Thanks for coming Fab. Hope you enjoyed it.

Great to see him.


Hope he likes the Chamionship

It was fantastic to hear him speak so positively about our club, he was Cleary touched when he walked onto the pitch.

I like him, he is not the best footballer, but whatever he is asked to do (i.e. man mark Gerard) he does and he puts the effort in.

Hope to see you back in a white shirt Fab.

Agree with all of this.

Anyone else think it was refreshing as well to see his fiance getting into the match as much as she did?

All you ever see and hear about is the so called WAG culture in football and the Coleen Rooney's of the world who really couldn't give a feck about anything other than getting their mugs in the paper the next day. Therefore to see someone like Shauna in the directors area clapping along with some of the chants and feeling the misses as much as any of us made a really nice and genuine change. Can't think what it was like for her going through all of this as well as Fab himself. Overall they all seem a really decent family and good set of people.

He looked massively overwhelmed. Not just the tears on the pitch. In the tunnel, and before hand. Great to see him there.

Highlights of him coming on the pitch and the interview are here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17931713

Not ashamed to say I shed a little tear when he game on.

I arrived last evening rather early so went for a wander & round by the main entrance saw a mob of people so, what do you do when you see that ? I joined it.

With the camera's & press there too it was obvious that they were preparing for the Moo's arrival. After about 10m a bit of shuffling occurred by the security & meeja & then a white mini-bus drew up. I got a great feeling of almost childlike anticipation as a few people exited the bus (it seems he has an 'entourage' now, maybe he always did or maybe some were the media company he's signed to) & then from the rear came the man himself. He is, it's clear, a naturally shy person. He smiled, waved a tiny bit as he covered to 20 yards or so at serious pace ... & was was gone. All in about 5 seconds.

I admit to small sense of disappointment as it took so short a time. Even a slightly slower pace would have given people chance to take in the moment a little better. Then I grew up & thought of what pressure he is & has been under & how wonderful it was he was there at all. He has to deal with all this in any way which best suits him.

Certainly, again, on the pitch he was simply overwhelmed and while in my dreams I had him making a small speech if that's not him, it isn't.

He's taken a bit mental step to return. His face when we equalised was a picture & if he was later to be disappointed the much used phrase that "this puts football into perspective" was, once again, proven last night.

Quite. I said at the time relegate us but dont take fabrice. I meant it.

This.

I've just watched that .... blimey. Is it right that a guy in his 50's just sat at his desk with eye's welling up ?

Watching that I appreciate why he could have done no more than he did. That took a lot of courage & he's tucked that one away now & can continue to move on.

Keep going, Fab. Welcome home.

Same here. Adds perspective as you might say.

We might also come straight back up. If OC's clever enough players like Holden, Lee and NRC would be too good for the championship and we'd hopefully have the pick of the division. Could be a laff.

Anyway who knows? I don't think the football gods are finished with this season yet.

Let me just stop you there...

Damn. Spotted it eh.

What did they fit him with? Is it just me hoping he might be the new Steve Austin?

I served him in a shop once. Absolute polar opposite of what you'd think a 'footballer' would be. SOOOO shy.

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/577570482?-11201


REAL Madrid has offered a thoughtful gesture to Fabrice Muamba by giving the Bolton player the opportunity of kicking-off a charity match between Real Madrid and Manchester United this Sunday.
The Corozon Classic match will see Real Madrid go head to head against Manchester United and will see Muamba, who suffered a heart attack earlier this year kick-off.

According to Spanish website, Marca.com, Real Madrid's players have expressed their support for Muamba after he collapsed on the pitch.

Muamba will take to the pitch to kick off the match which will see the likes of Figo, Zidane, Roberto Carlos and Hierro take to the pitch.

All proceeds from the match will go to 'Project Africa'.

Oh .... Fernando.

Not as good as Blakeman tho

He came from Real Madrid,
he only cost a quid