Fjolnir

Squad26 Nov 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad26 Nov 2029

Birkir Saevarsson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Birkir Saevarsson and Fjolnir agree another 3 years.

The dugout26 Nov 2029

The manager makes an example of Birkir Saevarsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout26 Nov 2029

The manager makes Haukur Óli Jónsson a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Fjolnir. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

Market26 Nov 2029

The Haukur Óli Jónsson question follows Fjolnir around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Haukur Óli Jónsson’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout26 Nov 2029

Bjorn Gunnarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad5 Nov 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout5 Nov 2029

The manager makes an example of Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad5 Nov 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout5 Nov 2029

Axel Freyr Harðarson loses the manager who believed in him

A change in the dugout is not one story, it is twenty-five of them. This is Axel Freyr Harðarson's: he was somebody's player, and now he has to be somebody else's, starting from nothing.

The dugout5 Nov 2029

A door opens for Haukur Óli Jónsson

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

Boardroom5 Nov 2029

Fjolnir answer back

A squad written off a fortnight ago has closed ranks. Whatever was said behind that door, it has held so far.

Squad29 Oct 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad29 Oct 2029

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson and Fjolnir agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout29 Oct 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fjolnir, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market15 Oct 2029

The Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson question follows Fjolnir around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout15 Oct 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson has been promised minutes

A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Haukur Óli Jónsson has written the date down.

Squad15 Oct 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson can feel the drop

The table is being checked before the results are in, which is always the tell. Nobody at Fjolnir says the word and every senior player in the building is thinking it.

Squad8 Oct 2029

Andrés Caro wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

The dugout8 Oct 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad8 Oct 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson named in the team of the month

A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Haukur Óli Jónsson is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

Match1 Oct 2029

Fjolnir finish in position 12

4 points, and the season has a number on it. Whatever it felt like from the inside, this is what it will look like in a book.

Squad1 Oct 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson keeps Fjolnir in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Player ratings1 Oct 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The dugout1 Oct 2029

Runar Fridjonsson keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Fjolnir may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Match29 Sep 2029

Fjolnir cannot find the net

4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.

Squad1 Oct 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match22 Sep 2029

IBV take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings24 Sep 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The dugout24 Sep 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout24 Sep 2029

The manager makes an example of Bragi Már Jóhannsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout24 Sep 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson left out for tactical reasons at Fjolnir

The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

The dugout24 Sep 2029

Somebody else is better right now than Bjorn Gunnarsson

The team sheet says it in public every week until it changes. The only version of being dropped a footballer cannot argue with, and the one he takes hardest.

Match15 Sep 2029

Stjarnan take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout17 Sep 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

Squad17 Sep 2029

Goran Vrsaljko wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

The dugout17 Sep 2029

A promise honoured at Fjolnir

Something was said to Orri Þórhallsson and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

The dugout17 Sep 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Player ratings17 Sep 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout10 Sep 2029

The manager makes an example of Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Player ratings10 Sep 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 17. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Boardroom10 Sep 2029

Doors closed at Fjolnir

The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.

The dugout10 Sep 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Sigurdur Gudmundsson after 0‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad3 Sep 2029

Orri Þórhallsson has been here 10 seasons

126 appearances across 10 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.

Match1 Sep 2029

No end in sight to Fjolnir's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Fjolnir has to find a result from somewhere.

Player ratings3 Sep 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad3 Sep 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Óskar Dagur Jónasson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad3 Sep 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match1 Sep 2029

Leiknir snatch it back from Fjolnir

A goal on 89 minutes turned three points into one and a good afternoon into an argument about game management that will run until Saturday.

Match25 Aug 2029

6 goals as Fjolnir and FH go for it

Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Fjolnir and FH, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.

Match25 Aug 2029

Fjolnir are shipping goals every week

Two or more conceded in each of the last 4 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.

Looking ahead27 Aug 2029

Fjolnir face Leiknir in the game that matters most

Two sides from the bottom of the table, three points, and an afternoon that will be described afterwards as a relegation decider by whoever loses it.

