The Lillestrom Courier
The dugout10 Apr 2028
Yaw Paintsil keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Lillestrom may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market10 Apr 2028
Luka Veum has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Lillestrom they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The dugout10 Apr 2028
Ruben Gabrielsen frozen out at Lillestrom
This is not rotation. Ruben Gabrielsen has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Lillestrom is pretending otherwise.
Boardroom10 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Lillestrom
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Lillestrom
Simon van Duivenbooden 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.
Market10 Apr 2028
Lillestrom promote Jonas Ajer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonas Ajer has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Lars Johansen joins the Lillestrom first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lars Johansen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Lars Sorloth joins the Lillestrom first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lars Sorloth is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Looking ahead10 Apr 2028
All roads lead to Valerenga
The fixture the calendar is arranged around. Form goes out of the window, the table is not consulted, and for ninety minutes Lillestrom will be judged on one thing only.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Felix Vá
- The dugout Lillestrom keep their word to Eirik Haugan
- The dugout Sturla Ottesen gets picked when it counts