The Sandefjord Sentinel
Boardroom10 Apr 2028
Sandefjord tie Vegard Bohinen down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Boardroom10 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Sandefjord
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad10 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Sandefjord
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Noa Williams was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Apr 2028
Door shut on Phillip Verhounig
Sandefjord asked and Red Bull Salzburg said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Sandefjord
Franklin Nyenetue 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.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Alexander Strandberg joins the Sandefjord first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexander Strandberg is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Lars King joins the Sandefjord first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lars King is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Stefan Thorsby joins the Sandefjord first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan Thorsby is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Apr 2028
Aron Lien steps up from the Sandefjord academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aron Lien 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.
In brief
- Loan watch Lamin Njie wants to come home
- Player ratings Xander Lambrix takes the honours
- The dugout The view from the dugout