The dugout27 Aug 2029

The manager makes an example of Axel Freyr Harðarson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout27 Aug 2029

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson left out for the big one

A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson will call it something else in private.

Boardroom27 Aug 2029

Nobody left the Fjolnir dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Squad20 Aug 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match18 Aug 2029

9 goals as Fjolnir and Keflavik go for it

Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 9 goals between Fjolnir and Keflavik, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.

Squad20 Aug 2029

A day to forget for Haukur Óli Jónsson

Beaten 7 times, 5 saves, and an afternoon that will go on his record whether it was his fault or the defence’s. It is the quiet unfairness of the position.

Player ratings20 Aug 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad20 Aug 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Boardroom20 Aug 2029

Nobody left the Fjolnir dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Squad13 Aug 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad13 Aug 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout13 Aug 2029

No hiding place for Haukur Óli Jónsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Haukur Óli Jónsson, and the manager let it.

Boardroom13 Aug 2029

Doors closed at Fjolnir

The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.

The dugout13 Aug 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

Player ratings13 Aug 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad6 Aug 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad6 Aug 2029

Óskar Dagur Jónasson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Óskar Dagur Jónasson commits to Fjolnir for another 4 years.

Transfer targets6 Aug 2029

Valur tell Fjolnir: Markus Nakkim is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad6 Aug 2029

Andrés Caro wants to go home

“I have tried. I have really tried, and every day I wake up in the wrong place.” Nobody at Fjolnir can coach that out of a man, and nobody there is pretending to.

The dugout6 Aug 2029

Einar Örn Harðarson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Boardroom6 Aug 2029

Inquest at Fjolnir

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

Transfer targets23 Jul 2029

Fjolnir agree $91.0K for Markus Nakkim

The clubs have shaken hands with Valur; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.

Squad23 Jul 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets23 Jul 2029

Keflavik tell Fjolnir: Hilmar Þór Kjærnested Helgason is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad23 Jul 2029

100 appearances for Einar Örn Harðarson

100 games in these colours. Service of that kind gets rarer every season, and the crowd knows it.

Looking ahead23 Jul 2029

Everything rides on Fylkir

Both clubs in the mire, one fixture between them, and a ground that will be louder and more frightened than at any point in the season. Fjolnir know what is at stake and so does everybody in the away end.

Boardroom23 Jul 2029

Nobody left the Fjolnir dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Match14 Jul 2029

Fjolnir come up short against IA

IA left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Player ratings16 Jul 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match16 Jul 2029

Halfway: Fjolnir sit in position 12

0 points at the turn. The first half of a season is a promise; the second is a bill, and the town is about to find out which of the two this one was.

The dugout16 Jul 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Sigurdur Gudmundsson after 2‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad16 Jul 2029

Patryk Hryniewicki falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad16 Jul 2029

Home is on Goran Vrsaljko's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Fjolnir are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad9 Jul 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad9 Jul 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match7 Jul 2029

IBV take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings9 Jul 2029

Axel Freyr Harðarson beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The dugout9 Jul 2029

No hiding place for Andrés Caro

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrés Caro, and the manager let it.

The dugout9 Jul 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Sigurdur Gudmundsson after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Player ratings2 Jul 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Match30 Jun 2029

A bad afternoon for Fjolnir against Stjarnan

1‑2 to Stjarnan, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout2 Jul 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Sigurdur Gudmundsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad2 Jul 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Boardroom2 Jul 2029

Intake day at the Fjolnir academy

7 arrivals, an average age nobody would call a squad, and a set of parents being shown around a building their sons will spend more time in than at home. The scouting has already happened; today is only the paperwork.

