Evidently, it seems that he is trying to distance himself from Gaddaffi (and who wouldn't want to do that?) - although I would be interested to find out who these corporate sponsors are.
This gets stranger and stranger - is this actually a Canadian plot to wind up Americans ahead of their big day in Texas in 2012? BP Villeneuve Racing, based out of Tripoli - I can see it now...
"will you stop him playing tennis then?", referring to Montoya's famous shoulder injury, to which Whitmarsh replied "well, it's very difficult to play tennis on a motorbike"
From the sounds of things, Gaddafi Jnr. seems to be pretty respectable. His father has given up his anti-Western sentiment - he turned all Libya's weapons of mass destruction over to the UN a few years ago, surprising everyone - and he himself is apparently involved in football clubs and big business. If he were anyone other than the Colonel's son, it wouldn't be an issue.
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
Captain Hammer wrote:If he were anyone other than the Colonel's son, it wouldn't be an issue.
err, but he is... I don't think you can distance him from his past that easily!
"will you stop him playing tennis then?", referring to Montoya's famous shoulder injury, to which Whitmarsh replied "well, it's very difficult to play tennis on a motorbike"
noisebox wrote:err, but he is... I don't think you can distance him from his past that easily!
If Gaddafi Jnr. was simply a guy born in West Ham and had no connection to the Colonel, people wouldn't be making a big deal out of this. For all we know, Gaddafi Jnr. is nothing like his father, and tainted only by his name.
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
noisebox wrote:err, but he is... I don't think you can distance him from his past that easily!
If Gaddafi Jnr. was simply a guy born in West Ham and had no connection to the Colonel, people wouldn't be making a big deal out of this. For all we know, Gaddafi Jnr. is nothing like his father, and tainted only by his name.
Well, if just simply a guy born in West Ham he woudln't have had Colonel Gaddafi as a likely influence on his life, upbringing, and world outlook would he? But because he's not simply a guy and he is Colonel Gaddafi's son well... the rest fills in itself, doesn't it?
According to one report yesterday, Gaddafi Jr has been touting himself to a No. of top-line football clubs, most notably Sampdoria, booking himself (& huge entourage) into hotels & leaving a trail of unpaid bills which the local Libyan Embassies have refused to pay as they are without remit from "home". So perhaps it is just as well that JV is apparently not going that route. Though the reject value could be hugely increased.
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DemocalypseNow wrote: when eagleash of all people says you've gone too far about something you just know that's when to apply the brakes and do a U-turn.
Its a good job Dubya isnt in the White House today or we'd have the FIA offices stormed by the Green Berets (who aren't as tough as the SAS but there you have it)
"Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines." -Enzo Ferrari
Waris wrote:Gheddafi actually played some football matches. Maybe he's trying to get a seat in the car now?
Oh man, I wish they would just let all those teams in, there would be so much reject awesome.
I'm not sure if he ever actually played - I know he signed for a couple of Serie A clubs but I don't think he ever actually played. He was apparently truly terrible, an Ali Dia type who only got signed because of the Italian penchant to suck to up to those in authority.
Waris wrote:Gheddafi actually played some football matches. Maybe he's trying to get a seat in the car now?
Oh man, I wish they would just let all those teams in, there would be so much reject awesome.
I'm not sure if he ever actually played - I know he signed for a couple of Serie A clubs but I don't think he ever actually played. He was apparently truly terrible, an Ali Dia type who only got signed because of the Italian penchant to suck to up to those in authority.
There were also a few allegations about him being caught using performance enhancing drugs as well, which might be another reason why he hasn't actually played that much (I think that he was brought on once for token appearance, with only a few minutes on the clock). Either way, the likelihood that Gaddaffi Jr. woulddo what he has done best, and try to do a runner without paying, is quite high.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
Enforcer wrote:Well, if just simply a guy born in West Ham he woudln't have had Colonel Gaddafi as a likely influence on his life, upbringing, and world outlook would he? But because he's not simply a guy and he is Colonel Gaddafi's son well... the rest fills in itself, doesn't it?
No, I mean that if everything else about him was the same except for his name, then no-one would be making a fuss about it. The Colonel might have been a bad guy (who seems to have reformed slightly), but where is it written that the apple must always fall close to the tree?
Henrique wrote:Partnership confirmed. He's really gonna do this.
I read that the same way you might read "He just put a single bullet in the chamber and spun it. He's really gonna do this."
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
Gheddafi Jr played ten minutes for Perugia, in a Serie A match against Juventus.
..I'm the member number 666 on this forum... I'm doomed to rejectdom "Giovanni Lavaggi Draiver is a big, bigger than people think" (Giancarlo Minardi, on his former driver Giovanni Lavaggi)
LucaPacchiarini wrote:Gheddafi Jr played ten minutes for Perugia, in a Serie A match against Juventus.
Does that make him a Football Reject?
It would be almost impossible to judge how you become a reject - what are the criteria for rejectdom in football??? Admittedly if this ever came to pass Gaddafi Jr would be first in line.
Perugia would be a good candidate for a reject club too, as they went through a period of signing every gimmick going. And for seemingly no reason whatsoever, buying a young Jay Bothroyd.
jackanderton wrote:Perugia would be a good candidate for a reject club too, as they went through a period of signing every gimmick going. And for seemingly no reason whatsoever, buying a young Jay Bothroyd.
I'd have Bothroyd down for reject, he was crap for Blackburn
Waris wrote:Mention football on an F1 forum, and it turns into a football forum...
Go Seahawks!
Sorry, I think you maybe misheard Waris.
She said FOOTBALL, not Handegg.
Comprende?
I'm sorry, but when I have a Scotsman talking football, I can only think of:
Everybody knows Scotland lost touch with football when the NFL Europe's Scottish Claymores moved to Hamburg. Ah, 1996... Yo Murphy, Sean LaChapelle, and Scott McCready. That was a batch of wide receivers!
Nissanymania! Friday has never been the same since.
coops wrote:This forum just gets weirder. Apologies to any newbies who wished to enter into a lively discussion regarding Villeneuve Racing.
All we got is swimming horses.
Well, I might have got used to some of the quirks on this forum, but even I have no idea why a discussion of Villeneuve Racing has now turned into a thread about swimming horses...
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
coops wrote:This forum just gets weirder. Apologies to any newbies who wished to enter into a lively discussion regarding Villeneuve Racing.
All we got is swimming horses.
Well, I might have got used to some of the quirks on this forum, but even I have no idea why a discussion of Villeneuve Racing has now turned into a thread about swimming horses...
What's the difference. They're one and the same...
