The St. Pölten Gazette
Match29 Jul 2028
St. Pölten let it slip despite Tobias Lerchbacher
Tobias Lerchbacher had done his part in building a 2-goal cushion. What happened after that was collective, and Wolfsberger AC were allowed back into a match that had been finished with.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Nemanja Čelić says St. Pölten went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
Callum Connolly goes up and wins it — 7.84
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.84 for the rest of it.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Soumaïla Diabaté 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 St. Pölten this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at St. Pölten
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 St. Pölten
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jean Marcelin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Conor Hazard
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market31 Jul 2028
St. Pölten promote Guido Schlager from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Guido Schlager 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
St. Pölten promote Markus Schlager from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Markus Schlager 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.
In brief
- Market St. Pölten promote Marko Posch from within
- Market St. Pölten promote Thomas Posch from within
- Boardroom St. Pölten let a promise lapse