– The last few days have shown that we have fooled ourselves a lot and it is a shame, Eirik Horneland says to Nettavisen.
BRANN STADION (Nettavisen): On Sunday, Brann played his first league match after the scandalous replay night to Tuesday last week. Twelve players went to Brann Stadium after a dinner in Bergen city center earlier Monday night.
It has ended police investigation of a possible criminal offense. And the club is working on how they should drug test players to find out if illegal drugs have been used.
The party participant who is suspected of a possible sexual assault denies criminal guilt.
At the Stadium, someone had brought alcohol with them, which was drunk and billiards were played, Nettavisen is informed. But being at the Stadium at night without the club’s permission is against Brann’s regulations and thus illegal.
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– Has fooled us a lot
Horneland, like the captain, believes that it has been a difficult week.
– There are many fates in this and it is a lot of shame. There are many we have to take care of and there are things we have to react to. From a purely human point of view, it has been difficult to deal with.
– What has been ashamed?
– The last few days have shown that we have fooled ourselves a lot and it is a shame. You know what I mean, I can not bear to go through it, says the Brann coach.
He has not sacrificed an idea of whether the club should publish the twelve nachspiel participants even if innocent people are affected.
– It’s not something I’ve thought of. I have prepared the match and needed a little pocket to think about something other than that situation. I also need to be mentally prepared for battle. Now we will enjoy this victory tonight and prepare for the match against Strømsgodset next week. Then we will wind up in the case we are in, says Horneland.
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– The supporters want these answers.
– Yes. And we will try to provide answers to most things. But we must take it at the right pace.
The fact that the rumors are circulating on social media does not currently help to change the position on publishing the names.
– I think it is very difficult. I do not want them to be hung out, but we must take things at the right pace now.
– Everyone in Brann is affected
– It has been a special week and we have been in a situation the boys probably have not encountered before. It has been a special charge, but still the focus has been very good on training and in battle, says Sivert Heltne Nilsen to Nettavisen.
– Were you among the players who were at the nachspielet last Monday?
– Everyone in Brann is affected by this situation whether you work, play or are a supporter of the club. We are all affected. Who was there or not I will not talk about.
The management did not want to go out with which twelve players were on the nachspielet. On Sunday, before the vital match against Sandefjord, Brann player Ruben Kristiansen spoke about the spread of rumors about being hung out on social media and rumors otherwise. He said that everyone who wears the Brann logo is suspected and that it is an unnecessary strain.
Heltne Nilsen is among several players who refuse to answer whether they participated in the nachspielet, knowing that this affects all innocent people. Possibly himself.
– It is not good that innocent people are affected, of course. But everyone in Brann is affected negatively. Now it’s about rebuilding the club as best we can. Today was hopefully a beginning to rebuild trust in Brann as a club. It will most likely be a long job, but today was hopefully a step in the right direction, says Heltne Nilsen.
He does not want to comment on the Kristiansen interview.
These players have participated
Among the players who have been confirmed to have been to the nachspielet are:
- Kristoffer Barmen
- Mikkel Andersen
- Vegard Forren
- Mathias Rasmussen
- Ole Martin Kolskogen
Barmen and Andersen were left out of the fighting squad against Sandefjord. None of these are under investigation for possible sexual abuse. This was confirmed by the club itself at a press conference on Saturday.
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General manager Vibeke Johannesen and sports manager Jimmi Nagel Jacobsen insisted on Sunday that it is still not relevant to go out with which players were at the nachspielet last week, even if innocent people are posted on social media.
– I stand behind what the club chooses to do. We must remember that the twelve in question made an unfortunate decision to go to the Stadium in the middle of the night. For us, it is important that no groupings are formed within the team. We must try to stand together, concentrate on what we are going to and move on, Kristiansen said in the interview on Sunday.
Fire captain Daniel Pedersen thinks it has been tough to stand in the storm.
– The week has been tough and special week for everyone because of everything that has happened. I think that is obvious.
– What has happened?
– I have no comment on that. Now we have played a football match today and won it. We have not done that for a long time and that is what we are going to talk about today.
– Were you at the nachspielet on Monday?
– It is not a question of the football match. As I said, I have no comment on anything else today.
The captain will not give answers to the fans
After Saturday’s press conference on Saturday, there were three supporters who crouched down on coach Horneland. The theme was, among other things, that the club had to announce who had been to the nachspielet. They also mentioned that there were many rumors on social media and that it was harmful to the club.
Captain Pedersen will not help the fans solve the nachspiel riddle. He also will not comment on Kristiansen’s statements.
– What about those who are innocent?
– Now you’re just digging. If you have more questions about the football match, I can answer that.
Fredrik Palle Knudsen signed for Brann on Wednesday, ie after the nachspielkvelden.
– The week has been turbulent. I left Haugesund on Tuesday night after completing a medical test. Wednesday was training and full run. It has been demanding, but the people in the club have received me in a brilliant way. It has been lovely.
– How has the sequel affected your week?
– Of course it affects, but I think we show today that we show character. I do not want to comment on anything special about the sequel because I have not been involved in any of it, I came after that session.
He also does not want to say anything about innocent people being posted online.
Niklas Jensen Wassberg also does not want to say anything about the sequel, nor answer whether he participated. But he eases the veil a bit when the theme is that innocents are mistakenly hung out and made suspicious.
– We are a team and must find out this together. Beyond that, I do not want to say anything more.
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