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Has to rank as the worst game I ever saw.

How this useless Frenchman still has a job is a mystery

Fool better give Theo his contract

matter of fact, go to your thread and go and see the GIF u posted again.

the one where VP turned and passed the ball for Ashley Young to chase that led to the goal.


u see that control/movement/pass?

which millenium will mr 50 million lay one like that for hazard or mata?

and had it been him that was ashley young, u can bet the defender would have gotten in front of him and nicked the ball.
he is that poor.

then u will now tell us they don't give him quality passes. were u not on this NL in their last 5 games when people were screaming about all the passes they were laying up for him, even one-on-ones that he was passing up?

coogar: this is the most brilliant comment the anti-torres camp have ever asked.....

torres has been provided with talented technicians behind him. the 4-2-3-1 also suits chelsea as well and everything seems to look good on paper but - the trio behind torres are too self-seeking! they should be more selfless.....every damn move should be geared towards torres.......i also want a faster tempo in the attacking third....slow zombie passing allows your opponents to organise their defence and keep the shape!

that is all, madam bluediva!

Every damn move geared towards a player who will be somewhere on the left flank or near the center circle when hazard or mata are already with the ball in the box?

dude take time to watch those guys play ball, 70% of the time the attacking midfielders and the wing backs are ahead of torres when attacking. and its not as if torres is linking up play, marking or playmaking!

funny u mention this because it reminds me of the comments my guys were making about torres and Oscar in that Champions league game that oscar scored a brace. they pointed out to me that more often than not, Oscar was the one getting into advanced goal scoring positions and at the times he shot the ball, torres was NOT ahead of him to receive a pass.

like wise the first half on sunday when like 3 chances fell to oscar in the first half but he was not making contact. torres was behind him!!

and how can u gear everything towards a guy with rubber legs and no spine? so u want them to turn into a team where simply marking out torres (who is remarkably easy to mark) will nullify their goal threat?



as for faster tempo in the attacking 3rd, you must be joshing. since when have u ever seen torres controlling 100MPH passes?
and thats not even counting the fact that his reaction times are really slow, his ball control not exactly top notch.

dude try again.

I wonder how many of you retards actually thank your househelps for sweeping your floor, your shoemaker for polishing your shoe, your gateman for opening your gate etc.

did you also thank your employer for paying you promptly at the end of the month?


infact i even wonder how many times you knuckleheads actually thanked your fathers and mother for birthing and feeding all through the years.


This mentality is perhaps the major reason why things will not change in nigeria. You congratulate and celebrate people for doing a decidedly shoddy job, THE JOB THEY SIGNED UP FOR AND ARE PAID TO DO!!!!

you even go on to praise people for jobs they had nothing to do with.

Only in nigeria does a tax paying, suffering fool of a citizen thank the dunces and idiots that are in power for attempting to do their jobs.

FOOLS, YOU ARE NOT ANSWERABLE TO THEM, THEY ARE TO YOU. You dont owe them, they owe you.

They should be the ones thanking, apologising and praising you for putting up with their crap.


next year, one dunce will produce a list or "achievements" and add supposed repairs of a bridge that has outlived its guaranteed lifespan as an achievement.


Una never suffer at all, una just dey start

coogar: torres is the one who needs to score - torres is the most marked and his job is the most difficult especially when the creative force behind him rarely feeds him!



the change in personnel couldn't have helped him.....he needs time to gel with OHM to et the best out of him!



play to his strengths and the rest would be history........
look at the services van persie has been getting from team mates. i am yet to see a pin-point cross delivered to torres feet in the 6-yard box this season from the so-called maestros. it's not only about having good players behind you - the good players must also be selfless in service - not looking for cheap glory! valencia and rooney could be shooting from impossible angles too but they would rather find van persie and let him do the finishing!



this comparison is as silly as the person who wrote it because like i have said, the quality of the team-mates means nothing if they are not selfless enough to feed their strikers. ordinary west brom lays it on the plate at least 5 times for lukaku - but chelsea gives torres 1 chance per game. it's a disgrace!

I Like how you are always revisionist about facts when it comes to torres.

its curious that you cite van persie and service, but you failed to note that van persie has 1000% better football sense, has better movement, can actually hit a ball on goal competently.

when have we ever seen torres make out the kind of space and movement van persie did against chelsea for both goals? would Valencia have passed the ball to VP if he had been 20 meters away outside the box or hiding behind Gary Cahill?

You also failed to note that van persie does not habitually lose the ball, can pass exponentially better, does not look like he takes akamu for breakfast daily.

