johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I know that Handball isnt really a thing in the UK, but in Scandinavia, and Europe, its a big thing. The bundesliga is the biggest league and they get attendances of around 20-30.000. Two of the best young players in that league are from the Faroe Islands.. they are playing for the two top clubs in Germany, which basically is like playing for Barca or Real. This tiny club up here is basically churning out players that are getting snapped up by the elite clubs. This comes after massive success of the u21 national team. The full national squad is basically the u21 team and we have qualified for the European Finals, which started this week. We are playing Slovenia just now and its 5-5. Hopefully we win and progress from the group. I can add, that 5000 Faroese supporters are in the hall for the game.. thats over 10% of our entire population J-Maestro, Jelavic191, Essandoh and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born a blue nose 90,816 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Penalty Rangers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Just now, born a blue nose said: Penalty Rangers You probably get as many penalties if football these days as you get in handball. Handball is a great sport to watch.. its back and forth like basketball. born a blue nose 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,209 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I like the big massive Congolese boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, Essandoh said: I like the big massive Congolese boy The fat one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,209 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, johanhentze said: The fat one? He’s supposedly 137 kilos 6’4 and 21.5 stone I’m sure Shaquille O’Neal contacted him J-Maestro and johanhentze 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Just now, Essandoh said: He’s supposedly 137 kilos 6’4 and 21.5 stone I’m sure Shaquille O’Neal contacted him Its this boy that scares me.. plays for PSG.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,209 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 @johanhentzeI think he has a young Kevin Thomson in a headlock there Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 15 minutes ago, Essandoh said: @johanhentzeI think he has a young Kevin Thomson in a headlock there Certainly looks like it. The boy is absolutely massive. He plays for Latvia and I went to a game up here a couple of years ago, and the pics dont do it justice really. Hes like the big trolls in LOTR. Essandoh 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pshortof17pound 2,497 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, johanhentze said: You probably get as many penalties if football these days as you get in handball. Handball is a great sport to watch.. its back and forth like basketball. Like table tennis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
don logan 8,068 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I was in Dusseldorf last night. Bunch of drunk guys in red shirts came into the pub. We thought they were football fans but turned out they were Swiss and over to watch the handball. johanhentze 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sparkle 53,610 Posted January 11 Popular Post Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, johanhentze said: I know that Handball isnt really a thing in the UK, but in Scandinavia, and Europe, its a big thing. The bundesliga is the biggest league and they get attendances of around 20-30.000. Two of the best young players in that league are from the Faroe Islands.. they are playing for the two top clubs in Germany, which basically is like playing for Barca or Real. This tiny club up here is basically churning out players that are getting snapped up by the elite clubs. This comes after massive success of the u21 national team. The full national squad is basically the u21 team and we have qualified for the European Finals, which started this week. We are playing Slovenia just now and its 5-5. Hopefully we win and progress from the group. I can add, that 5000 Faroese supporters are in the hall for the game.. thats over 10% of our entire population My late brother loved the sport. He was a GB international, travelled all over Europe playing. Ally McCoist was a good player too, that’s how they knew each other. J-Maestro, don logan, Jelavic191 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 31 minutes ago, 10pshortof17pound said: Like table tennis? Table tennis is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 19 minutes ago, don logan said: I was in Dusseldorf last night. Bunch of drunk guys in red shirts came into the pub. We thought they were football fans but turned out they were Swiss and over to watch the handball. They got destroyed by Germany. 50.000 at the game. don logan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 17 minutes ago, Sparkle said: My late brother loved the sport. He was a GB international, travelled all over Europe playing. Ally McCoist was a good player too, that’s how they knew each other. Thats amazing. Its a great sport.. Im always looking at it thinking that football coaches facind "low blocks" should look at handball.. basically its a low block that you have to get through. Some of the patterns of play are absolutely amazing! Sparkle 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 11,865 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Essandoh said: I like the big massive Congolese boy 32Blue, johanhentze and Essandoh 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Lost 32-29 in the end. Couldnt finish our chances. We were far too wasteful.. Should have won, really. What a performance from the 2nd youngest team at the tournament. Sparkle 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Unreal scenes in Berlin.. Faroe Islands are behind 26-25 with ten seconds left.. get a pen and draw 26-26 against Norway, which is second only to Denmark in terms of ranking. Unreal result. Beat poland and we are through!! Jelavic191 and don logan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,093 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 https://youtu.be/wMTNDCnqspY?si=IrbuxdNXKpNH-HCQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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