Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) Preview -- -- -- -- We've been discussing all week how to approach this UEFA Champions League match and, you know what, we've decided to go to the Spotify Camp Nou and try and play our game. We know we're a good team, we know our style of play brings the best out of our players, so let's go and test ourselves against one of the best club teams in Europe. If Barcelona get away from us early then we may have to make changes but let's see how we get on. Unfortunately we have quite a few injuries to important players so we won't be anywhere close to full strength. -- Expected Line-up Edited April 19 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) Tuesday 21st January 2031 Barcelona (Spain) v Viking (Norway) UEFA Champions League -- We decided to go a bit more defensively solid so Isak Amundsen moved out to right-back, Aleksander Liland came in at centre-back for his Viking debut, and Brice Wembangomo went to the bench. -- -- Wow! Just, wow! You go into a match like this knowing Barcelona are a very good team but it's not until you see them close-up, in their own Spotify Camp Nou back yard that you realise just how good they are. What really impressed me was how hard they worked out of possession to get the ball back. Barcelona were all over us from the start and had already hit the post before they scored their first goal after only 13 minutes. They would go on to hit the woodwork three times in total as well as having a goal disallowed. We went more Cautious after that. 2-0 down at the break, we made a couple of substitutions and made a few changes to try and get some attacking momentum. Once it was clear the match had gone, I sent as many of our young players on as I could so that they could experience playing against Barcelona in the Spotify Camp Nou. -- Edited April 19 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 6 minutes ago, Stuniverse said: it's not until you see them close-up... that you realise just how good they are Oh, I know . I have to play them at least twice a year and it's always like that. They just overwhelm you. There's no shame in it, and you were always up against it with that injury list. Better luck next time 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, warlock said: Oh, I know . I have to play them at least twice a year and it's always like that. They just overwhelm you. Barcelona were unbelievably good. 1 hour ago, warlock said: here's no shame in it, and you were always up against it with that injury list. Better luck next time Thank you, @warlock. Appreciate you saying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) Saturday 25th January 2031 Viking Announce Hartveit Ryste Signing -- I'm delighted to finally sign Anders Hartveit Ryste as he's a player we've been tracking for a considerable time. Spoiler This deal has been an ongoing saga if I'm honest with you and, at times, we thought Anders Hartveit Ryste would never become a Viking player. We first made an offer for him two years ago and Odd wanted far more than his market value. We continued to make offers every transfer window since then and each time the fee Odd wanted was more than we were willing to pay. We didn't get much encouragement from the players' agent either as he kept saying Anders wasn't interested in joining us. Then earlier this month, when we were trying to get some of our younger players out on loan, we got feedback that Odds were interested in loaning one of our players but needed to generate some income before they could make a bid. So we went back to Odd and made an offer, a reasonable offer I'd say, and our bid was accepted. We offered Anders a contract but the vibes we were getting from both the player and his agent, even at this advanced stage of negotiations, was less than encouraging. But Anders did sign and we're delighted to finally have him as part of the Viking squad. Anders will go straight into the first team squad and, after that, we'll see. We now have four, if not five very good strikers here. Anders has been capped by Norway at U21 level and, since the World Cup, has been part of Antonio Conte's senior Norway squad although Anders has still to make his senior debut for Norway. Hopefully we can help him get that first Norway cap and many more. I'm sure Anders will settle just fine. We're looking to sign good, young Norwegian players who can contribute to the first team straight away and develop into even better players in the future. Yes, absolutely, although we're always looking to improve the squad. Edited April 19 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Tuesday 28th January 2030 Viking Sell Two Players -- Spoiler -- Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Wednesday 29th January 2031 -- -- -- -- We've already guaranteed ourselves a UEFA Champions League Playoff spot, which is great but if we can win against Napoli at home in our SR-Bank Arena, which will be a difficult ask, we could qualify automatically for the knockout stage depending on other results. But we have to win first... and then cross our fingers. We still have a few injury and fitness issues to deal with. -- Expected Line-up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Wednesday 29th January 2031 Viking (Norway) v Napoli (Italy) UEFA Champions League -- -- -- This Viking team, and this group of players, keep finding new ways to surprise me. We've qualified for the Round of 16 Knockout Phase of the UEFA Champions League, avoiding the Playoffs. Two penalties were enough - Lasse Nordås in the first-half and new signing Anders Hartveit Ryste in the second after coming on as a substitute to make his debut. Oh and a big thank you to PAOK Salonika for their late equaliser at 3-3 to deny Sevilla. -- 