Two Icelanders joining Reading

[IcelandicStokie]

Two Icelandic youth internationals who were on trial at Reading in the middle of October are set to join the club as fees have been agreed with both clubs to whom the players belong.

16 yr old Keflavík midfielder Samuel Kari Fridjonsson and 16 yr old Vikingur Reykjavik midfielder Tomas Ingi Urbancic are the players in questions and both are regular U-17 internationals.

[MouldyRoyal]

Awww yeah need some more Icelanders.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Will they go straight into the team to face Spurs on New Year's Day? Are they better than Gylfi?

[IcelandicStokie]

Will they go straight into the team to face Spurs on New Year's Day? Are they better than Gylfi?

No one's better than Gylfi but I suppose they will be in the match day squad.

[Elm Park Pasty]

Well I guess that's Deadwood and Tabby replaced then!!! Are they good enough for the first team squad this young Stokie?

[IcelandicStokie]

Well I guess that's Deadwood and Tabby replaced then!!! Are they good enough for the first team squad this young Stokie?

No, but they got potential just like Gylfi had when he came to Reading. The question is, will they fulfill their potential. This could turn out to be a great business but they could also be another Viktor Unnar Illugason, whom I rated higher than Gylfi when they arrived at the same tme

[Pepe the Horseman]

Well I guess that's Deadwood and Tabby replaced then!!! Are they good enough for the first team squad this young Stokie?

No, but they got potential just like Gylfi had when he came to Reading. The question is, will they fulfill their potential. This could turn out to be a great business but they could also be another Viktor Unnar Illugason, whom I rated higher than Gylfi when they arrived at the same tme

What ever happened to him? And that Bulgarian bloke we had as well?

[IcelandicStokie]

Well I guess that's Deadwood and Tabby replaced then!!! Are they good enough for the first team squad this young Stokie?

No, but they got potential just like Gylfi had when he came to Reading. The question is, will they fulfill their potential. This could turn out to be a great business but they could also be another Viktor Unnar Illugason, whom I rated higher than Gylfi when they arrived at the same tme

What ever happened to him? And that Bulgarian bloke we had as well?

Viktor Illugason is playing his trade in Iceland, not doing that well. Looks very very average and seldom scores. He looked a great talent but 98% of the time, thats all these players are, only few go on to excel.

[Royalwaster]

Viktor Illugason is playing his trade in Iceland, not doing that well. Looks very very average and seldom scores. He looked a great talent but 98% of the time, thats all these players are, only few go on to excel.[/quote][/quote]

While others go onto Word or PowerPoint ... or YouTube these days.

[Gordons Cumming]

I really, really don't care.

[melonhead]

this is exactly what this team is missing
we need more icelandics.
and not just in the yoof team, but the first team too

[Jackson Corner]

We really are skating on thin ice.

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

We really are skating on thin ice.

[akranes]

Ah good. Hope they develop like Gylfi aswell and become their own players - not some awful long balls players who had their potential ruined by the club....


EDIT: Is this the Tómas, being referred to? It's got to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5aO7pDyBjc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKxcNvXATA

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

Ah good. Hope they develop like Gylfi aswell and become their own players - not some awful long balls players who had their potential ruined by the club....


EDIT: Is this the Tómas, being referred to? It's got to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5aO7pDyBjc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKxcNvXATA

not bad. here's to him developing like gylfi! maybe well actually be able to keep him and not be forced to sell like AZ said!

[akranes]

Ah good. Hope they develop like Gylfi aswell and become their own players - not some awful long balls players who had their potential ruined by the club....


EDIT: Is this the Tómas, being referred to? It's got to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5aO7pDyBjc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKxcNvXATA

not bad. here's to him developing like gylfi! maybe well actually be able to keep him and not be forced to sell like AZ said!

Definitely! Keflavik have confirmed the departure of Samuel. http://www.keflavik.is/knattspyrna/deildin/frettir/samuel-kari-til-reading/8643/

Thanks IcelandicStokie for the info!

[NattMiles]

https://twitter.com/tomasurbancic

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

exciting times! look promising, iceland has always been good for us!

[Simon's Church]

Looking forward to having another Ingi at the club.

[SPARTA]

Will they go straight into the team to face Spurs on New Year's Day? Are they better than Gylfi?

No one's better than Gylfi but I suppose they will be in the match day squad.

They're 16. We wont see anything of them for at least two years.