Bahraini players floating around Wellington PICS!!

Bahraini players floating around Wellington PICS!!

Just ran into 4 Bahraini players in town! No not literally and no I didn't go for the ankles.

The players included the right wing and well as the goal scorer in the dying moments of the deciding match against Saudi Arabia.

Really really nice guys and got a shirt signed from them too!!

Gosh I must be easy to win over as I now have a backup tam to support in 2010. While I totally want the AWs to do it, the alternaive wouldn't kill me.

Anyway heaps going on in town. Bahraini supporters drumming singing and dancing at one of the parks on Lambton Quay. Miles Davis live from 4Kings. What a city you guys have!

Pics tonight hopefully.

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ahmad2009-11-13 16:55:00

Move up here and you can watch the nix as well

ahmad - saw your banner over RYOS.  Looks great.  Shop still busy as.

Ahmad - you are the very definition of what Telfer calls "a football tragic".  You are awesome.

Yeah there are a few out and about enjoying the weather while they can.

Lol, saw a couple when I was heading to indoor and asked if they wanted a game. They said no   but we won anyway. They were nice guys too. Had a chat crossing the road.

Might pop down to have a look in a mo.

might go for a quick wonder too...

Don't let them cloud our judgement lads... they can be nice blokes on Sunday 

Man I have never had any interest in "celebs" and women's mags but man I fell head over heels for these guys. Really top chaps and my son enjoyed holding hands with one of them right to the hotel.

Big Bahraini contingent was at mosque at Kilbirnie for Friday prayer. Plenty of people in white (only we wore AW tops though) but found out those sheiks in white with black headpieces were part of the contingent!!

Asked the general secretary for an invite to training but was told closed session tonight. Fair enough. He tried to tell me last night was an open session!!!!!

Haven't seen any AWs around and got up here too late for their training sessions :(

about to fly to wellington via christchurch cant wait

Might be a little choppie coming in Tomrewi. Pilot will be used to it 

Reminder - please don't be shy. Come over and say hi when you see the Bahrain's pain banner at the festival of football tomorrow at Queen's Wharf! See you there!!

And expect heaps of 3 News coverage tonight. You might see me too. And Stefan and (sorry don't know how to spell your name and don't want to screw it up) should be on too! 3 News reporter wearing Bahraini shirt (!).

They have been following me around today. Saw them when we met th players. Then on Lambton Quay at Bahraini cultural demonstration. Then they even went out to the mosque.

I am sure you guys will appreciate the 3 News effort.

Just call him EG Ahmad.  It's easier.

OMFG!!!!

Coul it get any better than this??????


Just bumped into Ricky!!!! (Dont worry he's ok!!)

I'll appreciate the Bahraini players tomorrow at about 10. Hopefully not 10.30.

Until then in my mind they are the enemy and shall be treated as such.

Comrades, no fraternizing with the enemy !!

Dude, you bring a new fascist element to YellowFever. Its cool, it mixes things up a bit!   

Comrade is communist Torne, not fascist.

99.5 out of 10

Room for improvement:
- I said a TWO hour delay to allow me to arrive simultaneously with the team, not a ONE hour delay
- Pig headed security. He was a NZer so I guess we have to shoulder some of the responsibility.

Oh dear.

Pics!!

Tallest guy is the reason we are playing a team in red, not green


Walking downtown in Wellington


Friday prayer at the mosque


RICKY!!! Fitting finish to the day - if you believe in omens this might suggest a barrage from the Bahraini team for 80 minutes only for Ricky to steal it out of the bag in injury time? Saves me taking my shirt off too! (though one of Ricky's mates suggested I wear a jumper or I might catch a cold - I told him we are built tougher in the deep south).

Level One History fail.

If you look at his other comments though, you will get it.
There is the chance that I'm still completely wrong and it is communism though.

Is that Feverish doing his prayers in the mosque...

read the title all wrong - thought some of them had done a lemming-like harbour jump

Great pictures, Ahmad, you are struggling
The second player from the right, Ismail Abdullatif, remember him for many years.
This player have the goal of qualifying against Saudi Arabia
Will be the trump card against New Zealand 

Txt to Suzy @ Intercontinental: OK his name is Ismail. Two servings of milk please.

hhhhhhhh   Nice

Bahrain will your supporters be bringing there musical instruments to the stadium?

I think so, certainly there will be drums

I wonder about this too. Cos 3 News says they brought over specialist musicians but someone said drums are banned under some rules either of stadium and/or FIFA?

drums are banned under stadium rules

No  Ahmed, FIFA did not oppose that, and you can see the music in the world championship under 17 years today.
But perhaps the stadium laws prevent that

great pics ahmad!

lucky man today

And what about that air horn at the nix matches recently (or is that not an instrument)?

Will take my ukelele tomorrow to test the rules.