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In this week's official LFC WEEKLY magazine (Issue 452, dated 5th to 11th April 2011) there is an article about the 2011 & 5th consecutive friendship visit by LFC supporters to Moenchengladbach since 2007.

In response to a few enquiries, the annual 2012 LFC supporters friendship visit to Moenchengladbach will take place sometime in April 2012, exact date to be confirmed in July 2011.

LIVERPOOL FC & BORUSSIA MG - EINE GANZ BESONDERE FREUNDSCHAFT LIVERPOOL FC & BORUSSIA MG - A VERY SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP 2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH Thursday 17th March to Monday 21st March 2011 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE OFFIZIELLEN PRESSE MITTEILUNG A party of Liverpool FC supporters recently made their 5th consecutive Friendship visit since 2007 to Moenchengladbach in Germany to yet again consolidate and enhance even further a very special friendship that goes back over 30 years to the 70’s decade. Liverpool FC & Borussia Moenchengladbach met in the UEFA Cup final in 1973, Liverpool winning 3-2 on aggregate and they also met in the1977 European cup final in the eternal city of Rome where Liverpool FC won their first ever of their five European cups, the Reds running out 3-1 winners. The two European giants met again the following season 1977/78 in the semi-final of the European Cup, Liverpool winning 4-2 on aggregate. Since these famous clashes their has been a very special friendship between the two sets of supporters which has resulted in Borussia MG supporters travelling to Liverpool every year since 1992 during the Bundesliga winter break to support the Reds at Anfield, and Liverpool FC supporters led by annual friendship visit organiser Graham Agg, have travelled to Gladbach annually since 2007. In 1991, a delegation of Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters travelled to Liverpool to present a cheque for 21000 Deutsch Marks for the Hillsborough families, an amazing gesture that has NEVER been forgotten on Merseyside. This year’s LFC supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach took place from Thursday 17th March to Monday 21st March 2011. The trip involved a stadium tour of the impressive 54000 capacity Borussia Park, Borussia’s new home since 2004, which even has a corporate hospitality suite called the “Liverpool” suite! Also on the agenda and highlight of the visit was guaranteed match tickets to watch Borussia in Bundesliga action versus FC Kaiserslautern. LFC supporters were amongst the 47,000 plus attendance at the Borussia Park stadium on Friday 18th March 2011 to support Borussia in their fight to avoid relegation against fellow Bundesliga strugglers FC Kaiserslautern. At half time veteran Borussia Moenchengladbach stadium announcer Torsten Knippertz welcomed the travelling Liverpool supporters to Borussia Park & the town of Moenchengladbach. The Liverpool supporters unfortunately saw Borussia, who are currently situated bottom of the Bundesliga table, lose the relegation tussle 0-1 after a horrendous goalkeeping error. The Liverpool FC supporters were once again invited to an after-match fan party in the Borussia official “Fanhaus” situated near the stadium with amazing scenes of friendship between the Borussia & Liverpool supporters. Liverpool supporters this year unveiled a friendship flag with the words emblazoned in German “Eine ganz besondere freundschaft” which translates in English to “A very special friendship”. On Saturday evening, 19th March, the Liverpool FC supporters were invited to the prestigous local public house, the "Hehner-Hof" in Moenchengladbach for yet another BMG/LFC Fan Party. Here the official presentations took place. Graham Agg, addressed the assembled audience and spoke of how important the Borussia MG & Liverpool FC friendship is to the Liverpool supporters and thanked the Borussia supporters for their unbelievable friendship and hospitality during their stay. The 2011 LFC Supporters annual Moenchengladbach Friendship visit was once again fully endorsed by Liverpool Football Club. For the 5th consecutive year, Brian Hall, ex-Liverpool player and now LFC Public Relations manager presented friendship trip organiser Agg with a gift before departure to Germany. The gift from the ex-Liverpool FC Player's Association was a magnificent framed individually signed picture of all the players that had played under legendary LFC manager Bill Shankly from 1959 to 1974. This was presented during the official fan party presentations by Graham Agg to famous Borussia supporter Willi Hartmann, veteran of the 1973 UEFA Cup final at Anfield and also the 1977 European Cup final in Rome. Willi was also at Anfield to see his beloved Borussia team lose 0-3 in the second leg of the 1978 Europen cup semi-final. Since those heady famous nights at Anfield Willi Hartmann has amassed over 50 visits to Anfield to support the Reds and has only witnessed one solitary LFC defeat versus Wolves at Anfield in December 2010 during that time. Special guest Ronald Nuernberger, Chairman of the German Reds Official LFC Supporters Club also addressed the audience and spoke of the importance of the LFC/BMG friendship. The following day, LFC supporters watched LFC’s 2-0 away victory at the Stadium of Light versus Sunderland at the “Endlich Treff” bar in the Moenchengladbach Old Town. This year over 60 Liverpool FC supporters made the trek to Moenchengladbach, the vast majority from the Merseyside region but there were also LFC fans from Southampton, Crewe, Sheffield, Coventry, Milton Keynes & Ireland, and a group of German Reds from different parts of Germany. Organiser Agg stated that he wishes “to thank Thomas “Tower” Weinmann (Borussia MG Fan Liaision Officer), Matthes Neumann & Jonny Thomas Polcher (BMG Fan Projekt) for their help in organising the friendship visit, also Willi Hartmann & his wife Silke, life long Borussia supporter’s Helmut & Molly Gromotka, German Reds Chairman Ronald Nuernberger, the Borussia Moenchengladbach fans, and the citizens of the town of Moenchengladbach for their unbelievable hospitality and friendship shown to the Liverpool fans during their stay”. He also said that he would like “to thank all the travelling Liverpool FC supporters for being superb ambassadors for Liverpool Football Club and the City of Liverpool and that this weekend has proven yet again that the Borussia Moenchengladbach & Liverpool FC friendship is absolutely unique in world football”. VIDEOS OF THE FAN PARTY FRIENDSHIP CELEBRATIONS BETWEEN THE BORUSSIA & LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS BELOW:-

