– If they had swallowed the camel and shown respect for the league winners, Rosenborg would have shown that they stand for good values. Values that even arch-rivals can learn from. This is what Adresseavisen begins in its editorial before the hated derby between the two top clubs. The newspaper writes that there is “still time to change one’s mind” in the assessment of whether the club should stand guard of honor for Molde on Sunday. The guard of honor is intended as a tribute and is done by the opponents clapping the new league champions onto the pitch. – I think the club had stood by looking at it a bit big, says political editor Siv Sandvik to news. – No. We have made a decision on that, replies RBK coach Kjetil Rekdal to news on Thursday afternoon. – Bad losers On Monday, Rosenborg made the decision that they will not stand as a guard of honor for Molde. It came after several Molde players had said that they were looking forward to Rosenborg standing guard on Sunday. – We feel that Molde is more concerned with inflicting humiliation on Rosenborg, than getting deserved respect, wrote RBK. – It shows bad management, was the message from Molde coach Erling Moe. Ola Brynhildsen is looking forward to Rosenborg standing guard before Sunday’s game in the elite series. Photo: Ksenia Novikova Adresseavisen believes that Rosenborg’s decision is poorly thought out. – They appear as bad losers who plunge straight into the role of victim, says the editorial. – Here, I think that Rosenborg had coped with challenges from Molde with slightly low shoulders. Maybe even a shrug of the shoulders instead of going so hard and saying that it is out of the question and that Molde is trying to humiliate Rosenborg, says Sandvik. Do you think it is right for Rosenborg not to stand guard of honor for Molde? Yes, a guard of honor does not belong in Norwegian football. No, they should show respect for the league champion. Show result Whether Rosenborg should stand guard or not has caused reactions in Football-Norway, and especially in Trondheim. Supporter club Kjernen supports the club’s decision, but not all supporters do. – Should RBK waive the guard of honour, as they now say they will, I think the RBK flag will remain unwrapped next year. It is, after all, about respect, writes Rosenborg supporter Ole Friesl in a reader’s post for Adresseavisen. – Divided opinions Rosenborg himself wants to put the case behind him, but refuses to change his mind, as Adresseavisen writes is still possible. – There is no tradition of standing guard and we have chosen to concentrate fully on the match and make sure we are ready when the referee blows the whistle, Kjetil Rekdal answers to news. Dag-Eilev Fagermo supports Rosenborg’s choice not to stand guard of honor for Molde. – You cannot stand and cultivate the opponent. In that case, it is a strange tradition, Fagermo told TV 2. Sandvik believes Rosenborg has a problem when they use the tradition argument. – Many people say that it is not a tradition to stand as a guard of honor in Norway, and they are absolutely right. But it was now that Rosenborg chose to stand as a guard of honor for Bodø/Glimt. Honoring a series champion should not, in my opinion, boil down to whether you like the team or not, says Sandvik. General manager in Rosenborg, Tore Bjørseth Berdal, tells news that they have finished with the case and have no further comments. Rekdal is not worried that Rosenborg will lose respect as a club after they do not stand guard of honor for Molde. – I have experienced that there are quite a few divided opinions on this. Some think it’s right and some think it’s wrong. I guess that’s how it is in the society we live in. It’s free to express yourself and then we have to deal with it, says Rekdal. The match between Molde and Rosenborg will be played on Sunday at 19:00.
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