For anyone who remembers Aki's time at Palace as fondly as I do, you may enjoy this interview with him. He talks at length about his career as a footballer and now as a major figure at HJK in Finland as well as in UEFA. His passion and feelings for Palace come up a lot and he talks positively about the direction the club is going in now. The story about Mikael Forssell's role in him coming to Palace (rather than Crewe!) was a new one on me too.

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