Czech Republic international struggled at first with English language and the game but grew to become an all-time fans’ favourite at St James’ ParkThere was a sombre soundtrack to Newcastle United’s domestic defeat against Everton on Boxing Day. The repeated choruses of “Pavel is a geordie” from a packed St James’ Park served as a grim reminder of Pavel Srnicek’s plight.
Shortly before Christmas the former Newcastle and Czech Republic goalkeeper,most recently a coach at Sparta Prague, suffered a cardiac arrest while out running. As he lay in a coma in an Ostrava hospital, and his family played him recordings of that Tyneside choir singing his name in the increasingly forlorn hope of evoking a response.
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Source: theguardian.com