The Amstetten Post
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Maximilian Scharfetter keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Amstetten may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market31 Jul 2028
Valentino Massimiani 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 Amstetten can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Marco Tilio frozen out at Amstetten
This is not rotation. Marco Tilio has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Amstetten is pretending otherwise.
Market31 Jul 2028
SV Ried join the queue for Niklas Pertlwieser
Add another name to the list: SV Ried have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Niklas Pertlwieser. The answer from Amstetten has not changed — yet.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Amstetten
Art Smakaj and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
No deal for Rok Kidrič at that price
Amstetten offered $77.0K; SV Ried said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Amstetten
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.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Amstetten
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jonathan Scherzer was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Door shut on Ernad Kupinić
Amstetten asked and FAC Wien said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- The dugout Art Smakaj back under a manager who knows him
- Market Amstetten promote Stefan Arnautovic from within
- Market Amstetten promote Patrick Ilsanker from within