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Ellexy:
We never even play one pre-season game and Varane is already injured

Dr Varane. Madrid sold us a lemon. If it looks too good to be true then it is too good to be true.

Panther7:
Boss you dey take us back to world war 2

LOL I just dey trip for the kind thought manipulation our board dey execute. Na only for Nazi Germany or inside a communist police state you fit see that kind propaganda.

TrebleChamp:
So you sef see am

I had to go check Sir Ole profile for wikipedia to be sure it was the same last season he coached and was sacked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aQgfOSWqw4

DeadPresidents:
Obviously.

However, if we define this with set theory, i think it’s feasible to assume that 1 in 8 Christians can be represented at the intersection of RCCG, Winners and affiliates like Salvation ministries etc

Union not intersection.

RCCG U Winners U Affiliates not RCCG n Winners n Affiliates.

Leyqute:
You’re wicked

Man Utd’s plan for the transfer window is a well oiled PR machine.

It’s amazing that people are yet to understand this.

When i said Joseph Goebbels dey learn work for Woodward and co side e get reason. When it comes to manipulating the fans they are top notch.

Trevor012:
Rangnick in the fucking mud.

Don't forget Sir Ole bro. Don't forget Sir Ole .

Leyqute:
Plus EtH is still doing continuous assessment.

Exactly. People have to be patient so he can complete his pre-season and assess how the players perform in pre-season training and pre-season games.

He is assessing the players in training to know who to sell and who to buy even though the list of players we are linked to has not changed in the past 2 months.

GloriousGbola:
i am not so sure it is the drainage that is not good, or people and LGAs are irresponsible

everyday i see fooking ediats in expensive cars throwing pet bottles onto the road

i live in festac which was buolt with proper drains which channel into a canal - but check during every heavy rain, and you will see arterial drains literally clogged with PET bottles, styrofoams packs and other debris

who is to blame? the people who throw rubbish indiscriminately, and teh local government who will always be running round looking for shakedown money, but cannot be bothered to clear the drains

the whole okota ago palace-way axis has drains that are full of silt and sludge and gunk during the dry season. any body can see what would happen once it rains. yet the bloody local govt will do nothing

yes there are parts of lagos with bad drainage. but there are also several parts of lagos with irresponsible citizens and LGA chairmen

Very true. It is a team effort.

PDPGuy:
In the USA, floods only occur after hurricanes or tropical storms, which are 100x greater than regular heavy downpours.
A mere heavy downpour won’t lead to flooded streets. At worst, a downpour would cause 3-inch ‘floods’ in the US.

Yes, a good number of drains in Lagos and Naija, in general, are being blocked by the factors I stated in my earlier post. That’s why Soludo had to demolish that church cos it was obstructing the flow of the drains

This is factually incorrect.

There are numerous cases of flooding in the USA and other developed Western countries due to heavy rainfall without hurricanes or tropical storms.

Drainage in Lagos is not good and would definitely worsen the situation, but these things happen in some of the most developed countries on earth.

LostMyZeal:
Uh huh... It can't be news that AWB needs fine-tuning na

In fact, he can be converted to a CB if he sharpens his awareness.

That's why I love love Mou; he would've done the needful.

A good coach can mould AWB into a beast at the defence, but nowadays it's about the sharp sharp result and that's why coaches prefer to get players in their natural positions instead of trying out new things.

Long Live Mou

Which coach do you know that will mould AWB into a LB?

Sharpen awareness? E don become knife.

LostMyZeal:
Soo much pain and season is yet to start

Won't be surprised to find out you were the choir master of the 'VDB is not suited for Epl' song

Time will surely tell yunno.

You clowns never learn huh

Abii how many times have my projections been attacked and everything unravelled before us in this thread

Una go dey oppose until una find out say I dey right all along.

I know my projections can be outrageous, but let's just chill and watch out

I never even begin sing VDB praises yet; I'm still saving up to procure some instruments

This your chest beating don increase of late. Nobody is infallible so all this CV you dey drop ko nexestry. You that recommended moving AWB to LB.

Everybody should calm down let the season start. E fit end in tears for both sides sef. No be only VDB and Bruno dey for midfield.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I don't understand the bolded. What would your recommendation or reproach add to my life?

Now back to the topic. I did not say drainages are okay. I agreed with you.

But I also made it clear to you that the downpour was heavy enough to cause a flood.

I was at Ikotun on Friday and the flood was up to my knee. Immediately the rains stopped, it didn't take up to 20 minutes and the water had disappeared. So did the government clear the drainages in 19 minutes?

Learn to see things objectively. That downpour was too heavy[/color]

Immediately i read that i knew you would focus on it.

Dathypebruv:
Sheesh,Pogba was the vibe in the dressing room and also the virus

Lingard gone also, falls now to rashidi

The younger ones have some personality but you see those older ones, they are as interesting as a blank wall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEVauTbvQoE


Martial is always in a bad mood. LOL

Ibime:
I think this is the opposite of what SAP is. Sap is letting the market decide the value of the currency and allowing free trade, and abolishing subsidiea

Exactly.

The 2 previous regimes tried to tackle the fiscal crisis brought about by diminishing oil revenue by limiting imports and capital expenditure as well as pegging the exchange rate. Those so called "austerity" measures did not work as people started struggling to have access to basic things.

Babangida following IMF advice went in the opposite direction and decided to allow the market to decide the exchange rate leading to devaluation of the naira. He also created People's Banks which gave small scale industries access to affordable loans. Tai Solarin was made the Chairman to reinforce public trust in the program but the people working under him soon started swallowing the money too.

All those measures were medicine after death however. Nigeria's fate was sealed in the 70s during the oil boom. That was where the original sin was committed.

patrickmuf:
I am not against signing a DM but I am not certain we will sign FDJ and Lisandro and still go after a DM whilst looking at a RB, RWF and now, potentially a forward...

