Swedish season half season report july 25

...with 15 of the 30 match season already completed, Gothenburg are worthy leaders but only one point ahead of Anders Svensson's Elfsborg.

Both sides have good defences but Elfsborg are a bit goal shy, but have only lost ONE league game all season. Both Elfsborg and Helsingborg (with the sprightly 37 year-old Henrik Larsson banging in goals regularly,) - have progressed further in Euro Qualifiers for Champions League/ Uefa Cup.

Champions Kalmar are improving fast after a slow start and are up in the top 4 now. Having already lost ONE of the three ELM brothers from last seasons line-up, looks like top scorer RASMUS ELM is next and on his way to a Prem. club soon.

Stockholm sides are very poor. Though AIK are in the top six, both Brommapojkarna, and Hammarby are in the bottom half, whilst the popular Djurgården side are nearer the drop zone having been slaughtered 1-6 in a recent fixture.

Örgryte (who had a disasterous start) actually won their first game of the season - thanks to a goal from the returning Marcus Allbäck, (who was injured in their first game). Only a miraculous change of form will save them from a quick return to the lower league.

NOTE ** after first games this week; Elfsborg won and went top, whilst Gothenburg lost and dropped to second place !

...with 15 of the 30 match season already completed, Gothenburg are worthy leaders but only one point ahead of Anders Svensson's Elfsborg.

Both sides have good defences but Elfsborg are a bit goal shy, but have only lost ONE league game all season. Both Elfsborg and Helsingborg (with the sprightly 37 year-old Henrik Larsson banging in goals regularly,) - have progressed further in Euro Qualifiers for Champions League/ Uefa Cup.

 

Champions Kalmar are improving fast after a slow start and are up in the top 4 now. Having already lost ONE of the three ELM brothers from last seasons line-up, looks like top scorer RASMUS ELM is next and on his way to a Prem. club soon.

 

Stockholm sides are very poor. Though AIK are in the top six, both Brommapojkarna, and Hammarby are in the bottom half, whilst the popular Djurgården side are nearer the drop zone having been slaughtered 1-6 in a recent fixture.

 

Örgryte (who had a disasterous start) actually won their first game of the season - thanks to a goal from the returning Marcus Allbäck, (who was injured in their first game). Only a miraculous change of form will save them from a quick return to the lower league.

I went to the Helsingborg v Gefle match last night, not a bad game, nice goal by henke, stood next to the away section and counted 10 gefle fans

I'm going again very soon, was impressed with olympia stadion.

Djurgården have been pure dog ****e this season, who's that english manager they appointed?????

I went to Malmo v AIK last night. A very entertaining 0-0. Some lovely football from Malmo but all a bit lightweight - you can see why anders didn't really work out at Saints. Great atmosphere and the Swedbank Stadion is a beautiful stadium - would be perfect for us with our crowd sizes. 15,500 were there and great to see a large terrace for the home fans behind the goal. If they can manage it, why can't we?

The few hundred AIK fans made a lot of noise with a range to songs to embarrass us thought a few seemed to be more interesting in showing how hard they were to the police.

But a great spectacle - reminded me of Poortvliet football when it worked.