Steinar Nilsen has parted company with Norwegian Premier Division side SK Brann after 18 months at the helm. The club sit 15th in the 16-team league while they suffered a Norwegian Cup upset in the second round, losing 1-0 to fourth-tier Fyllingen Fotball. "I felt that I could not go on," said Nilsen, whose assistant Rune Skarsfjord has been appointed caretaker coach. "This job turned out to be something quite different from what I had been told when I started."