Eins og velflestir fastir lesendur \u00feessarar s\u00ed\u00f0u \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vita, hef \u00e9g \u00feann dj\u00f6ful a\u00f0 draga a\u00f0 halda me\u00f0 sm\u00e1li\u00f0i \u00ed enska boltanum. Luton Town var eitt skemmtilegasta li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed efstu deild \u00feegar \u00e9g var sm\u00e1pjakkur og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 halda me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00cd dag eru Luton-menn fallnir \u00fat \u00far deildarkeppninni, eftir a\u00f0 hafa falli\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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\u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an var \u00f6\u00f0ru fremur rugl \u00ed rekstri f\u00e9lagsins utan vallar. F\u00e9lagi\u00f0 var lengi vel \u00ed eigu manna sem t\u00f3ku st\u00f3rf\u00e9 \u00fat \u00far rekstrinum \u00ed eigin vasa og hugsu\u00f0u fyrst og fremst um hvernig \u00feeir g\u00e6tu au\u00f0gast \u00e1 fasteignabraski \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 m\u00f6gulega byggingu n\u00fds heimavallar.<\/p>\n
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Fyrir viki\u00f0 vitum vi\u00f0 Luton stu\u00f0ningsmenn fur\u00f0umiki\u00f0 um bresk gjald\u00ferotal\u00f6g, grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vanir og agavi\u00f0url\u00f6g knattspyrnuforystunnar vi\u00f0 brotum \u00e1 reglum um fj\u00e1rm\u00e1l f\u00e9laga. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 meirihlutinn af \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g les um f\u00f3tbolta \u00ed hverri viku (og \u00fea\u00f0 er miki\u00f0) sn\u00faist um sl\u00edk m\u00e1lefni \u2013 og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega f\u00e9l\u00f6g sem ramba \u00e1 barmi gjald\u00ferots.<\/p>\n
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Eitt \u00e1hugaver\u00f0asta m\u00e1l vetrarins hefur tengst Notts County, en \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e9lag hefur s\u00e9rstaka st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed hugum f\u00f3tbolta\u00e1hugamanna sem elsta atvinnumannali\u00f0 \u00ed heimi. Fyrir utan \u00fe\u00e1 merkilegu sta\u00f0reynd, hefur Notts County ekki \u00fdkja margt a\u00f0 st\u00e1ta af. \u00dea\u00f0 er litla li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed Nottingham, sem aftur er ekkert s\u00e9rstaklega r\u00edk e\u00f0a fj\u00f6lmenn borg.<\/p>\n
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Notts County hefur fengi\u00f0 sinn skerf af flauta\u00feyrlum. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2003 ramba\u00f0i Notts County \u00e1 barmi gjald\u00ferots, sem ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 miklu leyti a\u00f0 skrifast \u00e1 \u00e1byrg\u00f0arlausan eiganda. Stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir r\u00e9ru l\u00edfr\u00f3\u00f0ur og n\u00e1\u00f0u a\u00f0 bjarga kl\u00fabbnum \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu. \u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 reyndar fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta allar reglur ensku deildarinnar var\u00f0andi lengd grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vunart\u00edmabils. Enska deildin treysti s\u00e9r bara ekki til a\u00f0 drepa elsta a\u00f0ildarf\u00e9lagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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\u00cd b\u00f3k enska f\u00f3tbolta\/fj\u00e1rm\u00e1labla\u00f0amannsins Davids Conn, The Beautiful Game, er s\u00e9rstakur kafli um Notts County. \u00dear rekur hann vel hvernig t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 bjarga li\u00f0inu og ber saman jar\u00f0bundnar rekstrar\u00e1\u00e6tlanir stu\u00f0ningsmannanna sem eignast h\u00f6f\u00f0u f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 og loftkastalasm\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00feess sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6linn. Ef eitthvert li\u00f0 hef\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 hafa f\u00e6turnar \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni\u2026<\/p>\n
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S\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar komu kaups\u00fdslumenn a\u00f0 Notts County og \u00fe\u00f3ttust hafa fullar hendur fj\u00e1r. \u00deeir g\u00e1fu sig \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera fulltr\u00faar vellau\u00f0ugra \u00fatlendinga sem \u00e6tlu\u00f0u a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta s\u00f6gufr\u00e6ga li\u00f0, a\u00f0 st\u00f3rveldi. Stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir seldu \u00feeim f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 grei\u00f0lega (enda reksturinn \u00feungur) og h\u00f6llu\u00f0u s\u00e9r aftur, b\u00ed\u00f0andi eftir litlu Chelsea-\u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n
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Sven G\u00f6ran Ericsson var r\u00e1\u00f0inn sem einhvers konar yfirma\u00f0ur knattspyrnum\u00e1la. Sol Campell var fenginn til li\u00f0sins og smala\u00f0 saman mannskap sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 r\u00falla upp 2. deildinni (sem \u00ed gamla daga h\u00e9t 4. deild). \u2013 F\u00e6stir l\u00e9tu \u00fea\u00f0 angra sig \u00fe\u00f3tt a\u00f0 erfitt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00e1 hreint hva\u00f0a \u00fatlensku au\u00f0j\u00f6frar st\u00e6\u00f0u \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 verkefni\u00f0. Enska deildin, sem \u00feykist \u00feurfa a\u00f0 votta heilindi \u00feeirra manna sem eignast knattspyrnuf\u00e9l\u00f6g, \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6tta sig p\u00f3stadressu \u00ed aflandsr\u00edki. \u00dea\u00f0 vildi nefnilega enginn ver\u00f0a til a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va m\u00f6gulega st\u00f3rfj\u00e1rfestingu \u00f3\u00f0ra milljar\u00f0am\u00e6ringa.<\/p>\n
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David Conn fylltist grunsemdum og flj\u00f3tlega byrja\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 skrifa pistla um a\u00f0 ekki v\u00e6ri allt me\u00f0 felldu hj\u00e1 Notts County. Hann f\u00e6r\u00f0i fyrir \u00fev\u00ed r\u00f6k a\u00f0 l\u00edklega v\u00e6ru engir \u00fatlenskir gullgr\u00edsir \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 verkefni\u00f0, heldur gamalkunnir breskir vafasamir bissnesmenn. Fyrir \u00feetta var hann n\u00e1nast stjaksettur af stu\u00f0ningsm\u00f6nnum Notts County. Hver s\u00e1 sem voga\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 efast um drauminn var \u00fathr\u00f3pa\u00f0ur sem \u00f6fundarma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n
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Og vissulega var ekki anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 en a\u00f0 peningarnir fl\u00e6ddu \u00ed str\u00ed\u00f0um straumum. Casper Schmeichel var r\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00e1 svimandi launum og b\u00f3nusum. Jafnvel almennir starfsmenn voru \u00e1 kj\u00f6rum sem \u00e1ttu engar hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur. N\u00e1nast jafn skyndilega og lestin f\u00f3r af sta\u00f0, keyr\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1 vegg. Fj\u00e1rfestarnir hr\u00f6kklu\u00f0ust \u00ed burtu og \u00feegar n\u00fdir eigendur f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 r\u00fdna \u00ed t\u00f6lurnar kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s botnlaus hallarekstur, skuldsetning og sukk.<\/p>\n
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\u00d6rf\u00e1um \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsmenn Notts County b\u00f6r\u00f0ust \u00ed b\u00f6kkum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 bjarga f\u00e9laginu s\u00ednu \u2013 er \u00fea\u00f0 aftur komi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f6mu st\u00f6\u00f0u. Og \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e1r\u00e1nlega er a\u00f0 allt f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem upplifa\u00f0 haf\u00f0i martr\u00f6\u00f0ina 2003, var til \u00ed a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00e1 n\u00fdja drauminn \u00e1ri\u00f0 2009.<\/p>\n
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\u00c9g held a\u00f0 sk\u00fdringin \u00e1 \u00feessu s\u00e9 ekki s\u00fa a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed Nottingham s\u00e9 \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi en gerist og gengur. \u00c9g held \u00fevert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00e9 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og f\u00f3lk annars sta\u00f0ar \u2013 og einmitt \u00feess vegna hafi \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 svo rei\u00f0ub\u00fai\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta plata sig \u00e1 n\u00fdjan leik. Samkv\u00e6mt \u00feessari kenningu ver\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar alveg grallaralausir \u00ed hruninu 2014.<\/p>\n
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Eins og velflestir fastir lesendur \u00feessarar s\u00ed\u00f0u \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vita, hef \u00e9g \u00feann dj\u00f6ful a\u00f0 draga a\u00f0 halda me\u00f0 sm\u00e1li\u00f0i \u00ed enska boltanum. Luton Town var eitt skemmtilegasta li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed efstu deild \u00feegar \u00e9g var sm\u00e1pjakkur og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 halda me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00cd dag eru Luton-menn fallnir \u00fat \u00far deildarkeppninni, eftir a\u00f0 hafa falli\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: F\u00f3tbolti og \u00fatr\u00e1sarv\u00edkingar<\/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-3596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596","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=3596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}