The Sarpsborg 08 Courier
Market11 Sep 2028
Claus Niyukuri hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sarpsborg 08 can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
Sondre Sørli frozen out at Sarpsborg 08
This is not rotation. Sondre Sørli has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Sarpsborg 08 is pretending otherwise.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Magnus Mevik Eidal out for 37 days
The medical room confirms 37 days on the sidelines for Magnus Mevik Eidal, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
No hiding place for Oliver Midtgård
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Oliver Midtgård, and the manager let it.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Words at Sarpsborg 08 training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sander Christiansen 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.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Gabriel Ramaj 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 Sarpsborg 08 this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
Aimar Sher knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Aimar Sher trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Looking ahead11 Sep 2028
A reunion for Oliver Midtgård
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Fredrikstad in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Market11 Sep 2028
Peter Reinhardsen linked with a move away
The name of Peter Reinhardsen keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Sarpsborg 08 say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- The dugout Jesper Gregersen has become a man the manager trusts
- Market The shop window has Bop Guèye in it
- Squad Elscha Furaha walks taller at Sarpsborg 08