WIEKENS (pag. 4)

Walking in a Wiekens Wonderland (Bron: City Magazine, maart 1999)

Gerard has just had his tee-shirt released. The article says it's been 15 months since his last interview for the Mag in which Clark has left, Joe has arrived and we've been relegated to Division 2. Injury prevented him playing in Joe's first match but he was soon able to prove he should be in the side. He thought Joe's call for him to receive international recognition was flattering but was some way off, he felt that playing in the lower leagues wouldn't really help his chances - international teams tend to pick from the top leagues. He played with Davids & Kluivert in the Under-21s. He felt that his form suffered some inconsistency due to his changing positions but now he enjoys playing alongside Morrison... he can now play the ball along the floor where as Morrison takes care of the headers. He felt the Stoke home game could prove a turning point in the season. At the time of the interview Sunderland were interested in signing him but although he was flattered he wanted to stay at City because he was settled here - he didn't rule out playing at the higher level with City in a few seasons' time. He did say his friends and family were upset at relegation but they all felt he was at the right club. He concluded by saying the 'P' word was banned but felt the club could go up.

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