[Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- The name of the coach was REDENTO - not Red Ant. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA Goa never had a real hockey scene. It was the Africanders who made efforts to get the game going with six a side tourneios. On and off there was some league games. There were also summer camps conducted by a NIS coach called Red Ant from Guirim. The best performance by a Goan junior team was probably in 78. BC _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- Eugene, You must be kidding. Jerome Mendes' is the only association? I though Rene Barreto has another one. Maybe Vivian is toying with an idea of setting some other. Also there is a lot of noise being made by the Goan NRI Association with its website www.goa500.com Well, I wonder!!! Floriano goasuraj Check-out the Road Map for Goa at www.goasu-raj.org - Look at OUR DREAM ; OUR APPEAL therein Be PROUD to be a GOAN. Since I hear of only one NRI association in Goa, run by Jerome Mendes, it would be nice if this body takes the responsiblity of posting a petition on the www.petitiononline.com. .. Eugene Correia - Original Message - From: Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:03 AM Subject: [Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts -- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- Here are some afterthoughts. As for hockey in Goa, it was the late Aniceto Fernandes, founder of Goan Sports, who formed and promoted both the men's and women's association. One of the charges against him was that he was based in Mumbai and running the sport from Mumbai. However, it was Govind S. Waglo who more ... _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- - Original Message From: Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Here are some afterthoughts. As for hockey in Goa, it was the late Aniceto Fernandes, founder of Goan Sports, who formed and promoted both the men's and women's association. Goa never had a real hockey scene. It was the Africanders who made efforts to get the game going with six a side tourneios. On and off there was some league games. There were also summer camps conducted by a NIS coach called Red Ant from Guirim. The best performance by a Goan junior team was probably in 78. BC _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- Here are some afterthoughts. As for hockey in Goa, it was the late Aniceto Fernandes, founder of Goan Sports, who formed and promoted both the men's and women's association. One of the charges against him was that he was based in Mumbai and running the sport from Mumbai. However, it was Govind S. Waglo who more or less looked after the administrative side. Just to give the women's side, the players were not happy with the state of affairs. They approached Herculano Dourado to spearhead the opposition to the office-bearers and probably also to take over the association in the hope he would put the house in order. He couldn't do much because Shashikala Kakodkar was the president of the women's association. At least for some terms, the president of the men's was the director-general or the inspector-general of police, who is a freedom fighter and whose name escapes me now. It's ironic that Herculano is behaving more dictatorial that Aniceto was. So just as others who now want to kick-start hockehy in Goa and would also probably like someone else to take over the reins, they can't do much. Like Dourado is close to KPS Gill, Aniceto was close to late Kartar Singh who domminated India's women's hockey. In fairness to Aniceto, he did give hockey a push in Goa. But things deteriorated later on. Aniceto also played a big role in football with his very close relationship with Ziauddin, the AIFF secretary and also secterary of WIFA, and BM Parkhot and Unni. I met a couple of past women players and asked them what they feel now that the man that wanted to change the state of women's hockey has now ruined it. One of them was silent and the other just nodded her head. I have seen enough of Goa's sports, though not from close quarters. I had often had quarells with both Aniceto and Waglo. In fact, it was Kartar Singh who ruined my relationship with Aniceto. I and Aniceto never talked till his death. I paid a visit to his house on the day he died and also attended his funeral. Coming to Dourado, I feel the man could be more suited to sit on committees dealing with labour issues. But like many politicians, they have their fingers in different pies. In India, just as politics and religion make a heady mix, politics and sports is another giddy tonic. The NRI associations in Goa and Goan groups abroad, particularly in the Gulf, must demand a new set-up under Eduardo Faleiro. An online petition is one best way to start with. Since I hear of only one NRI association in Goa, run by Jerome Mendes, it would be nice if this body takes the responsiblity of posting a petition on the www.petitiononline.com. I am ready to draft one and sent to others who can want to take a look at it and make the necessary suggestions before posting it on the internet. Let's start the ball rolling. Eugene Correia __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
