stopping football holigans in the gambia

August 26, 2001 7:48 AM

stopping football holigans in the gambia security forces banned from football tourney - "the beating of some of the footballers, team officials and supporters of the opposing team which resulted in the admission to hospital of a footabller and the serious wounding of some supporters is a total violation of fair play and can no longer be entertained by the committee." well you've got to draw the line somewhere
posted by quarsan (7 comments total)

Wicked
posted by ordinaryworld at 8:35 AM on August 26, 2001

you're a man of few words, aren't you ordworld?
posted by moz at 9:19 AM on August 26, 2001

Wow, I never thought I'd read a story written by Yoda and to think a story about footbrawl it is.
posted by Option1 at 10:38 AM on August 26, 2001

You think something like this could be solved through peace and harmony. We should all love one another. I love you. Do you love me????
posted by ordinaryworld at 11:02 AM on August 26, 2001

Whenever I look at Gambia on a map, I can't help but think, "Damn, they're screwed.".
posted by Trampas at 3:07 PM on August 26, 2001

nooooo, the most beautiful game in the world, and it's being ruined by crazy people!
posted by dai at 12:05 AM on August 27, 2001

> Whenever I look at Gambia on a map, I can't help but
> think, "Damn, they're screwed."

The geography of Gambia is indeed interesting: a river, its banks, and its mouth. Thirty miles across at the widest point. One million people living along a river. A remnant of colonialism.
posted by pracowity at 1:24 AM on August 27, 2001