The Heidenheim Chronicle
Match16 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Heidenheim's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Heidenheim has to find a result from somewhere.
Market18 Jan 2027
Heidenheim sell Michael Heule for $6.1M
Michael Heule has left for Köln in a $6.1M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
The terraces18 Jan 2027
Heidenheim sell a favourite for $6.1M
The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Michael Heule was one of the reasons people came, and $6.1M does not replace that by itself.
Squad18 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Heidenheim
Fiete Arp and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Omar Traoré falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Door shut on Igor Jesus
Heidenheim asked and Nottingham Forest said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market18 Jan 2027
Andreas Simon steps up from the Heidenheim academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andreas Simon has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market18 Jan 2027
One of our own: Paul Maier joins the Heidenheim first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paul Maier is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Andrea Adorante
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrea Adorante, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Match Two points walk out of the ground
- Transfer targets A loan move for Marc Guiu is in the works
- Match Honours even between Heidenheim and VfL Wolfsburg