Viktor Fischer, the one who got away
My lad always used to put him in his fifa team for Boro and when he signed he went absolutely ape! I would say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.. but naming a player and then us signing him.. different levels lol
So anyway.. used to get the kids shirts with their names and ages on as a bit of a ritual.. served them well for having a kick about with mates and going to games etc..
Obviously the years roll on and the little shirts don’t fit and he’s been trawling the internet for his perfect shirt.. his favourite Boro shirt his favourite era and of course his guy.. his number one pick.. his young manifestation of us signing this wonder kid.
I took him into the shop at dundas.. he'd just finished his exams and done well so said he could pick out a shirt for his hard work.. my treat. He’s a good lad and doesn’t ask for stuff for the sake of it and doesn’t just get stuff for the sake of and so was a bit reluctant.
I encouraged him to have a browse through and we were talking about different season and different players we’d signed.. he took out a Dwight Tindalli shirt and gave me a cheeky smile as is to say that was the one one for me lol
Anyway going through the rails his face looked utterly stunned and started shaking.. just a look of utter shock. Hahah.. little weirdo he was honestly over the moon. It was like he’d found the lost ark of the covenant!
Properly good experience.. great to have a chat with folks in the shop about their little stories and experiences.. it’s like how a shop should be. The guy who runs it is 100% golden man.
Like I say., it’s worth going in just to look around and have a chat. Hey.. and who knows you might find that little bit of magic that jumps out at you.. that perfect gift for a loved one or or just a token of appreciation for someone like Erimus who is without doubt the hardest core football fan collector that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.. total gent of a man. Unrivalled knowledge of the boro an absolute force of nature.. some of the stuff he comes out with is as jaw droppingly impressive.
If you ever think you know about the boro.. you will be taken a back after 20 seconds of conversation with Erimus. If you think you are a super fan.. get ready to have the wind taken out of your sails with the grace of a single whispered sentence of what happened when on what day and why.
Brilliant. I love Boro me.. or at least I thought I did. Wowza!
The shop in the dundas is properly good.. I can’t stress that enough.. so good!
Guaranteed to put a smile on the face of any Boro fan.
