Alhassan Al Bangura - Watford player facing deportation from the UK - petition

[tomysupercup]

Not sure if this has been on here already. Apologies if this is the case.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2217368,00.html

GloryHorns.co.uk have a petition here, it takes 1 minute to sign it -

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-al-bangura

 

[Springal]

get the illegal out of our country!

 

[fatbadger]

get the illegal out of our country!

He's not an illegal immigrant. His current status is an asylum seeker refused permission to stay, subject to appeal. There's nothing illegal about that.

 

[Rangdo]

Not sure if this has been on here already. Apologies if this is the case.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2217368,00.html

GloryHorns.co.uk have a petition here, it takes 1 minute to sign it -

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-al-bangura

Or we could let the system deal with the issue same as everyone else. Why should he get special treatment? Because he's a professional footballer? Give me a break.

 

[Grendel]

Bangura escaped trafficking, witchcraft and threats to mutilate him in Sierra Leone before he found success at football in the UK.

I can't help but feel he'd have a stronger case if he left the whole witchcraft thing out of it.

 

[The Wookiee]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7111120.stm

Looks like he is off !!

 

[Dave the OAP]

wonder what his "profile" says

He is from Sierra Leone...which is in Africa...where there are muslims...therefore he is a terrorist......

what do you recon biggully?

 

[pasty]

Or we could let the system deal with the issue same as everyone else. Why should he get special treatment? Because he's a professional footballer? Give me a break.

Agreed. It always baffles, and slightly annoys me how "situation x" can get more publicity and public interest than "situation y", when they are just the same. I don't know for sure, but I would imagine he is not the only asylum seeker in this country from Sierra Leone - what about the others ?

 

[Horsham Gull]

hes only scored one goal since 2005

 

[Ernest]

wonder what his "profile" says

He is from Sierra Leone...which is in Africa...where there are muslims...therefore he is a terrorist......

what do you recon biggully?

Guantamo Bay United then

 

[The Wookiee]

Taken from another site:

Lets get some facts here.

1) The War in Sierra Leone finished in 2002.
2) He fled here in 2003.
3) He fled here as an illegal immigrant
4) His "girlfriend" is from Sierra Leone
5) She is also an illegal immigrant and now has a baby!!!!
6) Sierra Leone is a 'white list' country, ie it is a country from which it is not possible to claim asylum because the government there does not practise persecution.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

"But the problems of poverty, tribal rivalry and official corruption that caused the war are far from over. " Taken from the BBC website....I would suggest the civil way is not over fully.

 

[Eggmundo]

hes only scored one goal since 2005

Quick, sign him up.

Reminds me of Ifijagawaga or whatever his name was during the Adams days? Scored at Barnet and never appeared again as he was an illegal.
Or did I dream it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

No, that crook Fashanu brought him over. I think he had a marriage of convenience and was slung out. Was that the game were it pissed hard all day?

 

[Eggmundo]

Yes. Brother reckons he is in Adams' loft.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Don't you just love this country?here we have a lad who is working hard in his chosen profession,paying his way and his taxes and our wonderful government wants to deport him,
VOTE LABOUR.