The dugout2 Jul 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fjolnir, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad25 Jun 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match23 Jun 2029

Fjolnir come up short against Vikingur

Vikingur left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad25 Jun 2029

Kevin Carrión stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Kevin Carrión and Fjolnir agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout25 Jun 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Sigurdur Gudmundsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

The dugout25 Jun 2029

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson is still paying for one afternoon at Fjolnir

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Player ratings25 Jun 2029

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson gives it away

There was no pressure on him and nowhere he had to be. Fjolnir lost a goal to a decision that took half a second and will be discussed all week.

Squad18 Jun 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match16 Jun 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson’s goal not enough for Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Leiknir, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

The dugout18 Jun 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Sigurdur Gudmundsson after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Player ratings18 Jun 2029

Nobody could get near Stígur Diljan Þórðarson

Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

The dugout18 Jun 2029

No hiding place for Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson, and the manager let it.

The dugout18 Jun 2029

No place in the plan for Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

Match9 Jun 2029

8 matches without a win for Fjolnir

The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Fjolnir are no longer polite ones.

Squad11 Jun 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The terraces11 Jun 2029

The crowd has taken to Haukur Óli Jónsson

At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Match9 Jun 2029

FH take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout11 Jun 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad11 Jun 2029

Andrés Caro wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

Match2 Jun 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson’s goal not enough for Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson scored, and precious little else went right: 3‑5 to Keflavik, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

Squad4 Jun 2029

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad4 Jun 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The terraces4 Jun 2029

Fjolnir supporters have found a favourite in Stígur Diljan Þórðarson

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Stígur Diljan Þórðarson has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

The dugout4 Jun 2029

The manager makes an example of Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings4 Jun 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.41. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad28 May 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match26 May 2029

KR take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings28 May 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The dugout28 May 2029

Sigurdur Gudmundsson answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

The dugout28 May 2029

No place in the plan for Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

Squad28 May 2029

A first team debut at 17 for Vidar Palsson

Off the academy pitches and into a senior shirt, at 17. The parents in the stand will keep the programme, and so will he.

Match19 May 2029

A bad afternoon for Fjolnir against Valur

1‑3 to Valur, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout21 May 2029

The manager makes an example of Sölvi Sigmarsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout21 May 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑3 Sigurdur Gudmundsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad21 May 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad21 May 2029

Goran Vrsaljko wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

The dugout21 May 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fjolnir, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Boardroom14 May 2029

Still no name above the door at Fjolnir

Day 13 of the vacancy. Candidates have been priced, sounded out and quietly ruled out — and the caretaker’s win ratio is becoming an argument all by itself.

Squad14 May 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad14 May 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson reaches 50 goals

50 goals for the club, every one of them filed away in the memory of a supporter somewhere.

Match12 May 2029

No time for Fylkir to settle

The goal that put Fylkir ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when Fjolnir equalised, 3 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.

The dugout14 May 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑3 Sigurdur Gudmundsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad14 May 2029

Kristinn Halldorsson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kristinn Halldorsson commits to Fjolnir for another 3 years.

Squad7 May 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Erlingur Agnarsson and Fjolnir agree another 3 years.

Squad7 May 2029

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Boardroom7 May 2029

Graduation day at Fjolnir

5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Match5 May 2029

Breidablik take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad7 May 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Market7 May 2029

One of our own: Haukur Skulason joins the Fjolnir first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Haukur Skulason is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout30 Apr 2029

The manager makes an example of Haukur Óli Jónsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout30 Apr 2029

When it matters, Haukur Óli Jónsson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Squad30 Apr 2029

Questions about Jón Kristinn Ingason on the training pitch

The standards have slipped, and in a building where everybody watches everybody it has not gone unremarked. This is how a player loses a place before he loses one.

Squad23 Apr 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad23 Apr 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout23 Apr 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Squad16 Apr 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout16 Apr 2029

Orri Þórhallsson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Squad16 Apr 2029

Aron Magnusson has had enough of the bench

“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Fjolnir will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.

