The Viking Sentinel
Market23 Nov 2026
Henrik Bjørdal is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Viking is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Viking
Erik Botheim 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.
Loan watch23 Nov 2026
Birger Thorsby wants to come home
“I did not go to Bodo/Glimt to sit and watch. I want to come back to Viking and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Gianni Stensness
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
When it matters, Zlatko Tripic plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Erik Botheim asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market23 Nov 2026
Fredrik Sjøvold linked with a move away
The name of Fredrik Sjøvold keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Viking say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
A door opens for Joe Bell
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Market23 Nov 2026
The clock does Herman Haugen’s negotiating for him
1 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Viking could ask drops and the wages Herman Haugen can ask rise.
In brief
- Squad Marius Refsnes finally belongs at Viking
- Squad Word from the training ground: Henrik Heggheim
- Squad Fredrik Sjøvold back in training