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So we had a new manager lined up for months but he wasn't actually lined up because he doesn't want to come.

Doesn't really tie up with

"Rasmus Bertelsen has Randers blood in his veins, and a few months ago he extended his contract until 2028"

Au contraire mon ami. However informal the approach from Wycombe may have been it might conceivably have been a factor in Randers’ decision to extend Rasmus’s contract. Doesn’t that make good business sense?

I still believe in you.

Put it down to a translation issue

Amazing what offering your successful manager a contract renewal can do to show them you want them to stay as manager.

Rasmus says no...

https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/afsloering-bertelsen-har-afvist-stor-jobmulighed

"Randers fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

Tipsbladet recently revealed that English side Wycombe Wanderers were in dialogue with Randers coach Rasmus Bertelsen and his assistant Fatah Abdirahman about the vacant coaching position at the ambitious League One club.

Tipsbladet can now reveal that the parties have been in intensive dialogue in recent days, but Rasmus Bertelsen has just chosen to turn down the great opportunity.

As Tipsbladet understands it, the English had otherwise been incredibly keen on the Danish coaching duo, and were willing to go to great lengths to lure Bertelsen and Abdirahman to the English side. Wycombe have sent many attractive offers to Bertelsen and Abdirahman in recent months, but despite this, Wycombe Wanderers must find their new coach elsewhere.

Wycombe Wanderers have recently acquired new owners, and they undeniably have a keen eye for Danish players and coaches. Earlier in January, the English club bought Anders Hagelskjær and Magnus Westergaard from Molde and Viborg respectively.

There is no doubt that Rasmus Bertelsen has done a masterful job in Randers, who this season are at the top of the Superliga – only three points behind the leading team FC Copenhagen.

Rasmus Bertelsen has Randers blood in his veins, and a few months ago he extended his contract until 2028.

Bertelsen has been in charge of Randers for 64 matches, where he has had Fatah Abdirahman on the sidelines.

Tipsbladet has been in contact with Randers' sports director Søren Pedersen, referring to his statements in connection with the story the other day, where he said the following

– From my chair, it's a big pat on the back. We're happy that other clubs are interested in our employees, because it's a sign that Randers and Rasmus have done well. But Rasmus is not going away, he said."

Using Google translate

“Wycombe have sent many attractive offers to Bertelsen and Abdirahman in recent months”

Has the football we've been playing since August surpassed Gormania for sheer entertainment? Even though it didn't end how we wanted, the football was fantastic.

Hmm…given the amount of complaining when we’re getting draws against sides that have come to shut up shop and stop us playing, I really can’t see that a Gorman return would be the answer.