October 30, 2016
October 30, 2016
THE OBIRE FIRE…
I heard about the passing on of Victor Obire as I was watching the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace…
I was especially saddened as I was just thinking the brand of football Liverpool is playing this 2016 under Jurgen Klopp is quite enviable – something every Liverpool fan will be proud of – such passionate and fiery football style… and of course Oga Obire is the most die hard Liverpool fan I have ever met!
Then it came to me like a flash – that kind of fire can never be extinguished! Victor Obire was definitely a fire brand. I believe his fire can never be extinguished – it is only unfortunate albeit inevitable, that his earthly abode could not contain that fire forever.
The Victor Obire I know (cannot bring myself to use a past tense) will show his fire brand on two things – BGL and Liverpool. Ummh I could add a third in big cars (still remember when he released ‘the truck’ to match his persona in 2007 after the legendary ‘pepper soup’ sharing in BGL! He hated that Toyota Corolla given to Associates at the time!
Victor’s loyalty to BGL and Liverpool is particularly unprecedented. Those in the Research Unit (Funso, Dafe, Nwani, Femi, Yvonne, Jimi) including surrogates like (my humble self, Greg, Jelugbo) knew not to mess around with him on these issues in order to keep the ‘fire dragon’ caged! I especially got singed a few times in my naivete before I learnt!
Bottom line I bear the scars of the Obire fire… I’m sure quite a few of us in BGL also have those scars. That says to me that while we will never see Obire again he had made an indelible impact in our lives.
That is worth celebrating. Please join me and celebrate the life of a great man! He has fought a good fight!
Hip Hip Hip??? (Do I hear a hurray, somebody?)
I heard about the passing on of Victor Obire as I was watching the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace…
I was especially saddened as I was just thinking the brand of football Liverpool is playing this 2016 under Jurgen Klopp is quite enviable – something every Liverpool fan will be proud of – such passionate and fiery football style… and of course Oga Obire is the most die hard Liverpool fan I have ever met!
Then it came to me like a flash – that kind of fire can never be extinguished! Victor Obire was definitely a fire brand. I believe his fire can never be extinguished – it is only unfortunate albeit inevitable, that his earthly abode could not contain that fire forever.
The Victor Obire I know (cannot bring myself to use a past tense) will show his fire brand on two things – BGL and Liverpool. Ummh I could add a third in big cars (still remember when he released ‘the truck’ to match his persona in 2007 after the legendary ‘pepper soup’ sharing in BGL! He hated that Toyota Corolla given to Associates at the time!
Victor’s loyalty to BGL and Liverpool is particularly unprecedented. Those in the Research Unit (Funso, Dafe, Nwani, Femi, Yvonne, Jimi) including surrogates like (my humble self, Greg, Jelugbo) knew not to mess around with him on these issues in order to keep the ‘fire dragon’ caged! I especially got singed a few times in my naivete before I learnt!
Bottom line I bear the scars of the Obire fire… I’m sure quite a few of us in BGL also have those scars. That says to me that while we will never see Obire again he had made an indelible impact in our lives.
That is worth celebrating. Please join me and celebrate the life of a great man! He has fought a good fight!
Hip Hip Hip??? (Do I hear a hurray, somebody?)