Another Icelander...? (1 Viewer)

Addi · Jan 20, 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjartan_Finnbogason

This guy may be our next signing, apparently he is on a trial now & will be watching the Boro game ...

Skybluedar · Jan 20, 2012

Where have you got this information? I note that this is your first post? It seems unlikely that the club will allow their top scorer to come over on trial when we are only looking for a player on loan, no transfer fee which I am sure they would want if he is going to move here at all. I am not going to read too much into this until there is some sort of confirmation from a reliable source.

Sub · Jan 20, 2012

its on the back of the telegraph this morning !!!

welshyccfc · Jan 20, 2012

This lad is realy gd he was at celtic but never realy got the chance because of top class forwards this would b a great adfition

Sub · Jan 20, 2012

COVENTRY CITY have handed a trial to an Icelandic striker as Andy Thorn looks to beef up his strike-force in the January transfer window.
Kjartan Henry Finnbogason who has joined the club on trial although he is not necessarily seen as the immediate answer to City’s goal-shy attack.
See Alan Poole's weekly CCFC video verdict above...

“We’ll have a good look at him,” said the City boss.
The 25-year-old former Celtic trainee scored 12 goals in 19 premier league games in Norway last season, and 21 in 35 games in all competitions.
Thorn added: "It’s an area we need to strengthen and that’s what I intend to do. We need freshening up."
The Sky Blues boss is desperate to add more firepower to his squad after the departure of top-scorer Lukas Jutkiewicz to Middlesbrough in a £2m deal earlier this week.

Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/co...iceland-striker-92746-30163035/#ixzz1jz1Q3otB

@richh87 · Jan 20, 2012

Wierd - why would he be allowed to come on trial to a club who are unlikely to stump up the cash to buy him?!

sw88 · Jan 20, 2012

Turning into a mini Iceland. Not complaining though as we're looking at a striker!!!

Sub · Jan 20, 2012

sw88 said:
Turning into a mini Iceland.!!!

more like ALDi :laugh::laugh::laugh::facepalm::facepalm:

Hcut PUSB · Jan 20, 2012

Sub said:
more like ALDi :laugh::laugh::laugh::facepalm::facepalm:

LOL beat me to it I was thinking Kwik Save for those of us of a certain age but the message is the same!!!!!

pusbccfc · Jan 20, 2012

Sub said:
more like ALDi :laugh::laugh::laugh::facepalm::facepalm:

More like farmfoods.

jackdg · Jan 20, 2012

If he is still playing in Iceland, it is the off-season there until April-May so even if it's loan it could work out well for his parent club for us to have him until our end of season.

Could be a fairly decent signing in a position where we are desperately weak

CovisGod · Jan 20, 2012

I say sign him up! Options can never be a bad thing

ccfchandsy · Jan 20, 2012

Dont care to be honest as long as we get a goal scorer

Nick · Jan 20, 2012

Wiki says he had a trial with Bristol City but failed to impress..

CUS Wyken · Jan 20, 2012

Nick said:
Wiki says he had a trial with Bristol City but failed to impress..

Sounds about right, we always get the cast’s off from our league.

K13rno · Jan 20, 2012

Skybluedar said:
Where have you got this information? I note that this is your first post? It seems unlikely that the club will allow their top scorer to come over on trial when we are only looking for a player on loan, no transfer fee which I am sure they would want if he is going to move here at all. I am not going to read too much into this until there is some sort of confirmation from a reliable source.

Is it any wonder people don't want to post things on here when you get shot down for writing a "first post" turns out the first post had some substance to it #cretin

SBCharlie · Jan 20, 2012

K13rno said:
Is it any wonder people don't want to post things on here when you get shot down for writing a "first post" turns out the first post had some substance to it #cretin

Hi K13rno...like you I'm a new poster and I thought long and hard before raising my head above the parapet. I think I would make a couple on general observations:
1. Learn to develop a thick skin and 2, if you have a reliable source then quote it from the start. There are too many wind-up merchants on this and other boards that it's not surprising that other posters can be bit sceptical of good news posts if there is no apparent back-up to it.
Relax, enjoy and keep posting.

