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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by johnstar(m): 3:42pm On Jul 27, 2013
Trialist cheesy grin grin
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Nobody: 3:43pm On Jul 27, 2013
Ride on in the shoes of ibrahimovic,Wenger also did thesame thing to him but he also stood his grounds like u wanna do now,leaving Wenger now to bite his nails now

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Nobody: 3:43pm On Jul 27, 2013
Oboabona, chop knuckles!
Winger, even when you are trophyless for ages, you still claim relevance, you are no better than West Brom(trophyless club like you) that signed Osaze without telling him to come and play on trials. Mind you Osaze no win AFCON that time o.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Diasporan(m): 3:44pm On Jul 27, 2013
If the story is true thank God he stood his ground.Arsene Wenger in the past has invited many Nigerians for trials and end up dumping them.A good example is one time Super Eagles mercurial winger invitee Ishola Shuaibu of Julius Berger and some other players i.e Jerefe a Defender who was playing for a club in Singapore.And if you look at the Arsenal team critically i don't see any first team player that went for trials before being signed so the dude made a salient rebuff of the invitation for trials..

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by bankyblue(m): 3:46pm On Jul 27, 2013
God bless u Obaobona, may u live and shine for a very long time,
Ur future will not be cut short by one trophyless club.

Come to think of it? Who needs TRIAL btw Obaobona and wenger?

Obaobona is part of a winning team of AFCON in africa.

Wenger that as lost touch with what trophy looks like.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Obiagu1(m): 3:48pm On Jul 27, 2013
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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by gbokukueba(m): 3:48pm On Jul 27, 2013
My take on this is that Godfrey Obuabona would have gladly accepted the trial invitation before the Nation cup however with his performance at the Nations cup and confederations cup he feels he should walk straight into the starting eleven of any team. Both parties are absolutely correct, football is big business Arsenal would like to assess him in close range before any attempt to sign him as alot of factors are invoilve he has never play pro abroad so he has no pedigree outside Africa and would be a big gamble to sign him on. While on the other side Godferey has improve drastically over the last 24 months but he is still very raw i noticed he still plays 'police ball' at the national team level he might be strong and have a bit of awareness but he lacks technique which is a result of the terrible coaching he has had in the Nigerian Premier League.

My take is he should look for a team in Norway/Switzerland/Turkey/France(?) where he can be guaranteed first team football as alot of the central European teams will want to see him excel somewhere in Europe before attempting to sign him which will be like he is on trial as well but this time indirectly.

Best of luck to the Nigerian '22 year old'!
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by dangiwa09(m): 3:48pm On Jul 27, 2013
bankyblue: God bless u Obaobona, may u live and shine for a very long time,
Ur future will not be cut short by one trophyless club.

Come to think of it? Who needs trail btw Obaobona and wenger?

Obaobona is part of a winning team of AFCON in africa.

Wenger that as lost touch with what trophy looks like.

TRIAL NOT TRAIL!

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Nomski0(f): 3:48pm On Jul 27, 2013
free2ryhme:

na people like you dont know their worth ....

You think say everythign na money ..

Na women you be wetin you no sef


The guy should go for the trials jare. A player who is hungry for success will see this as a mere road block on the way to the top. Arsenal will give him exposure, he should not be too proud and ruin this opportunity.
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by obayaya(m): 3:48pm On Jul 27, 2013
this guy is the biggest fool of the 21st century.. even if you make 400 in jamb.. post ume awaits you. the fool is just some proud low life that should remain in akure all his life..

and why is this on the front page?

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by CONSTAINE: 3:49pm On Jul 27, 2013
Adufaye: bros dis is nt mata of coward or long throat! If I dy e shoe born dat tin,I go don go tey tey! Arsenal no b small club!

Wht Arsenal wanted 2 do is 2 play him along wit his age group/mate 2 see if he is lyin abt his age or can stand d pace wit his mate! No playa is bigger dan trials


Na who tell you say after the trials dem go pick am.my friend. No allow oyinbo use you like asaze odemwingie like toilet tissue.them no dey call people trial,if dem wan give work somebody no need trials.90percent disappointment cases na hin dey follow anything trials.
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Ikenna94: 3:49pm On Jul 27, 2013
i do nt supot foreign clubs mistreating our players but if dis story is true den oboabona made the wrong decision because neymar was exceptional.even ganso dat played wit him was nt signed

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by collynzo2(m): 3:50pm On Jul 27, 2013
Peterjosh: Ride on in the shoes of ibrahimovic,Wenger also did thesame thing to him but he also stood his grounds like u wanna do now,leaving Wenger now to bite his nails now
Same with Yaya Toure who ended up at Barcelona. Wenger is a known fool, no surprise.
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 3:51pm On Jul 27, 2013
obayaya: this guy is the biggest fool of the 21st century.. even if you make 400 in jamb.. post ume awaits you. the fool is just some proud low life that should remain in akure all his life..

and why is this on the front page?

Gbam!
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by feranchek78: 3:51pm On Jul 27, 2013
Bigcake: Obaobona is not a coward. U na long throat go kill u.

bros no mind daht stupid ode. na long throat go kill am tru tru. pesin wey gud nor need fear cos beta tin dey him way.....
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Funpeter: 3:51pm On Jul 27, 2013
ayusco: @kgdavid decent points u raised but the fact of the matter is that oboabona is a full international playing for a recognised footballing nation and as such deserves respect

As per him keeping clean sheets to be fair to him he wasn't always at fault for the goals nigeria conceded the tahiti one you mentioned was enyeamas fault. No doubt oboabona needs to improve his game greatly b4 he can play for a top club like arsenal but he is definitely beter than some clowns arsenal bought in the past.
Plus if marsielle could buy Taiye Taiwo direct from lobi stars in the same npl then y not oboabona
which clowns as arsenal bought in the past and which player as moved from nigeria premier league directly to top league? Remember if he want to go too russia, turkey, and so on is even easy but top team like spain, england, italy germany u must ave proof ur self somewhere

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 3:53pm On Jul 27, 2013
zerocool: Even Cristiano Ronaldo went for Trials at Arsenal back then and Zlatan Ibrahimovic



He should better carry his bags and go for trials. Nobody knows him just yet.. Even Mikel will be eager to play for Arsenal if offered a deal. You are offered trial..a stepping stone to a deal, you dey do yanga. Arsenal does not waste time trying to convince a player to join them. You turn them down, they try a little harder and if it seems you are not too passionate about them, they move on to the next player available and they are still among the topmost club in the EPL.

Mikel who was popular in Nigeria youth world cup with Messi..and plays in Norway, went for trial at Man Utd and Chelsea.

And also many many other great players you know now today. Who is Obawetin? Sunshine Stars my foot!

I still bump this and quote myself for those who missed it. The guy is making a big mistake, but who wants him at Arsenal. LOL. Even Aston Villa or Newcastle go invite am for trial self.
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by chronique(m): 3:55pm On Jul 27, 2013
The Nigerian players that went on trials at Arsenal and were finally not signed by wenger,where are they today? Isn't that a pointer that they weren't just good enough?
Diasporan: If the story is true thank God he stood his ground.Arsene Wenger in the past has invited many Nigerians for trials and end up dumping them.A good example is one time Super Eagles mercurial winger invitee Ishola Shuaibu of Julius Berger and some other players i.e Jerefe a Defender who was playing for a club in Singapore.And if you look at the Arsenal team critically i don't see any first team player that went for trials before being signed so the dude made a salient rebuff of the invitation for trials..

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Funpeter: 3:56pm On Jul 27, 2013
If is dat good as we are saying guess he should already has offers tabled for him now and his even an opportunity arsenal are calling him for trial why didnt chelsea or manutd evn westham or QPR guy if u want too go pls do u are only building your CV and helping urself
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by chucky101(m): 3:56pm On Jul 27, 2013
A major attitude drawing Nigeria back is that we overrate ourselves during (if any) self assessment.
Godfrey would do well to acknowledge his mistakes and work on improving himself instead of making unfounded boasts.
Nigeria has won just 3 ACN, the most recent one coming after about ten tournaments. We cheat in age grade competitions so our success there don't really count. Nigeria is NOT a great footballing nation.
He shouldn't compare himself to Neymar, who plays under better coaches and stiffer opposition, trains under better conditions etc.
Tournaments are not always a honest Assesment of a players ability. It's usually just 6-7 games at most and your success could have more to do with luck than ability. Arsenal needs a performer over atleast 40 games in a season. Remember Greece at the 2004 Euros.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by SOLARPOWER1(f): 3:58pm On Jul 27, 2013
I'm proud of this guy.Those white managers think its every Nigerian player that makes transfer with beggerly mentality.If thinks the guy is good, he should sign him.Any good coach should be able to rate him after those sterling performances he showed at AFCON AND the Confederation cup. Wenger is not yet ready.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by nerodenero: 3:58pm On Jul 27, 2013
Adufaye: Dey wan check u fr trials weda,u really lie 4 ya age!

Arsenal cal u 4 trial u dy do shakara,u neva knw weitin dy hapun,u no wan dy chop money week in week out abi? Pounds ooh!!

If u really good,u wuld hv gone fr d trial
I totally disagree with your comment.Most African players are treated like poo in Europe,aside age cheats common in Africa,the amount African players are purchased is highly disgusting.I think Oboabona made a good point.He knows his worth,experience,technicality etc,the reason is bold to attack Arsenal.How many players of African heritage could respond like this.No worry my guy,be good at what you do and every soon,a better and trophy-driven clubs like Barcelona,Bayern,Real Madrid,Manchester Utd and Chelsea will come knocking.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 3:59pm On Jul 27, 2013
The guy thinks Arsene Wenger is a Learner? and just in the game of football without any brains. LOL. The professor will school him in different languages. He speaks 3 fluent languages (English, French and German), and he speaks a little Italian, Spanish and amazingly Japanese!
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Diasporan(m): 4:00pm On Jul 27, 2013
chronique: The Nigerian players that went on trials at Arsenal and were finally not signed by wenger,where are they today? Isn't that a pointer that they weren't just good enough?
Bro i don't know when you started watching football but if you had watched Ishola Shuaibu play you will know Wenger made a wrong decision then.This is far back 2000.The Player in question was in his prime then though he is retired now from Football.Lastly go do your research properly Arsene Wenger rarely sign people through trials.They already have a rich Feeders team to go select from so going for trials in actual sense is a mere futility in Arsenal and players and scouts know this.
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Rhemmymatician(m): 4:00pm On Jul 27, 2013
zerocool: Even Cristiano Ronaldo went for Trials at Arsenal back then and Zlatan Ibrahimovic



Mikel who was popular in Nigeria youth world cup with Messi..and plays in Norway, went for trial at Man Utd and Chelsea.

And also many many other great players you know now today. Who is Obawetin? Sunshine Stars my foot!
1. Zlatan DID NOT sign up for trial with Arsenal
2. Mikel was not a national team player wen he went on trial.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 4:03pm On Jul 27, 2013
Rhemmymatician:
1. Zlatan DID NOT sign up for trial with Arsenal
2. Mikel was not a national team player wen he went on trial.

Zlatan was offered trial even when he was more POPULAR than Obaobana!! and Mikel went for trial after second rating with Messi and scouts aknowledgement of his skills and talent!!

What are you trying to say here?

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by ideylaff: 4:03pm On Jul 27, 2013
sambos994:

You're a complete buffoon. Oboabona is NOT an unknown player. Putting Drogba, Suarez, Cavani in his ponket is no easy feat. And to think the best he deserves is a trial? That's an insult. You can play your part by shutting the f**k up.

He can have mouf to talk if there were bigger clubs going for him... Person wey nor get mother nor they get sore for back ooo

Hes making too much noise.. what kind of comparison is he doing with Neymar.....

Come for trials simple , if you dont want to fine

Dont come and make noise about respect in a league where people are scoring 60 goals in a game

He's totally barking up the wrong tree with this public rant over the issue.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zolajpower: 4:03pm On Jul 27, 2013
WENGER WILL NEVER LEARN HIS LESSON. THE SAME PROBLEM HE HAD WITH SIGNING OF MERCY YEARS BACK AND NOW GODFREY. LET LOOK ELSE WHERE FOR A DEFENDER. NONSENSE......
Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by ideylaff: 4:04pm On Jul 27, 2013
Peterjosh: Ride on in the shoes of ibrahimovic,Wenger also did thesame thing to him but he also stood his grounds like u wanna do now,leaving Wenger now to bite his nails now

Arsenal had Thierry Henry, Ian Wright, Patric Vieira in the team when they told Abramovic to do trials... was he a mega star then no...

so whats all the noise about....

Whos has turned out more starts and top players than Wenger. the rest buy them when they are made.

Wenger gives kids chances... how many more team have kids playing week in week out...

Obaobona u don old, if you nor old fear nor go catch you to prove us wrong...

You wan dey mess a whole Wenger up/begin yap oyinbo then why we dey send awa coaches for training for oyinbo land and not within Nigeria. or Africa.

You cannot have your cake and eat it at the sametime


Wenger does not need trophies to make his mark. hes past achievements speaks volumes....big time

Why are we so full of ourselves back home self....one player wey nor get nada exposure wan dey yeye person wey don dey d game for over 25 years.

LOLZ very funny sha

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 4:04pm On Jul 27, 2013
ideylaff:

He can have mouf to talk if there were bigger clubs going for him... Person wey nor get mother nor they get sore for back ooo

Hes making too much noise.. what kind of comparison is he doing with Neymar.....

Come for trials simple , if you dont want to fine

Dont come and make noise about respect in a league where people are scoring 60 goals in a game

He's totally barking up the wrong tree with this public rant over the issue.


I for fear oo.. Comparing himself with Neymar. Even Neymar fit defend pass am.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by zerocool(m): 4:07pm On Jul 27, 2013
zolajpower: WENGER WILL NEVER LEARN HIS LESSON. THE SAME PROBLEM HE HAD WITH SIGNING OF MERCY YEARS BACK AND NOW GODFREY. LET LOOK ELSE WHERE FOR A DEFENDER. NONSENSE......

Learn his lesson for not signing Obaobona? ROTFLMAO.. Arsenal even rates Djourou (one of their worst defenders) over Obaobona. He thinks English Premiership is Nations Cup, Confederation Cup or Sunshine Stars. Hisssss.

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Re: Obaobona Slams Wenger Over Invitation For Trial by Fxwarrior: 4:08pm On Jul 27, 2013
Hunger never wire am.Besides the money they made at AFCON never finish.When e finish even e go run beg Ghana FC for trial opportunity.

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