The Mjondalen Chronicle
The dugout10 Apr 2028
Ole Singh says Mjondalen 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.
Match8 Apr 2028
The wait goes on for Mjondalen
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Boardroom10 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Mjondalen
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.
Transfer targets10 Apr 2028
Mjondalen rebuffed over Alex Chukwuma Uzochukwu
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sarpsborg 08 have kept their man, and Mjondalen go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Mjondalen
Benjamin Sundo and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Apr 2028
Patrick Linnes steps up from the Mjondalen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Linnes 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.
Market10 Apr 2028
One of our own: Stefan King joins the Mjondalen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan 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
Mjondalen promote Thomas Bjorkan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thomas Bjorkan 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.
Market10 Apr 2028
Marcus Odegaard steps up from the Mjondalen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcus Odegaard 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
- Squad Matteo Ferro falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Benjamin Sundo gets it from the manager
- Loan watch Fallou Sock counts the days