The Sarpsborg 08 Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Daniel Karlsbakk
Successful dribbles: 36. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market10 Aug 2026
Peter Reinhardsen is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Sarpsborg 08 is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sarpsborg 08 to lose Leander Øy for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Leander Øy has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Karlsbakk stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Daniel Karlsbakk and Sarpsborg 08 agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Peter Reinhardsen in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sarpsborg 08 this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Sarpsborg 08 training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aimar Sher 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Eirik Wichne 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Sarpsborg 08 against Stromsgodset
0‑1 to Stromsgodset, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Sarpsborg 08 and Peter Reinhardsen
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Market No place for Patrik Iliev in the plan
- Market Sarpsborg 08 bring in an old head