On Wednesday, it became known that there will be no merger between LSK Women and Lørenskog Sports Association this time around. The parties entered into an agreement of intent earlier this year, after it emerged that LSK Kvinner was threatened with bankruptcy. In Wednesday’s press release, Lørenskog wrote that the board felt that there had been too little time and too many unresolved questions. – Especially the economy going forward and a transition as a top club “overnight” is challenging. The board is concerned that a merger could have too great consequences for the club, Lørenskog wrote in the press release. Now the situation is again critical for LSK Kvinner. – We need a lot of money to continue through the year, says acting chairman Lotte Lundby Kristiansen to news. – Is there a possibility that you will not actually finish the season? – If we do not succeed in finding a partner, there is a possibility of that, she admits, and adds: – Betting on women’s football is demanding. We need a partner who will take a social responsibility and dare to take a risk by betting on the women. Uncertain future ahead news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp has several times been critical of the process surrounding LSK Kvinner’s situation. – That you haven’t managed to build more of a club and a robust foundation, that’s too bad. Have they slept in class?, Torp asked when the financial problems became known earlier this year. When the news about the letter of intent with Lørenskog came, he was again critical: – I think the whole process seems like a slightly panicked decision. It doesn’t seem like a thorough process has been done in this – it rather seems like an attempt to try to save the club. After reading the news that there will be no merger between the two Romerike clubs, Torp sees no happy ending for the Toppserieklubben. TOP SERIES: Lillestrøm’s Thea Kyvåg after the 0-1 loss against Vålerenga on 10 May. – They have put themselves in the situation they are in, and have to deal with that crap themselves. There have been poor operations over several years with deficits, he says and adds: – I cannot see how LSK Kvinner will be able to save this. For the Toppserien as a product, he believes this gives a slightly negative view of top football and professionalism, and is the last thing women’s football needs. – We are having a pretty bad time Chairman Lundby Kristiansen admits that times are difficult and that it is uncertain how far the money will go before it goes bankrupt. LSK Kvinner is in dialogue with a couple of potential partners who could be the savior until 2024 and 2025 – but if it is to work, it must happen quickly. – We have a rather bad time, and lack liquidity for the rest of the year. It is a significant sum. If we are unable to pay the bills and pay our employees, it will have the consequence that we will have to consider withdrawing the team, she says. The team from Lillestrøm is in fourth place in the Toppserien. They have for many years been at the top of Norwegian women’s football, including with seven league championships since 2012. PROUD TRADITION: LSK Women celebrate their sixth and so far last cup gold in 2019. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Changed name several times LSK Kvinner is an independent unit outside Lillestrøm Sports Club itself, which has a team in the Eliteserien. At the latest in 2022, it was up to a vote at the annual meeting to incorporate LSK Kvinner as part of Lillestrøm, but the proposal was voted down. The team changed its name to LSK Kvinner after the 2009 season. Before that, the club was called Team Strømmen. The club was first founded as Setskog/Høland in October 1989. A number of profiles have played for the club, including Hege Riise, Isabell Herlovsen, Emilie Haavi, Guro Reiten, Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Elise Thorsnes. Last year, it became known that Avaldsnes lost his license and the associated place in the Toppserien due to financial problems. And when Kristiansen is asked the question of when the board will decide whether you can finish the season or not, the chairman replies: – This is completely dependent on the ongoing processes with potential partners. We still have faith that we will make it happen. Published 22.08.2024, at 18.04
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