Peter, I Must Love You!
Tony Ernst bygger ett brev till Ijeh, på Jay Z:s låt "You Must Love Me"
Peter, I Must Love You!
"You must love me / after everything that I've done wrong / I know inside: you must love me". (Jay Z: "You Must Love Me)
All good things must come to an end. The love between everyday people dies when the spark is no longer there. Even the greatest empires crumble to ruins given enough time.
And in football: players come; players go. Most of 'em never leaves an impression worth botherin' about. But you stood for something else. And no: I'm not just talking 'bout all the glorious goals. There was more to it. Some sort of magic. I'm sure you felt it too. You were an irreplaceable part of Malmö FF. An' now you're leavin' us for a rival. That's why the fans are goin' apeshit. That's why people scream 'Judas!' in high-pitch voices.
I cannot hate you. You gave so much; spread so much love. I must love you.
Do you remember the game versus Halmstad BK this summer? Your first game back from injury? Almost 20K on the stands. The buzz in the crowd just before the second half when you started unzippin' your overall and tyin' your laces which rose to a hurricane of noise when you entered the pitch. It'll stay with me 'til the day that I die.
So for what ever it's worth: Dog, you my niggah fo' life.
Tony Ernst
PS. Oh yeah, an' you can tell that lame excuse to an agent of yours, Mr Grynner, that if he ever sets his foot in Malmö again, I'll personally whoop his white ass.
