\u00dea\u00f0 er tilfinningar\u00ed\u00adkur dagur hj\u00e1 m\u00ed\u00adnu f\u00f3lki \u00ed\u00ad netheimum.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 dag var \u00fea\u00f0 sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 Luton 20\/20, n\u00fdja eignarhaldsf\u00e9lag Luton Town, hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt inn \u00ed\u00ad ensku deildarkeppnina. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um a\u00f0 hefja keppni \u00ed\u00ad ne\u00f0stu deild \u00ed\u00ad n\u00e6sta m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Vissulega ver\u00f0ur r\u00f3\u00f0urinn \u00feungur me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00ed\u00adu m\u00ed\u00adnusstig \u00e1 bakinu – en vi\u00f0 erum \u00fe\u00f3 me\u00f0. Rotherham United er ekki b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 keppnisleyfi\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 getur vel veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeir f\u00e1i ekki a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0. Enska deildin hefur \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna f\u00e1t\u00e6kum litlum li\u00f0um fyllstu h\u00f6rku. Mann grunar n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 \u00e6tlunin s\u00e9 a\u00f0 kn\u00e9setja 1-2 f\u00e9l\u00f6g sem v\u00ed\u00adti til varna\u00f0ar – Luton vir\u00f0ist \u00e6tla a\u00f0 sleppa, en Rotherham ver\u00f0ur kannski ekki jafn heppi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir eru enn\u00fe\u00e1 foxillir \u00fat \u00ed\u00ad stj\u00f3rn deildarinnar og Enska knattspyrnusambandi\u00f0. \u00deeir h\u00f6r\u00f0ustu eru b\u00fanir a\u00f0 brenna allar ensku landsli\u00f0streyjurnar og sverja \u00feess d\u00fdra ei\u00f0a a\u00f0 halda me\u00f0 andst\u00e6\u00f0ingum enska landsli\u00f0sins h\u00e9r eftir. \u00c9g sp\u00e1i \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 sumir \u00ed\u00ad h\u00f3pnum standi vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 amk. n\u00e6stu 4-5 \u00e1rin. \u00deessu f\u00f3lki er alvara.<\/p>\n
En \u00ed\u00ad dag eru samt allir fyrst og fremst gla\u00f0ir. F\u00f3lk keppist vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 senda \u00e1starj\u00e1tningar s\u00ed\u00adnar til f\u00e9lagsins. Rifja\u00f0ar eru upp bestu minningarnar og \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e1rustu. Hetjur dagsins eru mennirnir \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 Luton 20\/20-f\u00e9lagi\u00f0. \u00d6fugt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 gerist og gengur \u00ed\u00ad knattspyrnuheiminum eru fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0in milli stu\u00f0ningsmannanna \u00e1 spjalls\u00ed\u00ad\u00f0unum og n\u00fdju eigandanna ekki \u00fdkja mikil. Raunar er eigendasaga f\u00e9lagsins og saga spjallh\u00f3panna \u00e1 netinu n\u00e1tengd. Me\u00f0 \u00feessari s\u00f6gu hef \u00e9g fylgst um alllangt skei\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00ed\u0081ri\u00f0 1992 var stofna\u00f0ur p\u00f3stlisti, WHOSH (\u00e6tli \u00fea\u00f0 hafi hafi ekki veri\u00f0 einhvers konar skammst\u00f6fun fyrir world-wide Hatters on information super-highway – e\u00f0a e-\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00ed\u00adka). Hann var\u00f0 flj\u00f3tlega fur\u00f0uvirkur og fj\u00f6lmennur \u00e1 \u00feeirra t\u00ed\u00adma m\u00e6likvar\u00f0a og var m.a. fjalla\u00f0 um hann \u00ed\u00ad breskum dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um sem voru a\u00f0 velta fyrir s\u00e9r hvernig \u00feessi n\u00fdja t\u00e6kni, interneti\u00f0, myndi gagnast knattspyrnu\u00e1hugam\u00f6nnum.<\/p>\n
1995 byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 netinu. \u00c9g bj\u00f3 enn\u00fe\u00e1 heima hj\u00e1 g\u00f6mlu og \u00feau \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u a\u00f0 kaupa nettengingu – l\u00ed\u00adklega fr\u00e1 Mi\u00f0heimum. Reyndar haf\u00f0i mamma veri\u00f0 \u00e1 p\u00f3stlistum um fri\u00f0arm\u00e1l nokkrum \u00e1rum \u00e1\u00f0ur, \u00fear sem h\u00fan hl\u00f3\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur textaskj\u00f6lum \u00ed\u00ad gegnum langl\u00ed\u00adnus\u00ed\u00admt\u00f6l me\u00f0 tilheyrandi geggju\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00admreikningum.<\/p>\n
Eitt \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sem \u00e9g rakst \u00e1 eftir a\u00f0 \u00e1 neti\u00f0 var komi\u00f0, var WHOSH. \u00c9g ger\u00f0ist \u00e1skrifandi og s\u00f6kkti m\u00e9r on\u00ed\u00ad m\u00e1lefni Luton – sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i n\u00e1nast h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 li\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00e9ll \u00far efstu deild 1992. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 mestu til hl\u00e9s \u00ed\u00ad umr\u00e6\u00f0unum, l\u00e9t m\u00e9r n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 kynntist \u00e9g n\u00f3gu m\u00f6rgum til a\u00f0 vera bo\u00f0inn velkominn \u00ed\u00ad kallkerfinu \u00e1 Kenilworth Road \u00feegar \u00e9g m\u00e6tti \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed\u00ad p\u00ed\u00adlagr\u00ed\u00admsfer\u00f0ina…<\/p>\n
Um 1997 var p\u00f3stlistinn sprunginn og \u00ed\u00ad sta\u00f0inn var stofna\u00f0 spjallbor\u00f0. WHOSH lifir reyndar \u00e1fram, en skeytin eru varla nema 10-12 \u00e1 viku. \u00deau g\u00e1tu hlaupi\u00f0 \u00e1 tugum \u00e1 degi hverjum \u00feegar verst\/best l\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
Spjallbor\u00f0i\u00f0 sem \u00f3x \u00fat \u00far WHOSH-listanum var bara eitt af m\u00f6rgum sem fjalla\u00f0i um m\u00e1lefni Luton – en flj\u00f3tlega kom \u00ed\u00ad lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 vitr\u00e6nasta. Me\u00f0alaldurinn var h\u00e6rri en ger\u00f0ist og gekk. Spjallverjarnir voru l\u00ed\u00adka sj\u00f3a\u00f0ir og ekki til \u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 gleypa vi\u00f0 \u00f6llu sem misvitrir stj\u00f3rnendur kl\u00fabbsins s\u00f6g\u00f0u. – \u00deumalputtaregla: \u00feegar eigendur f\u00f3tboltali\u00f0a lofa \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 vera komnir \u00ed\u00ad Meistaradeildina eftir 5 \u00e1r, eiga menn a\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00adpa til byssunnar.<\/p>\n
Vori\u00f0 2003 dr\u00f3 verulega til t\u00ed\u00ad\u00f0inda hj\u00e1 f\u00e9laginu, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var n\u00fdkomi\u00f0 upp \u00far ne\u00f0stu deild eftir eins \u00e1rs dv\u00f6l. Fj\u00e1rgl\u00e6frama\u00f0ur – sumir myndu hreinlega segja sk\u00farkur – John Gurney, n\u00e1\u00f0i v\u00f6ldum \u00ed\u00ad f\u00e9laginu. Keypti \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir eitt pund e\u00f0a svo.<\/p>\n
Gurney lofa\u00f0i gulli og gr\u00e6num sk\u00f3gum. Tala\u00f0i um a\u00f0 breyta nafni f\u00e9lagsins \u00ed\u00ad London Luton, lofa\u00f0i bar\u00e1ttu um Englandsmeistaratitla og vildi byggja Form\u00falu-1 kappakstursbraut \u00ed\u00ad tengslum vi\u00f0 n\u00fdjan heimav\u00f6ll. Hann st\u00f3\u00f0st svokalla\u00f0 Fit-and-proper-person pr\u00f3f ensku deildarinnar sem leyf\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 taumunum.<\/p>\n
Flestir stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir s\u00e1u strax \u00ed\u00ad gegnum Gurney, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 uppv\u00ed\u00ads af \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 s\u00f6lsa undir sig \u00ed\u00ad\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00e9l\u00f6g til a\u00f0 beita \u00feeim \u00ed\u00ad fasteignabraski. Gamla WHOSH-spjallbor\u00f0i\u00f0 var\u00f0 vettvangur fyrir stofnun f\u00e9lags, TiL (Trust in Luton), sem safna\u00f0i f\u00e9 og skipulag\u00f0i a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir – sem me\u00f0al annars f\u00f3lust \u00ed\u00ad \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir neitu\u00f0u a\u00f0 kaupa \u00e1rsmi\u00f0a.<\/p>\n
Markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0ist – Gurney var \u00fevinga\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r. Til a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6kist \u00feurfti a\u00f0 \u00fevinga li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed\u00ad grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun. \u00deannig t\u00f3kst h\u00f3pi stu\u00f0ningsmanna a\u00f0 bola \u00ed\u00ad burtu gl\u00e6pamanni sem Enska deildin haf\u00f0i ekki treyst s\u00e9r til a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad \u00f3l\u00fdsanlega bl\u00f3\u00f0ugt \u00feegar stj\u00f3rnendur deildarinnar v\u00ed\u00adsa \u00ed\u00ad \u00feessa grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun sem s\u00f6nnun fyrir \u00e1byrg\u00f0arleysi f\u00e9lagsins \u00ed\u00ad fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lum og nota hana til refsi\u00feyngingar.