{"id":4433,"date":"2014-07-25T18:10:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2014-07-25T18:10:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:10:27","slug":"fotboltasaga-min-65100-lurkurinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/07\/25\/fotboltasaga-min-65100-lurkurinn\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 65\/100: Lurkurinn"},"content":{"rendered":"

23. september 2005. Luton 2 : Sheffield Wednesday 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vori\u00f0 2005 komst Luton upp \u00ed n\u00e6stefstu deild \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed \u00e1ratug. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum upp sem meistarar, me\u00f0 t\u00f3lf stigum meira en Hull sem var \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru s\u00e6tinu. Mike Newell, gamli Liverpool- og Blackburn-framherjinn, var vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6linn. Hann var s\u00e9rlunda\u00f0ur en g\u00f3\u00f0ur stj\u00f3ri. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum var\u00f0 hann \u00fe\u00f3 meira og meira skr\u00edtinn, uns \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00f3r a\u00f0 bitna verulega \u00e1 st\u00f6rfum hans.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e6\u00f0islegt a\u00f0 spila svona ofarlega. \u00c9g ger\u00f0ist \u00e1skrifandi a\u00f0 S\u00fdn, gagngert til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttinn me\u00f0 svipmyndunum \u00far \u00feessari deild. Og reyndi a\u00f0 n\u00e1 sem flestum beinum \u00fatsendingum. Luton var\u00f0 reyndar sjaldan fyrir valinu. St\u00e6rri li\u00f0in ur\u00f0u frekar fyrir valinu og Luton sigldi nokku\u00f0 lygnan sj\u00f3 \u00feetta fyrsta \u00e1r. Enda\u00f0i \u00ed t\u00edunda s\u00e6ti, v\u00ed\u00f0s fjarri allri botnbar\u00e1ttu en heldur ekki n\u00e1l\u00e6gt umspilss\u00e6ti.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 voru flinkir leikmenn \u00ed h\u00f3pnum. Einn s\u00e1 vins\u00e6lasti me\u00f0al stu\u00f0ningsmannanna var Ahmed Brkovic, l\u00edtill Kr\u00f3ati sem skorti kannski l\u00edkamlegan styrk, en var alltaf a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 skora h\u00e1lfger\u00f0 sirkusm\u00f6rk. \u00cd hvert sinn sem f\u00e6ri gafst f\u00f3r hann \u00ed hj\u00f3lhestaspyrnur og skora\u00f0i \u00ferisvar e\u00f0a fj\u00f3rum sinnum me\u00f0 \u00feeim h\u00e6tti. Carlos Edwards, landsli\u00f0sma\u00f0ur Trinidad og Tobago var \u00e1 kantinum \u2013 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega lunkinn leikma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

Rowan Vine var t\u00e6knilega bestur \u00ed li\u00f0inu og ra\u00f0a\u00f0i inn m\u00f6rkum eftir a\u00f0 hafa misst af fyrstu leikjunum vegna mei\u00f0sla. Hann var s\u00ed\u00f0ar seldur fyrir st\u00f3rf\u00e9 til Birmingham, sem gat aldrei nota\u00f0 hann neitt. QPR samdi s\u00ed\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 Vine og reyndi a\u00f0 l\u00e1na hann \u00fat um allar Trissur. S\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00feegar \u00e9g fr\u00e9tti var hann enn a\u00f0 spila, n\u00fa \u00ed ne\u00f0ri deildunum \u00ed Skotlandi. \u00dear f\u00f3r g\u00f3\u00f0ur biti \u00ed hundskjaft.<\/p>\n

