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On Tuesday night, it became clear that Start was relegated to the Obos league. After losing 4-0 to Vålerenga at the same time as Mjøndalen crushed Aalesund, the relegation was a done deal.
The relegation caused TV 2 soccer expert Jesper Mathisen to express his feelings about the club. He has over 100 games for the club and is the son of the greatest starting legend of them all, Svein “Matta” Mathisen.
Now he is fed up with how the club is run.
– There will be questions asked by head coach Joey Hardarsson, but in my opinion, he is not the main problem. The biggest problem at Start is how the club is run. Where is the strong daily leader? Where is the strong chairman of the board? Where is the strong and visible athletic leader? Where is «Mr. Start? “I don’t see anyone who is the face of a club, which really should be able to be one of the loveliest in Norway.
It was during FotballXtra Mathisen on Tuesday that he chose to go on a five-minute tirade against Start.
Check out the whole rant at the top!
– The way Start has been run in recent years is a demonstration of miserable club management. Everything that could have been done wrong is done wrong. They have spent more than 100 million crowns. Now they are relegated for the second time after these guys came in and took over this great club. The beginning is a sad sight.
– I haven’t been to Sør Arena in 6-8 months. Simply because I no longer feel that this is my club or my people. I don’t feel welcome either, says Jesper Mathisen.
Read what the CEO of Start, Christopher MacConnacher, responds to criticism of the merits of the case.
Away from the agent
Soccer agent Stig Lillejord also reviewed the tirade. The reason for this is that the Bergen player has had a role at the club since May 18 helping him in contract negotiations and player transfers.
– Inside Start, they believe that Stig Lillejord is the solution for everything. Which has a fantastic overview and a brilliant network. I may have it, but I haven’t seen it in many years. Therefore, I think it is completely wrong that he feels in the club and has a central role in these issues, says Mathisen.
Part of Lillejord’s job is to contribute knowledge to contract negotiations and to its network both internationally and nationally.
– I have spoken with several other agents who do not bother to have their players on Start. So should they sit down and give all the information about how they trade and what they need to another agent? This can give Lillejord great advantages in the future. Everyone sees that this is wrong, but Start doesn’t.
Lillejord responds to criticism:
– I have no comment on that. Jesper is a nice guy and gets paid for being controversial. That’s why he does a great job for TV 2, writes Stig Lillejord in an SMS to TV 2.
– I was born in this club
Mathisen is suppressed in Start. His father Svein Mathisen played a total of 663 matches with the yellow jerseys. He also became league champion with Start in 1978 and 1980. He later worked as a sports director at the club. In 2011, Svein Mathisen died after losing the battle with cancer.
Jesper Mathisen himself has 120 league appearances for the Sørland club, but had to retire at a young age due to several serious knee injuries.
– These are things I think about all the time. I was born in this club. I know almost everyone who works there. Therefore, it is boring to have to criticize many of the decisions that have been made, but it has turned out that way. If Start goes up and forward, someone from outside should raise their voice.
This is how the CEO of Start responds to criticism
Start CEO Christopher MacConnacher received Mathisen’s criticism by email.
Where Mathisen asks for a “Mr. Home »The leader of Home is clear that a football club is not a one-man show.
CEO of Start Christopher MacConnacher. Photo: Tor Erik Schrøder
– Of course we are all very disappointed with how the season ended. We want the face of the club and the profiles of the club to be the players. Mr. Start is the club and it is not about one person. A soccer club is not a one-man program, writes the general manager of Start in an email to TV 2.
To criticism of the club’s operations, MacConnacher responds as follows:
– Of course, we are disappointed that the club is not yet established in the Elite Series. Now we have to continue, with continuity, sobriety and longevity to achieve the goal of becoming a consolidated elite club.
He disagrees with Mathisen’s claim that the collaboration with Lillejord is bad for the club.
– We are pleased to collaborate with Stig. You have a good overview and a network that has been built after several decades in the industry. At Start we are together and one person is not the solution for everything. We win and we lose together. Now we have to bet again from the Obos league.
He also says that Mathisen is welcome to Sør Arena.
– Jesper, of course, is welcome in the arena. He’s invited Jesper before without getting a response, writes MacConnacher.