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 On 08/04/2024 at 20:38, Hootieleece said: I expect 4 wins and 4 losses for you from that Champions league schedule, but you already banked the payday that will keep your team miles ahead of your domestic rivals. This was your expectation, @Hootieleece... On 08/04/2024 at 20:45, Stuniverse said: You have more faith in me and my Viking team than I do @Hootieleece Very happy with the £12.69M though! ... and you had more confidence in my Viking team than even I did, but: Won 5, Drew 1, Lost 2... and automatic qualification to the Knockout Round of 16 as well. Wow! What do you say to that, @Hootieleece ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Youth Development Facilities" -- Here's the update on Viking's 2031 Youth Intake: -- But at least the Board have agreed to improve our Youth Facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Bondar Sold, New Vice-Captain Appointed" -- Spoiler -- Amundsen Appointed Vice-Captain Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Young Players Go Out On Loan" -- -- We've now reached our limit of eight players out on loan for the season. -- We tried very hard to loan out Brage Kvithyld but there were no takers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Finances" -- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Monthly Review" -- Results -- Board Confidence -- Supporter Confidence -- Dynamics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Sunday 2nd February 2031 Until Next Time... ... when pre-season continues as the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 isn't until March. -- February's Fixtures -- Thoughts, comments, general feedback appreciated. Any questions, just ask and I'll answer them if I can. Thank you for reading and following. Until next time... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 So it WAS the right decision to stay and win the championship Congratulations! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 10 hours ago, Carambau said: So it WAS the right decision to stay and win the championship Congratulations! Thank you, @Carambau Although, to be fair, it wasn’t a case of deciding to stay, as such, because my previous contract ran until the end of this season (2031). The question was more a case of whether to extend it early and how long for? I did agree to extend and am now under contract with Viking until the end of the 2034 season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaytheGreat Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 What a response after the Barcelona game! I always love seeing Napoli lose, and big congrats on making it to the knockouts, the team is on a Champions League dream run and have shown they belong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) 13 hours ago, JaytheGreat said: What a response after the Barcelona game! I always love seeing Napoli lose, and big congrats on making it to the knockouts, Thank you, @JaytheGreat 13 hours ago, JaytheGreat said: the team is on a Champions League dream run and have shown they belong. We sure are, this group of Viking players have surprised even me - only Chelsea and Barcelona have been noticeably at another level to us. Edited April 23 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 11:46 Author Share Posted Sunday at 11:46 (edited) Sunday 2nd February 2031 Hartveit Ryste - Let's see how this one plays out... -- Our new signing Anders Hartveit Ryste is expecting an improvement in the club's coaching team. And it seems I've promised to do that... ... although I'm not sure how, or when, I promised that because I excluded it from contract negotiations but, what I did do when asking his agent about whether Hartveit Ryste would be interested in joining Viking, I did say his expectations (which included improve the coaching staff) were acceptable (see quoted post below)... so maybe that's what triggered the promise, not the actual contract negotiations. The problem is though that, with the exception of goalkeeper coaches (which doesn't directly affect Hartveit Ryste as he's a striker), our first team coaching is the Highest in Eliteserien so I don't see the point of tying to improve it, particularly as I like to remain loyal to my backroom staff. I guess I'm just going to have to wait and see how this one plays out... -- On 19/04/2024 at 13:42, Stuniverse said: Saturday 25th January 2031 Viking Announce Hartveit Ryste Signing -- I'm delighted to finally sign Anders Hartveit Ryste as he's a player we've been tracking for a considerable time. Reveal hidden contents This deal has been an ongoing saga if I'm honest with you and, at times, we thought Anders Hartveit Ryste would never become a Viking player. We first made an offer for him two years ago and Odd wanted far more than his market value. We continued to make offers every transfer window since then and each time the fee Odd wanted was more than we were willing to pay. We didn't get much encouragement from the players' agent either as he kept saying Anders wasn't interested in joining us. Then earlier this month, when we were trying to get some of our younger players out on loan, we got feedback that Odds were interested in loaning one of our players but needed to generate some income before they could make a bid. So we went back to Odd and made an offer, a reasonable offer I'd say, and our bid was accepted. We offered Anders a contract but the vibes we were getting from both the player and his agent, even at this advanced stage of negotiations, was less than encouraging. But Anders did sign and we're delighted to finally have him as part of the Viking squad. Anders will go straight into the first team squad and, after that, we'll see. We now have four, if not five very