{"id":4307,"date":"2014-02-20T12:55:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T12:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2014-02-20T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T12:55:08","slug":"hviti-fillinn-fotboltasaga-min-20100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/02\/20\/hviti-fillinn-fotboltasaga-min-20100\/","title":{"rendered":"Hv\u00edti f\u00edllinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 20\/100"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/span>17. jan\u00faar 2009. Darlington 5 : Luton 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Halld\u00f3r Laxness var\u00f0 innlyksa \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1runum. Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem t\u00edminn lei\u00f0, var\u00f0 hann s\u00edfellt \u00f6nuglyndari og pirra\u00f0ri \u00ed skrifum s\u00ednum yfir hva\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar v\u00e6ru miklir b\u00farar og menningarlega \u00e1 l\u00e1gu plani. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 elska\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00edna, en til a\u00f0 halda ge\u00f0heilsunni var\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 komast reglulega til \u00fatlanda a\u00f0 f\u00e1 almennilegan mat, v\u00edn, kaffi, menningu\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00c9g skil karlinn vel. \u00cdsland er g\u00f3\u00f0ur sta\u00f0ur, en h\u00e9r eru ekki p\u00f6bbar me\u00f0 real ale \u00e1 krana, sk\u00edtbillegir kebab-sta\u00f0ir sem afgrei\u00f0a vefjur \u00e1 st\u00e6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kvenmannsk\u00e1lfa e\u00f0a curry-h\u00fas \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru hvoru horni. \u00deessi sannindi l\u00e1gu a\u00f0 baki fyrsta Luton-tv\u00ed\u00e6ringnum.<\/p>\n

\u00c1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin um menningarfer\u00f0 til Englands var tekin fyrst. S\u00ed\u00f0an var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um m\u00f6gulega dagskr\u00e1, hvort fara \u00e6tti \u00e1 rugby-leik e\u00f0a leita uppi f\u00f3tbolta. Flj\u00f3tlega tilkynnti \u00e9g v\u00e6ntanlegum fer\u00f0af\u00e9l\u00f6gum a\u00f0 m\u00e9r v\u00e6ri eiginlega sama hva\u00f0 \u00feeir ger\u00f0u, en \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00e1 Luton-leik. Og af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir Ragnar og Valur f\u00e9lagar m\u00ednir eru valmenni, f\u00e9llust \u00feeir \u00e1 hugmyndina.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 v\u00f6ldum \u00fatileik gegn Darlington, en \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 hafa b\u00e6kist\u00f6\u00f0var \u00e1 h\u00f3teli \u00ed Leeds, \u00fear sem Valur var \u00ed sk\u00f3la. \u00c1 flugvellinum hittum vi\u00f0 svo Simon, f\u00e9laga okkar \u00far \u00edslenska krikketheiminum og fyrrum starfsmann vi\u00f0 breska sendir\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n

T\u00edmasetningin var ef til vill ekki s\u00fa heppilegasta \u00ed neinum skilningi. Fer\u00f0in var \u00ed jan\u00faar, sem er n\u00fa ekki kj\u00f6rt\u00edmi fer\u00f0alangsins \u00ed \u00feessu kalda landi. \u00c1ri\u00f0 var 2009. \u00cdslenska kr\u00f3nan \u00ed skralli og flestir me\u00f0 hugann vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hvort \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 yr\u00f0i gjald\u00ferota, frekar en a\u00f0 leyfa s\u00e9r str\u00e1kafer\u00f0ir \u00e1 f\u00f3tboltaleiki \u00ed r\u00edki \u00f3vinarins.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 versta vi\u00f0 t\u00edmasetninguna var \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00fa sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1rsbyrjun 2009 var Luton \u00ed frj\u00e1lsu falli. Li\u00f0i\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed eigu fj\u00e1rgl\u00e6framanna sem ur\u00f0u \u00feess valdandi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hrundi ni\u00f0ur \u00far n\u00e6stefstu deild vori\u00f0 2007. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s gr\u00ed\u00f0arleg fj\u00e1rm\u00e1la\u00f3rei\u00f0a og \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 hana brot \u00e1 \u00fdmsum reglum um samninga leikmanna. 2008 f\u00e9ll Luton ni\u00f0ur \u00far \u00feri\u00f0ju efstu deild \u2013 en \u00fe\u00e1 fyrst \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u knattspyrnuyfirv\u00f6ld a\u00f0 kve\u00f0a upp d\u00f3m vegna g\u00f6mlu brotanna.<\/p>\n

