EURO 2012 REVIEW (DENMARK)

OLD FOX 

Morten Olsen has confirmed 20 of the Denmark players he will take to UEFA EURO 2012, with three further call-ups to be announced by 24 May at the latest.

Perhaps the most surprising inclusion is Évian Thonon Gaillard FC midfielder Thomas Kahlenberg, who has not been involved with the national team since autumn 2010. "He has played many games recently, and we have seen them all," said Olsen. "He may not be a fast player, but he is a fast-thinking player, and he can be a good asset at the tournament."

In addition to the 20 definite names, Manchester United FC goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim defender Jannik Vestergaard and FC Groningen forward Nicklas Pedersen have also been invited to join Denmark's training camp. The hopeful trio, though, are not assured of making up the remainder of the final squad next week. "I am at least going to watch the games this coming weekend before I decide," said Olsen.

Denmark face Brazil on 26 May and Australia on 2 June in their two pre-finals friendlies. Seven days later they meet the Netherlands in their opening Group B match in Kharkiv before switching to Lviv to play Portugal and Germany.

Denmark squad
Goalkeepers:Thomas Sørensen (Stoke City FC), Stephan Andersen (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC).

Defenders:Lars Jacobsen (FC København), Daniel Wass (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Daniel Agger (Liverpool FC), Simon Kjær (AS Roma), Andreas Bjelland (FC Nordsjælland), Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar).

Midifelders:Christian Poulsen (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Jakob Poulsen (FC Midtjylland), William Kvist (1. FC Nürnberg), Niki Zimling (Club Brugge KV), Thomas Kahlenberg (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Christian Eriksen (AFC Ajax), Michael Silberbauer (BSC Young Boys), Lasse Schøne (NEC Nijmegen).

Forwards:Dennis Rommedahl (Brøndby IF), Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland AFC), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brøndby IF), Tobias Mikkelsen (FC Nordsjælland).

 Nicklas Bendtner

Daniel Agger he will shine 

L. Jacobsen M. Jorgensen

M. Vingaard FC Copenhagen Players COULD THESE THREE BE THE ONES MISSING WATCH HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR GAME TODAY CLICK LInk 

THE 1992 WIN 

June 1992 may not have been the best month for decorating kitchens, but it is loaded with memories for football romantics everywhere. After failing to qualify, Denmark were invited to replace Yugoslavia at the last minute, and they gladly ditched their summer plans to become unlikely champions of Europe.

"I should have put in a new kitchen but then we were called away to play in Sweden," recalled Danish coach Richard Møller Nielsen shortly after their triumph. "The kitchen is finished now. I had a professional decorator do it." Although clearly professionals in their own domain, there was an appealingly ramshackle feel about this Denmark side, and altogether they had just two weeks to prepare after Yugoslavia were barred because of the developing Balkan crisis.

In a further blow to their prospects, brilliant playmaker Michael Laudrup decided against taking part, so it was no surprise when they began by drawing with a workmanlike England team 0-0. Nor were there any shocks when they succumbed 1-0 to their Swedish hosts, who were given real attacking verve by newcomers Tomas Brolin and Martin Dahlin. What was more out of place was the 2-1 victory over Michel Platini's France in their last Group 1 outing which earned them a semi-final berth as runners-up to Sweden.

If the changes blowing through the continent had affected Group 1, they were also keenly felt in Group 2, where Germany fielded a unified team for the first and the now-dissolved USSR competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Holders the Netherlands came out on top, however, with exciting young striker Dennis Bergkamp making the difference against the CIS before scoring in their 3-1 win over second-placed Germany.

Bergkamp also found the target for the Netherlands in the semi-finals, yet with Henrik Larsen striking twice for Denmark it took Frank Rijkaard's late equaliser to take the match into extra time. And with no more goals forthcoming, exuberant shot-stopper Peter Schmeichel added to the buzz surrounding his displays by denying 1988 hero Marco van Basten in the shoot-out, diving low to his left to catapult the Danes into the final.

Møller Nielsen's men were far from finished there. Facing Berti Vogts's Germany in Gothenburg after Karlheinz Riedle's brace had eliminated Sweden 3-2, they stunned the watching world when John Jensen drove in after 18 minutes. Goals were a rarity for the midfielder but this was no ordinary tournament and Kim Vilfort completed the fairytale by adding a second. Try as the Germans might to hit back, an inspired Schmeichel kept out everything that was thrown at him– including the kitchen sink.

