Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Episode 18 - March 2024 | "Two more leave" -- We lost two more players. -- Spoiler -- Spoiler -- We also thought we were going to lose Harvey Cullinson and Dunsby but they decided to stay. Spoiler -- Spoiler Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Episode 18 - March 2024 | "Bits and Bobs" Board say no to a coaching course -- Habibi misses out on Afghanistan call-up -- Cullinan and Hiekkanen learn Norwegian -- Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Episode 18 - March 2024 | "Not a Golden Generation" -- Spoiler Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Episode 18 - March 2024 | "Loddefjord Squad" -- * Note #31 Nicolai Gundersen joined Staal after the squad numbers were released. -- -- I'm very happy with my squad of 30 players although I doubt I'll be able to keep them all happy during the season. There's only 11 starting shirts and nine more on the bench. Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Episode 18 - March 2024 | "Monthly Review" -- Results Cupen stats: -- Board Confidence Supporter Confidence -- Finances We are losing a lot of money. I wasn't convinced that going semi-professional was a good idea. But I'm within budget so that's on Chairperson Petter Bjerke's head not mine. I hope Petter knows what he's doing. -- Dynamics Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Until Next Time Cupen First Round -- April's Fixtures -- Any questions... 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... Stuni Stuniverse Edited December 4, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 *** Transfer Window - Closed *** Quiet Deadline Day for Loddefjord -- We did no further transfer activity either in or out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 There you are! I thought you'd got lost in the long bleak Norwegian winter nights. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, phnompenhandy said: There you are! I thought you'd got lost in the long bleak Norwegian winter nights. Ah I missed you as well, @phnompenhandy 😂⚽️🤣 I got laid low by the Norwegian lurgy for a couple of days… and Derby County had a match last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, Stuniverse said: Ah I missed you as well, @phnompenhandy 😂⚽️🤣 I got laid low by the Norwegian lurgy for a couple of days… and Derby County had a match last night. Glad you're better. Was that the Papa Johns or Bristol Motors or whatever (I remember it as the 'Milk Cup'!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Just now, phnompenhandy said: Glad you're better. Thank you. Not 100% but getting there. 1 minute ago, phnompenhandy said: Was that the Papa Johns or Bristol Motors or whatever (I remember it as the 'Milk Cup'!) Yes. Papa John's Trophy for a few seasons, then EFL Trophy at the start of this season as there was no sponsor and now it's the Bristol Street Motors Trophy. Played 4, Won 4 (last night was the first knockout game after the initial three group games). Through to the Round of 16. But I digress... ... What about Loddefjord! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Sunday 7th April 2024 Loddefjord (Tier 4) v Nest-Sotra (Lower Division) Friendly -- You can read whatever you like into my team selection for our final pre-season match, even I haven't decided which 11 players will kick-off our Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 campaign against Drobak-Frogn yet. -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Saturday 13th April 2024 Loddefjord v Drobak-Frogn Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- -- Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Monday 22nd April 2024 Brodd (5th) v Loddefjord (2nd) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 27th April 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Djerv 1919 (11th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Episode 19 - April 2024 | "Happy Michaelson" -- Spoiler 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Episode 19 - April 2024 | "Top Goal Scorer Leaving" -- Spoiler -- Torfason opts to stay Spoiler 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Episode 19 - April 2024 | "Captains | Dynamics" -- Captains -- Dynamics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Episode 19 - April 2024 | "Monthly Review" -- Results -- Board Confidence The Board still won't fund a coaching course for me though -- Supporter Confidence -- Finances We seem to be doing fine with free transfers so I've moved the transfer budget funds into the wage budget. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Until Next Time May's Fixtures -- Any questions... 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... Stuni Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 4th May 2024 Madla (3rd) v Loddefjord (1st) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 11th May 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Ullern (9th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 18th May 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Staal Jorpeland (14th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Ardal (Tier 5) v Loddefjord (Tier 4) Cupen First Round -- -- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Is FM too easy? You're not doing much to undermine that argument Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, warlock said: Is FM too easy? It wasn’t last season when my Loddefjord team avoided relegation on the last day of the season. I’m going to enjoy this run while I can 10 minutes ago, warlock said: You're not doing much to undermine that argument Maybe I’m a football genius 😂⚽️🤣 Let’s see what the rest of this season and beyond has in store… Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 25th May 2024 Sandnes Ulf 2 (7th) v Loddefjord (1st) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, warlock said: Is FM too easy? You're not doing much to undermine that argument Oh, @warlock... you jinxed it! Spoiler Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Cupen Second Round draw Loddefjord (Tier 4) v Floya (Tier 4) -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 @XaW any idea why it's called Cupen in the Preliminary Round and then becomes Norgesmesterskapet i fotball from the First Round onwards? Just now, Stuniverse said: Cupen Second Round draw Loddefjord (Tier 4) v Floya (Tier 4) -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, Stuniverse said: @XaW any idea why it's called Cupen in the Preliminary Round and then becomes Norgesmesterskapet i fotball from the First Round onwards? Cupen just means "The cup", while Norgesmesterskapet means "Norwegian Championship", which is what we call all competitions to crown a national champion, really. So both are just the same name for the same