The Halmstad Courier
Squad15 Feb 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Joel Allansson
59 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Halmstad lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market15 Feb 2027
Halmstad turn down Gefle for Malte Persson
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market15 Feb 2027
Erko Jonne Tõugjas puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Halmstad, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market15 Feb 2027
Niilo Mäenpää moves on
Hammarby pay $1.5M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Market15 Feb 2027
So close: Erko Jonne Tõugjas’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. BK Hacken moved on, Erko Jonne Tõugjas reports back to Halmstad, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Halmstad
Rami Kaib was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Squad Iddrisu Moro signs a new deal
- Squad The manager makes an example of Gabriel Wallentin