Squad9 Apr 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout9 Apr 2029

When it matters, Einar Örn Harðarson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout9 Apr 2029

The manager makes an example of Aron Magnusson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad9 Apr 2029

“I want to play”: Stefan Eyjolfsson speaks

“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.

Market9 Apr 2029

Window shut, Sölvi Sigmarsson still here

Fjolnir spent the window trying to move Sölvi Sigmarsson on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.

The dugout9 Apr 2029

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

The dugout2 Apr 2029

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Squad2 Apr 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Andrés Caro wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Axel Freyr Harðarson slips down the pecking order

The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Axel Freyr Harðarson is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.

Market2 Apr 2029

Talks stall between Fjolnir and Óskar Dagur Jónasson

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Squad26 Mar 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

When it matters, Stígur Diljan Þórðarson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

No hiding place for Stefan Eyjolfsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Stefan Eyjolfsson, and the manager let it.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Birgir Þór Ólafsson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Birgir Þór Ólafsson commits to Fjolnir for another 3 years.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Goran Vrsaljko wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

The dugout19 Mar 2029

No hiding place for Jon Adalsteinsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jon Adalsteinsson, and the manager let it.

The dugout19 Mar 2029

When it matters, Orri Þórhallsson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout19 Mar 2029

Stefan Eyjolfsson knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Stefan Eyjolfsson trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Squad12 Mar 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout12 Mar 2029

No hiding place for Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson, and the manager let it.

Squad12 Mar 2029

Fjolnir count the cost of losing Birkir Johannsson

14 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Squad5 Mar 2029

Bjarni Þór Hafstein stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Bjarni Þór Hafstein and Fjolnir agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad5 Mar 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets5 Mar 2029

Keflavik tell Fjolnir: Hilmar Þór Kjærnested Helgason is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad5 Mar 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout5 Mar 2029

Axel Freyr Harðarson without the man who signed him

Every squad is half players the manager chose and half players he inherited. Axel Freyr Harðarson was chosen, the man who chose him has gone, and he starts again from nothing under the next one.

Squad5 Mar 2029

Fjolnir take the armband off Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

It will be explained as a change for the team and it may even be one. Nobody who has worn one believes that, and neither does the man who has just had it taken away.

Squad26 Feb 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad26 Feb 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout26 Feb 2029

When it matters, Stígur Diljan Þórðarson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Market19 Feb 2029

Stjarnan come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Fjolnir did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad19 Feb 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad19 Feb 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad19 Feb 2029

Orri Þórhallsson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Orri Þórhallsson commits to Fjolnir for another 3 years.

The dugout19 Feb 2029

Orri Þórhallsson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout19 Feb 2029

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Transfer targets12 Feb 2029

Breidablik tell Fjolnir: Axel Mortensen is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad12 Feb 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout12 Feb 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout12 Feb 2029

When it matters, Einar Örn Harðarson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Squad12 Feb 2029

“I want to play”: Aron Magnusson speaks

“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.

Market12 Feb 2029

The Haukur Óli Jónsson question follows Fjolnir around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Haukur Óli Jónsson’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout5 Feb 2029

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Squad5 Feb 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

Door shut on Hilmar Þór Kjærnested Helgason

Fjolnir asked and Keflavik said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

The dugout5 Feb 2029

A promise honoured for Axel Freyr Harðarson

It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Fjolnir told Axel Freyr Harðarson something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.

Squad5 Feb 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Orri Þórhallsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout5 Feb 2029

No hiding place for Stefan Eyjolfsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Stefan Eyjolfsson, and the manager let it.

The dugout29 Jan 2029

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Squad29 Jan 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad29 Jan 2029

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Óskar Dagur Jónasson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market22 Jan 2029

Goran Vrsaljko puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Fjolnir, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad22 Jan 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout22 Jan 2029

A promise honoured for Sölvi Sigmarsson

It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Fjolnir told Sölvi Sigmarsson something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.

The dugout22 Jan 2029

Patryk Hryniewicki gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout22 Jan 2029

Haukur Óli Jónsson gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Haukur Óli Jónsson is on it.

