{"id":4360,"date":"2014-03-23T23:44:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T23:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2014-03-23T23:44:39","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T23:44:39","slug":"pilagrimurinn-fotboltasaga-min-38100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/03\/23\/pilagrimurinn-fotboltasaga-min-38100\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00edlagr\u00edmurinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 38\/100"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/span>27. febr\u00faar 1999. Luton 1 : Blackpool 0<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u00c9g f\u00f3r nokkrum sinnum til \u00fatlanda me\u00f0 foreldrum m\u00ednum sem krakki. \u00deegar komi\u00f0 var fram \u00e1 t\u00e1nings\u00e1r kaus \u00e9g hins vegar oftar a\u00f0 vera heima, enda keppikefli\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sem mestar sumartekjur auk \u00feess sem \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki sl\u00e6mt a\u00f0 hafa \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina einn fyrir sig. Snemma \u00e1rs 1999 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u mamma og pabbi hins vegar a\u00f0 skella s\u00e9r \u00ed helgarfer\u00f0 til London og bu\u00f0u okkur \u00de\u00f3ru systur me\u00f0. \u00c9g gat losa\u00f0 mig \u00far vinnu og sl\u00f3 til.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0um flest \u00fea\u00f0 helsta sem \u00e6tlast er til af t\u00faristum \u00ed st\u00f3rborginni: f\u00f3rum \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0i, brug\u00f0um okkur \u00ed leikh\u00fas og \u00fer\u00e6ddum verslunarg\u00f6tur og p\u00f6bba. En \u00e1 laugardeginum skiptum vi\u00f0 li\u00f0i: \u00e9g st\u00f6kk upp \u00ed lest og h\u00e9lt til Luton \u00e1 minn fyrsta enska deildarleik.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g lag\u00f0i snemma af sta\u00f0 enda \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an t\u00edma \u00ed Luton. Haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 veri\u00f0 vara\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan yr\u00f0i seint valin menningarborg Evr\u00f3pu. Raunar tr\u00f3na\u00f0i Luton um \u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1 toppnum \u00ed valinu \u201ethe Shittiest Town in Britain\u201c og \u00ed n\u00fdlegri kosningu eins vefmi\u00f0ilsins \u00e1 lj\u00f3tustu mi\u00f0borg Bretlandseyja f\u00e9kk Luton meira en 60% atkv\u00e6\u00f0a af t\u00edu valkostum.<\/p>\n

Luton er ein \u00feeirra borga sem fari\u00f0 hefur illa \u00fat \u00far hnignun breska i\u00f0na\u00f0arins. \u00dear voru miklar b\u00edlaverksmi\u00f0jur sem hafa a\u00f0 mestu h\u00e6tt e\u00f0a dregi\u00f0 saman seglin. Luton-flugv\u00f6llur er helsti vinnuveitandinn, en annars er atvinnuleysi miki\u00f0. \u00cd borginni er mj\u00f6g st\u00f3rt m\u00faslimasamf\u00e9lag, svo a\u00f0 g\u00e1rungar kalla hana Nor\u00f0ur-Karachi. F\u00e9lagsleg hnignun borgarinnar hefur svo leitt til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan er gr\u00f3\u00f0rast\u00eda ofst\u00e6kisafla. \u00deannig eru \u00edslamskir \u00f6fgamenn \u00e1berandi \u00ed Luton og \u00fea\u00f0an komu mennirnir sem framkv\u00e6mdu sprengju\u00e1r\u00e1sirnar \u00ed lestakerfi Lund\u00fana um \u00e1ri\u00f0. Og jafnframt er Luton ein helsta mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 n\u00fdnasista og kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttahatara \u00ed Englandi.<\/p>\n

En um \u00feetta vissi \u00e9g ekki miki\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1999. \u00c9g svipa\u00f0ist um \u00ed grennd vi\u00f0 j\u00e1rnbrautarst\u00f6\u00f0ina og mi\u00f0b\u00e6inn, en fl\u00fdtti m\u00e9r svo \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vellinum. M\u00e9r l\u00e1 \u00e1 a\u00f0 tryggja m\u00e9r mi\u00f0a og hugsa\u00f0i m\u00e9r gott til gl\u00f3\u00f0arinnar a\u00f0 finna p\u00f6bb \u00ed n\u00e1munda vi\u00f0 v\u00f6llinn og jafnvel n\u00e1 a\u00f0 spjalla vi\u00f0 einhverja stu\u00f0ningsmenn, sem hlytu a\u00f0 fagna gesti sem kominn v\u00e6ri langt a\u00f0.<\/p>\n

V\u00f6llinn fann \u00e9g og keypti mi\u00f0ann. Ger\u00f0ist meira a\u00f0 segja f\u00e9lagsma\u00f0ur, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir einir mega sitja \u00ed s\u00e6tunum fyrir aftan m\u00f6rkin. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st r\u00f6lti \u00e9g umhverfis v\u00f6llinn til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hinn fr\u00e6ga inngang \u00fear sem stu\u00f0ningsmenn a\u00f0komuli\u00f0anna fara inn. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed mi\u00f0ri h\u00fasalengju, \u00fear sem h\u00f3purinn marserar upp tr\u00f6ppur sem liggja fyrir utan eldh\u00fasglugga n\u00e1grannanna.<\/p>\n

