Greetings
Kankas and Kankies.
It’s not ‘goodbye’,
it’s only ‘au revoir’ !
Our webmaster,
Oz Kanka Chris, is keading Down-Under with his son, Oz Kanka Junior (we can’t
call him Little Oz Kanka anymore !!!) next week. Mathew is ready to begin a new episode in
his life at a High School in Canberra and dad will be there for a few years to ‘bed
him in’ to the Aussie Way of life and help steer him in the right direction
with his studies.
The good news is
that Oz Kanka will remain our Webmaster from afar, and although he can’t report
on Gencler matches, he will still be a contributor here. Bellshill Kanka Nadeem and I will do our
best to keep Gencler scores and news going throughout the season, and we will
all be hoping that they make a quick return to the Super League.
Of course, we
will all miss Oz Kanka (especially his famous rants when Gencler ‘don’t turn up’)
but we can at least look forward to the future when he eventually returns back
to his 2nd home in Ankara.
It seems that Oz
Kanka and I have been buddies for ever so it will be strange not to see his
cheery face around !
Going back in
time, we first met way back in 2004 in The Sahil Restaurant in Genclik Park
prior to an Ankaragucu match. He
waltzed in, introduced himself and was immediately named as Oz Kanka ! His heart is Gencler, but like all of us
kankas we regard our TWO teams as brother teams in the same way as Ankaragucu
and Bursaspor.
It didn’t take
long for Oz Kanka to make his mark, and his brilliant idea of starting this
Blog in December 2005 was a master stroke.
The ‘proof of the pudding is in the eating’ and that the Blog is still
going strong after over 12 years of regular reports for both Ankara teams speaks
volumes !
The joint Kanka
BBQ in the Red Lion Club in 2006 was a great success which cemented the bond
between the two groups and that bond remains as close as ever today.
The arrival of
Bellshill Kanka Nadeem into the Ankaragucu camp further strengthened the
success of the Blog and lots of supporters from other tribunes read it on a
regular basis and make comments from time to time. Nadeem’s pre-match and match reports have
been invaluable in that respect.
The Au Revoir
Party for Chris and Mathew was held in the Red Lion Club last night and it was
a night to remember with a big turnout from kankas and all their other friends.
So, we all wish
them both success Down-Under and look forward to Oz Kanka’s return to the fold
in the future. In the meantime, we can
keep in touch with him here on the Blog.
Gule Gule Oz
Kanka and Oz Kanka Junior !
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
PS .......
Thanks for being a great friend for 14 years, and ............ here’s to the
next 14 years plus !!!
Thank you Jim. brought back all sorts of memories.
ReplyDeleteGreat text, Jim!
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure to (finally) meet our webmaster and his son and I truly hope to see you again somewhere in Ankara.
All the best!
Miguel (Vitória Kanka)
all the best to OZ Kanka and Matthew for the next stage in their lifes in Australia.
ReplyDeleteGreat post from Jim and i echo his words, if it wasnt for Chris i would never have been an Ankaragucu fan and i have him to thank for that.
All the best