Squad15 Jan 2029

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Hamse Shagaxle is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad15 Jan 2029

Hjalte Agger signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Hjalte Agger commits to Fjolnir for another 3 years.

Squad15 Jan 2029

Home is on Goran Vrsaljko's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Fjolnir are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad8 Jan 2029

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad8 Jan 2029

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad8 Jan 2029

Hjalte Agger wants to go home

“I have tried. I have really tried, and every day I wake up in the wrong place.” Nobody at Fjolnir can coach that out of a man, and nobody there is pretending to.

The dugout8 Jan 2029

Axel Freyr Harðarson without the man who signed him

Every squad is half players the manager chose and half players he inherited. Axel Freyr Harðarson was chosen, the man who chose him has gone, and he starts again from nothing under the next one.

The dugout8 Jan 2029

Einar Örn Harðarson gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Einar Örn Harðarson is on it.

The dugout8 Jan 2029

The manager makes an example of Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout1 Jan 2029

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson says Fjolnir went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad1 Jan 2029

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad1 Jan 2029

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout1 Jan 2029

No hiding place for Orri Þórhallsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Orri Þórhallsson, and the manager let it.

The dugout1 Jan 2029

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Market1 Jan 2029

The Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson question follows Fjolnir around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

Squad25 Dec 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad25 Dec 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout25 Dec 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

The dugout25 Dec 2028

Haukur Óli Jónsson gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Haukur Óli Jónsson is on it.

Market25 Dec 2028

Fjolnir put Goran Vrsaljko up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Goran Vrsaljko may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

Squad25 Dec 2028

Jón Kristinn Ingason finally belongs at Fjolnir

The language has come, the shrug has gone, and he argues in training like a man who expects to be here next year. None of it shows up on a fee and all of it shows up on the pitch.

Squad18 Dec 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout18 Dec 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

The dugout18 Dec 2028

When it matters, Orri Þórhallsson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Squad11 Dec 2028

Óskar Dagur Jónasson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout11 Dec 2028

Einar Örn Harðarson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout11 Dec 2028

Volodymyr Isakov gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market4 Dec 2028

Goran Vrsaljko puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Fjolnir, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad4 Dec 2028

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson and Fjolnir agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad4 Dec 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad4 Dec 2028

Home is on Andrés Caro's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Fjolnir are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad4 Dec 2028

Haukur Óli Jónsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout4 Dec 2028

No hiding place for Patryk Hryniewicki

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Patryk Hryniewicki, and the manager let it.

Squad27 Nov 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad27 Nov 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout27 Nov 2028

The manager makes an example of Stefan Eyjolfsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad20 Nov 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout20 Nov 2028

Orri Þórhallsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout20 Nov 2028

Orri Þórhallsson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Squad13 Nov 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haukur Óli Jónsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout13 Nov 2028

Einar Örn Harðarson gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Einar Örn Harðarson is on it.

The dugout13 Nov 2028

The manager makes an example of Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad6 Nov 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad6 Nov 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad6 Nov 2028

5 new faces, and Fjolnir are still learning each other

A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.

Squad6 Nov 2028

Goran Vrsaljko wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

The dugout6 Nov 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout6 Nov 2028

Axel Freyr Harðarson loses the manager who believed in him

A change in the dugout is not one story, it is twenty-five of them. This is Axel Freyr Harðarson's: he was somebody's player, and now he has to be somebody else's, starting from nothing.

Squad30 Oct 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad30 Oct 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

No hiding place for Kari Gunnarsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kari Gunnarsson, and the manager let it.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

Haukur Óli Jónsson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson has been promised minutes

A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson has written the date down.

Squad23 Oct 2028

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Haukur Óli Jónsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout23 Oct 2028

Kari Gunnarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout23 Oct 2028

Orri Þórhallsson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Squad16 Oct 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad16 Oct 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout16 Oct 2028

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad9 Oct 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad9 Oct 2028

Andrés Caro signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Andrés Caro and Fjolnir agree another 3 years.

