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#3 Austria Vienna (Home 2008)
When I decided to pick German classes in school, I never imagined it'd help me to buy an Austria Wien shirt, during my lovely vacations in Austria. But it did.
Wien. Lovely city. Quite expensive, though. Anyway, earlier that day, I found some Red Bull Salzburg shirts. Didn't like them so much. So, let's go downtown and try to find a sports shop with a wider range of merchandising. I eventually found an official Austria Wien club shop. As usual, it was closed. It was around 17h15, and it closed at 17h (I suppose). I didn't want to go there again. And I actually didn't have much time left in Wien, as I had train tickets to Prague for a few days later. That's when my german classes saved me.
There was someone inside. I supposed it was the boss or something. I decided to give my idea a try. I grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper, and I wrote in (probably ridiculous) german:
"HELLO. I'M FROM PORTUGAL. I'M LEAVING TOMORROW AND I'D LIKE TO BUY A SHIRT, PLEASE".
I hit the glass so he would notice me, then he approached and read my message. First he looked confused. Probably because he never read a sentence with so many grammar problems. Then he opened the door and said "no.". And that was it. How nice from him.
I replied. "Hey man, come on. I came all the way here, I thought it closed later". A lovely lie to persuade this apparently inflexible austrian guy. I insisted a few times, and finally he said "Ok, but cash only!". So, cash only, and I had the shirt on a bag.
Now that I think of it, this is not a great story at all. It's a bit boring, actually. It seemed a lot funnier back then.
The shirt is, at least, a bit original because of its colour. Austria plays in violet, a not-so-common sight in the beautiful game. Which makes some sense, because violet is a silly colour and usually looks awful.
So, the guys are called Die Veillchen (The Violets), which is also not very original, but understandable.
Roland Linz plays for them. A decent austrian striker, who left Wien a few seasons ago to join my club, Boavista. Then he left for Braga, a decision that didn't make the fans really happy. Seriously. Now he went back to Austria Wien, where he won't bother anyone.
I once saw him buying a new TV somewhere, just a few months after he arrived. So stop complaining about the money we owe you, kid. Sell your huge and modern tv set.
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| Linz in Violet. This shirt looks nice. Not nicer than mine though. |
Linz was popular in Portugal not because he scored 21 goals in 3 seasons (1 in Boavista, 2 in Braga), but because he looks like Sherminator from American Pie. A lousy character for a lousy player.
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| Yeah, twins. |
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