The list of things you can bid on to support LSK Kvinner in a difficult financial situation is over 40 items. Some are more creative than others: “Gift card from Alpakka walk – 3 participants and 3 alpacas on a walk in the woods and fields!” “Lillemost: 10 bottles of delicious short-aged apple cider, from lush gardens in Lillestrøm” “Gift card from Peppes Pizza Lillestrøm” “2 cartons of chips of your choice” “Signed national team jersey of Norway’s men’s national team” “England kit from 2018, signed by Paul Robinson” Chairman of LSK Women Lotte Lundby Kristiansen is clear that their situation is still very challenging. – The situation is still serious. We have a number of processes which we hope will provide the income needed for us to be able to finish the season and have another team next year, says Kristiansen to news. CREATIVE: LSK Kvinner has received many auction objects from the business community around the club. Graphics: Terje Pedersen / Screenshot LSK’s auction / NTB Got 200,000 The word crisis has been used a lot about LSK Women this season. Not because they are in fourth place in the Toppserien, but because they are on the verge of bankruptcy. This autumn there has been great uncertainty as to whether they have even had the finances to play the next game. At the end of September at the latest, three new points were drawn for breaching previously agreed action plans. In September, LSK Kvinner was barely able to pay salaries to the players, and they have lost several key players. So far, they have barely recovered. – We believe and hope that we will be able to finish the season, says chairman Lotte Lundby Kristiansen. HOUSE AUCTION: On LSK Kvinner’s homepage you can find their attempt to keep the club running afloat. Photo: Skjerdump from lsk-kvinner.no – When one has to resort to an auction, surely that is a clear picture of how precarious the situation is? – Yes, it is. But it is not the auction alone that will save the club. There must be a combination of agreements with sponsors and partners, and then this auction. The auction objects have been obtained by the club from the local business community in Romerike. Kristiansen says that they also had a similar auction before the summer. Then they received just under NOK 200,000. Just like then, the money from the autumn auction goes straight into running the club. There, it is the player salaries that are the biggest expense. What do you think of LSK Kvinner’s attempt to save the club? Creative and good measures to save LSK Women It’s a shame that the economy is so bad that this has to be done No, this is not the right medicine This is embarrassing Has no meaning Show result Steal energy Captain of LSK Women Emilie Aanes Woldvik has also caught on the auction. She thinks it’s crazy that you can’t get it to work without having to do something extra. – At the same time, it’s great that you manage to be creative and find different solutions for it to end, says Woldvik to news and continues: CAPTAIN: Emilie Aanes Woldvik is captain of LSK Women. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB – I think that right now all attention is good attention. On Saturday, LSK Women will meet table neighbor Rosenborg in Trondheim. Two points separate the team fighting for third place in the Toppserien before Saturday’s showdown. – We go into the match very happy to have something to play for. It’s top matches like this that you really look forward to and want to be a part of, says Woldvik. She tells of a group of players who, as best they can, try to focus on the sport, even though the dark financial cloud hangs over the club, and creative measures are taken to save the business. – It is clear that it takes some energy. At the same time, as a top athlete, you have to be good at shutting things out and only focus on what you can do something with. Hey! Hey! Do you have any tips for something you think I should write about? Please send me a tip. Published 11.10.2024, at 20.05
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Apple cider auction and alpaca walk to save the club
