0 Busy, Snowy and Ossie

Minta Maaf buat pengunjung setia Blog nie, agak lama gak aku tak update (hampir 2 minggu kot!!)..Aku memang agak busy sekarang nie, tengah mencari kerja, ke sana, ke mari, interview sana sini..Tambahan pulak member aku yang ada Beruk Band dah pindah ke Sabah minggu lepas (aku suka paw BB die) jadi boleh dikatakan aku agak lama tak menjenguk laman sesawang nie..Facebook aku pon same la dah tak berjenguk, mungin dah beratus notification agaknya..

Satu lagi hal, nasib baik kat Britain agak snowy snowy salji tiap hari..Aku pon tak sempat buat preview lawan Manure minggu lepas, tup tup tangguh pulak..Yeah bila takde match nie rasa nak update pon jadi malas, walaupun sebenarnya agak banyak gak citer Chelsea yang aku nak citer kat blog nie, cuma masa tak mengizinkan..Antara yang terlepas aku nak buat post, ataupun highlight news dalam 2 minggu lepas dah tentu :

- Chelsea draw dengan team murahan Gopeng-Hagen dalam Last 16 Champions League, Feb nanti..
- Kakuta sambung kontrak baru bersama The Blues!! (Haha berangan je la Bayern nak sambar wonderkid nie)

Selain berita terkini, aku nak berkongsi pasal Ossie..Tak kenal?? Kalau aku sebut ‘Peter Osgood’ kenal kot..Tak kenal gak?? Tolonglah naik lift tingkat atas, terjun bangunan, coz tak layak korang gelar diri Hardcore Fan The Blues..

Peter ‘Ossie’ Osgood - Carefree as always

Peter ‘Ossie’ Osgood - The True Mr. Chelsea – mungkin tak sepopular Zola sebagai legenda The Blues di Era moden, tetapi Ossie sememangnya layak digelar sebagai Legenda Sepanjang Zaman..Perasmian tugu Ossie yang dibina oleh Phillip Jackson pada Oktober lalu adalah pengiktirafan kepada segala contribution yang diberikan oleh legend striker nie kepada Chelsea..Merupakan pemain yang berwibawa, hebat di udara, dan mempunyai pewatakan Carefree menjadikan Ossie legenda terulung..Membawa Chelsea meraih kemenangan dengan killer gol di 1970 FA Cup adalah highlight terbaik kariernya..

Captain Marvel JT, Lynn Osgood dan Super Frankie Lampard di Majlis perasmian statue Ossie

Pada perasmian tugu yang ditempatkan di West Stand Stamford Bridge memang meriah dan dihadiri antaranya John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ray Wilkins, Bobby Tambing dan Roy Bentley....Apa yang menarik adalah di bawah tugu Ossie terdapat Kapsul Masa yang menyimpan barang kenangan seperti 1970 FA Cup Final Replay programme, replica 1970 team shirt dan poem yang dipilih oleh Lynn Osgood dari pelbagai cadangan oleh Fan di laman web rasmi Chelsea FC..

Komen para pemain, bekas pemain, manager dan staff mengenai Ossie :

Tommy Docherty

'I put Ossie in straight away and he was a revelation. He was great in the air, he had two great feet, he was quick, skilful, brave. He didn't have a lot after that,' joked Docherty.

Peter Bonnetti

'Ossie wasn't just a brilliant footballer, he was a great character off the field as well,' said Bonetti who kept goal in so many of Osgood's games for Chelsea.

'That is why he was so popular. Once you met him you never forgot him and that is why the fans really idolised him because he used to get along with them.

'Without a doubt he should be the one with a statue here. This is a wonderful tribute to what he brought to the club. We will never forget him because he is now there every time we come to the Bridge.'

Bruce Buck

'The last time I saw Peter was at the Blue is the Colour centenary event two weeks before he passed on.He was charming, vibrant and, he wouldn't mind me saying so today, a bit tipsy.He was a wonderfully friendly guy, full of integrity, a true legend and a true blue.And now anyone who walks by this statue will know that too.

'From the first day he arrived at Chelsea, Roman Abramovich passed the message to us that he wanted to bring back the old boys, and preserve and celebrate the history of this great club. The unveiling of the Peter Osgood statue is another major milestone in that effort.'

Lynn Osgood

'Peter would have been so proud. He adored Chelsea just as his fans adored him and there can be no greater recognition than to have his magnificent statue here, outside Stamford Bridge.

'I just hope that wherever he is he is able to appreciate the amount of love and affection shown to him, as the tributes paid to him from the Chelsea fans have been wonderful.

'The Peter Osgood Trust is now established and I am sure that he would be delighted to know that his name is helping to encourage the less fortunate to take part in the sport that he so loved.

'This statue is a fantastic honour and now he really is larger than life.

John Terry

'He is the King of Stamford Bridge, it is a simple fact,' stated John Terry. 'Fans will come here to have their pictures taken before the game and maybe it will become a meeting place. Parents will explain to their kids here what a great player Ossie was.'

Frank Lampard

'He was one of the people that made me feel at home in my early days at Chelsea,' added Frank Lampard. 'The fans saw him almost as one of them and the club should always embrace its history.'

Ossie mungkin sudah pergi tetapi semangat Carefree dari King of Stamford Bridge bersama tugunya akan kekal terus kekal di London..Jika Manure ada George Best, Liverpool ada Ian Rush, Arsenal ada Diaby, Chelsea ada Ossie!! Hail the King of Stamford Bridge!!

Galleri statue Ossie di West Stand, Stamford Bridge :




Puisi khas buat The King, ditulis oleh Daniel Clarke, dibacakan oleh John Dempsey yang seperti Ossie, menjaringkan gol di Final FA Cup 1971..

For Ossie - by Daniel Clarke

A young boy stands among the crowd,
Fifty thousand sing aloud.
Sun sets and rises and thirty years on,
He takes his seat next to his son.

He tells him of a man he did not know,
Compares him to today's hero,
Blessed with talent he strived for success,
Before a time of greed and excess.

The papers print a name and a face,
But his people saw an idol of passion and grace.
For many a year he served the crest,
With the pride of the lion upon his chest.

His dreams, chased often, but realised by few,
Chasing silver, draped in blue.
For all the honours his successors have known,
His legacy has been etched in stone.

He lit the path and led the way,
Set the bar for the stars of today.
Gone he may be, but forgotten never,
For the story of The King will live forever.