The Stabaek Post
Squad22 Jul 2047
Sander Pedersen damages knee ligaments — 26 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 26 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match17 Jul 2047
The cup run ends for Stabaek
1‑2 against Bodo/Glimt, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad22 Jul 2047
A one-man rearguard from Marcus Haaland
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings22 Jul 2047
Flavio Di Stefano, 34, rolls back the years — 7.80
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.80 at 34, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Market22 Jul 2047
Stabaek turn down Valerenga for Marcus Haaland
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad22 Jul 2047
Mauro Catalano keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Stabaek may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market22 Jul 2047
Only the photograph left for Ivan Hamsik
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Ivan Hamsik will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Stabaek the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad22 Jul 2047
Tempers go at Stabaek
Bernardo Nunes 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.
Market22 Jul 2047
Eyes on Magnus Svensson again
The phone has started ringing about Magnus Svensson again, and this time the name on the line is IK Start. Stabaek are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- The terraces Stabaek supporters have found a favourite in Marcus Haaland
- Player ratings Ruben Lien runs at them all day
- Match Stabaek get the job done against Odd