thing. "Cupen" is often used because it's shorter, we only have one cup, and it rolls a bit easier off the tongue. Maybe you have a name fix with some issue? Unless SI have the wrong names somehow, that is? Also, there is actually an issue with the cup, or at least it was in the beta, I haven't checked if it's fixed. Anyway, the issues is that the first two rounds are not drawn, per se, but all teams from the top 2 tiers are scheduled against amateur teams from their local region, at the lower rated teams home ground. And that's always a spectacle for the amateur teams, and draws massive crowds locally. The rest of the teams are randomly drawn. From the 3rd team all teams are drawn as normal, but in all round, the team from the lowest tier (if different) always gets a home match. The idea is that your local Sunday league team get to play against professional teams (who usually play many first teamers for the show), and even though the teams from the top tiers will 10-0 or more, it's still a fun thing for all involved, as well as bringing in some money to amateur sides to use on the local kids. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, XaW said: Cupen just means "The cup", while Norgesmesterskapet means "Norwegian Championship", which is what we call all competitions to crown a national champion, really. So both are just the same name for the same thing. "Cupen" is often used because it's shorter, we only have one cup, and it rolls a bit easier off the tongue. Maybe you have a name fix with some issue? Unless SI have the wrong names somehow, that is? Also, there is actually an issue with the cup, or at least it was in the beta, I haven't checked if it's fixed. Anyway, the issues is that the first two rounds are not drawn, per se, but all teams from the top 2 tiers are scheduled against amateur teams from their local region, at the lower rated teams home ground. And that's always a spectacle for the amateur teams, and draws massive crowds locally. The rest of the teams are randomly drawn. From the 3rd team all teams are drawn as normal, but in all round, the team from the lowest tier (if different) always gets a home match. The idea is that your local Sunday league team get to play against professional teams (who usually play many first teamers for the show), and even though the teams from the top tiers will 10-0 or more, it's still a fun thing for all involved, as well as bringing in some money to amateur sides to use on the local kids. Thanks, @XaW for the information. Those first two rounds pitting Top Two tier football clubs away against local amateur football clubs sounds like a brilliant idea Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Thursday 30th May 2024 Loddefjord (Tier 4) v Floya (Tier 4) Cupen Second Round -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Episode 20 - May 2024 | "Speaking Norwegian" -- Baldvinsson and Habibi now speak Norwegian -- New Signing to learn Norwegian Spoiler -- No Afghanistan call-up for Habibi Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Episode 20 - May 2024 | "B+ or B- ?" -- Results -- Board Confidence -- Supporter Confidence -- Finances -- Dynamics -- First Team Squad Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Until Next Time June's Fixtures -- Any questions... 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... Stuni Stuniverse Edited December 6, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Sunday 2nd June 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Fyllingsdalen (9th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Saturday 8th June 2024 Eiger (10th) v Loddefjord (1st) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Have I found my first Nemesis? -- Wednesday 12th June 2024 Fyllingsdalen (9th) v Ullern (10th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- Edited December 7, 2023 by Stuniverse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Stuniverse said: Maybe I’m a football genius 😂⚽️🤣 No doubt 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Saturday 15th June 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Valarenga 2 (9th) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Saturday 22nd June 2024 Sotra (5th) v Loddefjord (1st) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I have nothing to say Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Stuniverse said: Have I found my first Nemesis? Fyllingsdalen is also in Bergen (13min drive between them and Loddefjord) so no doubt he's playing to the crowd there 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, I have nothing to say said: Fyllingsdalen is also in Bergen (13min drive between them and Loddefjord) so no doubt he's playing to the crowd there 😁 Thanks for the information, @I have nothing to say That could well be it. After I waded in, and the journalist went back to him, Hellesnes did sound like he might have regretted saying what he did. Edited December 7, 2023 by Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Saturday 29th June 2024 Loddefjord (1st) v Viking 2 (3rd) Norsk Tipping-ligaen Avdeling 3 -- -- -- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Episode 21 - June 2024 | "Players Leaving" -- As we knew was going to happen (hence why he hadn't been playing for us) Thomas Junge joined Argja Boltfelag. Spoiler -- Offers For Players Two of our squad players have received offers from other clubs. Spoiler -- Spoiler 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Episode 21 - June 2024 | "Unhappy Players" Should have rotated more? -- Several of our squad players are unhappy due to a lack of playing time. I always knew we'd struggle to keep last season's #1 goalkeeper Kalle Kohonen happy following the signing of our new #1 Erik Krantz. I asked Kalle to be patient as Erik was in the form of his life. Spoiler -- On the other hand, Philip Banda (DC / DM) is good enough to play every week and I should've made more of an effort to involve him. Spoiler -- Andreas Uran (D/WBL) is more of a back-up for us. I told Andreas it would be better all round if he could think of himself as more of a fringe, squad player. Spoiler [Note: I'll update Results and Player Playing Time in the next post]. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Episode 21 - June 2024 | "Results" -- -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Episode 21 - June 2024 | "Monthly Review" -- Board Confidence -- Supporter Confidence -- Finances -- Dynamics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Until Next Time July's Fixtures A short month playing-wise as we run into the mid-season Summer break. -- Any questions... 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... Stuni Stuniverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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