The Stromsgodset Sentinel
Match19 Aug 2026
The small margins put Stromsgodset out
Out, 2‑3 to Lillestrom, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Match19 Aug 2026
Lillestrom punish Stromsgodset for switching off
2 goals to the good, and then a slow surrender of everything that had been earned. Elias Hoff Melkersen will not be the one blamed for it, but nobody at Stromsgodset escapes the conversation that follows a collapse like this.
Market24 Aug 2026
Only the photograph left for Gustav Valsvik
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Gustav Valsvik will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Stromsgodset the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad24 Aug 2026
7 saves: Sten Grytebust was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Market24 Aug 2026
Marcus Mehnert’s move to Stabaek falls through
The deal that would have taken Marcus Mehnert to Stabaek has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Stromsgodset with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Samuel Silalahi at 21 — 7.65
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Samuel Silalahi did not need any: 7.65, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market24 Aug 2026
Stromsgodset turn down Aalesund for Fredrik Ardraa
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Kristian Eriksen due for a Stromsgodset medical
Everything agreed with Molde, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Gustav Valsvik signs for Rosenborg while still at Stromsgodset
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Gustav Valsvik has agreed terms with Rosenborg for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
In brief
- Squad A falling-out at Stromsgodset
- Transfer targets No deal for Håkon Volden at that price
- Squad Jesper Taaje falls out with a teammate over standards