₦airaland Forum

elrony:
My Gee, nice haircut.

The barber finally let you go, ain't it ?

iamoyindamola:
Look who we have here

Leyqute:
Ah.

Brother nihilistjnr is finally out of the gym. Praise the Lord somebody!

Ibime:
Because I was a participator in that Sport till I left Uni. No time bro. You can't play 11-a-side Wednesday and Saturday, training on Monday, Powerleague on Thursday, work double-shift on Sunday to pay rent and be following other sports. I still have my boxing and Athletics to follow as well plus other European leagues to watch before I think of another sport jare. I leave that to the cheerleaders and Jack of all trade and master of none. And BTW, any ball sport using hands to play is anathema to me. I can never dig it.

This somewhat explains it sha even if I don't totally buy it. Some of us actually played for teams whose best players were scouted by and joined the academies of teams in the countries Top divisions. Still did not stop us from either watching or playing other sports.

I'd hazard a guess and say it's only anathema to you because you lack the talent needed to excel in those sports even if you tried

Ibime:
Jack of all trade, master of none

Sharrap!..Next time you are at ends i'll teach you how to play footy properly.

Ibime:
College years is too late to be a passionate fan of something you can't even play.

Absolutely not. Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind. I'm actually shocked you've been in the country this long and you only follow one sport. Worst still by my guesstimation, you were in your mid teens when your parents bundled you out of Naija so I repeat How is it possible you only follow one Sport?

Ibime:
So you are also a basketball man?

A Tottenham boy who lives on White Hart Lane, follows AC Milan, does not follow EPL team, but follows Basketball.

Weirdo!

You can also add the following Ball sports to the List too

1)Rugby- 2nd favourite Ball sport after footy. 80 minutes of intense end to end high octane action. What's there not to love? Watching the Lads lift the Webb Ellis trophy in 03 remains one of my fondest sporting memories.

2) Cricket - Most especially in the Oned day(50 overs) and 20 overs format. The only time I purposely follow Test Cricket is when the Ashes comes around.

3) NFL - my love for this particular sport comes from the time period when a certain Barry Sanders ruled the roost.

4) Lawn Tennis- Head down to SW19 next year
When the Most prestigious Major in the sport is on and tell me if you won't fall in Love. You only realise the tremendous amount of Fitness and Skill it takes to be somewhat competitive at the highest level when you watch them up close and personal. It's a thing of beauty I tell you.

5) Golf- I practically only follow the Majors so there is that.


In addition to these aforementioned sports, I can give you a list Non Ball Sports I either follow or I am quite conversant in. Variety is the spice of Life o.


Btw who says I don't follow any Team in the League?

obainojazz:
Funny all these people no know ball

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airmark:


Ibime no well.

Very useless somebody


Btw I saw your post on the BB thread. You are a Fan then I assume?

airmark:
Are you on that table?

I know for sure Ajakaja40 was on it.

We plenty for that table

Myself,A40,Roland,Eruditor plus one or 2 others.

Ibime:
Ta! I don't do half leg in football, half leg in basketball. Leave that for forming guys wey no sabi play ball. Any football fan who follows basketball is most likely a basket, therefore I can't discuss football with such wastepipes.

Will you kip kwayet!

fredoooooo:
Well done guys ...

Fredoooooo my Personal person

ibkayee:
It’s not fake

Yup definitely not fake

Lana1:
At one time we even heard "Hazard is on the same talent level as Messi" or something like that.
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Nah Nihilist talk this one o

A40:
https://twitter.com/lronside_/status/1291826806383947777

Hahahahaha OMGawwwwd!

benji93:
This heat team is definitely one to look out for. The Bucks have not been impressive recently. They don't quite have a history of turning it up deep in the playoffs, so i am not confident that their luck will change.

I don't expect anyone on that team to consistently turn up come the playoffs bar Giannis and maybe Kris. I fully expect the likes of Bledsoe to revert back to type and start serving us poverty stricken numbers.

benji93:
Giannis does a great move to slip through the defence for a dunk one minute then resorts to shooting threes the next. Don't get carried away Giannis.

Variety or should I say treeeyysss is the name of the modern game. I don't agree with it as I'd rather have Him work on His Mid range but hey who am I to disagree with the MVP.

airmark:
Rudiger on Amazon, Boathand on Konga. Chic2pimp will definitely pick Boathand.

Why you little!

justwise:
You are running away from gang war and not poverty.

If we did a role reversal and transported Middle Class families from their leafy suburbs into High Rise council estates and did vice versa for working class ones, I am willing to bet High Rise buildings will suddenly become desirable whilst your Leafy surburbs becomes the epicenter of Yob/gang culture.


