18 matching long sign in the air, that is worth: Cercle-supporter (11) gets a sweater of goalie

The Newspaper's persistence pays, thought to be the small Thomas Van Goethem (11), and he still succeeded. A season long kept the young Cercle Brugge-supporter during every " home a sign in the air with which he goalkeeper Paul Nardi for his sweater early. After 18 matches, try he had the hope already specified, but look: today get Thomas his sweater - from the hands of Nardi.

The supporters of Cercle Brugge live at z's to put it mildly, a disappointing season. The club managed while to maintain themselves in the highest voetbalklasse, but a lot of fun having the fans over the last few months not had. Those who do have the courage meant, was Thomas Van Goethem. He is already two years a loyal supporter of the French goalkeeper Paul Nardi - recently voted the 'Player of the Year' at the Club - and himself in the goal at the West-Flemish Varsenare. At the beginning of this season, Thomas had a dream: to be the sweater of Nardi obtain. The young fan has a fixed place behind the goal and made together with his parents, a sign in French. Or he can please his T-shirt should have?

"Every" home was Thomas with his placard behind the goal," says mom Stephanie Deman. "During several matches responded Nard that it would be. Anyway, so caught we are the signals still on." A season long remained Thomas hope. "'It will be for the last home game, we started to think about it. But Tuesday night was the extent and continued to our son again with empty hands behind. It was a serious disappointment." Even more striking: the players did a victory lap on the field for the supporters, and several of them shared, however, their sweater off.