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Ellexy:
Just saw a picture of the top clubs in England and the descriptions in their handles. The likes of Chelsea you'll see World champions, City you'll see League Champions etc but our club na how to get discounts when you purchase a jersey via the club online store

You can imagine.

If Ole had made top 4 for 20 years without winning the EPL or UCL they won’t have sacked him.

nihilistjnr:
It was even deeper than that.

British intelligence intercepted the secretr'Zimmerman Telegraph' from Germany to Mexico, where the Germans invited Mexico to invade the US, and they would share spoils.

The evidence was presented directly to the US president, and they still refused to take action, until German submarines realising the secret had been exposed, started bombing us vessels on the high sea.

Omo na so Texas for dey Mexico now, and our Egbon Raumdeuter for dey shout cabron cabron for here

Lol. Dayo for don become boss.

Yes the Zimmerman Telegraph didn’t do the trick. Germany sank US merchant ships for before the US declared war.

GloriousGbola:
Or maybe in the aftermath of ww2 and the USSR expansion, Berlin Wall etal, and their reputation as the people who ended ww2, they had to step up before Russia became the new Germany?

They didn’t step up when the German generals were fomenting trouble that led to WW1. They actually stayed out for 2 years.

They didn’t step up when Hitler was swallowing up countries like a hungry lion and killing Jews in their millions. They actually stayed out until attacked on their soil by Japan.

The only reason they started stepping up after WW2 was their realisation that they had grown big muscles. Not any altruism.

nitrogen:
It’s sad that the ship keeps sinking. Hoping that Rauf does the right things when he becomes director of football.

The culture within the club is wrong and it comes from the top.

Man City for instance are focussed on winning titles and that mentality trickles down.

Man Utd are focussed on appearances, endorsements, social media presence and that mentality also trickles down.

In any organisation the ownership, board, and executives set the tone not the junior employees.

Man Utd Social Media Club.

Amoto94:
Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé is preparing a bid for Chelsea as well.

{Sportico}

Vivek the owner of the Sacramento Queens?

The guy will send you guys on relegation o!

GloriousGbola:
Ironically America was isolationist during ww2. Not our business. Until Japan bombed Pearl harbor and dragged them in.

The whole policeman of the world etc started from there.

Yes. America was isolationist for much of its history before World War 2. A few aggressive episodes here and there like the Spanish-American War and the Mexican-American War.

However retrospectively it appears the isolationism was due to self-preservation and not being confident in its ability to come out victorious in a war with the then European Super Powers.

Immediately America became confident of its power it turned from isolationism to imperialism quite quickly.

Reminds me of my classmate Yakub that was very gentle until he started lifting weights and became muscular. After that everything was “I go woz you now”.

BlueRayDick:
We know about this line of thought by Putin, but invading another sovreign nation beacuse they want to join a military alliance willingly just seem unreasonable in this present age and time.

It appears what Putin wants is the old USSR back and not the superstory of not wanting NATO near it's border.

As a matter of fact the USA has an airforce Base close to Russia in Alaska ;if what Putin fears is the west having a Base near it's border, what has he done about that? Or is he just preying on Ukraine because he can?

You can’t compare the strategic importance of both. There is a reason the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba and not in Siberia overlooking Alaska.

donjazet:
We can't be comparing actions taken during the cold WAR to the present day.
The good thing about America is that at their core, they try to learn from their mistakes. Today we know some of the mistakes and atrocities of American foreign policy primarily because they are able to look inwards and self criticize. Do we know half of what the Soviets did in their hayday?

The west do not have a system that gives rice to autonomous dictators, hence the actions of their leaders can always be curtailed. A lot of people criticize Obama for his actions in Syria but the bulk of this criticism arises from the republicans who are within America itself. Just like a lot of people who criticize bush for his actions in Afghanistan and Iraq, majority of those criticism also self generated from the democrats within America.


Who inside Russia is able to curtail and check tyrants like Putin?

I am not debating West vs Soviet with you. Obviously the West won. I am only saying Putin is doing the same thing that US Presidents have done before and continue to do whenever they feel their interests are at risk.

Putin feels Russian sovereignty is at risk if he allows Ukraine to remain under the influence of the West. He did what he felt was necessary the same way US Presidents have done in the past.

I am not condoning war or aggression but we can’t all be playing the same game then when it comes to my turn to score the rules are changed.

donjazet:
But the thing is, I have not heard of any of those countries being coerced to join. As a matter of fact, their economy immediately improves upon joining. NATO might have been formed as a defensive alliance against the Soviet union, but the group has been more or less defunct, they haven't really been active. NATO's function since it's inception has basically been as a deterrent factor rather than an active aggressor.

It's just like china's military. China has had a very strong military for at least 40 years but has never been in war in that timeframe. Their military serving the purpose of being a deterrent, rather than an active aggressor. It's not far fetched to think Putin desires a rebuild of the Soviet states and that is just dangerous to global affairs. The world has had relative peace and global economic growth for the last half century. We don't need world powers being on the verge of war.

The Soviet Union did not coerce Cuba to house the nuclear weapons yet the US considered invading Cuba because of this before settling for blockading it.

These things have never been about morality but about strength. That is why the US could easily invade Iraq as punishment for invading Kuwait but would not invade Russia for a similar action.