The schools in those areas would also experience dramatic improvements. What was once an Oftsed "Needs to improve" school would suddenly be rated "Outstanding". It's not the area itself Bro. It's the type of Families that inhabit those areas.

LagosismyHome:
I agree and I heard this view several times when it was discussed on the radio

There is a reason why as soon as we make little money we all come running out of Low income areas into Nice Middle Class areas.

LagosismyHome:
In the UK a lot of the gangs starts in council estate and lower income areas or deprived areas

In posh areas you see quiet drug taking kids yes but gang and violence I don't think so

Exactly!...The Gang and Yob culture is peculiar to only certain communities. Low incomes ones.

justwise:
The gang issue is not about poverty, gang issue is about drug dealing and control of areas.

Kids fall into gang masters when parents are not there, dad%mum are busy chasing money or absent dad problem.

Kids don't join gang because they are hungry, they join gang because they look up to these gang leaders as figure of authority.

The Gang Issue has everything to do with Poverty. The Middle Class and Upper Class have more Purchasing power to buy these drugs in abundance so why are they not infiltrating these areas with reckless abandon as they are working class ones?

There is a correlation between Single parents households and Poverty so yh it still comes back to poverty. Also guess which section of the society Chase even more money than Working class folks? Yup the Middle class ones.

justwise:
They want to be loved and cared for, to them its a family, symbol of unity ..something they lack at home because parents are too busy working or couldn't careless

There are a number of Kids in Middle Class areas that want the exact same thing but I don't see them turning to crime in record numbers. As I said earlier, the community in which your kids are raised matters.

justwise:
That is not true, good parents are in every class.

But I never said there weren't good parents in working class environments.What I said is that in comparison to the working class, the middle class produces more well behaved kids which is true.

There is a reason why the Gang/Yob culture is more prevalent in Working class communities. Tbh I am struggling to name one Middle class community that has this problem. Another institution that exposes the stark difference between the two communities are schools. It's of no co-incidence the Majority of Good schools are located in Nice Middle Class areas.

The kids that attend these schools are not necessarily smarter, they are however by and large better behaved. Behaviourial issues is one of the biggest hinderances to Educational attainment in the country.

justwise:
Chasing career and money in detriment of children cause more damage, i don't blame women who decided to stay home to look after their kids if the husband earns enough to care for the family. Bringing up well behaved children in the west is more than 24hrs job and can not be left in the hands on nannies.

I don't think Chasing money and bring up healthy well behaved kids are mutually exclusive. As someone already said on this thread, unless your income bracket puts in the Top 10% of earners in the country, it's extremely difficult to raise a family on a Single Income.

May I also add with regards to raising kids, your environment matters. There is a reason why well behaved Kids more often than not come from Middle class Families as opposed to Working class ones.

.....He is saving it all for the Play offs. E go shock all of you

Ace2013:
Again, tnks for the response. Currently account assitant role. Employer wants to pay for qualifications, just wondering which one would be better. Left for me, i chose CIMA already as i alot of exemptions since i have a finance degree. Just making sure i'm not loosing out not going for ACCA instead. By any chance have you come accross people with both CIMA and ACCA as it seems both bodies at some point interchange exemptions? Can i pm u?

No worries Bro.

Funny enough I was going to say some Employees actually do pay for the said qualifications. Congrats Man you must be doing something really well. I however do hope you've been made fully aware of the strings attached to the company coughing up the dough for your qualifications.

More often than not that'll require you having to work for the Company for a certain amount of time before you become a free agent.

CIMA offers more exemptions. Last time I checked they offered two more exemptions(things might have changed now though). I think if you have your heart solely set on working in Financial and Management departments of Companies, then go with your heart which in your case is CIMA. It's a win win situation. However if there is a slight chance you might slightly deviate from that, ACCA it is. A friend of mine for example earns a bit on the side doing People's Personal Accounts. I don't think CIMA affords you that Luxury.

I have never come across an individual that holds both set of qualifications. It is either one or the other. Having both is a total waste of time and financial resources as it gives you no added advantage in the job market.

My PM has not worked for time now and I don't know how to sort it out.

airmark:
Chris is not yet matured for the rigours of your tough league. Rudiger is more experienced and was our best defender 2 seasons ago. We can loan you Christensen as a bonus.

Keep your Rudiger abeg. You expect us to choose the much older player that commands a higher wage over the younger one? Interesting

Unlimited22:

Come and carry Azpilicueta na. Solid and dependable, serious face, tucked in shirt.
40m pere...