Kenilworth Road er \u00ed Bury Park-hverfinu. \u00dear b\u00faa n\u00e6r einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu m\u00faslimar sem \u00e6tta\u00f0ir eru fr\u00e1 Pakistan. \u00c9g m\u00e1tti \u00fev\u00ed \u00feramma fram og til baka allar g\u00f6tur umhverfis v\u00f6llinn, uns \u00e9g var farinn a\u00f0 hnita s\u00edfellt st\u00e6rri hringi \u00ed von um a\u00f0 rekast \u00e1 bar. En g\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00faslimar drekka ekki \u00e1fengi. Hverfisb\u00fa\u00f0irnar seldu ekki einu sinni \u00f6l. Hins vegar var enginn h\u00f6rgull \u00e1 sl\u00e1trurum sem bu\u00f0u upp \u00e1 kj\u00f6t af skepnum sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 afl\u00edfa\u00f0ar \u00e1 h\u00e1tt sem sp\u00e1manninum var \u00fe\u00f3knanlegur.<\/p>\n

Eftir mara\u00feong\u00f6ngut\u00far gafst \u00e9g upp og r\u00f6lti aftur a\u00f0 vellinum. \u00dear inni m\u00e1tti lepja Carlsberg \u00far plastgl\u00f6sum og glugga \u00ed leikskr\u00e1na. \u00c1horfendur dreif a\u00f0 og \u00e9g kom m\u00e9r fyrir \u00ed st\u00fakunni n\u00f3gu t\u00edmanlega til a\u00f0 heyra vallar\u00feulinn segja nafn mitt \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0kerfinu og taka fram a\u00f0 h\u00e9r v\u00e6ri \u00edslenskur stu\u00f0ningsma\u00f0ur m\u00e6ttur \u00e1 sinn fyrsta leik. \u00deessu fylgdi mikil s\u00fapa af n\u00f6fnum yfir afm\u00e6lisb\u00f6rn \u00far h\u00f3pi \u00e1horfenda.<\/p>\n

Andst\u00e6\u00f0ingarnir voru Blackpool og leikurinn \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ju efstu deild. Blackpool og Luton voru \u00feennan vetur \u00e1 sama r\u00f3li um n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega mi\u00f0ja deild, laus vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed nokkurri fallh\u00e6ttu en jafnframt \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 eiga raunh\u00e6fan m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 komast \u00ed umspil. Leikurinn var \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e1nast or\u00f0ab\u00f3karskilgreining \u00e1 mi\u00f0jumo\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 voru f\u00e1ir fr\u00e6gir \u00ed Blackpool-li\u00f0inu, fyrir utan stj\u00f3rann Nigel Worthington. St\u00f3rn\u00f6fnunum var svo sem ekki fyrir a\u00f0 fara hj\u00e1 Luton heldur. F\u00e6st n\u00f6fnin klingja bj\u00f6llum hj\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum en Luton-stu\u00f0ningsm\u00f6nnum. Phil Gray, gamli Tottenham-ma\u00f0urinn var reyndar hj\u00e1 okkur um \u00feessar mundir og Emmerson Boyce, sem s\u00ed\u00f0ar f\u00f3r til Crystal Palace og Wigan var \u00ed v\u00f6rninni. Julian James og Marvin Johnson voru \u00feeir einu sem eftir voru af \u00feeim sem leiki\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u me\u00f0 Luton \u00ed efstu deild.<\/p>\n

Leikurinn var \u00f3skaplega brag\u00f0daufur. Raunar svo brag\u00f0daufur a\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r minnti mig a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i fari\u00f0 0:0. S\u00ed\u00f0ar sl\u00f3 \u00e9g \u00feessu upp og komst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Stuart Douglas hef\u00f0i skora\u00f0 eina marki\u00f0 \u00ed 1:0 sigri okkar. Einhver hefur meira a\u00f0 segja haft fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka mynd af v\u00edde\u00f3uppt\u00f6ku af markinu og skella \u00e1 J\u00fat\u00fab<\/a>. \u00cd \u00feessum ritu\u00f0um or\u00f0um hefur\u00a0 s\u00fa upptaka veri\u00f0 sko\u00f0u\u00f0 66 sinnum, \u00fear af \u00fer\u00edvegis af m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n

Eftir leikinn f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed minjagripaverslunina og sanka\u00f0i a\u00f0 m\u00e9r treyjum, stuttbuxum, kaffikr\u00fasum, pennum, treflum, h\u00fafum, lyklakippum, myndabandssp\u00f3lum o.s.frv. Afgrei\u00f0sluf\u00f3lki\u00f0 s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fearna var auglj\u00f3slega sturla\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 fer\u00f0 og spur\u00f0i mig sem f\u00e6stra spurninga. Klukkut\u00edma s\u00ed\u00f0ar var \u00e9g kominn aftur um bor\u00f0 \u00ed lestina til Lund\u00fana, \u00fear sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i m\u00e6lt m\u00e9r m\u00f3t vi\u00f0 famel\u00eduna \u00ed kv\u00f6ldmat. P\u00edlagr\u00edmsfer\u00f0inni var loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n

(Mark Luton: Stuart Douglas)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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