clown Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 He touches the ball a dozen times but my word what a pleasure to watch his control and style of play. The younger lads especially must learn a lot from him. Stu Holden and Eidur joint managers of the future. I'd be bouncing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lofthouse Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Love the bloke. Squad player again next season???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnworth white Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 No doubt a proud night for Eidur last night. 2 of his sons came on as substitutes for Iceland and the oldest teed up his brother to score the 4th goal in a 4-0 win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted October 12, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2021 Quality that. Any chance of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 hours ago, farnworth white said: No doubt a proud night for Eidur last night. 2 of his sons came on as substitutes for Iceland and the oldest teed up his brother to score the 4th goal in a 4-0 win. That's class. Didn't he get subbed on for his dad for his Iceland debut or is that someone else I'm thinking of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, stevieb said: That's class. Didn't he get subbed on for his dad for his Iceland debut or is that someone else I'm thinking of? He did, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Iceland has a population of 366,000. Halved to men & women, obviously because I'm a trans-phobe, 183,000 males. Between, say, 20 to 32, around 27,500. Not that big a pool to fish in. But, notwithstanding all that, Bravo to the junior Eidur's 👏👏👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted October 13, 2021 Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Iceland has a population of 366,000. Halved to men & women, obviously because I'm a trans-phobe, 183,000 males. Between, say, 20 to 32, around 27,500. Not that big a pool to fish in. But, notwithstanding all that, Bravo to the junior Eidur's 👏👏👏👏👏 1 in 3 Icelandic males played for Bolton in the 90s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted October 13, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2021 Apart from fishing and geothermal energy, what is there to do in Iceland? No wonder a lot of then are good with a football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 4th March 1977 Stretford AC were preparing for their first track season in the top tier of the British Athletics League. At an indoor meeting at RAF Cosford I was sitting at the tea bar with the head coach of Loughborough Students. Would I be interested in an Icelandic sprinter, the national record holder at 100m, 200m and 400m, oh and he's also their decathlon champion? [Is the Pope a Catholic?] When he was available he ran for us in 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay and also did the shot put and discus throw to help us to a narrow victory at home. He missed the next match because of international commitments and then suffered a serious leg injury in Bulgaria. He certainly never competed for us again - in fact I don't think he ever did compete again, although what I think may have been a younger brother became Icelandic javelin recordholder. I didn't know about the naming system there, but I now believe he may have been the son of Iceland's first Olympic medallist (1956 TJ silver). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 hours ago, MalcolmW said: On 4th March 1977 Stretford AC were preparing for their first track season in the top tier of the British Athletics League. At an indoor meeting at RAF Cosford I was sitting at the tea bar with the head coach of Loughborough Students. Would I be interested in an Icelandic sprinter, the national record holder at 100m, 200m and 400m, oh and he's also their decathlon champion? [Is the Pope a Catholic?] When he was available he ran for us in 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay and also did the shot put and discus throw to help us to a narrow victory at home. He missed the next match because of international commitments and then suffered a serious leg injury in Bulgaria. He certainly never competed for us again - in fact I don't think he ever did compete again, although what I think may have been a younger brother became Icelandic javelin recordholder. I didn't know about the naming system there, but I now believe he may have been the son of Iceland's first Olympic medallist (1956 TJ silver). We've not had an athletic anecdote for ages, nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted October 13, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2021 12 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Apart from fishing and geothermal energy, what is there to do in Iceland? No wonder a lot of then are good with a football. Market gardening is massive. All the greenhouses are heated by geothermal energy. They even grow bananas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted October 14, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2021 I’d bum Bjork to within an inch of her life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 10 hours ago, MickyD said: Market gardening is massive. All the greenhouses are heated by geothermal energy. They even grow bananas! I remember some time back reading/watching a thing that said that if the Sun suddenly disappeared, then life on Earth would be fucked apart from (i) deep sea fishes (as though the oceans would freeze down to a large depth, geo-heat would keep the lower bits liquid) and (ii) people in Iceland, who assuming they had enough notice, could live in domes heated by same as long as they organised shipping in solidified air from the outside surface. Plus they'd win the WC every four years, or at least they would until a team from Neptune turned up (their fans are banned after species-ist chanting away at Pluto). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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