Chelsea's next #2 keeper?

[adri]

well... :rolleyes:

the new coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo NT wants Chelsea youth keeper Yves Ma-Kalambay to play a full international next week!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4225927.stm

strange.

[Eddie26]

well... :rolleyes:

the new coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo NT wants Chelsea youth keeper Yves Ma-Kalambay to play a full international next week!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4225927.stm

strange.

LOL...Makalamby turned down the offer (so did 2 others). Though he is supposed to meet with the coaches in France (huh, why France??) next week to discuss before he makes his final decision.

[sanariot]

LOL...Makalamby turned down the offer (so did 2 others). Though he is supposed to meet with the coaches in France (huh, why France??) next week to discuss before he makes his final decision.

...Maybe this has something to do with it (Found elsewhere on the BBC site):

"In 1965 Mobutu seized power, later renaming the country Zaire and himself Mobutu Sese Seko. He turned Zaire into a springboard for operations against Soviet-backed Angola and thereby ensured US backing. But he also made Zaire synonymous with corruption.

After the Cold War, Zaire ceased to be of interest to the US. Thus, when in 1997 neighbouring Rwanda invaded it to flush out extremist Hutu militias, it gave a boost to the anti-Mobutu rebels, who quickly captured the capital, Kinshasa, installed Laurent Kabila as president and renamed the country DR Congo.

Nonetheless, DR Congo's troubles continued. A rift between Kabila and his former allies sparked a new rebellion, backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe took Kabila's side, turning the country into a vast battleground.

Despite coup attempts and sporadic violence, a fragile peace has held since the formal end of the war. But the Kinshasa government has no control over large parts of the country and tension remains high in the east."

Population: 54.4 million (UN, 2004)
Capital: Kinshasa
Area: 2.34m sq km (905,354 sq miles)
Major languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Major religions: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 41 years (men), 43 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Congolese franc = 100 centimes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1076399.stm

[sanariot]

Perhaps the DR Congo is not the safest place for a professional footballer to be?

[Eddie26]

Perhaps the DR Congo is not the safest place for a professional footballer?

Yeah either is Posh Spice's vagina.

[sanariot]

Yeah either is Posh Spice's vagina.

I don't know, Brooklyn's been in it...it's got a population of couple million...surely they can't all be wrong!

Then again, how many professional footballers come from Brooklyn? (I put it down to lack of emphasis on football in the US...but I digress...)

Point taken, my friend.

[Eddie26]

You going to Nevada Smiths for the Barca game?? I think I'll be there. How about you BridgeMonkee??

[sanariot]

You going to Nevada Smiths for the Barca game?? I think I'll be there. How about you BridgeMonkee??

I think I'll be there too. I got the NY Blues email...they want a big turnout, and I'm gonna do my part!

[nicephoras]

First game or second game?

[Eddie26]

First game or second game?

I'll be there for both. I'll be coming up for the first for the atmosphere and for the second I am on spring break and the game is on my birthday.

Will I finally be able to meet the famous Nicephoras. (It would be cool to have a mini Chelsea BigSoccer meetup. How about you Clan? It's not too far!)

[sanariot]

First game or second game?

First game, Feb 23.

[Riz]

If Clan goes, I'm going. ;)

[Eddie26]

If Clan goes, I'm going. ;)

That would be sweet. Me, Clan??, Nice, Astorian, Bridge, CFCinDC (anyone else I forgot??) along with the NY Blues. I'll have my singing voice on for that one.

[sanariot]

If Clan goes, I'm going. ;)Clanblue, Clanblue, Clanblue!

[BridgeMonkee]

You going to Nevada Smiths for the Barca game?? I think I'll be there. How about you BridgeMonkee??

Maybe. I'll have to check. I've been banned form their a few times now. The last one was a ban for life apparently. :o I'll check with the neats et al and see what the score is. Drink with moderation etc. Be good to see yer eddie, nice, Astorian, cfcfindc and maybe even his nibs Mr.Clan Blue himself?

[Eddie26]

Maybe. I'll have to check. I've been banned form their a few times now. The last one was a ban for life apparently. :o I'll check with the neats et al and see what the score is. Drink with moderation etc. Be good to see yer eddie, nice, Astorian, cfcfindc and maybe even his nibs Mr.Clan Blue himself?

Anyone else from NYC we are forgetting?

[gomez]

It would be cool to have a mini Chelsea BigSoccer meetup.


I guess I'll just be in my own little soccer-bubble here in the south. :rolleyes:

[sanariot]

Clanblue, Clanblue, Clanblue!

I feel so bad for this post...afterall, his missus might accuse us of "tapping him up!" (http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165413&page=1&pp=15) :D

[Eddie26]

I feel so bad for this post...afterall, his missus might accuse us of "tapping him up!" (http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165413&page=1&pp=15) :D

We should call up and say, "Mrs Clan, on Feb 23, can Clan come out and play?"

[yasik19]

all of you from the east coast, you suck. i hate you all. You all live so close by and i'm like in the ocean. Haven't met a Big Soccer fan who supports Chelsea from my area. :(