Albion take Danish striker on trial

18 January 2002

Tommy Olsen at Koge West Brom are taking Danish striker Tommy Olsen on trial next week from Koge, who are in the equivalent of the English First Division. Olsen is 28 years old and has scored 54 goals for Koge in 94 appearances - not a bad record for anyone looking for a move to England.

The following article was taken from a Danish site and translated by experts. But not experts in Danish, unfortunately:

Tommy Olsen to W.B.A

K?ges topscorer shall tuesday to pr?vetr?ning to the english 1. divisionsklub West Bromwich Albion.

Tommy Olsens topscorerstatus to the football 1. division has done that english W.B.A. actually is interested in the dangerous aggressor.

Topscorerens charter by K?ge expires next summer, and at that time vil the aggressor v?re for free by a if any interested club "I'll good prove that i am real pleased to pretend to be to K?ge, and i can be when nor preclude that I extends by they. However actually handles I to England, and so can vi look what there occurs", says Tommy Olsen there flies to England next Tuesday.

Tommy ?The Gun? Olsen shall after the plan pretend to be a couple of tr?ningskampe by reservehold to they 5-6 days the hesitation commodities. - "ultimate and advance doing i that here by the experience blame. This is on me the a shall, and of which there are falling a charter from is it why only super, however else goes that very likely", explains Tommy Olsen to loerdagsavisen.dk.

K?ges administration has accepted the aggressor live there english in defiance of that K?ge can be add up to that should tell goodbye to the poisonous aggressor, what is more except that get whole a krone by him. West Bromwich Albion is a chair aged club there to by ?r has played their hjemmekampe at ?The Hawthorns?. Latest triumf is dated all back to 1968 when the club water FA Cupfinalen. However in defiance of they sparse triumfer getting the club especially to 1970?erne and 80?erne a lot of danish fans when they blue - and hvidstribede tune forth at television - the screens to DRs Tipsl?rdag. - "why it is properly speaking highly funny, by a from mine friends has ever since at that time been WBA-buff. So there's awhile that chin about", grin Tommy Olsen there first of all shall pr?vetr?ne there english by the dreams can be sell.

Calling us "buff" huh? We'll see about that...

Thanks to Morten Pedersen for providing us with a more helpful insight:

"Olson is on contract in K?ge until the end of June 2002. He is going to stay for 5-6 days, participate in training sessions and hopefully play a few reserve games. Tommy Olsen is happy in K?ge, but as with all Danish players, he's alway keen on getting an opportunity to show his talent, especially in England."

However, Albion manager Gary Megson is known to have little time for taking players on trial, and has commented in the past how such trials merely produce the best week or two that a player has ever had. Perhaps it's just a way to nudge our low-scoring front two into action?

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