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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
    7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months 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
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Looks good. Focused on the lineups, no surprises 🙂

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Still tweaking, on EUA captain at present

      1. Geoff
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        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I did that

  2. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months ago

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

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

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

    2. TallestJohn
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months ago

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

  3. Sandstorm
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months 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
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months 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
      7 years, 9 months ago

      That's right, it was postponed.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah they just played an unofficial friendly indoors instead.

  5. Tacalabala
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    When and where are we expecting lineups?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Already out. Check scout tweets.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

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

      About 10 minutes from now.

  6. MTPockets
      7 years, 9 months 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
          7 years, 9 months ago

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

      2. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        No Gregersen or Gabrielsen for Molde

        1. MTPockets
            7 years, 9 months ago

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

            1. Sleep Talk
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

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

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Maric starts

          • TAT
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            No news about Strømsgodset-Stabæk line-ups?

          • Sleep Talk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

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

            1. Sleep Talk
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 9 months 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
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Grorud 4.0 starts

              2. Niemi
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Not necessarily, Johansen could keep the place.

              1. Sleep Talk
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers

          • Sandstorm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Nguen starts

          • TallestJohn
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months 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
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 9 months 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
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              You were right about Hussain not starting, cheers.

          • Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Updating

            1. Yellin' in my Ear
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 9 months 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
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  Looks fine on mine.

                  1. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 9 months ago

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

                    1. MTPockets
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        I'm on the english version. Tried refreshing?

                        1. Yellin' in my Ear
                          • 10 Years
                          7 years, 9 months ago

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

              2. MTPockets
                  7 years, 9 months ago

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

                • Thiga
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  All the best everyone! 🙂

                  1. MTPockets
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      Good luck

                    • Yellin' in my Ear
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      And to you 🙂

                    • TAT
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      Good luck!

                    • FirminoIsBetterThanYou
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      Good luck!

                    • Mince n Tatties
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      All the best Lads n Lassies

                  2. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 9 months 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
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

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

                  3. Yellin' in my Ear
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 9 months ago

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

                  4. Still Unsure
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      Goals flying in everywhere. Most exciting league in the world

                    • Yellin' in my Ear
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 9 months 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
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      Happy with Floki so far 🙂

                      1. MTPockets
                          7 years, 9 months 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
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            Assume weather related?

                            1. MTPockets
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                yes

                            2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              Why did it get called off?

                              1. MTPockets
                                  7 years, 9 months ago

                                  Back on now.

                            3. TAT
                              • 7 Years
                              7 years, 9 months 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
                                7 years, 9 months ago

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

                                1. TAT
                                  • 7 Years
                                  7 years, 9 months ago

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

                          2. Oven Glover
                            • 10 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            Currently 3d in the FFS league 😎

                            Live updates is a great feature.

                            1. Yellin' in my Ear
                              • 10 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              39th 😎

                              1. Oven Glover
                                • 10 Years
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                Eat my dust 😆

                                1. Yellin' in my Ear
                                  • 10 Years
                                  7 years, 9 months ago

                                  😆

                          3. TAT
                            • 7 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

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

                          4. Konig Luther
                            • 12 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            Sarr assist... arggh picked Remmer

                          5. TAT
                            • 7 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

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

                            1. rakdaddy
                              • 8 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

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

                              1. TAT
                                • 7 Years
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                I got three playing! :-O

                            2. Tacalabala
                              • 14 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

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

                              1. TAT
                                • 7 Years
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                You're at the mach?

                            3. Team Cruel
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              Getting restarted any minute now.

                          6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            Why is Maric on 3 points?

                          7. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
                            • 9 Years
                            7 years, 9 months 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
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              Wrong thread

                              1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
                                • 9 Years
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                Sorry

                            2. Konig Luther
                              • 12 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              no

                            3. Monkey Hanger
                              • 12 Years
                              7 years, 9 months ago

                              No.

                          8. LÖrKingMuch
                            • 15 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            No

                          9. Team Cruel
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            7 years, 9 months ago

                            Ohi back to his usual GW1 antics...

                            1. MTPockets
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                Yeah nice goal. You have him?

                                1. Team Cruel
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  7 years, 9 months ago

                                  Lord-Opseth-Amang

                                  .5 price rise incoming for Ohi 😆

                            2. MTPockets
                                7 years, 9 months ago

                                s08-rb lineups as expected (agger not schwartz)