The Sandefjord Sentinel
Market15 Jan 2029
Denis Kahrimanović asks to leave Sandefjord
“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.
Squad15 Jan 2029
Words at Sandefjord training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marius Nordal is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout15 Jan 2029
Elias Sandøy Myrvågnes 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.
Squad15 Jan 2029
A falling-out at Sandefjord
Lorenzo Pio Marino and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market15 Jan 2029
The Sander Risan Mørk talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sandefjord know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout15 Jan 2029
Marius Nordal knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Sandefjord, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad15 Jan 2029
A season on the outside for Noa Williams
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Sandefjord has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
The dugout15 Jan 2029
Ole Aanvik Wingsternæs gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Ole Aanvik Wingsternæs is on it.
The dugout15 Jan 2029
A door opens for Riley Harbottle
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Albert Heyde in it
- Squad Questions about Denis Kahrimanović on the training pitch
- Boardroom The Sandefjord production line keeps running