It beggars belief how you can compare van Persie who has spent 3/4 of his career injured and is still 10X better than torres.


incase you dont understand what you keep trumpeting, u are telling us a striker playing in front of arguably the best attacking midfield trio in football at this point is starved of service?

which quality ball do you want again? if at all you are correct, the first rule to receiving is that you in position to actually do so.

LIKE I HAVE TOLD YOU COUNTLESS TIMES, CITE EXAMPLES OF INCIDENTS WHERE TORRES WAS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR A PASS AND HE WAS NOT GIVEN.

OR U ALSO EXPECT THE PASSER TO PASS THEN RUN FORWARD TO PUSH THE DEFENDERS AWAY?

coogar: torres is the one who needs to score - torres is the most marked and his job is the most difficult especially when the creative force behind him rarely feeds him!



the change in personnel couldn't have helped him.....he needs time to gel with OHM to et the best out of him!



play to his strengths and the rest would be history........
look at the services van persie has been getting from team mates. i am yet to see a pin-point cross delivered to torres feet in the 6-yard box this season from the so-called maestros. it's not only about having good players behind you - the good players must also be selfless in service - not looking for cheap glory! valencia and rooney could be shooting from impossible angles too but they would rather find van persie and let him do the finishing!



this comparison is as silly as the person who wrote it because like i have said, the quality of the team-mates means nothing if they are not selfless enough to feed their strikers. ordinary west brom lays it on the plate at least 5 times for lukaku - but chelsea gives torres 1 chance per game. it's a disgrace!

I Like how you are always revisionist about facts when it comes to torres.

its curious that you cite van persie and service, but you failed to note that van persie has 1000% better football sense, has better movement, can actually hit a ball on goal competently.

when have we ever seen torres make out the kind of space and movement van persie did against chelsea for both goals? would Valencia have passed the ball to VP if he had been 20 meters away outside the box or hiding behind Gary Cahill?

You also failed to note that van persie does not habitually lose the ball, can pass exponentially better, does not look like he takes akamu for breakfast daily.

It beggars belief how you can compare van Persie who has spent 3/4 of his career injured and is still 10X better than torres.


incase you dont understand what you keep trumpeting, u are telling us a striker playing in front of arguably the best attacking midfield trio in football at this point is starved of service?

which quality ball do you want again? if at all you are correct, the first rule to receiving is that you in position to actually do so.

LIKE I HAVE TOLD YOU COUNTLESS TIMES, CITE EXAMPLES OF INCIDENTS WHERE TORRES WAS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR A PASS AND HE WAS NOT GIVEN.

OR U ALSO EXPECT THE PASSER TO PASS THEN RUN FORWARD TO PUSH THE DEFENDERS AWAY?

gboss4sure: Blackberry is like A Computer, you must be restarting it frequently if not it will continue hanging and hanging. SO when you restart it the OS and Memory refreshes and it starts working normal again

u don't say!!

really its like a PC? I never knew.
but my PC does not hang. does your own hang?

texazzpete: Of the following, which are 2010 phones
1. Desire HD
2. Atrix
3. Galaxy S II
4. Galaxy Note
5. HTC Rezound

I'm willing to bet none of these devices will see Android 4.2.

yimu.

do I look like HTC or Samsung representative?

actually any that gets jellybean will get 4.2. its an incremental update. duh!!

Tos87: Thought Ї was ALONE

*mj voice** uuuu are not allooooone!!!!

enjoy ya bb joor. the best smartphone for poor countries

ULSHERLAN: Don't tell me this is what you came to post in this thread..you sure can do better...

what do u mean?

are u here to beef and bash Bb?

what's the big deal in restarting a phone once a day? what's d big deal in a phone booting for ever?

why not mention the bbm u enjoying? or the great bb browser, absolutely world class with great data savings?

all u need is 1.4k a month, u can be poor and still use a Bb!!!

