SEASON RECAP:
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So we didn't have the leading goalscorer or assist leader for the league. For how dominate we were it looks as if coach Sterling is now just running with two rotations coming into this year. Especially with the influx of new players at the end of the year.
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Three-and-a-half star for us! Oh yeah the world is now on notice. Nothing is going to slow us down not even our league. The race is over now. Seasons are already now going to be handed to Stjarnan (sorry if this save becomes a little boring). We won most of everything already, but now we should be able to challenge more for the Deildabikar Cup, and for the league it will now become when will the earliest be for us to clinch the title. As for the Deildabikar and Frabaer Bikar will be how many goals and records will be broken. Sure now we have 10 teams with two-and-a-half star rep but we now have a full rep over those. Plus for how our team is build, even if we lose youth players to bigger clubs (looking at Bjornsson and Svannson) we now have the youth facilities to replace them without missing a beat. We might not be able to challenge top clubs in the world for the Champs League yet, but the growth and consistently performing in Group Stage is all we need.
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It's been forever, if at all, if we released a high profile name on this list. It would come by Larus Bjornsson. Shocking to most, we just have too many good, younger, and more potential than the 21 year old who won the Golden Boot twice. While we would of liked have kept him, we know he is only good if he consistently gets playing time, and well after the year the youngsters had that was going to be slim to none.
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Another increase in TV rights and we are oh so close to 200K. Just 25K short as we are granted 175K for the upcoming season. What will that number be like after our stadium is built?
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Almost have a clean slate this year. Sadly Aegisson wanted to go and so he left to Fiorentina. Have fun playing on the B squad for the rest of your career buddy. With all the players we sent to Grotta they decided not to use a lot for some reason and didn't get promoted again. That's fine Sterling will keep on sending until they want to rise all the way up to the top division in Iceland.
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Three revenues would drop this year. Last year would be the first time one would drop. This year it is Corporate & Hospitality, Match Day Commercial & Retail, and Broadcast revenues. Wasn't by a lot, but we did get more from Compeition Prize money so it all even out. We are still the richest club in Iceland by about ten times from the next closest team. KR who is close to 4 million in money sits in second place. Still we have no debts and that is the key to this successful run Sterling has been able to put together.
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Gate receipts of 140K for one game. Oh yeah! This now means letting our players get paid now so we won't lose them unless our club is too small for them. Especially when the new stadium gets built. Oh that day will be a beautiful day for us.
Team and Player Awards:
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Champs League was put on notice now that our youth facilities are top notch and if these top teams want to continue to stay a top team they might get some youth players for cheap from our team. Most 21 years olds are being sold at least for 35 million to bigger clubs. Bjornsson and Svannson are barely cracking 10M for their fee's. Still this is the reason why Larus Bjornsson was let go.
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Baldvinsson shows why we let go of Bjornsson as he was just great for us with almost an 8 rating for the whole year and he played in 28 games. The sad part is he might not even be our every day starter this year.
Last year we wouldn't sell anyone in the preseason. That would be abnormally since we would sell off two people this year. However, coach Sterling didn't want to sell them for the price, but wanted them to go for free. Still we got almost another million, but it wasn't anyone from the senior squad. It was too youth players and both (pic 2, pic 3) are staying in Iceland so that is always good. Now the first time where who should start and who shouldn't start is finally rearing it ugly head for CoachSterling:
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Still on the team and will be for at least the end of this year. Most people believe he will be sold then when his value is at the highest. Still he has 64 caps to his name now and only gave up 35 goals. Still we have depth now at this position where it won't be that hard of a hit.
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Played in 15 league games last year and is oh so close to triple digit cap marks (98). Still is huge for us and we do have a nice sub so we don't have to worry about back-to-back games. Very impressive that he is 27 and still on this team. It seemed if you were over 24 you were sold before.
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Proclaimed now as a wonderkid. Oh it's going to be painful when we will sell him after this year. Again will go the whole year unhappy but does have 40 caps to his name and still is the key to everything on our back line. Sterling still tries to resign him, but he wants no part of our team. Maybe a perfect league season and we can make around 20-25 million for him.
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Only 18 but has only played in 22 league games. He hasn't been turning out the way Sterling wanted. While he is good he doesn't look like he will replace Svansson when he leaves. Again very solid, but compared to his partner he pales inability.
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With 12 caps just last year pushes his mark up to 35. Won't get any better, but he is very solid in what we want him to do and the coaches are perfectly fine with that. With only being a two-and-a-half star in ability other big teams have asked for him and offered up to 3 million for him. Should show why he is a lock for our team.
