{"id":4406,"date":"2014-05-03T00:50:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T00:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2014-05-03T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T00:50:14","slug":"fundurinn-fotboltasaga-min-54100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/05\/03\/fundurinn-fotboltasaga-min-54100\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundurinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 54\/100"},"content":{"rendered":"

26. jan\u00faar 2013. Norwich 0 : Luton 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u00c9g kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i a\u00f0 mestu kv\u00f3tann minn \u00ed flokksp\u00f3lit\u00edsku starfi \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubandalaginu. Gekk \u00ed flokkinn sext\u00e1n \u00e1ra, seint \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1991. Lenti flj\u00f3tlega \u00ed \u00fdmsum stj\u00f3rnum b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed ungli\u00f0ahreyfingunni og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Frams\u00fdn, einu fj\u00f6lmargra a\u00f0ildarf\u00e9laga flokksins \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. \u00c9g var eins og gr\u00e1r k\u00f6ttur \u00e1 flokkskont\u00f3rnum n\u00e6stu \u00e1rin og alltaf m\u00e6ttur \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 plotta. \u00dea\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir \u00ferifum a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1tti vini \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um \u00f6rmunum \u00ed flokknum, sem \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 hvorugur \u00feeirra treysti m\u00e9r fullkomlega.<\/p>\n

Hausti\u00f0 1999 sag\u00f0i \u00e9g skili\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubandalagi\u00f0 og Samfylkinguna. \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig margar vikur a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u og \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin var eins og sorgarferli. M\u00e9r hefur aldrei li\u00f0i\u00f0 eins illa og \u00fe\u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i sem \u00feessi skilna\u00f0ur t\u00f3k og \u00e1 k\u00f6flum \u00f3tta\u00f0ist \u00e9g a\u00f0 vera or\u00f0inn \u00feunglyndur. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed VG, en hef aldrei teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed starfi \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og \u00ed Abl.<\/p>\n

Steinunn s\u00e9r um flokkap\u00f3lit\u00edkina \u00ed okkar hj\u00f3nabandi. \u00c9g er \u00e1 hli\u00f0arl\u00ednunni og hef \u00ed mesta lagi teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r afm\u00f6rku\u00f0 verkefni, einkum a\u00f0 sitja \u00ed uppstillingarnefndum og kj\u00f6rstj\u00f3rnum. Sl\u00edk verkefni henta m\u00e9r vel, einkum vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feau eru \u00ed e\u00f0li s\u00ednu mj\u00f6g van\u00feakkl\u00e1t og \u00e9g \u00feoli vel a\u00f0 taka \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 vera \u00f3vins\u00e6li gaurinn \u00ed sm\u00e1t\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Og svo er \u00e9g stundum kalla\u00f0ur til \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 utanr\u00edkism\u00e1lum, svo sem a\u00f0 halda utan um starfsh\u00f3pa \u00e1 landsfundum e\u00f0a mi\u00f0stj\u00f3rnarfundum. \u00dea\u00f0 var einmitt \u00e1 einhvern sl\u00edkan fund sem \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta daginn sem Luton h\u00e9lt \u00e1 Carrow Road til a\u00f0 keppa vi\u00f0 Norwich \u00ed 4\u00f0u umfer\u00f0 enska bikarsins 2013.<\/p>\n

Luton var fimm \u00e1r \u00ed utandeildinni. Fj\u00f6gur \u00feau fyrstu voru gle\u00f0isnau\u00f0 og einkenndust af vonbrig\u00f0um, \u00fej\u00e1lfaraskiptum og andst\u00e6\u00f0ingum sem l\u00f6g\u00f0u sig alla fram og tv\u00edefldust allt \u00ed einu \u00feegar \u00feeir m\u00e6ttu \u201est\u00f3ra li\u00f0inu\u201c \u00ed deildinni. Eitt af f\u00e1um lj\u00f3sum \u00ed myrkrinu var bikar\u00e6vint\u00fdri\u00f0 2012-13.<\/p>\n

\u00cd forkeppninni vann Luton Cambridge \u00e1 \u00fativelli. Nuneaton voru m\u00f3therjarnir \u00ed fyrstu umfer\u00f0 a\u00f0alkeppninnar og unnust \u00ed aukaleik. \u00dear \u00e1 eftir vannst naumur sigur \u00e1 Dorchester \u00e1 Kenilworth Road. \u00cd \u00feri\u00f0ju umfer\u00f0 komu \u00dalfarnir \u00far n\u00e6stefstu deild \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. Allt var \u00ed steik \u00ed herb\u00fa\u00f0um \u00feeirra og \u00fej\u00e1lfarinn bei\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 vera rekinn. Gott ef 1:0 tapi\u00f0 me\u00f0 marki Alex Lawless dug\u00f0i ekki til \u00feess.<\/p>\n

