Manager of 1000miles4hope Karen expresses concerns over injury to key walker Len with big walks coming up. After biggest walk of the campaign yesterday Len went to bed feeling great and woke up unable to put weight on his left foot. Inspired earlier this week by Samir Nasri running off an ankle injury before scoring a wondergoal Len hobbles round the kitchen hoping to do the same. Eventually trainer is called on the pitch Len talks to Captain Rob and all take the view it is too risky to put him on the pitch for today's walk. Len is gutted as today's walk was hill preparation for the big game ahead at Offa's Dyke. Rob wisely consoles him with the importance of being fit for the campaign. In questioning Karen said 'I am confident in my boys. They have spirit and character and I know they will come through this hiccup. They must now show maturity and concentration to complete the task they have begun'.
Seperately Karen had a dream last night in which Liverpool were losing 2-0 to Mexico in Mexico. Her ears pricked up towards the end of the match as the commentator gets excited about 'two more goals'. Thinking Liverpool had pulled level she is shocked to hear that Mexico are 4-0 up. Hmm...make of that what you will. Liverpool connection with Rob and Dan our youngest talking of travelling after university this year in Mexico. Interesting!
Which brings me back to Rob's present. Missing from yesterdays blog as so many other things to write about. Rob received his present and kept complaining about the weight of it and was it worth burdening his bag for the walk. It was gift wrapped and to be opened at lunch. As you know we only had five minutes for lunch before being shown the door. After about a mile after lunch we stopped and Rob opened his gift hoping it might be food to fill our empty stomachs. I told him he would be delighted and that it would sustain him on many walks. It is a book of Liverpool quotes for which he was absolutely delighted. I now look forward to Shankley's wisdom on our walks to raise us up when those difficult moments arrive as Rob points out that Shank's wisdom went way beyond football - for example with Mother's Day this Sunday he reminds me of the time when Shankly, in refuting stories that he took his wife Nessie to see a Rochdale match on their wedding anniversary, pointed out "it wasn't her wedding anniversary, it was her birthday as there was no way I would have got married in the football season. And it wasn't Rochdale - it was Rochdale Reserves."Ah - they broke the mould.........
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