En Vine var meiddur \u00feegar Sheffield Wednesday kom \u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00ed lok september. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 leika\u00f0fer\u00f0in var mj\u00f6g einf\u00f6ld: negla fram \u00e1 Steve Howard og vonast til a\u00f0 hann b\u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0i knettinum einhvern veginn \u00ed marki\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Howard uppfyllir fullkomlega sta\u00f0almyndina af st\u00f3ra senternum. Hann er h\u00e1vaxinn og massa\u00f0ur nagli sem hefur broti\u00f0 nefi\u00f0 oftar en einu sinni og vill helst bara stanga boltann \u00ed neti\u00f0. \u00deetta er t\u00fdpan sem stu\u00f0ningsmenn f\u00f3tboltali\u00f0a \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um \u00f3ska s\u00e9r yfirleitt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00ed h\u00f3pinn: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 eina sem okkur vantar er svona alv\u00f6ru st\u00f3r og sterkur str\u00e6ker til a\u00f0 r\u00edfa \u00feetta upp!\u201c \u2013 \u00cd raun er \u00fea\u00f0 samt bara \u00f3skhyggja. \u00deegar restin af li\u00f0inu er sl\u00f6pp, \u00fe\u00e1 leikur st\u00f3ri og sterki str\u00e6kerinn l\u00edka illa. Og ekkert er eins aumkunarvert og st\u00f3r framherji \u00e1 sl\u00e6mum degi.<\/p>\n

En Howard \u00e1tti g\u00f3\u00f0an dag \u00e1 m\u00f3ti Uglunum. Eftir tv\u00e6r m\u00edn\u00fatur skora\u00f0i hann me\u00f0 skalla (nema hva\u00f0?) og \u00e9g fagna\u00f0i vel \u00e1 \u00d6lveri. Ekki man \u00e9g hvort Bj\u00f6rgvin Ingi e\u00f0a J\u00f3hannes Birgir \u2013 Sheffield Wed.-stu\u00f0ningskl\u00fabburinn \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u2013 voru \u00e1 sta\u00f0num og gr\u00e9tu on\u00ed bj\u00f3rinn. Sj\u00e1lfur hef \u00e9g l\u00edklega p\u00ednt Stebba Hagal\u00edn til a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta. \u00c9g m\u00e6tti me\u00f0 honum \u00e1 QPR-leiki og hann galt l\u00edku l\u00edkt.<\/p>\n

N\u00e6stu m\u00edn\u00faturnar virtist Luton \u00e6tla a\u00f0 kafsigla gestina, en f\u00e9kk svo mark \u00ed andliti\u00f0 eftir t\u00e6pt kort\u00e9r. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3k mi\u00f0jumo\u00f0 \u00fear sem Luton var l\u00edklegra en \u00fe\u00f3 ekkert miki\u00f0 \u00ed gangi. Aftur skora\u00f0i Sheffield, 1:2. Nokkrum andart\u00f6kum s\u00ed\u00f0ar jafna\u00f0i Luton. Hver? Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 Howard. Hvernig? Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 me\u00f0 skalla, hvernig spyr\u00f0u?<\/p>\n

Fyrirgj\u00f6fina \u00e1tti Kevin Nicholls. Ef efnt yr\u00f0i til kosningar \u00ed stu\u00f0ningsmannakl\u00fabbnum um mesta st\u00f3rmenni s\u00f6gunnar reikna \u00e9g me\u00f0 a\u00f0 Mick Harford ynni. Kevin Nicholls yr\u00f0i n\u00famer tv\u00f6. S\u00ed\u00f0an yr\u00f0i slagur \u00e1 milli Jes\u00fa, Mandela og Davids Pleats um bronsi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Luton s\u00f3tti st\u00edft undir lokin en \u00farslitin ur\u00f0u 2:2 jafntefli, sem \u00fe\u00f3tti l\u00edtil \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 fagna \u00e1 m\u00f3ti h\u00e1lfgjald\u00ferota Sheffield-li\u00f0i (sem \u00fe\u00f3 f\u00e9kk flesta \u00e1horfendur allra li\u00f0a \u00ed deildinni \u00e1 leiki s\u00edna). \u00deegar \u00e9g renni yfir leikmannah\u00f3pinn \u00feeirra n\u00fana eru engine n\u00f6fn sem klingja bj\u00f6llum. J\u00fa, Chris Brunt fr\u00e1 WBA. A\u00f0 kalla hann s\u00faperstj\u00f6rnu v\u00e6ri \u00fe\u00f3 enn eitt d\u00e6mi um gengisfellingu or\u00f0anna.<\/p>\n

