Ibrox Jan 1971- Swedish TV interview Örjan Persson and film crowd scenes

[mdingwall]

 

[The Sultan]

Loved the big man. I was lucky enough to meet Örjan at a roller disco in Arbroath in 1974. He was wearing a pair of denim shorts that caused a rubbernecking divorcee to banjo herself against a pillar and I’ve kept a keen eye on his career ever since.

 

[Bluerhap]

Remember a game at Ibrox being brought to a halt as he lost a contact lens, which in those days was very expensive. Lens found, popped back in and game continued. Also remember the same thing happening to Willie Henderson.

 

[SoGo]

Liked his comment. When asked about the difference between Scottish and Swedish football, he replied "It's like comparing a wedding with a funeral".

 

[cs1958]

remember he scored direct from a corner ,think it might have been against stirling albion or arbroath ,first time i had seen that at a game, rangers were attacking the copeland end and the corner was from the enclosure side ,the game ended 5-1 or 5-0

 

[Carson's Cat]

I just ran the two interviews past my Swedish-English translator aka my son. He's up to his eyes with exams but did a quick synopsis:

Thomas Ahlström

Can you describe how it feels to score that goal?
TA: ”fantastiskt sjukt” which literally means fantastic sick
Would you say that was your life’s most important goal?
TA: I suppose you could
Is it the most important game you’ve ever played?
TA: Yeah it must be, to win the Greek league in the first season that I joined, that’s nice

Orjan Persson

Narrator: now let’s talk to Örjan about the difference between Swedish and Scottish football
OP: yeah it’s completely different, it’s almost the difference between a wedding and a funeral, people live and breathe it here there’s a real party atmosphere. Every movement gets a reaction from the crowd, and any mistake is pounced upon