The winning run is over
AIK went to Östersund with eleven straight wins behind them. They came home with a penalty-shootout loss (2). That is the streak done.
Your team is ninth in the Allsvenskan on 34 points from 24 games, goal difference -4, and the last five in the league read L D L L D. The 5–6 home defeat to IF Brommapojkarna on October 10 and the 2–2 with IFK Göteborg on October 17 are the recent picture.
IK Sirius away is next, Saturday at 15:00.
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Ellingsen is back, six still out
Martin Ellingsen is in full training again (1). That is the one bit of good news from the weekly update.
Beširović, Cissé, Filling, Helm, Papagiannopoulos and Redkin are all still rehabbing, with thigh and ankle problems in the mix (1). Six bodies missing is thin going into a Saturday away game.
Sirius are missing their new striker
Jesper Uneken will most likely miss the AIK game. Sirius coach Andreas Engelmark put the prognosis at around two weeks, which also takes in the Hammarby match (4).
"Det är högst sannolikt att det kan bli så, men vi får se. Vi hoppas att han ska kunna börja träna ordentligt nästa vecka och sedan får vi ta det därifrån," Engelmark said (5).
He is not hiding his irritation at the timing: Engelmark says he gets frustrated watching his new signing sit out these games (5). Small margin, but it helps you.
Agent 03 cost AIK 20 million
Tom Strand has put a number on it. Agent 03's investments in AIK's signings between 2003 and 2009 ended in a loss of 20 million kronor (3).
His own summary of how it was done: "Investerade med hjärtat" (3).
