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Nairaland GeneralRe: What Do You Think Of Nairaland's Garri Peeps? by Booty4me: 10:59am On Sep 05, 2012
slimyem: what has the banning and Seun's verdict done except increase the menace?
see..
The only solution to this issue is if Seun,the mods and everyone else IGNORES THEM at least for the next two weeks or threabout.
Don't hide their post nor complain about it...and watch it die.
Its really as simple as that!
And how does this damn post Affect the price of Garrium in d market? Eh
Music/RadioRe: Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 : List Of Winners by Booty4me: 9:52pm On Sep 04, 2012
odizzy: guy u be correct native goat, no wonder ur mama born u wit rope around ur neck, u want vector 2 change his voice cos he sounds like jayZ, cow. And who's dat !d!ot mentionin mi, ice prince n jezzy jagzz, dude if u dnt knw anytin abt rap game, u better shet ur trap, dog. VETOR ROCKS thombs up man
yeah VECTOR ROCKSSSSS.. IF E DEY PAIN YOU MAKE YOU GO WE WE
PoliticsRe: Cartoon Picture Of State Police In Nigeria by Booty4me: 9:37pm On Sep 04, 2012
Choi Nairalander i hail Thee
Garri wey i dey drink won nearly comot for my nose
RomanceRe: Guys Watch Out For This Cheap Romance Scam by Booty4me: 11:47pm On Sep 01, 2012
[quote author=Mynd_44]It is now clear who has been sending these mails. I did not mention any name oooooo[/quote]you dey find trouble abi?
Nairaland GeneralRe: Thread For Reporting Pages With Bad Words And Pictures by Booty4me: 11:42pm On Sep 01, 2012
Oga seun, is mukina2 a Male Or A female? thank you
RomanceRe: Guys Watch Out For This Cheap Romance Scam by Booty4me: 5:12pm On Sep 01, 2012
Op nawa for you o.. Must u open a thread? U jux dey waste Bandwith
Music/RadioRe: 5 Nigerian Artistes Who Should Quit And Get Day Jobs by Booty4me: 4:59pm On Sep 01, 2012
plenty kola: Guy y u no go studio go try ur own luck mayb pple go hear ur name if they no leave go carry cane make u take drive them ode buruku
u dey mind the mumu.. Him think say e easy.. Op stop hatin or are u beta dan dem?
Music/RadioRe: Goldie Ft B Howard – Say My Name Remix [prod.masterkraft] by Booty4me: 3:08pm On Sep 01, 2012
Op is Goldie Into Garri Business? What a load of Crap
RomanceRe: How Expensive Is Your Relationship? by Booty4me: 1:32pm On Aug 30, 2012
Lol@how expensive is ur relationship. Op shey dem dy buyam 4 market?
BusinessRe: Has Anybody Made Money From Successdigest Marketplace? by Booty4me: 5:37pm On Aug 29, 2012
resourceng: its been a long time since i even bought an issue of SDE....
I have placed an advert on their platform
and i got about 4 sales...
i use guardian and punch for my advert and its been great
well it depends on your product and the cash you have with you.

gboyega
plz what ar their advert rate 4 classiffied ads and ther phone numberz... Thankz
SportsRe: Interesting Article About John Mikel Obi by Booty4me: 5:28pm On Aug 29, 2012
kayoshi: Dispelling Myths: John Obi Mikel always passes it sideways

Chelsea won their opener today with a fairly comfortable 2-0 scoreline. Regardless of that fact, many members of the WAGNH community seemed to feel it necessary to get up in arms over the performance. In a trend that's becoming far to common for my liking, many of you immediately singled out John Obi Mikel as the weak link. With that in mind, I'm going to take a look at one of the most common complaints about his game.

Stop me if you've heard this before...John Obi Mikel always passes the ball sideways. Everybody says it, so it must be true. Well, MCFC Analytics has given us access to all of the Opta stats for the 2011/12 Premier League season, so now we can see if this is statistically correct. If you haven't yet read about the project, you can do so here.

For this exercise, I've decided to compare Mikel to some comparable players at the largest clubs in England (and Liverpool). Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong, Michael Carrick, Alex Song, Oriol Romeu, Scott Parker, Sandro, Cheik Tiote, and Lucas Leiva all seemed to be excellent guys to compare Mikel with, so I decided to crunch some numbers on that group. Opta gives us totals of passing forward, backward, to the left, and to the right for every Premier League player in every Premier League game last season, so i broke out the calculator and went to work. After the jump, you can see what these guys did in this regard.

First, why don't we take a look at the midfielders mentioned above and their tendencies to pass sideways. To make this easier on the eye, I've just totaled the percentages of passes to both the left and right. I've then layed it out in a pretty little graph below:

Surprised? I think most of you should be. John Obi Mikel doesn't actually pass the ball sideways more than most of the other defensive mids at top clubs in England. He sits a little below the average in this regard, passing the ball to either side 57% of the time.

I'm sure many of you are now jumping to conclusions, making the assumption that these number just look this way because Mikel actually passes the ball backwards more than the rest of this sample. Well since we're digging through numbers anyway, why not take a look at that as well?

Shocking, isn't it? John Obi Mikel doesn't appear to pass the ball backwards as much as his counterparts do in general. As a matter of fact, he only does so for only 9% of his passes. I guess we'd better go ahead and look at how often he passes the ball in a forward direction...

Well there we have it, there were only 2 defensive midfielders at top clubs that actually passed the ball forward at a higher rate than Mikel. One of them is widely considered as the best defensive mid in England, and the other just got purchased by "the best club in the world". This doesn't fit the narrative that many of you have come to adopt, so you should really take some time to let all of this sink in. When somebody complains that Mikel always passes the ball sideways, they are just statistically incorrect. The reality of the situation is that Mikel actually passes the ball forward more than he does in any other direction, with just over 1/3 of his passes sent towards the attack. He also tends to pass the ball forward at a higher rate than most other defensive midfielders in England.

Does this comparison mean that Mikel doesn't have room to improve? Certainly not. What it should tell you wothout a doubt, though, is that John Obi Mikel does not pass the ball sideways more than his counterparts. He actually sprays the ball forward more often than most, and I'm assuming that's a surprise to most of you. There are fair criticisms to be made about John Obi Mikel, but complaining about his tendency to pass the ball backwards or to the side should not be one of them. It's incorrect, and it's not fair to the player. When someone tells you that John Obi Mikel always passes the ball sideways, show them this and let them know that they are wrong.

Source: http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/graham.macaree/43133/dispelling-myths-john-obi-mikel-always-passes-it-sideways

I'm not a BIG fan of Mikel, but the guy is trying.
nawa o
HealthRe: Interested In Moderating This Section? by Booty4me: 12:05pm On Aug 29, 2012
dominique: ^^^ you just did wink
aw?
BusinessRe: Has Anybody Made Money From Successdigest Marketplace? by Booty4me: 11:36am On Aug 29, 2012
Does the paper still exist? They lost their grip when they decided to go daily.
HealthRe: Interested In Moderating This Section? by Booty4me: 10:50am On Aug 29, 2012
NO
WebmastersRe: Seun Is This An Error? by Booty4me: 8:23am On Aug 29, 2012
Your post was swallowed by seun
Jokes EtcRe: The Definition Of Trouble by Booty4me: 8:35pm On Aug 27, 2012
The lanlord part cracked me up lol.. What a way 2 end the day
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Five Things To Never Say In A Job-Interview by Booty4me: 3:32pm On Aug 27, 2012
Mukina long time. U go exile for front page tinz?
GamingRe: Snooker-Table Made With Mud, Sticks & Fruits by Booty4me: 3:29pm On Aug 27, 2012
Boko haram
Foreign AffairsRe: 17 People Beheaded In Afghanistan For Attending A Party by Booty4me: 3:24pm On Aug 27, 2012
Na em sabi
PhonesRe: A Little Advice 2 Mtn Users by Booty4me: 10:51am On Aug 27, 2012
Op ur Right... Thank God it waz jux 200 that i recharged.. Check ma bal and waz 0.0.. I was like wtf.. Lesson learnt.. Awuf no Gud
BusinessRe: Life Or Death Threat: How Can I Raise N110,000 In 20 Days by Booty4me: 9:23pm On Aug 25, 2012
Op pele o.. When d 20days elasps. U cu.m back and tell us what happen k

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