Laurent Robert in plane security scare

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http://www.nufc.co.uk/99_00/news/020227a.htm

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

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Wonder what happened?!?!

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

Maybe had his mobile on in his bag or something?

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

where is Dougal when she's needed ??

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

More likely a pair of shoes. You know how dangerous they can be

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

Apparently, they made an announcement about his baggage that he didn't understand - still doesn't speak any English. When no one responded to the call they diverted the flight from Paris to Gatwick.

He asked the Club - presumably via an interpetor - to apologise to the other passengers who had been inconvenienced. Thoughtful anyway.

One further thought - I'm sure I read somewhere that the two days the players were given off last week were intended to be their last until the end of the season? Apparently not.

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002



Is he trying to learn English or not?

Maybe he is as lazy off the pitch as he sometimes seems on it?

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002


Clarky, I think they got their last multiple days off but they are still getting their single days off if you see what I mean. Bit sad that he feels the need to go to Paris so often but, let's face it, Rob Lee did the same thing in going back to London as often as possible for his first two seasons.

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2002

Paul, learning a new language can be a nightmare, especially with muffled tannoy announcements. He's getting too much stick i reckon.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

Bit of a concern if he hasn't learnt any English. Seems to suggest he isn't intending to stay. Bit like last season, Cordone never bothered but Bassedas really made an effort so you could hold a (limited) converstaion with him.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

Steph - yi divvent speak the language yasel' pet 'n' yi've been heor varnay thorty years! :-)

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002


Thing is, he has Distin and Bernard acting as interpreters so he isn't going to get any better. I should point out that Nobby says he only decided to learn English rather than odd words after his first season..

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

c'est pas

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm? objectid=11658306&method=full

Worth reading to the final quote. :@)

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

That URL might not work.


TOON 'TERRORIST'

Jet scare over soccer star Robert's luggage

By Jeremy Armstrong
The Newcastle United winger, valued at £10million, angered passengers and ran up a £25,000 bill when the jet was forced to make an emergency landing.
He was on a flight from Newcastle to Paris when cabin staff asked passengers to identify the Louis Vuitton bag.
But the £30,000-a-week French international, 26, didn't own up and the British European jet, cruising at 25,000ft, was forced to land at Gatwick for two hours. All 46 passengers and five crew on board were evacuated as security officers moved in.
Last night Robert issued an apology through the club, claiming that he had failed to understand the cabin crew announcement because of his poor English. A Newcastle spokesman said: "He was not aware that part of his hand luggage was causing the problem. Nor had he understood the announcement.
"Laurent speaks little English and without the help of an interpreter finds it difficult to communicate." But an airport policeman said: "The officers were very angry at the delay and told M. Robert in no uncertain terms - in English and French.
"He was completely bemused and had completely forgotten that it was his luggage. We know footballers haven't got a reputation as the brightest people on the planet, but we still can't work out how he couldn't recognise his own bag.
"There was nothing in the bag except a few personal items and a large number of condoms."
Robert's agent, Pape Diouf, was unavailable for comment.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

"There was nothing in the bag except a few personal items and a large number of condoms."

Very curious packing for one day in Paris!!

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002



Might account for why he seems to tire easily.

I mean, I know the French have a reputation to live up to, but...

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002


"He's got a load of condoms in his bag, He's got a load of condoms in his bag, He's got a load of condoms in his bag, He's just like Dyer, he likes a sh*g".

Sorry.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002


Well, what with his harsh introduction to the physical English game, maybe he'd complained to YBR that he wasn't getting enough protection?

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

I expect he'll get a certain amoung of ribbing over this. He won't be flavour of the month with those passengers.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

This reminds me of a great joke a French person once told me. It bases itself on the fact that a capote is a hood or (by extension) a rain cloak thing and it's also slang in some parts for a condom.

Anyway, this English man goes into a shop and says, "I'd like a capote please". The assistant replies, "Any particular colour, Sir?" to which the English man replies, "Black, please. My wife has just died". As he leaves the shop, the assistant says under his breath, "Ah, the English - quelle delicatesse!".

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002


Excellent dougal - tres Francais!

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

So they saw fit to mention the condoms but not the "personal items". The mind boggles.

Isn't this a gross intrusion into the man's privacy blabbing about the contents of his luggage to the newspapers?



-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

mebbes the condoms were freddies.....?

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

Or maybe it was just made up by the newspaper....

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

....nah, wrong size. ;o{)

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

Newspaper condoms - the ink would run wouldn't it.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

sounds like press intrusion to me

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002

2 things strike me here.

1) on a flight to Paris wouldn't an announcment be given in French as well as English...Perhaps the language problem is the airlines not our Laurents.

2) are Condoms so much cheaper in the uk than france.

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2002


3. Laurent had been attempting to gain membership of the "mile-high" club (multiple orgasm section).

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

Robert gets free condoms from the family planning clinic (QED) then as a sideline sells them in le market in Montepelier. There he is known as "Bob le blob"

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

LOL Tony.

Or maybe he's a boy scout - Bob-a-blob

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002


This thread is starting to sound like "Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men", two characters one would not ordinarily associate with condoms. :-)

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

suppose that the common denominator here is seeds.....

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

common denominator.

Subtle or what ? :-{E}

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002


wondered if anyone would spot that

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

I've still gorra pet lip cos neebody commented on my absolutely brilliant pun in another thread.

I hope it was because it was a 'pearls before swine' :-{E} situation rather than it being neewhere near as brilliant as it looked from where I am.

And, in case anybody's interested it went something like :-

What about a cortisone injection ?

Yes, Cort is one injection that might benefit the team.

Geddit ? :-{E}

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002


Crap weather we've been having recently. ;o{)

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

Not sure about this bob-a-blob bit

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

Was that a tumbleweed that just drifted by?

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

Yuh pack uh makems, and that's makin allowances. :-{E}

-- Anonymous, March 01, 2002

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