Thanks Bri, Hope maybe next year you cal join us for the 2012 LFC supporters Moenchengladbach friendship visit.

Thanks to all Reds supporters in Moenchengladbach, Germany, who made the friendship visit once again an outstanding success. Report to follow.

Yesterday as reported on the official Liverpool FC website:- Reds shine in Germany - Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC & Borussia MG – A very special friendship :: The Empire of The Kop – Liverpool F.C.

Just 5 weeks to go before the 2011 & 5th consecutive LFC Supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach gets underway. If there are any further LFC supporters who would like to join us for an unforgettable weekend in Gladbach, please contact me as soon as possible for further information, thank you.

Reds to make Germany visit - Liverpool FC

2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH This year is looking like it will be the best ever attended LFC Supporters friendship visit to Moenchengladbach. If any other LFC supporters wish to join us, contact me ASAP for further information. (grahamlfc@aol.com)

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Still some places available for LFC supporters wishing to join us on the 5th consecutive LFC supporters friendship visit to Moenchengladbach.

Now on the official Liverpool FC website:- Please click on the link below to see:- Reds to make Germany visit - Liverpool FC

Brilliant news! It could not have happened to a nicer guy!! What goes around, comes around! Serves him right for last season calling for Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez to be sacked and showing absolutely no respect to a fellow Premier League manager. No doubt the obnoxious Ferguson will be upset after seeing his puppet "big Sam" sacked. Goodbye and good riddance and congratulations to the new owners of Blackburn for seeing Allardyce for exactly what he is, namely a below average manager whose teams play negative anti-football and hopefully now, the absurd notions that Allardyce could possibly be even considered as the next England manager can finally be put to bed once and for all.

Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - Eine ganz besondere freundschaft. Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - A very special friendship 2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH The 2011 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach will take place from Friday 18th March to Monday 21st March 2011. This will be 5th consecutive visit by Liverpool FC Supporters and will as usual include guaranteed match tickets to watch Borussia in Bundesliga action. This year it is a chance to see the visit of German Bundesliga outfit FC Kaiserslautern to face Borussia at the 54000 capacity Borussia Park. All tickets for the visiting LFC supporters are guaranteed by the Borussia Moenchengladbach Fan Projekt. Also on the 2011 LFC Supporters Friendship visit itinerary is as usual a guided tour of the impressive Borussia Park - cost just 5.00 Euro. A tour of the pubs/bars in the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town) and a visit to the Borussia Moenchengladbach "Fanhaus" the official BMG Supporters Club where they have a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football Club and where the official presentations will take place. Please see below a report with pictures/video's of the 2009 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit l. All travelling LFC supporters are reminded that they will be once again be acting as ambassadors for Liverpool FC and the City of Liverpool. If you are interested in joining me for the 2011 LFC Supporters Moenchengladbach Friendship visit and an unforgettable weekend, please contact me via my e-mail address for further information about hotels, flights, etc, thank you. Please forward on this e-mail to any LFC supporters who you feel may wish to join us for a fantastic weekend. PLEASE SEE BELOW REPORTS IN THE LIVERPOOL ECHO NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE RECENT FRIENDSHIP VISITS:- CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO READ:- Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Liverpool FC’s clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach is the celebration of a unique friendship Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Rome glory fosters long-term Liverpool-Moenchengladbach friendship 2009 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH FRIDAY 8TH MAY to MONDAY 11th MAY 2009 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE MAY 2009: A group of Liverpool FC supporters recently made their 3rd consecutive Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach in Germany to once again consolidate and enhance even further a very special friendship that goes back over 30 years to the 70’s decade. Liverpool and Borussia Moenchengladbach met in the UEFA Cup final in 1973, Liverpool winning 3-2 on aggregate and they also met in the1977 European cup final in the eternal city of Rome where Liverpool FC won their first ever of their five European cups, the Reds running out 3-1 winners. The two European giants met again the following season 1977/78 in the semi-final of the European Cup, Liverpool winning 4-2 on aggregate. Since these famous clashes their has been a very special friendship between the two sets of supporters which has resulted in Borussia MG supporters travelling to Liverpool every year since 1992 during the Bundesliga winter break to support the Reds at Anfield, and Liverpool FC supporters led by annual friendship visit organiser Graham Agg, have travelled to Gladbach annually every year since 2007. In 1991, a delegation of Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters travelled to Liverpool to present a cheque for 21000 for the Hillsborough families, an amazing gesture that has NEVER been forgotten on Merseyside. This year’s LFC supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach took place from Friday 8th May to Monday 11th May 2009. The trip involved a free of charge stadium tour of the impressive 54000 capacity Borussia Park, Borussia’s new home since 2004, which even has a suite called the “Liverpool” suite! Liverpool supporters were also in the sold out Borussia Park to support Borussia in their penultimate home match of the 2008/09 campaign versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and saw Borussia, who are fighting relegation from the Bundesliga top flight win 1-0 with a goal in the last minute. The Liverpool FC supporters were invited to an all day match day party in the Borussia official “Fanhaus” with amazing scenes of celebration after Borussia’s last minute victory. Just 15 minutes before Gladbach’s home match the Liverpool supporters were invited on to the Borussia park pitch for the third consecutive year to once again present to their Borussia hosts a “Friendship flag”, a tradition the LFC fans started in 2007. Liverpool supporters this year also unveiled a second flag with the numbers “96” in which all the victims of the terrible Hillsborough disaster were embroidered on to the flag, this was to honour the victims of the disaster and hopefully one day bring the families the justice they deserve. The Borussia supporters on the famous “Nord Kurve” standing terraces then greeted their Liverpool FC counterparts by singing an amazing rendition of “You’ll never walk alone” and chanting “Liverpool, Liverpool.” This for many LFC supporters was the highlight of the visit and was a moment to treasure and many LFC fans were clearly moved by this amazing reception. Liverpool supporters watched the LFC’s away victory at Upton Park versus West Ham United in the Borussia Moenchengladbach official “Fanhaus”, which amazingly also has a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football club. The outstanding 3-0 victory versus the Hammers was celebrated by Liverpool & Gladbach fans in the bars, pubs and clubs of the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town). The 2009 LFC Supporters annual Moenchengladbach Friendship visit was once again fully endorsed by Liverpool FC. Brian Hall, Liverpool FC Public Relations manager, for the 3rd consecutive year presented Friendship trip organiser Graham Agg with a Liverpool FC official pennant autographed by esteemed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, and the legendary George Sephton, stadium announcer at Anfield since 1971, and better known as the “Voice of Anfield” also sent a nice gift which was also presented to the Borussia Moenchengladbach Supporters Club. This year almost 70 Liverpool FC supporters made the trek to Moenchengladbach, the vast majority from the Merseyside region but there were also LFC fans from Birmingham, London, Crewe, Ireland, Switzerland and a small group of German Reds from different parts of Germany. Graham Agg, organiser of the annual Friendship visit stated that he wishes “to thank Thomas “Tower” Weinmann (Borussia MG Fan Liaision Officer), Matthias Neumann & Jonny Thomas Polcher (BMG Fan Projekt), the Borussia Moenchengladbach fans and the citizens of City of Moenchengladbach for their unbelievable hospitality and friendship shown to the Liverpool fans during their stay. He also said that he would like to thank all the travelling Liverpool FC supporters for being superb ambassadors for Liverpool Football Club and the City of Liverpool”. He stated that “even over 30 years later this very special friendship between Liverpool FC & Borussia Moenchengladbach shows no signs of abating”. VIDEOS BELOW. Click on links below to see the Liverpool supporters on the Borussia Park pitch unveiling their specially commissioned "Friendship flag" just 15 minutes before Borussia's penultimate home match of the 2008/2009 season versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and read other news reports about a very special friendship:- YouTube - Gladbach gegen Schalke 1:0 you´ll never walk alone oldsite - Liverpool FC FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - Besuch aus Liverpool beim Schalke Spiel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTv0QDdzudw&feature=related FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - ...manchmal reichen auch 45 Minuten zum Sieg! http://www.borussiafan.de/galerie//thumbnails.php?album=117 Fußball ohne Grenzen: 53 Fans aus Liverpool kamen nach Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach: Borussias Nervenspiel | RP ONLINE BELOW ARE A SELECTION OF VIDEO'S FROM OUR PREVIOUS FRIENDSHIP VISIT'S TO MOENCHENGLADBACH:- 2007 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT YouTube - Special Visit from the liverpoolsupporters in Gladbach 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 1 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 2 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Q2CWlTMRE&feature=related 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2009 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2010 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO - APRIL 2010 2010 BORUSSIA MG v LIVERPOOL FC FRIENDLY MATCH - AUGUST 2010

Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - Eine ganz besondere freundschaft. Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - A very special friendship 2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH The 2011 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach will take place from Friday 18th March to Monday 21st March 2011. This will be 5th consecutive visit by Liverpool FC Supporters and will as usual include guaranteed match tickets to watch Borussia in Bundesliga action. This year it is a chance to see the visit of German Bundesliga outfit FC Kaiserslautern to face Borussia at the 54000 capacity Borussia Park. All tickets for the visiting LFC supporters are guaranteed by the Borussia Moenchengladbach Fan Projekt. Also on the 2011 LFC Supporters Friendship visit itinerary is as usual a guided tour of the impressive Borussia Park - cost just 5.00 Euro. A tour of the pubs/bars in the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town) and a visit to the Borussia Moenchengladbach "Fanhaus" the official BMG Supporters Club where they have a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football Club and where the official presentations will take place. Please see below a report with pictures/video's of the 2009 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit l. All travelling LFC supporters are reminded that they will be once again be acting as ambassadors for Liverpool FC and the City of Liverpool. If you are interested in joining me for the 2011 LFC Supporters Moenchengladbach Friendship visit and an unforgettable weekend, please contact me via my e-mail address for further information about hotels, flights, etc, thank you. Please forward on this e-mail to any LFC supporters who you feel may wish to join us for a fantastic weekend. PLEASE SEE BELOW REPORTS IN THE LIVERPOOL ECHO NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE RECENT FRIENDSHIP VISITS:- CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO READ:- Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Liverpool FC’s clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach is the celebration of a unique friendship Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Rome glory fosters long-term Liverpool-Moenchengladbach friendship 2009 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH FRIDAY 8TH MAY to MONDAY 11th MAY 2009 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ABOVE: LFC supporters unveiling their specially commissioned “Friendship flag” on the Borussia Park pitch just 15 minutes before the kick off of Borussia’s penultimate home match versus FC Schalke 04. MAY 2009: A group of Liverpool FC supporters recently made their 3rd consecutive Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach in Germany to once again consolidate and enhance even further a very special friendship that goes back over 30 years to the 70’s decade. Liverpool and Borussia Moenchengladbach met in the UEFA Cup final in 1973, Liverpool winning 3-2 on aggregate and they also met in the1977 European cup final in the eternal city of Rome where Liverpool FC won their first ever of their five European cups, the Reds running out 3-1 winners. The two European giants met again the following season 1977/78 in the semi-final of the European Cup, Liverpool winning 4-2 on aggregate. Since these famous clashes their has been a very special friendship between the two sets of supporters which has resulted in Borussia MG supporters travelling to Liverpool every year since 1992 during the Bundesliga winter break to support the Reds at Anfield, and Liverpool FC supporters led by annual friendship visit organiser Graham Agg, have travelled to Gladbach annually every year since 2007. In 1991, a delegation of Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters travelled to Liverpool to present a cheque for 21000 for the Hillsborough families, an amazing gesture that has NEVER been forgotten on Merseyside. This year’s LFC supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach took place from Friday 8th May to Monday 11th May 2009. The trip involved a free of charge stadium tour of the impressive 54000 capacity Borussia Park, Borussia’s new home since 2004, which even has a suite called the “Liverpool” suite! Liverpool supporters were also in the sold out Borussia Park to support Borussia in their penultimate home match of the 2008/09 campaign versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and saw Borussia, who are fighting relegation from the Bundesliga top flight win 1-0 with a goal in the last minute. The Liverpool FC supporters were invited to an all day