It's always a real pleasure, in this day and age, to see something that's a real labour of love. No corners cut, and no rush for profit over content. Just a desire to put out the best possible product and to do the best possible job.
Javier from the Spanish Saints has spent several months on putting together a tribute for the best Saints player for a generation.
Having attended Matt's testimonial at the end of last season, Javi threw himself into the task of coming up with something that could express how much Matty has meant to us all over the years.
Javi came up with the concept of a CD-ROM to be sent to Saints fans world-wide, so that they can share all those great memories. He has tackled the software problems, researched the biographical information and uncovered a vast number of pictures, videos and other multimedia goodies. The finished result is simply amazing.
Having spent hours going through Javi's finished work, I can I can't think of a better tribute.
While I struggle to come up with superlatives to say how brilliant the CD-ROM is, I'll let you know what's on the disk.
The simple answer would be "everything". Details of every game, goal, assist, penalty and international are there and easily navigated through. In addition to the extensive club stats, there is also a section devoted to Matt's international appearances.
There are huge picture galleries on the CD, but is the use of multimedia through video and audio that make the CD really something special. There are tons of video and audio clips charting the Saints legend from his upbringing in Guernsey through to his testimonial at St. Mary's.
You will find tributes from friends, fellow professionals, managers, and of course, an extensive section devoted to the thoughts of the fans who were fortunate enough to see his genius.
I've spent hours just looking through the goals, and there's just so much more on the CD-ROM that I haven't even mentioned. It really is quite stunning and no Saints fan should be without it.
Javi has always wanted the CD-ROM to be free and it's available for nothing from www.spanishsaints.com or e-mail cdrom@spanishsaints.com
There are already a network of fans distributing Javi's great work across the globe so you should be able to get your CDROM within a couple of weeks.