Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

[Blood on the Tracks]

I'm born 89 and we had to train in the winters outside on a field made out of lava. Like this:

Or if we practice football inside we did it on the floor like Handball players play on. This was the case for many teams, they simple couldn't train the kids over the winter so most of the year they are playing handball instead of football. Football was only viable for 3-5 months per year.

But after 2005 I think all the major teams that produce football players for Iceland to decent standard have all these inside fields with artificial grass which probably has helped these kids up their technical level to required standards.

That makes total sense to me. It's incredible to me that you'd even produce a handful to good players before you had the artificial pitches given that they were so disadvantaged with the climate and footballing infrastructure. We're very fortunate in England not to have those climate issues.

Hopefully watching the current Icelandic side qualify and do so well in major tournaments inspires the young kids to make use of those artificial pitches and produces and even better generation in the future.

 

[razörist]

Wasn't there a rumour that Gudjohnsen got drunk with John Terry (obviously) and made fun of American tourists in London not long after 9/11 happened?

Look it up, this is true...Lampard was there too, scumbags.

How do I link these things together, what is the key? Are we not supposed to make fun of American tourists? And what has 9/11 to do with it? So many questions...

 

[Riou]

How do I link these things together, what is the key? Are we not supposed to make fun of American tourists? And what has 9/11 to do with it? So many questions...

They were making fun of 9/11 to American tourists...sorry, worded my post slightly wrong.

 

[Kav]

Perhaps less demonstrative language in your first paragraph would give your attempt to reclaim the high ground rather more credibility.

You are correct. Spot on. It would have however it doesn’t detract from the fact that I had made my statement in such a conditional manner acknowledging the possibility that the foregoing was not true.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Welcome Runar. 2m euros agreed medical in Paris. 5 year contract

 

[jmsmtthw28]

good price
hopefully it works out but even if it doesnt we wont lose much and we have 2 very talented gks coming thru

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Greenwood money pays for him. We move.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

good price
hopefully it works out but even if it doesnt we wont lose much and we have 2 very talented gks coming thru

His wages will be so low too the deal won't really affect us.

 

[say yes]

That’s the right price for a backup GK given how stretched our budget is.

Nevertheless, I am now praying that Leno doesn’t get injured again.

 

[dashsnow17]

Spare a thought for Liverpool. Wait a year to announce Thiago and they get trumped by Runarsson and Arsenal talk within hours!!

 

[OnlyOne]

Signing of the summer?

 

[razörist]

Greenwood money pays for him. We move.

Greenwood?

 

[Furious]

Lock. This ain't A&P.

 

[A_G]

Gif time?

Spoiler

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Greenwood?

Sam Greenwood was sold for 1.5m to leeds
We also made a million from Chuba Akpom

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Signing of the summer?

Yes hearing whole Iceland having a party apart from @hydrofluoric acid

 

[field442]

Can’t believe we spent most of the Martinez money on his replacement.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

Hopefully we rarely see him play in important matches. This guy must feel like he's won the lottery today.

Going from not even being good enough to play for Dijon Mustard to playing Europa League football for one of the most prestigious clubs in the world.

Pays to have friends in high places.

 

[razörist]

Gif time?

Spoiler

 

[Camron]

Welcome Runar. 2m euros agreed medical in Paris. 5 year contract

Hearing Usual Suspects calculated this rounds up to 20m. Exactly the Martinez fee.

This is excluding the fresh steamed Puffin beaks he needs each morning.