match day party in the Borussia official “Fanhaus” with amazing scenes of celebration after Borussia’s last minute victory. Just 15 minutes before Gladbach’s home match the Liverpool supporters were invited on to the Borussia park pitch for the third consecutive year to once again present to their Borussia hosts a “Friendship flag”, a tradition the LFC fans started in 2007. Liverpool supporters this year also unveiled a second flag with the numbers “96” in which all the victims of the terrible Hillsborough disaster were embroidered on to the flag, this was to honour the victims of the disaster and hopefully one day bring the families the justice they deserve. The Borussia supporters on the famous “Nord Kurve” standing terraces then greeted their Liverpool FC counterparts by singing an amazing rendition of “You’ll never walk alone” and chanting “Liverpool, Liverpool.” This for many LFC supporters was the highlight of the visit and was a moment to treasure and many LFC fans were clearly moved by this amazing reception. Liverpool supporters watched the LFC’s away victory at Upton Park versus West Ham United in the Borussia Moenchengladbach official “Fanhaus”, which amazingly also has a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football club. The outstanding 3-0 victory versus the Hammers was celebrated by Liverpool & Gladbach fans in the bars, pubs and clubs of the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town). The 2009 LFC Supporters annual Moenchengladbach Friendship visit was once again fully endorsed by Liverpool FC. Brian Hall, Liverpool FC Public Relations manager, for the 3rd consecutive year presented Friendship trip organiser Graham Agg with a Liverpool FC official pennant autographed by esteemed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, and the legendary George Sephton, stadium announcer at Anfield since 1971, and better known as the “Voice of Anfield” also sent a nice gift which was also presented to the Borussia Moenchengladbach Supporters Club. This year almost 70 Liverpool FC supporters made the trek to Moenchengladbach, the vast majority from the Merseyside region but there were also LFC fans from Birmingham, London, Crewe, Ireland, Switzerland and a small group of German Reds from different parts of Germany. Graham Agg, organiser of the annual Friendship visit stated that he wishes “to thank Thomas “Tower” Weinmann (Borussia MG Fan Liaision Officer), Matthias Neumann & Jonny Thomas Polcher (BMG Fan Projekt), the Borussia Moenchengladbach fans and the citizens of City of Moenchengladbach for their unbelievable hospitality and friendship shown to the Liverpool fans during their stay. He also said that he would like to thank all the travelling Liverpool FC supporters for being superb ambassadors for Liverpool Football Club and the City of Liverpool”. He stated that “even over 30 years later this very special friendship between Liverpool FC & Borussia Moenchengladbach shows no signs of abating”. VIDEOS BELOW. Click on links below to see the Liverpool supporters on the Borussia Park pitch unveiling their specially commissioned "Friendship flag" just 15 minutes before Borussia's penultimate home match of the 2008/2009 season versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and read other news reports about a very special friendship:- YouTube - Gladbach gegen Schalke 1:0 you´ll never walk alone oldsite - Liverpool FC FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - Besuch aus Liverpool beim Schalke Spiel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTv0QDdzudw&feature=related FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - ...manchmal reichen auch 45 Minuten zum Sieg! http://www.borussiafan.de/galerie//thumbnails.php?album=117 Fußball ohne Grenzen: 53 Fans aus Liverpool kamen nach Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach: Borussias Nervenspiel | RP ONLINE BELOW ARE A SELECTION OF VIDEO'S FROM OUR PREVIOUS FRIENDSHIP VISIT'S TO MOENCHENGLADBACH:- 2007 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT YouTube - Special Visit from the liverpoolsupporters in Gladbach 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 1 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 2 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Q2CWlTMRE&feature=related 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2009 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2010 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO - APRIL 2010 2010 BORUSSIA MG v LIVERPOOL FC FRIENDLY MATCH - AUGUST 2010 MORE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 2009 FRIENDSHIP WEEKEND BELOW:-

