have you heard of Halmstads BL soccer team???
this is a Swedish club that hired a 29 year old unknown English coach in 1976. They were fighting relegation the few previous years and in his first season, Halmstads won the Swedish championship.
that was Roy Hodgson. He had more successes with them and Malmo and also with the Swiss National team.
when England plays Sweden today, boy the Swedish wish he was their coach. England, on the other hand,
especially the media, is not behind Hodgson at all.
but I have a good feeling England will win.
I have been going to the business center of the 5 star hotel in Kharkiv so often to write my reports, I became
friendly with Katarina, a very attractive receptionist.
after giving her some chocolates, I asked her which is her favorite team. She said Ukraine. Since I ran out
of Panini trading cards of Ukranian players, I asked her for another favorite.
She said Shakhtar. I said no no pick a country.
She said Brasil. I said no no a team from the EURO
She said England. what a relief. I looked through my cards and gave her Stevie G.
I told her to take good care of the England captain
come on Steve G!!!
I have a ticket in Kiev for ENG-SWE
I also have a ticket in Donetsk or UKR-FRA
Both games are on today
I would need a private jet to go to both games.
Kharkiv is in the middle so I have to choose
left for Kiev or right for Donetsk
I go right. to see France again.
when I chatted a French fan the day after ENG-FRA, he told me the press had interviewed him
and asked if he has forgiven the team after the debacle in South Africa.
He told them, as a true fan, you do not abandon your team, even in difficult times.
there are not many french fans coming to Ukraine. He was one of the few. one of the true fans.
in Ukraine, the fans who are here are usually the crazy ones or the true fans.
I will reunite with Ross, a Scot fan, on the train at 6.25 AM from Kharkiv to Donetsk.
We met last year at Copa America in Argentina.
I guess we are both crazy soccer fans.
Here is a photo of of how some crazy french fans traveled to Ukraine for the EURO!
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this is a Swedish club that hired a 29 year old unknown English coach in 1976. They were fighting relegation the few previous years and in his first season, Halmstads won the Swedish championship.
that was Roy Hodgson. He had more successes with them and Malmo and also with the Swiss National team.
when England plays Sweden today, boy the Swedish wish he was their coach. England, on the other hand,
especially the media, is not behind Hodgson at all.
but I have a good feeling England will win.
I have been going to the business center of the 5 star hotel in Kharkiv so often to write my reports, I became
friendly with Katarina, a very attractive receptionist.
after giving her some chocolates, I asked her which is her favorite team. She said Ukraine. Since I ran out
of Panini trading cards of Ukranian players, I asked her for another favorite.
She said Shakhtar. I said no no pick a country.
She said Brasil. I said no no a team from the EURO
She said England. what a relief. I looked through my cards and gave her Stevie G.
I told her to take good care of the England captain
come on Steve G!!!
I have a ticket in Kiev for ENG-SWE
I also have a ticket in Donetsk or UKR-FRA
Both games are on today
I would need a private jet to go to both games.
Kharkiv is in the middle so I have to choose
left for Kiev or right for Donetsk
I go right. to see France again.
when I chatted a French fan the day after ENG-FRA, he told me the press had interviewed him
and asked if he has forgiven the team after the debacle in South Africa.
He told them, as a true fan, you do not abandon your team, even in difficult times.
there are not many french fans coming to Ukraine. He was one of the few. one of the true fans.
in Ukraine, the fans who are here are usually the crazy ones or the true fans.
I will reunite with Ross, a Scot fan, on the train at 6.25 AM from Kharkiv to Donetsk.
We met last year at Copa America in Argentina.
I guess we are both crazy soccer fans.
Here is a photo of of how some crazy french fans traveled to Ukraine for the EURO!
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