Bb rules. JOOR OH!!!!

noooo

there is nothing wrong with that naw. pls endure it.

afterall BB is the bestest phones in nigeria, just think about all that free cheap compressed data u use.

shebi its just to pull the battery and watch it boot for about 3-5 minutes? thats a small thing naw.

shey its still once a day or two? wait till it becomes once per hour

ciphoenix: that's a beast by wp standards

nah, those WP 8 phones are really really quite nice. if you like those sort of things that is

since they upped their OS ability to use higher spec hardware, they good.

u see the issue for me is that they wont want to accept that cracking the top end is a mirage for now. i believe those phones should be priced strongly in the mid-range to low end so they can gain users and mindshare.
this idea that they will jump into the deep end and take over the top-end from apple and to a lesser extent google is wishful thinking.


they launch now next you hear, slot is selling 920 for 130k. maybe 5 years ago that would be acceptable, but now? how are u going to convince the money-miss-road that a Lumia 920 gives him better props and effizy compared to the iphone 5 and even cheaper S III?

blackweaver: bros there is a way to silence the doubting thomases, show picture of the phone with your hand in it

I'm sure that will be against the terms of his employment. He has to leak anonymously

Maybe now that data compression has landed on wp and always existed on other; platforms via apps maybe these blackberry sufferers will give it a rest

this part I don't ever understand. since when did phones require large storage to function properly?

I hear all the arguments. I just don't get. this time next year folks will be complaining about 64gb being too small. its a phone for chrissake.

anyway I'm glad 4.2 is not with frame work or radical kernel changes. expect these features in AOSP within a month.

stay there with 2010 phone dey wait for Samsung and HTC to update u. na there u go old

Well, it's no Key Lime Pie, but Android 4.2 is certainly a treat in its own right. The latest version of Google's mobile OS makes a number of evolutionary improvements to its already impressive repertoire -- including a new quick settings menu that can be accessed from the notification pull down and support for multiple user profiles.


The multiple user support is especially handy for tablets like the new Nexus 10, which are much more likely to be shared, and now offer quick and easy user switching right from the lock screen.


If you don't want to share your tablet, just what's on it, the new support for Miracast makes will allow you to wirelessly beam movies, games or anything else to a compatible display.


The 10-inch tablet UI has also received a slight tweak, moving closer to the design for phones and the Nexus 7, with centered navigation buttons and the notification area up top. It might seem strange for users used to the Honeycomb-style tablet layout, but the new design is much simpler and provides a consistent experience across devices.


Google has also overhauled the photo experience and added Photo Sphere -- a 360-degree panoramic shooting mode that captures everything around you. Obviously, you'll be able to post those shots to Google+, but you'll also be able to add them to Google Maps, basically creating your own personal Street View.


Interestingly, Google has also taken a page from Swype's playbook, adding "Gesture Typing" to its keyboard. There's also a new screensaver called Daydream that offers up news, photos and other content when a device is docked or idle.


Perhaps the biggest, and creepiest improvements are to Google Now, which can monitor your Gmail for relevant content such as flight numbers. Hotel and restaurant reservations are now presented as cards, as are packages enroute to your humble abode. The service will even remind you of events you've purchased tickets for, essentially making Calendar redundant for a lot of your personal life. For more info check out the source links.

i bolded some of the features in 4.2 because THOSE ARE THE THINGS M$ IS UNVEILING AS THEIR KILLER FEATURES RIGHT NOW FOR WP8.

now just wait for some cats to start threads telling us how WP8 has these features better than Android

i was going to answer the chap, then i decided i didnt need more nairaland enemies


have y'all seen this?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0poff-mHQ4Q

Stranger than fiction

Arsenal now have the best defensive record in the Premier League. 6 goals conceded from 9 games.

see them. just see the amount of effort they put into using their money like they are supposed to!!

see that kazekage one, dying to run pirated games

oh, where is texazzpete to come and pontificate on why jailbreaking your PS is not good bla bla bla

that chelsea goal is all due to de gea mumunity.

na which kain positioning and movement be that?

anyway this game requirea grandpa giggs and all will be well again

what sort of team goes and lets van persie have the run of the field without any body marking?

chai, na wah oo. uselessesity

Akpako part 2 kpakam!


its just 15 minutes. na 6 this one dey go. this is exactly like athletico v chelsea

test the microphone yeah
terry g test the microphone.

oya start to jolly yeeeeh..

akpako bum bum in d cardz. I dey laff o

codeKart: You're not quite right. They are all running Android OS, its just that the phone companies create User Interfaces that lie above the Android OS.

Think of it as a skin over the Android OS. Kinda like the way using a new theme on ur fone wld change ur icons, sounds and layouts but will not change the functionality of ur fone.

Or another example, wen u buy a laptop it will come with its own technologies. Like Acer has its eMpowering suite; HP has its HP Protect, Battery Management etc. Yet, they are still both running the same Windows OS

The reason for the various UIs is so that companies makin Android fones can personalize their creations and make them look unique. If these companies didn't use different UIs, what u wld have is that HTC fones wld b no diff frm Samsung or SE! It would kill originality, (and creativity) as well as bore customers!