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YANKS SPEAK WITH FORKED TONGUES

John Henry

John Henry A Year Ago How Things Have Changed click to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqpYoWY0Vc

THE STATEMENT



FENWAY SPORTS GROUP AND LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB PART COMPANY WITH MANAGER KENNY DALGLISH

Search for new Manager begins immediately as owners pay tribute to 'legend' Dalglish

Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool Football Club announced that Kenny Dalglish is to leave his post today as Manager after having his contract terminated.

After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the Club came to the decision that a change was appropriate. It is not a decision that was reached lightly or hastily.

The search for a new Manager will begin immediately.

Principal owner John Henry was fulsome in his praise for the outgoing Manager.

"Kenny will always be more than a championship winning manager, more than a championship winning star player. He is in many ways the heart and soul of the club. He personifies everything that is good about Liverpool Football Club. He has always put the Club and its supporters first. Kenny will always be a part of the family at Anfield.

"Our job now is to identify and recruit the right person to take this Club forward and build on the strong foundations put in place during the last 18 months."

Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner said it was a tough decision, but ultimately one that needed to be made.

"Kenny came into the Club as Manager at our request at a time when Liverpool Football Club really needed him. He didn't ask to be Manager; he was asked to assume the role. He did so because he knew the Club needed him. He did more than anyone else to stabilize Liverpool over the past year-and-a-half and to get us once again looking forward. We owe him a great debt of gratitude.

"However, results in the Premier League have been disappointing and we believe to build on the progress that has already been made, we need to make a change.

"We are committed to delivering success for our supporters and our ambition remains resolute to return this great Club to the elite of England and Europe, where it belongs."

Kenny Dalglish's departure brings to an end his second spell at the Club where, as a player, he won numerous honours, including six English league titles and three European Cup trophies. As Manager he won three league titles, two FA Cups and of course this season, the Carling Cup.

Dalglish said he is proud to have served such a great Club.

"It has been an honour and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as Manager. I greatly appreciate the work that Steve, Kevin, the players and all of the staff put in during my time and feel proud that we delivered the Club's first trophy in six years winning the Carling Cup and came close to a second trophy in the FA Cup Final. Of course I am disappointed with results in the league, but I would not have swapped the Carling Cup win for anything as I know how much it meant to our fans and the Club to be back winning trophies.

"Whilst I am obviously disappointed to be leaving the football club, I can say that the matter has been handled by the owners and all concerned in an honourable, respectful and dignified way and reflects on the quality of the people involved and their continued desire to move the football club forward in the same way as when they arrived here.

"I would like to thank all of the staff at the Club for their effort and loyalty. I said when first approached about coming back as Manager that I would always be of help if I can at any time and that offer remains the same.

"Finally, I want to put on record my heartfelt gratitude to Liverpool's fans, who have always given me and the Club their unwavering support. Without them neither the Club nor I would have achieved anything."

 AND LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB PART COMPANY WITH MANAGER KENNY DALGLISH

Search for new Manager begins immediately as owners pay tribute to 'legend' Dalglish

Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool Football Club announced that Kenny Dalglish is to leave his post today as Manager after having his contract terminated.

After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the Club came to the decision that a change was appropriate. It is not a decision that was reached lightly or hastily.

The search for a new Manager will begin immediately.

Principal owner John Henry was fulsome in his praise for the outgoing Manager.

"Kenny will always be more than a championship winning manager, more than a championship winning star player. He is in many ways the heart and soul of the club. He personifies everything that is good about Liverpool Football Club. He has always put the Club and its supporters first. Kenny will always be a part of the family at Anfield.

"Our job now is to identify and recruit the right person to take this Club forward and build on the strong foundations put in place during the last 18 months."

Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner said it was a tough decision, but ultimately one that needed to be made.

"Kenny came into the Club as Manager at our request at a time when Liverpool Football Club really needed him. He didn't ask to be Manager; he was asked to assume the role. He did so because he knew the Club needed him. He did more than anyone else to stabilize Liverpool over the past year-and-a-half and to get us once again looking forward. We owe him a great debt of gratitude.

"However, results in the Premier League have been disappointing and we believe to build on the progress that has already been made, we need to make a change.

"We are committed to delivering success for our supporters and our ambition remains resolute to return this great Club to the elite of England and Europe, where it belongs."

