The Sandviken Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Hannes Sveijer
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sandviken turn down Trelleborg for Adam Kiani
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matias Tamminen stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Matias Tamminen and Sandviken agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Samuel Brolin
Sandviken asked and Kalmar FF said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Sandviken
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matias Tamminen was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Sandviken
Christian Wagner and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Alan Carleton
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sandviken promote Robin Ekdal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robin Ekdal 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: Patrik Kulusevski joins the Sandviken first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrik Kulusevski 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 Isak Lindelof steps up from the Sandviken academy
- Match Sandviken see off Helsingborg
- The dugout The manager’s verdict