The release of an Android OS Update for a particular phone depends on the fone manufacturer, whether it still supports that fone (u can't expect them to stil b releasing updates for fones made in 2009) and whether the hardware config of ð fone can support the newer OS easily.

With all due respect u clearly dont really understand the issue. U just think u do.

I recommend u read the link I posted.

What u just said equates to saying debian and ubuntu are the same os. A lot of people also.say the same thing. And essentially they are ering.

Iwhat oems do has gone beyond skinning, just like how kubuntu and ubuntu.have gone beyond desktops only.

Abi for ur eye MIUI and stock android are d same? If u install the miui launcher its a world of difference from using a miui rom.
If u install a sense theme or launcher its lights years from using a htc sense rom.
Which is precisely why u wont get updates anytime soon unlike nexus devices. Its not rocket science bro.


Anyway its a point im not prepared to debate. Like I said read d link.

Sorry its the pantech flex not burst.

Incidentally there is a review on engadget posted yesterday.

It IS a budget phone by every definition. Pantech makes only budget android phones.

Forget about converting the prices into naira. Nigeria is not a market by which phone prices are judged. The cheapest phones are around 200 dollars which is over 30thousand naira excluding shipping and profit margins

Budget phones abroad are generally classified from $300 downwards or $100 on contract downwards which is the overwhelming way to
buy abroad and not outright purchases


uThe.pocket thats sold for 19k here costs more in dollars abroad in retail.stores.

The general trend im trying to point out is that a budget android most times packs more in than the budget wp fones like the 510 , moreover Im sure this 510 will sell for around 50k or more here sef.


If those wp phones are hackable they will bee aninteresting buy

This is an example of a budget android phone. Just to buttress my point. Galaxy pocket is not d only budget android in d world, nor techno t1

Pantech FLEX

Pricing $50 with two-year contract; $400

outright Dimensions 5.1 x 2.6 x 0.32 inches (130 x 66 x 8mm) Weight 4.66 oz. (132g)

Screen size 4.3 inches (109mm)
Screen resolution 960 x 540 pixels (256ppi)
Screen type Super AMOLED (PenTile) display
Battery 1,830mAh
Internal storage 8GB (5.5GB available)
External storage MicroSD, none included
Rear camera 8MP, AF, LED flash
Front-facing cam 2MP Video capture 1080p NFC No
Radios LTE 700/850/1700/1900; HSPA+ 850/1900/2100; GSM / EDGE 850/1700/1900/2100
Bluetooth v4.0
SoC Qualcomm MSM8960 (Snapdragon S4) CPU 1.5GHz dual-core Krait
GPU Adreno 225
RAM 1GB
MHL Yes
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n with WiFi Direct
Operating system Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Supported multimedia formats AAC LC/LTP, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG Vorbis, PCM/WAVE, WMA


Spot d difference btw wat qualifies as budget on android and budget on wp?



http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/26/pantech-flex-review/

fittty: alarming how the gay community is increasing in nigeria. The rate is so much. I bet 3 in every 10 girls reading this thread is bisexual.. I was suprised when I stumbled on a website for nigerian lesbians owned by a nigerian lady in her late twenties and had lots of registered active members on it and they kept exchanging bb pins and talking dirty on their threads... All nigerian girls with active profiles... Ph, lagos enugu..... Etc.

wetin be the name of the site abeg

ARSENAL AGM 2012 REPORT

Arsenal’s AGM took place today. Hayley Wright was there for Arseblog News.

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Having denied shareholders the right to ask un-vetted questions at the previous AGM, the Arsenal board must have been quaking in their brogues at the thought of being confronted blind by the pesky stake-holding minority on the back of two acutely abysmal performances. The renewed potential for unsolicited bile was facilitated by the AST who demanded that exposure to interrogation from the floor be reinstated as a statutory requirement. The poised minions did not disappoint as the somewhat inevitable stench of eau de hostility diffused into the atmosphere and heated exchanges ensued.

Gazidis began proceedings with the usual assertion of the board’s commitment to success, winning trophies and competing at the highest level with the top clubs, in keeping with the financial values to which we are inextricably linked. He spoke about his optimism and faith that Financial Fair Play will benefit Arsenal in the long term and perhaps more interestingly confirmed that we will have acquired the resources for tangible success within the next two years.

As questions rolled in from the floor it became apparent that Gazidis was shielding the indignant and patronising responses of Peter Hill-Wood and, more surprisingly, answering questions directed at Kroenke, continually asserting that the board as a collective makes the decisions that affect the club, not one individual.