40M for a 31 year old on the decline? Kwasia!

Ace2013:
Tnks for the response. Long term market opportunities and pay wise?

With ACCA's broader approach, you can work in a variety of sectors unlike CIMA which kind of limits you. However if you have your eyes set on working in the Management or Financial department of a Big Company, then CIMA might just be for you.

Salary largely depends on your area of speciality and what sort of firm you are working for. The salary of a Financial consultant for instance differs from that of an Auditor.

My advice to fresh graduates has always been apply for Accounting Assistant roles first. Once you are settled into your new job( can take anywhere between 6-12 months), you can then start looking into getting ACCA/CIMA qualified. By the time you are done, with the wealth of experience you would/should have acquired, you are basically "Hot Cake". I know folks raking it in in the UAE currently.

Also lest I forget, if you intend on starting your own Accounting Firm sometime in the future, ACCA is the way to go.

LagosismyHome:
Life we all cannot be the same or think the same so sometime people are a product of many things such as their background, experiences etc. They make choices that we might not agree but I guess we have to support and let them be who them want to be

Good points well made eventhough I don't fully agree with it. I think the lackadaisical approach to Life is all well and good if it's Just Adults involved. It's when It involves Kids I take exception. Kids do not get to choose the Family they are born into and we all Know the Family you are born into goes a long away in determining how well you do in Life.

LagosismyHome:
Same way I am a woman and can never imagine been a house wife but some women choose that path. I salute their courage because it takes guts to depend solely on the man. If he dies then what, especially in Nigeria that has no welfare structure . But I respect their choices and some are really happy and fulfilled...... So everybody journey is different. You find what works for you . For some life isn't about money . There are people who are really content claiming benefit for years . There are millionaires who feel empty and commit suicide

I believe a solid work ethic, good attitude, integrity and seeking self improvement should be encouraged in every society. Infact I do not know any upward mobile society that does not encourage it. Heck the example you gave of some Nigerian Women choosing to be full time housewives instead of entering the rather saturated Labour market shows ambition albeit a shallow one. Why you say? Because they intend on marrying Rich Ready Made Men or Social Upward Moving Men not the dregs of the society.

I doubt they are many people content claiming benefits for years. How can they be content when the majority of them live from hand to mouth daily(unless they are involved in Benefit Fraud) whilst making up the vast Majority of the Permanent Underclass? That's not contentment, that's called "Having no other Choice".

Ace2013:
My people o, do we have chartered accountants currently practicing in the UK here. Which is advisable ACCA/ CIMA/ICAEW?

ACCA or CIMA. ACCCA for Financial or CIMA for Management

airmark:
Thank you.

Oya lordfalcao, come and hawk your Rudiger back to Italy. Chic2pimp will help you with logistics.

Rudiger ke? I said Chris not Rudiger. The Romans would happily accept their boy back.

Ibime:
OK, Speak to your people and stump the cash

Chris and Bats should not a problem if as it looks you Guys are willing to let them leave. Jorginho is the problem as I reckon they'll be a few teams vying for His signature.

Unlimited22:
Shey you'll sell us Theo Hernandez and Alessio Romagnoli?

Ehn ehn no be only sell why not thief? Players like Romagnoli,Hernandez,Hakan, Donnarumma plus one or two others are completely off limits at this precise moment. Our RB position is severely lacking though so why not sell us Reece?

LagosismyHome:
In some way I agree because my brain cannot comprehend why someone will be doing minimum wage for years despite having kpali because me I am a hustler

That shows a total lack of ambition on the Part of the said individual. How someone would see working Dead end jobs or simply just collecting Benefits as something to aspire to beats me. Heck I know 2 people who through perserverance were working good jobs before their stay was legalized.

The depressing part of this Character flaw however is that most often than not, they pass it on to their kids.

airmark:
Pkasso, Chic2pimp, Patrickmuf, Roland17

We have these players now on Amazon, they will upgrade your teams. You are free to come with your bids.

According to
@SkySports
Chelsea open to offers for Kepa Arrizabalaga, Jorginho, Antonio Rudiger and more
Emerson, Victor Moses, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Danny Drinkwater, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen and Michy Batshuayi also among long list of players Chelsea are willing to offload.

I'd definitely take Jorginho without even giving it a second thought. His game suits Serie A down to the tee. He'd absolutely thrive here. I also won't mind both Chris and Bats at the right price. We are in dire need in both of those areas and see those players helping not hindering our squad depth. Chris most especially.