Squad9 Oct 2028

Fjolnir are still strangers to each other

5 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.

Market9 Oct 2028

Haukur Óli Jónsson is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Fjolnir has been clear about where Haukur Óli Jónsson stands, which is more than many ever get.

The dugout9 Oct 2028

The manager makes an example of Patryk Hryniewicki

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout9 Oct 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Fjolnir will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Market2 Oct 2028

Axel Freyr Harðarson hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fjolnir can pretend not to have heard.

Match2 Oct 2028

The season ends: position 12 for Fjolnir

The last league game has been played and the table has stopped moving: 6 points. The summer begins on Monday, and so does the argument about what it all meant.

Squad2 Oct 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad2 Oct 2028

A move Volodymyr Isakov would have made for nothing

There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Volodymyr Isakov is living that version at Fjolnir, and it tends to show in the first month.

Match30 Sep 2028

A bad afternoon for Fjolnir against IA

0‑1 to IA, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Player ratings2 Oct 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The dugout25 Sep 2028

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Squad25 Sep 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad25 Sep 2028

Axel Freyr Harðarson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Match23 Sep 2028

Fjolnir see off IBV

Three points for Fjolnir, 2‑1 the final word against IBV in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The terraces25 Sep 2028

One of their own: Hamse Shagaxle

He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Player ratings25 Sep 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.86 on the card, and the Fjolnir support went home talking about one name.

Match16 Sep 2028

No clean sheets in sight for Fjolnir

8 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.

Squad18 Sep 2028

Haukur Óli Jónsson stands alone

6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Player ratings18 Sep 2028

Sölvi Sigmarsson goes up and wins it — 7.58

A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.58 for the rest of it.

The dugout18 Sep 2028

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Squad18 Sep 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match16 Sep 2028

Sölvi Sigmarsson among the goals in a wild afternoon

7 goals in one match, Sölvi Sigmarsson on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Fjolnir and Stjarnan.

Match9 Sep 2028

A hiding for Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑3 by Vikingur, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.

Market11 Sep 2028

Sölvi Sigmarsson asks to leave Fjolnir

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match9 Sep 2028

Fjolnir are shipping goals every week

Two or more conceded in each of the last 7 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.

The dugout11 Sep 2028

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Squad11 Sep 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The dugout11 Sep 2028

Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Boardroom4 Sep 2028

The silence upstairs is getting loud at Fjolnir

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Market4 Sep 2028

Axel Freyr Harðarson puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Fjolnir, and it is not being withdrawn.

The dugout4 Sep 2028

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Match2 Sep 2028

No clean sheets in sight for Fjolnir

6 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.

Player ratings4 Sep 2028

Nobody could get near Stígur Diljan Þórðarson

Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match2 Sep 2028

Fjolnir come up short against Leiknir

Leiknir left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Market28 Aug 2028

Mikael Breki Jörgensson asks to leave Fjolnir

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market28 Aug 2028

Mikael Breki Jörgensson is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fjolnir is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson and Fjolnir agree another 2 years.

Match26 Aug 2028

Fjolnir leaking at the back

5 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.

Squad28 Aug 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match26 Aug 2028

3 matches without a goal for Fjolnir

The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.

Match19 Aug 2028

The wait goes on for Fjolnir

7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

The terraces21 Aug 2028

Fjolnir are taken apart by FH — and the town wants answers

It finished 0-4. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.

Boardroom21 Aug 2028

Deadline passes with 7 signed and 6 gone

That is the business done at Fjolnir until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.

The dugout21 Aug 2028

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Squad21 Aug 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Axel Freyr Harðarson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets21 Aug 2028

Fjolnir baulk at the price for Daði Freyr Arnarsson

Fylkir wanted more than $130.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.