When Silent Stan did speak, it was to explain for the second year running that he didn’t really know why he was there, despite being the majority shareholder. He then dodged a question concerning dividend payments which, worryingly, did nothing to rule out the possibility of him taking money from the club to line his own pockets. In addition to this, Stan denied he hadn’t had meetings with fan groups post takeover which led to head of the AST Tim Payton storming the mic. Payton insists that absolutely no meetings have been held between Kroenke and any fan groups since the takeover.

Arsène Wenger’s speech elucidated what everyone in the room already knew – that he views Champions League qualification as the third trophy. He also revealed – contrary to the club’s official line – that Giroud and Podolski were purchased as replacements for Robin van Persie, not as additions to the squad. His acknowledgement of fan disenchantment and call for a united front were nothing new, but his offer to meet with potentially unhappy fans at the end of the season was definitely a step into previously unchartered territory.

In summation, despite the tactic of using ultra smooth Gazidis as the mouthpiece, this was viewed as one of the most fractious AGMs of the past ten years. The board are still failing to convince shareholders that their joint investment is aligned with identical ambition. Bullet by bullet report

Ivan Gazidis

Acknowledgement of the achievements of the Arsenal Ladies’ team, going through the whole season unbeaten.

Appreciation for the contribution of Pat Rice. 44 years with the club as player and coach.

Our emotions are raw after two difficult losses. AGM is the time to show perspective.

Our ambition is shared by everyone at this table and everyone in this room. Ambition all about football – to compete at the top of the game here and in Europe, to win trophies in a good way, that protects our values. Important to understand our off field journey. Must have foundation of viable and sustainable business on which to build.

Arsenal took a bold decision to build a new state of the art home that would elevate us from a leading club in Europe to a leading club in the world. Brave and ambitious. Massive leap forward had to be undertaken with fundamental Arsenal principles at its core. A path of independence and self-reliance is paramount. Must stand on our own two feet.

Hasn’t been easy journey. Many clubs have tried and failed to follow us. We can be proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve done it. Ten years later we are coming to the end of the stadium move.

Long term and affordable rates of debt. Time to take advantage of our successful position. Commercial revenue streams doing well. Tours of Asia in the past two years. Primary commercial deals that made stadium possible are coming to an end and now we need to take advantage of this opportunity.

We are at the forefront as Financial Fair Play comes into practice. In the next two years Arsenal will have the financial resources to compete among the leading clubs in the world. Our financial success is relevant because it supports out football vision. The money we generate is available to our manager. Arsène makes the decisions about how it is spent. He has done brilliantly considering the spending of other clubs.

He has made sure that we have qualified for the CL for 15 successive seasons. Arsenal are a top ranked UEFA team. This is taken for granted. Not viewed as an achievement anymore. We have played some of the most attractive football in the world.

We can and will return the club to winning trophies. This is our shared ambition. We will achieve this if we stand together, if we keep to our values and if we continue to be brave. Standing together we can make Arsenal one of the leading clubs in the world and we can do it in a manner that will make all of our supporters proud.

Financial Questions

Q: Ticket prices. Massive impact high prices are having on all fans. Gazidis stressed that there would be less reliance on fans as commercial deals were renewed. Will you consider freezing prices again and commit to the reduced League Cup pricing?

IVAN: Approach not based on supply and demand. Long waiting lists. Try to achieve a responsible balance between revenue stream and what we need to do to compete as a club. Attempt to have pricing that attracts fans to games. Greater percentage of our revenue comes from our local fans. Challenge is for us to compete with the massive spending around us. Only had 2 season ticket price increases in 7 years in line with inflation.

Not kept us at pace with rising costs in the game. League Cup pricing gives chance to come to the stadium at more affordable prices. This will continue despite objections from the opposing clubs. Held season ticket prices flat once again. Spent a lot of time in consultation with supporters groups to regrade the categories of games. Groups welcomed this. Protecting the club’s revenue but also created 90,000 cheaper seats for games and a £25 starting price for many games. Affordability is something we take seriously. We have a responsible, restrained approach.

Q: I hear what you say and I don’t agree with a word of it. You’re putting profit on the balance sheet over success on the pitch. You sell our best players. Operating loss of over £16m has affected the transfer dealings. Was RVP sold to comply with UEFA fair play rules?

PHW: No. We’re compliant with FFP but money is available to strengthen squad as Arsène sees fit.

