The Haugesund Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Haugesund turn down IK Start for Sory Diarra
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Haugesund rebuffed over Fredrik Sjøvold
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bodo/Glimt have kept their man, and Haugesund go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pyry Hannola signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Pyry Hannola and Haugesund agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martin Bjørnbak 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 Haugesund this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $48.0K for Fredrik Ardraa
Haugesund have gone to Stromsgodset with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Emil Rohd beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market10 Aug 2026
Haugesund promote Lars Haaland from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lars Haaland 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 Aug 2026
Magnus Meling steps up from the Haugesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Magnus Meling has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Haugesund promote Erling Johansen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erling Johansen 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.
In brief
- Match Stabaek take the points off Haugesund
- Squad A row about effort at Haugesund
- The dugout Lars Markmanrud gets it from the manager