Kenny Dalglish's departure brings to an end his second spell at the Club where, as a player, he won numerous honours, including six English league titles and three European Cup trophies. As Manager he won three league titles, two FA Cups and of course this season, the Carling Cup.

Dalglish said he is proud to have served such a great Club.

"It has been an honour and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as Manager. I greatly appreciate the work that Steve, Kevin, the players and all of the staff put in during my time and feel proud that we delivered the Club's first trophy in six years winning the Carling Cup and came close to a second trophy in the FA Cup Final. Of course I am disappointed with results in the league, but I would not have swapped the Carling Cup win for anything as I know how much it meant to our fans and the Club to be back winning trophies.

"Whilst I am obviously disappointed to be leaving the football club, I can say that the matter has been handled by the owners and all concerned in an honourable, respectful and dignified way and reflects on the quality of the people involved and their continued desire to move the football club forward in the same way as when they arrived here.

"I would like to thank all of the staff at the Club for their effort and loyalty. I said when first approached about coming back as Manager that I would always be of help if I can at any time and that offer remains the same.

"Finally, I want to put on record my heartfelt gratitude to Liverpool's fans, who have always given me and the Club their unwavering support. Without them neither the Club nor I would have achieved anything."

"DID PAUL McCARTNEY END THE DROUGHT" ?

 Paul McCartney  (just like that )

Has Paul McCartney got his cloud busting skills out after absence of 8 years . I wonder how much it cost , has the cost of cloud busting , gone sky high excuse the pun in the space of 8 years, I was at Glastonbury at the time this is how we first heard about it .

Festival organiser Michael Eavis has announced plans to keep the rain at bay, using a home-made device that supposedly breaks up menacing looking clouds before they reach the site.

The idea to use the cloud buster follows hot on the heels of the example set by Sir Paul McCartney, who earlier this week employed a similar technique to clear the skies over St Petersburg, Russia, as he played his 3000th concert.

The former Beatle has apparently inquired into the measures being employed by Glastonbury to protect the tens of thousands of festival goers expected to watch his Pyramid Stage headline set on Saturday night.

Despite dry weather being forecast for today (Thursday) and Friday, heavy rain is expected to return on Saturday.

In light of McCartney's concerns, and following two days of rainfall already, Eavis is turning to a home-made cloud busting device he last used at Glastonbury in 1971.

He said: "I had a call from Sir Paul's people saying, "what are you doing to prevent the rain?" This thing looks like an anti-aircraft gun and you point it at the clouds. It is all done through the orgone energy thing Reich believed in."

Eavis is referring to the Austrian physician/scientist, Wilhelm Reich, who claimed to have discovered "an unknown energy which exists in all living matter and in the cosmos".

He called this energy orgone, the substance which Eavis' cloud-buster can supposedly remove from the atmosphere. When taken away it turns cloud into rain.

The device will be set up a few miles upwind of Worthy Farm, with the intention of breaking up the rain clouds before they reach the festival site.

If all else fails, the weather is expected to improve again by Sunday - but that won't help Sir Paul.

Its not working Paul 

So has Macca been showing off to his new wife . By ending the UK hose pipe ban. Who knows but Scousers controlling weather we are good but surely not that good, I would settle for Liverpool controlling the Première League. Any chance of working your magic on that Paul . YNWA



Here is what some of are top comedians thought about it . According to Tara Palmer-Tomkinson if you have got money cloud busting is not all that uncommon
Click link to watch  http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=24044

EURO 2012 (GOOD) ,EURO 2012 (BAD)

Not long to go to Euro 2012 . So are you thinking of going. What has Poland and Ukraine got to offer.

The weather, stadiums,how much is food, hotel's,price of a pint ,transport ,are you going to get your head kicked in ,are you going to be beaten up and thrown in jail by nasty police . What is night life music,bands like , street crime pickpockets gangsters prostitution . The locals are they friendly do they speak any English,

Having followed England abroad in the bad days. Not the most enjoyable jaunts . But I am Scouse not English . Things have changed ,but have they in virgin capitalistic countries such as Poland and Ukraine . So in my view I will categorise points into good and bad , you can make your own mind up .

