There has been a lot of unrest within the sports club Fram, which is Norway’s oldest club with organized football in the same association. The background is an internal dispute about opening up so that a man convicted of assault can be welcomed back into the club. Signed out in protest The man has been convicted of assaulting minors, but has completed his sentence. It was Østlandsposten that first mentioned the case. Several people in central positions in Fram signed a written initiative in 2022 to lift the club’s ban on the man. This in turn has led to a lot of unrest within the club. Among other things, the high-profile sports commentator Daniel Høglund has recently resigned from the club, and tells news that he expects a clean-up. news has been in contact with several parents in Fram. A mother fears that the consequence of the unrest will lead to resignations. For the sake of her child, she does not want to be named. – All this is very negative. This is an environment where everyone knows everyone. The consequence of something like this could lead to parents choosing to take their children out of the club, which would be a shame, she says to news. On Wednesday, the club’s executive board dealt with the matter in a closed meeting. Creates personnel cases In a message on the club’s website on Thursday, it is stated that they will now create more personnel cases as a result of what has happened. They will ask for external help to solve this. – As an employer, the executive board will handle this according to the rules and confidentiality that apply in working life. This process will be followed closely, and beyond this the executive board does not wish to make further comments, the board writes. news has repeatedly tried to get chairman Rolf Nilsen to comment further on the matter. He refuses that. Deputy chairman Jørn Carsten Evensen refers to the chairman when we ask for a comment. The board of Fram Larvik will create several personnel cases. They came to that conclusion during the meeting on Wednesday evening. Photo: Robert Hansen / news The board has now decided to contact the members who have signed the initiative to give the man convicted of assault a second chance. They state that they will make it clear that questions about the executive board’s assessments and decisions are expected to be taken up directly with the executive board by the chairman. Not through signature campaigns. – The executive board will also emphasize the importance of getting to know all sides of a possible case before acting, they write on the club’s website. They consider that the signature campaign in question has been very negative and burdensome for the club. – The executive board expects an apology, and would like to emphasize that this cannot be repeated, the text continues. news has also been in contact with the initiator of the signature campaign. He does not wish to comment on the matter. Grandstands at Fram IF’s sports facility in Larvik. Photo: Robert Hansen / news The general manager was not present at the meeting The executive board considered the written initiative in a board meeting in December last year. There, the board clearly said no to lifting the ban on the man. The general manager of Fram, Rune Holst Bloch, is one of those who signed the initiative in 2022. He has previously stated to news that it was never intended that the person in question should have any position, role or membership in the club. – There has been a question as to whether it was possible to have a limited day service in a workplace among adults. According to Bloch, he and the others involved considered the case settled when the executive board decided to say no to welcoming the man back. Bloch was not present at Wednesday’s meeting in Larvik, and does not wish to comment on the matter to news either.
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Dishwashing meeting in Fram Larvik after dispute over assault conviction – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
