Don’t ask this lot to give chase to bag-snatcher

Published: June 16, 2013 at 2:37am

Malta sports council_Stefan Buontempo

Would you believe that this is a Department of Information photograph of a meeting the PS for Sport (that man Stefan Buontempo, in the middle) had with the Malta Sports Council?




21 Comments Comment

  1. Francis Saliba M.D. says:

    Those paunches are not a good advertisement for the success of any Sports Council.

  2. Denis says:

    4 waiters – 2 beach boys- 1 maintenance man

  3. caflisa says:

    They also look faded, and the black/white ensemble is just short of a tray and order card.

  4. A. Charles says:

    A sorry unhealthy lot.

  5. Gakku says:

    Phew. I thought it was a meeting of undertakers with accountants. I assume they didn’t try the pool afterwards.

  6. NOT one of the 36,000 says:

    Oh look! A my-tummy-is-bigger-than-yours competition.

    And what’s with the white shirt, black trousers uniform?

  7. Il-Cop says:

    This photo merits a competition, two actually.

    1. Name the sports practised by this ‘Sports Council.

    2. Four of the gentlemen in the picture, including PS Buontempo, have a part-time job. Can anyone guess what it is?

    The first correct answer will win a flight to a European destination of choice by a very low cost airline. This will not only serve as a reward to the winner but will also be a first-hand learning experience which might merit compensation from the President and the Community Chest Fund.

  8. Paddling Duck says:

    It’s more like a Department for Obesity Prevention photo

    • Futur mill-aghar says:

      Another failed department then. They’re more like contestants to a ‘Biggest Loser’ competition.

  9. Jozef says:

    That’s two sets of M&S crease proof shirts for you.

    The bloke in jeans just happened to be there.

    • Last Post says:

      ‘The bloke in jeans’ is Dunstan Attard, an ex-BOV employee, starting during Mintoff’s Golden Years. His services (!) were very soon deployed in the influential Advances Dept (dealing with loans and overdrafts) at Head Office Level.

      His sporting credentials and achievements on the KMS website might seem impressive to an outsider but mostly he is known as a fervent supporter of an obscure (by local standards) British football team (not Manchester United/City, Liverpool, Arsenal or Tottenham, but …) – Nottingham Forest.

      Maybe because he feels, somehow, associated with Robin Hood.

      [Daphne – Robin Hood? Bank of Valletta 1974 to 1987 robbed the poor to give to the rich. As for the actual bank itself…]

  10. Min Jaf says:

    They are lined up for a sport that is new to Malta – Sumo wrestling. Joe Grima is already going for gold by guzzling down Big Macs.

  11. Michael says:

    Considering these are now forming a sports council, isn’t it a little ironic that they are actually fatter than the athletes that they manage?

    Thing is, what are they going to reform at Tal-Qroqq where it is actually a place that is nothing but perfect, albeit little technical errors with the timing system?

  12. Kevin Farrugia says:

    I was waiting for you to bring this up.

  13. U Le! says:

    Next on the agenda, sumo wrestling.

  14. pippa says:

    pale blue, white, pale blue, white, pale blue, white, whale.

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