Members of the Algerian community in Penpont reacted with fury last night at the news that their flag had been banned from display at the local bistro during last night's world cup game between Algeria and England.
"This is clearly an infringement of our rights as temporary Algerians" said a community spokesman. "Dislike of the England football team is a basic human sentiment shared across the globe". "Scotland has always been a country welcoming to Algerians and many other foreigners like the English", he added.
The Algerian football team could not be contacted last night but a source close to the squad said "As soon as we heard the news about our brothers from Penpont, the boys were really fired up. I thought we had Wayne Rooney in our pocket from that moment onwards."
Concerns were being expressed this morning that members of the vast Slovenian community in Penpont may not be allowed to display their flags on Wednesday or even, should they get a result against a currently lacklustre England side, perform the ancient Slovenian gloating dance.
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Of course, the Slovakian gloating Dance is the only one you ever get to do...
Nonsense- last time we did the Portuguese one, and the time before the Brazilian version.
But not the Dutch or Norwegian, obviously. It was a tough Group 9.
How about I wish you a Happy Father's Day from across the pond to make up for your pain? ;)
I'm so sorry about this--come on, really? Ridiculous.
And HMV suffer too with their ABE shirts. No sense of humour with some people!!
My sympathies to the Slovenian community. And yourself, of course.
I hear the German community in Penpont celebrating that they have the weakest team in the last 16 to play
Is that who we've got? I must channel the spirit of Bobby. I was at school with his daughter. Who was called Roberta. Probably still is, come to think of it.
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