The Viking Sentinel
Match7 Apr 2029
10 matches without a win for Viking
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Viking are no longer polite ones.
Match7 Apr 2029
Chastening afternoon for Viking
A 0‑3 beating by Rosenborg was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
The dugout9 Apr 2029
Sigurd Kvile says Viking went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market9 Apr 2029
So close: Torje Naustdal’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Valerenga moved on, Torje Naustdal reports back to Viking, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad9 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Viking
Ruben Alte and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom9 Apr 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Viking
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.
The dugout9 Apr 2029
Kristoffer Askildsen gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market9 Apr 2029
Mathias Bohinen steps up from the Viking academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mathias Bohinen 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.
Market9 Apr 2029
Patrick Lien steps up from the Viking academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick 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
- Market Viking promote Ole Ryerson from within
- Squad A row about effort at Viking
- Boardroom Viking sign off a bigger ground