The St. Gallen Post
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at St. Gallen
Lukas Görtler and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at St. Gallen
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Denis Adamov
St. Gallen asked and Zenit said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Remo Seferovic joins the St. Gallen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Remo Seferovic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Jul 2027
St. Gallen promote Michel Xhaka from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michel Xhaka has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market19 Jul 2027
Noah Comert steps up from the St. Gallen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Noah Comert 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Cedric Rieder joins the St. Gallen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cedric Rieder is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
St. Gallen keep their word to Lukas Daschner
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
St. Gallen ask about Zidane Taylan
A loan enquiry to VVV-Venlo: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- The dugout Mihailo Stevanović gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Mihailo Stevanović knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout A door opens for Malamine Efekele