Total Network Solution! Yes, Baby!
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Champions League First Qualifying Round Draw:
Liverpool Vs TNS(Wales)
TNS most likely will shift their home ground match to Wrexham for safety reasons.
This is the best draw possible for Liverpool!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=336031&cc=4716
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4123022.stm -
The ironic part is that TNS actually offered to play LFC in a pre-qualifier for their place in the UCL So it's a win-win afterall
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Win-win situation indeed!
To beat the enemy, you have to know the enemy:Ten facts about TNS
:: Total Network Solutions play at the Recreation Ground, also known as `Treflan', which they describe as being ``bang in the middle of the village''. They have plans to move to a new 3,000-capacity stadium in Oswestry.
:: They play in the village of Llansantffraid, population 1,000, where the local railway station shut down 50 years ago.
:: In their former guise as Llansantffraid FC, they won 10 Welsh Village Cup titles.
:: TNS completed their spectacular ascent through the domestic Welsh ranks by winning the Welsh Premier title in the 1999/2000 season. Their second league title arrived this year.
:: Striker Marc Lloyd-Williams plundered 34 league goals last season, a new club record, and became the first player to score 200 career goals at the top level of the Welsh league. He had brief and unsuccessful spells in England with Stockport, Halifax and York.
:: Midfielder Steven Beck played in the same Everton youth team as Wayne Rooney.
:: TNS play in green and white hoops, similar to Celtic's kit.
:: Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush is a non-executive director of TNS.
:: Centre-back Steve Evens is the current Welsh Premier player of the season.
:: Llansantffraid became TNS in 1997 after securing a sponsorship deal with a locally-based communications company. -
A bit kelong leh this draw ! 
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wth... 5-0 or 6-0 to pool?
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It'll be fun if Ian Rush plays in the match.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=336083&cc=4716
Rush considers 'incredible' TNS offer
Liverpool legend Ian Rush is considering coming out of retirement to play for Welsh minnows TNS against his former club in the Champions League first qualifying round.
TNS managing director Mike Harris is a close friend of the 43-year-old, and is hopeful the man who scored 346 goals for Liverpool can play a part for the Llansantffraid-based outfit.
Rush has confirmed he is still in excellent physical condition and revealed he will speak to Harris about the TNS chief's proposal.
'For me personally, it would be incredible to play against Liverpool,' he said.
'You have to be realistic about things and playing against the European champions would be a massive ask. But I certainly wouldn't rule it out and will speak to Mike and see what he says.
'I train every day and keep myself very fit by playing regularly. Playing at Anfield again in such a big game would be unbelievable and it would no doubt raise the profile of the game even more.
'I think I'd rather be sitting in the stand next to Mike watching the game and enjoying myself, but the lure of playing against Liverpool would be something special.'
Rush, who will represent Liverpool in the Masters tournament in Sheffield tomorrow, also backed Wrexham's Racecourse Ground to host the second leg on July 19 or 20.
A final decision has yet to be made between Wrexham and Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, which hosted TNS's UEFA Cup qualifier against Manchester City two years ago.
Rush said: 'If the first leg had been at TNS, then I think the Millennium Stadium would have been an ideal venue because of the size of the stadium.
'But there's a chance Liverpool will have the tie sewn up after the first leg at Anfield, so the Racecourse Ground would be ideal for the second leg.
'It's less than an hour's drive from Liverpool and rather than have a half-empty stadium, it's better to play at a packed Racecourse.' -
TNS has a windfall from playing in the Champions League given the gate collections, so I am happy for them. Though it sounds like some IT company... Well, better than Thai Farmers Bank (or something like that)?