The Mjondalen Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Mjondalen
Olav Øby 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Markus Ottesen stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Markus Ottesen and Mjondalen agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Michael Lansing
Mjondalen asked and Kristiansund said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match8 Aug 2026
Mjondalen come up short against Lyn
Lyn left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ruben Henriksen joins the Mjondalen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ruben Henriksen 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
One of our own: Kristian Strandberg joins the Mjondalen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kristian Strandberg 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
Ole Odegaard steps up from the Mjondalen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ole Odegaard 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
One of our own: Vegard Odegaard joins the Mjondalen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vegard Odegaard is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Markus Ottesen
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Markus Ottesen, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Olav Øby is a square peg at Mjondalen
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Mjondalen
- The dugout Stian Linnes: “No excuses”