The Viking Sentinel
Squad12 Apr 2027
Nathan Steinwascher breaks a bone — 17 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 17 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match10 Apr 2027
Nobody wants to play Viking right now
4 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Sondre Tveiten keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Viking may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Viking
Zlatko Tripic was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom12 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Viking
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces12 Apr 2027
One of their own: Simen Kvia-Egeskog
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market12 Apr 2027
Viking promote Martin Sorloth from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Martin Sorloth 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.
Market12 Apr 2027
Viking promote Bjorn Odegaard from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bjorn Odegaard 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.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Aron Meling joins the Viking first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aron Meling is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Stian Henriksen steps up from the Viking academy
- Match Viking find a way past Haugesund
- Squad A row about effort at Viking