IVAN: We’re trying to run a self-reliant football club. Objective not profit, but to have success on the pitch. Player wages escalating, there’s new money from outside the game. Clubs going into bankruptcy in Europe and increasingly in England. There has to be a more sustainable environment. We lose a player like RVP, not because we want to, but have to make sure we are creating a sustainable future for ourselves. Football is heading in our direction. Confident that we will be able to retain our best players. It’s been a challenging time for us. Can’t deny that.

Q: You talk about how ambitious we are. I believe fans and board have different ambitions. Estimates by outside bodies say our uncommitted cash reserves are at £70m. Is this money really available for Wenger to use?

IVAN: We don’t talk publicly about the money we have available despite being transparent. We certainly do make the money we have available for reinvestment into the team. That doesn’t mean that we spend every penny in each transfer window. We have forward commitments, debt and future operating costs. Within constraints, all money we make is available to make a competitive team. The nature of the transfer market is lumpy.

There are v. limited no. of top clubs, competing for a very limited number of the same players. There may be issues with a player in terms of contractual obligations and fitting in with your team. You can buy someone who is available but not top quality, or wait and buy someone who your manager actually wants. Judge us over time by looking at league performance against spending. We spend the money we have and we will spend it all. Over time we have out performed that spend every single year for 15 years. Tremendous consistency. Arsène has managed our resources and kept us at the top of the game. Spending all the money isn’t the answer to all the challenges we face in the modern game.

Q: No plans for the majority owner (Stan) to take dividend payments? Board’s intention to release cash?

STAN: Tendency to direct these questions at me. This club is run through the board. These are board decisions. I am a majority shareholder. It’s clear that we have a record in sports around the world and they can look at our record with our other clubs and we’ve never put any debt on this club for acquisition. We’ve never said money isn’t available to spend. We’ve acquired our own resources. The one regret I have with Arsenal is that I didn’t get involved earlier. We have a record of reinvestment in other clubs and it’s there for everyone else to see.

IVAN: Dividends are a board decision. Board looked closely at Stan’s record of reinvestment. Stan has done everything he said he would do. He hasn’t placed debt on the club and he will help us be at the top of the game.

Q: In 2007 Arsenal commercial income £42m – same as United. United’s has rocketed since then, not ours. Not all down to poor deals on stadium naming rights and sponsorship.

IVAN: Easy to second guess deals. I don’t think we did poor deals. Tempting to think that you develop your commercial revenue by going and negotiating deals. You have to develop capability across the club. United’s is a result of investment in that club. Touring, digital capacity, CRM servicing and a wide range of different issues. We have also been investing in those capabilities. It doesn’t happen over night. Three years ago we had a very small commercial department.

Our commercial group is developing opportunities all around the world. Asia tours for example. Serious about strengthening our appeal around the world. Consistent values, important to partners. London location, together with our football performance make us very attractive. Grown commercial values again this year. Will see more growth soon.

Q: FFP – Will introduction actually create a level playing field where Arsenal will be able to compete again for best players? Or will bank rolled clubs still have the advantage?

Ivan: Optimistic about FFP in Europe. Not being driven by Platini as a UEFA plan to punish English football clubs. Driven by clubs themselves. Idea of enforcement mechanism to make clubs live within their means. Developed from small idea to something that today is unanimously supported by clubs. Comes from clubs, not UEFA – crying out for more sustainable environment in which to operate. Tremendous pressure on UEFA to enforce these regulations.

Pressure from clubs gives me optimism. UEFA are putting measures in place to start enforcing financial regulations. Convinced they are intending to take this seriously. Growing consensus within EPL itself that we need greater financial regulation. Strong movement – convinced this will happen at a domestic level. Will benefit game and Arsenal. Even if UEFA enforcement falls short, break-even principles at EPL level will still happen and enhance our position.

Q: Many supporters are from Fanshare scheme. 2,000 + fans given the chance to belong with symbolic ownership stake. Since takeover, fewer shares available. Stan, please will you hold your first meeting with Fanshare supporters? You pledged to do this. Talk about how we can work together to secure scheme’s future.

IVAN: Football club run through board. I’ve met with Fanshare board many times and I’ve kept our board informed. We are aware of liquidity issues. Stan has met with fan groups in the past. I meet regularly with our fan groups. Key issue is fan engagement. We believe in it and I commit that we will all do this. We do this more than any other major football club that I’m aware of and so will individual members of the board.

Q: Can we have a meeting that does include Stan please?

STAN: I have met with fan groups.