good strikers here. Anders has been capped by Norway at U21 level and, since the World Cup, has been part of Antonio Conte's senior Norway squad although Anders has still to make his senior debut for Norway. Hopefully we can help him get that first Norway cap and many more. I'm sure Anders will settle just fine. We're looking to sign good, young Norwegian players who can contribute to the first team straight away and develop into even better players in the future. Yes, absolutely, although we're always looking to improve the squad. Edited Sunday at 11:47 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 14:10 Author Share Posted Sunday at 14:10 Friday 7th February 2031 Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (Iceland) v Viking (Norway) Friendly -- -- Injury wise we're not too bad ahead of our first of three friendly matches in Iceland this month. A couple of players are unwell, one has a gashed leg, and a couple are short of match fitness. -- -- This was a good run out for us in difficult, snowy conditions in Iceland. We scored four goals, had two goals ruled out for offside, and Jakob Napoleon Romsaas hit the post from a free-kick. We lost El Hadji Malick Diouf early with a tight thigh but we don't think it's too serious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 15:24 Author Share Posted Sunday at 15:24 (edited) Monday 17th February 2031 Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir (Iceland) v Viking (Norway) Friendly -- -- Apart from David Møller Wolfe, who's unwell, we have a clean bill of health. Over the next two friendlies we'll look to give as many players as possible a full 90 minutes ahead of the two-legged UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie. -- -- I'm very pleased with the performance and result today. We scored four goals, kept a clean sheet, and Oscar Bobb and Anders Hartveit Ryste both hit the bar. Edited Sunday at 15:27 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 16:47 Author Share Posted Sunday at 16:47 Tuesday 25th February 2031 Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (Iceland) v Viking (Norway) Friendly -- -- We lost Jakob Napoleon Romsaas to injury in training this week but, otherwise, we have a clean bill of health and it's great to have David Møller Wolfe back after his illness. We've won our previous two friendlies away in Iceland and will use players today who didn't get much playing time against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir. -- -- I'm delighted to have finished this series of three away matches in Iceland with a third victory. The win today against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar was very pleasing as we weren't anywhere near full strength for this friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:00 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:00 Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "UEFA Champions League draw" -- -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:13 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:13 Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "Youth Intake" -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:22 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:22 Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "Players Loaned Out" -- Last episode (see below) I updated that we'd loaned eight players out and had reached our limit for eight players out on loan. Since then, Brage Kvithyld has also gone out on loan to Eliteserien Sandnes Ulf which takes us up to nine players out on loan. Spoiler -- But... Joakim Ørstavik's loan to Egersund (Tier 3) has been cancelled due to the limit of eight players out on loan. Spoiler -- So we have nine players out on loan, just as we had last season, even though there's a limit of eight. -- On 19/04/2024 at 15:49, Stuniverse said: Episode 107 - Reached Champions League Knockout Phase | 2nd February 2031 "Young Players Go Out On Loan" -- -- We've now reached our limit of eight players out on loan for the season. -- We tried very hard to loan out Brage Kvithyld but there were no takers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:29 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:29 Ah, sussed it... -- 4 minutes ago, Stuniverse said: Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "Players Loaned Out" -- Last episode (see below) I updated that we'd loaned eight players out and had reached our limit for eight players out on loan. Since then, Brage Kvithyld has also gone out on loan to Eliteserien Sandnes Ulf which takes us up to nine players out on loan. Reveal hidden contents -- But... Joakim Ørstavik's loan to Egersund (Tier 3) has been cancelled due to the limit of eight players out on loan. Reveal hidden contents -- So we have nine players out on loan, just as we had last season, even though there's a limit of eight. -- One of our players out on loan, Erik Salte, is on a youth contract. So he doesn't count as a player "under professional contract". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:42 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:42 (edited) Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "New Backroom Staff" -- We've brought in some more Backroom Staff Members. -- First Team Spoiler Spoiler -- Second Team Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler -- U19s Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Edited Sunday at 17:43 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:48 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:48 Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 28th February 2031 "Viking - First Team Squad" -- Appearances -- Reports Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:50 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:50 Episode 108 - Champions League Round of 16 | 2nd March 2031 "Monthly Review" -- Results -- Board Confidence -- Supporter Confidence -- Finances -- Dynamics 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 17:56 Author Share Posted Sunday at 17:56 Sunday 2nd March 2031 Until Next Time... ... when we play Sevilla over two-legs in the UEFA Champions League, and... ... play a few more friendlies ahead of our Eliteserien campaign starting on Monday 7th April. -- March's Fixtures -- Thoughts, comments, general feedback appreciated. Any questions, just ask and I'll answer them if I can. Thank you for reading and following. Until next time... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted Sunday at 18:00 Share Posted Sunday at 18:00 Happy to see this still being updated! I was getting worried that this was going to end on a cliff hanger after the past few days. KUTGW! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Sunday at 18:03 Author Share Posted Sunday at 18:03 Just now, Hootieleece said: Happy to see this still being updated! I was getting worried that this was going to end on a cliff hanger after the past few days. KUTGW! Thank you, @Hootieleece We had a week away in Scotland so I took some time off from my Norwegian Adventure. I don't see this save ending any time soon, I'm loving it and am very much invested in it still. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 06:14 Author Share Posted Monday at 06:14 (edited) Preview -- -- Oscar Bobb (ill) and Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (calf) will be big misses for us away against Sevilla but, hopefully, we'll have them both back for the second leg at our SR-Bank Arena. Our job at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán is to make sure we're still in the tie when Sevilla come to Stavanger. -- Expected Line-up Edited Monday at 06:18 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 07:00 Author Share Posted Monday at 07:00 (edited) Tuesday 4th March 2031 Sevilla (Spain) v Viking (Norway) UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 first leg -- -- -- I'm so proud of the Viking players today, I can't put into words just how proud I am... but we have to remember the job's not done and we still have to finish the job back in Stavanger in front of our own fans in the SR-Bank Arena. We had to weather an early storm from Sevilla, as we expected, but what I didn't expect was that we'd score from our very first attack, a lovely team passing move ended with Anders Hartveit Ryste putting a low ball into the penalty area and Runar Norheim arrived late in the box to bury it. That incensed Sevilla and they put us under more pressure but we defended magnificently. Yeah, absolutely outstanding, Anders Hartveit Ryste's screamer from 25-yards, that rocketed into the roof of the net, gave us all a lift, gave the the players belief, and they really settled into the game after that. Sevilla pulled a goal back on 36 minutes but we got to half-time with a 2-1 lead. We encouraged the players during the break, made a couple of changes because Isak Amundsen was on a yellow card and Martin Palumbo looked exhausted. We ummed and aaahed about sending Steinar Braathen on because of his inexperience but I'm glad we did because his energy was infectious and he produced late in the second-half, first with the assist for Edvin Austbø and then Steinar rounded things off by scoring our fourth goal. Spoiler -- Edited Monday at 07:01 by Stuniverse 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 07:27 Author Share Posted Monday at 07:27 Wednesday 12th March 2031 Three Players Pledge Their Future to Viking -- Spoiler -- Spoiler -- Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 07:35 Author Share Posted Monday at 07:35 Preview -- -- We've put ourselves in a great position after winning 4-1 away at Sevilla but we still have a lot of hard work to do in the SR-Bank Arena as we saw first-hand in the first leg just how good a team Sevilla are. To be honest, whilst I thought we did deserve to win, the score line flattered us a bit. We have no injury concerns going into this second leg and the medical team has given everybody a green light match fitness wise. Happy days. -- Expected Line-up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 08:21 Author Share Posted Monday at 08:21 (edited) Wednesday 12th March 2031 Viking (Norway) v Sevilla (Spain) UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 second leg (Viking lead 4-1) -- -- -- Just over 15,000 Viking supporters in a SR-Bank Arena attendance of 15,339 and I'm thrilled we were able to put on a show and get the job done in front of our de mørkeblå fans. We stressed the importance of not conceding early but, in my wildest dreams, I never imagined we'd be 3-0 up after quarter of an hour. And we could've scored more as David Møller Wolfe rattled the post from distance midway through the second half. Our captain David Brekalo was one yellow card away from a suspension so we told him to ease off tackles at 3-0 and we substituted him at half-time. We did concede two goals in the last 10+ minutes with a relatively inexperienced back-four on by then but, to be fair, Sergio Aribas's strike for Sevilla's first goal was an absolute world class goal. Our young defenders will have learnt a lot from being on the pitch against players like Aribas and the rest of the Sevilla team. -- Edited Monday at 08:22 by Stuniverse 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 08:30 Author Share Posted Monday at 08:30 (edited) Friday 14th March 2031 Extra Friendly v Vidar -- Our affiliate club, Vidar, proposed a friendly which we were contractually obliged to accept. Edited Monday at 09:27 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 