Why is the forum entitled "Former Soviet Union" as opposed to just "Russia"? Don't the former Soviet nations have their own forums? And even if they don't, it seems like Russian Premier League is the only one discussed in this forum anyway. Just my two cents... Now that I'm thinking of it, Zenit or Shurik, do either of you have any links to the Russian First Division sites? Prof
There used to be a guy here that was into the Ukrainian leages, and Shurik has always had a special disposition towards the Moldovan leagues. Frankly I am surprised there isn't more discussion here about the Ukrainian leagues, as I seem to see a lot of BS users that list Dinamo Kyiv/Shaktar/Dnipro/etc in their "favorite teams", but for some reason they don't come here.
Don't worry, Prof....there's no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb people who ask questions. Just kidding, don't get upset....I couldn't resist !!!
Since most people who are interested in Russian football also tend to follow, to whatever degree, the goings on in the Ukraine and other ex-Soviet states, I think it's nice to keep this open. Besides, it's unlikely that an all-Ukrainian forum would generate much traffic, to say nothing of Latvia and Armenia. Obviously, a thread such as "Skonto Riga's 2003 transfers" or "When the hell will Azerbaijan have a season already??!!" is more than welcome here.
The reason , that there is no reason for Ukranian forum , is the fact that the only intrigues of Domestic tournament are the levels of insults thrown between 2 top sides ( kinda like our " meaningful elections" ) , and whether Chernomorets will ever wash itself of all of the dirt that a decade of corruption , thuggery , decay , and poverty has left on it, to become a joy for the eternally optimistic inhabitants of the warm city by the sea , which gave us songs , Robyn Hoods , writers , bankers , politicians and most importantly a very unique type of a dry salted fish , which was specifically prescribed by God and Messrs. Il'f + Petrov to be eaten with , and soaked in real beer , sold by the old , plump and dirty ladies out of huge tin barrels to the thirsty crowds of hundreds , which were using only 6 glasses , for a current equivalent of 4 cents per pint. And I am not even from there . Cheers.