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Played a little less in caps last year from the year before (14 down to 12), but he does have 49 caps for being 20. Still with all these games we do have the ability to give him more of a rest. Not the best in stamina, but he has improved to where if we do need him to play in back-to-back games he is able to do so. If we do that we just have to rest him completely the next game.
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Had a great year as a rookie for us as he garnered 14 caps and scored 3 goals. More time will make him even better and being 19 he still have plenty of time to hone in and get alot better.
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He is our lock down midfielder. He only got 15 caps last year, but we know he is more important in bigger matches. Since we do have people who can cover the midfield don't expect him to see more than that again this year for the league.
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Well he isn't Icelandic (Portuguese) so while that might hurt our NT if he is amazing he is going to get the start after we lost our standard at AMC because of a silly release clause. Played in 5 league games (and some champs group stage games) and did very well.
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Has 52 caps and 40 goals. Not only does he score goals he is very good at setting up other people with assists. Which is why we are not starting both rookies at this spot. Plus probably not good that all our attacking players will be rookies. While they are all very good he is proven and very good himself.
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After Baldvinsson set average record he loses his spot. Still did you think that when your scouts say he is best player of his generation that he would sit behind anyone? He got 5 caps last year and scored 6 goals so hopefully he can be the kind of striker like Svansson is to our back line.
RESERVES
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Probably won't see much time this year. Sterling just likes to run with one goalie. However, while this 16 year old isn't in the plans this year he will most likely be our starter after we sell off Bjornsson. He does have 8 caps and gave up 4 goals.
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Weird that we are benching a player who posted an 8 rating all of last year. Or that he has 29 caps with 25 goals. Still when you have a generation player someone will have to sit. Even if there is an injury we won't miss a beat with him coming in.
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Teams still want him and Sterling won't budge. Gave an amount for teams at 1 million, closest people will offer is 550K. So with that he stays as a reserve with his 71 caps. He bounces all around for us and even in 5 caps he showed up in last year with a 7.28 match rating.
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He looks amazing and probably won't play that much for our team. Sadly we don't run an AMR or AML so he isn't very good yet at AMC. So either he will be sold for a very nice price or hopefully he can learn AMC and we will be set at that postion (and for the NT). He did play in 4 games last year as well. All out of position too.
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Just like the coaches says coach Sterling knows he is a very useful player. Doesn't play much league games, but see's a lot of time thoughout the year. Has 53 caps and won't miss a beat when he does start.
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Since he comes in every other game he has been asking for a pay raise. Still he is just a backup and only cause we have so many back-to-back games we need it. Still 73 caps to his name is great and will still see a lot of time this year as well.
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A 22 year old with 84 caps. Right now only one prospect, but as of now he has the experience to be a starter after Svannson leaves. Unless we get a clone of Svannson in the upcoming youth contracts, but he is still a solid choice to be a center back.
BENCH
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Last year was number 2 on the depth chart. Moved to three, and next year will jump up to two again. He might get loaned out, which he rejected a loan to Grotta, but right now he stays on our bench. Only appeared in 1 cap but has appeared in a couple of non important matches.
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Moves futher down our bench, but can fill in again any spots especially if it means we just need to get someone a rest. Will never play in Champs League or say a Cup final, but for everything else he will probably see playing time. For being 26 he has to have some value if he is staying on our team.
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6 caps and 2 goals as a 16 year old. Still that age to start the year, but while he is good and could be great he is just the odd man out right now. He will get a lot of playing time, and could be a reserve player, but right now he is on the bench to start the year.
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Just cause he is on our bench doesn't mean he won't be used. Just if he is not starting he will not be on the bench to come in. We just have too many younger, more potential people to play in front of him. Still will find time as he does have 59 caps as a 22 year old.
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FH after a two year abstance from th etop division is back in. Por was a high finish for the past two years, but they still won't challenge us, and with the last Pepsi team being Leiknir R it looks as if we will cruise to the playoffs of the Deildabikar with ease this year. Last year we gave up one goal, but with the Champs League, all these new faces, we might struggle to find some goals and might give up a few this year.
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We make the Knockout Stage again, most people might say we were lucky, but the luck now comes with the draw as we actually get a very favorable draw against Borussia Dortmund. Sure they beat us twice before in the group stage, but that was before we had the team we assembled now. Plus when we played we played more of a shell, and this year we will be looking to attack even when playing at their place.