Regarding Lachter, it’s funny that the ORIGINAL story I saw on his comments were not from an English rag, but rather some obscure link that showed up on NewsNow last night (US time). All the other “reports” of this seem to have been pulled from the original. It should be noted, and apparently has been done so by at least 1 English report (in SKY, I believe), that not only has Lachter been dismissed as Shava’s agent, but also that the public announcement that Shava had dismissed Lachter came from Shava’s own personal website. It wasn’t a media report, Kastrinakis at the Sun didn’t fabricate it (unlike everything else he publishes), and the Daily Fail didn’t quote some unnamed source on this. It came DIRECTLY from Shava.

I’ve spent a fair amount of time on Shava’s website and know that Andrey has a very active role on the site. He personally responds to questions on a regular basis, has his webmaster (I presume) post normal, every day life family fotos often, and really seems to have a hand in how thing roll over there. So if that website releases a statement that Lachter is no longer the Mr 20% for Shava, that IS a direct statement from Shava.

If my recollection serves, I actually think Lachter’s comments are from last summer. Barca were flirting with him, and Shava was flirting back. Who can blame him? I can recall talking with my gang in Moscow and SPB about a proposed move to Barca and I kept telling them “No, you wait. He’ll be wearing an Arsenal shirt at some point.” haha But Lachter was all over the place whispering sweet nothings into the ear of any team who would listen last summer and was shameless in his tarting around for a move to Spain for Shava. But it didn’t happen. And Shava has found a home in North London. And now Lachter is out of a job. Boo fuckin’ hoo.