{"id":4370,"date":"2014-03-31T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T10:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2014-03-31T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T10:04:47","slug":"bladakongurinn-fotboltasaga-min-41100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/03\/31\/bladakongurinn-fotboltasaga-min-41100\/","title":{"rendered":"Bla\u00f0ak\u00f3ngurinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 41\/100"},"content":{"rendered":"

6. febr\u00faar 1988. Luton 7 : Oxford 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Tveggja metra h\u00e1r t\u00f3nleikahaldari h\u00e9r \u00ed borg, Valsma\u00f0ur, spyr mig yfirleitt \u00feegar vi\u00f0 hittumst: \u201eHva\u00f0 er a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta af Steve Foster, me\u00f0 krullurnar og ennisbandi\u00f0?\u201c \u00c1hugi bassafantsins fyrrverandi \u00e1 velfer\u00f0 Fosters er n\u00e1lega \u00fer\u00e1hyggjukenndur, en \u00fe\u00f3 skiljanlegur. \u201eFozzie\u201c (vi\u00f0urnefni f\u00f3tboltamanna eru sjaldnast mj\u00f6g sv\u00f6l) var nefnilega fr\u00e1b\u00e6r og eftirminnilegur lei\u00f0togi \u00ed Luton-v\u00f6rnininni \u00e1 n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugnum.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g f\u00e6 reyndar oft svipu\u00f0 vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 f\u00f3lki \u00feegar Luton ber \u00e1 g\u00f3ma. \u201eMick Harford, hann var \u00ed Luton!\u201c \u201eHva\u00f0 h\u00e9t hann aftur svarti framherjinn, Brian Stein?\u201c Einhverjir muna eftir Paul Walsh e\u00f0a r\u00e1mar \u00ed a\u00f0 David Pleat hafi stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 li\u00f0inu. \u00deeir elstu muna eftir David Moss e\u00f0a Brian Horton. Og svo rifja margir upp Oxford-leikinn 1988.<\/p>\n

\u00c6tli beinu \u00fatsendingarnar fr\u00e1 ensku knattspyrnunni hafi veri\u00f0 nema svona 20-25 \u00e1 \u00e1ri \u00e1 seinni hluta n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugarins? \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 einstakir fj\u00f6rugir leikir g\u00e1tu or\u00f0i\u00f0 afar minnisst\u00e6\u00f0ir og f\u00f3tbolta\u00e1hugamenn l\u00e9tu sig hafa \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 hvern leik, n\u00e1nast \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a li\u00f0 v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 spila.<\/p>\n

Luton : Oxford var svo sem ekkert verri sj\u00f3nvarpsvalkostur en hver annar leikur \u00fearna \u00ed byrjun febr\u00faar 1988. Liverpool var l\u00f6ngu stungi\u00f0 af, enn \u00e1n taps \u00ed deildinni. Luton var \u00ed h\u00f3pi sex li\u00f0a sem bitust um s\u00e6ti fj\u00f6gur til n\u00edu, en \u00fear var ekki um nein Evr\u00f3pus\u00e6ti a\u00f0 tefla, \u00fear sem ensku li\u00f0in voru enn b\u00f6nnu\u00f0 \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu. (Takk Liverpool!) Oxford var hins vegar \u00ed n\u00e6stne\u00f0sta s\u00e6ti.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta \u00e1r hafna\u00f0i Oxford \u00e1 botninum og \u00feriggja \u00e1ra \u00e6vint\u00fdri \u00feeirra \u00ed efstu deild lauk. \u00d6rf\u00e1um \u00e1rum \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lak\u00f3ngurinn Robert Maxwell bjarga\u00f0 f\u00e9laginu fr\u00e1 gjald\u00feroti \u00ed g\u00f6mlu \u00feri\u00f0ju deildinni \u2013 reyndar me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed huga a\u00f0 sameina \u00fea\u00f0 Reading og stofna n\u00fdtt f\u00e9lag sem kennt yr\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Thames Valley.<\/p>\n

\u00deegar sameiningar\u00e1formin runnu \u00fat \u00ed sandinn, sneri Maxwell s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 byggja upp Oxford United og kom li\u00f0inu upp \u00ed efstu deild \u00e1ri\u00f0 1985. Fyrsta \u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00fear var best. Oxford vann deildarbikarinn eftir sigur \u00e1 QPR \u00e1 Wembley og h\u00e9lt s\u00e9r uppi \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta degi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skella Arsenal 3:0. \u00c1ri\u00f0 eftir var \u00e1framhaldandi fallbar\u00e1tta sem lauk loks me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 li\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00f3r ni\u00f0ur 1988, enda Maxwell b\u00fainn a\u00f0 missa \u00e1hugann \u00e1 Oxford og farinn a\u00f0 sn\u00faa s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum f\u00e9l\u00f6gum me\u00f0 meiri vaxtarm\u00f6guleika.<\/p>\n

