Haestad departs

Last updated : 01 April 2007 By Paul Farrington
Gone home: Haestad
His time in England has been somewhat unsuccesful and just days after joining the club from IK Start in his home nation, Haestad was already moaning about the level of pay on offer from the Latics.

He then went on to play in the FA Cup defeat to Portsmouth and also gifted Chelsea a goal in his first start in the defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Doffer has not since featured for the club and pushed for a start in the press just last week. He claimed that boss Paul Jewell told him he would get his chance if he was patient.

Clearly not a Take That fan, Haestad has today left the club by mutual consent and is expected to return home to Norway.

Paul Jewell told the club's official website: "I cannot fault anything in Kristofer's character and commitment, which has always been first class, but I think he found it difficult to adjust to the demands of the English Premiership. Everyone at the club wishes him all the best for the future."

A move to local neighbours Blackburn Rovers is expected in the summer after Rovers' winger Morten Gamst Pedersen's plea for Haestad to join Blackburn before his move to the Latics.