The Sandefjord Sentinel
Squad16 Jan 2034
A falling-out at Sandefjord
David Grilo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad16 Jan 2034
A row about effort at Sandefjord
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mamadou Bah was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Jan 2034
Elias Hadaya has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Sandefjord 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.
The dugout16 Jan 2034
Andreas Lorentzen 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.
Market16 Jan 2034
Still no signature from Elias Hadaya
4 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Sandefjord could get for him.
Market16 Jan 2034
Still no ink between Sandefjord and Victor Eriksen
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Sandefjord, another week without a signature from Victor Eriksen.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Victor Eriksen
- The dugout Sharif Shuaib keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Patrick Sorloth is fit again