Annar markaskorara \u00feeirra, Gavid Graham, vir\u00f0ist enn vera a\u00f0 spila \u00ed s\u00f6mu borg \u2013 hj\u00e1 Sheffield FC \u2013 sem allir f\u00f3tboltaunnendur eiga a\u00f0 \u00feekkja sem elsta f\u00f3tboltali\u00f0 \u00ed heimi. Vel gert!<\/p>\n

\u00c9g hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 varla tu\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim af barnum hef\u00f0i mig \u00f3ra\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri logni\u00f0 \u00e1 undan storminum. \u00c1 n\u00e6stu leikt\u00ed\u00f0 byrja\u00f0i Luton vel og komst \u00ed fimmta s\u00e6ti\u00f0 me\u00f0 5:1 sigri \u00e1 Leeds. N\u00e6sti leikur var sj\u00f3nvarpsleikut, \u00fati gegn Ipswich. Hann tapa\u00f0ist 5:0, \u00fear sem leikmennirnir virtust \u00ed losti. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 einn \u00ed h\u00f3pnum haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 helabl\u00f3\u00f0fall \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00e1 v\u00f6llinn og enginn var andlega rei\u00f0ub\u00fainn til a\u00f0 spila f\u00f3tbolta.<\/p>\n

\u00dear me\u00f0 var bla\u00f0ran sprungin og vi\u00f0 t\u00f3k hrina tapleikja. \u00cd jan\u00faarglugganum freistu\u00f0u stj\u00f3rnendur f\u00e9lagsins a\u00f0 selja bestu mennina \u00ed von um a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem eftir v\u00e6ru g\u00e6tu hangi\u00f0 uppi. \u00dea\u00f0 reyndist t\u00e1lvon. Luton kolf\u00e9ll vori\u00f0 2007. Um lei\u00f0 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 eigendur f\u00e9lagsins voru gl\u00e6pamenn sem r\u00e6ndu f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 innanfr\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Luton f\u00e9ll \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0. A\u00f0 lokum t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 reka sk\u00farkana fr\u00e1 f\u00e9laginu. \u00de\u00e1 kom knattspyrnusambandi\u00f0 og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 refsa f\u00e9laginu fyrir misgj\u00f6r\u00f0ir g\u00f6mlu eigendanna. \u00deeir sj\u00e1lfir fengu m\u00e1lamyndarefsingar. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3ku fimm \u00e1r. Fimm \u00e1r \u00ed helv\u00edtis utandeildinni.<\/p>\n

\u00d3 hva\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur hef\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 miki\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu misserin fyrir 2:2 jafnteflisleiki gegn Sheffield Wednesday, \u00fear sem helsta \u00e1hyggjuefni\u00f0 var of einh\u00e6fur s\u00f3knarleikur.<\/p>\n

(M\u00f6rk Luton: Steve Howard 2. M\u00f6rk Sheffield Wednesday: Graeme Lee, David Graham)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

23. september 2005. Luton 2 : Sheffield Wednesday 2 Vori\u00f0 2005 komst Luton upp \u00ed n\u00e6stefstu deild \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed \u00e1ratug. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum upp sem meistarar, me\u00f0 t\u00f3lf stigum meira en Hull sem var \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru s\u00e6tinu. Mike Newell, gamli Liverpool- og Blackburn-framherjinn, var vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6linn. Hann var s\u00e9rlunda\u00f0ur en g\u00f3\u00f0ur stj\u00f3ri. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 65\/100: Lurkurinn<\/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-4433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4433","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=4433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}