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var dansa\u00f0 \u00ed\u00ad Luton \u00feegar Gurney hr\u00f6kkla\u00f0ist \u00ed\u00ad burtu og ekki minnka\u00f0i k\u00e1t\u00ed\u00adna margra stu\u00f0ningsmanna \u00feegar \u00f3v\u00e6nt velgengni fylgdi \u00ed\u00ad kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 leikvellinum. Har\u00f0i kjarninn \u00e1 WHOSH-spjallbor\u00f0inu var \u00fe\u00f3 ekki sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ur. Hann spur\u00f0i \u00ed\u00ad s\u00ed\u00adfellu \u00e1leitinna spurninga um hvernig rekstrinum v\u00e6ri h\u00e1tta\u00f0 – hva\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 hef\u00f0i um peninga fyrir s\u00f6lu leikmanna o.s.frv.<\/p>\n
Eftir \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad sem gagnr\u00fdnin var\u00f0 h\u00e1v\u00e6rari, \u00feeim mun forhertari ur\u00f0u stj\u00f3rnendur f\u00e9lagsins. \u00deeir stu\u00f0ningsmenn sem vogu\u00f0u s\u00e9r a\u00f0 spyrja spurninga voru sni\u00f0gengnir. Sumir \u00ed\u00ad har\u00f0a kjarnanum sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 kaupa ekki \u00e1rsmi\u00f0a – en fara \u00e1 alla \u00fatileiki \u00ed\u00ad sta\u00f0inn. Stj\u00f3ri li\u00f0sins skamma\u00f0i \u00feessa stu\u00f0ningsmenn – saka\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 um a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 spilla fyrir og forystuma\u00f0ur f\u00e9lagsins tala\u00f0i um 2% sem v\u00e6ru \u00ed\u00ad f\u00fdlu en 98% v\u00e6ru h\u00e6st\u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Me\u00f0limir spjallbor\u00f0sins t\u00f3ku upp vi\u00f0urnefni\u00f0 „\u00fatlagarnir“ og h\u00e9ldu \u00e1fram a\u00f0 berja \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnendunum. \u00ed\u0081sakanirnar reyndust \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad mi\u00f0ur \u00e1 r\u00f6kum reistar og flj\u00f3tlega f\u00f3ru fleiri a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e6r alvarlega. \u00deegar eigendurnir komu f\u00e9laginu \u00ed\u00ad grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun – s\u00fdnilega me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 kaupa \u00fea\u00f0 aftur en losna vi\u00f0 drj\u00fagan hluta skuldanna, skildu jafnvel \u00feeir bl\u00e1eygustu hva\u00f0 klukkan sl\u00f3. Blackwell knattspyrnustj\u00f3ri ba\u00f0st afs\u00f6kunar \u00e1 or\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00adnum um „f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem reyndi a\u00f0 spilla fyrir“ – en \u00fea\u00f0 var of seint. Honum var aldrei fyrirgefi\u00f0 og f\u00e1ir gr\u00e9tu \u00feegar hann var l\u00e1tinn fara.<\/p>\n
Starfsmenn f\u00e9lagsins voru l\u00ed\u00adka farnir a\u00f0 sn\u00faast gegn stj\u00f3rnendunum. Ritari kl\u00fabbsins gekk \u00e1 fund Enska knattspyrnusambandsins og uppl\u00fdsti \u00fea\u00f0 um a\u00f0 reglur hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 brotnar \u00ed\u00ad tengslum vi\u00f0 leikmannasamninga. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00feessi \u00e1bending sem var\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 knattspyrnusambandi\u00f0 d\u00e6mdi Luton \u00ed\u00ad sumar til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 10 stig \u00ed\u00ad m\u00ed\u00adnus fyrir brot \u00e1 reglum. \u00deegar fari\u00f0 var fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 horft yr\u00f0i til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e1bendingin um broti\u00f0 hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 f\u00e9laginu sj\u00e1lfu, \u00fe\u00e1 var svar knattspyrnusambandsins \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 starfsma\u00f0urinn hef\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 „club official“ og \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad b\u00e6ri ekki a\u00f0 taka neitt tillit til \u00feessa. – Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ud\u00f3mst\u00f3larnir \u00ed\u00ad menningarbyltingunni hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 fulls\u00e6mdir af svona r\u00f6ksemdaf\u00e6rslu!<\/p>\n