Fyrri leikur Oxford og Luton \u00feetta t\u00edmabili\u00f0 f\u00f3r 2:5 fyrir gestina svo b\u00faast m\u00e1tti vi\u00f0 markaveislu. S\u00fa var\u00f0 l\u00edka raunin. Ellefu m\u00f6rk litu dagsins lj\u00f3s \u00ed leik hinna slysalegu varnar- og markmannstilbur\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

Luton skora\u00f0i tv\u00f6 fyrstu m\u00f6rkin og h\u00e9lt svo tveggja til \u00feriggja marka forystu \u00fat leikinn – 3:1, 5:2, 6:3 og loks 7:4. Markv\u00f6r\u00f0ur Oxford missti a\u00f0alli\u00f0ss\u00e6ti\u00f0 sitt \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 og Les Sealey leit ekkert s\u00e9rstaklega vel \u00fat \u00ed Luton-markinu heldur. Flest m\u00f6rk Luton voru keiml\u00edk: Tim Breaker braust upp kantinn og sendi fyrir, \u00fear sem einhver (helst Mick Harford) stanga\u00f0i kn\u00f6ttinn \u00ed neti\u00f0 e\u00f0a leikm\u00f6nnum Oxford t\u00f3kst ekki a\u00f0 hreinsa n\u00f3gu vel fr\u00e1 og einhver kom a\u00f0v\u00edfandi og setti boltann \u00ed horni\u00f0 framhj\u00e1 taugaveiklu\u00f0um markver\u00f0inum.<\/p>\n

Mark Stein skora\u00f0i \u00ferennu \u00ed leiknum \u00e1 r\u00e9tt r\u00famum t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatum. Hann var litli br\u00f3\u00f0ir Brians Stein og st\u00f3\u00f0 honum talsvert a\u00f0 baki. Eftir t\u00edmabili\u00f0 var hann l\u00e1tinn fara til QPR, \u00fea\u00f0an sem lei\u00f0in l\u00e1 til b\u00e6\u00f0i Oxford og Stoke uns Glenn Hoddle \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00e6nt a\u00f0 gefa honum anna\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri \u00ed efstu deild, me\u00f0 Chelsea. Um aldam\u00f3tin \u00e1tti Mark Stein svo fremur misheppna\u00f0a tilraun til endurkomu hj\u00e1 Luton. S\u00fa \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un sk\u00fdr\u00f0ist v\u00e6ntanlega \u00f0\u00f0ru fremur af fort\u00ed\u00f0ar\u00fer\u00e1.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3tt au\u00f0vita\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gaman a\u00f0 skora sj\u00f6 m\u00f6rk \u00ed beinni sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fatsendingu, litu Luton-stu\u00f0ningsmenn \u00fe\u00f3 fyrst og fremst \u00e1 leikinn sem upphitun fyrir fyrri vi\u00f0ureign s\u00f6mu li\u00f0a \u00ed undan\u00farslitum deildarbikarsins fj\u00f3rum d\u00f6gum s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Luton sigra\u00f0i \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed einv\u00edgi og m\u00e6tti Arsenal \u00ed \u00farslitaleiknum, en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f6nnur saga.<\/p>\n

(M\u00f6rk Luton: Mick Harford 2, Brian Stein, Mark Stein 3, Darron McDonough. M\u00f6rk Oxford: Dean Saunders, Martin Foyle, Richard Hill, Les Phillips)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6. febr\u00faar 1988. Luton 7 : Oxford 4 Tveggja metra h\u00e1r t\u00f3nleikahaldari h\u00e9r \u00ed borg, Valsma\u00f0ur, spyr mig yfirleitt \u00feegar vi\u00f0 hittumst: \u201eHva\u00f0 er a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta af Steve Foster, me\u00f0 krullurnar og ennisbandi\u00f0?\u201c \u00c1hugi bassafantsins fyrrverandi \u00e1 velfer\u00f0 Fosters er n\u00e1lega \u00fer\u00e1hyggjukenndur, en \u00fe\u00f3 skiljanlegur. \u201eFozzie\u201c (vi\u00f0urnefni f\u00f3tboltamanna eru sjaldnast mj\u00f6g sv\u00f6l) var nefnilega fr\u00e1b\u00e6r … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Bla\u00f0ak\u00f3ngurinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 41\/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-4370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4370","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=4370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}