Tim Payton (storming the mic): Legal commitment in takeover document that you would meet with Arsenal supporters. You haven’t done that.

Applause.

STAN: I’m surprised that Tim would stand up and make that statement because I’ve met with him several times. I’ve met with several fan groups.

IVAN: Can I de-personalise this a bit? It’s not about any of the individuals. We run this club through our board of directors. The idea that one person makes the decisions for the club is not right.

Long pause.

PHW: Ok.

Laughter.

Q: If you put something in writing Stan, you are obliged to go through with it.

STAN: I guess I’m missing something because I thought I answered that.

Q: You talk about uniting and working together. Can you give us an update on the 30% shareholder who is probably not here. Are we working together and pulling in the same direction?

PHW: Red and White (Usmanov)? I don’t know. When were they last in touch? Jeers.

IVAN: I’ve been very transparent. There are differences of opinion, but the basic thrust of what we’re doing is united and conflict is overstated.

Q: RVP didn’t believe club has the ambition that he has. It’s not just about money. Painful and humiliating. I don’t know how to explain this to my son.

Applause.

IVAN: I’m not sure if that’s a question or an expression of angst. We’re losing a bit of order now. Let’s get through the pre-submitted questions first and then open up to the floor.

Q: Your whole model is totally reliant on your approach of sustainability meeting with the FFP approach. If it doesn’t, you’re admitting to the room that we can’t compete at the top level. Every summer we lose our top players to people who are spending more money on players and wages. These clubs may not be stopped by FFP and everyone is cynical about it. If we’re unsuccessful in stopping their approach we have nothing else. One trick pony and you’ve said your skeptical about it.

IVAN: Even in a non-FFP world, I think we can complete. You assume that Man C. and Chelsea will continue to spend as they are now, forever. Made point about development of the revenues in our club. Other option is to outspend people who seemingly have limitless resources and that isn’t a great strategy either.

Q: Are we prepared to sacrifice winning EPL and CL for 20 years for principles?

IVAN: No, we aren’t, but we are advocates of FFP. Don’t monopolise the mic. I will have tea and biscuits with you afterwards. Arsene Wenger’s address

Sorry for last night. I used to say to the players that our job is not to talk, but to produce performances, so I don’t really want to talk today.

Thanks Pat Rice.

A lot of dissatisfaction and I understand that because we want to win, but important that we don’t go overboard. If everyone is devastated when we finish 3rd in the league, I promise I won’t be here when we finish 15th in the league.

Not many teams don’t lose at all for 43 games. We finished 3rd last year in a season where we had a very difficult start. We had to be solid. One of the consequences of last year is that the club has been solid. During the season we didn’t have Wilshere and Diaby.We bought Cazorla, Podolski and Giroud because we anticiplated RVP departure. We lost 40 goals. I think our new players will be a success. Started in a very convincing, promising way. Hit the wall in the last two games in an unexplainable way.

Team attitude and focus is very good, particularly in training. Good to have players coming back. Always difficult after a defeat to look at the bigger picture. I am optimistic that we will have a good season. Don’t want to go too much into financial discussion. My job is with the team. You can be proud when you produce the resources from which your team delivers. I wouldn’t be proud to take my wages from money that the club hasn’t produced. We produce our own players, have our own style of our play. Proud of the way we want to behave.

Important that 60-80% of players come from our own ranks. The rest have to be top class players. When we speak about trophies, I rank them as follows: 1. EPL 2. CL. 3. Qualify CL. 4. FA Cup. 5. League Cup.

If you want to attract the best players, they don’t ask if you won the League Cup, they ask if you play in the CL. Anecdote to illustrate that club comes before individual manager success – priority to qualify for CL. 90% managers feel the same. I accept every different opinion.

The modern world creates smaller communities within bigger ones. Little communities have to learn to live together for the sake of the strength of our club. Even if we don’t agree. Must remain united for the same goals. The good of Arsenal. Sometimes we can forget that. I’m sure we can count on you for the whole season. If you’re not happy at the end of the season, I’m happy to listen to you and I’m happy to meet you. Thank you very much.

Applause.

PHW: Any other questions? Time for one or two. Are they going to be on the same subject we’ve had already?

Shouts of accusations of patronising.

Q: Arsenal Ladies don’t have as high profile stadia as European ladies. Over 5,000 saw ladies play Chelsea. Better stadia would encourage more fans.

