not go to KDV Tomsk to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.

Market

The Danila Yezhkov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

40 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

3 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mikhail Barinov is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov 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.

Market

The Dmitry Dolgov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

39 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Alexey Shulgin out for 100 days

The medical room confirms 100 days on the sidelines for Alexey Shulgin, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin has seen enough of Pobeda

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Vologda, and 3 appearances in 33 say he has earned the hearing.

Boardroom

Dinamo Vologda counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Dinamo Vologda now.

Squad

Gleb Gusev 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.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

38 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay: 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.” Dinamo Vologda have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Boardroom

137% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

37 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda are in among the leaders

Position 2 and 50 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Loan watch

Roman Anikeev has seen enough of KDV Tomsk

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Vologda, and 0 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

Danila Yezhkov linked with a move away

The name of Danila Yezhkov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

36 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mikhail Barinov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Market

Dmitry Dolgov linked with a move away

The name of Dmitry Dolgov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

In brief

35 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

29 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Mikhail Barinov says Dinamo Vologda went back on their word

“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.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Sergey Oliynyk signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Sergey Oliynyk commits to Dinamo Vologda for another 3 years.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin wants to come home

“I did not go to Pobeda to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 29 matches say the rest.

Boardroom

The numbers do not look good at Dinamo Vologda

Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.

Market

Artem Shabolin linked with a move away

The name of Artem Shabolin keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

34 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom

171% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Gleb Gusev 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.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

33 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

15 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda are in among the leaders

Position 2 and 50 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov 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.

Loan watch

Roman Anikeev has seen enough of KDV Tomsk

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Vologda, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

A long bet from Dinamo Vologda on Ilja Shalimov

He is 20, and nobody at Dinamo Vologda signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad

Murad Amirbekov signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Murad Amirbekov commits to Dinamo Vologda for another 3 years.

Market

Danila Yezhkov linked with a move away

The name of Danila Yezhkov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

32 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

8 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mikhail Barinov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dinamo Vologda they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Dmitry Saganovich and Dinamo Vologda agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

A long bet from Dinamo Vologda on Murad Amirbekov

He is 20, and nobody at Dinamo Vologda signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yegor Plotnikov

“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.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Danila Yezhkov keeps the shirt for now, at Dinamo Vologda's convenience rather than his own.

In brief

31 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin wants to come home

“I did not go to Pobeda to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 25 matches say the rest.

Boardroom

The numbers do not look good at Dinamo Vologda

Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Sergey Oliynyk

“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.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay 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.

Market

Artem Shabolin linked with a move away

The name of Artem Shabolin keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

30 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom

223% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

29 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda are in among the leaders

Position 2 and 50 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market

Danil Spodarets asks to leave Dinamo Vologda

“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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Lyamzin

“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.

Market

Danila Yezhkov linked with a move away

The name of Danila Yezhkov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

Loan watch

Vasily Chekavinskiy keeps scoring at Uralets-TS

16 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Danila Zolotorenko 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.

In brief

28 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gerald Kubazi

“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.

Squad

The month belongs to Danila Yezhkov

The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Dinamo Vologda have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Danila Yezhkov keeps the shirt for now, at Dinamo Vologda's convenience rather than his own.

Market

Dmitry Dolgov linked with a move away

The name of Dmitry Dolgov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Vologda say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

Market

Dinamo Vologda bring in Alexey Shulgin on loan

A season-long audition: Spartak Tambov still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Dinamo Vologda's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

In brief

27 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

NK Zavrc come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Dinamo Vologda did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Daniil Krivoruchko

“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.

Market

KDV Tomsk expected to open talks for Roman Anikeev

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Dinamo Vologda will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin wants to come home

“I did not go to Pobeda to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.

Match

Dinamo Vologda draw a blank against Spartak Moscow 2

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Spartak Moscow 2 defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

In brief

26 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 5 of the 23 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Market

Gleb Gusev asks to leave Dinamo Vologda

“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.

Boardroom

247% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Dinamo Vologda against Torpedo Vladimir

0-1 to Torpedo Vladimir, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market

Danil Spodarets is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Dinamo Vologda has been clear about where Danil Spodarets stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Islam-Bek Gubzhokov

“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.

