icelandic football

[iauk]

icelandic football message board www.network54.com/Forum/427806
IA Akranes (Arni Gautur Arason's old club) www.freewebs.com/iauk

[2mas]

Welcome to the forum, iauk!

Any Icelandic players Rosenborg should consider? I see that a totally unknown player for me, Hördur Sveinsson, scored twiced when you beated Sweden 4-1 today (U-21). Is he any good?

[Candyman]

lol, I was going to ask the same

[iauk]

hordur sveinsson plays for Keflavik, in 2005 he scored 9 league goals and was leagues 3rd top scorer behind Tryggvi Gudmundsson (ex Tromso) and Allan Borgvardt (now Viking FK)

[2mas]

In other words maybe something for us!?

By the way, do you speak Icelandic?

[iauk]

No i do not speak Icelandic, i only know a few words. New coach for Iceland today Eyjolfur Sverrisson from u21s former Stuttgart and Herha Berlin player

[Royal4]

Go IBV Vestmannaeyjar!
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Go Vác, Ajax and Rosenborg!

[iauk]

its good to see another supporter of icelandic football

[Royal4]

Eidur Gudjohnsen the best!
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Go Vác, Ajax and Rosenborg!

[iauk]

Made my first visit to Iceland a few weeks ago for the opening games of the season, stayed in Akranes as a guest of the IA club, watched IA - FH and Valur - Fram.
had a great time
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[1917]

I'm envious.

Pics please!
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[Skotten]

Every time i've seen Icelandic football it looks great, very intimate atmospheres between the fans and the pitch. And offcourse Iceland produces some excellent defensive players particularly!

I want to visit the country as soon as i can in summer, looks amazing.

[iauk]

I watched games at Akranesvollur (the view from my flat overlooked the stadium) and Laugardalsvollur, I stopped at the stadiums of FH, Breidablik, Fylkir, Keflavik, Reynir, the indoor halls at Egilshollin, Akraneshollin and Reykjaneshollin.

Most of the stadiums have a small stand on one side with a grass bank on the opposite side, behind the goals are just advertising boards.

I think Akranesvollur was the best ground i visited (not including Laugardalsvollur - the national stadium)

www.freewebs.com/iauk

[iauk]

photo of Akranesvollur

[iauk]

never worked
try www.freewebs.com/iauk/info.htm for a photo of Akranesvollur

[2mas]

You have to include http:// in your URL. I edited your post, so now it works.

[iauk]

thanks 2mas.

you must agree it is a beautiful place to watch football

[VerneTroyer]

How did it go whit the icelandic club that had almost an open audition for a norwegian striker? Did they find anyone?
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[Gerrit]

Akranesvollur is beautiful with that pitch right at the shore. Of course the cold sea wind can make it unpleasant outside summer season It is very known amongst stadium fanatics (like me) because after each game they tend to send a small boat onto sea to fish out balls from the water surface (the stand is right next to the surf so it is not hard to kick the ball into the sea)


Also, Vestmannaeyjar's ground is right by a fjord and the stadium of northern team Leiftur (the northernmost team in the Icelandic football) is next to a fjord as well. Iceland is a beautiful place for groundhopping if you care about surroundings just as much as about stadiums and stands.
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[iauk]

the stand at Akranesvollur has now been extended since my visit in May. if you look at the photo there is now an extra section of IA at each end

Good win for IA last night. 2-0 down away to Fram after an hour, ended up winning 4-2

[iauk]

will be returning to Akranes in a few weeks for IA - Vikingur Reykjavik
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[Gerrit]

Enjoy your trip! I am really jealous By the way, how do you collect enough money for those trips? I wish I had some spare money so that I could attend games all over Europe Low budget airlines usually don't fly to Iceland so it must cost you a lot to do those trips?
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[iauk]

my first visit to Akranes last May was paid for by the club as a thankyou for my website www.freewebs.com/iauk they paid for my flight and arranged a flat for the weekend.

this time i pay myself £200 for flights and now i have to find a hotel (no hotels in Akranes ) so i will probably stay in Reykjavik

[Gerrit]

The club paid your accomodation and flights? Wow, that's nice. Would they do that as well if I'd build a fansite?
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[iauk]

yes they paid for flights and rented me a flat for a few days
i was presented to the players on the pitch, taken out for dinner had a fantastic time, that is why i am going back in a few weeks