My E-mail address for further info;- grahamlfc@aol.com

Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - Eine ganz besondere freundschaft. Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - A very special friendship 2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH The 2011 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach will take place from Friday 18th March to Monday 21st March 2011. This will be 5th consecutive visit by Liverpool FC Supporters and will as usual include guaranteed match tickets to watch Borussia in Bundesliga action. This year it is a chance to see the visit of German Bundesliga outfit FC Kaiserslautern to face Borussia at the 54000 capacity Borussia Park. All tickets for the visiting LFC supporters are guaranteed by the Borussia Moenchengladbach Fan Projekt. Also on the 2011 LFC Supporters Friendship visit itinerary is as usual a guided tour of the impressive Borussia Park - cost just 5.00 Euro. A tour of the pubs/bars in the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town) and a visit to the Borussia Moenchengladbach "Fanhaus" the official BMG Supporters Club where they have a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football Club and where the official presentations will take place. Please see below a report with pictures/video's of the 2009 Liverpool FC Supporters Friendship visit. All travelling LFC supporters are reminded that they will be once again be acting as ambassadors for Liverpool FC and the City of Liverpool. If you are interested in joining me for the 2011 LFC Supporters Moenchengladbach Friendship visit and an unforgettable weekend, please contact me via my e-mail address for further information about hotels, flights, etc, thank you. Graham PLEASE SEE BELOW REPORTS IN THE LIVERPOOL ECHO NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE RECENT FRIENDSHIP VISITS:- CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO READ:- Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Liverpool FC’s clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach is the celebration of a unique friendship Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Rome glory fosters long-term Liverpool-Moenchengladbach friendship 2009 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH FRIDAY 8TH MAY to MONDAY 11th MAY 2009 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE MAY 2009: A group of Liverpool FC supporters recently made their 3rd consecutive Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach in Germany to once again consolidate and enhance even further a very special friendship that goes back over 30 years to the 70’s decade. Liverpool and Borussia Moenchengladbach met in the UEFA Cup final in 1973, Liverpool winning 3-2 on aggregate and they also met in the1977 European cup final in the eternal city of Rome where Liverpool FC won their first ever of their five European cups, the Reds running out 3-1 winners. The two European giants met again the following season 1977/78 in the semi-final of the European Cup, Liverpool winning 4-2 on aggregate. Since these famous clashes their has been a very special friendship between the two sets of supporters which has resulted in Borussia MG supporters travelling to Liverpool every year since 1992 during the Bundesliga winter break to support the Reds at Anfield, and Liverpool FC supporters led by annual friendship visit organiser Graham Agg, have travelled to Gladbach annually every year since 2007. In 1991, a delegation of Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters travelled to Liverpool to present a cheque for 21000 for the Hillsborough families, an amazing gesture that has NEVER been forgotten on Merseyside. This year’s LFC supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach took place from Friday 8th May to Monday 11th May 2009. The trip involved a free of charge stadium tour of the impressive 54000 capacity Borussia Park, Borussia’s new home since 2004, which even has a suite called the “Liverpool” suite! Liverpool supporters were also in the sold out Borussia Park to support Borussia in their penultimate home match of the 2008/09 campaign versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and saw Borussia, who are fighting relegation from the Bundesliga top flight win 1-0 with a goal in the last minute. The Liverpool FC supporters were invited to an all day match day party in the Borussia official “Fanhaus” with