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But Akola, which season did chelski set a premiership record for goals scored? I'm curious because I'm not aware of them being high goal scorers as such |
Damn - we're already two goals up against Germany!!! <whisper> Razorr - Darling, not darligg. </whisper> |
Akolawole:Akola, that's very true. For a while there, I mistook you for I-man who usually joins in with Jackal during his daily barking frenzy. Oya Jackal, leave Akola, or bear the consequences. |
Hey honey, how're you? Good to see your flu is gone. I hear you guys set a record in football. I'm now waiting for Akola to confirm when this record was set. Did you watch the villa game? It was a marvellous game. Why did Abrahamovich leave the pitch? That post was directed at Razor |
Akolawole:Oga Akola, what season was this when Chelsea scored the highest number of goals ever o? Let's take a moment and check - Chelsea has won the premiership twice. Year 1: 2004/2005 season. Chelski goals: 72. Arsenal goals: 87. Man U Goals: 57 Year 2: 2005/2006 season. Chelski goals: 72. Arsenal Goals: 68. Man U Goals: 72 Last season it was Man u:89 Chelski:83 Arsenal 68 So when was this record set o? When have you set this record? |
Const6, do I have an agent? No. I sell myself to editors directly. I don't know who your agents are, but I tell you one thing - if you were to submit anything like that to my critique group, you won't even get a response. It's not such a good synopsis, it's more of an odd sounding monologue. I'm quite sure that your novel is going to be interesting and captivating, but in the end, the last word lies with the editor/publisher, not with the agent. You need to ask yourself what your target audience is, and then try and find out how they think and speak. Nobody I know thinks or speaks like that. Apache - foreign Fiction. When I said I write/wrote foreign fiction, what I meant was that I wrote fiction, for the foreign market. But also, my fiction is such that you don't need to have lived in the area to write it - it's all imaginary places and people. You need to realise that all these authors you spoke about wrote about Africa, but wrote about it in a way that was "palatable" and readable for the international crowd. And these Clancy's, Puzos and co, are also human. Mario Puzo is definitely not an english name, so if he can write that well, why can't I? Seriously, why must we limit ourselves? Here's the thing - I want to be a GREAT WRITER, and NOT a great Nigerian writer. Of course it's going to cost me, it already does. The numerous books in my bookshelves, as well as the volume of notepads I've been through (I prefer to write my first draft with pen and paper - My mind works better that way) testifies to this. I also spend time and resources going to writers meets, and book fests. So while I get your point about people being realistic, I still believe people need to reach out. There's a popular saying: If you're going to the moon, aim for the sun. And a peice of advice to all other authors in the make: Don't give up your day job. |
Oh Please. Jackal attacks everyone from time to time, friend or foe. That's his way. He's not being malicious or sly, and those of us here have become used to him being like that. I don't see Akola complaining (Why should he, he's seen Jackal attack other people before and he kept quiet). The thing is - we like Jackal the way he is. He may be a bit of an idiot sometimes, but he brings a special "flavour" into the sports section. Jackal, as agberos in Naija wd say "Go on soun joo", and don't mind all these people complaining. emm, but if you try me again I'll beat you o, |
Razor, I feel you. Severe disappointment/shock sometimes manifests as the flu. Good to have you back. |
[quote author=I-man link=topic=16992.msg1466044#msg1466044 date=1189001002]So because of 4 games played in a season that lasts 38 games,you are now convinced that Arse-anal are top 2 contenders.There are 34 games remaining for you guys to play.By this reckoning,Everton are title contenders and Wigan were title contenders in 2005/2006. How can any person,other than an ignoramus,conclude from 4 games,what is going to happen over the next 33 or 34 games?[/quote]Yep, lots of people apart from your so-called ignoramus(es?) can predict. All you need is the gift of prophecy, or a great deal of luck. |
Razorr, you don finally show? You no hide again? How's things? |
denex:Denex, learn your history. Learn it properly. 1) Uthman enslaved more Nigerians than the british did. They were "mailed" over to Arabia. And islamic rule can NEVER be democratic. 2) Zik cut a deal with the british to "unite" with the north. It was a british vision, not a Zik-ish one. 3) Aminu Kano hardly even knew what he was doing. He was a puppet in the arms of his masters. The other two I'll possibly agree with, |
Jeje is having a laugh. Zoning oshi wo? Who would have gotten it before him? <Hissssss> |
Amazing how chelski/manure fans keep predicting the Arse running out of steam. At least we don't have to predict the same for y'all, you've already run out |
Diarra knew what was good for him http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2705519,00.html Jackie - I never claimed Drogba was better than RVN, in fact I never mentioned RVN until after you did. I was talking about premiership strikers in my first comment about Drogba |
Jackal, it's normal, when your team plays amazing football, you kept getting fouled. And we don't award the penalties, it's the ref that awards them, |
jackie - common stop that. Scholes was trying to "lock" the boy's leg, and fab4 was trying to regain his balance. Besides Schole's groin must have been in the wrong place (on the floor) for them to be able to "match" it. You realise that Moaninho said something similar against um devils last season i.e. always getting the decisions TKB - I bet the chelski press machine have sanctioned both JT and Cashley by now. |
Jackal - 21 years? I'll take that bet, |
I-man, you know there are always sentiments in these choices. I'll try to be as transparent as possible. I would go for Vidic, and Toure, or Callagher and Toure just to inject pace into my defence. Though in fact I'll wait to see who I'm playing before chosing my defence. Against a team with Drogba and Crouch for example, toure will cool the bench for 90 minutes. |
