The best sausage in the world of football

I have a fondness for Lyngby Boldklub. More than 30 ago when I was studying in Birkerød, I would occasionally go to watch a game in their tiny stadium that looks more like a high school training ground than a top league stadium. Despite that, it is a club with a proud history and talented academy, that ascended back to the top Danish league this season. I returned after many years to watch the league match between Lyngby and FC Sønderjylland, the bottom team in the Danish league. The match was full of small mistakes and ended 1-1, but it was still great to be back in Lyngby, and most of all, to try one of the legendary sausages from Lyngby stadium; without a doubt the best sausages in the world of football!

The Danish national team

As Denmark prepares to face Malta on a world cup qualifier tomorrow, there has been criticism in the Danish media that people are not interested nor follow the Danish national team as the used to. This has been blamed on the team playing boring (which I personally don't agree on), of lacking results (Denmark has not qualified for the last two mayor tournaments), of lacking players of quality, of coach Morten Olsen having a bad temper with the media, and of a general lack of media attention.

In spite of all these things, I think there is a deeper reasoning in the Danish people's lack of interest: Lyngby Boldklub.

Lyngby Boldklub

I have great sympathy for Lyngby Boldklub. Firstly, when I was in High School in Birkerod, not far, I often went to their games in their tiny stadium - to eat their delicious sausages in this charming town north of Copenhagen.

They always hosted young talented players, and there have been and are still many of Denmark´s best players that were schooled in Lyngby.

In 2001 the club was forcefully relegated to "Danmarksserien" due to having gone bankrupt. They closed their whole professional office, and returned to being amateurs, but still, with massive talents. Havign ascended through 5 divisions, they are now back in the Superliga where they belong.

Who would have thought!? I did. Back in 2001-2002 I told a friend, who is a die-hard Lyngby fan, that they´d be up again latest by 2010. I was right again. And he didn't believe me, and did bet a crade of beer with me.

Even though I am not watching football I am still earning beers from it!!!!