The Grodig Courier
Match29 Jul 2028
Nowhere to hide for Grodig
0‑3 against Rapid Wien, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Match29 Jul 2028
7 matches without a win for Grodig
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Grodig are no longer polite ones.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Marko Raguž 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
David Laimer is a Grodig player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market31 Jul 2028
Patrick Weimann is a Grodig player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market31 Jul 2028
Julian Wimmer is a Grodig player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market31 Jul 2028
Martin Lindner comes home
The shirt still fits. Martin Lindner is back at Grodig, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Squad31 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Sebastian Bauer
“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.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
Doors closed at Grodig
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Alexander Schwaighofer
- Squad Noah Mawéné knocks on the manager's door
- Player ratings Off the pace: Anthony Schmid