Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba are back for the first podcast of the 2023 season. Join the guys as we look at pre-season in Sweden's Allsvenskan and Norway Eliteserien and take stock of the Swedish Cup / Svenska Cupen. The boys then take part in a quick fire round looking at one interesting winter transfer for every team in both leagues. Don't miss it! Follow us on Twitter @nordicfootpod and subscribe for more episodes straight to your inbox

We welcome Tom Dent back onto the podcast for an in-depth interview with Steve Wyss. Hear how he has transitioned from an OBOS Ligaen manager at Stjørdals-Blink to working under Jakob Michelsen as assistant manager at Ham Kam in the Eliteserien. We discuss and dissect their season, which ultimately saw the club escape relegation by finishing 13th. Hear the intricacies of coaching, adapting to the top level along with mental & physical challenges. We discuss the league as a whole and give our team of the year suggestions. Also looking ahead to the future with VAR coming into the Eliteserien for 2023, along with personal and club ambitions. We thank Tom for his generous time again on the NFP and wish him all the best. Itinerary:- 00:00 Intros 02:14 Moving from Stjørdals-Blink to Ham Kam 07:56 Season Objectives 11:50 Start of season adaptations 19:25 The ‘Ham Kam Way’ Formations & Identity 27:50 Coaching 3-5-2 vs 4-3-3 31:00 Statistics & types of play 38:45 Losing Kristian Eriksen mid-season 44:25 Players adapting to Eliteserien level 50:25 Defeat to Sarpsborg - fallout & rebound 59:31 Goalkeeper change 1:01:10 End of season relief 1:03:55 Tom & Steve’s Eliteserien team of the season 1:13:50 Current strength of Eliteserien football 1:18:40 VAR in Eliteserien for 2023 1:23:34 Ham Kam & Tom Dent future 1:28:35 Influence of Jakob Michelsen

In this episode we are joined by a special guest, the Kalmar Brazilian goalkeeper Ricardo Friedrich. He has had a brilliant season and just recently won Goalkeeper of the Year award in the Allsvenskan. He joins Steve & Jonathan where they quiz him about his career which has seen him play twice for clubs in the far north of Europe, ROPS & Bodø/Glimt. Hear his thoughts on current manager Henrik Rydström and former boss Kjetil Knutsen. How has goalkeeping evolved since he started his playing career and what does the future hold for a man just entering his goalkeeping prime? We thank Ricardo for his generous time and wish him all the best for the future.

Five years ago our man Jonathan Fadugba went to Gothenburg to do an exclusive deep dive into BK Häcken in a trip to Hisingen where he met the legendary former coach, manager and Sporting Director Sonny Karlsson. Listen to the man who helped build Häcken from the ground up. He predicted back in 2017 that the club should compete to win the league title and lays out the blueprint for other clubs to progress towards the top end of the Allsvenskan. We have decided to re-relese this episode in tribute to BK Häcken's title winning 2022 campaign.

The Swedish Allsvenskan title is now in the bag for BK Häcken as they win their maiden Swedish crown. Hear how they managed to win the league despite being considered an unlikly outsider pre-season and with continual doubters during the campaign! Join the boys Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as we disect their title run and also look into the relegation battle in both Sweden & Norway. Additionally, we discuss the performances of several teams in their European groups this season

In the Allsvenskan BK Häcken are now just one point away from securing a maiden Swedish crown. Can they get over the line? Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba and both the Eliteserien & Allsvenskan are close to finishing. Relegation is on the line for several teams, who will stay up?

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba to round up the latest action. Molde have won the Eliteserien title. Find out how they did it and what were the keys to their success. Also, hear why Rosenborg will not be giving them a guard of honour this weekend. Over in Sweden, BK Häcken have a five point gap at the top of the table,. This is a great chance for them to obain their first ever championship, can they hold on? Hear about the crowd unrest in the recent Stockholm derby and how Malmö's season just goes from bad to worse Itinerary for this episode:- 00:00 Introductions 01:35 Molde re champions 07:30 Erling Moe - the manager 10:48 Molde formation & tactics 13:53 Key Molde players this season 19:55 Guard of honour debate 26:00 Rosenborg assessment 29:00 Some listener questions 36:52 Eliteserien relegation battle 42:50 BK Häcken - title in their hands? 52:00 Hammarby & Kalmar chasing 55:35 Bilal Hussein question 58:59 Stockholm derby & who is hated the most? 1:06:42 Malmö FF terrible season

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as we look ahead to the midweek European matches, including Bodø/Glimt's trip to Arsenal and Molde vs Shamrock Rovers. It has been a great seaosn for Molde and they are close to securing the Eliteserien title. Hear how tthings are progressing in Norway at botjh ends of the table. Meanwhile, in Sweden several teams are dropping points in what is a very open title race battle!

