– Equality, community and cohesion are strong in the club. It is important for us to show that Bryne FK stands united behind this move and therefore the men’s team will also play in red shorts from the 2023 season onwards, says Bryne FK general manager Hans Øyvind Sagen. At a press conference today, he released the news that both top teams in Bryne FK will move away from the traditional white shorts. The men throw the white shorts together with the ladies in Bryne FK. Photo: Bryne FK Now there will be an end to the women’s team having to worry about the white shorts turning red involuntarily. Thus they change to red shorts. And the ladies should not be left alone. Karina Hæøk is happy about that. – In this situation, safety, comfort and performance opportunities must trump tradition. It’s nice that the club stands together and that it applies to everyone, says midfielder Hæøk. Midfielder Karina Hæøk believes the change of shorts is an important step in the right direction for the club. Photo: Jo Fridstrøm / news Going to experience a community She says that the younger girls in the club often dread playing in white shorts, and cry before matches when they have their period. – We feel that we are valued and put on an equal footing with the rest of the club. The voice must be heard in the club, and you must experience a community. Bryne is perhaps best known today as the mother club of world star Erling Braut Håland, but the club has a long and proud history. Since the team was founded in 1926, they have played in white shorts through ups and downs. Former Bryne and national team player Arne Larsen Økland, who was central to the club’s heyday, is positive about the shorts change. – I think it’s a good initiative, and it’s nice that they use the same suit for women and men, and that it’s all red is great. Økland points out that when Bryne’s uniform was decided there was no women’s team in the club, and believes that the change is completely in its place for equality in sport. Historic exchange – You won cup gold with Bryne against Brann in 1987, and that in red shorts, could that mean luck? – I had actually forgotten that, that we played in red shorts. So that says something about how important it was. In any case, it has nothing to say about the performance. Arne Larsen Økland won cup gold with Bryne in red shorts in 1987. They played in away kit against Brann in the match which ended 1-0 in Bryne’s favour. Photo: Eystein Hanssen / NTB But not all the club legends are equally excited. Gabriel Høyland, better known as Mister Bryne and great-uncle of Erling Braut Haaland, thinks the change is surprising. – There is no problem for the women, it was time. They just have to get on with it. But it is special with suits, we have had our own suits in white and red. I think they should still be, because they are special. It’s not the same in solid red. Frequently discussed topic Ole Morten Hobberstad, who is spokesperson in the supporters’ club for Bryne FK, also supports the switch. – History means and should mean a lot, but safety is something that must always come first. We have reached 2023 and we will make arrangements for everyone in society. The supporters’ club of Bryne FK supports the exchange of shorts. Photo: Private Underparts in women’s sports and problems related to them being too small, too white or too transparent have long been discussed. In 2020, Lillesand Sports Club received a lot of attention when girls’ players wanted to get rid of white shorts, but a male-dominated board voted down the proposal. The board later reversed the decision. In England, several teams drop the white shorts due to menstrual issues. Now black shorts apply in Raumnes & Årnes IL, Raumnes wrote last autumn. Here all the sports teams went to change their uniforms. Now Bryne FK is also following suit. – The women’s team is a venture we are proud to work with. For the first time, we have a coach in a 100 per cent position who will spend all his time developing women’s football, says Sagen.
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