The Åsane Herald
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Sebastian Brudvik keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Åsane may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets12 Apr 2027
Tobias Gjesdahl turns down Åsane
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Åsane
Herman Geelmuyden and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom12 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Åsane
4 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.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Words at Åsane training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kristoffer Barmen is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
No hiding place for Ylldren Ibrahimaj
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ylldren Ibrahimaj, and the manager let it.
Market12 Apr 2027
Åsane promote Patrick Ajer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Ajer 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
Patrick Berge steps up from the Åsane academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Berge 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.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Birger King joins the Åsane first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Birger King 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 Ruben Linnes steps up from the Åsane academy
- Match A bad afternoon for Åsane against Hødd
- Squad Åsane lose Henrik Thorsby