Lastly whether their economies improved after joining NATO is not the issue. Their are other ways of improving your economy without joining NATO. What Putin does not want is to have NATO missiles surrounding the core parts of Russia.

BlueRayDick:
Russia has always had the strength. At least their possession of WMD's portrays them as such. If its not madness why does putin need to do the nonsense he's doing in Ukraine to further show its strength to the whole world?

Well I don't know sha, I just find it unjustifiable considering the reasons putin has given thus far for the invasion.

The real reason for the invasion is the eastward expansion of NATO, a military alliance which at its core is an anti-Russian alliance.

The West keeps tempting fate and antagonising Russia by adding more and more countries to NATO and now they are at Russia’s borders in the West. If Ukraine joins NATO then they would be at border of Russia in the South of Russia as well.

Putin feels he has a duty to his state prevent its strategic encirclement by enemies the same way JFK felt he had a duty when he blockaded Cuba a sovereign country to prevent the Soviet Union from placing nuclear missiles there.

BlueRayDick:
Simply put, putin is mad ; those rationalising what he's doing are equally far away from sanity. Even his countrymen don't agree with what is going on in Ukraine.

If you look at international relations and global politics from the standpoint of strength vs weakness rather than right vs wrong you might not view Putin as mad.

If you also consider that the most basic role of government is security and self preservation of the state you might come to the same conclusion.

I am not rabidly anti-West as I have benefited from their system but I have followed history and politics enough to know that might is usually right.

timay1:
Mourinho didn't give us MCfred. Mourinho gave us a decent squad player in Mctominay, who is an academy graduate and cost the club nothing. Mctominay is never meant to be a starter but a backup/ squad player to fill in from time to time

Woodward gave us Fred to prevent him from going to Man city.

So Woodward gave us Fred but Ole gave us Maguire?

Omo if Pep dey work for Gestapo back in the day e go wicked pass Himmler.

TrebleChamp:
I will bet that United board (including you) will vote for Poch ahead of Ten Haag...

Leave nitrogen to be avoiding the truth. There are many things wrong with the club but we all know where the major problem lies.

Na person wey still expect Top 4 go dey vex at this point. Season wey don loss tey tey.

Social media owners bought social media players and people expect something tangible.

adebayo201:
Who strikes? Definitely Bruno.

Should be Elanga.

TrebleChamp:
I wonder what would happen when patrickmu.f catch you for street

We go sit down with full table of food and drinks scatter the whole joint. We are cool like that.

ChristoBam:
Everyone quoting this same text but no source. It's an obvious dig aimed at Bruno. I doubt Silva said it. It's too simplistic.

He said it in an interview with The Times. It wasn't actually a dig at Bruno but in defence of himself. Bruno and all our other strikers can learn from it though.



https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a2d5b88c-9bae-11ec-8194-a993851c15ba?shareToken=8bdbc2513eb3d83eb5f23af6c0cced38

BlueMann:
These my Bulls don tire me Olohun. What kind of 'top team' cannot beat a single fellow top team? Once we meet any title contender, na to collect for their hand. Even teams below us still get the odd win against these elites, but we go just roll over like obedient dogs.

Just because Caruso and Ball and Williams are absent.

Abeg I no fit waste my sleep again.

They are like the Raptors before Kawhi joined. Guess who was the star of both teams.

They need a superstar offensive player.

Chef2000:
There is this roommate of mine and a friend who snores heavily during his sleep.

This is not that normal snoring we experience the one I am talking about is heavy and seems like life is chocking out of him, the snore is heavy that someone living 3 doors away will hear him snoring with ease.

And this snore will begin exactly 30 mins in his sleep it may occasionally stop and then begins again, he doesn't get to hear it because he is fast asleep but it's disturbing me and makes my night restless.

He has talked with one doctor and he gave him some drugs but it didn't work.

Please is there anyone here with a useful information like the drugs he will take or something like that, lets join hands and save a soul.

He probably has Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. He needs to get checked by an ENT specialist or a Respiratory/Sleep physician.

Lifestyle changes like regular exercise, reduction in alcohol, and (for those who are overweight) weight loss might also help.

Kendzyma:
No mbappe no party

Someone said PSG is playing painful football under Poch.

A manager that has Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria.

If we appoint Poch as manager despite all the warning signs then we deserve everything that we get.

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TrebleChamp:
So PSG lost today....

Messianic cultists are very heartless people. They always keep us in the dark about these important stories.

ChristineC:
that LB Fernandez for U23 is quite good on the ball. he can get a lot of assists in the first team.

He needs to improve defensively. Going forward he is probably better than Shaw and Telles but at this point EPL wingers will destroy him.

This Aljofree na mumu. It is like we target useless players when recruiting defenders for our youth teams.

Skimpledawg:
Maga!

It was a journey, not a position!

Don't mind him. I know it was a journey. How long was the ride?

thorrvik55:
Doc, how did u come to know of this particular position Sir?

Human Anatomy lectures.

BlueRayDick:


What in God's name is this comrade?

That is the fingerphucking position.

eddie7:
There's still hope ahead ..I refuse to give up

Hope ti lazzident.

I wonder why people keep getting so fired up about an expired country.

BlueRayDick:
Nigeria supposed dey Netflix make people dey pay to watch am.

Paying 5k waec fee for students whose parents can't afford to pay 5k after the child had spent 6 years in secondary school.... After the child passes Wassce what next?

This is a JAMB question for a WAEC problem.

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