Alexander Jakobsen har inte haft en enkel tid hos IFK Norrköping. Denna säsong blev det bara sju inhopp i Allsvenskan och 25-åringen kände att han ville bort.

Det slutade med en utlåning till seriekonkurrenten Kalmar FF och i lördags svarade han för ett mål i 2-1-vinsten borta mot AIK.

- Det är viktigt för att visa upp mig för hela världen och för Kalmar, då jag kommer att spela här under de här månaderna, men även för mig själv mentalt. Det var en hård tid i Norrköping, där jag under sex månader knappt såg planen, säger han till Fotbollskanalen.se.

Men Norrköping ville först inte släppa Jakobsen, som själv tryckte på för att få lämna.

- Ja, under en lång tid, men de ville inte låta mig gå. Kalmar kom med en bra möjlighet och det tackar jag dem för, säger mittfältaren till Fotbollskanalen.

Whilst the Swedish and Polish league finish their regular season this week, in Great Britain the Premiership still has over a month to go.

British U21 rider, Robert Lambert has been a GP wildcard who has been able to participate in the World Championship series alongside three times world champion, Tai Woffinden. But on the Sunday of the Speedway of Nations, when both were out injured, the shortage of world class British riders at the moment was evident to all.

Lambert's injury has prevented him from riding with King's Lynn Stars whilst and the 29-year-old speedway superstar from Scunthorpe has chosen not to participate in the country's national league.

But that has given space for 2017 World Champion, Australia and Swindon Robins' Jason Doyle (pictured) to climb up into top position in the individual rider's table. In fact, Australians are the most dominant nation in the British league where in the top 20 half are Roos.

The top 4 are all Australians and apart from Denmark's Kenneth Bjerre, are the only riders in the league with a heat average greater than 2.0:

Jason Doyle - Swindon Robins - 2.177

Max Fricke - Belle Vue Aces - 2.173

Troy Batchelor - Swindon Robins - 2.155

Brady Kurtz - Poole Pirates - 2.111

Kenneth Bjerre - Belle Vue Aces - 2.067

Swedish reader's may be interested to note that their national champion, Jacob Thorssell is one of the few Swedes who is riding in Great Britain. He is currently with league leader's Poole Pirates and is sitting in 13th place in the individual rider standings.

Whilst the Swedish and Polish league finish their regular season this week, in Great Britain the Premiership still has over a month to go.

British U21 rider, Robert Lambert has been a GP wildcard who has been able to participate in the World Championship series alongside three times world champion, Tai Woffinden. But on the Sunday of the Speedway of Nations, when both were out injured, the shortage of world class British riders at the moment was evident to all.

Lambert's injury has prevented him from riding with King's Lynn Stars whilst and the 29-year-old speedway superstar from Scunthorpe has chosen not to participate in the country's national league.

But that has given space for 2017 World Champion, Australia and Swindon Robins' Jason Doyle(pictured) to climb up into top position in the individual rider's table. In fact, Australians are the most dominant nation in the British league where in the top 20 half are Roos.

The top 4 are all Australians and apart from Denmark's Kenneth Bjerre, are the only riders in the league with a heat average greater than 2.0:

• Jason Doyle - Swindon Robins - 2.177
• Max Fricke - Belle Vue Aces - 2.173
• Troy Batchelor - Swindon Robins - 2.155
• Brady Kurtz - Poole Pirates - 2.111
• Kenneth Bjerre - Belle Vue Aces - 2.067

Swedish reader's may be interested to note that their national champion, Jacob Thorssell is one of the few Swedes who is riding in Great Britain. He is currently with league leader's Poole Pirates and is sitting in 13th place in the individual rider standings.

Rutinerade Johan Forsberg är fortfarande klubblös efter tio raka SHL-säsonger.

Nu tränar 34-åringen med Hockeyettan-laget Piteå.

Det kommer dock inte bli spel i PHC den här säsongen, berättar Forsberg för Piteå-Tidningen.

Spel i Piteå är emellertid inte uteslutet på lite längre sikt.

- Det utesluter jag inte, det är moderklubben på ett sätt, så absolut, säger Johan Forsberg till Piteå-Tidningen.

Luleå-nyförvärvet Arttu Ilomäki är alltjämt inte redo för sin första match i LHF-tröjan.

Det blir inget spel den här veckan heller.

Tränaren Tomas "Bulan" Berglund om finländaren.

- Han är redo inom kort, men han kommer inte spela i morgon. Han vilar till slutet av nästa vecka. Han har lite småkänningar men det blir sakta men säkert bättre, säger Luleå-tränaren till Norrbottens Media.

Den 28-årige centern har en suverän säsong i den finska högstaligan bakom sig och avslutade dessutom säsongen med att vinna VM-guld.

The Swedish and Polish leagues will play their last matches in the regular season this week.

But not so in the UK Premiership which is only two-thirds of the way through with the last match on 19 September. Then the postseason will go onto 10 October before the winner is crowned.

Last year’s champions, Poole Pirates, currently lead the league by the narrowest of margins with just points difference separating them from second place Ipswich Witches who also have 36 points.

Behind them by just a single point in third is Belle Vue Aces and then in fourth with 32 points in Swindon Robins.

With many matches to go and the team's so tightly packed together it is anyone's guest how it will finish in just over a month's time.

But one advantage for Brady Kurtz (pictured) and his Pirates teammates are that they have played significantly less matches than their rivals. They lead having raced only 16 times this season, whereas Max Fricke's Belle Vue team have already completed 20 matches.