Board chair steps down
Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen is resigning as chairman of Rosenborg, effective immediately. "Nok er nok," she told Adressa, pointing to sleepless nights and the personal toll of the role (1) (2) (3).
Her exit comes with the club 15th in the table, heading into the World Cup break without a permanent head coach. For a board that was already under scrutiny, losing its chair right now is another blow to any sense of stability.
What this means right now
Nine points from 11 matches. Relegation spot. No chairman. No permanent manager.
The coaching search has been circling around names connected to Kjetil Knutsen, but Knutsen himself has refused to comment on the speculation. The supporter group has already warned that relegation would trigger a sports and economic crisis – a scenario that feels more real by the week. Johnsen's departure only adds to the uncertainty around when, and how, the club makes its next big decision.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Rosenborg is raw. Supporters see the resignation as part of a wider institutional failure – another leader heading for the exit while the club faces its biggest crisis in decades. The overriding question is who would even want to take the job now. Read the full discussion here