1.18.2005

What would happen if....

I saw this article on TSN.ca;

Angry soccer fans kill goalkeeper

Associated Press

1/18/2005

COTONOU, Benin (AP) - A teenage goalkeeper for Benin's national youth soccer team was killed by angry fans after a loss to Nigeria in a weekend match, officials said Tuesday.
Samiou Yessoufou, 18, died Monday from injuries suffered when he was attacked a day earlier near his hotel in Benin's largest city, Cotonou, said Issa Hayatou, chief of the African Football Confederation.
Newspaper reports said Yessoufou was stabbed by angry fans after Nigeria defeated Benin 3-0 Saturday during the African Youth Football Championship.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed his condolences.
''It was with utter horror and sadness that I learned of the death . . . in circumstances which, if the latest reports are true, beggar belief,'' Blatter said in a statement. ''The death of your young player is a tragedy which horrifies the entire football world.''
Benin is located in western Africa, between Togo and Nigeria.

I started thinking what would happen if there was ever a soccer lockout. I'm sure the fans would go nuts, almost as nuts as Joel is in the early mornings after a long shift at Rolf's. There would be rapes, pillaging and total anarchy. Just like at Rolf's. I don't know how many times Joel's been raped.

Anyhow, it's a shame we didn't have the same type of fans over here during the NHL labour dispute. It'd be over by now. A long time ago. We'd be watching hockey on TV, or we'd have killed all the players by now.