In brief

25 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda are in among the leaders

Position 1 and 49 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dmitry Dolgov

“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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda share the spoils with Baltika 2

A 1-1 draw with Baltika 2 leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Loan watch

Vasily Chekavinskiy keeps scoring at Uralets-TS

16 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Nikita Kireev wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Nikita Kireev has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dinamo Vologda know, and have known for weeks.

Squad

Nikita Krivoruchko 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.

In brief

24 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

No mercy from Dinamo Vologda

Kosmos will want this one forgotten quickly: 3-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Dinamo Vologda were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad

3 goals for Danila Yezhkov

The match ball belongs to Danila Yezhkov, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Match

Dinamo Vologda make it 4 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Dinamo Vologda have 4 straight wins of it.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gerald Kubazi

“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.

Squad

Nikita Kireev is carrying Dinamo Vologda

1 goals and a season average of 7.21. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

23 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match

Dinamo Vologda make it 3 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Dinamo Vologda have 3 straight wins of it.

Match

Dinamo Vologda get the job done against Yenisey 2

A 3-1 win over Yenisey 2, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Daniil Krivoruchko

“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.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin wants to come home

“I did not go to Pobeda to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay 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.

In brief

22 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Boardroom

446% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Cherepovets

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 1-0 the final word against Cherepovets in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Petrolay

“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.

Squad

No place for Islam-Bek Gubzhokov on the big day

He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Dinamo Vologda pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

In brief

21 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

39 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Match

Dinamo Vologda get the job done against Irkutsk

A 1-0 win over Irkutsk, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov 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.

In brief

20 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

A bad afternoon for Dinamo Vologda against Saturn

0-1 to Saturn, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Sergey Oliynyk 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.

Squad

Nikita Kireev 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 — Nikita Kireev has let it be known that he does not like the way Dinamo Vologda are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

19 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Nikita Krivoruchko says Dinamo Vologda went back on their word

“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.

Squad

Nikita Panamarev stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Nikita Panamarev and Dinamo Vologda agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Match

Kolomna take the points off Dinamo Vologda

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

In brief

18 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Danil Spodarets 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Boardroom

561% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Danila Yezhkov

“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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Chertanovo

Chertanovo made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Andrey Yakovlev knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Vologda have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief

17 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

33 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Match

Zenit 2 take the points off Dinamo Vologda

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Mikhail Petrolay 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.

In brief

16 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

6 unbeaten for Dinamo Vologda

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Dinamo Vologda did not have in the autumn.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Andrey Yakovlev

“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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda share the spoils with Luki-Energiya

A 1-1 draw with Luki-Energiya leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Sergey Oliynyk 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.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko runs his contract down

7 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Dinamo Vologda money.

Loan watch

Strogino cannot leave Vsevolod Bykov out

12 starts and an average of 6.52. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.

In brief

15 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin: 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.” Dinamo Vologda have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Zvezda

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 2-0 the final word against Zvezda in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Gerald Kubazi 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.

In brief

14 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Danil Spodarets 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Boardroom

561% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Squad

Mikhail Lyamzin 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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda and Tver cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Tver came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Squad

Artem Shabolin wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Artem Shabolin has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dinamo Vologda know, and have known for weeks.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

13 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 1

28 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad

Yegor Plotnikov 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.

Squad

Mikhail Barinov 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.

In brief

12 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Danila Zolotorenko: 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.” Dinamo Vologda have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Dinamo Vologda cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Match

Dinamo Vologda get the job done against Spartak Moscow 2

A 1-0 win over Spartak Moscow 2, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Islam-Bek Gubzhokov

“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.

Market

A long bet from Dinamo Vologda on Gerald Kubazi

He is 20, and nobody at Dinamo Vologda signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Danila Yezhkov keeps the shirt for now, at Dinamo Vologda's convenience rather than his own.

In brief

11 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Torpedo Vladimir

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 2-1 the final word against Torpedo Vladimir in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Daniil Krivoruchko

“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.

Loan watch

Vladislav Pronin wants to come home

“I did not go to Pobeda to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Vologda and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.

In brief

10 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda bow out of the cup

Chernomorets go through and Dinamo Vologda go home, 0-1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Market

Danil Spodarets 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Yegor Plotnikov

There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Boardroom

Wages eat 943% of everything Dinamo Vologda 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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda get the job done against Baltika 2

A 2-0 win over Baltika 2, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Andrey Yakovlev

“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.

Squad

Nikita Panamarev is off the mark for Dinamo Vologda

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

Yegor Plotnikov makes his debut at 19

At 19 years old, Yegor Plotnikov became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

9 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Dinamo Vologda up to position 2

19 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich out for 14 days

The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Dmitry Saganovich, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov 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.

In brief

8 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Yenisey 2

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 3-1 the final word against Yenisey 2 in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dmitry Saganovich

“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.

Squad

Dmitry Saganovich lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Squad

Nikita Kireev 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 — Nikita Kireev has let it be known that he does not like the way Dinamo Vologda are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

Market

Window shut, Gleb Gusev still here

Dinamo Vologda spent the window trying to move Gleb Gusev on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.

In brief

7 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Dinamo Vologda see off Cherepovets

Three points for Dinamo Vologda, 1-0 the final word against Cherepovets in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nikita Kireev

“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.

Squad

Daniil Krivoruchko knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

6 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Mikhail Barinov 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Boardroom

930% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Vologda

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.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Irkutsk

Irkutsk made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Petrolay

“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.

Squad

Nikita Panamarev 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.

Squad

Islam-Bek Gubzhokov finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Vologda have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Market

Gleb Gusev told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Gleb Gusev has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Dinamo Vologda.

Squad

Artem Shabolin wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Artem Shabolin has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dinamo Vologda know, and have known for weeks.

Market

The Anton Betyuzhnov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Vologda know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

5 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 5 of the 24 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Market

Pavel Rakitin 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Torpedo Vladimir come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Dinamo Vologda did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Dmitry Koltyukov is a Dinamo Vologda player

The fee is $8.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Spartak Tambov drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Match

Dinamo Vologda come up short against Saturn

Saturn left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dmitry Dolgov

“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.

In brief

4 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Cup progress for Dinamo Vologda

A 1-0 win over Rubin Yalta, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko 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 Dinamo Vologda can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Dmitry Saganovich is a Dinamo Vologda player

The fee is $57.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Luki-Energiya drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Market

Torpedo Vladimir watching Gleb Gusev

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Dinamo Vologda have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

Nikita Panamarev 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.

Squad

Roman Anikeev knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Vologda, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Match

Dinamo Vologda draw a blank against Kolomna

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Kolomna defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Squad

Matvey Levin makes his debut at 19

At 19 years old, Matvey Levin became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

Squad

Danila Zolotorenko finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Vologda have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief

3 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Dinamo Vologda make it 3 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Dinamo Vologda have 3 straight wins of it.

Market

Avangard watching Vsevolod Bykov

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Dinamo Vologda have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Chertanovo

Chertanovo made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Artem Shabolin is off the mark for Dinamo Vologda

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gleb Gusev

“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.

Squad

Somebody is after Andrey Yakovlev’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Andrey Yakovlev suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dinamo Vologda have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko placed on the list

Dinamo Vologda have made Nikita Krivoruchko available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Squad

Yegor Plotnikov 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.

Market

Dinamo Vologda pick up Mikhail Barinov for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Mikhail Barinov arrives at Dinamo Vologda with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

In brief

2 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Dinamo Vologda find a way past Zenit 2

Zenit 2 made Dinamo Vologda work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market

The clock runs on Danila Yezhkov's contract

48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Lyamzin

“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.

Market

Talks stall between Dinamo Vologda and Islam-Bek Gubzhokov

“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.

Market

Pavel Rakitin is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Dinamo Vologda has been clear about where Pavel Rakitin stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad

Somebody is after Roman Anikeev’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Roman Anikeev suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dinamo Vologda have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

1 Edition

The Dinamo Vologda Sentinel

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

No mercy from Dinamo Vologda

Luki-Energiya will want this one forgotten quickly: 3-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Dinamo Vologda were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad

3 goals for Danila Yezhkov

The match ball belongs to Danila Yezhkov, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Market

Druzhba come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Dinamo Vologda did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Andrey Yakovlev signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Andrey Yakovlev commits to Dinamo Vologda for another 3 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mikhail Petrolay

“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.

Market

Talks stall between Dinamo Vologda and Nikita Panamarev

“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.

Market

Nobody at Dinamo Vologda has picked up the phone to Andrey Yakovlev

36 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

Market

Nikita Krivoruchko is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Dinamo Vologda has been clear about where Nikita Krivoruchko stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad

Danila Yezhkov finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Vologda have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief