Want some Mjällby-grass at home?

Yesterday Tuesday, Mjällby AIF announced that after Saturdays match at home with Malmö FF - the last game ever at Strandvallens classic lawn - there will be an opportunity to buy you a bit of lawn home.

After the game Mjällby provide the opportunity to buy your own part of Strandvallens grass for 100 SEK a tuft.

After the break of the summer (see below) Strandvallen will have a new improved pitch.

The pitch, which was strongly criticized by national player Anders Svensson - he called it a swamp and threatened to stop playing football - after Sundays game when Svenssons´ Elfsborg lost to Mjällby with 2 - 0, is in fact in a poor shape. Still this football pitch, located in south Sweden, has always been considered one of the best. But this year’s early start of Allsvenskan together with the longest winter for a very long time has not helped to keep the pitches in a good shape. Still Strandvallen cannot be one of the worst. We have seen the premiere at the national arena of Råsunda´s brownish so called grass - painted with some green color to make it look real! This pitch has though already been replaced. Other big Stockholm team Djurgården and their Olympic stadium was another not-favorite. And probably the worst seen - most south of Sweden - Trelleborg and Vångavallens kind of farming field.

We notice that the federation has swung in the question. Maybe it was not such a good idea to start the season this early. Which also mean we will not see any Allsvenskan football for two months due to the break for the World Cup. Also, between 17th of May and 11th of June, there will be no football at all at high level since the Swedish players has to prepare to watch the World Cup, or something. The finals of the World Cup takes place the 11th of July and Allsvenskan restarts the 18th of July - another week without football. It is good though that the federation has considered to give us matches a bit into November. Or maybe not. November is normally not the nicest month to watch football live in Sweden.

Mjällby club president Jörgen Martinsson says the club appreciates the publicity Anders Svensson has given the pitch and offers to donate him a good patch of pitch to train on.

So take your chance you football supporters who can to bring home an own little piece of Strandvallen!

For the (last) game on Saturday with Malmö FF all Malmö´s tickets as well as the seats are sold out. Mjällby, aiming for a record, hopes to beat the old record of 8438 spectators at Strandvallen. Still today’s stadium maximum is 7000 people after more places has been changed into seats instead of standing areas. Mjällby starts today to build a new provisional stand as a complement and hope to get them approved before the game.