Royal League 2006/07

Skotten · Posted: 09.11.2006 02:02 Post subject: Royal League 2006/07

A separate thread for the winter competition. Smile

What are the thoughts ahead of this tournament and in particular tomorrow's match vs Brann?

Torum is going ahead with a strong team with a few opportunities for other players, are Brann doing the same?

Is victory essential for qualification and are Brann or Odense/Helsingborg RBK's biggest opponents?

I'm hopefully going to see the game on TVN, hopefully.

2mas · Sjef Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 61948 Location: Trondhjem

I think today's article sums things up:

"To achieve good results in Europe again, we have to compete. Royal League is much better than normal friendly games," Knut TÃ¸rum states.

But still both players and supporters have to be more motivated. This hopefully will improve by time: the European cups weren't that popular in the beginning either.

fubar · Veteran Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 1213

The biggest challenge for the tournament is the weather/climate. I hate "mudwrestling"-football....

Skotten · Posted: 10.11.2006 02:07 Post subject:

Dissapointing result and performance tonight and on a understandably awful pitch.

I thought RBK started well, nice finish from Storflor and 1-0 was deserved. However, things went down hill badly from here, Brann's first goal was a free header e.g very soft. They added another in the first half direct from a freekick, pretty poor keeping from Hansen.

Players were slipping and falling all the time on the bad surface but Brann grabbed another to make it 1-3 and end the game. This means RBK face a difficult task already in the Royal League.

I thought the TVNorge coverage isn't as good as TV2, still at least i got to see the full game.

Gerrit · Posted: 10.11.2006 14:10 Post subject:

Do you guys think that the players may be less concentrated or less pressured because we already won the league and because "most important trophy" has been assured? It could explain why we suddenly lose this game against an opponent we easily beat three weeks ago...
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arnt · Posted: 10.11.2006 16:26 Post subject:

I think we lost because key players didn't care enough to make an effort. It's as simple as that.
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Gerrit · Posted: 10.11.2006 17:18 Post subject:

Well, in a way I can even understand this. It was a long season and cost lot of efford, but the most important of all trophies has been won. So I guess undeliberately one goes into a next game with a more relaxed attitude, knowing that the most important job's done already. Not that I try to excuse this, but I guess it's not unnormal. And this one loss doesn't kick us out of the Royal League yet luckily.
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Skotten · Posted: 10.11.2006 19:06 Post subject:

Gerrit · Posted: 07.12.2006 15:03 Post subject: Royal League disaster

What is happening... ?! One point only, two bad losses, lot of goals we had against... Is the team just tired after a long season, or is there a lack of concentration (the "we already won Tippeligaen anyway")?! Even though of course the Tippeligaen is more important, it'd have been cool to seize the power in Scandinavia again in generally. The results and the form displayed, are seriously worrying me Sad

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Zbegra · Posted: 07.12.2006 15:06 Post subject:

My impression is that the players simply dont care about Royal League... Cant say I disagree with them, other than that the match training during the winter season is good to have, also there's a few injuries.

I think the league itself is a failure.
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attach · Posted: 07.12.2006 15:07 Post subject:

A few? There are ten players out.

Hirschfeld
Koppinen
Kvarme (maybe back)
Stensaas
Strand (not 100%)
Sapara
Iversen
Braaten
Jamtfall
Kone

jarln · Veteran Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 1089

Iversen, Sapara, Braaten, Koppinen and Hirschfeld have been injured.. That's the main reason for our lack of form.. along with tiredness and lack of concentration!

attach · Posted: 07.12.2006 15:12 Post subject:

You can't call RL a failure yet. It's an infant. Let it mature.

2mas · Sjef Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 61948 Location: Trondhjem

You can watch Brann - Rosenborg for free at TVNorge.no at 19:30 CET. Tommel'n opp!

Our starting line-up:

Alexander Lund Hansen

Jan Gunnar Solli - Andreas Nordvik - Christer Basma - Mikael Dorsin

Per Ciljan Skjelbred - Vidar Riseth - Alexander Tettey

Karim Essediri - Ã˜yvind Storflor - Jahmir Hyka

Green Apes · Proff Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 343 Location: Israel

Thanks

How do I get to it though?
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Harald · Posted: 07.12.2006 18:04 Post subject:

Sorry, only people who reside in Norway can use the link 2mas posted.
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2mas · Sjef Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 61948 Location: Trondhjem

Oh, here's another one: http://www.euchannels.net.../ramme.htm

attach · Posted: 07.12.2006 18:11 Post subject:

For desperate people: The SwitchProxy Tool is an alternative to get a Norwegian IP.

Norwegian proxy: 129.242.19.197 (IP) 3128 (Port)

Harald · Posted: 07.12.2006 20:23 Post subject:

Hmm It doesnt work with a proxy either, at least not for me. I checked my IP at http://myip.dk/ after I connected to the proxy(the one attach mentioned), and sure enough the IP was different from my original.
The TvNorge-site still said the stream was only available for people residing in Norway Sad

Fortunately I can still view the match on euchannels Tommel'n opp!

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Green Apes · Proff Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 343 Location: Israel

Well how much did it end or how much is it?
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Haugen · Veteran Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 3242

1-1 after first 45 min. Huseklepp and Tettey.

Baadshah/Tab · Posted: 07.12.2006 23:01 Post subject:

We lost, 3-2 to Brann! Tommel'n ned

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Skotten · Posted: 08.12.2006 01:39 Post subject:

I watched the last 20 minutes and another poor defensive performance. Nice goal by Riseth but i knew Brann would score, especially when Winters and Miller arrived on the pitch.

It was the Scottish duo that gave Brann the extra class and they combined extremely well for the winning goal.

Poor surface too, Brann might win the Royal League now.

Baadshah/Tab · Posted: 08.12.2006 02:00 Post subject:

The last Brann-goal was a Offside!
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Skotten · Posted: 08.12.2006 02:34 Post subject:

Maybe, but that still doesn't hide the poor quality of RBK defending. It's a pity that the defence is that bad, as Miller or Winters could be additions to the team for next season and Champions League campaign.