A friend is off to see Bolton in 2 of 3 pre season friendlies in Denmark. One is against Midtjylland. The problem is that there isn't a place called that - we reckon its Mid Jutland in Danish.

Anybody know any more info ?

Ta

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Answers

Josh - I could be wrong..................

..........but I would say that Midtjylland is in Wales (the double "ll" gives it away). The part of Wales that I have seen the most "little people" is that which is closest to Ireland. Therefore, if your friend should head for Anglesey, I don't think she'd be far wrong (I presume it's Sue???)

Please get her to send me a postcard.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Yes it's Sue - she was round at ours trawling the Net to try and find an answer.

If they're in Wales they've got a distance to travel coz they play in the Danish league. The only Danish sites I can find are for Copenhagen & Lyngby - they mention Midje whatsit as opposition.

The Danish tourist board have an excellent map on their site and there definitely ain't no place with that name.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Maybe they are the "other" team in a city, much like Everton, or one of the many London clubs.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Eureka I've found a web site - (Tried for hours last week).

Anybody speak Danish - its at

http://www.fc-mj.dk/start.htm

Josh

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

As I thought. 6.5Km south east of Holyhead. Nice place, shame about the weather. Tell Sue I know a nice caravan site not far from there.........

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

They've got a 17 year old from Ghana - if that's what this means :-

FC Midtjylland's 17 erige Ghanesiske stortalent Pim Pong

What about the lads name.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

FC Midtjylland's 17 erige Ghanesiske stortalent Pim Pong

Midgetland's 17 rigid strikers hev binn gannin' on the sick. It aal started wen they played table tennis doon the club.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Am I the only one who keeps reading the title of this thread as "Midgetland"?

ooo...time for my medication. ;-)

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Er no, Ciara. Methinks not. It could be where Mr D Wise cimes from.

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

No Ciara you`re not! At first I thought it was somewhere in Gullivers Travels, then I thought it might have been some sort of Scanddanavian theme park, like Leggo Land, but all about dwarfs!

The player called Pim Pong - please God, don`t ever let us sign him - he would never be taken seriously with a name like that.

Talking about mis-reading names - hands up all of you who see a van with `shopfitters` written on the outside, and think it says `shopliftters`!(:o)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Hmm?! I seem to be having a double letter day! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Making up for the missing ones yesterday....

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Yep! I like to ring the changes! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

or even...rring the cchanges....

I didn't bring a coat today.....

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Wasn't there a great naval Battle of Jutland during WWI?

Soft lad is bound to know this one! :-)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

The great naval battle that never quite got going. Both sides using Dreadnoughts for the first time which had altered the whole balance of naval power, and neither side wanting to risk annihilation by committing fully. It was at best indecisive, but the German High Seas Fleet put back into Kiel and wouldn't come out to play with those rough British again, so we record it as a victory. I expect an outraged salty type to damn my eyes for talking down Admiral Jellicoe's finest hour in a minute, but I can live with the pressure :-)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Softie

You never let us down, do you :-)

As an aside...wor lass's old man (getting older each day) served on a destroyer in WW2 and was part of the Liberation of Norway (even got a certificate from King Olaf to boot). He's never been able to find anything out about the ship he was on, even when he went along to the VE Day commemorations. Would you have any info?

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Blimey, a bit detailed for me Bobby, strictly an enthusiastic amateur. Although, I can feel the excitement of a bit of historical research coming on....:-)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Blimey its all danish stuff today isn't it. FC Midtjylland were formed recently when two pretty dire teams Ikast and Herning merged, hence the name not being a place in its own right. I know that they play at least some of their home games in Herning Stadium, if that helps.

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

tom? Another new poster? Great if you are and welcome - Apologies if you`re not! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

Thanks Tom - Their web site even works better from home - we have Java disabled here. With a bit of navigation there's loads of stuff on there.

I'm still tickled by Pim Pong - how the hell a 17 year old lad from Ghana ends up in the Danish hinterland I don't know.

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2000

They've even got a webmaster that replies - Sue ain't going to be happy - it looks as though the game might have been canned.

Oops

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2000