SOCCER & ALIENS
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:55:34 +0100
Source: Today's Times
From Today's Times (19 November 1996) there is a report that
the chairman of Carlisle United football (ie soccer for the
benefit of Americans and other aliens) club is to quit his
post after the local rag revealed that he had addressed a
local conference of "UFO experts" to the effect that he had
been contacted by an alien craft in 1977 on the M62.
Apparently the craft changed from a dot of light to a tri-
angle, shot down from the sky to hover above a petrol
station "at about the height of Nelson's column" where it
changed into a disc and remained for some 30 minutes. As
it left, Mr Knighton (aforementioned club chairman) heard
a voice in his head say "Michael, don't be afraid."
He is principally upset that this was published, but
apparently the headline "Close Encounter of the Third
Division Kind" didn't help. He accuses the paper of
running a campaign against him, although this is denied.
This reminds me of Reading FC's disastrous involvement with
Uri Geller, who claims to have his powers from an Extra-
Terestrial source. Is there some kind of following among
the Greys for third-rate professional football?
Andrew
Who still hasn't forgiven the Israeli spoonbender for Euro '96...
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