Well that is a point. It is just crazy that we have refused to buy a CDM when that (along with RWF) has been our weakest position for a while.

Capaldi:
Am I the only one seeing Sancho?

Sancho ke?

I think that is Ampadu with short hair.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Just different opinions on football, insults don begin fly out.

How una dey do am sef?[/color]

E shock you?

patrickmuf:
I think Busi would start ahead of any DM you sign at Barca for obvious reasons...I accept that Rodri and Romeu are more physical however, FDJ can do a decent job there if need be...I am rooting for Lisandro to play more as a DM...W8th a solid midfield, our defense won't be very exposed thus the defensive frailties that looked so obvious will be masked...

Also, I am hoping that ETH has the balls to bench Maguire for Lindelof or any other CB in form...

This is not about Busquets. The main thing is that there is very little of evidence of FDJ playing DM either for Ajax or for Barca. Lisandro Martinez as well rarely plays there.

So what you want is for us to buy a CB and and CM to share DM responsibility. Why not just buy a DM who plays that position regularly and then buy the CB to play CB and CM to play his proper role.

Not the one that midway through the season we will now be looking to buy a CDM because the players we bought can't play the position consistently well.

Mrviktor:
Pogba left
Matic left.
Cavani left.
Lingard left


And na only left back we don sign

Less Dan 30 days to start of season

Oboy

You have to be patient. After the manager has completed his assessment of the squad at the end of preseason we can start buying players

Where is CapitalCee? It has been a minute.

patrickmuf:
He might have to settle for a shared role with Eriksen assuming we get all our targets and if ETH elects to play Lisandro as a DM then it's a battle between Eriksen/VDB/Bruno...I don't know who wins but I know who will lose out and it's definitely Bruno unless he modifies his game...

I like that there is competition in that position. Bruno was too petulant last season and his discipline fell off. I still don't see how VDB gets a starting shirt though he could be a valuable member of the team. With 5 subs per match there should enough opportunities for everyone.

Oasis007:
TOUR SQUAD

Goalkeepers 
David De Gea
Tom Heaton
Nathan Bishop
Matej Kovar

Defenders
Eric Bailly
Diogo Dalot
Ethan Laird
Victor Lindelof
Harry Maguire
Tyrell Malacia
Luke Shaw
Alex Telles
Axel Tuanzebe
Raphael Varane
Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Midfielders
Amad
Bruno Fernandes
Fred
James Garner
Hannibal
Zidane Iqbal
Scott McTominay
Facundo Pellistri
Charlie Savage
Donny van de Beek

Forwards
Tahith Chong
Anthony Elanga
Alejandro Garnacho
Anthony Martial
Marcus Rashford
Jadon Sancho

I suspect that there will be a couple of surprise beneficiaries of this ETH appointment. A couple of players whose days seemed numbered might bounce back like Tafa.

patrickmuf:
A midfield 3 of FDJ, VDB and Eriksen is good enough against any other midfield in the league...If we need more grit, Lisandro (Assuming he is signed as reported) can play as DM with one of the aforementioned 3 on the bench.

What happens to Bruno?

Itsrm:
I would have been in full support of subsidy removal if I can trust trust those polithiefcians with the money saved from the removal but we all know its ending up in their pockets.

What will be the whole point? Subsidy has to continue.

My point exactly. The money saved will be stolen. Corruption and insecurity have to be tackled first. Then you focus on developing infrastructure that will support job creation and local industries.

THEN you can start SLOWLY reducing the subsidy over a number of years. It can't be a sudden change or else the country will burn.

Oasis007:
What's your take on subsidy removal?!

Cc

Raumdeuter
BlueRayDick
Jodera
Larride
Afrodoc2
Ibime
Roland17

It will hasten that demise of Nigeria that the US State Dept predicted back in the day. You can't remove that fuel subsidy in a country where such a large proportion of the population is living at subsistence level with no savings. The price level increase would be exponential and it will be transferred from the initial fuel price hike to the increased cost of transporting goods and people, to a general inflation that might be difficult to control.

The other problem is that most of the money the government will save by abolishing the subsidy would not be put to good use anyway but rather embezzled. Security, corruption, job creation, local industries, infrastructural development (roads, rail, power), taxation have to be tackled first before removing the subsidy that will change 100m hungry Nigerians to 100m starving Nigerians.

ovoP:
That's my issue, look away.. Antony isn't the only winger out there.. Antony and sterling are not the same level raphina is prem proven and bigger are more physical.. go watch this same guy against the malacia we just signed, man was marked so hard he got frustrated and got a red card.. is type of wingers are getting outdated self.. inverted wingers are what we should be aiming at, who can add goals to the team.. we have other pressing issues like RB instead we bought a left back we don't even need..

Antony is an inverted winger.

ChristoBam:
You like wahala. Cuz it's obviously Euros. No way you'd think it was pounds. No one even quotes pounds for English transfers anymore.

I just want to be sure ni. Not adding currency has started many pages long debates on this forum.

Anyhow 70m Euro is too much for Antony. Ziyech was even more impressive at Ajax. He should not go for anything more than 50m euro

ChristoBam:
About 70m.

Currency?

You guys like eliminating currency when you drop numbers.

A big difference between 70m pounds and 70m euro

ChristoBam:
Lol we don't want to overpay, that's the thing. The price tag on Antony is unrealistic. Even more expensive that Raphina that's premier league proven and even far better.

What is the price tag Ajax placed on Antony?

Mrviktor:
45m for sterling.
80m.for dejong

Wtf

Sterling has 1 year left on his contract. de Jong has 4 years left on his contract.