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Why are we always diverting away from the question asked, nairaland members are too fund of the act of not answering the question asked. People have started putting records on the thread (is the question about the amount of goals scored)?.

Have u all forgotten that Henry is not a natural striker like Van Nisterooy. Henry was a winger before adjusting himself to a striker at Arsenal and he's still doing a wonderful job not too far away from Nisterooy's record. Do you want to kill the boy Henry, after scoring lots of goals, setting up plenty goals for his team mates, scoring free kicks, terrorising defenders, chasing back and you still expect him to be scoring as much as Nistelrooy who is always man marking the goal keeper and hardly chase back, Nisterooy hardly display skills of dribbling pass players, i guess thats not is job. He does is job effectively well than Henry

So for viewing sake like the author of this thread asked, My pick is KING HENRY. PLEASE LETS GO BACK TO THE THREAD

Its totally wrong. The bible is aginst it. Read the book of Leviticus chapter 20 verse 11

Who is your favourite between this two hollywood actors and why?

"BABA" White people gave me that name on arriving in the UK, so everybody know me as BABA even my sisters call me that

@bolaoni. I have given you your reply. Its on 45th post, well analysed. Infact i should be the one asking you the same question because it seems you just started watching football in the early 90s, thats what made u think the boy (cantona) was not their during maradona era. It's just like saying Ronaldo and Ronaldinho cannot be categorise as been in the same era. Home we clear on that issue now, if not u can holla back. Peace

Anyway lets all go back to the thread and lets stop divating.

Don't mean no harm. It looks like some of us cannot read very well. The question states between (1996 to 2006) which means 10 years not 14 years. Also some of us are going off the topic, we are not talking about trophies won, we are talking about ENTERTAINING FOOTBALL and BEST MANAGERS among the ones listed above. with good analysis to back up your points

@jackal i think you need to get our facts right before saying Arsenal played second fiddle to chelsea and man utd. Here are some stacts for you to read:

Arsène Wenger
1996 - present
3 league, 4 FA Cup:
• The Premiership and FA Cup Double in 1998
• The Premiership and FA Cup Double in 2002
• The FA Cup in 2003
• The Premiership (unbeaten) in 2004
• The FA Cup in 2005 also came second in the European cup winners cup in 1999 i think against Galatasary
Plus the the quarter final elimination of Arsenal in the champions league in the past tenyears (3 times)

Chelsea: Here are some trophies chelsea won in the last decade that i have never heard about some of the cups before, why coz they are not as good as the gunners.
• 1997- FA Cup Winners
• 1997- Makita/Umbro Trophy Winners
• 1998- European Super Cup Winners
• 1998- European Cup Winners Cup Winners
• 1998- League Cup Winners
• 2000- FA Cup Winners
2005- Premiership

I'm sure you are swallowing your words by reading this trophies won, You insulted all Arsenal fans by saying we played second fiddle to chelsea.

About Arsenal playing second fiddle to MAN UTD you are right to some extent but what club hasn't won any major trophies in liek three years now, did not make much impact in the champios league for three years now?

I have always got a running nose for like six years now slightly after coming to the UK and its bothering me very much. I've been to the doctor but all they have been giving me ain't working. Does anyone know any other solution to this problem of mine? it really bothers me. I mean i always have to make sure i've got tissues in my pocket, which is bad

I am waiting people for your suggestions

I dont believe they can ever cure aids, all they know/how to do is to patch people up, because the money is not in the cure, the money is in the medecin. They are all bunch of drug dealers (goverments and does that make the decisions for the avalibility of the drug) They make their money on the comeback. They can cure it but they will never something that stupid. All they will do is do the samething they have been doing to other diseases, which is to figure out a way for you to live with it for a bit longer.

Thats what i think? and if the drug is available it will be very expensive

@sage. We are talking about every team in Europe not in the premiership only but the managers are premiership based coaches

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I am an undergraduate Aeronautical Engineering student studying in the UK. I am currently on my placement year in France which i would be finishing in july. So instead of going back to london to stay home for the summer i would like to gain more experience in my field. I have been searching here in UK and France, but its been really difficult securing one. So any help will do. Thank you

Na Thierry Henry now! Even Steven Wonder knows that

@slimgene. Nice analysis and a very good back to your given answer. Well i'm sure many Arsenal fans will disagree with you about Arsenal not been compared with teams like Valencia and co.

Any Arsenal fans out their

@bolaoni. Aba, oga, i've been watching football ever since murtala muhammed was assasinated? I'm sure you know what it means. Eric Cantona finished is career in year 2007 season in may or so. Which means his contribution to the above question can be ignored beacuse he was not their for the remaining nine years till date (1996-2006) like the question was meant to be between. So i'm sure you know what i meant.

And off course he does not belong in the era of pele even my grandmother knows that, but he was their during maradona era coz the boy played is first internation match in 1987 and retired in 1997

I'm sure you get my drift now. He only contributed a year into the above question which can be ignored hence i said he does not fit in to the era i mentioned. Hope we cleared on that

@akolawole. I never knew Jose mourinho coached any other teams except Porto and Chelsea, but i do know he has been assistant before. So could you please give me the name of the clubs he coached before except for the one stated above.


@slimgene. How can you say wenger is luckless, after winning the double twice, won trophies every year at Arsenal since he beame the coach, went a whole season without been beaten, now tell me how is he luckless. Also we are not talking about what team dominated what ever in consecutive seasons. I am talking about what team played the most exciting football during the last decade (1996-2006) regardless of their dominiance in winning trophies.

