“Caps Achieve Lift-off” The Province Sports, July 23, 2012 with Darren Mattocks, Barry Robson, Gershon Koffie, me and brother Dan
At a July 2012 Whitecaps match vs San Jose Earthquakes, Jamaican speedster Darren Mattocks scored a big goal and, in celebration, hopped the barrier and grabbed the Jamaican flag I was waving, then paraded with it onto the field, received a yellow card for his troubles and brought the flag back – (now it is at Dan’s house?). The Province newspaper ran a photo as the cover story the next day.
There are more artifacts of evidence of the incident (and what appears to be another match with similar outcomes) as various media outlets picked up the goodness (thanks to folks who captured and sent along for archival amusement), ergo:
Cheering from the Southside section with Jamaican flag (source unknown)With noted Vancouver media personality :) and my pal Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604 with the flag of note after a matchCelebrating with Mattocks, Robson and Koffie from the Southside (source unknown)Celebrating with Mattocks, Robson and Koffie from the Southside (source unknown)1) Mattocks grabs the flag on Sportsnet Pacific TV (note: was this a different game?)2) Mattocks grabs the flag on Sportsnet Pacific TV (likely) (note: was this a different game?)TSN / Team 1040 Radio shows me and Brother Dan (to my actual right) and other Southsiders celebrating with Barry Robson, Darren Mattocks and Gershon Koffie
