This is Per Carlson’s happy message to all AIK players.
The living legend – who will be sent off on Sunday against Elvesburg – has been given the green light to make a substitution.
– I had to check with the insurance company, says the heart of the defense.
437 competitive matches for AIK. Currently Bear Carlson36, got the thumbs up to close 438.
– I have high hopes for that. I followed the results on Sunday and realized that third place was gone. Now we have a fourth position to play for, and that speaks a bit about jumping. It could be an emergency and then they might want to sacrifice me, says Bertin before continuing:
– But Henok asked me if I wanted to jump.
“I don’t want to break the rules”
The center back has missed large parts of the season and is on sick leave due to the effects of a concussion. On Sunday, he will be widely celebrated at Friends Arena when AIK hosts Elfsborg, but it wasn’t certain for long whether he would be able to get a few final minutes in his black and yellow match uniform. Organized Carlson makes sure everything is done the right way.
– I wanted to check the insurance fund before I accepted Henok. I don’t want to violate the whole sick leave issue. So the other day I called and asked the question directly, if I could jump in for a minute under the circumstances. But that is not seen as a ‘back to work’.
“It was nice – it made me happy”
The case manager was clear that she wanted to treat Bear Carlson like everyone else, even though he’s a famous footballer, and a few sweaty seconds went by for AIK.
– But she agreed to it. That was nice! It made me happy.
Swedish bureaucrats showed a human face?
– yes! It could have been an item rider who said no. So now I’ll tell Henok that I’ve got approval from the insurance fund and can join the bench.
It is of course great fun for all the AIK players who come to Friends to honor one of the greatest union players of all time. Currently, nearly 30,000 tickets have been sold.