Football Season Guide

Despite managing to overtake Brann and pip them to second last season, Molde endured a frustrating campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and they were never really title contenders finishing five points behind Rosenborg. That will be desperately disappointing for the hierarchy at the club who keep splashing money at the first team and have so far yet to see any sort of reward for it. But while Solskjaer has left to take a dream job at Manchester United, the owners are not giving up on securing silverware this season. The cash has been splashed again and with the pre-season form better than Rosenborg, there is yet again optimism in the ranks. With Erling Braut Haaland's departure Molde have had to dig deep again and reinvest the funds received for the young striker. And the pedigree of players brought in certainly signals that the club are aiming high once again. Erik Ulland Andersen was Stromsgodset's key player last season, and he is now at Aker Stadion. And the recent recruitment of Stabaek hitman Ohi Omoijuanfo is another positive move in the final third. Kristoffer Haraldseid and Christopher Telo should both have enough about them to tighten the defence, and Leke James and Magnus Wolff Eikrem will also surely have a part to play if this season is going to be a success.