2020 season

[Jitta138]

This was a sad season.

But may have been necessary to make the much needed reforms.

I was away for a while due to the birth of my son, how will 2020 be in terms of management?

[Standarn Nietzsche]

A sad season, indeed, but hopefully next season will be better. But in terms of management, I don't think anyone really knows how it gonna look like. With, SIB, Alstad and now Koteng out, the only thing that's for certain is that Dorsin will be our sporting director the next year. I also think Horneland gonna be in charge also next year, with the same assistants atleast untill the summer.

Congrats, btw.

[Mustrum Ridcully]

This has indeed been a shitty season, but with Lillestrøm being relegated we got some quality paper to wipe our butts with afterwards.
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[Jitta138]

Thanks!

I assume Horneland issue remain controversial. I dont think it will be wise to continue with the same guy when all clubhouse changed. I dont know who else would be available and a good match but Horneland doesnt feel right. I will take fresh start over stability

Hansen or Meling leaving?

[2mas]

I doubt Hansen will get an offer this winter, since no bid came a year ago - after a splendid season.

[Jitta138]

Hansen - JFL

Reitan - Hedenstad
Hovland - X
Tore - Valsvik
Meling - Gangstad

Trondsen - Lundemo (?)
Zachariassen - Tagseth
Asen - Konradsen - MTJohnsen

Helland - Holse
Dino - Soder - Botheim
Samuel - Ceide

is this what will be the squad? do you reckon there will be additions or deductions? I feel there is something missing (Mike Jensen? a center back? a proper second indreloper?)

[Vegard2711]

Hopefully a new center back (though a bit unlikely since all 3 of our center backs have been national team players over the year). Most likely one has to leave for us to bring one in.

A central midtfielder is hopefully at the very top of the list right now. We have enough indreløpere but players who play their best game in the central midtfield we dont have. Lundemo is the only but he isnt good enough and is always injured. Konradsen/Trondsen have shown multiple times that the role is not for them and that they are by far the best as an indreløper.

I hope Lundemo goes somewhere else while we sign a new player to fill that position where we have been craving a great player since Selnæs left.

[Jitta138]

Agreed a defensive mid with some vision could change a lot. I always considered Trondsen a defensive mid, but I guess he is not. Then we got too many just above average good enough for league not good enough for Europe indrelopers

[Jitta138]

To be fair Zachariassen looked decent in Europa League games last year, and Konradsen was good during qulifiers

[Jitta138]

great to go in the series start with no left backs and no decent striker and no decent defensive midfielder.

remember skjelvik & alex? I thought that was a bad rotation.

[Jitta138]

oh well actually PCS is coming in as the defensive mid I guess.

[OrionPax]

Trondsen (who there are also transfer rumours about) is probably our best bet on left back right now, but of course he can't be both that and our primary backup for PCS. There are rumors about a swedish left back, but we'll see.. many are keen on Bjørkan from Glimt too. We'll see what Dorsin comes up with...
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[Jitta138]

Adam Andersson or Jonathan Agustinsson?

Is he a primary backup for PCS considering Lundemo goes away?

[OrionPax]

Augustinsson as far as I've read. But of course nothing official on this, so we'll see where we end up.

Of course Trondsen has some skills that could be useful in central midfield, but I don't like him being both left back and primary backup for PCS at the same time. That kind of situation always seems to bite us in the ass, and someone ends up playing somewhere they shouldn't. So I have to admit that with Meling leaving I have to hope for a "natural" left back with the skills to play there.
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[Jitta138]

Whats going on with Horneland? I try to follow but could not understand much of it

[OrionPax]

Yesterday early evenening rumors started here in the forum that Horneland had resigned, and that a replacement was ready.

This predictibily exploded here and in other social media. Reporters worked on stories, excitement grew - at least SOMETHING was apparently happening.

This morning he lead the exercise as usual. When interviewed, he started talking about ideas and processes. Information got out that he had an extraordinary meeting with members of the board and other management level people last night. Odd, as the board had a scheduled meeting monday early evening.

After the meeting, they pretty much stated that Horneland is still our main coach.

So... we don't know a whole lot, but they haven't done a great deal to stop speculation.
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[Mustrum Ridcully]

[Jitta138]

I have seen Age Hareide mentioned? I gues that would be a step forward from Horneland.

I guess it is confusing, possibly couldn't make anything out from the articles. Well even if you guys can't make sense of it I'll just give up

[waterfalls]

Yes, Hareide have been mentioned both on here and there have been some speculation in the media too. When Dorsin or Koteng was asked about Hareide they just refused to comment instead denying the rumours, and Hareide himself also said no comment when asked about Rosenborg.

Yesterday VG wrote an article where Hareide himself said that he is not available for a coaching job until the autumn, because of a knee operation he had just two weeks ago. He is not in a condition to be on the training field "running around" according to himself.

But since nobody have denied that there have been talks, I have a small hope that he will take over as coach when he is fit again.

[Jitta138]

Is transfer window closed now in Norway and France? RBK gets to keep Meling till September?

We got Hansen (JFL) / Hedenstad (Reitan) - Hovland - Tore (Valsvik) - Meling (Trondsen) / Zach (Johnsen) - PCS (Konradsen) - Tagseth (Asen) / Helland (Holse) - Borven (Dino) - Ceide (Adegbenro)

not too bad!

[2mas]

The transfer window in Norway closed yesterday. The next is 8 September - 5 October.

There is a national transfer window in France open until 9 July. I do not know when the normal window opens.

Hopefully we can keep Meling until the next Norwegian window- - or until 1 January.

[2mas]

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