I mean, it's not in me to repeat things, but in this case I cannot stress the importance this signing has for us Hammarby supporters in general.
It's huge. No, more than that. It is gigantic. Either way, there's no doubt that Bajen has made an astounding signing. External capital has been allocated to make this one happen.
Rami Shaaban is a goalkeeper. He has always been number two in the National team after Andreas Isaksson, but many "experts" as well as the average Swedish football supporter now think that Rami Shaaban is the one that should guard the goal in the upcoming 2008 European Championships. Isaksson has been informed by his manager in Manchester City, Sven-Göran Eriksson, that he is no longer considered to be a first team player. With no regular match exercise, it'll be difficult for the Swedish National Team managers to motivate Isaksson's position before Shaaban.
For Hammarby, this signing is extremely important. To start with, the big subject among Hammarby supporters 2007 was the lack of a regular number one keeper. Now, the stability in the defensive part of the field will be invaluably increased. One POSSIBLE downside to a signing of this magnitude could be that the pressure from media will be immense this season. Will Hammarby be able to cope with such a scenario? I think so.
However, Hammarby's squad anno 2008 is not yet perfectly balanced. We are now extremely strong in goalkeeping, very strong in the defense and very strong in the midfield. There are however some question marks regarding our offensive section. We have only three strikers right now, and it's really only Paulinho Guará that has a solid proven record as a goalscorer. Charlie Davies is by all means a great talent, and also manged to score three goals in the last match of 2007, but behind him there's a totally unwritten card with the name of Freddy Söderberg. He's large, strong, and has a sense for scoring, but he cannot be relied upon in Allsvenskan, not yet at least. If one striker is injured, we're in deep trouble. There's always the possibility to temporarily use a midfielder in a striker position, but in the long run this position need to be reinforced. But not until the summer 2008 transfer window opens. In all cases, if there are no big injuries on key players, there's no doubt that Hammarby will be in the top four when Allsvenskan pauses in the summer for 2008 European Championships.
In the next transfer window, there are some indications that Hammarby will have launched a new risk capital model for supporters and sponsors. Figures between 20 and 30 million Swedish Krona has been discussed, but until the money is in the bag it's only a rumour.
It's huge. No, more than that. It is gigantic. Either way, there's no doubt that Bajen has made an astounding signing. External capital has been allocated to make this one happen.
Rami Shaaban is a goalkeeper. He has always been number two in the National team after Andreas Isaksson, but many "experts" as well as the average Swedish football supporter now think that Rami Shaaban is the one that should guard the goal in the upcoming 2008 European Championships. Isaksson has been informed by his manager in Manchester City, Sven-Göran Eriksson, that he is no longer considered to be a first team player. With no regular match exercise, it'll be difficult for the Swedish National Team managers to motivate Isaksson's position before Shaaban.
For Hammarby, this signing is extremely important. To start with, the big subject among Hammarby supporters 2007 was the lack of a regular number one keeper. Now, the stability in the defensive part of the field will be invaluably increased. One POSSIBLE downside to a signing of this magnitude could be that the pressure from media will be immense this season. Will Hammarby be able to cope with such a scenario? I think so.
However, Hammarby's squad anno 2008 is not yet perfectly balanced. We are now extremely strong in goalkeeping, very strong in the defense and very strong in the midfield. There are however some question marks regarding our offensive section. We have only three strikers right now, and it's really only Paulinho Guará that has a solid proven record as a goalscorer. Charlie Davies is by all means a great talent, and also manged to score three goals in the last match of 2007, but behind him there's a totally unwritten card with the name of Freddy Söderberg. He's large, strong, and has a sense for scoring, but he cannot be relied upon in Allsvenskan, not yet at least. If one striker is injured, we're in deep trouble. There's always the possibility to temporarily use a midfielder in a striker position, but in the long run this position need to be reinforced. But not until the summer 2008 transfer window opens. In all cases, if there are no big injuries on key players, there's no doubt that Hammarby will be in the top four when Allsvenskan pauses in the summer for 2008 European Championships.
In the next transfer window, there are some indications that Hammarby will have launched a new risk capital model for supporters and sponsors. Figures between 20 and 30 million Swedish Krona has been discussed, but until the money is in the bag it's only a rumour.
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