League Prediction: 5th place

Vålerenga (Last year: 7th place in Tippeligaen)
+ Playing manager Martin Andresen has finally decided to focus on just managing the team from Oslo East.
+ Has bought Lars Hirschfeld (Goalkeeper) and Andreas Nordvik (Central Defender). Not great players, but Hirschfeld was good when he played for Rosenborg, and Nordvik is still young and learning.
+ Lots of routine in the defence, but they might lack a bit of pace and other attributes needed to support the attacks. Will probably have less free kicks against them, as Erik "Panser" Hagen has left for Hønefoss.
+ Fellah, Singh, Dawda Leigh og Fuenmayor are all very promising, and Vålerenga is probably the club with the best young talents.

- Has lots of players with potensial who are capable of being great, however, the question is whether Andresen will be able to make the most of this potensial.
- Vålerenga has lost many profiles, without replacing any of them, Perkins, Andresen, Storbæk, Fredheim Holm and Wæhler.

Player to watch:
"Moa" Abdellaoue has signed a new contract and will hopefully play like he did in 2008.

Transfer talk

Knut Olav Rindarøy has signed a new contract with Molde.



Celtic wants to sign Mohammed Abdellaoue(Moa) from Vålerenga, the 24 year old is in the last year of his contract.


Tom Nordlie is finished in Fredrikstad. The manager has been released from his contract, for economic reasons according to the Fredrikstad board.


TV2 claims that Jan Jönsson has verbally agreed to become the next Rosenborg manager when his contract with Stabæk ends in 2011. Stabæk chairman, Ingebrigt Steen Jensen, is not pleased with Rosenborg talking with Jönsson while he is under contract.

Rosenborg manager Erik Hamren will leave Rosenborg in September 2010 to fully commit to his job as manager of the Swedish National Team.