The Grodig Courier
Match15 Aug 2026
A hiding for Grodig
Beaten 1‑4 by SV Ried, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Ziad El Sheiwi in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Grodig this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Daniel Nunoo
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Grodig training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gabriel Lukačević is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Ziad El Sheiwi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ziad El Sheiwi, and the manager let it.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Grodig dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
“I want to play”: Florian Neureiter speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
Market17 Aug 2026
René Zia brings the grey hairs Grodig lacked
At 35, he has seen every situation this season can produce, twice. The legs will be managed; the head is the purchase.
Market17 Aug 2026
Vadim Blokhin arrives on loan
Grodig have taken Vadim Blokhin on loan from Admira Wacker — cover where cover was needed.
In brief
- Market Quintijn Steelant joins Grodig on a free
- Market Grodig borrow Daniel Nunoo