Market14 Aug 2028

Axel Freyr Harðarson comes home

The shirt still fits. Axel Freyr Harðarson is back at Fjolnir, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Squad14 Aug 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match12 Aug 2028

KR take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 2‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad14 Aug 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Axel Freyr Harðarson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout14 Aug 2028

Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Player ratings14 Aug 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in the eights

A performance of 8.10 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Market7 Aug 2028

Sölvi Sigmarsson puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Fjolnir, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market7 Aug 2028

Mikael Breki Jörgensson agrees terms with Leiknir

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Fjolnir people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Boardroom7 Aug 2028

The scrutiny sharpens at Fjolnir

Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Fjolnir is running low.

The dugout7 Aug 2028

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Squad7 Aug 2028

A career in one shirt: Orri Þórhallsson

9 seasons and 100 appearances, all of them here. Careers like this are not designed; they happen to a certain kind of man at a certain kind of club, and this town has one.

Match5 Aug 2028

No end in sight to Fjolnir's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Fjolnir has to find a result from somewhere.

Market31 Jul 2028

Fjolnir say no — this time

The offer from IBV for Mikael Breki Jörgensson was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad31 Jul 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings31 Jul 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match29 Jul 2028

Fjolnir come up short against Fylkir

Fylkir left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout31 Jul 2028

Snorri Þór Stefánsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout31 Jul 2028

Jon Bodvarsson faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Jon Bodvarsson after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad24 Jul 2028

A one-man rearguard from Snorri Þór Stefánsson

There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Transfer targets24 Jul 2028

The paperwork begins on Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson

A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Fjolnir have done the hard part with Breidablik, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.

The dugout24 Jul 2028

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Squad24 Jul 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets24 Jul 2028

Keflavik tell Fjolnir: Hilmar Þór Kjærnested Helgason is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad24 Jul 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Market10 Jul 2028

Hamse Shagaxle asks to leave Fjolnir

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match8 Jul 2028

The wait goes on for Fjolnir

6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

The dugout10 Jul 2028

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Squad10 Jul 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match8 Jul 2028

IBV take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout10 Jul 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad3 Jul 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match1 Jul 2028

A bad afternoon for Fjolnir against Stjarnan

2‑3 to Stjarnan, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad3 Jul 2028

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout3 Jul 2028

No hiding place for Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson, and the manager let it.

Squad3 Jul 2028

Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson and Fjolnir agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout3 Jul 2028

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 2‑3 Jon Bodvarsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

Market26 Jun 2028

Only the photograph left for Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Fjolnir the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Match24 Jun 2028

The wait goes on for Fjolnir

4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

The dugout26 Jun 2028

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Squad26 Jun 2028

A falling-out at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match24 Jun 2028

The goals have deserted Fjolnir

3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Fjolnir can tell you which week it ends in.

Squad26 Jun 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout19 Jun 2028

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Squad19 Jun 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Player ratings19 Jun 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Match17 Jun 2028

Leiknir take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad19 Jun 2028

Jón Kristinn Ingason makes it 100

100 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.

Squad19 Jun 2028

Home is on Lucas Kagan's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Fjolnir are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Market12 Jun 2028

Only the photograph left for Snorri Þór Stefánsson

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Snorri Þór Stefánsson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Fjolnir the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Market12 Jun 2028

Sölvi Sigmarsson asks to leave Fjolnir

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

The dugout12 Jun 2028

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Squad12 Jun 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad12 Jun 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match10 Jun 2028

FH take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout29 May 2028

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Squad29 May 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings29 May 2028

Stígur Diljan Þórðarson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 20. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Match27 May 2028

KR take the points off Fjolnir

Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout29 May 2028

No hiding place for Sölvi Sigmarsson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sölvi Sigmarsson, and the manager let it.

The dugout29 May 2028

Jon Bodvarsson answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

The dugout22 May 2028

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Match20 May 2028

Nobody could stop scoring

6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Fjolnir and Valur in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.