Luton var \u00fear me\u00f0 komi\u00f0 \u00ed 4\u00f0u umfer\u00f0, 32-li\u00f0a \u00farslit. M\u00f3therjarnir voru Norwich \u00e1 \u00fativelli, sem fyrr segir. \u00deegar kemur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a sj\u00f3nvarpsleiki \u00ed bikarkeppninni, hafa innbyr\u00f0isleikir \u00farvalsdeildarli\u00f0a alltaf forgang. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st reyna sj\u00f3nvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0varnar a\u00f0 velja vi\u00f0ureignir \u00fear sem ne\u00f0rideildarli\u00f0 eiga s\u00e9ns \u00e1 a\u00f0 velgja st\u00f3rli\u00f0um undir uggum. Draumurinn er alltaf a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Dav\u00ed\u00f0 sigra Gol\u00edat.<\/p>\n

\u00datileikur utandeildarli\u00f0s gegn \u00farvalsdeildarli\u00f0i var hins vegar alltaf langs\u00f3ttur m\u00f6guleiki og \u00fev\u00ed var\u00f0 \u00e9g steinhissa a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta a\u00f0 hann yr\u00f0i s\u00fdndur beint, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00e1 bandar\u00edsku st\u00f6\u00f0inni Fox Soccer. Vali\u00f0 var merkilegt \u00ed lj\u00f3si \u00feess a\u00f0 utandeildarli\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekki unni\u00f0 eftstudeildarli\u00f0 \u00ed bikarnum fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Sutton United skellti Coventry \u00e1ri\u00f0 1989 \u2013 og Sutton var \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 heimavelli. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 fara enn lengra aftur \u00ed t\u00edmann til a\u00f0 finna \u00fatisigur li\u00f0s sem var svona miki\u00f0 ne\u00f0ar \u00ed deildarp\u00fdram\u00eddanum.<\/p>\n

Og \u00fearna var \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka mig \u00e1 Vinstri gr\u00e6nan-m\u00e1lefnafund \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu sem einu sinni h\u00e9t Holiday Inn. \u00dear var \u00fe\u00f3 netsamband og \u00e9g m\u00e6tti me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvuna, l\u00e9t leikinn lulla \u00e1 vafranum, en \u00fe\u00f3 falinn til h\u00e1lfs \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 Word-skj\u00f6l \u00fear sem \u00e9g pikka\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur einhverja punkta um Evr\u00f3pusambandi\u00f0, Nat\u00f3 og her\u00e6fingar. L\u00edklega plata\u00f0i \u00e9g engan nema sj\u00e1lfan mig me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 fulla athygli \u00e1 fundinum.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var markalaust \u00ed h\u00e1lfleik og fundinum lauk \u00ed leikhl\u00e9i. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tr\u00edtla fram \u00ed setustofu h\u00f3telsins og fylgjast \u00e1fram me\u00f0 leiknum \u00e1 lappanum, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 gj\u00f3a augunum \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpsskj\u00e1nna \u00e1 barnum sem s\u00fdndu Arsenal lenda \u00ed miklu klandri gegn Brighton og einhverja a\u00f0ra s\u00ed\u00f0ur minnisst\u00e6\u00f0a leiki til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar.<\/p>\n

Fyrir leikinn bj\u00f3st \u00e9g vi\u00f0 2-3 marka tapi, en g\u00e6ldi vi\u00f0 tilhugsunina um a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fevinga fram a\u00f0ra vi\u00f0ureign \u00e1 heimavelli me\u00f0 tilheyrandi gr\u00f3\u00f0a og m\u00f6gulegri sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fatsendingu. Eins og leikurinn \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist virtist s\u00fa \u00fer\u00f3un m\u00e1la s\u00edfellt l\u00edklegri. Luton l\u00e1 \u00ed v\u00f6rn og Norwich s\u00f3tti, en \u00feeir voru \u00ed raun ekki a\u00f0 skapa s\u00e9r neitt \u2013 n\u00e1\u00f0u s\u00e1raf\u00e1um skotum \u00e1 marki\u00f0 og Tyler \u00e1tti ekki \u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum vandr\u00e6\u00f0um me\u00f0 \u00feessa f\u00e1u bolta sem sluppu \u00ed gegn.<\/p>\n

