The Odd Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Odd turn down Rosenborg for Josef Baccay
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Josef Baccay goes up and wins it — 7.59
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.59 for the rest of it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Thapelo Maseko due for a Odd medical
Everything agreed with FC Copenhagen, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hinrik Harðarson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hinrik Harðarson and Odd agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Josef Baccay 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 Odd this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Odd rebuffed over William Clem
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. FC Copenhagen have kept their man, and Odd go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Odd supporters have found a favourite in Hinrik Harðarson
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Hinrik Harðarson has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
Odd promote Marcus Singh from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcus Singh 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
Stefan Thorsby steps up from the Odd academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stefan Thorsby 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.
In brief
- Market Thomas Ajer steps up from the Odd academy
- Match Josef Baccay sends Odd past Molde
- Transfer targets Odd try to borrow Noah Sahsah