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The Orel Courier

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad7 Sep 2026

4 goals for Daniil Arsentjev

The match ball belongs to Daniil Arsentjev, whose 4 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Match5 Sep 2026

No mercy from Orel

Strogino will want this one forgotten quickly: 5-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Orel were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Vyacheslav Gordienko 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.

Market7 Sep 2026

Pavel Izotov told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Pavel Izotov has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Orel.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Somebody is after Evgeny Ushakov’s shirt

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

Squad7 Sep 2026

Kamil Kaczówka 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

Back issues
5 Edition

The Orel Courier

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces31 Aug 2026

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.

Market31 Aug 2026

Nikita Kotov asks to leave Orel

“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.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Orel lose Igor Bugaenko

15 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Match29 Aug 2026

A bad afternoon for Orel against Rodina M

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

Squad31 Aug 2026

Daniil Arsentjev 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.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Nikita Korolev 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

4 Edition

The Orel Courier

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match19 Aug 2026

Orel march on in the cup

Leningradets are out and Orel go through, 2-0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Market24 Aug 2026

Arkhip Leonov asks to leave Orel

“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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Vladislav Skavysh 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.

Match22 Aug 2026

Orel and Arsenal Tula 2 cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Arsenal Tula 2 came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A first senior shirt for Yegor Bocharov

Every debut is a small story about the future: Yegor Bocharov, 19 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Dmitry Kopylov 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

3 Edition

The Orel Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 Aug 2026

Andrey Yakushin 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.

Market17 Aug 2026

Orel sign Agustín Rodríguez, one for the future

Agustín Rodríguez is 20, and Orel have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

Match15 Aug 2026

No goals between Orel and Dinamo Bryansk

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Dinamo Bryansk will be the happier side with the point.

In brief

2 Edition

The Orel Courier

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad10 Aug 2026

Jakub Jakimiuk signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jakub Jakimiuk commits to Orel for another 3 years.

Market10 Aug 2026

Dmitry Merkulov comes home

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

Match8 Aug 2026

Orel find a way past SKA Khabarovsk 2

SKA Khabarovsk 2 made Orel work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market10 Aug 2026

Talks stall between Orel and Emrakh Nabatov

“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.

Market10 Aug 2026

Nikita Kotov told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Nikita Kotov has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Orel.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Somebody is after Evgeny Ushakov’s shirt

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

In brief

1 Edition

The Orel Courier

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad3 Aug 2026

Vadim Averkiev stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Vadim Averkiev and Orel agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Igor Bugaenko 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.

Market3 Aug 2026

Talks stall between Orel and Evgeny Ushakov

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Market3 Aug 2026

Arkhip Leonov told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Arkhip Leonov has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Orel.

Match1 Aug 2026

Orel and Zenit Penza cancel each other out

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

Squad3 Aug 2026

Stepan Pyatin makes his debut at 19

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

In brief