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08 Jan 10 - 04:01 PM (#2806914) Subject: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener Togo footballers shot in ambush Bastards, thats all I can say. |
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08 Jan 10 - 04:35 PM (#2806934) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Mrrzy I, mean, really. Footballers are usually on everybody's OK list, too, even the Ivory Coast fields a team and they have no government... |
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08 Jan 10 - 04:41 PM (#2806940) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener More up to date version from Aston Villa, where one of our players was onboard. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/FootballNewsDetail/0,,10265~1927570,00.html |
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09 Jan 10 - 06:29 AM (#2807360) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Backwoodsman "where one of our players was onboard" Bloody hell Les, "one of our players"? Didn't realise you'd signed for Villa! Can I have your autograph please? :-) :-) |
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09 Jan 10 - 06:46 AM (#2807365) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener You can indeed when you come and see Jez. :-) Well it looks like he might be on the way out from Villa in the Jan Sales. So he might be one of theirs :-) |
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09 Jan 10 - 07:34 AM (#2807388) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: kendall Cowards with guns, what a combo. |
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09 Jan 10 - 07:38 AM (#2807390) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: alanabit Whatever you think of footballers, it does not take much courage to shoot at a bus full of unarmed people. Manuel Adebeyor, who plays for Manchester City, said that several players want to return home. I can understand that. However, it would be gratifying to seem them rise above this and use sport for its real purpose. Some good could come out of this horrible incident. Shooting a bus driver, or anyone else, who is just going about their job, is contemptible whoever does it. And that goes whether it is a "freedom fighter" in Ireland, a thug in a South American banana republic or a "political action" in Africa. |
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09 Jan 10 - 09:02 AM (#2807425) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener Togo have cancelled out of the competition and the players are returning home(wherever that may be). Can't say I blame them. |
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09 Jan 10 - 11:45 AM (#2807529) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: alanabit I can't blame them either. It is just horrible though that they should be forced to back down to thuggery. |
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09 Jan 10 - 10:46 PM (#2807976) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: GUEST,999 "And that goes whether it is a "freedom fighter" in Ireland, a thug in a South American banana republic or a "political action" in Africa. " May I add Munich, 1972. |
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10 Jan 10 - 02:43 AM (#2808035) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener And lets not forget the Sri Lankan cricket players and policemen shot and killed and wounded in E Pakistan March 3rd 2009 |
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10 Jan 10 - 03:04 AM (#2808037) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener Blimey they have done a U turn and are now staying |
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10 Jan 10 - 05:57 PM (#2808598) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener About turn. They are not. |
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10 Jan 10 - 06:30 PM (#2808615) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Lox I was just wondering if it hadn't been done by a band of disgruntled arsenal supporters ... ... but seriously, I'm glad it wasn't worse. Whatever about the injured players, the bus driver, like many Africans in basic emplyment, would have been a poor man working for a small wage to help support his wider family as well as his immediate family. The 'small' deaths are the saddest. |
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01 Feb 10 - 12:10 PM (#2827323) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: G-Force So, Togo withdrew from the competition. Now it seems that, as a consequence, they have been banned from the next two competitions. Nice to have friends! |
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01 Feb 10 - 01:57 PM (#2827400) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Lox G-Force, Isn't it utterly scandalous. Punishing a traumatized team for being victims of an ambush. Presumably those who died were also Banned. Wankers! |
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01 Feb 10 - 02:17 PM (#2827421) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: Rasener Agreed |
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02 Feb 10 - 11:42 AM (#2828204) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: G-Force ... forgot to add that they also got clobbered with a hefty fine. |
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02 Feb 10 - 12:11 PM (#2828235) Subject: RE: BS: Togo footballers shot in ambush From: alanabit It sounds like they are competing with the FA in the Lunatic of the Year Competition. |