tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750211216334813885.post3021891727570274915..comments2023-11-24T18:03:30.173+00:00Comments on Live From The Gambia: In which the local team drops out of the NawetaanAmranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10878162955103019557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750211216334813885.post-19103405585724518782007-11-09T19:06:00.000+00:002007-11-09T19:06:00.000+00:00Great piece bro. I'm almost ashamed to admit that ...Great piece bro. I'm almost ashamed to admit that after 7yrs of absence to live and study abroad, the Nawettan is the what i miss most!!! You brought back lots of memories and emotions; from being the youngest kid on the team donning the captain's armband, purposefully delaying my slow jog to the ref when he called captains for the start of the game (of course i wanted to heighten the anticipation and amplify the cheers when the "lil kid captain" shows up), to scoring a free kick against our rival elders...aaah, the gud ol dayz!!! (I'm still trying to repress the memory of missing that penalty kick in the finals after talking a lot of smack to the goalkeeper right before sending the first spot kick narrowly wide).<BR/>One more solid phrase for your conversation armoury....BLAME THE REFEREE...can't believe u forgot that one!!! That's always a sure bet when u lose. "Daf nyu jai". Glue that pen to your fingers and gud luck to your team next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750211216334813885.post-25343130006137911262007-11-08T02:56:00.000+00:002007-11-08T02:56:00.000+00:00I never was a soccer/football fan, but nawetaan wa...I never was a soccer/football fan, but nawetaan was always one of those cool social places... Ahh the nostalgia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750211216334813885.post-86842993429443655202007-11-07T02:27:00.000+00:002007-11-07T02:27:00.000+00:00kxwipcvihey mate, the passion for sport is the sam...kxwipcvihey mate, the passion for sport is the same here in Australia as well. We are a sports obsessed nation... except now other than soccer (your football), we have Australian Football, Rubgy League, Rugby Union, Cricket, Swimming, Surfing, Motor Racing, Netball, Volleyball and a few other individual sports like Tennis to get us supporting the local teams and national teams.<BR/><BR/>AFL (Australian Football Leauge) is the big one for me, i love it, and can understand the general 'talk about it in the streets' thing you mentioned. I struggle sometimes because I support a team from Melbourne but live in Brisbane... not supporting the home team can cause dividedness sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I also love this idea of a community based sporting comp. it sounds like it's really working there in the Banjul area.ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173386879908739408noreply@blogger.com