Our man Jonathan Fadugba interviews Kevin Nicol, the Scotsman currently in charge of OBOS Ligaen club Mjøndalen. Hear his story in football and how things have been at the club since he took over from the long standing Vegard Hansen, who was the previous manager for 17 years! Thanks to Kevin for his time, we appreciate it. Itinerary:- 00:00 - Intros 01:10 Taking over from Vegard Hansen 04:20 Learning from Hansen & core coaching principles 13:10 Playing career, shaping management, personal influences 21:37 Mjøndalen & coaching youngsters 25:50 Mjøndalen - the club & structure 28:15 Norway - development of players system 31:50 Mjøndalen - model & young players to watch out for 35:35 The future for Kevin Nicol 38:40 Coaching mentors

Join Steve & Jonathan as they look back on the weekend action in Norway & Sweden. Molde are well clear at the top of the Eliteserien table and find out who prevailed in the North of Norway derby. Can Kristiansund still survive? Over in Sweden several teams dropped points and there was a crucial Stockholm derby. Hear how Helsingborg claimed a shock win and we look ahead to the midweek European matches inclusing a big one for this region Djurgården vs Molde

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as they discuss the recent UEFA draws whih has seen Glimt come up against the likes of Arsenal & PSV. Can any teams from Norway or Sweden progress? Meanwhile, hear about Molde's big win in the Eliteserien, late heartbreak for Hacken & what is going oh so very wrong at Malmö?

Join Steve & Jonathan for the latest round of up the action in Norway & Sweden. There were big results in both league towards the top of the table. Find out how the teams are doing in the final crucial round of European qualifying. Additionally, Henry Nicholls (@footballinDK) has a great interview with FC Copenhagen defender Kevin Diks. We thank Kevin for his time and Henry for securing such a wonderful guest.

Steve & Jonathan are joined by Henry for a 3-way chat about the upcoming crucial European qualifying matches in addition to some of the latest goings on in each domiestic league. Apolgies for Steve's audio for the first half of this episode, he was using the wrong mic!

We are joined by Henry (@footballinDK) who has been on a trip to Denmark to take in some live action. He caught up with Norwegian wonderkid Andreas Schjelderup after the Nordjaelland - Viborg match for a chat. Henry also tells us about his time in Denmark, including his experience in the Copenhagen derby at Parken. Elsewhere, Bodø/Glimt have found some great form both domestically and in Europe. What has been the key to their recent success? Over in Sweden Malmö have slipped up again and hear how one player reortedly missed his own wedding to play in a European game!

Join Steve & Jonathan as they discuss the recent managerial change at Malmö, a wild 4-4 draw in the Allsvenskan & how Hammsrby slipped up in the title race. Over in Norway Kristiansund have finally won a game of football and the top four keep on picking up points. Hear about how Glimt destroyed Linfield in the UCL and we look forward to some very exciting European qualifying games including Viking vs Irish side Sligo Rovers!

Our man Jonathan Fadugba has an in-depth exclusive interview with David Selini, the asisstant manager at IFK Värnamo. Hear about his time in football and the inner workings of the club, who reached the Allsvenskan for the first ever time this season. How can IFK Värnamo make the most of limited budget and resources? Hear David's opinions on tactical styles, man management and his relationship with manager Kim Hellberg. We thank David for his time for coming on the podcast You can follow David on twitter @DaveSelini Follow the Nordic Football Podcast on twitter @nordicfootpod Follow Jonathan on twitter @JFfutbol Itinerary 00:00 Intros 02:35 Värnamo vs AIK recent match discussion 09:50 Värnamo - the current season 15:35 David Selini - getting the role at Värnamo 20:18 Day to day life at Värnamo 26:10 General tactical discussion 34:55 In match tactical tweaks and variations 43:22 David Selini the coach -learning tactical styles 48:20 Tactical evolutions in football 55:15 Advice about working in football 58:51 Kim Hellberg the Värnamo manager 1:02:32 Värnamo aims & ambitions 1:06:06 - Strikers in football - the modern role 1:11:33 Värnamo - the future

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba for the latest goings on in Sweden & Norway. There was a really important victory for AIK away to IFK Värnamo but all the talk was surrounding AIK loanee Robin Tihi who had a catastrophic match against his own club. We debate whether players should be able to play against their parent clubs, is it fair? Elsewhere, DIF emerged victorious from a top of the table clash with Häcken. Have the scales tipped in their favour? There have been a lot of transfers both in and out of the Allsvenskan and Jonathan discusses some key moves. Over in Norway Molde are unbetaen in 11 games and going well. We discuss Kristiansund's major problems, Vålerenga's revival and some key departures from the league. Meanwhile, the OBOS Ligaen is past its halfway stage and Steve discusses the dominance of Brann and some financial issues for Stjørdals-Blink.

Join Steve Wyss & Henry Nicholls for a comprehensive Danish Superliga Season Preview. Every team discussed in-depth & 10 players to watch

The boys are back with a bumper episode! Loads to talk about with several surprising results in both Eliteserien & Allsvenskan. Hear how both Malmö and AIK suffered shock defeats, whilst in the Stockholm derby DIF bagged a crucial win. Over in Norway Bodø/Glimt dropped yet more points but Molde also had a poor result. Steve has been entertained by Stefan Billborn's Sarpsborg side this season, hear his thoughts on their style of play plus much more!

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as we review the latest round in Norway, where there was one big shock result involving Sandefjord. How does Steve see the title race developing now? The Allsvenskan is finally back this coming weekend and we discuss some recent transfer dealings out of the league, including Williot Swedberg to Celta Vigo. Meanwhile, ex Malmo manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has recently been appointed the new Blackburn Rovers manager. How will be do in the Championship as the boys disagree about his potential impact.