The Mattersburg Sentinel
Squad26 Mar 2029
Anrie Chase damages knee ligaments — 26 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 26 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Andreas Onisiwo breaks a bone — 14 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 14 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Words exchanged at Mattersburg
Alexander Lainer 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.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Mattersburg lose Peter Lienhart
24 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market26 Mar 2029
Talks stall between Mattersburg and Anrie Chase
“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.
The dugout26 Mar 2029
Anrie Chase asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Henrique Poniewas
- Market The Wolfgang Lindner question follows Mattersburg around
- The dugout Henrique Poniewas gets picked when it counts