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mostob:
Arsenal drew 1-1 to Watford in a behind-closed-doors friendly today.

Marquinhos with the goal for Arsenal, as per
@stuafc71

What is the essence of these closed door friendlies sef ?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Like Itsrm said, in our bid to buy cheaper, we might be buying it costlier in relation to the volume.

I have tried two NNPC selling 488 and the quantity na nonsense.

I used to see one private station selling 520 and danfos go dey queue there. I thought they were stupid, but i guess i am the stupid one

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Commercial motorists dey know which filling station meter good pass for any area . U know they buy often and they calculate based on how many trips they are able to go with the fuel .

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I'll rather buy from these 510/ltre stations than queue in all these 488/ltr stations

No wonder I can't find any commercial bus buying here

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I have a Mobil filling station close to me that sells for 487 and NNPC retail that sells for 488 . They usually have fuel , so me I dey always find it awkward to buy fuel any price higher than that . Anywhere I dey, I go manage my fuel reach house to buy in either of the filling stations.

mostob:
Heard Timber and Rice trained with the squad today. Timber was wearing #12.

BTW, what's up with Elneny. Man just dey chop free money.

That Elneny go later turn coach for this club

Protein

Crayfish flavored concoction rice x Smoked “abo” fish

iamoyindamola:
Unless there is a record for runner up let's hear
I mean the accolade he deserves after using 93% of the season at the top

Alright sir!

iamoyindamola:
Exactly but you people keep on using pep as excuse even when arteta and his captain are deeply disappointed
I am just wondering how arteta told you guys pep was the reason he lost the league

Now this is ur imagination playing a trick on u.

What I stated was my personal opinion . I believe Arteta deserves accolade for taking a team that finished 5th last season to 2nd the next season. I believe he deserves more accolade cos he competed against a Guardiola coached team that destroyed every obstacles before them .

I am also disappointed we lost out on winning the league , but I won’t be unkind to not acknowledge how far we’ve come under Arteta .

iamoyindamola:
Leicester were almost relegated and won the league the season after
Arsenal spending 93% of the season at the top only for them to hand it over on a platter is shameful and not masterclass from any pep

Lmao. When an outlier becomes ur refrence point amongst a data set, then u know water don pass garri.

Arteta that coached the team that nearly won the league has since expressed his regret at not winning the league. What do u want again? Do u want him tom send u a personal apology letter before u move on?

iamoyindamola:
Make una no they use this pep excuse abeg
It's cowardly and shameful that losing the league was our fault not pep brilliance

What is shameful in a team that finished 5th 2 seasons ago with 69 points now finishing 2nd last season with 84 points ?

How do u lose what u didn’t win ?

If “losing the league” was our fault, I believe losing UCL final was inter Milan’s fault and losing F.A cup was Man utd’s fault . Pep didn’t do anything at all, each opponent he met on the way to winning treble just handed over the cups to him without competing …..smh

The good thing is :

Arteta cleared deadwood defenders whom he met at the club and replaced them with his own choice of defenders . The new defenders along with his restructured midfield and attack combined to give us a very good season in a very long time.

Whether u believe defence was more important than the other two departments or not, u will end up giving Arteta his flowers for putting up a team that can amass as much as 84 points in a league that has Pep Guardiola bullying everybody .

Spy360:
Since you have mentioned it.

I want us to resume our DWYL Vs AWYL

Who's in?
Roland17 😁
Blueraydick
Jodera
Mostob
ObaIgwe
and others numerous to mention.


Where the f**k is Kokaneprodigy?

I’ve never been pro or anti Defence wins you league . My position has always been that sorting our defensive problems first should be top priority as Arteta rightly took it. When the defence is sorted the other department should follow and things will fall in place . The thing really show last season

Spy360:
Lol.

How low can one get to destroy their reputation because of the emilokan ambition of a well known drug lord?

My gut feeling tells me Tinubu will ignore them in his appointments recalling how they messed him up in their previous lives.

I don't think Tinubu will ignore them in his appointments o. Tinubu Has a track record of rewarding those loyal to him till the end; they may not get ministerial appointments due to the rationing of slots per state but they will get some other appointments. For example FFK is from Osun state, the same state Tinubu's cousin Oyetola just lost re-election making him open for an appointment. FFK will certainly not get ministerial appointment ahead of Oyetola and other more level headed APC chieftains from the state.

