The HamKam Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
HamKam turn down Hibernians for Eron Gojani
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Loris Mettler signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Loris Mettler and HamKam agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at HamKam
Julian Gonstad and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
HamKam rebuffed over Daniel Karlsbakk
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Randers have kept their man, and HamKam go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Marcus Sandberg gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
HamKam promote Marcus Linnes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcus Linnes 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
One of our own: Morten Thorsby joins the HamKam first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Morten Thorsby is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hakon Ryerson steps up from the HamKam academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hakon Ryerson 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
KFUM Oslo take the points off HamKam
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at HamKam
- The dugout Mathias Elyounoussi: “No excuses”
- Player ratings Viðar Ari Jónsson beats them one at a time