09:14 Author Share Posted Monday at 09:14 (edited) Saturday 15th March 2031 KFUM Oslo (OBOS-ligaen) v Viking (Eliteserien) Friendly -- -- Apart from a few match fitness issues we have a healthy squad. Today's friendly is mainly for the players who didn't feature much against Sevilla. I also want to take a look at two young players, Per Andreas Haughom and... Spoiler Per Andreas Haugerud Hagen. Spoiler -- -- I thought today was a good work out. We did enough to have won the game I thought but, with the team we put out, I'm very happy with the performance and satisfied with the draw. Both Per Andreas Haughom and Per Andreas Haugerud Hagen did well and I was delighted for 15 year old Per Andreas Haugerud Hagen to get the assist for our goal and be named Player of the Match. The only real negative was we had to substitute Johan Bakke at half-time with a stubbed toe but he should be ok in a few days. -- Note: These are two names / players I'm going to keep getting mixed up: Per Andreas Haughom and Per Andreas Haugerud Hagen. Edited Monday at 09:49 by Stuniverse 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted Monday at 10:39 Share Posted Monday at 10:39 Nice win in the round of 16! Count that sweet UEFA Money! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 10:56 Author Share Posted Monday at 10:56 13 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: Nice win in the round of 16! Thank you, @Hootieleece. I couldn’t quite believe how comfortable it was in the end. 14 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: Count that sweet UEFA Money! I know. £8.23M. Our bank balance is now over £31M and Viking are now showing as “Rich”. I’ve put in a request to the Board to increase the percentage of transfer money received that is made available. 🤞 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 14:19 Author Share Posted Monday at 14:19 Tuesday 18th March 2031 Vidar (OBOS-ligaen) v Viking (Eliteserien) Friendly -- -- We don't have any injury worries as such, but we do still have quite a few players working their way back to full fitness. For this friendly though, against our affiliate club Vidar who were promoted to OBOS-ligaen last season, we're going to go with a young starting 11 and see how they get on. -- -- For saying we went with a very young starting 11 I'm thrilled with the performance and result against Vidar. Per Andreas Haugerud Hagen had played for the U19s recently; understandably, he got tired and didn't last the first half. After an hour, we brought on some of the senior players who are lacking match fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 14:34 Author Share Posted Monday at 14:34 (edited) Friday 21st March 2031 UEFA Champions League draw -- -- Quarter Final -- Semi Final Edited Monday at 14:37 by Stuniverse 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 15:40 Author Share Posted Monday at 15:40 Saturday 22nd March 2031 Aalesund (OBOS-ligaen) v Viking (Eliteserien) Friendly -- -- We have no injury problems but we do have quite a few players lacking match fitness so, for this friendly against Aalesund, we'll be focussing on fitness. As our opening Eliteserien fixture at home to Åsane has been pushed back until after the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg, we're trying to arrange one more friendly ahead of the Arsenal tie. -- -- For saying this match against Aalesund was about match fitness, I'm delighted with the performance and the result. Unfortunately we lost two midfielders to injury though. Steinar Braathen did his ankle and three minutes later his replacement, Johan Bakke, strained his hamstring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 15:41 Author Share Posted Monday at 15:41 Episode 109 - Champions League Quarter Finalists | 22nd March 2031 "Friendly Arranged" -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 15:46 Author Share Posted Monday at 15:46 Episode 109 - Champions League Quarter Finalists | 23rd March 2031 "Seven Players on International Duty" -- But Viking captain David Brekalo misses out. -- Meanwhile, back at the SR-Bank Arena, we've given the rest of the players a few days off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Monday at 16:20 Author Share Posted Monday at 16:20 Episode 109 - Champions League Quarter Finalists |30th March 2031 "Norgesmesterskapet i fotball (Cupen) First Round" -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Tuesday at 17:42 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 17:42 Episode 109 - Champions League Quarter Finalists | 1st April 2031 "Monthly Review" -- Results -- Board Confidence -- Supporter Confidence -- Finances -- Dynamics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted Tuesday at 18:27 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 18:27 Tuesday 1st April 2031 Alta (Tier 4) v Viking (Eliteserien) Friendly -- -- We go into our final friendly away at Alta with our 2031 Eliteserien campaign due to start soon. Before then, we go to Arsenal in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final before kicking off our Eliteserien campaign at home to Åsane the following Saturday. We'll be without four players who are away on International duty. We're also missing Steinar Braathen and Johan Bakke who both picked up injuries last time out against Aalesund. -- -- We were very good in the first half and deservedly led 4-0 at half-time. After the break, we got a bit sloppy and conceded two avoidable goals. We had chances to score more ourselves, and Edvin Austbø hit the cross bar. Unfortunately we lost Martin Palumbo with a groin strain and we now have three central midfielders out injured. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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