An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Admira Wacker have had the benefit of it.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Julian Lainer and Admira Wacker agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Stefan Kalajdzic knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
“I did not go to Alcione Milano to sit and watch. I want to come back to Admira Wacker and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
“I watch every Admira Wacker game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Boavista runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Marked 8.27 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” David Baumgartner and Admira Wacker agree another 4 years.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Arno Van Keilegom and Admira Wacker agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Admira Wacker, and 0 appearances in 11 say he has earned the hearing.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Luka Caculović and Admira Wacker agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
“I did not go to Alcione Milano to sit and watch. I want to come back to Admira Wacker and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Austria Wien? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
Shots: 7. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 24 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Andreas Ulmer was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Marked 9.10 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Marked 8.88 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Richard Sukuta-Pasu arrives at 36 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
“I watch every Admira Wacker game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Grodig runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Admira Wacker, and both men came out saying it was fine.
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Admira Wacker has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
Mario García was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Admira Wacker, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Admira Wacker, and it is not being withdrawn.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Marked 8.46 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Admira Wacker can pretend not to have heard.
SV Ried paid $320.0K and Admira Wacker took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Add another name to the list: Vis Pesaro have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Heinz Wober. The answer from Admira Wacker has not changed — yet.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Admira Wacker can pretend not to have heard.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 25 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Add another name to the list: Alcione Milano have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Valentino Lazaro. The answer from Admira Wacker has not changed — yet.
Wolfsberger AC pay $48.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Heinz Wober was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Julian Lainer. 2‑1 against Altach, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Marked 8.74 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Everyone has stopped pretending: Famalicao will make the call about Valentino Lazaro this week. Admira Wacker have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Peter Onisiwo and Admira Wacker agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Marcel Junuzovic has his answer from Admira Wacker; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
In brief
The terracesSupporters make their feelings known about Marco Lazaro
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Andreas Ulmer was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The offer from Metalist for Peter Onisiwo was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The name of Wolfgang Baumgartner has come up in conversations Admira Wacker were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.