tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post4831602803450352343..comments2024-03-21T06:33:44.760-04:00Comments on PLFantasy: African Cup of NationsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-44261059508098891722010-01-12T11:22:55.240-05:002010-01-12T11:22:55.240-05:00Agreed David. I actually picked up Kuszczak as we...Agreed David. I actually picked up Kuszczak as well considering the fixtures. Risky with their back line being depleted, but their opponents are pretty weak.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748776904967289622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-77974092111433455052010-01-12T11:02:11.652-05:002010-01-12T11:02:11.652-05:00OMG, just saw the bolton/arsenal delayed game has ...OMG, just saw the bolton/arsenal delayed game has been rescheduled for this gw. so it's ars-bol, bol-ars double. ridiculous! glad I kept arshavin, fab, cahill. Not mention valencia and rooney for the utd double.<br /><br />It's time to cash in on the snow.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901520929291723068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-55440673719749249032010-01-10T15:01:04.397-05:002010-01-10T15:01:04.397-05:00Once again Wenger is the shining example when it c...Once again Wenger is the shining example when it comes to common sense. <br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/10/arsene-wenger-questions-motivation-african<br /><br />The motivation for managers like Phil Brown is for their own team, not the 'safety' of players.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-84165914104981053032010-01-09T18:05:28.746-05:002010-01-09T18:05:28.746-05:00Yeh I figure I will use the same caution as I woul...Yeh I figure I will use the same caution as I would in any foreign city I am unfamiliar with. My girlfriends parents live across the border from Detroit and I wouldnt wander round some areas there with my iPod and tourist map. But, Detroit has some awesome sights too.<br />I think a major event in SA is just too good to miss. I love the culture and the sights and I am convinced it will be a huge success for football and the country.<br /><br />Not sure about the security - perhaps David could tell you more. Either way I think both of you are right - be smart and you'll be fine.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-34140596197817261402010-01-09T14:32:07.764-05:002010-01-09T14:32:07.764-05:00Interesting you posted this article today because ...Interesting you posted this article today because just yesterday I had a conversation about the safety of South Africa with one of my friends (totally unrelated to the Togo bus attack). The stat that SA is 2nd in the world in muder rates (only behind Columbia) caught my attention.<br /><br />I have every intention of making my way to SA and am somewhat committed after buying plane and game tikets to 4 games. So, I did some fairly extensive research and what I concluded is to use your brain and not be a dumbass. Exactly as Dvid said, you shouldn't be walking by yourself or even with a small group after dark and/or in sketchy areas.<br /><br />I would like to ask though, has anyone heard specifically what SA is doing for security? How ramped up is it going to be? I read somewhere that they are bringing in some outside security agencies and even the military will be involved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397568190727590200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-23661015173254663322010-01-09T10:12:01.054-05:002010-01-09T10:12:01.054-05:00Well said David. I wish we had more people like yo...Well said David. I wish we had more people like yourself here in England to speak out in favour of the world cup in South Africa. I really want to attend what will be a great event and incidents like this will have no bearing on my decision. Thanks for contributing.<br /><br />People should also remember that a bomb went off in Atlanta on the eve of the '96 Olympics but no one was as concerned then. No athletics coach asking for his hurdler to be sent home. The hypocrisy is outrageous.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-33139278401066214382010-01-09T09:53:48.777-05:002010-01-09T09:53:48.777-05:00As a real-life, walking, talking south african mys...As a real-life, walking, talking south african myself i can tell you that our country is part of "darkest africa" largely by name only and anyone who wants to imply otherwise is as ignorant as Franck Ribery looks like Quasimodo. We have tarred roads and airports and corn flakes and bikinis and Terry Paine on SuperSport. Urban South Africa is a first world country. <br /><br />South Africa is politically stable and the only threat at the world cup is terrorism and, to be honest, the british are pretty crap at preventing that themselves anyway. i guarantee the only high profile victim of crime during the WC will be a stupid brazilian tourist who gets mugged by a gang of nigerians because he was walking along the durban beachfront at 1am playing with his i-phone.<br /><br />The world cup is going to be awesome and the world will know how far we've come since apartheid.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901520929291723068noreply@blogger.com