William Bénard

Defensive Midfielder - Grodig
21 Nov 2027
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63 Edition

The Grodig Courier

11 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match9 Oct 2027

No end in sight to Grodig's wait for a win

19 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Grodig has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Daniël Deen keeps Grodig in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market11 Oct 2027

Philip Weissenbacher asks to leave Grodig

“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.

Squad11 Oct 2027

William Bénard signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” William Bénard commits to Grodig for another 3 years.

Match9 Oct 2027

A bad afternoon for Grodig against Austria Wien

0-2 to Austria Wien, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad11 Oct 2027

The manager makes an example of Yassine El Ouatki

“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

Back issues
62 Edition

The Grodig Courier

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match2 Oct 2027

No end in sight to Grodig's wait for a win

18 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Grodig has to find a result from somewhere.

Match4 Oct 2027

Grodig are in real trouble now

Position 10, 0 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Market4 Oct 2027

Bamba Diarrassouba is on his way

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

Squad4 Oct 2027

Patrick Knoflach signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Patrick Knoflach commits to Grodig for another 2 years.

Match2 Oct 2027

Grodig come up short against Rapid Wien

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

Squad4 Oct 2027

The manager makes an example of Rui Areias

“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

48 Edition

The Grodig Courier

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market28 Jun 2027

Robert Völkl 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 Grodig can pretend not to have heard.

Squad28 Jun 2027

Daniël Deen 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.

Squad28 Jun 2027

William Bénard stays put

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

In brief