People are getting exciting football and winning trophies missed up in their analysis. You can win 20 trophies in a season but it does not mean you are entertaining

@bolaoni.Through talk. But you are talking about achievement. You can talk about achievements in terms of choosing your best manager. But you cannot talk about achievement in terms of deciding what team played the most exciting football regardless of winning.

So i think you have to diffrientiate excitingand entertaining football from winning trophies in your analysis.

You can play exciting football and not win. Such is football. Like someone referred to earlier, if you want to see the most exciting and entertaining football without winning any trophies, it was the brazillian team of the early eighties. But we are looking at clubs in the last decade and Eric Cantona at man united days does not fit into last decade.

About Sam Allerdyce shouldn't be mentioned in the same league as the other three, i think not. Where was Bolton FC three years ago compare to where they are now( they were fighting not to be relegated). Now they have become a team that plays in Europe and finish in top eight. He did it with little money at his disposal unlike others with the exception of Arsene Wenger. I'm quite sure Jose mourinho cannot do what allerdyce did that and Alex Ferguson could try given the time. Now Bolton FC is well know all over the place.

My pick is Arsenal, Barcelona, Madrid and Arsene Wenger, then Alex Ferguson, Sam Allerdyce, Mourinho

Yes i feel like i dont belong here everytime in Europe, we are just too different sets of people expecially our way of thinking. I have never suffer from racism before but my mind is not always here in this environment eventhough i have spent almost half of my life in the UK.

Here in europe you get to see all sort of nonsense (homo-sexual marriages, divorce rate is high, women kicking their husband out of the house, not been able to smack your kid, women given too much power expecially when it comes to divorce) and some stupid laws they pass that i have never heard off in nigeria and it just wants me to go back to nigeria after my degree. I just dont belong her, its just too different from my rich nigerian culture and society.

@Vieira. Have you forgotten vieira had injury most of the time during the 2004-2005 season, that was when likes of flamini and fabregas came into lime light. Anyway they missed the guy presence.

Answer both my questions people? Waiting

I was shocked when i heard vieira was sold. Also if you are going to sell a world class midfielder not for that small cash. I'm sure he had his reasons and i always have faith in what ever he decides to do. Probably sold him coz if vieira remains at the club the likes of fabregas and flamini will never shine until another three years, Vieira still remains my second best midfielder of all time

Tired of english movies, unless its from hollywood. That is the reason why the yoruba movie is unique in all aspect compare to the nigerian english movies. In yoruba movies you get to see what actually goes on in real life. Their are some really good english movies but tired of the same story lin most of the time

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My best scene was actually in two movies.
1)The film is titled JOHN Q by Denzel Washington, when he agreed to kill himself so that the doctors could use his heart to heal is dying son, who could die any moment just to save his life. Before he kills himself, he went to where he's son was lying to talk to him while tears was running down his face and my face, told him to always listen to his mother and make sure he works so hard, so as to take care of his own family and not be like him. That was touching

2) The second movie is The Green Mile, when John Coffey was about to be electricuted for the crime he knew nothing about. Then all the warders looking after him went over to him to shake his hand while heavy tears was on their face because they knew he was innocent but little they could do to change the situation.

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1) snoop
2) 2pac
3) Notorius B.I.G
4) Dre
5) Eminem
6) Jay Z
7) LL Cool J
Nas
9) Ja Rule
10) 50 CENT

Its all about snoop doggy dogg. The guy can flow than anyone i've heard off and he's more layed back. He's calm and he has the voice to. Listen to his old tracks while 2pac was still around. Check out doogy style album, dog father, game to be told not tobe sold(album of the year) albums and the greatest of all the "last meal". Thats the best hip hop album of all time in my view.

Like 2pac, but i only enjoy his slow hip hop jams

Its all about "BRENDA S GOT BABY" that track is off the hook. Listen to the flow. All his slow jams are very good

Its all about DRE and Eminem, 50cent should not be mentioned in the same breath as them, its an insult on DRE

More views and analysis people. Its getting interesting and people answer both questions please with back up points. Dont forget the team that plays the most exciting footbal between 1996 to 2006 in the world today.

@Akolawole
Thanks for you analysis. But can you say that jose mourinho has improved the image of the club than arsene wenger, alex ferguson and sam allerdyce. From what i've see here in the UK he has single handedly turned chelsea to the most hated club in the UK if not in the world regardless of their winning runs. People would rather go to see Arsena, and Man united play than watching chelsea. Infact some people prefer the old chelsea than the new one whith the likes of, Zola, Gustavo Poyet, Andre Flo, Babayaro, Dennis Wise, Paetrescu were still their even though the never won the league. They were a joy to watch

Any young talent would love to go to arsenal or man utd, why? rather than going chelsea. Where by the oldies and the youngs would love to go to Bolton cause of the tremendus work sam allerdyce has been doing their since his appointment has manager, why? coz the image of the club has been influenced and improved by him.

With sir alex ferguson, i think he has an habit of not been in favor of some of his players after using them, selling them off e.g dwight york, andy cole, david becham, and now the same is happenning to van nistoroy 5dont know how to spell his name), instead of polishing them. Again he wasted so much money on players who are not worth the prize tagged e.g alan smith, rio ferdinand, rooney. He payed too mich on them.

But wenger, i cant see what he's doing wrong except for the fact that he needs to get midfielders who can hit the ball through the defense when they cant seem to break a defense.