The SJK Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Gavin Beavers due for a SJK medical
Everything agreed with Brondby, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Riku Sjöroos
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kelvin Pires in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at SJK this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at SJK
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Isaac Twum was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
SJK agree a free transfer for Ville Tikkanen
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Leo Östman
SJK asked and IF Elfsborg said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
SJK supporters have found a favourite in Danila Bulgakov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Danila Bulgakov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
SJK promote Antti Taylor from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Antti Taylor has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oliver Hradecky joins the SJK first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Hradecky is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Petteri Granlund joins the SJK first team
- Market One of our own: Eero Toivio joins the SJK first team
- Match Late, late show earns SJK a point