[quote author=I-man link=topic=16992.msg1459478#msg1459478 date=1188831681]The point is that he is not the best.He is atleast behind Vidic,Terry and Carragher[/quote]You see, the word "best" is always relative, that is why I always avoid using absolute terms, as different from relative. Personally this season, I don't rate Terry better than Toure. Maybe Carragher. I haven't had time to observe Vidic this season, so I'll refrain from rating him. In other words, all four of them are top defenders, and with their present form, will get first team appearance in most top-flight teams. @ Jackal - I totally agree with the Aerial dominance, but pace and recovery also matters, and I have seen all three of these guys left gasping for breath before (I have seen Toure left behind too, ) |
I-man, can we discuss this? Are you honestly claiming that Toure doesn't rank amongst the top defenders in the premiership? Jackal - John Terry? Maybe Carragher. Vidic? Possibly. But they are all in a similar category. How may I ask do you rate them better than Toure? |
I-man. Okay. But jagielka was playing as a GOALIE. So they had a goalie, not that they played without a goalie. Sheffield beat us. |
I-man, they only lost their goalie for about 10 minutes o, don't say it as if we played them without a goalie for the entire match. Guys dey o! |
Oga Jack, who said RVN was ages below Drogba? But RVN no longer plays in the premiership, so it's a different scenario. RVN IMHO was for the large part of his career at manure a grateful recipient of Beckham's crosses. When Becks left, his goal scoring plunged. Soon after he followed becks to spain and started scoring again, For the record, I rate RVN very very highly as a striker. Jackal - let's disagree to agree about Rooney - I think on a good day he can be phenomenal. It's your opinion about Saha that worries me - I don't see him as being that good, seriously. |
I-man, you admitted he was partly at fault. I admire your honesty. I also believe that Neville was better than Lauren, but not Ashley Cole, not back in the day. Current form however, these young boys are waay too strong and too fast for him. Dodgy refereeing has happened so many times in Arse/Manure matches, so we can't keep blaming that. It was a great goal. I can't see that foul - I have to assume it wasn't in the clip I sent- what I saw there was two determined players take on a former legend and Evra. And win. Jackal - I see what you're saying, and we'll never know unless RVP becomes a winger. |
Men - I didn't say Drogba is the best o, I said I rate him highly. I think RVP is a phenomenal footballer, but he's more of a complete footballer than a striker at the moment. Drogba, based on last season's form was a better striker than RVP. This season may be different, though RVP hasn't quite settled into his proper form. And for the record, I think Adebayor and Saha are miles behind. Berba yes, I rate him as highly, same as Anelka. Not Torres, not yet. Rooney? He has miles to go, RVN - another top quality striker. You need to realise that the both of them play similar football: Hold off the defenders, turn and score. |
See set up. I-man, do you actually expect me to answer that question? Jackal - I totally agree. I note that the forum is devoid of all the Chelski fans today, what happened to Razorr and the rest of them? How come they can't contribute to the arguments today? Oh, i know - it's because of Ashley Young and Agbonlahor! |
Jackal, so it's blind side, not that he was ahead of him. I agree. But blind side or no, Van Persie beat him to score that goal. I'm very sure SAF will not accept it if Neville tells him "It wasn't my fault boss, the geezer came in from my blind side". Blind sides are legitimate dribbles in football. |
Jackie, make I no too talk, you can see the goal in this link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1Kl-kg9yfhk Van Persie came from BEHIND Neville to score that goal. Ronaldo didn't get near maldini if I remember correctly - he lived in Gattuso's pocket for the entire game. If he had been allowed to run at Maldini, it would have been a whole new matter MC Omo - I didn't mention those guys because they play on the other side of the field. |
I-man, hahaha. I don't know what position Cantona played, so I only started watching the premiership lately? For your information, Cantona retired in 1997 - that's 10 years ago. Some of us were busy schooling in those days, and were unable to follow football. But if you call 10 years recent, then perhaps I should call you papa? And Wenger won some titles at Monaco. I wonder who started watching football recently now. |
Jackal - you have a point. I wouldn't go ahead and say Drogba is the best striker, but I'll say this for sure - he certainly is one of the very best. I rate him alonside superstrikers like Etoo, Anelka and Berba. I rate him above anything that Arsenal or Manure have at the moment. Nateevs - the under21 team that you were unable to beat last season? Or another under21 boy (okay, he actually is 22) who totally dismantled your beloved Belletti on sunday? |
No. Fergie is NOT superior to Wenger. Until Fergie fields an £40M team, we can't compare them. Rooney and Ronaldo alone almost cost more than the entire Arsenal squad, which is valued at about £34M (we don't know Almunia's fee) Only an idiot will say Fergie isn't a great coach, in my book he is better than Jose. In my book Wenger too is better than Jose. Jackie - you're quite right, I was taking the mick, ManU should be able to make 10th position this season. More importantly though, I'd like to see how Jose will react if he goes three matches without a win. Will he get fired up, or will he start falling apart on the seams as a lot of people expect him to? The fact is that Morinho hasn't been through the fire and the flame the way Fergie and Wenger have been |
Jackie, I'll give you a list 1 - Luke Young 2 - SWP 3- An overlapping Gael Clichy. Any of these three will beat Garry on pace alone. Add a little bit of skill, and Garry will be in trouble. Hleb will defo dribble Gary, he's bigger than Reyes and made of sterner stuff, so Gary can't kick him around. I remember RVPersie beating Garry to score Arsenal's equaliser last season. And his overlapping runs will leave you open, especially now that Rio is misfiring. |
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