Martins

Goalkeeper - Halmstad
29 Aug 2030
Thursday
Process

Marked for Martins

188 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

4 Mar 2030
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Obilor Okeke asks to leave Halmstad

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Osman Taher Petersson is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Halmstad is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Obilor Okeke 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 Halmstad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Hubert Jasiak signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Hubert Jasiak commits to Halmstad for another 3 years.

Squad

Obilor Okeke asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad

No hiding place for Martins

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Martins, and the manager let it.

In brief

Back issues
186 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

18 Feb 2030
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Halmstad turn down Atvidaberg for Martins

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Obilor Okeke 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 Halmstad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

The Malte Persson conversation is coming

Everyone has stopped pretending: Molde will make the call about Malte Persson this week. Halmstad have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.

Squad

Vincent Johansson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Vincent Johansson and Halmstad agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

No hiding place for Pascal Gregor

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pascal Gregor, and the manager let it.

Market

No place for Jesper Westermark in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Jesper Westermark has his answer from Halmstad; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

In brief

185 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

11 Feb 2030
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Halmstad say no — this time

The offer from Kalmar FF for Obilor Okeke was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Market

Joel Nilsson 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 Halmstad, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Joel Allansson is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Halmstad is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Tempers go at Halmstad

Rocco Ascone was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market

Eyes on Martins again

The phone has started ringing about Martins again, and this time the name on the line is Atvidaberg. Halmstad are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad

Shungo Sugiura gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

179 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

31 Dec 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Bryan Passi says Halmstad 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.

Squad

Obilor Okeke 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 Halmstad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Santiago Morales out for 39 days

The medical room confirms 39 days on the sidelines for Santiago Morales, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

  • Squad The manager makes an example of Martins
  • Market Omar Faraj linked with a move away
  • Market The clock does Joel Allansson’s negotiating for him
  • Boardroom The Halmstad board put their names to it
178 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

24 Dec 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Martins keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Halmstad may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Tempers go at Halmstad

Tim Rönning was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Aquiles Mansilla

“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.

In brief

136 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

5 Mar 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Joel Allansson 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 Halmstad, and it is not being withdrawn.

Boardroom

Pressure builds in the Halmstad boardroom

The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.

Squad

Filip Šancl signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Filip Šancl commits to Halmstad for another 4 years.

Squad

Home is on Héber García's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Halmstad are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad

Tim Rönning 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 Halmstad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Kalmar FF are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Halmstad will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

In brief

122 Edition

The Halmstad Courier

27 Nov 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Martins: 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.” Halmstad have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Tempers go at Halmstad

Rocco Ascone was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Jesper Westermark gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief