Emperoh:

Really i wouldn't think this is necessary
Unless the mods are tired of posting the pre-match analysis, i don't see why people should feel left out.
By and large, the ultimate analysis rests with posters who come to air their views on what the final scores would be, the goal scorers, the possible hard nuts etc, which to me is where the main match analysts should come in

But asking people to volunteer to analyse weekend EPL or weekday UCL matches looks to me like duplication
and an idea that will run out of steam. . . . . my idea is, open the match threads as usual, anyone who feels the thread opening analysis is not spot on or deviated from what he/she wanted, can put up his/her or 'shims' the primary aim is to get people to say what they feel about a match and also give us an indepth understanding of what is to follow.

The other thing i feel shoulda been debated on was the locking of the club threads during matches.
I don't know who's idea this was and what the main reason behind it is. . . if the Mod and SuperMod can let us in the know, i would appreciate
Forgive me if the reason has been said before. . . .i may have forgotten

I also feel the match thread should be integrated into their respective club threads. . . . . what will now happen is having to change
the heading of the club's thread to highlight that such a match is going on and debates on this should be going on within the club thread for the match. . .i don't know how coherent or comprehensive i sound but thats just my 3 pence. . . .i will sleep over it and see if i can come up with something better. . . . as for now, this new idea doesn't really work for me.
But if majority of the house wishes it to be like this, so be it!!

dear hemp,
the concept behind this, is to give other people the chance of show casing their creativity (and have fun while @ it).
it also allows us appreciate the kinda work the mods put in to posting the pre-match analysis, it wasn't easy putting the analysis for the arsenal match together (no wonder ~sauron~ didn't put any up during his stint as mod).

I'm interested in doing one for the Arsenal v Liverpool carling cup match.

duduspace:

I'm interested in doing one for the Arsenal v Liverpool carling cup match.

Thanks dudu

my gunners nor fall my hand

Hey guys.
All issues duly noted. . .will post an explanation in a few minutes.
Lemme quickly finish up my cornflakes and type it all out.

Cristalz
u didnt invite me for brunch?

mukina2:

Thanks dudu

my gunners nor fall my hand

e be like say we go make roster for this thing o!

Nice one tayoccu . . .

Mukina2 can I do the one for Sp*rs on the 31st?

@Emperoh

ISSUE 1: Asking fans to do the threads and pre-match analyses for their respective clubs.

It would be lovely if everyone was of the same opinion as yourself.
But as it is, other people happen to want to be involved in doing the threads.  .  .just as other people feel the mods don't pre-analyse to their satisfaction.
Now they get a chance to do it themselves, exactly how they would like it to be.

Thing is, when you or anyone creates a new topic, don't you explain what the topic is all about in your first post?
You do that, before you invite people to come in and contribute.
So, the first post on the match threads has got to be a reasonably good analysis of the match.

Also, those that visit NL for match news don't need to go scrolling down and reading all the posts to get good info.
All they need to do is read the first post and they get all the info they want. If they want to read more analyses, then they can go on scrolling.

So, there's no duplication here. Actually this encourages originality.  .  .each poster with his/her own style of analysis.

NOTE: Mods are not tired of doing 'em threads. We want to make it our thing, and not just a mod thing.
I remember someone once posted ''Cristalz, why must you be the only one to do these threads? Must you seek attention?'' Imagine that.
Of course mods will still do the threads sometime, but there'll be no monopoly.

ISSUE 2: Locking of the club threads during club matches.

The reasons for that include:
1) Attracting more attention to the fact that there'z a match going on(by virtue of the thread title), and thus inviting all and sundry to comment on/follow it, and not just the fans of that club.

2) We all post ''Heck, O'Shea shoulda gotten that!'' and ''Gallas is a horse'' and ''Ohhh noooo!!'' a lot while we follow matches on a thread.
Now doing all of that a lot on the club thread only serves to speed up the thread's race to the 100 pages mark. And you know what happens then.
So having a match thread for specific matches ensures the club threads only contain analyses and discussions.
Sounds pretty cool to me. Don't you agree?

3) The threads had to be locked initially to um.  .  .''ensure'' people use the match threads so they would serve their purpose.
You know a lot of people didn't send 'em threads.  .  .most of us ignored them and kept following on the club threads.
When we all get used to going to the match threads to follow the matches, the club threads will cease to be locked.

And, we did debate on the thread locking thing. I explained it, and people contributed. Dunno where where you were @ then.
Thanks for your views though. I appreciate that you took the time to voice 'em out.

@Ibime
I remember you once made fun of a pre-match analysis I did.
You were probably kiddin' but now here's your chance to do better or take what you get.

You get time

who be hemp?

Hez my person.

And, he might be speaking for others as well. Some PR is in order.

@Everyone
This idea might lose steam like Emperoh said, but for now let's see how it works out. No harm in trying.
And, if it does lose steam, let's quit criticizing the mods' pre-match efforts.
If you must, be constructive about it.


More ideas/suggestions are welcome.  .  .I nor sabi efrytin.

@Ritchboy
You're welcome, dearie. . .bring your own milk sha.

i get . .the flower boy runs

Hemp i still got ruff for you

That's it. . .no more cornflakes for you.

dude why do you have to write such long epistles?

@Emperoh

Threads getting locked when they get to a 100 pages is Seun's way of making sure dem servers don't get congested.
It's not just on Sports.  .  .every other section on NL too.
All threads get locked when they are up to a 100 pages.

If this pre-match analysis idea doesn't work out, mods will keep doing the threads. Even now, I haven't said mods are stopping.
We're just making it a non-monopoly. All hands on deck kinda thing.
I apologize if it feels forced, but I think it's better this way.
You like it, you volunteer. You don't, you say why and make suggestions. Killing two stones with one bird.

If anyone does a La Liga or Serie A thread, it won't be deleted. Nobody's stopping anyone.
For now, our have-to-be-there threads are EPL threads.

Now sweetie, I really have to snooze a bit before the U-20 3rd place match begins at 4.

Cristalz:

@Ibime
I remember you once made fun of a pre-match analysis I did.
You were probably kiddin' but now here's your chance to do better or take what you get.

Who is Chelsea playing next week?

I'll provide the pre-match bla bla bla for that game.

Who is providing the analysis for the Chelsea-Villa game?

Ibime:

Who is Chelsea playing next week?

I'll provide the pre-match bla bla bla for that game.

Who is providing the analysis for the Chelsea-Villa game?

~molborat~

when i talk say Hemp be flower boy. . una don see am

Hemp i still ruff you

apparently the dude developed lily liver while trying to create a write up.

@Emp
Didn't even notice what the dude did. I should flog him.
Muki's taken care of things though.

@Ibime
Nice of you.

Cristalz:

Didn't even notice what the dude did. I should flog him.

need help?

Hemp why you being devil's advocate

Hemp must be high to be typing all that shit. . .

UCL:

Tuesday: Liverpool vs Lyon

                AZ Alkmaar vs Arsenal

Wednesday: CSKA Moscow vs Manchester United

                     Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid


Anybody interested in doing the game threads or should I go ahead?
They've gotta be up tomorrow.

duduspace:

I'm interested in doing one for the Arsenal v Liverpool carling cup match.

~Gooner~:

Nice one tayoccu . . .

Mukina2 can I do the one for Sp*rs on the 31st?

duduspace will do the one for arsenal- liverpool

Gooner will do the one for arsenal-spud

any gun for tomorrow's UCL

me! me!! me!!! _{*jumping excitedly like a lil boy*}

please mod let me write

If you're serious, please go ahead.
Waiting. . .

10Q