The Rapid Wien Chronicle
Squad15 Feb 2027
Bendegúz Bolla 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 Rapid Wien this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Loan watch15 Feb 2027
Ferenc Lányi has seen enough of Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
“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 Rapid Wien, and 1 appearances in 25 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Kiko Olivas stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kiko Olivas and Rapid Wien agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Bendegúz Bolla has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Rapid Wien will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market15 Feb 2027
Still no ink between Rapid Wien and Furkan Demir
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Rapid Wien, another week without a signature from Furkan Demir.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Moulaye Haïdara has had enough of the bench
“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Rapid Wien will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Furkan Demir knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Furkan Demir trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market15 Feb 2027
The Ercan Kara story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ercan Kara signs something — a contract at Rapid Wien or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A first senior shirt for Alexander Hinteregger
Every debut is a small story about the future: Alexander Hinteregger, 15 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
In brief
- Loan watch Dominik Weixelbraun keeps scoring at Austria Lustenau
- The dugout A door opens for Ange Ahoussou
- Market Rapid Wien put Paul Gartler up for sale