Rob Parker | September 25, 2009
And we use the term loosely (tackle, not Norway)
Were you watching the ball? Yeah, you would have missed Aalesund’s Kenneth Dokken’s wild off-the-ball assault on Johan Arneng of Odd Grenland in that case. Calm, calculated, and comical.
Cheers to Garreth Cummins of the Football Supporters’ Federation for the heads up.
Rob Parker | August 10, 2009
Giving a new meaning to the phrase no pain, no gain
Odd Grenland booked their place in the semi-finals of the Norwegian Cup after beating SK Brann 5-1 at home over the weekend, but it was their second goal which has got their opponents hot under the collar.
Hungarian striker Peter Kovacs grabbed the goal in controversial [...]
Rob Parker | July 14, 2009
Think this one has to go down as a goalkeeping error
Sometimes goals are scored from 40 yards and the keeper can do absolutely nothing about them. This is not one of those instances. The Odd Grenland keeper isn’t victim to a top corner thunderbolt, nor an awkward bounce. He simply stands rooted to the spot [...]
Rob Parker | May 27, 2009
Chinned by a Scandinavian bumble bee
Odd Grenland sounds like the kind of club where there would be peculiar goings on, and that was certainly true this week. As the Norwegian outfit celebrated a 2-0 victory over Fredrikstad their mascot, Brodd the bee, got a little over-exuberant and punched opposition player Garðar Jóhannson on the [...]
