LukasK wrote:Czech fan here. I don't normally intrude on another club's forum (I am a Sparta Prague fan), but I felt I wanted to share just how much Pavel genuinely loved your city and club. He was our goal keepers' coach when he died and played for many clubs throughout his career, but his one true love seemed to be Newcastle, even more so than Banik Ostrava, his Czech hometown club, where he first played in the top division of our country. I had the privilege of meeting him a few times, and his eyes lit up whenever Newcastle was mentioned (which was often, as he'd bring up the town and club himself regularly..). He felt at home amongst the Geordies and followed the club's results and goings-on religiously even years after he left, and everyone always felt that that was the place he wanted to be.

He was also genuinely one of the good guys. An absolute gent, modest and good-humoured, with not an ounce of arrogance or footballer's ego- very rare these days. When somebody passes away there is often a tendency to re-write their life story, and very ordinary people are suddenly put on a pedestal. With Pavel I can honestly say that this is not the case - there is nobody who has a bad word to say about him, he was a great guy and his death at the age of 47 is a tragedy. I hope that the fans will be vocal about what he meant to them at Newcastle's next game, his family would appreciate it.

LukasK wrote:Czech fan here. I don't normally intrude on another club's forum (I am a Sparta Prague fan), but I felt I wanted to share just how much Pavel genuinely loved your city and club. He was our goal keepers' coach when he died and played for many clubs throughout his career, but his one true love seemed to be Newcastle, even more so than Banik Ostrava, his Czech hometown club, where he first played in the top division of our country. I had the privilege of meeting him a few times, and his eyes lit up whenever Newcastle was mentioned (which was often, as he'd bring up the town and club himself regularly..). He felt at home amongst the Geordies and followed the club's results and goings-on religiously even years after he left, and everyone always felt that that was the place he wanted to be.

He was also genuinely one of the good guys. An absolute gent, modest and good-humoured, with not an ounce of arrogance or footballer's ego- very rare these days. When somebody passes away there is often a tendency to re-write their life story, and very ordinary people are suddenly put on a pedestal. With Pavel I can honestly say that this is not the case - there is nobody who has a bad word to say about him, he was a great guy and his death at the age of 47 is a tragedy. I hope that the fans will be vocal about what he meant to them at Newcastle's next game, his family would appreciate it.

LukasK wrote:Czech fan here. I don't normally intrude on another club's forum (I am a Sparta Prague fan), but I felt I wanted to share just how much Pavel genuinely loved your city and club. He was our goal keepers' coach when he died and played for many clubs throughout his career, but his one true love seemed to be Newcastle, even more so than Banik Ostrava, his Czech hometown club, where he first played in the top division of our country. I had the privilege of meeting him a few times, and his eyes lit up whenever Newcastle was mentioned (which was often, as he'd bring up the town and club himself regularly..). He felt at home amongst the Geordies and followed the club's results and goings-on religiously even years after he left, and everyone always felt that that was the place he wanted to be.

He was also genuinely one of the good guys. An absolute gent, modest and good-humoured, with not an ounce of arrogance or footballer's ego- very rare these days. When somebody passes away there is often a tendency to re-write their life story, and very ordinary people are suddenly put on a pedestal. With Pavel I can honestly say that this is not the case - there is nobody who has a bad word to say about him, he was a great guy and his death at the age of 47 is a tragedy. I hope that the fans will be vocal about what he meant to them at Newcastle's next game, his family would appreciate it.

LukasK wrote:Czech fan here. I don't normally intrude on another club's forum (I am a Sparta Prague fan), but I felt I wanted to share just how much Pavel genuinely loved your city and club. He was our goal keepers' coach when he died and played for many clubs throughout his career, but his one true love seemed to be Newcastle, even more so than Banik Ostrava, his Czech hometown club, where he first played in the top division of our country. I had the privilege of meeting him a few times, and his eyes lit up whenever Newcastle was mentioned (which was often, as he'd bring up the town and club himself regularly..). He felt at home amongst the Geordies and followed the club's results and goings-on religiously even years after he left, and everyone always felt that that was the place he wanted to be.

He was also genuinely one of the good guys. An absolute gent, modest and good-humoured, with not an ounce of arrogance or footballer's ego- very rare these days. When somebody passes away there is often a tendency to re-write their life story, and very ordinary people are suddenly put on a pedestal. With Pavel I can honestly say that this is not the case - there is nobody who has a bad word to say about him, he was a great guy and his death at the age of 47 is a tragedy. I hope that the fans will be vocal about what he meant to them at Newcastle's next game, his family would appreciate it.

LukasK wrote:Czech fan here. I don't normally intrude on another club's forum (I am a Sparta Prague fan), but I felt I wanted to share just how much Pavel genuinely loved your city and club. He was our goal keepers' coach when he died and played for many clubs throughout his career, but his one true love seemed to be Newcastle, even more so than Banik Ostrava, his Czech hometown club, where he first played in the top division of our country. I had the privilege of meeting him a few times, and his eyes lit up whenever Newcastle was mentioned (which was often, as he'd bring up the town and club himself regularly..). He felt at home amongst the Geordies and followed the club's results and goings-on religiously even years after he left, and everyone always felt that that was the place he wanted to be.

He was also genuinely one of the good guys. An absolute gent, modest and good-humoured, with not an ounce of arrogance or footballer's ego- very rare these days. When somebody passes away there is often a tendency to re-write their life story, and very ordinary people are suddenly put on a pedestal. With Pavel I can honestly say that this is not the case - there is nobody who has a bad word to say about him, he was a great guy and his death at the age of 47 is a tragedy. I hope that the fans will be vocal about what he meant to them at Newcastle's next game, his family would appreciate it.