 In the 2003 campaign, Bakircioglu scored six goals in the league's first seven rounds – in an eventual total of 12– as Hammarby went on an unbeaten streak.In September, the club's board of directors suspended both him and Mikael Andersson because the parties could not agree to extend their outgoing contracts.The decision was, however, revoked after only a few days, roughly at the same time as the team was surpassed by city rivals Djurgårdens IF at the top of table and eventually finished second.