THE GOOD  

In U.S dollars

Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	17.00 $
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar	3.00 $
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)	0.50 $
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	0.70 $
Cappuccino (regular)	0.50 $
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)	0.60 $
Water (0.33 liter bottle)	0.40 $

Milk (regular), 1 liter	1.10 $
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)	0.50 $
Eggs (12)	1.50 $
Fresh Cheese (1kg)	7.00 $
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)	4.00 $
Apples (1kg)	2.00 $
Oranges (1kg)	1.50 $
Potato (1kg)	0.30 $
Lettuce (1 head)	1.00 $
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.60 $
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	4.00 $
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	0.50 $
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	1.00 $
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	1.00 $

	Avg.	Range
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	1.80 $	1.20 2.20
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)	0.40 $	0.30 0.50
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	9.50 $	7.00 12.00

click the links for info

From Donetsk to Kiev by train within 5,5 hours http://www.itsukraine.com/from-donetsk-to-kiev-by-train-within-55-hours.html

Euro 2012 Stadiums http://www.poland2012.net/stadiums/

Weather for Ukraine http://www.wunderground.com/global/UR.html

UKRAINIAN PEOPLE http://www.justukraine.org/ukraine/ukraine-people.asp

THE BAD  

Ukraine Warnings Or Dangers http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Ukraine/Warnings_or_Dangers-Ukraine-TG-C-1.html

Ukraine Police http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/ukraine-must-act-deal-endemic-police-criminality-2011-10-12

Crime in Ukraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Crime_in_Ukraine

Prostitution in Ukraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Ukraine

Hooliganism a worry for Euro 2012, says Platini http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/hooliganism-a-worry-for-euro-2012-says-platini/511049

So there is a brief look at Ukraine if England make it to Poland your on your own . No seriously you will be well bedded in by then . Plus a fair chunk of England will be their with you then . But I did come across this video of the two rival teams in Kiev having ,only what I can call the mother of all punch ups . Off the top of my head it reassures me in one way but not in other . The fact they have gone in the wilds to sort their difference is OK . Not doing it in city centres with police intervention. Ajax and Feyenoord  did that sort of thing all the time in the early 90s But it puts worries in my head about England supporters staying in out of town camp sites on mass . Beware the evidence of this video tells me you might get a visit . I speak from experience Sardinia World cup 90.TAKE CARE

WARNING THIS VIDEO CONTANTS EXTREME VIOLENCE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTtqkFTyrA

LETS USE CHELSEA AS A BLUE PRINT

VERY RUSSIAN LOOKING 

Well Wembley blues in more way than one . While we are still treading water as a club , Chelsea are announcing that they have put a bid in to convert the iconic Battersea Power Station into their new stadium . God I will be so jealous if they pull that one off . Battersea Power Station would make an amazing stadium . Imagine approaching that fucker the hairs on the neck would be dancing. Whether you are a player or a supporter . Giving Chelsea such a boost ,making it a more iconic tourist attraction then it is now . Very very cleaver move . So a chavy plastic flag waving bunch of toilet traders are going to have a home we would all die for . Shit Shit Shit .

I love Anfield so much I grew up in the area ,many great memory’s as most will know . But after the form at Anfield over the last 5 seasons , Yes home form has been bad for while now . It may be time to cut loose. But replace Anfield with something befitting its greatness and memory . Build a stadium in the Memory of the 96 and the 39 .

Something off the wall and unique, Something acoustically amazing visually breath taking , So Chelsea's plan if it comes off will be the blue print . But it will always be Battersea Power Station they would still have no history . We could build something that celebrates the modern game . Something for the art/football loving ,great city, that is Liverpool..

Not like the soulless run of stadium. That has been springing up, Reading, Coventry, Derby, Swansea etc . They look more like out of town industrial units SOULLESS HOLES .

Am I on my own on this ? But I think the Olympic Stadium is the biggest boring piece of shit out of all the new Soulless holes . West Ham good old London history club . Think again its a shit hole .

So come on John Henry be a bit daring . Start bouncing that money ball take a chance move the stadium thing forward . Lets have a new home, but bring the old one with us . YNWA

Here is a few off the wall stadiums  

venue for CL Final 

The Allianz Arena is located in the north of Munich, Germany, and it is home to the Bayern Munich and to TSV 1860 München. With a capacity of 69,901 spectators, this is the first stadium in the world that has a full changing color outside. It is lit up in red when Bayern Munich play, in blue when 1860 Munich play and in white when in use by the German National Team

Could you imagine the Liver Building as the back drop !ACE !

The Float at Marina Bay, also known as Marina Bay Floating Platform, it's the world's largest floating stage. It is located on the waters of the Marina Reservoir, in Marina Bay, Singapore. Made entirely of steel, the floating platform on Marina Bay measures 120 metres long and 83 metres wide, which is 5% larger than the soccer field at the National Stadium. The platform can bear up to 1,070 tonnes, equivalent to the total weight of 9,000 people, 200 tonnes of stage props and three 30-tonne military vehicles. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.

All the people living around Stanley Park would have no electricity bills  .(Skunk growers paradise) We could sell Electricity to EVERTON  

Any other ideas lets bombard the club we need a big say in this YNWA 

DID ROBERT JOHNSON START THE 27 CLUB ?

Robert Johnson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson

Robert Johnson was an African-American bluesman. He was born and raised in Hazlehurst, MS and Memphis, TN. He tried to mimic a popular musician in his town, but failed at it because he simply was not born with a musical skill on the guitar. He really wanted to be famous and good at playing the guitar like his role model Son House, and he says "someone" answered that request. Maybe some of you have seen "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" with George Clooney where the African-American character Tommy Johnson sells his soul to the devil for musical prowess because he said, "I wasn't using it". He was representing this Robert Johnson. "

Late in life, Son House remembered Johnson as a boy who had followed him around and tried very unsuccessfully to copy him. He then left the Robbinsonville area, but later reappeared after a few months with a miraculous guitar technique. His boast is entirely credible."

"Robert Johnson sounded primal, sang with lived passion about dark meetings at crossroads, love in vain and hellhounds on his trail, and died from poisoning under strange circumstances. The legend went that Johnson, not blessed with guitar talent when he first began playing professionally, yearned for overnight success that would put him in league with the other guitarists on the circuit. One night, he heard a voice that told him to visit the crossroads by Dockery's plantation at midnight. There, he was met by a large black man who apparently was the devil in disguise. The big man took the guitar from Johnson, tuned it, and returned it to him."

"Johnson was giving mastery of the guitar and the devil gave him back his guitar in return for his soul. In exchange Robert Johnson became able to play, sing, and create the greatest blues anyone had ever heard.

"Johnson's improvement on his instrument was swift and amazing (although historically, it took him about a year to become great). He earned the instant recognition of big name guitarists like Son House, who championed his cause. However, Johnson was tormented in his dreams by visions of the devil, and hellhounds on his trail. In his waking hours, Johnson played the role of bluesman hero, chasing women, drinking, behaving arrogantly. In 1938, during a show, he was poisoned (possibly by a jealous husband of a woman he had been putting moves on). The poison had him foaming at the mouth and talking babble, he died within days.

He wrote songs about his experience with the devil with such titles as "Hell Hound On My Trail" (utilizes another common theme: fear of the devil). Six of Johnson's blues songs mention the devil or some form of the supernatural.

In "Me And The Devil" he began, "Early this morning when you knocked upon my door/Early this morning, umb, when you knocked upon my door/And I said, 'Hello, Satan, I believe it's time to go,'" before leading into "You may bury my body down by the highway side/You may bury my body, uumh, down by the highway side/So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride."

His last words were 'I pray that my redeemer will come and take me from my grave.' He died at age 27.

"The Blues has always been the Devil's music. Music that glorified drinking, womanizing, gambling, dope, violence, and depravity, blues was an easy target for ministers and pastors of the South, who countered with sermons forbidding the congregation to listen to it. Many god-fearing churchgoers heeded this message, establishing Gospel as the safer alternative. Even some bluesmen were convinced; legendary blues picker Gary Davis usually refused to play blues after he was ordained as a reverend in 1937. Ultimately, he relented just before his death and recorded a historic session of blues (secular and gospel) in 1971. He died soon after."

So is that where the 27 club started . I am sure there were a few court jesters that bite the dust before that for not entertaining , or saying the wrong thing . I am sure Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Henry the eighth, Wasted a few for one reason or another , They may have been bad or maybe too good a bit of a threat .

But the modern day 27 club they all have one thing in common they were all good. But could not live with that themselves . Here is a list of some of the more high profile members of the 27 club

Jimi Hendrix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix

Janis Joplin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin

Jim Morrissonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrisson

Brian Jones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones

Kurt Cobain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain

Pete de Freitas 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_de_Freitas

Richey Edwards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richey_Edwards

Amy Winehouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse