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In the run-up to the start of the Eliteserien season, I sent a few questions to promoted side Bodø/Glimt’s front man, Kristian Fardal Opseth. Here’s what he had to say ahead of his side’s first top flight game this weekend.

Which players are you most looking forward to facing this season?
I look forward to meeting Bismar Acosta from Brann. It will be a tough match between us, that’s fun.

Who do you think will challenge Rosenborg for the title?
Nobody. They are well settled.

How far up the table do you think Glimt can finish?
Our ambitions are to end on the upper half of the table. That’s our goal.

Do you feel you have unfinished business in Eliteserien after your time with Sogndal?
Yes, I do. I want to show myself. I have more confidence from Bodø/Glimt, and are allowed to show what I am made off.

Do you play Fantasy Football?
I always start with a team, but then I quit. I am such a bad loser.

Which Glimt players should fantasy managers keep an eye on?
Ulrik Saltnes and Amor Layouni can be a surprise. Also Martin Bjørnbak.

What have you been up to during the off-season? Holiday?
I went to Thailand and to Hamburg. In Hamburg I watched the World Championship in handball. Then I spent Christmas and New Years with my family.

Where’s the place to be on a Friday night in Bodo?
At home on the couch. (He said laughing). I actually don’t know. Maybe Hundholmen? I rarely go out.

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The Norwegian language version of the Eliteserien Fantasy can be found here here. This season the game’s creators have developed an English language version, which can be found here.

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  1. Geoff
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    • 13 Years
    8 years, 28 days ago

    We're now getting very close to the deadline!

    How is your team looking? Any last minute decisions to make?

    Who are you captaining?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Barring any surprises in the lineups I think I'm all set. Jradi captain. How about you?

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 13 Years
        8 years, 28 days ago

        Looks good. Focused on the lineups, no surprises 🙂

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Still tweaking, on EUA captain at present

      1. Geoff
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        • 13 Years
        8 years, 28 days ago

        I did that

  2. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 28 days ago

    Have 7m for a final midfielder to go alongside EUA, Jradi, Sæter, and MGP, is it crazy to go with Nguen as a Godset triple?
    Don't want to double TIL so probably not going for Åsen, and already have four GW2 blankers,, so is Saltnes my best option?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Ignore coverage and go for whoever you think will get the most points. Live a little 😛

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 28 days ago

        There living a little then there's triple SIF craziness 😆

    2. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Wait for the lineups, if he starts I think Nguen is a good option. Also look at Hestad/Strand.

    3. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      I'm on Hestad currently, but not a 100% convinced though. Not a bad option for the next three though.

    4. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Thanks all, gone for Hestad for now as a Molde double with Amang (subject to lineups)

    5. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Nguen, Hestad, or Konradsen were the three I was looking at

  3. Sandstorm
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    • 16 Years
    8 years, 28 days ago

    Looking at MT Pocket’s (Thanks!!!) fixture ticker I ended up with this lot:

    Linde, Maric
    Nilsen, Glesnes, Remmer, Haakenstad, Granli
    EUA, Nguen, Adegbenro, Gamst Pedersen, Vetlesen
    Lehne Olsen, Amang, Bendtner
    0,5 itb

    Linde & Maric rotate well and have ok fixtures.

    Nilsen, Glesnes & Remmer basicly play week in week out with some expections, ok fixtures. Haakenstad & Granli are back-ups.

    Last season Eirik Ulland Andersen had 3 shots per game and 2 key passes per game according to WhoScored. Jradi's respective figures were 2,3 and 1,5 – hence EUA. I'll take a risk on Nguen. Adegbenro's price made me choose him over Helland. I had Gamst Pedersen when he played for Blackburn. Vetlesen is bench fodder.

    Lehne Olsen & Amang have ok fixtures, Bendtner is fixture proof (I don't want to take a risk not to own him).

    I don't like double gameweeks.

    Bring on the team sheets so I can start panicking!

  4. TallestJohn
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 28 days ago

    Hang on, the game between LSK and RBK on 5 March wasn't the Mesterfinalen (Norwegian Community Shield)? Apparently that's still got to be played 25 April, between GW6 and 7.

    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      That's right, it was postponed.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Yeah they just played an unofficial friendly indoors instead.

  5. Tacalabala
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 28 days ago

    When and where are we expecting lineups?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      Already out. Check scout tweets.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 28 days ago

      https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/eliteserien/

      About 10 minutes from now.

  6. MTPockets
      8 years, 28 days ago

      BG
      12 Zoran Popovic
      4 Martin Bjørnbak Kaptein
      5 Thomas Jacobsen
      18 Brede Mathias Moe
      24 Fredrik André Bjørkan
      6 Vegard Leikvoll Moberg
      10 Jose Angel Jurado De La Torre
      14 Ulrik Saltnes
      11 Jens Petter Hauge
      20 Amor Yonas Layouni
      22 Kristian Fardal Opseth

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 28 days ago

          Won't post the others - easier to just check links

      2. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 28 days ago

        No Gregersen or Gabrielsen for Molde

        1. MTPockets
            8 years, 28 days ago

            Sarr captain. Think he's more nailed than Remmer?

            1. Sleep Talk
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 28 days ago

              No idea really. Solskjær could rotate anyone in that defence imo

        2. MTPockets
            8 years, 28 days ago

            Maric starts

          • TAT
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 28 days ago

            No news about Strømsgodset-Stabæk line-ups?

          • Sleep Talk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 28 days ago

            Sandefjord, Strømsgodset and Stabæk lineups the only one missing now.

            1. Sleep Talk
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 28 days ago

              And there's Sandefjord. Jonsson on the bench, so I imagine he'll be alright for the dgw..

              1. Sleep Talk
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 28 days ago

                Grorud 4.0 starts

              2. Niemi
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 28 days ago

                Not necessarily, Johansen could keep the place.

              1. Sleep Talk
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 28 days ago

                Cheers

          • Sandstorm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 28 days ago

            Nguen starts

          • TallestJohn
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 28 days ago

            No real surprises in the lineups then.

            Linde
            Hedenstad, Ruud, Kitolano
            Helland (K), Jradi, Hestad, Rashani
            Amang, Lehne Olsen, Fardal Opseth

            Barli; Morer, Haakenstad, Tønne

            Could've gone with Nguen but if it ain't broke don't fix it. Good luck all 🙂

            1. TAT
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 28 days ago

              Looking good!
              Hansen
              Haakestad - Kitolano - Glesnes
              Ulland Andersen - Saltnes - Adegbenro - Åsen
              Fardal Opseth - Bendtner - Stokke

              Couldn't find a line-up to be completely happy with, but this is as close as I could get. Expecting to transfer in Brann players at some point.

            2. Sandstorm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 28 days ago

              You were right about Hussain not starting, cheers.

          • Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 28 days ago

            Updating

            1. Yellin' in my Ear
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 28 days ago

              Says it has updated but don't think they've got it working properly yet, fixtures haven't updated on my team or points pages

              1. MTPockets
                  8 years, 28 days ago

                  Looks fine on mine.

                  1. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 28 days ago

                    Maybe they do the Norwegian version first and the English language one second?

                    1. MTPockets
                        8 years, 28 days ago

                        I'm on the english version. Tried refreshing?

                        1. Yellin' in my Ear
                          • 10 Years
                          8 years, 28 days ago

                          I had but didn't do anything, seems ok now though 🙂

              2. MTPockets
                  8 years, 28 days ago

                  Stabæk lineup was late, but up now (brynhildsen bench).
                  Love these coming ahead of time.

                • Thiga
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 28 days ago

                  All the best everyone! 🙂

                  1. MTPockets
                      8 years, 28 days ago

                      Good luck

                    • Yellin' in my Ear
                      • 10 Years
                      8 years, 28 days ago

                      And to you 🙂

                    • TAT
                      • 8 Years
                      8 years, 28 days ago

                      Good luck!

                    • FirminoIsBetterThanYou
                      • 9 Years
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      Good luck!

                    • Mince n Tatties
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      All the best Lads n Lassies

                  2. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 27 days ago

                    Current top score (14) from a team playing park the bus with triple Odd and triple Tromso defense. Confirms that you don't get a captain that week, and doesn't include your keeper. https://en.fantasy.eliteserien.no/a/team/7725/event/1

                    1. TallestJohn
                      • 9 Years
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      Tromsø 2-0 down after 7 minutes lol, unlucky that guy

                  3. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 27 days ago

                    First goal of the season from Godset, Pedersen with no assist

                  4. Still Unsure
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      Goals flying in everywhere. Most exciting league in the world

                    • Yellin' in my Ear
                      • 10 Years
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      Only non-blanking player I've benched is Sæter, who's already got an assist. Great start 😆

                    • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      8 years, 27 days ago

                      Happy with Floki so far 🙂

                      1. MTPockets
                          8 years, 27 days ago

                          Got rid of him for Martin, in a game that looks like it may be called off...

                          1. Yellin' in my Ear
                            • 10 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Assume weather related?

                            1. MTPockets
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                yes

                            2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              Why did it get called off?

                              1. MTPockets
                                  8 years, 27 days ago

                                  Back on now.

                            3. TAT
                              • 8 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              Was close to getting him just before the deadline. Didn't do it…

                              1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 11 Years
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                Still plenty of time for other assets to also do well....

                                1. TAT
                                  • 8 Years
                                  8 years, 27 days ago

                                  Do hope so! Need that Bodø/Glimt match to continue, though.

                          2. Oven Glover
                            • 10 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Currently 3d in the FFS league 😎

                            Live updates is a great feature.

                            1. Yellin' in my Ear
                              • 10 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              39th 😎

                              1. Oven Glover
                                • 10 Years
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                Eat my dust 😆

                                1. Yellin' in my Ear
                                  • 10 Years
                                  8 years, 27 days ago

                                  😆

                          3. TAT
                            • 8 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Anyone following some of the matches tonight? How are the teams playing?

                          4. Konig Luther
                            • 13 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Sarr assist... arggh picked Remmer

                          5. TAT
                            • 8 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Bodø/Glimt-Lillestrøm in danger of being called off? Heavy snow I hear.

                            1. rakdaddy
                              • 9 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              What happens if called off? No cs cause not 60 min and 1 point for played minutes? Got two up there

                              1. TAT
                                • 8 Years
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                I got three playing! :-O

                            2. Tacalabala
                              • 15 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              How annoyed would you be if you were a travelling LSK supporter?!

                              1. TAT
                                • 8 Years
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                You're at the mach?

                            3. Team Cruel
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              Getting restarted any minute now.

                          6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Why is Maric on 3 points?

                          7. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
                            • 10 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            If I use my FT now, and then later in the week activates the FH chip, will the transfer I made before activating the chip be in my squad for the following gameweek?

                            1. Yellin' in my Ear
                              • 10 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              Wrong thread

                              1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
                                • 10 Years
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                Sorry

                            2. Konig Luther
                              • 13 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              no

                            3. Monkey Hanger
                              • 12 Years
                              8 years, 27 days ago

                              No.

                          8. LÖrKingMuch
                            • 15 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            No

                          9. Team Cruel
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            8 years, 27 days ago

                            Ohi back to his usual GW1 antics...

                            1. MTPockets
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                Yeah nice goal. You have him?

                                1. Team Cruel
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  8 years, 27 days ago

                                  Lord-Opseth-Amang

                                  .5 price rise incoming for Ohi 😆

                            2. MTPockets
                                8 years, 27 days ago

                                s08-rb lineups as expected (agger not schwartz)