The Valerenga Gazette
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Valerenga
Ivan Näsberg and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market25 Jan 2027
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Vegar Eggen Hedenstad has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Valerenga.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Mohamed Ofkir 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 Mohamed Ofkir is on it.
Market25 Jan 2027
Ole Sæter linked with a move away
The name of Ole Sæter keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Valerenga say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Kevin Tshiembe has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Kevin Tshiembe has written the date down.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad 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.
In brief
- Squad Word from the training ground: Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson
- The dugout The manager comes out for Håkon Sjåtil
- Squad Bobby Morrow is fit again