Spy360:
They were happy to chop the 17b donation from EU but doesn't want their independent observation.

I am always weary of anything Pro-Tinubu. Propaganda is his biggest weapon. That is why two of his top media directors were fingered as masters of spreading fake news. Both are lawyers and ex-ministers. What a shame.

The good thing is Keyamo didn’t deny posting fake news, he’s just angered by the fact that himself and FFK were singled out when he believed other key figures in opposition parties also posted fake news.

obainojazz:
I suspect those EU observers are from Anambra

Just look at FFK and Keyamo shamelessly puffing after they were called out .

Keyamo say how did they know what he shared was fake news ? . He said their (EU’s) job was to observe and report …..that why are they investigating and confirming he posted fake news ? 🤦‍♂️

FFK on the other hand said he won’t forget what opposition did to them during and after the election. He say the EU report na fake news. He even began listing countries where members of EU committed genocide in the past as if that changed the fact about his role in the election which was carefully documented.

When spokespersons of presidential candidates speak the way those two do, u might be forced to start thinking there’s no plan of the candidate ruling over a United nation.

iamoyindamola:
The same election if you are chuwkudi you have no right to come out to vote 😂😂

They know Nigerians forget easily ni; Shey dem think say those observers too dey forget easily ni ?

Some of these protests and knee jerk reactions are just comical to say the least.

The ruling party conducted an election which they invited independent observers to come witness....The observers draw up report based on what they observed happened during the election and now same ruling party is having protesters matching up and down the capital in a bid to reject the EU observer's report. No be juju be that ?

So as una don convince una self say what happened was a "free and fair election", una still get mission to erase the memory of the observers as to what happened and replace it ur own version of what happened ?

https://www.nairaland.com/7755086/heavy-security-pro-tinubu-protesters-storm

nihilistjnr:
I think the assimilation policy was still better for the francophone subjects than what the British gave us.

I've just come back from Afronation in Portugal, where I estimate up to 80% of attendees were black French citizens. Some if the greatest names in sporting history are children of black francophone assimilants.

What's happening in francophone countries is largely driven by greed of the African leaders themselves from Cameroon to the Congos, to CAR, to Ivory Coast, to Senegal and/or by Islamic separatism wey no send anybody papa like in Chad, Niger, Mali etc.

But Mali has been accusing France of training and arming terrorists in their country . Even at the height of the Biafran war, the British couldn’t be accused of arming rebels

Roland17:
This is a good topic of discussion. I think both have had eras of benefit when compared. Nigeria benefited immensely from the indirect rule and post colonization from Britain after independence. We were able to inculcate/ model the British academic curriculum into our education system. Also, many of our great leaders and nationals were able to travel to Britain to obtain good education which was beneficial for the development of the nation, post colonization as they were equipped with the technical knowledge needed to run different spheres of the economy. Britain were also influential in the installation of Democracy in Nigeria and while their impact is debatable for many, they were instrumental in helping us get our foreign debt wiped under Obasanjo. They have also been able to support in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. However, their impact have seemed to wane post 1999 as they are now grappling with immigration and the influx of nationals from the commonwealth.

The French, in comparison continue to hold a strong direct hold on their prior colonies. They have been instrumental in the direct determination of the electoral process and have not done much in the pursuance of democracy in former territories. Many former French colonies are grabbling with political instability. This is buttressed by the fact that former French colonies have some of the longest serving Presidents across Africa. However, in comparison to the British, the French have done well in the current era in investing in economies of their previous colonies and their immigration policies are more favorable now which is opposite of the British.

Overall, both have their pros and cons.

Well, from my own point view like u mentioned I observed the French makes it easy for citizens of their former colonies to integrate into the French society ( At least we saw how a black dominated French team won the World Cup ) ….. but I think there’s more to be desired as to how their ex colonies have fared politically .

Since I was in primary school the president of Cameroon has always been Paul Biya . He’s still their president till date . I remember how the answer to the president of Togo has always been Gyansigbe Eyadema ( I don’t know if I got the spellings right ) when we were practicing for common entrance , then his son took over after his demise . I think same was applicable to Joseph Kabila of Congo .

