Another disappointment for Bluenoses!

[Portly]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/06/26/everton-fc-fans-furious-over-cancelled-ghana-trip-100252-23987900/

HUNDREDS of Everton fans planning to follow the club to Ghana next month will lose around £600 each after the game was cancelled.

The Blues had been due to line up against sub-Saharan opposition for the first time as part of their pre season training preparations.

But the plans were abandoned after the Ghana FA moved a domestic cup game to clash with their fixture.

With flights at around £350, £50 for visas, and more than £130 just for malaria and yellow fever jabs the hundreds of fans who were already booking their trips can expect to lose well over £500 each.

I wonder if "hundreds of fans" is an exaggeration. Kumasi is up-country and quite a journey to get to.

 

[Vlads Quiff]

[quote author=Portly link=topic=34406.msg896073#msg896073 date=1246061399]
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/06/26/everton-fc-fans-furious-over-cancelled-ghana-trip-100252-23987900/

HUNDREDS of Everton fans planning to follow the club to Ghana next month will lose around £600 each after the game was cancelled.

The Blues had been due to line up against sub-Saharan opposition for the first time as part of their pre season training preparations.

But the plans were abandoned after the Ghana FA moved a domestic cup game to clash with their fixture.

With flights at around £350, £50 for visas, and more than £130 just for malaria and yellow fever jabs the hundreds of fans who were already booking their trips can expect to lose well over £500 each.

I wonder if "hundreds of fans" is an exaggeration. Kumasi is up-country and quite a journey to get to.
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I expect they feel even bigger pricks now

regards

 

[Portly]

Ha ha! As far as I am aware, there isn't a jab for malaria. You have to take prophylactic tablets to try to keep the bug at bay.

 

[darkstarexodus]

[quote author=Portly link=topic=34406.msg896081#msg896081 date=1246062384]
Ha ha! As far as I am aware, there isn't a jab for malaria. You have to take prophylactic tablets to try to keep the bug at bay.
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Correct, to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Delinquent]

[quote author=Portly link=topic=34406.msg896081#msg896081 date=1246062384]
Ha ha! As far as I am aware, there isn't a jab for malaria. You have to take prophylactic tablets to try to keep the bug at bay.
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That's true. And the £130 estimate is way off too. You could get the Yellow fever jab for around £40 and malaria tablets for a few days would be peanuts - provided you don't opt for Malarone, and even then it's hardly going to break the bank.

 

[rage]

Bollocks story. Malaria tablets r a tenner at most and the yellow fever jab 30. Nice country though. Spent an afternoon with the psycho former dictator last time I was over.

I'd speak to JJ for em to shift the game back if there was any real chance of a few f them cunts catching a disease.

 

[Judge Jules]

I'd love to help but I'm not sure what I can do. 😉

 

[Portly]

Nice country though. Spent an afternoon with the psycho former dictator last time I was over.

Would that be Jerry Rawlings? That must have been an interesting encounter! Rawlings' father was Scottish. I thought that as a dictator he did a pretty good job, although during the few weeks I spent working in Ghana, I found that some of his methods were a bit reminiscent of Fidel Castro!

I really enjoyed my time in Ghana and found the Ghanaian people very friendly and pleasant to deal with.

 

[Judge Jules]

Idi Amin has Scottish blood too, though less of it and further back.

It's all the Jockoes' fault.

 

[rage]

[quote author=Portly link=topic=34406.msg896401#msg896401 date=1246136486]

Nice country though. Spent an afternoon with the psycho former dictator last time I was over.

Would that be Jerry Rawlings? That must have been an interesting encounter! Rawlings' father was Scottish. I thought that as a dictator he did a pretty good job, although during the few weeks I spent working in Ghana, I found that some of his methods were a bit reminiscent of Fidel Castro!

I really enjoyed my time in Ghana and found the Ghanaian people very friendly and pleasant to deal with.
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yea i spent an afternoon with his wife, youngest daughter pet rat dog and some senior minister as his party had recently got back in. the man is mad and still living in the past. we were talking about the power of forgiveness - he told me of the satisfaction of vengeance and how he sacrificed many of his friends to 'save the nation'.

it was as strange a meeting as i'd ever had. he clearly feels let down by britain, especially because of his scottish parentage but in his eyes i was ok as he saw me as indian.

huge man and immense presence