Luton h\u00f3f keppni \u00ed ne\u00f0stu deild veturinn 2008-09 me\u00f0 30 m\u00ednusstig. \u00dea\u00f0 mun vera met \u00ed knattspyrnus\u00f6gu heimsins. (\u00deau brot sem alvarlegust voru talin, voru n\u00e1lega \u00feau s\u00f6mu og West Ham var nappa\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 Tevez-m\u00e1li\u00f0, en slapp a\u00f0 mestu vi\u00f0 refsingu.) Ekkert li\u00f0 heldur s\u00e9r uppi eftir a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 30 stig \u00ed m\u00ednus, svo \u00ed raun var f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 d\u00e6mt ni\u00f0ur \u00ed utandeildina. Stu\u00f0ningsmenn Luton munu seint fyrirgefa knattspyrnusambandinu. \u00deeir h\u00f6r\u00f0ustu halda me\u00f0 m\u00f3therjum enska landsli\u00f0sins hverju sinni.<\/p>\n

Darlington var skr\u00edtinn andst\u00e6\u00f0ingur. Li\u00f0i\u00f0 kemur fr\u00e1 samnefndri 100 \u00fe\u00fasund manna borg \u00ed Durham \u00ed nor\u00f0austur Englandi. Spor Darlington \u00ed knattspyrnus\u00f6gunni eru ekki dj\u00fap. Li\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur lengst af haldi\u00f0 sig \u00ed ne\u00f0ri deildunum, enda h\u00e9ra\u00f0i\u00f0 hvorki n\u00f3gu fj\u00f6lmennt n\u00e9 r\u00edkt til a\u00f0 geta sta\u00f0i\u00f0 undir miki\u00f0 meiru.<\/p>\n

Upp\u00far aldam\u00f3tum kom n\u00fdr eigandi a\u00f0 f\u00e9laginu \u2013 eigandi me\u00f0 \u201emetna\u00f0\u201c (famous last words). Til a\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00e9tta st\u00f3rhug sinn reyndi hinn n\u00fdi eigandi \u00e1rangurslaust a\u00f0 lokka til s\u00edn fr\u00e6g n\u00f6fn: Paul Gascoigne og Faustino Asprilla. Afdrifar\u00edkari var \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00fa \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un a\u00f0 byggja n\u00fdjan heimav\u00f6ll.<\/p>\n

The Darlington Arena var 25 \u00fe\u00fasund manna leikvangur, sem \u00fe\u00f3 var hanna\u00f0ur \u00feannig a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka m\u00e6tti hann upp \u00ed 40 \u00fe\u00fasund manns. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e1tti ekki a\u00f0 klikka \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa ekki n\u00f3g af s\u00e6tum \u00feegar komi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri upp \u00ed \u00farvalsdeildina\u2026<\/p>\n

Fyrir utan Elton John-t\u00f3nleika sem haldnir voru \u00e1 vellinum, m\u00e6ttu aldrei fleiri en 12 \u00fe\u00fasund manns \u00ed g\u00edmaldi\u00f0. A\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i voru \u00e1horfendur um tv\u00f6\u00fe\u00fasund talsins og lei\u00f0 eins og kr\u00e6kiberi \u00ed helv\u00edti (e\u00f0a Fr\u00f6murum \u00e1 n\u00fdjum Laugardalsvelli). The Darlington Arena var\u00f0 fr\u00e1 fyrsta degi a\u00f0 or\u00f0ab\u00f3karskilgreiningu \u00e1 \u201ehv\u00edtum f\u00edl\u201c \u2013 mannvirki sem er of st\u00f3rt og d\u00fdrt \u00ed rekstri og reynist eiganda s\u00ednum myllusteinn um h\u00e1ls.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00farreal\u00edskt a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 f\u00f3tbolta \u00e1 t\u00f3mum risavellinum. Luton m\u00e6tti reyndar me\u00f0 fur\u00f0umarga \u00e1horfendur sem skemmtu s\u00e9r \u00e1g\u00e6tlega, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 sem gekk \u00e1 inni \u00e1 vellinum. A\u00f0alfj\u00f6ri\u00f0 snerist um uppbl\u00e1sna Spiderman-d\u00fakku sem vallarver\u00f0ir ger\u00f0u uppt\u00e6ka en skilu\u00f0u svo aftur vi\u00f0 mikinn f\u00f6gnu\u00f0 \u00e1hofendanna.<\/p>\n