Squad22 May 2028

A row about effort at Fjolnir

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad22 May 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Óskar Dagur Jónasson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The dugout22 May 2028

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Boardroom22 May 2028

Inquest at Fjolnir

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

Squad8 May 2028

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson and Fjolnir agree another 2 years.

Squad8 May 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match6 May 2028

Fjolnir come up short against Breidablik

Breidablik left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout8 May 2028

The manager makes an example of Viktor Andri Hafþórsson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom8 May 2028

Fjolnir board go back on their word

Something was promised, a deadline passed, and it did not arrive. Trust inside a football club is built over years and spent in an afternoon.

The dugout8 May 2028

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑2 Jon Bodvarsson left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad24 Apr 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

When it matters, Stefan Eyjolfsson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market17 Apr 2028

Snorri Þór Stefánsson has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Fjolnir they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

The dugout17 Apr 2028

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Squad17 Apr 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad17 Apr 2028

Lucas Kagan wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Fjolnir know it.

Market17 Apr 2028

Talks stall between Fjolnir and Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout17 Apr 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Transfer targets10 Apr 2028

The window shuts on the Jochum Magnússon deal

Fjolnir ran out of time with Vikingur. The paperwork was open when the deadline passed, and a transfer that was almost done is now a transfer that never happened.

Squad10 Apr 2028

Words at Fjolnir training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad10 Apr 2028

Jon Adalsteinsson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jon Adalsteinsson and Fjolnir agree another 3 years.

Squad10 Apr 2028

Words exchanged at Fjolnir

Stefan Eyjolfsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad10 Apr 2028

Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson is doing the arithmetic

The table has started to be checked before the results are in, and that is always the tell. Nobody at Fjolnir says the word out loud, and everybody in the building is thinking it.

Market10 Apr 2028

The market said no: Viktor Andri Hafþórsson stays put

Fjolnir opened the door and nobody walked through it. So Viktor Andri Hafþórsson stays — listed, trained, and available — while both sides mark the days to January on the same calendar.

Transfer targets3 Apr 2028

Fjolnir agree $28.0K for Jochum Magnússon

The clubs have shaken hands with Vikingur; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.

Boardroom3 Apr 2028

Window shuts: 6 in, 3 out at Fjolnir

The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 6 arrived, 3 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.

Market3 Apr 2028

Only the photograph left for Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Fjolnir the goodbyes have quietly begun.

The dugout3 Apr 2028

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Squad3 Apr 2028

Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson and Fjolnir agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Transfer targets3 Apr 2028

Deadline beats Fjolnir to Elvis Bwomono

The clock did what IBV would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.

Squad27 Mar 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

Stefan Eyjolfsson gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Stefan Eyjolfsson is on it.

Market27 Mar 2028

The Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Fjolnir know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

The dugout20 Mar 2028

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Transfer targets20 Mar 2028

Jochum Magnússon is a medical away from Fjolnir

The deal with Vikingur is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Squad20 Mar 2028

Tempers go at Fjolnir

Erlingur Agnarsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad20 Mar 2028

Home is on Hamse Shagaxle's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Fjolnir are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Market20 Mar 2028

IA expected to open talks for Snorri Þór Stefánsson

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Fjolnir will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad20 Mar 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Transfer targets13 Mar 2028

$28.0K settles it between the clubs for Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson

Breidablik have accepted the money. What Fjolnir do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.

Squad13 Mar 2028

Fjolnir lose Vidar Palsson

33 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad13 Mar 2028

Erlingur Agnarsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Fjolnir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad13 Mar 2028

Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout13 Mar 2028

Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market13 Mar 2028

Viktor Andri Hafþórsson placed on the list

Fjolnir have made Viktor Andri Hafþórsson available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Transfer targets6 Mar 2028

$29.0K settles it between the clubs for Jochum Magnússon

Vikingur have accepted the money. What Fjolnir do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.

Market6 Mar 2028

Þorkell Kári Jóhannsson is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fjolnir is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Transfer targets6 Mar 2028