The Admira Wacker Chronicle
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Turgay Gemicibaşı: 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Tobias Pellegrini 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 The request is on a desk at Admira Wacker, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market31 Jul 2028
Admira Wacker turn down Austria Klagenfurt for Tobias Pellegrini
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
The game went through Marko Raguž — 6.86
Marked 6.86 on 17 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Squad31 Jul 2028
George Bello wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Admira Wacker know it.
Match29 Jul 2028
The run at home goes on for Admira Wacker
10 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Gergő Tercza arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Gergő Tercza has, at Admira Wacker, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 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.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Admira Wacker
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and George Bello was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Squad A falling-out at Admira Wacker
- The dugout No hiding place for Mirko Kos
- Market Admira Wacker promote Philipp Junuzovic from within