Berger King whoppers off home

Bo Benn · May 29, 2008

Apparently Paddy has signed for Sparta Prague. That's 12 years in the Premier League. One of my favourite Liverpool players of all time, always thought we should have kept him for another couple of years - but then I was, and am, a biased Berger-fan.

Here's a nice quote I snatched off Wikipedia:

"You know, the greatest day in my football life was the day I signed for Liverpool. I couldn’t believe it. When I was young in Czechoslovakia, we didn’t see much European football, but my father’s friend went to England and he watched Liverpool. When he came back, he gave me the programme, the ticket and a scarf. I still have them all.

When I moved to Southport to live, my neighbour was Kenny Dalglish. Alan Hansen lived around the corner. I met them, they were normal guys, but they were my heroes. To me, it’s the best club in the world and when I am finished playing and I’m telling my children about it I will be proud to say that for seven years I was a Liverpool player. "

Aaah, the memories - The freekick againt ManU in those strange green shirts, the pass to Owen in the FA Cup final, loved that goal against Derby after we had made about 20 passes in a row inside their half, mmmmm...

In our club only Gerrard can compare to his outside-the-box finishes, since I became follower around '89. Had a remarkable ability to whack 'dead' balls from a virtually stationary position only using his left leg as a pendulum.

Also the only player to ever truly be able to wear a 'mane' (yes, i am talking to you Voronin and Kewell). In fact I always felt Paddy went into a bit of a dip in form when he cut his hair short(er).

Move to the general football forum if you like, he'll always be a Liverpool player to me.

stressederic · May 29, 2008

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