FC GOA'S LOSS YESTERDAY

Yesterday’s (04.10.16) victory of North East United FC at Guwahati, over FC Goa was the deserving victory  for the winners and deserving loss for the Goans.  No doubt both the teams played a mediocre soccer yet it generated some excitement in the game played by the Northerners especially with the vociferous support for them of the 28000 home spectators in the stadium which was the fantastic evidence documenting the rise of soccer interest in India especially among the youth.  Hope this trend will move higher and higher.

With the exception of one Goan lad Mandar Desai, I could not feel any spirited  move by any of our  forwards, he even at moments rushed to defend his citadel as a token of helping hand to his defense colleagues and  custodian who made a big blunder in receiving the first silly goal.  This guy Kattimani proved to be an irresponsible goalkeeper in front of the seasoned opponent Emiliano Alfaro who is on constant prowl to grab any given opportunity.  His second goal thru the legs of Kattimani was just a class by itself where again a blunder on the part of our keeper to allow the ball pass thru his legs.  And on top of it he blames his defenders in an irritating gestures.

This Goan team was sent to Brazil  on the advice of Coach Zico to get an advanced training but ultimately what is the result? Inspite of enormous amount of money spent in coaching in Brazil, I don’t find our team is worth admiring. Sinful Casino money will never give blessings and time alone will justify my statement.  True sons of Goa, Salgaocar and Dempo both were sidestepped from managing Goan team to make place for a non-Goan Modi not to promote Goan soccer but thru FC Goa to promote Deltin Casino business and for Goans to accept Casino business in Goa.  According to my information, Nita Ambani is responsible for bringing in Modi and those who are going to raise black flags and boo Ambani during her next visit to Fatorda Stadium, I support them. 

This Goan team does not represent Goa when most of the  players are non-Goans.  Present FC Goa will never encourage Goan youth to embrace soccer with its anti-Goan policy.

A.Veronica Fernandes. 

THE NEW BOOK "THE TALLEST MAN OF GOA" ON FR. BISMARQUE DIAS.

THE TALLEST MAN IN GOA.

It is a book on the late Fr. Bismarque Dias, written by Sudeep Dalvi and it is going to be released on Gandhi Jayanti Day,  i.e. on 2^nd October 2016 in Panjim at Institute Menezes Bragnza Hall, next to Police Station, at 4.30 PM.  Since Fr. Bishmarque is a great follower of Gandhian principles, it is going to be just right for the author to release this book on this date. The book is priced at Rs.150/-

According to the author Sudeep Dalvi, it is a well researched book on his guru giving lot of information  so far not disclosed elsewhere by anyone on the life and death of Fr. Bismarque Dias.

This book is going to be released thru the hands of the renowned environmentalist and activist Claude Alvares who is also involved like Fr. Bismarque Dias in protecting the nature. 

To print and to publish this book, Sudeep Dalvi must have spent lot of money from his own pocket.  Since Fr. Bismarque is a man  who fought for Goan causes and died for the same, it is now our duty as Goans  to support the author of this book by purchasing this book so that the author recovers his expenses and what extra he gets he, as promised, utilizes for funding the ongoing case in the court to get justice to Fr. Bismarque.

While alive and in death, people used Fr. Bismarque and his name to get them benefits, especially Tiatrists to sing songs on him to get popularity and money too.  It is time now for all of them to come for the book release function and purchase this book.  The Tiatro “QUESTIONMARK" became a hit only because of the incident shown on Fr. Bismarque.  It would have been nice on the part of Francis de Tuem  if he stages one Show in aid of Fr. Bismarque fund to finance the court case which cost lot of money.

While concluding, I wish Sudeep Dalvi  all success.      

     

A.Veronica Fernandes.

JUDGEMENT OF SCARLETT MURDER CASE.

The judgement on the murder of British young girl of 15, Scarlett at Anjuna 8 years back, was finally delivered 4 days back and both the accused in this murder case were acquitted. With this acquittal, one more murder was committed on the justice in Goa. The question now comes to my mind is this:  Who then is responsible for drugging – sexually abusing and killing Scarlett? Is this the way to give proper justice in Goa? Thru this unjust judgement more and more murderers will move forward to commit more and more such heinous murders because they will come out Scott free due to our faulty investigation and weak judiciary. If both the accused were innocent then why in the first place were they arrested? Without fire there is no smoke.

Are our beaches become so dangerous for tourists to move freely?

Gone were the days when our beaches from Candolim to Anjuna were a mode of promenade even in the nights, not only for the males but for females too. I still remember in early sixties when Hippies first time landed in Candolim, they were freely moving from one end to the other, males and females,  semi nude without any fear of oglers and molesters because those were the glorious days of traditional Goan tourism.

When Scarlett was killed many foreigners in Kuwait asked me, “are your golden beaches so dangerous for tourists to come to Goa?” Because of Scarlett case many foreigners stopped coming to Goa thereby affecting the economic growth of Goan tourism.  I am certain that gradually the sinful Goan tourism industry will collapse as it happened elsewhere and many among those solely depended on this industry will fall on the road. 

Those who delivered the judgement on Scarlett’s murder and those who investigated this case should feel guilty for not doing their jobs properly because of which the guilty were left scott free thus making a mockery of our judiciary.

May the young soul of young Scarlett rest in peace and may God give her mother courage to bear this colossal loss and also courage to accept the faulty judgment.

A.Veronica Fernandes.