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Maybe it should be in the main thread, but I think it deserves its own thread.

Togo are leaving ANC and coming home. I expect teh club will give him some time off anyway

I'm glad he's coming home, football isn't worth getting shot over.

Like you say, I hope the club gives him some time to get over his ordeal.

Where's this being reported mates?

I agree....they should be brought home, an absolute disgrace that Angola was even considered remotely suitable as a location to hold the tournament

King Kev wrote:I'm glad he's coming home, football isn't worth getting shot over.

Like you say, I hope the club gives him some time to get over his ordeal.

Is the lad coming back to england or going to his home in togo though??

King Kev wrote:football isn't worth getting shot over.

Unless you're fake Ronaldo.

Fair play to them for making a brave decision, and the correct one.

I just hope that the players, staff and their families aren't given grief over the decision.

The correct and proper decision taken by Togo in my opinion, trust the lad comes back to his closest family, hope they live here. A few days with them and a sympathetic ear and hopefully he'll be back in business.

At the next game we need to sing his name loud and proud, even if he is not back in England

Adebayor
Abebayor
Captain of Togo
And loved by us all.....

Did anyone clock this on the OS yesterday? (box at the bottom)

blootoof wrote:Did anyone clock this on the OS yesterday? (box at the bottom)

good spot, probably linked it to that article via keywords.

the whole squad are going back to Lome in Togo where a plane was sent late this morning after the managers right hand man passed away from his wounds,they(Togloese )are trying to get the other 3 teams in their group to boycott the tournament
http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves20 ... velud.html thats where i found my info (sorry for you none frog speakers)

the right way, is the cup should be cancelled now, it could happen again with another team, hope ad is back in manchester soon

ant london wrote:Where's this being reported mates?

I agree....they should be brought home, an absolute disgrace that Angola was even considered remotely suitable as a location to hold the tournament

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449978.stm

its being reported on the bbc, 3 deaths now as well

BBC now reporting a third has died (teams press guy). This thing should be fucking cancelled. Pull your finger out Blatter and use your power (cash) to stop it now, no football game is worth thre people dying over.

Robert wrote:

ant london wrote:Where's this being reported mates?

I agree....they should be brought home, an absolute disgrace that Angola was even considered remotely suitable as a location to hold the tournament

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449978.stm

its being reported on the bbc, 3 deaths now as well

Sky News just reported that a player has now also died.

Socrates wrote:

Robert wrote:

ant london wrote:Where's this being reported mates?

I agree....they should be brought home, an absolute disgrace that Angola was even considered remotely suitable as a location to hold the tournament

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449978.stm

its being reported on the bbc, 3 deaths now as well

Sky News just reported that a player has now also died.

Fuck. This is terrible. Obviously no life is worth more than another but if Ade had decided to sit somewhere else on that coach it could of been him. Something I am sure every plyer who got out that coach is thinking now.

Socrates wrote:

Robert wrote:

ant london wrote:Where's this being reported mates?

I agree....they should be brought home, an absolute disgrace that Angola was even considered remotely suitable as a location to hold the tournament

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449978.stm

its being reported on the bbc, 3 deaths now as well

Sky News just reported that a player has now also died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449502.stm

this link has some quotes from the players, it appears that the gunmen shot at the wrong bus initially otherwise.....

french_tony wrote:BBC now reporting a third has died (teams press guy). This thing should be fucking cancelled. Pull your finger out Blatter and use your power (cash) to stop it now, no football game is worth thre people dying over.

Can't help but wonder ....

In this country when a terrorist attack happens we, most of us, take the attitude that we mustn't encourage the terrorists by giving in to them and changing our way of life. And yet here we all are saying a major football tournament should be disrupted or even cancelled?

Don't attack me over the above, I'm just 'thinking out loud' so to speak - not sure I even agree with myself :-o

Kladze wrote:

french_tony wrote:BBC now reporting a third has died (teams press guy). This thing should be fucking cancelled. Pull your finger out Blatter and use your power (cash) to stop it now, no football game is worth thre people dying over.

Can't help but wonder ....

In this country when a terrorist attack happens we, most of us, take the attitude that we mustn't encourage the terrorists by giving in to them and changing our way of life. And yet here we all are saying a major football tournament should be disrupted or even cancelled?

Don't attack me over the above, I'm just 'thinking out loud' so to speak - not sure I even agree with myself :-o

I understand what you are saying and suppose I agree with you to an extend but when people's lives are at risk defiance is rather pointless.
The whole attack seemed very random and whose to stop it being Ghana, Ivory Coast or any other team next time. The country obviously isn't the most stable in the world.

Kladze wrote:

french_tony wrote:BBC now reporting a third has died (teams press guy). This thing should be fucking cancelled. Pull your finger out Blatter and use your power (cash) to stop it now, no football game is worth thre people dying over.

Can't help but wonder ....

In this country when a terrorist attack happens we, most of us, take the attitude that we mustn't encourage the terrorists by giving in to them and changing our way of life. And yet here we all are saying a major football tournament should be disrupted or even cancelled?

Don't attack me over the above, I'm just 'thinking out loud' so to speak - not sure I even agree with myself :-o

I agree with what you are saying kladze, we can't let terrorists win. Cancelling the tournament would be a victory to the scum who carried out this attack.