Yeah but, no but
Most Danish league football is played in front of a few thousand - even FCK & Brondby only fill their stadiums when they play each other. The standard is pretty low outside of the top two or three clubs; apart from FCK & Brondby, they would be decent or worse fizzy teams - FCK & Brondby would struggle in the Prem, although one or both might just avoid relegation. Wages are low as well - the best players are only on a few thousand at best - the majority a lot, lot less. It's no surprise that nearly all current internationals play abroad.
I agree that returning to his homeland to play out an easy season or two before retiring is probably an attraction, but I can't see him going back to Denmark while he's contracted to Norwich (or any other club), simply because it'd be too expensive. The Prem, Italy and Spain are out, so I can really only see a middling German club taking him on - the Schalke suggestion earlier is an interesting one, but as they are a top German club, I can't see them taking a risk on a 34 year old - they've got enough money (huge crowds & reasonable success) and are attractive enough to be able to get younger players.
Personally I'd like to see him stay to mentor the likes of Shackell and any other young/mid-20s defenders Worthy might bring in. He didn't have an awful lot to do defensively last night, but overlapped well and supplied a pin-point cross for Denmark's third. Still a quality player - but perhaps only for another year
Posted By: BerlinCanary on June 9th 2005 at 21:16:39
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- Are we panicking about the team for next season (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 18:43:30
- Helveg will not stay. I was hopeful that he would but having been thinking about it....... (NCFC) - jimbo, Jun 9, 20:38:15
- Yeah but, no but (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 21:16:39
- But where is the attraction of staying here and playing in the fizzy league? (n/m) (NCFC) - jimbo, Jun 9, 21:30:40
- Well he's under contract and, perhaps, unlikely to get a better offer (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 22:23:41
- But where is the attraction of staying here and playing in the fizzy league? (n/m) (NCFC) - jimbo, Jun 9, 21:30:40
- Yeah but, no but (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 21:16:39
- playing The Doc up front.... (NCFC) - dam, Jun 9, 19:13:00
- I think we might be doing the right thing by waiting... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Jun 9, 18:52:28
- the way i see it (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jun 9, 18:47:43
- Or Jonson even! nt (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 18:44:14
- Helveg will not stay. I was hopeful that he would but having been thinking about it....... (NCFC) - jimbo, Jun 9, 20:38:15
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