\u00cd s\u00ed\u00f0ustu viku var\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feess hei\u00f0urs a\u00f0nj\u00f3tandi a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 2. flokki karla hj\u00e1 Gr\u00f3ttu \u00ed \u00e6fingafer\u00f0 til London. \u00cd flokknum \u00e6fa n\u00fa 28 str\u00e1kar f\u00e6ddir 1998-1996 en einnig eru nokkrir yngri vi\u00f0lo\u00f0andi h\u00f3pinn. Fer\u00f0in var einstaklega skemmtileg og \u00e1rangursr\u00edk. Einbeitingin \u00ed h\u00f3pnum var til fyrirmyndar og utan \u00e6finga gengu allir \u00ed takt um str\u00e6ti st\u00f3rborgarinnar.<\/p>
Str\u00e1karnir \u00ed 2. flokki hafa \u00e6ft f\u00f3tbolta fr\u00e1 5-6 \u00e1ra aldri. Saman hafa \u00feeir teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00f3teljandi f\u00f3tboltam\u00f3tum, keppt hundru\u00f0ir leikja og sofi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f3tal n\u00e6tur \u00ed t\u00e1f\u00fdlunni hver af \u00f6\u00f0rum. Ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 h\u00e9r s\u00e9 um svokalla\u00f0ar „barnastj\u00f6rnur“ a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. Einn leikma\u00f0ur hefur spila\u00f0 unglingalandsleik og nokkrir minni titlar hafa unnist. St\u00e6rsta skrefi\u00f0 var eflaust stigi\u00f0 \u00ed fyrra \u00feegar 2. flokkur Gr\u00f3ttu trygg\u00f0i s\u00e9r s\u00e6ti \u00ed B-deild eftir margra \u00e1ra ey\u00f0imerkurg\u00f6ngu \u00ed C-deildinni. \u00dear voru \u00feessir drengir \u00ed a\u00f0alhlutverki \u00e1samt nokkrum leikm\u00f6nnum sem n\u00fa eru gengnir upp \u00ed meistaraflokk.<\/p>
Nei, \u00fea\u00f0 eru ekki titlar og landsli\u00f0sfer\u00f0ir sem einkenna leikmenn 2. flokks Gr\u00f3ttu heldur \u00f3tr\u00faleg li\u00f0sheild, vin\u00e1tta og samsta\u00f0a innan vallar sem utan. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hefur gengi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fdmsu \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina en \u00f3h\u00e6tt er a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 menn hafi \u00feroskast \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt og s\u00e9u a\u00f0 bl\u00f3mstra n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e1rin \u00ed yngri flokkunum eru senn \u00e1 enda. \u00c9g tel a\u00f0 \u00f6flugur foreldrah\u00f3pur sem stendur \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 str\u00e1kana hafi gert g\u00e6fumuninn \u00e1samt g\u00f3\u00f0um og metna\u00f0arfullum \u00fej\u00e1lfurum. N\u00e6gir \u00fear a\u00f0 nefna J\u00fal\u00edus J\u00fal\u00edusson, \u00c1smund Haraldsson, Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristinsson, \u00dalf Blandon og Jens Elvar S\u00e6varsson sem er n\u00fa \u00e1 s\u00ednu \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00e1ri me\u00f0 2. flokk.<\/p>
S\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar stigu nokkrir leikmenn \u00far h\u00f3pnum s\u00edn fyrstu skref \u00ed meistaraflokki Gr\u00f3ttu og \u00ed vetur hafa enn fleiri fengi\u00f0 s\u00ednar fyrstu meistaraflokksm\u00edn\u00fatur. Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rar fr\u00e9ttir en h\u00e9r m\u00e1 ekki l\u00e1ta sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0. Lykillinn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 byggja upp \u00f6flugt meistaraflokksli\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hafa \u00fe\u00e9ttan kjarna heimamanna \u00ed h\u00f3pnum. Leiknir \u00ed Brei\u00f0holti er gott d\u00e6mi en s\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar trygg\u00f0i li\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9r s\u00e6ti \u00ed \u00farvalsdeild \u00ed fyrsta sinn en \u00fear var st\u00e6rstur hluti h\u00f3psins, leikmenn og \u00fej\u00e1lfarar, glerhar\u00f0ir Brei\u00f0hyltingar. N\u00fa er Gr\u00f3tta \u00ed dau\u00f0af\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 horfa fram \u00e1 veginn og byggja upp li\u00f0 \u00fear sem uppista\u00f0an er heimamenn.<\/p>
\u00c9g er ekki a\u00f0 tala ni\u00f0ur til \u00feeirra fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgu „utanb\u00e6jarleikmanna“ sem hafa leiki\u00f0 me\u00f0 Gr\u00f3ttu s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin. Raunar hafa margir \u00feeirra skila\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6ru verki og teljast g\u00f3\u00f0ir og gildir Gr\u00f3ttumenn \u00ed dag. Hver man ekki eftir leikgle\u00f0i og snilli Sigurvins \u00d3lafssonar \u00e1 mi\u00f0junni, n\u00faverandi fyrirli\u00f0i Gr\u00f3ttu er uppalinn Selfyssingur og sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfarinn, sem byrja\u00f0i sem leikma\u00f0ur, er a\u00f0 austan.<\/p>
Er \u00e9g a\u00f0 setja pressu \u00e1 str\u00e1kana me\u00f0 \u00feessum pistli? Vafalaust en \u00fea\u00f0 er bara af \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g hef tr\u00fa \u00e1 \u00feeim. Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sem stj\u00f3rna og \u00fej\u00e1lfa meistaraflokk Gr\u00f3ttu segi \u00e9g: Taki\u00f0 \u00feessa str\u00e1ka og hendi\u00f0 \u00feeim inn \u00e1 st\u00f3ra svi\u00f0i\u00f0, gefi\u00f0 \u00feeim t\u00edma og fyrr en varir munu \u00feeir sk\u00edna sk\u00e6rt.<\/p>
Magn\u00fas \u00d6rn Helgason
\nyfir\u00fej\u00e1lfari yngri flokka knattspyrnudeildar Gr\u00f3ttu<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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