Last autumn Håvard Storbæk played a majour role in ODDs row of seven (!) wins. He was on a outgoing contract, and chosed to accept an offer from Haugesund. That hasn’t been a success, and he wants to return to ODD. – ODD has been talking with Haugesund. Now I’m in a dialogue with them. … Continue reading
Sogndal IL comes from the least populated Premier division area in Norway, and maybe in western Europe. The place houses only 7000 inhabitants. They play their games at Fosshaugane Campus, which holds 5000 fans. It’s impressive if they can fill half of it, minding that they has a very small population around! Their coach is … Continue reading
After the blow on wednesday we all demanded a win against Haugesund, and especially Varden added to the pressure before this game. We wanted tosee offensive football from a ODD side that is hungering for three points. We got it. From the beginning the game waved from one side to the other, though no one … Continue reading
Predicted lineups: ODD: Andreas Lie – Niklas Gunnarson, Steffen Hagen, Fredrik Semb, Emil Jonassen – Jone Samuelsen, Magnus Lekven, Simen Brenne, Adem Güven, Torgeir Børven, Mattias Andersson Haugesund: Per Morten Kristiansen – Andrés Már Jóhannesson, Martin Bjørnbak, Umaru Bangura, Joakim Våge Nilsen – Michael Enge Haukås, Håvard Storbæk, Geir Ludvig Fevang, Maic Sema – Alexander … Continue reading
For the second time this week it’s time to meet FK Haugesund! FK Haugesund comes from Haugesund, a town where the citizence are called Arabs. They play their games at Haugesund Stadion, which is owned by the municipality of Haugesund, and it can hold up to 5000 spectators. They has had a positive campaign so … Continue reading
Minding that Håvard Storbæk has been a good friend with the bench after his move to Haugesund, Dag-Eilev Fagermo wants him back. – Storbæk is a player I like. It might be actual to get him back, but then he must be financed externally. And Storbæk must want it himself. I’m interested if it’s possible, … Continue reading
As the club dropped to the 13th place last sunday, the cup seemed to be the only thing that could rescue the season. The expectations was high, and everyone thought that Haugesund had to leave. Everyone was disappointed. The first half started with two teams that didn’t want to risk too much. ODD had the … Continue reading
Predicted lineups: ODD: Andreas Lie – Emil Jonassen, Steffen Hagen, Fredrik Semb, Niklas Gunnarson – Simen Brenne, Magnus Lekven, Jone Samuelsen – Adem Güven, Torgeir Børven, Snorre Krogsgård Haugesund: Per Morten Kristiansen – Andrés Már Jóhannesson , Umaru Bangura, Derek Decamps, Joakim Våge Nilsen – Maic Sema, Ugonna Anyora, Geir Ludvig Fevang, Michael Haukås … Continue reading
On a sunny wednesday it was time to visit Raufoss, a village with approx 3000 inhabitants. ODD was huge favorites to progress to the fourth round, but in their own hall the third tier team was more resilient than expected. ODD dominated the pitch for the first 15 minutes, though Torgeir Børven and Adem Güven … Continue reading
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