Sweden undressed

Due to work related issues, I'm stuck in a small town in central Sweden. And, to tell you the truth, it's not until you go here that you really get perspective on things. How far from the rest of Europe and the rest of the world Sweden's really located is, I guess, not comprehensible until you're here.

Actually, and this might or might not be interesting for you U.S. readers, I'm now in a part of Sweden where many Swedish emigrants lived before they traveled to the U.S. one way or the other. Descendants now living in Minnesota or New York or wherever have relatives in the next house from here.

Anyway, who cares?

Hammarby is on the hunt for a number one keeper, but it seems like Hammarby is not alone in the chase. Swedish 2006 champions IF Elfsborg have, according to Swedish newspapers, received an offer on their current keeper Johan Wiland from a Romanian club no one ever heard of. Apparently, it's alot of money, and some think that if Wiland will transfer to Romanian Cluj, it's likely that Rami Shaaban is one of the potential targets.

Personally, I think that Shaaban could've transfered to Elfsborg last year, when they were fresh champions and all that. Now, I think it's unlikely. If he'd go to Sweden it's for his son. Now living in Stockholm. Elfsborg's and Hammarby's results this year was comparative, but Hammarby is located in Stockholm and is likely to give him more time with his son, which is why I think that IF he comes to Sweden, he'll go to Hammarby - or another Stockholm club.