IVAN: We invest and are more committed to women’s football than any other club in this country. We do things to a great standard for the ladies. A long term commitment. Good news: we are seeing women’s Super League getting more broadcast exposure. Sure we’ll put on another game at the Ems this season. Something we’re continuing to develop and remain committed to. This is something we can all be proud of.

Q: In event of 1,2, 3 teams going out in group stages of CL, will there still be 4 places for English clubs?

IVAN: Yes.

Q: Season ticket prices frozen. Club level prices are increasing. You do not choose to mention that. Says a lot that you do not include us. Not transparent at all. Disrespectful and treats us like we’re a cash cow.

IVAN: I acknowledge that this is a mistake. We’ve had a 2% increase. Reinvestment at club level has been dramatic. I take your point on board fully.

Q: £13.90 for fish and chips is indeed dramatic.

Laughter.

Q: What criteria used to raise CEO’s wages?

PHW: All renumeration from club is considered by renumeration committee. Ivan and Ken extremely valuable members of the club and it was committee’s considered opinion that they were fairly rewarded for an extremely good year. So that’s why we agreed to it.

Q: Clarify your commitment to Red and Silver members over individual ticket pricing for matches.

IVAN: Held season ticket prices with the exception of club level flat, with long waiting lists. Costs in the game have gone up dramatically over the last seven years. Instead of increasing all the time, we’ve tried to be responsible and balance the pressure we have to spend money on players and pressure we have to generate that revenue in responsible manner. We try to achieve a good balance since we got new stadium.

Q: Most expensive tickets in the world.

Silence.

Q: 23 clubs across Europe falling foul of FFP, excluded from European competitions this year. What about Chelsea and Man C?

IVAN: Different part of the regulations. This is not the part that enforces break-even test, it’s overdue payments where UEFA has enforced regulations.

PHW: Well, I think we’ve really had enough questions if you don’t mind. One more, otherwise we’ll be here all day.

Q: I’ve been coming to these AGMs for years and nothing really changes. Please tell me if there will be changes to the board in terms of age, gender, increasing members.

PHW: We’re all getting older. I think we’re guiding the club in the right direction. I’m not sure we’re looking at increasing the number of directors. Thank you. Ivan is prepared to stay and answer your questions. Thank you for your support and your interest in our affairs.

Disbelieving jeers. People leave.
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Author:arseblog

@engr u didnt call back.
sorry bro but that time I was suffering the great lagos traffic jam of this week. was my 3 1/2 hr in it yesterday.
matter of fact, right now im down with fever.
pls do.call back at anytime.



@ all

abeg I just installed swype on a ics rom and well .... its not swyping? what's up with that?

jobless intetes. awon oniranu jati jati. mcheew.


great game. went exactly as I expected.

I know precisely who.is to.blame and its not a player.

is it not abundantly clear that the opposition managers are getting their tactics right and outhinking the bloody bench, abi u see sign of any positive input from d bench?


issorite o. shebi we trust noni?

jedisco: Capable and diverse?? I don't get this one.

Last time I checked, an overwhelming majority of android phones sold today don't ship with JB and a good number have no hope of getting it and yet they still sell.
Most people buying low budget phones are not interested about updates.

Besides, this one should get the 7.8 update. Nokia has promised long support for the current line up so this should benefit from that.

80% of mobile phone users are not interested in updates. its you pesky pseudo-geeks that are always shouting about updates online

by capable and diverse i mean real world capabilities like tethering, file sharing, even hacking if u are into that sort of thing.

im sure there will be a few things a budget android fone can do that a budget nokia Windows fone wont, primarily because nokia knows well enough not to over stretch their meager hardware whilst android is simply a do it all platform.

heck u find budget androids with USB-On-The-Go and other such exotic features. even if its not there somebody is working to bring it up. there are fones that shipped with donut that run ICS AND jb!!! CRAZY.

i hope Nokia WP 8 fones will be hackable sha. that will actually get crazy pple interested

jedisco: I think it would debut in Nigeria for between 20 - 30k and would be a direct competition to low-end androids which it should out-perform.

source of this assertion?

obviously it wont be as capable of diverse functions as those low end androids


good thing tho is that they would prolly sell lots of these ones if they can get to make one with WP8 than those their Flagships. Those ones are on a long thing for now

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]
U Know something about this Tippy tappy thing? It makes U unpredictable, therefore LETHAL! -- Something we once enjoyed during the Mourinho's team of 2004/05.
Fact! [/color]

are you saying that under mourinho your club was playing tippy tappy lethal football?

or just tippy tappy?

or just lethal?

pls clarify so i make up my mind on something i have always suspected