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Drink the first first. The job of director at TIL is extremely demanding. So on Monday it became clear that Kristian Høydal himself chose to step down after two years and nineteen days, it should come as no surprise. After all, there have been 11 men in office since 1998.
‘It takes you skin and hair ”,“ consume all ”and“ work all day ”are among the descriptions used in work that can rightly be said to be impossible to achieve.
With this backdrop Høydal entered the Alfheim canteen along with the chairmen of the board Stig Bjørklund and Astrid Strandbu almost as the live broadcasts of the local press started at 12 noon. Wearing a gray TIL sweater with the initials KH, the main character sat to the left of the management duo who in August 2018 hired him for the job. As if it wasn’t really important that day.
External trained TIL Team A in the low fall sun on a half-frozen artificial turf after the night below freezing. The relationship that old TIL hero Tom Høgli described to me as “optimal” when from the large windows in the “VIP area” we watched Gaute Helstrup drive forward “Gutan” waiting for Høydal to arrive.
Press conferences there bad The news that is presented always has some common characteristics. He often begins with the decision being “sad and sad”, and often “difficult”, before continuing with some obvious questions from the journalists present.
“When was the decision taken? »,« When did you tell TIL? »,« What are you looking for in a replacement? »,« How will the new director be found? ». everything goes in this category.
Here the trio replied relatively good for themselves. TIL has known of Høydal’s decision since the change of the month and tried unsuccessfully to persuade Høydal to continue. Also, the job will be announced and there won’t be a new hire until February-March 2021.
At the same time is Don’t sidestep the fact that the work is so extreme that it otherwise goes beyond life. While Høydal might not seem grumpy, it is inevitable that he too has noticed the drive that comes with work.
Maybe it was never more difficult than when the crown epidemic began. And the head coach of TIL is still called Simo Valakari. Because behind the scenes after Kristian Høydal and the board fired coaches and players after Norway’s shutdown on March 12, it got dramatic.
Valakari’s salary was reduce by 75 percent overnight. Furthermore, the coach did not agree with the decisions to dismiss the players, something that, for example, Bodø / Glimt for financial reasons decided to rule out.
He also wanted to continue training despite current coronary restrictions. It’s not exactly music to the ears of a director who has become known for pulling the financial handbrake.
These problems came plus some difficult months after TIL descended from the Eliteserien on the first day of December 2019. Valakari clearly wanted to leave, and it became increasingly clear that his relationship with key people at the club, like Høydal, was not the same. than to.
After all, it was Høydal central when Valakari was incorporated in 2017, later as a member of the club’s board of directors. Along with then-board chair Per Aronsen, Høydal went to Sandefjord to watch a TIL match with Valakari. And when Valakari met the TIL fans, Høydal was always a couple of meters behind, well hidden behind sunglasses.
Back in april By 2020, it had been cut completely between Valakari and Høydal, among others. And as far as Tromsø knows, it was Høydal who finally put his foot down. Where previous leaders had let Valakari rule as he wished, it was no longer free for the “Finnish savior.”
Then you can I would like to object that Høydal and TIL should have taken action earlier. To prevent Morten Gamst Pedersen from disappearing from the club and to prevent the cheap sale of Marcus Holmgren Pedersen to Molde.
It is important note that Høydal is controversial among some. Both internally at TIL and between people. Because he often says things directly from the liver or makes decisions that he doesn’t like. Inevitably in a job like this.
I have regularly He asked Høydal how long he has to continue at work, because I know how difficult and challenging it is. And now we know the answer.
Speculation about one The replacement was already underway minutes after the news broke a little before 11 a.m. Monday. Perhaps there will be a woman who has to go to work to continue the cleaning work that Høydal has started?
