Jilleen
26 Dec 2007, 11:50 AM
Robbie Savage has a column in each home match programme, entitled "You've been Savaged!" Each column features one of our lads, with Sav's "analysis" of his team-mates.
"You've been Savaged!"
Andre Ooijer
"On a Serious Note"
"When he first came to the club, I think he would openly admit that playing in the Premier League was a bit of a shock to the system. He took time to get used to the pace of the game, compared to the Dutch league, but after that he's done exceptionally well.
"He reads the game brilliantly, he's a goal threat from set pieces and I think he's really enjoying his time now in the Premier League, because he's adapted very well.
"He's a great person to have in the squad, because he's a top guy and I really enjoy his company. He's also hugely experienced. He spent eight years at PSV, has won countless trophies, has played in the Champions League and been to two World Cups.
"He provides great competition in the centre half department and at the minute he's in the team and playing really well. I think his game up at Sunderland recently [Sunderland V. Rovers, Win 2-1, Sep 29, 2007] was the best the best I've seen him play -- I thought he was awesome.
"He's not had it easy, because he broke his leg at a time when he was really playing well and showing people exactly what he could do. So it was an unfortunate thing to happen, but he's come back stronger and better because of it.
"Obviously we did our rehab together -- Myself, Andre and Reidy -- so it was nice to have two people of that caliber with you and we all helped each other going.
"Let Him 'Ave it!"
"On the flipside, we have a lot of look-alikes when it comes to Andre and we're not sure which is his best one yet!
"He's a cross between Jim Carrey and Barry Chuckle from the Chuckle Brothers. And to be fair, that was his motto when he first came to the club -- "to me, to you" -- because he kept on give the ball to the opposition!
"And then there's Steve Claridge and Roland Scholten (the darts player)... so we've got loads for him!
"But he takes it all on the chin, because he's a great lad really. When the banter does start to get a bit on top of him, he tells us all how many Champions Leagues games he's played in, but then when we mention the teams that PSV had to qualify against -- the likes of Hercules for goodness sake -- he does get a little bit touchy!
"And having been at the club for over a year now, I hope he's eventually learned what side of the road we drive on here in England, because I think he had a couple of crashes when he first arrived!
"Image Rights and Wrongs"
"I know I've said this about other players before, but his gear is absolutely minging!
"He's probably one of the worst dressed at the club. He wars these tight-fitting tops that even make me look fat!
"And what can we say about his hair?! It looked alright quite long when he joined, so I'm still not sure why he chose to go for the Barry Chuckle look!"
Source: Rovers V. Reading, Oct 20, 2007 Programme
"You've been Savaged!"
Andre Ooijer
"On a Serious Note"
"When he first came to the club, I think he would openly admit that playing in the Premier League was a bit of a shock to the system. He took time to get used to the pace of the game, compared to the Dutch league, but after that he's done exceptionally well.
"He reads the game brilliantly, he's a goal threat from set pieces and I think he's really enjoying his time now in the Premier League, because he's adapted very well.
"He's a great person to have in the squad, because he's a top guy and I really enjoy his company. He's also hugely experienced. He spent eight years at PSV, has won countless trophies, has played in the Champions League and been to two World Cups.
"He provides great competition in the centre half department and at the minute he's in the team and playing really well. I think his game up at Sunderland recently [Sunderland V. Rovers, Win 2-1, Sep 29, 2007] was the best the best I've seen him play -- I thought he was awesome.
"He's not had it easy, because he broke his leg at a time when he was really playing well and showing people exactly what he could do. So it was an unfortunate thing to happen, but he's come back stronger and better because of it.
"Obviously we did our rehab together -- Myself, Andre and Reidy -- so it was nice to have two people of that caliber with you and we all helped each other going.
"Let Him 'Ave it!"
"On the flipside, we have a lot of look-alikes when it comes to Andre and we're not sure which is his best one yet!
"He's a cross between Jim Carrey and Barry Chuckle from the Chuckle Brothers. And to be fair, that was his motto when he first came to the club -- "to me, to you" -- because he kept on give the ball to the opposition!
"And then there's Steve Claridge and Roland Scholten (the darts player)... so we've got loads for him!
"But he takes it all on the chin, because he's a great lad really. When the banter does start to get a bit on top of him, he tells us all how many Champions Leagues games he's played in, but then when we mention the teams that PSV had to qualify against -- the likes of Hercules for goodness sake -- he does get a little bit touchy!
"And having been at the club for over a year now, I hope he's eventually learned what side of the road we drive on here in England, because I think he had a couple of crashes when he first arrived!
"Image Rights and Wrongs"
"I know I've said this about other players before, but his gear is absolutely minging!
"He's probably one of the worst dressed at the club. He wars these tight-fitting tops that even make me look fat!
"And what can we say about his hair?! It looked alright quite long when he joined, so I'm still not sure why he chose to go for the Barry Chuckle look!"
Source: Rovers V. Reading, Oct 20, 2007 Programme