Strax og Luton var komi\u00f0 \u00ed\u00ad \u00feessa seinni grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun f\u00f3r har\u00f0i kjarninn \u00e1 fullt. Fyrsta m\u00e1li\u00f0 var a\u00f0 afst\u00fdra \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu eigendurnir \u00e6ttu afturkv\u00e6mt. \u00dea\u00f0 var gert me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 grafa upp n\u00f3g af uppl\u00fdsingum og halda \u00feeim \u00e1 lofti. Hinum d\u00f3mkvadda stj\u00f3rnenda f\u00e9lagsins \u00ed\u00ad grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vuninni var gert \u00fea\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 aldrei yr\u00f0i fri\u00f0ur um kaupendur sem ekki ger\u00f0u hreint fyrir s\u00ed\u00adnum dyrum – og sama gilti ef minnsti grunur v\u00e6ri \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00f3\u00f0abraskarar k\u00e6mu n\u00e1l\u00e6gt d\u00e6minu.<\/p>\n
N\u00e6sta skref var a\u00f0 koma saman fj\u00e1rfestah\u00f3pi til a\u00f0 kaupa f\u00e9lagi\u00f0. Luton 20\/20 er samsett \u00far h\u00f3pi fj\u00e1rfesta sem flestir tengjast f\u00e9laginu, s.s. gamli leikma\u00f0urinn Steve Foster (s\u00e1 me\u00f0 ennisbandi\u00f0). \u00c1 bar\u00e1ttunni um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kaupa f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 r\u00e6ktu\u00f0u \u00feeir s\u00e9rstaklega tengslin vi\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsmennina og fulltr\u00fai \u00feeirra hefur reglulega komi\u00f0 \u00e1 spjallsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og gefi\u00f0 sk\u00fdrslu um gang m\u00e1la.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 kv\u00f6ld var hann hreinlega v\u00e6minn:<\/p>\n
So, as one journey ends another begins and despite the challenges that have been beset us, all of us, we have risen above it and succeeded in achieving the initial goal that many of us had. Whilst it is incredibly humbling to be on the receiving end of accolades, I think it is now time to redirect your gratitude to those known and unknown individuals who have given their time, effort, intellect, loyalty, passion and determination to bring Luton Town back into the control of people who have no other motive other than to see the club survive and thrive.<\/p>\n Forgive me if I inadvertently omit anyone but there are many people who regularly post on here who deserve the accolade we are currently getting. The story began over five years ago so many of these contributors have been involved in the creation of our new football club more than once. Very many have contributed in some way but these few deserve special mention, in no particular order, although the first couple specifically deserve a special thanks:<\/p>\n Teacher \u00dea\u00f0 er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 h\u00e1lfs\u00farreal\u00ed\u00adskt a\u00f0 \u00feakka h\u00f3pi f\u00f3lks me\u00f0 kj\u00e1naleg spjall\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0ar-vi\u00f0urnefni fyrir a\u00f0 bjarga knattspyrnuf\u00e9lagi fr\u00e1 dau\u00f0a – en h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 einfaldlega vi\u00f0. \u00derefalt h\u00farra fyrir \u00fatl\u00f6gunum!!!<\/p>\n (Hitt er svo anna\u00f0 m\u00e1l hvort vi\u00f0 eigum nokkurn s\u00e9ns \u00ed\u00ad a\u00f0 for\u00f0a okkur fr\u00e1 falli me\u00f0 30 stig \u00ed\u00ad m\u00ed\u00adnus…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00dea\u00f0 er tilfinningar\u00ed\u00adkur dagur hj\u00e1 m\u00ed\u00adnu f\u00f3lki \u00ed\u00ad netheimum. \u00c1 dag var \u00fea\u00f0 sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 Luton 20\/20, n\u00fdja eignarhaldsf\u00e9lag Luton Town, hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt inn \u00ed\u00ad ensku deildarkeppnina. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um a\u00f0 hefja keppni \u00ed\u00ad ne\u00f0stu deild \u00ed\u00ad n\u00e6sta m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Vissulega ver\u00f0ur r\u00f3\u00f0urinn \u00feungur me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00ed\u00adu m\u00ed\u00adnusstig \u00e1 bakinu – en vi\u00f0 erum \u00fe\u00f3 me\u00f0. Rotherham … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: F\u00f3lki\u00f0 mitt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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