Togo Footballers Shot in Ambush

[javier_monsterano]

What channel are most of the games on?

[SK]

Was there an issue in terms of security in the remaining countries in Europe whilst the was going on in the Balkans - the answer is No. And it was a civil war - they have no reason to say go and walk over to Germany/france/Italy and start a war there.

Security is a massive issue in a vast majority of the countries in Africa - you may call that ignorant stereotyping but it's a fact. Did you not hear about what happened with the Togo team? Do you think that's an isolated incident? And South Africa is one of the worst countries for crime in the World. I highly doubt that the criminals are going to take a month off during the World Cup. The World Cup is one big window of opportunity for Criminals and Terrorists and I think FIFA will regret holding the World Cup there.

And if what JavierMonsterano says is correct about Al Qaeda having links into some of the African countries, then that is a major cause for concern. Are you aware of that fact that sporting events such as the Olympic Games have been subjected to Terrorism acts in the past?

so what you're saying is that the whole continent might go into war just because, of the world cup? the combats in sudan and the other places might spread across the whole of africa? is the war in sudan not a civil war?

yes i heard what happent the togo team, but the wc is not in angola is it? it's held in one of the most stable countries in africa, regardless of the crime rate there. you might aswell argue there shoudn't be any competitions held in britain because there's a lot of crime there, and the usa, and what about the world cup in 2014 thats held in brazil, who have the highest murder rate in the world? i'm sure the SA police and authorities will do their utmost for the safety of the people travelling there, and in some way that might give them the initiative to tackle crime harder in the years to come, i don't know.

yes al qaeda have links in somalia, but it's the poorest country in the world, where the people are very easily swayed by "terrorists" to do their bidding, but i'm not going to get all scared by that, al qaeda have links all over the world, and are/were trained by agencies of a lot of the western countries who have an interest in destabalising a regime they don't like, but this is a whole different topic, which i'm not going into right now..

What channel are most of the games on?

i think you'll find most of the games on eurosport

[saj]

In all seriousness but this is totally bloody shocking. Sporting events need to be held away from these regions.

I know they like to give it to developing nations to encourage their sporting development, but as much as I love sport it's not worth getting killed over.

Security issues should mean an immediate removal of the proposal.

[saj]

What channel are most of the games on?

In previous years they've shown the games on one of those BBC channels that are on freeview (is it BBC3?)

[Vermilion]

Some amazing quotes from the players, really defiant, hope it all go's well for them from now on, and that they get adequate security this time, if that's really possible.

Edit. Oh well, that was a waste of a post, Adebayor say's they are coming home now ?

[CJ]

what upsets me most is all the fawning over the footballers who where in the attack but hardly a proper mention of the people that died.

the life of the driver is not worth less than a footballers.

i know it might seem a strange reaction from me but it has annoyed me.

of course its a disgraseful attack but the world isnt just about footballers

[saj]

what upsets me most is all the fawning over the footballers who where in the attack but hardly a proper mention of the people that died.

the life of the driver is not worth less than a footballers.

i know it might seem a strange reaction from me but it has annoyed me.

of course its a disgraseful attack but the world isnt just about footballers

Exactly. It's almost as if they're saying he's not a footballer therefore we shouldn't care so much. Absolute disgrace.

[CJ]

you hear managers saying we have contacted our player and he is fine etc surely you should then say our thoughts are with the families of those who died.

it is leaving a bad taste to be honest.

[javier_monsterano]

what upsets me most is all the fawning over the footballers who where in the attack but hardly a proper mention of the people that died.

the life of the driver is not worth less than a footballers.

i know it might seem a strange reaction from me but it has annoyed me.

of course its a disgraseful attack but the world isnt just about footballers

[javier_monsterano]

I think i read that the semi-finals and final were on the bbc.
I hope Eurosport is available to view online.

[Exiled_red]

what upsets me most is all the fawning over the footballers who where in the attack but hardly a proper mention of the people that died.

the life of the driver is not worth less than a footballers.

i know it might seem a strange reaction from me but it has annoyed me.

of course its a disgraseful attack but the world isnt just about footballers

I was thinking the same

[Shaggy]

what upsets me most is all the fawning over the footballers who where in the attack but hardly a proper mention of the people that died.

the life of the driver is not worth less than a footballers.

i know it might seem a strange reaction from me but it has annoyed me.

of course its a disgraseful attack but the world isnt just about footballers

Aye it's most unedifying.

These gags are rolling in thick and fast too. Not sure about these. Just had this sent to me...

Adebayor, Adebayoooor
He dodged all the bullets
And he hid on the floor

[saj]

Aye it's most unedifying.

These gags are rolling in thick and fast too. Not sure about these. Just had this sent to me...

Adebayor, Adebayoooor
He dodged all the bullets
And he hid on the floor

These gags are pretty funny. The one about him celebrating in front of the gunners is probably the pick of the bunch.


But seriouslsy how scared would you would have been in that situation? It's pretty scary just thinking about it. I found out recently that a good mate of mines Dad got kidnapped for 2 weeks on a business trip to Pakistan and was held for ransom. Adebayor said in an interview how they were texting or calling their famillies saying their farewells as they believed they were going to die. Absolute madness. The World Cup in South Africa is clearly going to be fun. FIFA may aswell change the venue for the 2014 World Cup and hold it in Pakistan.

[The Erectile Banana]

I was thinking the same

The thing is if it hadn't been a bus full of footballers we probably wouldn't be aware of the story.

Interest in stories like this always goes up 100% if someone well known is involved. Not very savoury but true.

[CJ]

The thing is if it hadn't been a bus full of footballers we probably wouldn't be aware of the story.

Interest in stories like this always goes up 100% if someone well known is involved. Not very savoury but true.

i understand this but it seems that people cant even be arsed to say our thoughts are with those that died.