“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
The fee is $1.4M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Haugesund drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Ole Kristian Lauvli arrives at 33 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where Jonas Svensson stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The fee is $6.9M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Zamalek drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
The fee is $1.9M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Molde drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where Haitam Aleesami stands, which is more than many ever get.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Jens Petter Hauge plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
What was a back-page story is now a matter for the terraces, and the terraces do not do nuance. Bodo/Glimt would like it dealt with before it becomes the only question anybody asks.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Commercial news is the news nobody sings about and everything else is paid for with. The board will call it a partnership; the accountants will call it the difference between this squad and a smaller one.
A new face in his position, and Jens Petter Hauge suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Bodo/Glimt have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 12 appearances in 40 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 1 appearances in 14 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 0 appearances in 12 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 12 appearances in 36 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 1 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Bodo/Glimt pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
A new face in his position, and Sondre Auklend suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Bodo/Glimt have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Bodo/Glimt that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 0 appearances in 7 say he has earned the hearing.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Bodo/Glimt pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Sondre Auklend will call it something else in private.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Bodo/Glimt have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.
The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
A new face in his position, and Nikita Haikin suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Bodo/Glimt have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“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 Aug 2027
The window shut and Giuliano is still in the building
Bodo/Glimt spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
The name of Milton Maciel has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Nikita Haikin knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where Robert Berić stands, which is more than many ever get.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Cassander Dreyer and Bodo/Glimt agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
He is 20, and nobody at Bodo/Glimt signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Cailen Hill: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 6 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where August Mikkelsen stands, which is more than many ever get.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Cassander Dreyer, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 2 appearances in 17 say he has earned the hearing.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
The name of Daniel Bassi has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The name of Andreas Helmersen has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Bodo/Glimt would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Robert Berić is 36, with 10 appearances behind him, and Bodo/Glimt will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 0 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Villads Nielsen has let it be known that he does not like the way Bodo/Glimt are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The terraces10 May 2027
They were still singing at the end
7 of the 30 in the senior squad walked off to a noise that had nothing to do with the result. A crowd decides these things for itself, and this week it decided kindly.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Håkon Evjen
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Georgi Terziev is 35, with 7 appearances behind him, and Bodo/Glimt will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
At 28 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Bodo/Glimt have a decision that made itself.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 0 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
The shirt still fits. Henrik Strandberg is back at Bodo/Glimt, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
The shirt still fits. Jonas Pedersen is back at Bodo/Glimt, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Aron Meling is back at Bodo/Glimt, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Jens Petter Hauge has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Bodo/Glimt know, and have known for weeks.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The name of Magnus Bech Riisnæs has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Bodo/Glimt that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Emmanuel Ledesma may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
Jonas Svensson arrives at 33 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where Villads Nielsen stands, which is more than many ever get.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The name of Sondre Brunstad Fet has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bodo/Glimt has been clear about where Anders Klynge stands, which is more than many ever get.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The name of Ulrik Saltnes has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
133% of the income goes out in wages at Bodo/Glimt
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Stabaek are out and Bodo/Glimt go through, 1-0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Boardroom30 Nov 2026
151% of the income goes out in wages at Bodo/Glimt
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Jostein Gundersen will call it something else in private.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Beaten 6 times, with 4 saves for company. Goalkeepers carry these scorelines on their record whoever actually caused them, which is the quiet injustice of the job.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 2 appearances in 14 say he has earned the hearing.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Isak Määttä has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bodo/Glimt have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Bodo/Glimt that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Aalesund made Bodo/Glimt work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
151% of the income goes out in wages at Bodo/Glimt
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Bodo/Glimt have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 2 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Ask Rodahl, 18 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Giuliano has let it be known that he does not like the way Bodo/Glimt are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
The terraces19 Oct 2026
The crowd stays with them
5 of the 25 senior squad came off to the sort of reception a club has to earn. Support like that is not unconditional, but this week it was not asked to be.
A 2-1 win over Stabaek, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
193% of the income goes out in wages at Bodo/Glimt
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Bodo/Glimt, and 2 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Julian Faye Lund knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Bodo/Glimt have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Bodo/Glimt have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Sondre Brunstad Fet may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bodo/Glimt they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bodo/Glimt, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
At 26 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Bodo/Glimt have a decision that made itself.
In brief
MarketThe window shut and Julian Faye Lund is still in the building
The terracesThe press have found their man in Odin Bjørtuft
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bodo/Glimt know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
3 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
Yokohama F. Marinos pay $5.3M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
The fee is $340.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Molde drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bodo/Glimt can pretend not to have heard.
The name of Villads Nielsen has come up in conversations Bodo/Glimt were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bodo/Glimt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.