I read somewhere that Olaf Mellberg gave a personalised Villa shirt to each of the 3,500 Villa fans who went to Upton Park today, as a leaving present.
Fair fucks to that man.
he away to juve aint he??complete legend if that true u really appreciate players like that.garcia at lpool was a legend the way he left,frustrating as f**k but always likely grab a goal, benayoun is a poor mans garcia without the important goals
Quote from: charlie stubbs on May 11, 2008, 09:56:35 PM
he away to juve aint he??complete legend if that true u really appreciate players like that.garcia at lpool was a legend the way he left,frustrating as f**k but always likely grab a goal, benayoun is a poor mans garcia without the important goals
Swedes all seem to have a bit of class about them. What did Garcia do when he left?
Hmmm, just thought of Ulrika and Sven. Maybe not all Swedes, but most of them, certainly the players in recent memory. Maybe it's a Scandanavian thing, always seem to be loyal and honest with the clubs/fans.
Wrote a letter to the club thanking the fans and how much the club meant to him etc etc. Was a ncie touch.
Fair play to Mellberg for doing that. In fairness he wasnt likely to turn down the chance to play for such a massive club like Juventus at this stage of his career.
I remember he famously hated wee freddie the fruit and had him by the neck a few times while on Sweden duty. . . . .
Quote from: thewobbler on May 11, 2008, 09:51:32 PM
I read somewhere that Olaf Mellberg gave a personalised Villa shirt to each of the 3,500 Villa fans who went to Upton Park today, as a leaving present.
Fair fucks to that man.
Would that be 3,500 * ~€50/ shirt ?
That's €175,000 :o
Hope he got a bulk discount.
as a villa fan, i was there to say goodbye to olaf at villa park last week. unfortunately the game didnt go our way but he was the best villa player on show! he will be sorely missed...
I can claim to have seen one of his first (if not his actual first) game for Villa, way back in the opening game of the 2001/02 season, a quite tepid scoreless draw at White Hart Lane. If memory serves me right, Ginola came on as a sub for Villa that day as well.
Lets face it, club shops have a bit of a clear out at this time of the year to move essentially out of date stock, (I noted that Spurs players even wore next year's shirt against Liverpool yesterday ???) so I doubt if he paid any great money for these. Probably a gesture from the club a smuch as the player.
Quote from: T Fearon on May 12, 2008, 11:09:49 AM
I can claim to have seen one of his first (if not his actual first) game for Villa, way back in the opening game of the 2001/02 season, a quite tepid scoreless draw at White Hart Lane. If memory serves me right, Ginola came on as a sub for Villa that day as well.
Lets face it, club shops have a bit of a clear out at this time of the year to move essentially out of date stock, (I noted that Spurs players even wore next year's shirt against Liverpool yesterday ???) so I doubt if he paid any great money for these. Probably a gesture from the club a smuch as the player.
Spurs do that every year to try and boost the coffers over the summer - doesnt help them much though ;D
Half price this last two months. I got the third jersey (yellow one) for £19.99 ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on May 12, 2008, 04:58:30 PM
Half price this last two months. I got the third jersey (yellow one) for £19.99 ;D
Trying to shift them were they?
Quote from: hardstation on May 12, 2008, 05:00:07 PM
Shocker: Fearon pays for something.......
Be an even bigger shock if he can fit into it...
They had to I suppose. Got all four Spurs jersies this year, the home, away, and third one plus the blue and white quartered one they used for the 125 year game with Villa, though the latter was a freebie for taking out a Spurs Credit Card. Don't say Im not a committed fan ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on May 12, 2008, 05:01:36 PM
Don't say Im not a committed
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Quote from: lurganblue on May 11, 2008, 11:11:49 PM
as a villa fan, i was there to say goodbye to olaf at villa park last week. unfortunately the game didnt go our way but he was the best villa player on show! he will be sorely missed...
Was over at it as well. Very assured performance from Olaf, but a disappointing final home game. Obviously very well respected by the home crowd and reminded me a lot of how Larsson left Celtic. Excellent reception too after the game, when he came on to the pitch with his children.
It may be unfair to compare his performance and departure with the probable one of Gareth Barry, but I think they say a lot about both.
Nice to know that there is a wee bit of humility left in the game at that level.
A fantastic gesture by a great man.
There will always be a cynical reaction by certain elements to his gesture, but we all know if for instance Giggs had done the same the press would be fawning over him yet Mellberg hardly got a mention in the papers. Great move by Olof who rightly earns his place in a long line of Villa greats, he always hated the Blues which particularly endeared him to the fans.
Will be a big loss as his versatility basically meant he was comfortable on any of the back 4 positions, going to play Centre Half with Juventus according to O'Neill, I am sure he will slot in with great ease.