One person certainly not in a festive mood this Christmas season is Blackburn Rovers manager Henning Berg.
According to The Sun, while attending the Rovers Christmas party, Berg was forced on stage by a senior Blackburn Rovers official and asked to put a Christmas stocking on his head and dance. An embarrassed Berg declined the opportunity to join in the festive fun. Unsurprisingly he also did not wish to don a Michael Jackson wig.
And Henning had always struck us as such a happy-go-lucky type.
A statement released on the Blackburn Rovers website said:
Henning said: On Monday evening, the club arranged its official Christmas Party for all employees and staff. We have many hard-working employees and this was an opportunity for them to relax and enjoy themselves after what has been a difficult year.
After the dinner I was asked to go to the stage, which I was happy to do, believing I would be asked a few questions or maybe judge a competition. Instead I was asked to do things which were not the right things for me to do as the manager, considering our league position and form. I did not want to do it and went back to my table. Later, I left the event at around 9.30pm, as planned, and drove home. The players left straight after dinner and no alcohol was consumed.