Starfsf\u00f3lk h\u00f3telsins r\u00f6lti framhj\u00e1 og spur\u00f0i \u00fat \u00ed leikinn. \u00c9g \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i m\u00e1li\u00f0 og flestir s\u00fdndu \u00e1huga: mundu eftir Luton fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed gamla daga og \u00feekktu einhverja sem h\u00e9ldu me\u00f0 s\u00e9rviskulegum li\u00f0um. Allan seinni h\u00e1lfleikinn var \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e1 spurningar um hvernig gengi og hvort sta\u00f0an hef\u00f0i nokku\u00f0 breyst.<\/p>\n

T\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatum fyrir leikslok voru Norwich-menn farnir a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a ansi pirra\u00f0ir \u00e1 hversu illa gengi a\u00f0 brj\u00f3tast \u00ed gegnum v\u00f6rnina og \u00fereytan farin a\u00f0 segja til s\u00edn. Luton var hins vegar me\u00f0 ferskar f\u00e6tur \u00ed s\u00f3kninni. Scott Rendell, leikma\u00f0ur sem flakka\u00f0 hefur \u00e1 milli ne\u00f0rideildarli\u00f0a allan sinn feril \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 stoppa nema f\u00e1eina m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1 hverjum sta\u00f0, var settur inn\u00e1 og \u00f6rsk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar var hann \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sta\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 t\u00e1ningurinn J. D. O\u00b4Donnell prj\u00f3na\u00f0i sig upp a\u00f0 endam\u00f6rkum \u00ed skyndis\u00f3kn. Sta\u00f0an 0:1 fyrir Luton og \u00e9g l\u00e9t \u00f6llum illum l\u00e1tum.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3k t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatna nau\u00f0v\u00f6rn \u00fear sem s\u00edfellt \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingarfyllri s\u00f3knarmenn Norwich ger\u00f0u sitt besta til a\u00f0 jafna metin. Allt kom fyrir ekki. Luton vann og staffi\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu gaf m\u00e9r bj\u00f3r a\u00f0 sigurlaunum!<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem eftir var dags rigndi yfir mann hamingju\u00f3skum. Engir gl\u00f6ddust \u00fe\u00f3 meira en Coventry-stu\u00f0ningsmennirnir \u00ed vinah\u00f3pnum sem s\u00e1u fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 endalausum upprifjunum \u00e1 Sutton-leiknum fr\u00e1 1989 myndi loksins lj\u00faka! Luton var\u00f0 fyrsta utandeildarli\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed 16-li\u00f0a \u00farslitum \u00ed \u00f3rat\u00edma, en tapa\u00f0i fyrir Millwall \u00e1 heimavelli.<\/p>\n

Sigurinn \u00e1 Carrow Road reyndist \u00fe\u00f3 Pyrrhosarsigur. \u00d6ll einbeiting li\u00f0sins f\u00f3r \u00fat um gluggann. Luton fokka\u00f0i upp deildinni og mist\u00f3kst a\u00f0 komast \u00ed umspili\u00f0, sem \u00fe\u00f3 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 tali\u00f0 \u00fatiloka\u00f0 fyrirfram. Stj\u00f3rinn, Paul Buckle, hr\u00f6kkla\u00f0ist fr\u00e1 undir lok leikt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar og bar \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 elta konuna s\u00edna til Bandar\u00edkjanna. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e9\u00f0um \u00ed sta\u00f0inn gamlan j\u00e1lk, John Still, sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekkert \u00e1lit \u00e1. N\u00e6sta t\u00edmabil pakka\u00f0i hann deildinni saman og ger\u00f0i okkur a\u00f0 meisturum me\u00f0 19 stiga forskot \u00e1 n\u00e6sta li\u00f0. Svona er ma\u00f0ur n\u00fa slappur mann\u00feekkjari.<\/p>\n

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

26. jan\u00faar 2013. Norwich 0 : Luton 1 \u00c9g kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i a\u00f0 mestu kv\u00f3tann minn \u00ed flokksp\u00f3lit\u00edsku starfi \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubandalaginu. Gekk \u00ed flokkinn sext\u00e1n \u00e1ra, seint \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1991. Lenti flj\u00f3tlega \u00ed \u00fdmsum stj\u00f3rnum b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed ungli\u00f0ahreyfingunni og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Frams\u00fdn, einu fj\u00f6lmargra a\u00f0ildarf\u00e9laga flokksins \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. \u00c9g var eins og gr\u00e1r k\u00f6ttur \u00e1 flokkskont\u00f3rnum n\u00e6stu … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Fundurinn: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 54\/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-4406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4406","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=4406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}