Yus, Thanks. I`m not surprised that the fans out there love him. He only had a short spell in Norwegian football, but had definitely made his mark in the game, and will not be easily forgotten. Good day. Regards, Omar. ----- Original Message ----- From: Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 5:58 PM Subject: Re: Attention Omar Drammeh (On Big Mamma) > Omar: > Mamadou Diallo, Big Mamma, as they call him here finished the season as the > top goal scorer and point scorer. He finished the season with 27 goals, one > goal short of the record set by Roy Lassiter a few years ago. His team, > Tampa Bay, made the play-offs but lost to LA. Mamadou scored two goals > against LA, but it was not enough to save his team. > > Mamadou is quite popular here. He endeared himself with the American crowd > during the all-star game when he was MVP and then in a post-game speech > called himself the Big Mamma that scores goals. All the newspaper sports > articles had Big Mamma headlines the next day in which they fondly described > this gentle giant and his journey from Senegal via Norway to the US. He is > also apparently roommate and close friend to teammate Carlos Valderrama. > > However, all is not rosy for Mamadou. During a game against the NY > Metrostars he collided with NY's goalie, Mike Amman, during an attempt to > retrieve a 50-50 ball. As you probably know, Diallo is a massive fella and > he is not called Big Mamma for nothing. Well, Amman suffered the brunt of the > collision and had to be hospitalized with broken ribs and a broken jaw, among > a few other injuries. NY players and fans were furious since they thought > that the collision was not accidental and Diallo had intent to injure. I > guess Mamadou was a bit traumatized by the incident but his attempts to visit > the injured goalie in hospital were rebuffed. In subsequent matches, NY > players wore undershirts labeled: "Crime of The Century." > > Oh well, I say screw those prejudiced New York players. Mamadou Diallo is > the top player in the league and well loved by most of the fans here. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------