It appears the democracy which the British always champion in their ex-colonies is not really a big deal to the French At all. I also observed that there’s been accusation of the French sponsoring militancy groups/rebels in places like Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, etc .

Methinks the French do not necessarily consider their ex-colonies interest that much compared to the English who will do anything to continue democracy . I mean that explains the English despite always noting the irregularities during our elections will still recognize whoever becomes the president through the flawed electoral process . That’s why I wasn’t surprised when the UK was eager for everyone to move on from the outcome of 2023 general elections despite acknowledging the irregularities therein

Growing up while reading government textbooks in secondary school , I was of the opinion that the French policy of assimilation in the French speaking regions of Africa is far more superior and beneficial to Africans than the British’s indirect rule .

Now all grown having access to different news articles , propaganda and media reports I somehow feel the French didn’t mean well for Africa at all compared to their British counterparts .

Looking at how militancy groups spring up in different French African countries the moment france feels they are losing grip of such country, how France just goes after it’s interests in those countries before anything all makes it feel like the French are really ruthless but nobody talks enough about them

Cc: nihilistjnr
Raumdeuter
Ibime
Roland17
GloriousGbola
Deadpresidents
Afrodoc
Donjazzet

iamoyindamola:
Did the god of violence enter this thread

My post to mostob was a light hearted one, hence my tongue out emoji that accompanied the post. Even though mostob took it too serious and was blowing hot, u can see I didn’t make much out of it cos I guess he probably didn’t get that I was trolling .

Person wey I no follow talk come dey put mouth dey form Rambo… smh

ObaIgwe1:
If your brain cannot interpret my posts and mostob posts better than the responses and silly tantrums you were throwing, I think I have been generous giving your posts the interpretation and response I gave.

Yes. We are all entitled to our choice of interpretations whether smart or silly. Other readers will read and interprete to their understanding too.

The joke is on u. U mentioned me over a post that wasn’t begging for ur attention.

If u are smart as u are laying claim to now, u would’ve ignored my post instead of referring to it as “unnecessary argument “ in the first place

ObaIgwe1:
You have problem understanding the 'kanipe' projections but failed to fault the real occurrence of last season that projected the kanipes? It was 'Kanipe' that when Partey got injured even with Saliba on the field we lost abi?

In your sound football sense only Saliba is holding the defense and will determine if we win or lose. Once a manager mistakenly bring him out or he got injured we have lost right? Brilliant!

How were we even able to win Matches the season before Saliba join the team sef? Guess we were just lucky with those wins.

All hail King Saliba without which no win!

If that's how ur brain interpreted my post, there's nothing I can do about it. I don't have control over how u process information.

ObaIgwe1:
You guys should rest this matter. Football is an highly teamwork game. One weak player in any of the 11 positions will cause breakdown. 1 or 2 star players can't do it alone. When Partey got injured and Elneny wasn't available we lost with Lokonga even with our strongest defense. When Jesus (a star player) got injured, we didn't feel it much because Nketiah was up to. When Zinny (#3 LB) got injured, we were still able to win Matches because Tierney was capable replacement.

The reason the defense collapsed after Saliba injury was because Holding and Kiwor were not capable to fit in. If Tomi was available then, we might still be strong enough to win cos White would have moved to CB while Tomi play RB.

Look if the injury had happened to Gabu or White instead of Saliba, and Tomi unavailable, we would have experienced the same collapse because we had no strong back up for the 3 of them then.

The argument of mostob was clearly to highlight players that cannot be benched because of lack of adequate replacement for them.

Zinny is highly rated but can be benched because we have a very good LB in Tierney.

Jesus is highly rated but can be benched because Balo and Nketiah can fill in without much drop.

Same with Martinelli and others including Partey now that we got Rice.

But right now we have to pray that no injury should come to Saka, Gabu and Ramsdale because we don't have strong backup for them considering Nelson, Kiwor and Turner. Our goal is to be like City where any player can be benched without a drop in quality. Even though there will always be a preferred 1st 11.

That said, that a player can be benched doesn't mean the Manager will just bench him at will when the player is among the preferred 1st 11.

I hope we can rest this unnecessary argument now.

