The Odd Post
Market14 Dec 2026
Josef Baccay 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 Odd can pretend not to have heard.
Market14 Dec 2026
Josef Baccay runs his contract down
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Odd money.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Isak Bae Eikeland
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Isak Bae Eikeland, and the manager let it.
Market14 Dec 2026
Hinrik Harðarson linked with a move away
The name of Hinrik Harðarson keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Odd say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Zakaria Mugeese has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Odd will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad14 Dec 2026
“I want to play”: Jakob Vadstrup speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
Market14 Dec 2026
Abduljeleel Abdulateef placed on the list
Odd have made Abduljeleel Abdulateef available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Marius Refsnes asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Josef Baccay keeps his manager's vote
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Josef Baccay plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
In brief
- Squad Word from the training ground: Julian Gunnerød
- Squad Patrick Singh is out on the grass again