18 Aug 2026
Tuesday
Process
3 Edition

The Spartak Nalchik Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

A brace, and Islam Tlupov takes the afternoon — 9.75

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Islam Tlupov provided it, and the 9.75 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Player ratings

Both of them Soslan Lysenko's — 9.39

2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.39, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Aslanbek Kumykov

There were 6 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.

Transfer targets

Medical ends the Arseny Avvakumov deal

Everything was agreed with Dinamo Bryansk and then the doctor spoke. Spartak Nalchik have walked away from a signing on the advice of somebody who never saw him play, which is how it is supposed to work.

Market

Eldar Luev asks to leave Spartak Nalchik

“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.

Match

Spartak Nalchik come up short against Nart

Nart left with the points after a 4‑5 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Match

Soslan Lysenko among the goals in a wild afternoon

9 goals in one match, Soslan Lysenko on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Spartak Nalchik and Nart.

Transfer targets

Spartak Nalchik rebuffed over Gleb Ershov

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Dinamo Vladivostok have kept their man, and Spartak Nalchik go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad

A row about effort at Spartak Nalchik

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alan Khachirov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

In brief

Back issues
2 Edition

The Spartak Nalchik Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Aslanbek Kumykov agrees terms with Nart

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Spartak Nalchik people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Market

Magomed Piriev 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 Spartak Nalchik can pretend not to have heard.

The terraces

Supporters turn on the $74.0K sale of Amirkhan Selyaev

He is going to Khimik, the club has $74.0K it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.

Transfer targets

The paperwork begins on Arseny Avvakumov

A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Spartak Nalchik have done the hard part with Dinamo Bryansk, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.

Squad

A falling-out at Spartak Nalchik

Alan Khachirov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market

Amirkhan Selyaev moves on

Khimik pay $74.0K, 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.

Transfer targets

Spartak Nalchik rebuffed over Yefim Bulgakov

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Znamya Truda have kept their man, and Spartak Nalchik go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match

Astrakhan take the points off Spartak Nalchik

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market

Eduard Chizhov steps up from the Spartak Nalchik academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eduard Chizhov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief

1 Edition

The Spartak Nalchik Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Khachim Mashukov

Successful dribbles: 40. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market

Aslanbek Kumykov 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 Spartak Nalchik can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Soslan Lysenko signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Soslan Lysenko and Spartak Nalchik agree another 4 years.

Squad

Words exchanged at Spartak Nalchik

Alan Khachirov and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match

Legion take the points off Spartak Nalchik

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market

Amirkhan Selyaev attracts admirers

The name of Amirkhan Selyaev has come up in conversations Spartak Nalchik were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

The dugout

Magomed Piriev 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

Talks stall between Spartak Nalchik and Alan Khachirov

“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

The clock runs on Soslan Lysenko's contract

49 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.

In brief