Folks Documentary on Biri! I can't asked for more. Biri is a true legend. I hope people have not forgotten that this man played football for 28 years. People like Saul Njie, Silas Jones, Bora Mboge and Remi Joiner could be useful here. I still remember how they conducted the football commentaries at BOX BAR STADIUM. Just a thought Sanusi -- Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Jow, I second your nomination. As much as I tease > him, this time I am > serious. He spent a fortune to come and serve his > country and I could not > understand for my life why the powers that be at > time treated him with such > disrespect. Being vocal with that bunch was meted > with very nasty tactics, > as folks like Biri, Essa Fye, myself, and a few > renegades encountered > numerous times. The greatest thing the Mafia did > for me was to suspend me > indefinitely from divisional sports. I stand by my > words, Coach Oberman did > not know diddle about coaching and he cost us the > Zone II trophy. You > select your line up based on talent and not the > buddy system. My boycott > of the squad earned me early retirement from the > game but I did not regret > my stance one bit. Right is right, even if few > people support it, and wrong > is wrong, even if most of the people support it. > This tribute to Biri is > delayed, but nonetheless, fitting. The truth, no > matter how long it's > buried, shall rise up and be acknowledged. There is > hope after all. > > Chi Jaama > > Joe Sambou > > > >From: Y C Jow <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Alhagi 'Biri Biri' Njie : Soccer > Genius And Legend > >Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:51:15 EST > > > >Malik and Joe: > >Thanks for the memories. > > > >I remember those Box Bar days, especially the ant > infested area directly > >across from the main stands. If there was anything > that discouraged me for > >hanging in the cheap section, it was those > dastardly ants. However, like > >true soccer fans, we braved the ant menace out > there just to watch the > >games. > > > >Also, come to think of it, I never really > considered that Biri was already > >in > >his 30s during the Zone II tourney. This makes his > heroics during the > >tourney and after all the more remarkable. By the > time he retired, he was > >almost 40 and still going strong. > > > >I think it would be apt for some buddding Gambian > film student or GRTS to > >actually make a documentary on the life of the > greatest Gambian player > >ever. > >(No pun intended, Joe). :) > > > >Yus > > > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface > >at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >To contact the List Management, please send an > e-mail to: > >[log in to unmask] > > > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface > at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > To contact the List Management, please send an > e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>