FINAL TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to former Newcastle United goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek at a memorial service following his passing last month.
Srnicek died at the age of 47 on December 29 having suffered a cardiac arrest while jogging nine days earlier.
The former Czech Republic international represented Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham and Newcastle before assuming a coaching role with Sparta Prague.
Srnicek was remembered with a minute’s applause at St James’ Park before Newcastle’s 3-3 draw with Manchester United on Tuesday, during which players from both sides wore black armbands.
Wednesday’s service was attended by Newcastle players past and present, including Ireland international Shay Given, Alan Shearer, Steve Harper and Rob Lee.
Speaking in a eulogy during the service, Harper — who first met Srnicek when he was just 17 — said: “You loved Newcastle, Pav, but I can assure you that Newcastle loved you.
It was a privilege to meet you, it was a privilege to learn from you, it was a privilege to know you and call you my friend.
After the service, Shearer added: “It’s not surprising, but it’s great to see so many old faces here today.
“People have come from all over the world, all over the country to be here, and that tells you what a nice, genuine, humble, honest, hard-working professional Pav was. He was great to be around.”
The FAI would love him..
Sounds a nice lad, but it says a lot about the average footballer that it is so noteworthy
I gave up my seat on the LUAS today. Where’s my bleedin’ article?
It’s not even newsworthy though. Complete non-story.
Some footballers are creeps, many aren’t. They’re just people. In life the silent majority are the ones we most resemble but find boring as media figures. The rest are heroes or villains, whose merits or demerits are exaggerated, mainly because we like it that way. Someone like Aaron Ramsey or David Meyler being a nice bloke isn’t a news story. Someone famous being a tool in a nightclub is.
Louis C K has a routine about giving his first class seat to a soldier. He only thought about doing it, he didn’t actually do it. Despite this he felt very proud of himself for just thinking about it.
Does this not say more about Liverpool as a club that would book them different seats
Wasn’t Ryanair so?
I’m sure the young staff member escorted him to orgasmville later on though.
Liverpool propaganda again.
w@nker giving up his seat
True he’s after digging a hole for himself there as it will be expected every week now..
Blah blah she must have been good looking , only one thing on his mind !
Why not get two first class tickets.
Following in roys footsteps