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Old 06-04-08, 06:41 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Good result there with Fjaroabyggo

Making some nice progress in the league too.

Love the detail in here, its superb, and as ever the layout is fantastic.

Keep up the good work!
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Old 08-04-08, 04:39 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Ingason (7); Gunnarsson (7), M. Einarsson (6), E. Einarsson (8), Sturluson (7), Ólafsson (7); Lárusson (6), Guðmundsson (7), Hákonarson (8); Markan (7), Rúnarsson (6);

Subs: Hilmarsson, Kristinsson, Snorrason, Ásgeirsson, Ómarsson (6), Leifsson (7), Johnson (6).




24' 1-0 Allan Dyring
45' Davíð Þór Rúnarsson Tómas Leifsson
69' Petur Georg Markan Ólafur Páll Johnson
84' Magnús Ingi Einarsson Ingvar Ómarsson
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Georg Janusson, reporter of Sport.is, managed to get an interview with Jos Dofferhoff, the manager of Fjölnir, after the final cup match against FH.

Georg Janusson: Jos Dofferhoff, Dutch manager of Fjölnir, is here with us after the 1-0 loss against FH. Mr. Dofferhoff, so close to qualify for the quarter finals but ending up with nothing. What is going through your mind at this moment?
Jos Dofferhoff: Mixed feelings Georg. At the beginning of the cup league, no one gave Fjölnir a chance of ending in the top four. With Valur and FH, the two title challengers of this season, we were without a doubt in the toughest group of the cup. Still, we managed to stay for six matches in a qualifying position and we even finished above FH. My boys gave everything in all the cup matches and they showed that having a better team doesn't guarantee you the three points.

Georg Janusson: But it has to hurt that you were so close. I mean, you could even have lost the match if Breiðablik would lose or Valur would draw but instead, they both won their match and kicked you out of the cup.
Jos Dofferhoff: Yes of course, we were in a pretty good position. We had everything in our own hands but you can't expect my boys to win an away game against FH. Breiðablik and Valur did what they had to do and did that very well.

Georg Janusson: Could you tell us what you've learned with this cup experience and what you can expect from the upcoming league season?
Jos Dofferhoff: I've seen that every team can be beaten if the team plays to their full potential and compensate the individual quality of some opponents with a high work rate and good teamwork. However, we shouldn't rise above ourselves and look at the facts. Fjölnir is a newly promoted team with a very limited budget and a small first team squad. At the same time, this brings an advantage. Teams might underestimate us and especially on our home ground, we shouldn't be scared of some big names and play our own game.

Georg Janusson: You mentioned that you've got a small squad. Does this mean you are looking for players to sign and expand the team?
Jos Dofferhoff: Not necessarily no. At this moment, we don't have any money to sign new players. We think that the current selection should be able to keep us away from relegation and we believe there are some talented youngsters in the youth team of our club.

Georg Janusson: Thank you for taking the time for this interview Mr. Dofferhoff. Good luck in the league and hope you do well.
Jos Dofferhoff: Not a problem Georg.




Breiðablik 1 : 0 Fylkir
Fjaraðbyggð 2 : 3 Valur
Stjarnan 0 : 0 HK










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In a happy mood at the moment. Of course, getting knocked out of the cup with such bad luck is always hard to deal with but my boys made me proud and we even managed to finish above FH, the title challenger of this season. We shouldn't forget that the media thinks Fjölnir will finish last in the league this season. I do think my tactic could be better and I've got over a month to tweak it. Perhaps one of two friendlies to stay in shape is a good idea. This will also give me a good opportunity to see what parts of my tactic need improvement.

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Old 08-04-08, 04:43 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Wow, what a fantastic update!

That newspaper article is brilliant, as well as all the GFX going into this!

Press conference is also awesome, as is all the details such as the manager's mood bit etc.

Unlucky on missing out with qualification. better luck next time I guess!!

Keep up the good work!!!!
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Old 08-04-08, 04:52 PM   #64 (permalink)
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exellent layout, loving the manager mood feature not really so sure about the news paper as it's all blurred and there's only 2 lines to read but its a exellent story so far m8. KUTGW

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Old 08-04-08, 04:58 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Love it! Liked the interview, you remind me of Harry Redknapp, haha!

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Old 08-04-08, 04:58 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Wow! best story on FMF, lovely GFX, best story I have ever read! Must have taken you a long long time to do all this! KUTVGW mate ;)


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Old 10-04-08, 05:13 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Ingason (6); Gunnarsson (7), M. Einarsson (6), E. Einarsson (7), Sturluson (7), Ólafsson (6); Lárusson (7), Guðmundsson (7), Hákonarson (7); Markan (8), Rúnarsson (7);

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30' 0-1 Erlend Thorvaldsen
31' 1-1 Pétur Georg Markan
45' Davíð Þór Rúnarsson Tómas Leifsson
45' Magnús Ingi Einarsson Geir Kristinsson
45' Magnús Ingi Einarsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
59' 2-1 Ardian Gashi
76' Gunnar Valur Gunnarsson Jóhann Hilmarsson
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An altered tactic. The same basics but different details. After the cup group stage, I wrote down the strength and weaknesses of my team and started improving my tactic to the quality of the players. I kept to the same formation but changed a lot of individual player instructions and the team instructions. And it worked. Fredrikstad from Norway, a big favorite to have won this match, failed in every way. In the 30th minute, Fredrikstad gained a free-kick just outside the penalty box and it was Erlend Thorvaldsen who curled it in beautifully. When we took the kick-off, it was one touch football and 45 seconds later, Markan had scored the equalizer. This was a goal after missing a lot of chances, including some sitters.

The second half stayed pretty much the same. Fredrikstad was given the freedom to play the ball freely in defense but whenever they moved up, the players of Fjölnir were setting up a wall which was unbreakable. After 59 minutes, it looked like Fjölnir were getting what they deserved. A perfect combination over the right flank and Larusson who hit the ball hard from a cross. With the help of a small deflection by Gashi, it was Fjölnir who took the lead after a small hour. Unfortunately, just when everyone thought the three points were in the pocket, Fredrikstad managed to get their first real chance in 80 minutes time and it was immediately the equalizer.

Final result of 2-2 with Fjölnir deserving more than a draw.





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Still in a happy mood. The tactic is working, players understand what I am asking of them and we play with passion and wanting to win. I would like to play two or three more friendlies to get used to playing against better opponents and to optimize my tactic(s).
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Love this story. Keep its up Boz and well done you have made it in to my bookmarks.

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Love the graphical elements in this story makes it a bit different from the rest, especially the "Managers Mood" meter.

Good work Bozza keep it up!

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Thanks for the compliments guys. Just to let you know, I haven't forgotten this story. I will post some updates this weekend. I've played some more friendlies and my first competition match. More about that later...

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