5 of 12 clubs in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) today announced they jump ship and might not play in the league from 2010/11 . A typical case of much wanting more. The motives are similar to those of when Euroleague once formed: discontent with the broadcast deals and what they pay. The official reasons given of course are a

Sports is passion, and with passion comes thousands of opinions. You have to be prepared for that if you ever enter the world of sports professionally. People will heckle you in your face and behind your back. It happens daily and will never stop if you make any kind of impression. Personally, I get triggered from it. Because if someone

I know it is not current, but I cannot help myself – I just get dumbfounded everytime I run into it. FIBA Europe must by far be favourites in any competition for the worst sports marketing project ever after “Year of Women’s Basketball”. Just think about it. Are all other years for men? And look at the logotype quickly before

I’m back in business after a couple of weeks with the flu, ear inflammation and to top it off lumbago. All at once! Two tough weeks for someone who is eager to work during a time when the future season(s) is/are really built. Anyway, had a very nice meeting today with a company that might become new partners to our

Lars “Osten” Bergström, director of sports in Swedish hockey club Luleå HF, is driving media crazy. And it is making the grand egoism of some local journalists raise its ugly head. I was taken aback by today’s article in NSD. “Will you comment on any names at all?- No, not now. We will comment when we have made some signings

The meeting with the Swedish Basketball League in Stockholm yesterday was a disappointment. Some interesting information was put forward and discussed. But overall, it didn’t actually lead anywhere. The same people are arguing about the same stuff as in the past 7 years (when I first joined in on those meetings). And I am not making this up, it is

Tomorrow at noon, around 20 board members and general managers from the clubs of the Swedish Basketball League meet again. At Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, representatives of Gothia Basket, 08 Stockholm, Solna Vikings, Uppsala Basket, Norrköping Dolphins, Plannja Basket et al will sit down and speak about the future of our league and hopefully of Swedish basketball in general. At