Leikurinn sj\u00e1lfur var \u00f6murlegur. Heimamenn fengu v\u00edti eftir t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatur og skoru\u00f0u. Bl\u00e9su svo til st\u00f3rs\u00f3knar um mi\u00f0jan h\u00e1lfleikinn og skoru\u00f0u \u00ferj\u00fa m\u00f6rk \u00e1 r\u00e9tt r\u00famlega fimm m\u00edn\u00fatna kafla. Luton setti mark \u00e1 m\u00f3ti beint \u00fear \u00e1 eftir en \u00e1 lokam\u00edn\u00fatunum innsigla\u00f0i Darlington 5:1 sigur. Vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0alangarnir l\u00e9tum \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 ekki trufla okkur of miki\u00f0, heldur fundum p\u00f6bb me\u00f0 \u00feokkalegu bj\u00f3r\u00farvali og p\u00edlukastsspjaldi.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0alumr\u00e6\u00f0uefni\u00f0 \u00ed lestinni \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim til Leeds var \u00feessi fur\u00f0ulegi v\u00f6llur sem auglj\u00f3slega var a\u00f0 drepa f\u00e9lagi\u00f0. Undir lok t\u00edmabilsins f\u00f3r Darlington \u00ed grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun og missti t\u00edu stig \u00ed refsingarskyni. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 li\u00f0i\u00f0 komst ekki \u00ed umspil \u00fe\u00e1 um vori\u00f0. \u00c1ri\u00f0 eftir hafna\u00f0i Darlington \u00ed langne\u00f0sta s\u00e6tinu og f\u00e6r\u00f0ist ni\u00f0ur \u00ed utandeildakeppnina.<\/p>\n

Eftir eitt \u00e1r \u00ed efri hluta konferensunnar lenti Darlington \u00e1 n\u00fd \u00ed grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun og f\u00e9ll \u00ed lok leikt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar 2011-12. N\u00fdtt f\u00e9lag var stofna\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00fastum \u00feess gamla, Darlington 1883, sem h\u00f3f leik enn ne\u00f0ar \u00ed f\u00f3tboltap\u00fdram\u00eddanum. \u00dea\u00f0 leikur heimaleiki s\u00edna \u00e1 velli \u00ed n\u00e1grannab\u00e6, en stefnir \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka \u00ed notkun l\u00edtinn v\u00f6ll \u00ed heimaborginni. The Darlington Arena er komi\u00f0 \u00ed eigu byggingarverktaka sem hyggjast breyta vellinum \u00ed hj\u00fakrunarheimili e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00edka.<\/p>\n

S\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00feegar fr\u00e9ttist var Darlington 1883 \u00ed grennd vi\u00f0 toppinn \u00ed einhverri l\u00f3kaldeildinni \u00ed nor\u00f0rinu \u00e1 milli Curzon Ashton og Ramsbottom United. \u2013 S\u00edr\u00ed\u00f6sl\u00fd\u2026 Ramsbottom???<\/p>\n

Darlington vann \u00fev\u00ed orrustuna en tapa\u00f0i styrj\u00f6ldinni. S\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1tti eftir a\u00f0 koma enn betur \u00ed lj\u00f3s hversu sterk b\u00f6lvun Luton-tv\u00ed\u00e6ringsins er \u00ed raun.<\/p>\n

(M\u00f6rk Darlington: Rob Purdie 2, Liam Hatch, Neil Austin, Gregg Blundell. Mark Luton: Chris Martin)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a017. jan\u00faar 2009. Darlington 5 : Luton 1 Halld\u00f3r Laxness var\u00f0 innlyksa \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1runum. Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem t\u00edminn lei\u00f0, var\u00f0 hann s\u00edfellt \u00f6nuglyndari og pirra\u00f0ri \u00ed skrifum s\u00ednum yfir hva\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar v\u00e6ru miklir b\u00farar og menningarlega \u00e1 l\u00e1gu plani. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 elska\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00edna, en til a\u00f0 halda ge\u00f0heilsunni var\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Hv\u00edti f\u00edllinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 20\/100<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307","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=4307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}