Oddest, odder, ODD Grenland
2008
This is Sandnes Ulf!
Sandnes, situated in the southwestern part of Norway, is the town Sandnes Ulf comes from. The freshly promoted team play their home games at Sandnes Stadion. They are coached by Asle Andersen. About the stadium: Capacity(Seat/stand): 4200 (2500/1700) Turf: Natural Opened: 1927 Away Section: Unknown History: (From wikipedia) The club’s only spell in the … Continue reading
This is Stabæk!
Stabæk is one of two clubs in Tippeligaen who aren’t coming from a city (Sogndal is the other one), but they counts Bærum municipality as their area. At the moment they play their home games at Nadderud Stadion, at Bekkestua. After their league championship in 2008 they has had huge financial problems, and they have … Continue reading
This is Fredrikstad!
Fredrikstad is a club from the city with the same name, situated two hours east of Skien. Their stadium is named Fredrikstad Stadion, and holds 12.800 spectators. They are commonly known as just «FFK», or «The Aristocrats». Head coach is Tom Freddy Aune, who also played for the club years ago. About the stadium: Capacity … Continue reading
This is Lillestrøm!
Lillestrøm SK comes from the city of Lillestrøm. They play their home games at Åråsen Stadion, a stadium that can take 12.250 spectators. After last season they hired former Elfsborg manager Magnus Haglund, and since then he has turned around the whole squad, replacing most of the players. They are known as «Kanarifuglene» (The canaries). … Continue reading
This is Viking!
Viking comes from the capital of oil, Stavanger, five hours west of Skien. They play their games at Viking Stadion, a modern stadium who holds 16.300 spectators. Åge Hareide, who has played for Man City and Norwich, and with managerial experiences from Norway NT and Rosenborg, is coaching the team. About the stadium: Capacity(Seat/stand): 16.300/15.800 … Continue reading
Sundays historical match: A final farewell to Adeccoligaen
The premises for this game was clear. A victory ment that the promotion was secured. If not, new opportunities would come. Hødd was the opponent, 2008 was the year. Before the season ODD aimed to bounce back to tippeligaen. That contract could be signed if Hødd was defeated. And as sky high favorites they did … Continue reading
Thursdays historical picture: A pink shock!
Since sundays opponent is Sogndal, I’ll give you a short look back on one of the better games in recent history. Average goals scored in this clash for the last 12 games is five! This game was no exception … The rain was pouring down that day, and not too many fans had found their … Continue reading
This is Start!
Start comes from the capital of the southlands; Kristiansand, two hours southwest of Skien. They play their home games at Sør Arena. They are coached by former Brann manager Mons Ivar Mjelde. About the stadium Capacity(seat/stand): 14.563 (12.500/2.063) Turf: Natural, but artificial are most likely to replace that. Opened: 2007 Away section: One of the … Continue reading
Three years continuous premier division experience most likely to leave the club
Since the promotion in 2008, Steffen Hagen has played every single game in Tippeligaen for ODD. But now, the player with 8100 continuous minutes (in Tippeligaen) seems to leave us. Lately it has comed to the light that ODD has economical troubles, and has to sell players. Torgeir Børven was earlier offered to Aalesund, but … Continue reading
Sundays historical match: Hønefoss BK vs ODD Grenland 4th October 2008
It was a cold and windy evening in Hønefoss. Me and some friends attended the game among with 200 fellow supporters. Standing on a poor, wooden and very slippery stand (one of my friends had a broken leg at the time, mind that), the point were clear: If we win, we’ll promote. Todays pitch was … Continue reading
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