Ivan Campo Appreciation Society
The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit E
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 | BWFC People, Grzegorz Rasiak, Ivan Campo, Ivan Campo Appreciation Society | No Comments
In loving memory of a Bolton Wanderers legend…
As we were leaving White Hart Lane after the 1-1 draw against Spurs last season, a sudden and raucous rendition of the Ivan Campo chimes began to sound from one corner of the away end.
Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit D
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | BWFC People, Ivan Campo, Ivan Campo Appreciation Society, John McGinlay | No Comments
In loving memory of Bolton Wanderers legend Ivan Campo…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a bug in the system of the BWFC latest news feed that displays on the top right-hand side of this blog. It kept crashing and I couldn’t figure out why.
Well, after some trial and error, it appears the bug was caused by the news feed from the Manchester Evening News. Since I removed the MEN feed it’s worked perfectly.
More proof that Mancunians and Boltonians don’t mix came in the MEN’s report of the Wanderers 3-1 win at West Ham. As Vital Bolton Wanderers pointed out, their assertion that Bolton had not won at Upton Park for 44 years was slightly wrong… they were a mere 41 years out.
In fact, Bolton also won at West Ham in the League Cup in 1994, when a Super John McGinlay brace helped us on our way to Wembley.
But the long wait for a league win at Upton Park was ended in 2005 when your favourite Spaniard and mine Ivan Campo scored the decisive goal.
So, for making the Mancs look stupid, we salute you Ivan…
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Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit C
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | BWFC People, Ivan Campo, Ivan Campo Appreciation Society, Sasa Curcic | No Comments
In loving memory of Bolton Wanderers legend Ivan Campo
There’s a website called joescafe that automatically generates weird and whacky band names for wannabe indie kids looking to stand out from the crowd. I just tried it and got the rather disturbing ‘Bottle of Cancer’.
The third exhibit in our Ivan Campo Appreciation Society needed no such web 2.0 trikcery.
Ivan Campo – a three-piece band from Preston (the Campo legend stretches far and wide) – simply took their name from the most rock ‘n’ roll footballer to grace the white shirt since Sasa Curcic (OK, he was a wanker, but he did go on to [allegedly] become a porn star, so he deserves some credit).
My only grumble with this band is the lack of credit they give Campo for inspiring their name. Apparently the keyboard player is a big Bolton Wanderers fan, but whilst their MY Space page lists Alfred Hitchcock and David Sole as influences, there’s no mention for the legendary Spaniard.
Even their bio seems to claim that their name is some kind of happy coincidence: ‘Ivan Campo, the super Spaniard with the big hair, shares his name – with a nu-folk ensemble who will take you on a journey through the mysteries of their minds.’
And in this video Ivan Campo claim their name has nothing to do with, er, Ivan Campo. Something doesn’t quite add up here…
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Still, if they do a ‘nu-folk’ cover version of the ‘Eeeevan Campoooo’ chimes I might just forgive them…
The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit B
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 | BWFC People, Ivan Campo, Ivan Campo Appreciation Society | 5 Comments
In loving memory of Bolton Wanderers legend Ivan Campo…
Remember when the Bolton Wanderers club shop cashed in on Ivan Campo’s popularity by selling curly Campo wigs? Well here’s an idea for them… how about Ivan Campo tattoos?
They could use this ready-made Spanish TV advert – which appears to be for some kind of fruit drink – to promote them.
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I’ve searched high and low for an explanation of exactly what this advert is all about but can’t seem to find one… so if anyone has any ideas please feel free to post in the comments section below.
The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit A
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | BWFC People, Fabrice Muamba, Franck Passi, Ivan Campo, Ivan Campo Appreciation Society | No Comments
In loving memory of Bolton Wanderers legend Ivan Campo
I keep reading that Fabrice Muamba, the Wanderers’ £5 million summer signing from Birmingham City, is the new Ivan Campo.
I’d like to dispel this theory before he’s even kicked a ball (actually he kicked a ball at Rochdale the other night, but pre-season friendlies against League 2 teams don’t count – especially ones that end 0-0).
To do this I’ve set up The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society, whose aim is to prove that being ‘the next Ivan Campo’ isn’t just about playing in the holding role in front of the back four. There’s much more to Ivan Campo’s legendary status than that…
Exhibit A: Campo writes two heart-felt letters to Wanderers fans
Thanks to the mainstream media’s obsession with over-cooked transfer gossip and the tedious ramblings of Gary Megson, I almost completely missed this story. I discovered it earlier today thanks to fans on the Bolton Wanderers Mad forum.
It all started back in June when Campo used his slot as a guest columnist on Guillem Balague’s website to write an open letter to all Bolton Wanderers fans. It started thus…
I’m writing you this open letter because I never had the chance to say farewell to you all following my last match at the Reebok. I really want to say thank you for all the great years that you’ve given me: and believe me, I feel you gave them to me, rather than I to you. It’s been a marvellous experience and I am going to miss the build up to the games when my hands would get clammy at the prospect of putting in a good display and a great afternoon’s football for you all.
Eighteen paragraphs later it ended with…
My Bolton friends, you must know that you will always be with me and have a special place deep in my heart.
Tear-jerking indeed. But it didn’t stop there. Campo’s letter gained an unprecedented response from grateful Wanderers fans, and in return Campo wrote another letter three days ago, which ended…
I consider myself privileged to have had the opportunity to have represented you and – as I can see from your letters – to have helped bring as much joy to you as you have given to me.
In an era when we’re used to hearing players spout the same old ‘game of two halves’, ‘take each game as it comes’, ‘all credit to Team X they never laid down’ bollocks, how refreshing to see a player address the people that have paid his wages for the last four years with genuine appreciation and respect.
P.S. Fabrice, I hope that in years to come this blog finds reason to start an appreciation society for you. Until then, please just concentrate on not being the next Franck Passi.
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