Culled from Allafrica. Come on OB, 30 years before this idiot came to the scene Newetan was played in up country and it never impacted their farming. Besides, who is farming and feeding the people in up country? Certainly, it is neither yourself nor the village idiot. How can you then, in good conscience, piggyback on Yaya's stupidity to ridicule yourself? Why is it that these senior citizens are holding the fort for the village idiot? Be a sycophant if you must, but be sure that you are going to embarrass your kids in the process, for we will highlight your sycophancy. You want to help people up country, tell the idiot to pay the farmers for the past 3 years and counting. It is a tragedy to see folks old enough to be Yaya's grandfather to stoop so low to peddle his garbage. However, let it be perfectly clear to all and sundry that sycophants are going to be taken to task, regardless of age. If some of our country folk are old enough to play the fool, then we have no problem being young enough to straighten them, even if that means embarrassing their kids. It is a tragedy to see someone who has contributed so much of his time and resources in the game of football only to end up for whatever reason, to help an idiot abuse the youths of the game, as long as his (OB) grandkids in and around Banjul can play football. A very sorry state indeed. Please read on. Ob Conateh Warms to Jammeh's Nawettan Shift The Independent (Banjul) February 17, 2003 Posted to the web February 17, 2003 Chelsea Banjul An undisputed heavyweight in Gambian football circles, Alhagie O.B Conateh, has backed President Jammeh's move to shift Nawettan in the countryside to the dry season, haling it a 'positive move'. Talking to Independent Sports, the Honorary Life President of the GFA emphasized that Jammeh's move is a challenge to the youths in the provinces. 'It is convenient for us in the Greater Banjul Area to play Nawettan as we don't have farms' he pointed out. The provinces, he went on, took part in the Nawettan not knowing the implications 'which would affect their farms. In short, what the President is telling them is to make use of what is available to them-the land and the tractors.' Conateh urged the youths to seriously heed Jammeh's call. 'In the rainy season, they can farm and earn money to sustain themselves. In the dry season, they can form committees, kafoos and use the money they have earned to buy kits for the Noran' he explained. He tagged the President Jammeh's move as a 'God sent thing. He did this to propel the economy forward and also make the youths to be independent. Farming is the most lucrative occupation in the world and should be taken seriously.' Conateh, who is actively involved in the upheaval of youth and sports, appealed to the youths to take action. 'The rains will soon be here and it would be immensely beneficial for them to take use of this opportunity.' _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~