This has not happened for a long time: Austria Vienna is rushing from victory to victory and is in second place in the Austrian Bundesliga. But economically, a lot of things are touch and go for the Violets, and a power struggle between investors is also smoldering in the background.
It is quite possible that at Wiener Austria, at the start of the winter break and at the Christmas drinks, a toast was made in the classic Austrian way with an “Achterl” (a typical Austrian term for an eighth of a liter of wine).
That would certainly have been fitting after the club’s eight consecutive wins in the league – a streak the Violets last managed in 1990/91. The traditional club is in second place, which in itself is extraordinary, as the club has often been the butt of ridicule and mockery in recent years.