amazing scenes of celebration after Borussia’s last minute victory. Just 15 minutes before Gladbach’s home match the Liverpool supporters were invited on to the Borussia park pitch for the third consecutive year to once again present to their Borussia hosts a “Friendship flag”, a tradition the LFC fans started in 2007. Liverpool supporters this year also unveiled a second flag with the numbers “96” in which all the victims of the terrible Hillsborough disaster were embroidered on to the flag, this was to honour the victims of the disaster and hopefully one day bring the families the justice they deserve. The Borussia supporters on the famous “Nord Kurve” standing terraces then greeted their Liverpool FC counterparts by singing an amazing rendition of “You’ll never walk alone” and chanting “Liverpool, Liverpool.” This for many LFC supporters was the highlight of the visit and was a moment to treasure and many LFC fans were clearly moved by this amazing reception. Liverpool supporters watched the LFC’s away victory at Upton Park versus West Ham United in the Borussia Moenchengladbach official “Fanhaus”, which amazingly also has a whole corner dedicated to Liverpool Football club. The outstanding 3-0 victory versus the Hammers was celebrated by Liverpool & Gladbach fans in the bars, pubs and clubs of the Moenchengladbach Altstadt (Old Town). The 2009 LFC Supporters annual Moenchengladbach Friendship visit was once again fully endorsed by Liverpool FC. Brian Hall, Liverpool FC Public Relations manager, for the 3rd consecutive year presented Friendship trip organiser Graham Agg with a Liverpool FC official pennant autographed by esteemed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, and the legendary George Sephton, stadium announcer at Anfield since 1971, and better known as the “Voice of Anfield” also sent a nice gift which was also presented to the Borussia Moenchengladbach Supporters Club. This year almost 70 Liverpool FC supporters made the trek to Moenchengladbach, the vast majority from the Merseyside region but there were also LFC fans from Birmingham, London, Crewe, Ireland, Switzerland and a small group of German Reds from different parts of Germany. Graham Agg, organiser of the annual Friendship visit stated that he wishes “to thank Thomas “Tower” Weinmann (Borussia MG Fan Liaision Officer), Matthias Neumann & Jonny Thomas Polcher (BMG Fan Projekt), the Borussia Moenchengladbach fans and the citizens of City of Moenchengladbach for their unbelievable hospitality and friendship shown to the Liverpool fans during their stay. He also said that he would like to thank all the travelling Liverpool FC supporters for being superb ambassadors for Liverpool Football Club and the City of Liverpool”. He stated that “even over 30 years later this very special friendship between Liverpool FC & Borussia Moenchengladbach shows no signs of abating”. VIDEOS BELOW. Click on links below to see the Liverpool supporters on the Borussia Park pitch unveiling their specially commissioned "Friendship flag" just 15 minutes before Borussia's penultimate home match of the 2008/2009 season versus local rivals FC Schalke 04 and read other news reports about a very special friendship:- YouTube - Gladbach gegen Schalke 1:0 you´ll never walk alone oldsite - Liverpool FC FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - Besuch aus Liverpool beim Schalke Spiel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTv0QDdzudw&feature=related FPMG Supporters Club - Von Fans für Fans - ...manchmal reichen auch 45 Minuten zum Sieg! http://www.borussiafan.de/galerie//thumbnails.php?album=117 Fußball ohne Grenzen: 53 Fans aus Liverpool kamen nach Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach: Borussias Nervenspiel | RP ONLINE BELOW ARE A SELECTION OF VIDEO'S FROM OUR PREVIOUS FRIENDSHIP VISIT'S TO MOENCHENGLADBACH:- 2007 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT YouTube - Special Visit from the liverpoolsupporters in Gladbach 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 1 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT PART 2 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Q2CWlTMRE&feature=related 2008 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2009 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO 2010 LFC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT VIDEO - APRIL 2010 2010 BORUSSIA MG v LIVERPOOL FC FRIENDLY MATCH - AUGUST 2010

Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - Eine ganz besondere freundschaft. Liverpool FC & Borussia MG - A very special friendship 2011 LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS FRIENDSHIP VISIT TO MOENCHENGLADBACH I will be reporting here very shortly about the planned dates for the 5th consecutive 2011 LFC Supporters Friendship visit to Moenchengladbach since 2007...watch this space.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE The 3rd consecutive annual German Reds LFC Supporters Club (AIB) Official Branch meeting Saturday, 23rd October 2010 Ship & Mitre Function Room Dale Street, Liverpool City Centre. The 3rd consecutive German Reds annual official LFC Supporters Club (AIB) Branch meeting was "an outstanding success" stated German Reds official branch secretary Graham Agg. This year's event was once again held in the superb function room in the award winning Ship & Mitre Public House in Liverpool City Centre on Saturday, 23rd October 2010. The German Reds members were entertained during the evening by three outstanding guest speakers all with connections to Liverpool Football Club. First to speak to the assembled audience was lecturer and author Chris Shaw who has just completed a fantastic book titled "Our Liverpool" which explains all about Liverpool FC's worldwide fan base. The superb read "Our Liverpool" is now available to buy in all good book shops and retail outlets. Next to speak was German national Tommy Keiner, official committee member of the Spirit of Shankly Supporters Union. Tommy who has resided in Liverpool for more than seven years explained all about the SOS and their campaign against the previous owners of Liverpool FC. Last but by no means least to address the German Reds members was John Mooney, spokesman for Jamie Carragher's "23 Foundation". John explained all about the aims & aspirations of the "23 Foundation" and presented the German Reds Official Supporter's Club (AIB) with signed shirts after the German Reds Official Supporters Club(AIB) made a substantial donation to the Foundation. German Reds chairman Ronald Nuernberger began the evening's proceeedings and Branch secretary Graham Agg announced the results of the German Reds members 2009/2010 LFC Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina was voted by the German Reds members as their LFC Player of the 2009/2010 Season and David Ngog was voted 2009/2010 Young Player of the Season. The superb evening was rounded off with live music entertainment by Wallasey music legends Rick & Terry Craven. The committee of the German Reds would like to thank the outstanding guest speakers for giving up their time to address our members and also thank the Ship & Mitre staff for their help in hosting the event and making it such an outstanding success. Thanks must also go to all the members who travelled to Liverpool from all parts of Germany and also to the members who travelled from as far afield as Austria & Switzerland. To learn more about the German Reds Official LFC Supporters Club please visit their official website German Reds or contact branch secretary Graham at grahamlfc@aol.com ALSO CLICK ON LINK HERE FROM THE OFFICIAL LIVERPOOL FC WEBSITE:- Pepe saluted by German Reds - Liverpool FC

GERMAN REDS LFC OFFCIAL SUPPORTERS CLUB (AIB) German Reds The 3rd consecutive annual German Reds LFC Supporters Club (AIB) Official Branch meeting The 3rd consecutive annual German Reds LFC Supporters Club (AIB) Branch meeting will take place in Liverpool City Centre on Saturday, 23rd October 2010 at 7.30pm. The very first official branch meeting was also held in Liverpool City Centre in the award winning Ship & Mitre Public House in October 2008 and was filmed by Liverpool FC's own television station LFC TV. The 2009 official branch meeting last year was held in October 2009 in Helmstedt, Germany. For further information about the official German Reds Supporters Club (AIB) please contact branch secretary Graham Agg or learn more by visiting their official website at German Reds This year's branch meeting will once again be attended by esteemed guest speakers with connections to Liverpool FC, 2009/2010 LFC Player of the season announcement, live music, DJ and much much more. For more information about the German Reds official LFC supporters (AIB) Club please click on the links below:- Graham Agg speaks about The German Reds on BBC Radio :: The Empire of The Kop – Liverpool F.C. Meet the Germans painting Berlin Red - Liverpool FC The German Reds