The supporter club Green Devils is urging fans to boycott the pre-season match scheduled for August 28, arguing that such meetings are meaningless and erode the rivalry. According to multiple reports, Björklöven and Skellefteå have regularly met in pre-season for many years, drawing criticism from supporters who view them as commercial gimmicks. The Green Devils stated on social media that the match is a "commercial invention" that reduces rivalry to a PR event.
They called for a boycott both now and in the future, saying there is no prestige in the meeting. It remains unclear whether the match will proceed as planned or how the clubs have responded.
That Björklöven once again will face Skellefteå in a pre-season match is a completely meaningless gimmick – a commercial invention that erodes everything that a rivalry is actually built on. This type of match does not belong in the pre-season regardless of the teams' league affiliation. It erases what really matters: feelings, hatred, and nerves. Instead, everything is reduced to a PR event where the focus is on selling tickets and creating headlines, rather than letting the rivalry live and build up naturally.
There is no prestige in this meeting; it is pure exploitation. Just like previous meetings of this type, this match should not be played. Rivalry should be felt in the body, not packaged as entertainment. For this reason, we urge everyone to boycott pre-season matches against Skellefteå, both now and in the future.