The Admira Wacker Chronicle
Boardroom30 Jul 2029
the manager is out at Admira Wacker
Four paragraphs on the club website, none of them about football. The board thanked him, wished him well, and had the search under way before the page went up.
The dugout30 Jul 2029
Žan Zaletel: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Admira Wacker have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market30 Jul 2029
Alexander Schmidt puts it in writing
“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 The request is on a desk at Admira Wacker, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market30 Jul 2029
Christopher Olsa says no to FAC Wien
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Christopher Olsa had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Boardroom30 Jul 2029
Patrick Alaba steps up at Admira Wacker for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Market30 Jul 2029
Matteo Meisl raises the bar for Admira Wacker
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Admira Wacker heard it as anything else.
Squad30 Jul 2029
Tempers go at Admira Wacker
Justin Forst 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.
Boardroom30 Jul 2029
13 academy players handed senior numbers at Admira Wacker
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad30 Jul 2029
Words at Admira Wacker training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Vesel Demaku 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.
In brief
- Market Admira Wacker promote Thomas Prass from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Justin Forst
- Boardroom Admira Wacker pay $913.1K to end the manager's contract