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Fans stripped of J'can flags in Mexico
HOWARD WALKER @ the MEN’S UNDER-17 WORLD CUP IN MEXICO
Thursday, June 23, 2011
MONTERREY, Mexico — The over 30 Jamaican fans who are here in Mexico supporting the young Reggae Boyz, were extremely peeved following Tuesday match against Argentina when their national flags were confiscated by officials.
"Me vex man," said Wright, the father of Under-17 striker Jason Wright. "We hold out the flag and during the anthem, them come waan tek it wey. Mi affi say 'no man, the anthem a play'."
"Anyway them say no flags. I don't know why and tek way wi flags," said Wright.
The fans are supporting the Young Reggae Boyz's quest for World Cup glory following a 10-year absence from the global event.
Wright is here with at least seven persons, including Jason's brother Ricardo, uncle Theo and friends — all from the Grant's Pen area of
St Andrew.
Then there Patrick Palmer Snr, the father of Patrick Palmer; Shawn Lawson's family from Canada, including father Jimmy Lawson, the former Jamaica and Thunderbolt player, mother Colleen and his sister.
The parents of captain Omar Holness, Duke and Suzanna Holness, are also here, along with Troy Moo Penn's
father, Tyrone.
Youth co-ordinator, Coach Patrick "Jackie" Walters and several more Jamaican fans are here in Monterrey to support the team.
The small Jamaican delegation was spread across two hotels called Mission Hotel and Comfort Inn, approximately 10 minutes away from the team's Presidente Intercontinental Hotel.
Following each match, they gather at the Intercontinental Hotel to offer their support to the team and advice for Wendell Downswell and his coaching staff.
The 30-odd-strong Jamaican aggregation was a tiny dot among the 8,000 crowd, but their voices were certainly heard and their presence felt.
Once they are in the Jamaican colours, they become instant celebrities
as fans take the opportunity to take pictures with them and in some cases, ask for autographs.
The Jamaicans are certainly a hit in Mexico and the players are constantly cheered, while boos have echoed for their opponents Argentina from day one.
The cheers might be because of Jamaica's underdog status, compared to Argentina, France and arguably the best team in the group, Japan.
The Jamaicans, meanwhile, are revelling in the adulations of the fans.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1Q6grJIWI
HOWARD WALKER @ the MEN’S UNDER-17 WORLD CUP IN MEXICO
Thursday, June 23, 2011
MONTERREY, Mexico — The over 30 Jamaican fans who are here in Mexico supporting the young Reggae Boyz, were extremely peeved following Tuesday match against Argentina when their national flags were confiscated by officials.
"Me vex man," said Wright, the father of Under-17 striker Jason Wright. "We hold out the flag and during the anthem, them come waan tek it wey. Mi affi say 'no man, the anthem a play'."
"Anyway them say no flags. I don't know why and tek way wi flags," said Wright.
The fans are supporting the Young Reggae Boyz's quest for World Cup glory following a 10-year absence from the global event.
Wright is here with at least seven persons, including Jason's brother Ricardo, uncle Theo and friends — all from the Grant's Pen area of
St Andrew.
Then there Patrick Palmer Snr, the father of Patrick Palmer; Shawn Lawson's family from Canada, including father Jimmy Lawson, the former Jamaica and Thunderbolt player, mother Colleen and his sister.
The parents of captain Omar Holness, Duke and Suzanna Holness, are also here, along with Troy Moo Penn's
father, Tyrone.
Youth co-ordinator, Coach Patrick "Jackie" Walters and several more Jamaican fans are here in Monterrey to support the team.
The small Jamaican delegation was spread across two hotels called Mission Hotel and Comfort Inn, approximately 10 minutes away from the team's Presidente Intercontinental Hotel.
Following each match, they gather at the Intercontinental Hotel to offer their support to the team and advice for Wendell Downswell and his coaching staff.
The 30-odd-strong Jamaican aggregation was a tiny dot among the 8,000 crowd, but their voices were certainly heard and their presence felt.
Once they are in the Jamaican colours, they become instant celebrities
as fans take the opportunity to take pictures with them and in some cases, ask for autographs.
The Jamaicans are certainly a hit in Mexico and the players are constantly cheered, while boos have echoed for their opponents Argentina from day one.
The cheers might be because of Jamaica's underdog status, compared to Argentina, France and arguably the best team in the group, Japan.
The Jamaicans, meanwhile, are revelling in the adulations of the fans.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1Q6grJIWI
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