JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
Celebrate Gerry ‘ego Gow – football legends in Bristol.
On Saturday afternoon, July 28 at the stadium Williams Stand was played off memory Gerry`ego Gow. It was a social gathering of football legends from Bristol City and Manchester City.
Gerry Gow debut at Bristol City in 1970 at the age of seventeen and played in the colors of the club’s 375 games. In addition, he played in clubs such as Manchester City and Rotherham United, Burnley, Yeovil Town. The group of Bristol’s most famous celebrities have appeared on the stadium Williams Stand was also invited our compatriot Dariusz Dziekanowski “Jackie”, playing at Bristol City in the years 1992 to 1993 year. His colleague from the pitch was, among other things Andy Cole later star Manchetseru United.
In this competition in the colors of Bristol City played such stars as the hero of the day Gerry Gow, Dariusz Dziekanowski, called by the English fans “Jacki” in Poland known as the “Dean” Mike Gibson, Dave Mogg, Rob Newman, Chris Honor, Adam Lock, Brian Tinnion, Gary Owers, Alex Russell, Jon Economou, Wayne Bray, Bob Taylor, Thony Thorpe, Lee Matthews, Colin Crambe. Junior Benet. Bristol City coach Robert Parsons and assistant Gerry Sweeney. After the Manchester there were such celebrities as Shoen Goater, Gary Bennett, Andy Dibble, Eric Nixon, Joe Corrigan, Alec Pickering, Fitzroy Simpson, Jeff Whitley, Asa Hartford, Pater Barnes, Dave Bennett, Kevin Horlock, Kevin Bond, Peter Beagrie, Poul Dickov. Coach Derek Partridge. The meeting was judged by Poul Durkin, James Durkin, Chris Brokenshaw, Lee Cox.
On the match came many fans remember the ancient times. At the stadium there but also a lot of young people. The meeting, according to many followers it was done in a great atmosphere and fair play are respected to a degree unprecedented in normal games. Bristolscy fans cheered their team to fight shouting out the names of every move “Gerry Gow,” and the nickname of our compatriot Dariusz Dziekanowski.
The first minutes of matches were played under the dictation of Manchester City, who won in 25 minutes the first goal, and the goal scorer was Garry Bennett. The first half ended with the victory of Manchester City 1: 0. In the second part of the game players Bristol City mobilized and it was clear that they will not give this match so easily. A few minutes into the second half the score for local shoots Lee Matthews. On the pitch very visible is our compatriot Dariusz Dziekanowski but unfortunately, despite conducting several counter, they failed to score a goal. 40 minutes into the game Manchester United an attack and shot a beautiful goal. The ball goes into the bar, and the shooter is Shaun Goater, which sets the final result of the match at 2 to 1 for Manchester United.
After the game, fans can meet with the players, talk to them, get autographs and even take a picture together with the legends of football. At the end of Dariusz Dziekanowski heard again the shouts Dziekanowski, Dziekanowski, Dziekanowski from Polish fans, who came to this meeting from different parts of England to see the Polish player again playing in the colors of Bristol City.
“I would say that the idea of honoring` ego Gerry Gow is a wonderful thing for any athlete. It’s great to be here in such a beautiful day, and once again play with legends of football. I wanted to say again, I would like to play for this club. In the 90s when I was playing at Bristol City it was very good for me, period. I see that all the supporters me mention here well and it really means a lot to me “- told our reporter Dariusz Dziekanowski.
In a similar vein about the meeting spoke Gerry Gow. “In this game I feel like it was my debut again. I was seventeen player who played his first match in my life in such a big club as he was Bristol City. I did not expect such a good atmosphere and the reaction of fans. They do not forget about me, despite the passage of this time and after so many years, yet people want to see me. I’m glad that we had such wonderful weather in this beautiful city of Bristol, “- he concluded Gerry Gow.
It is worth noting that during the match also collected donations to help children’s hospice “Chilldren`s Hospice South West.