SBT

ccfc_Tom · Jan 20, 2012

The last icelander we signed was good for a season, maybe it can happen again

Mary_Mungo_Midge · Jan 20, 2012

Nick said:
Wiki says he had a trial with Bristol City but failed to impress..

As did Kevin Keegan at Coventry City...

One man's meat, another man's poison and all. Accordingly, irrelevant

mark82 · Jan 20, 2012

ccfc_Tom said:
The last icelander we signed was good for a season, maybe it can happen again

The last Icelander we signed was only a couple of days ago! ;-)

flammablepiss · Jan 20, 2012

Been on and off of several sides scouting radar according the the internet. Sounds like a bit of a mixed bag. Got to be worth a shot though rite?

Notorious B.I.Girimana · Jan 20, 2012

He's gotta be worth a shot ain't he? As long as it keeps ROD away from the starting XI!

procdoc · Jan 20, 2012

He could be the sort of player who proves to be a great piece of business. In our position you have to take chances on players, one gem could save our season?

flammablepiss · Jan 20, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRMYacTxiS4
Looks like he is a similar player to Juke especially in the way that he has picks up goals off the head and tap ins. Technique looks a bit off sometimes though.

procdoc · Jan 20, 2012

flammablepiss said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRMYacTxiS4
Looks like he is a similar player to Juke especially in the way that he has picks up goals off the head and tap ins. Technique looks a bit off sometimes though.

to be honest I couldn't care less if a striker knees, shins or chests it over the line as long as it goes in!

mark82 · Jan 20, 2012

flammablepiss said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRMYacTxiS4
Looks like he is a similar player to Juke especially in the way that he has picks up goals off the head and tap ins. Technique looks a bit off sometimes though.

His technique looked fine on some of those goals towards the end! Takes a good penalty too.

superskyblue · Jan 20, 2012

I'd be more than happy to give him a go, he's an unproven goalscorer at Championship level; our other strikers are proven non-goalscorers at Championship level.

SkyBluegilby · Jan 20, 2012

Would be good,

Didnt know much/anything about Gunnar when he signed, seems to be a lot of quality in the Scandanavian leagues, tends to be a vailiable at a fraction of what you would play for an English Player of the same calibre,

Not mention he has a class name,

Signhimupasson!

mark82 · Jan 20, 2012

Addi said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjartan_Finnbogason

This guy may be our next signing, apparently he is on a trial now & will be watching the Boro game ...

If he watches us play that will put him right off!

SkyBlueScottie · Jan 20, 2012

CovisGod said:
I say sign him up! Options can never be a bad thing

How on earth can you say that? YOu have never seen him and I doubt even heard of him before reading this thread. I would rather the coaching team have a look at him and then make an informed decision

yoda · Jan 20, 2012

welshyccfc said:
This lad is realy gd he was at celtic but never realy got the chance because of top class forwards this would b a great adfition

been told this also by a friend at work who is celtic fan

mark82 · Jan 20, 2012

yoda said:
been told this also by a friend at work who is celtic fan

Will play against better defences in the Championship than in Scotland or Iceland.

davebart · Jan 20, 2012

some absolutely shocking defending in that video.

not sure about the comment 'top class strikers' at Celtic either.

mark82 · Jan 20, 2012

davebart said:
some absolutely shocking defending in that video.

not sure about the comment 'top class strikers' at Celtic either.

Many strikers have come to the Championship from the SPL and looked very average.

ccfchandsy · Jan 20, 2012

For god sake guys everyone moans like fucking mad when we don't get anyone in yet when we do you guy fucking slate the players they try to bring in who are you expecting messi or something just get behind your bloody team our bloody team our sky blues

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