Icelandic wunderkid

[AZ Gull]

Our Icelandic wunderkid scored for the youth team today, in a 2-1 win over Brentford.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Excellent.

Although when I see this thread bounced, I think he's been poached.

 

[TSB]

Just come on for kids vs Derby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTi8nCi1DT4&feature=youtu.be

 

[chucky1973]

Looks like a bigger crowd than Friday night

 

[Caveman]

See we are using the same footballing philosophy in the youth team too!

 

[sir albion]

Christ it's like watching the first team...
Poor passing
Dodgy at the back
Don't look like scoring

 

[The Terminator]

Anyone on here seen him play recently? how has he been performing this season?

 

[portslade seagull]

Thought he scored a couple in the last game

 

[Postman Pat]

He's made the bench for the Development Squad recently, not too shabby for a 17 year old.

With Rusk now in charge of the team, a few of the youth players could make the step-up next season.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can't BELIEVE OP missed a trick and never called himself IcelandicGeyser.He'll be disappointed with that username

 

[Normal Rob]

I assumed that it was an ironic (and therefore IMHO, funnier) take on the name that you suggest.

 

[Return of the Rev]

He's made the bench for the Development Squad recently, not too shabby for a 17 year old.

With Rusk now in charge of the team, a few of the youth players could make the step-up next season.

Well he managed it at crawley

 

[AZ Gull]

Anyone on here seen him play recently? how has he been performing this season?

Can't comment on how he has been performing, but I believe he signed his first professional contract with the Albion on January 1st.

His development seems to have been somewhat slow with the Albion. For instance, this season (which is his second scholarship year), he had only made 7 starts for the youth team (U-18s) by the end of February (usually you would expect a second year to have already become a youth team regular and be pushing for a development squad place by that stage). He has also only played 20 minutes for the DS (as a sub against Derby in February).

He has, however, started the last five U-18 games, and scored 4 goals in the process.

[Just for comparison sake, James Tilley, who is a first year scholar and forward who is a full year younger than Larusson, seems to have already broken through into the development squad, playing in each of the last 6 games.]

Players develop at different rates though, and Larusson certainly seems capable of finding the net, and he doesn't seem to be going anywhere just yet.

 

[The Wookiee]

What happened to this kid ?

Is he still with us ?

 

[AZ Gull]

What happened to this kid ?

Is he still with us ?

You could try reading the post immediately above yours.

 

[AZ Gull]

It is the Icelandic wunderkid's 18th birthday today. Time for him to really push on and become a regular at U-21 level next season.

 

[AZ Gull]

It would appear that Ragnar Mar Larusson joined his old club IA Akranes on loan at the end of July - Ragnar Már Lárusson gengur í raðir ÍA

Google translation:-

The people of Skagi have gained added strength for lokaátökin in Pepsi division, but the young and promising Ragnar Mar Lárusson has joined the club.

Ragnar, 18, is raised Skagamaður and has been playing in the English club Brighton last two years but he is on loan to the company applies the season. Ragnar has had a total of 18 caps for the national team under Iceland and he has scored 4 goals.

"It's really gratifying to get Ragnar join us, despite his young age has had a nice experience in England and will be fun to see him in our squad. This bar quickly when Brighton expressed his the possibility that he would end the season with us this was never a question. "Said Harri Jonsson coach IA told the company's website this occasion

It is clear that the really good news is the case and we Ragga to welcome home the Skipaskaga.

I guess the Albion decided it wasn't worthy of a mention on the website.

Oh well, stick to NSC if you want up-to-date coverage of the contract and loan status of all Albion players - Brighton & Hove Albion Squad 2015-16 - Contract durations

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I guess the Albion decided it wasn't worthy of a mention on the website.

Does that mean 'Icelandic wunderkid' is now to be called just plain old 'Icelandic kid'?

 

[Bladders]

Does that mean 'Icelandic wunderkid' is now to be called just plain old 'Icelandic kid'?

The 'wunder' is how this thread got to 22 pages after this news.

 

[knocky1]

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It would appear that Ragnar Mar Larusson joined his old club IA Akranes on loan at the end of July - Ragnar Már Lárusson gengur í raðir ÍA

Google translation:-




I guess the Albion decided it wasn't worthy of a mention on the website.

Oh well, stick to NSC if you want up-to-date coverage of the contract and loan status of all Albion players - Brighton & Hove Albion Squad 2015-16 - Contract durations

I am getting a ferry to Iceland for a 4 week driving trip starting September 12th. I see his team are playing in Keflavik on the 20th September. Might have to go to that with the Brighton shirt on and as the ground looks as big as Saltdean's maybe search him out and get a photo for this thread. They then have a home game week after, wherever that is, and week after that away at IBV whoever and wherever they are. Should get a chance to see one of those games at least.