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OFFSEASON 2023 HUGE for us! Our youth players were already developing well on part-time contracts; being able to train full time means they should improve even faster. It does mean a massive effort to re-sign all our key players to full time deals. I’ll start on that immediately to make...

October 2023 Title Chase With 4 games to go, I think it’s time for another game-by-game post to see if we can claim the title! Sandefjord will be a difficult game, especially without Pedersen Winther. At least we get to play it at home. Tromsdalen v Sandefjord Sebastian Warvik had taken...

SEPTEMBER 2023 Fixtures and results Another great month that sees us somehow finish atop the table! Our title rivals (can’t believe I’m saying that) keep inexplicably dropping points. With five games left, the goal has to be to finish top two and secure automatic promotion. A title would be a...

AUGUST 2023 Simultaneously one of my best and one of my most frustrating months of the save so far. No need to push it as the increases in transfers/wage budgets aren’t significant Fixtures and Results We’re absolutely back on form! From six winless to six unbeaten including a massive...

JULY 2023 We start off with a few contract decisions. All easy ones here. Hammari’s new deal gets done. Abrahamsen had been making noise about leaving at the end of his deal, so he gets a slight pay bump and an extension. On a related note… Would’ve liked to keep Kongshavn for depth, but...

JUNE 2023 Fixtures and Results Our worst month of the season and I’ll place the blame squarely on myself I rotated the squad for Kongsvinger in preparation for our Cup match. I didn’t realize Kongsvinger had climbed to second in the table, making that one of the most important league games...

MAY 2023 Fixtures and results Unbelievable month. We went top of the table with the win over Raufoss and then stayed there after a credible away draw with Ranheim. I was optimistic we’d avoid relegation, but we actually look like we might be in a title fight!! We’re giving up a lot of goals...

APRIL 2023 Curious to see how we get on this year. I think we have enough quality to stay up, but it’ll be a fight for sure. Tactics remain unchanged, at least to start the season. I may tweak the overall mentality to be a bit less aggressive if we’re struggling to defend. Fixtures and...

PRESEASON 2023 Preseason rolls on! Antonsen arrives on a free as cover for both fullback spots. Not thrilled with his salary, but he should be good quality for us for the next two seasons. Malic Swaleh heads out on loan as planned. Hoping to see him make a big jump this season and return...

PRESEASON 2023 Season 2 is underway! Transfers Warvik heads out on loan as planned. I would’ve liked to have found him a second division loan, but the third division seemed fine for our loanees last year. Zala also leaves on loan to a Lithuanian club. Interested to see how he gets on as...

OFFSEASON 2022 Not sure what’s going on with this as we still have “excellent youth recruitment” You absolutely love to see it! Hoping to get 1 or 2 players with Top Division potential A name you might recognize due to their recent real-world success, Bodo/Glimt knock off HamKam to...

SEASON WRAP Season Wrap! We’ll go through all the news from the final days of the season and then take a deep dive into youth development. Our final match of the season was chosen for a fan day. I rolled out a pretty young team, but also brought the fan favorites on late in the second half...

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Tromsdalen v Hødd Here we go! Once again, a win will make us champions while a loss or draw means we have to do it on the final day of the season against 2nd-place Levanger. A reminder club captain Vibe is out so Sebastian Warvik steps in. This kid has been getting amazing praise from the...

October 2022 Going to structure this post a bit differently. With the title coming down to these final four games, I’ll go in chronological order of events so you can experience the title chase as I did! Title chase So it all comes down to this! Here’s how things sit as we head into the...