Too many assumptions, Kanipe analysis, could've , should've, and would've in one post.

We are talking about what happened and not what could've happened. When the time comes for "kanipe analysis', this post will be very much appreciated.

4. William SALIBA, Arsenal/France
Why he's on the list:

Simply put, he was one of the revelations of the Premier League season. Until his injury against Sporting in the Europa League, he was the best centre-back in England despite being only 22 and having no knowledge of English football or the league prior to this year. He just fitted in so well, integrating and learning fast what Mikel Arteta wanted from him, showcasing his defensive abilities and quality on the ball.

There were mistakes, of course, as he's still learning, but he has already reached a great level with Arsenal and made his international debut with France too, including taking part in the World Cup.

Iamoyindamola, e be like say ESPN no know ball.

iamoyindamola:
Did we even have any CS after his injury

I can't even remember, but I know we saw shege immediately Saliba was out of the starting 11.

If Arteta want to use his hand scatter all the goodwill he has been enjoying, he should start benching Saliba for no reason and see how far he will go with Benjamin White wazo

iamoyindamola:
Have you forgotten easily when this guy got injured our defense went into chaos

Don't mind him. I just don't want it to appear as if we are bringing some players down to praise other players ni.

Saliba get injury and the whole defense went into chaos. Even the ubenchable Gabriel played all 38 matches o.

mostob:
You need to read and comprehend before arguing next time buddy. Thank God there are others who shared the same view.

Lmao.....Mr Comprehension

mostob:
Other Arsenal players in ESPN’s #FC100 for 2023:





• Aaron Ramsdale (#8 in goalkeepers)





• William Saliba (#4 in centre-backs)





• Oleksandr Zinchenko (#3 in left-backs)




• Martin Ødegaard (#2 in attacking midfielders)


• Gabriel Jesus (#6 in strikers)




[@ESPNFC] #afc #arsenalfanaticsnews

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Saliba is the most benchable

Theflint1:
This is not the first time jamb has sent wrong scores to people, it's actually been a common occurrence, especially since they started this SMS notification of results. In some cases some person's receive multiple result notifications, so was surprising (actually wasn't, Nigeria's now favorite state Anambra was involved ) people started using the whole thing to drive tribal and political agenda. They didn't even consider that it was most likely a minor involved, they'd already gone around plastering the girls face all over the place.

I just hope a proper investigation is carried out to know where the issue came from. That is better than all these online bickerings over the girl’s tribe and other nonsense .

The public deserves to know what truly happened, not just summary press release not explaining anything .

If possible I will suggest they call for her original scripts , do the grading and make public what she actually scored . Then they should spool report of their first upload of her results with time stamp .

Spy360:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/07/03/anambra-govt-to-investigate-mmesoma-ejikemes-jamb-result/

How could this girl have manipulated her results without help from within JAMB or without weakness in the JAMB server?

Or else JAMB is accusing her for what she is not privy about and hence tarnishing her image.

It was easy to remove her clothes in public whereas they turn blind eyes to the monumental fraud in Aso Rock.

From what I’ve read and the video of the girl I watched this evening , I think this might just be a case of JAMB messing things up at their end and then turning back to accuse the girl that knows little or nothing about her results changing from what she printed out initially .

No be today people dey check JAMB results and WAEC results only for the results to change on the portal . We had friends whose WAEC result initially showed D7 in a particular subject only for it to change to C6. Some results get witheld only for it to be realeased weeks after .

I’m guessing the girl’s results initially showed 362 which may be a mistake from uploading , and it was later rectified with the girl’s original score of 249 unknown to her. She must have been carrying the initial result she printed all around . She could be a victim of JAMB’s own inefficiency . I won’t put it past them.

When I was in a school I once had a lecturer record 0 for me in a course I was so sure of scoring A. I had to go meet him and it was later discovered while he was uploading the rests on the portal , few students results bounced back and I was among them. The sytem automatically recorded 0 for me in a 3 unit course . He rectified it after my complaint and I got my deserved grade. Sometimes the way they leave all these IT systems open ended in naija ehn….

See my boys swapping shirts after England u.21 vs Portugal u21 match . Smith-Rowe and Tavares; we really get talented players sha!