The Grodig Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Lukačević 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Grodig turn down Poltava for Rostyslav Taranukha
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alexander Schwaighofer 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Maid Ahmed gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Maid Ahmed has just signed for Grodig, and for once the answer mattered.
Match8 Aug 2026
Grodig come up short against Mattersburg
Mattersburg left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market10 Aug 2026
Grodig promote Dominik Lienhart from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dominik Lienhart has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Grodig promote Patrick Onisiwo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Onisiwo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Alexander Schwaighofer runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Drljić 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.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Grodig
- Player ratings Rostyslav Taranukha changes it off the bench