₦airaland Forum

ritchboy:
You're saying Spurs are paying more than the asking price/release clause? Is it Christmas already?

The papers are suggesting Wenger has made a bid(i'm not convinced). Why should he bid for a player he doesn't need when there's still a good chance Cesc will stay?

They don't play the same position.

eldee:
Lool . . . Dudu and Coogar and their weird talk.

Tottenham Hotspur last night sought to beat Arsenal to the signing of the Valencia forward Juan Mata by tabling a bid worth close to €25m (£22m). Arsenal, whose manager, Arsène Wenger, admitted that Mata is a player he likes, remain the favourites to sign the 23-year-old but are yet to make a formal bid. Initial talks have suggested that Arsenal would offer less than Spurs, at least to begin with.

Mata's preference is to join Arsenal but, with Harry Redknapp making little secret of his pursuit of attacking players over the past six months, Spurs are seeking to force Valencia's hand and bring pressure to bear on the player. [/b]Mata's camp, though, is awaiting definitive movement from Arsenal. That may yet depend on the departure of Cesc Fábregas. Sources at Barcelona said they are cautiously optimistic about signing the midfielder – and that it was him or no one.

[b]Mata, whose contract allows him to depart Valencia for €21m before 1 August, is open to a move to the Premier League. He already speaks a little English. Valencia, too, are keen to sell, with the sporting director, Braulio Vázquez, admitting: "We are ready if [Mata] does depart." The Spanish club's huge debt requires the annual sale of key players and Mata looks set to follow the footsteps of David Villa and David Silva to the exit.

According to an agreement reached when Mata last renewed his contract, Valencia are obliged to sell to a foreign club that matches the £21m bar before Monday. Spurs have made an offer that exceeds that minimum fee in order to strengthen their hand.

ritchboy:
Wenger isn't "messing about", at the moment Arsenal don't need Mata.

I'm trying to figure out where Mata would even fit at Spurs. Bale to left-back? VDV wide? Perhaps he'd play on the right.

Jakumo:
I know of an internet Voodoo Babalawo witchdoctor who can expedite that offending officer's transfer to the most arid and dusty area of Niger Republic, in exchange for an affordable 5 thousand USD modalities fee, paid in advance.

AjanleKoko:
LOL . . . . I have to laugh at that.
Well, England has been routinely conquered, by men like Cantona, Van Nistelrooy . . . even a certain Didier Drogba. Not exactly the optimus prime of modern football they were. But they still conquered England. Even Fernando Torres, Yaya Toure, and lately David Silva have been busy conquering England

AjanleKoko:
^^
The English game, the English game.

Messi does not need to play in England. In fact, coogar, for your information, none of the greatest players in world football have ever played in England.
That doesn't seem to look like it'll change any time soon. After all Cristiano Ronaldo has left England!

AjanleKoko:
Abeg,

coogar and friends . . . please make sure you award all the trophies in your various wardrobes to Cristiano Ronaldo.
UEFA and FIFA awards are reserved for Lionel Messi, as you all know.

I'm sure in September everybody will be back here to complain and abuse FIFA, UEFA, UNICEF, the French Foreign Legion, David Cameron, the EU, and whoever. No qualms sha

nateevs:
And at 33, there's obviously something really wrong to have him as the soul Chelsea.
No one plays like him, if we only score goals when he is fit, then there's a fundamental problem.
And guess what? I do not want my team to play like that.

"Oh Sorry guys, we didn't even bother to turn up to play, we can't score goals. . . . Lamps caught a cold".

Name me one top team in europe plagued by such imbalance.
WE have to find a way round it eventually and must still aspire to be successful. Are we going to get relegated because Lamps chose to retire? Therefore, the earlier we embrace it, the better. If he is there, bonus. If not, we score goals still.

That's doesn't explain how cash is tight. Chelsea have tabled a 42m-euro bid for Pastore, 27m-pound bid for Modric, 5m for Romeu, 8m for Thibault and reportedly 18m for Lukaku. All on the back of a 75m spending spree only 6months ago. . . What do you expect us to do when cash is not tight? Please speak of what you know.

United won the league because because Chelsea slipped from 11 pts ahead to 15 points behind.
That's 26pts. A team at the bottom of the PL would have been confirmed relegated in January with that form.

A fit Utd and a fit Chelsea, Utd cannot pip Chelsea to the title. Chelsea has by far the best midfield in the PL.

nateevs:
What do you mean if it ain't broke don't fix it? Let's bring back Carllotti then. If AVB decides to play Lamps every minute of the season, I will respect his decision. If chooses otherwise, I will be jumping for joy

cash is tight. . . .
I dunno what that means, you know something I don't?

Exactly and that's why they were leaps and bounds ahead of Barca as well. Crap. Why is Fergie after Sneijder?

No fan has discussed wage structure more than me here.
Pastore cannot have a dent on Chelsea's wage structure.
Pastore's reported earning are in the region of 30,000 - 40,000. What's got to happen upset Terry?

nateevs:
My points are:
1. We have to move away from a Lampard-centric Chelsea.

2. Pastore is a massive player. He has the abilities to add a lot more to Chelsea. If he comes at top dollar, there ain't sh.it we can do about it.

3. There is nothing to suggest all those players Ibime is suggesting will excel in the PL. Why have we not seen Utd all over them.

4. The fact that we want to spend a lot on a player doesn't mean we don't know when to get value. We got Romeu for 5m, if he will turn out good, time will tell.

nateevs:
I'm sorry mate but if you think I am creaming myself over Pastore then you need to read my posts again.
I set-up a midfield based on what is happening in the transfer market. Chelsea is negotiating over the transfer Pastore and Modric whether we fancy it or not. The sooner you embrace that the better.

No be you talk say how many of the quick players can score 10 goals a season? So bloody damn what if Lampard can still do that at 35, you always act like those who don't have 20 goals a season mid-fielders don't win trophies. Pastore is 22 and there's nothing to suggest he cannot go on and top his own records.


Like we've argued tirelessly on this forum, mid-fielders' primary responsibility is not to score goals. If you get one, it's a bonus. I wonder why every mid-fielder we get linked with must be compared with Lampard.

You have a penchant for thinking players you love "will" do well in the prem however on the closer look, it's bollocks. Only Nuri Sahin I believe of all those you have listed can make a difference. Valero is 26, Cabaye is 25 and has scored only 31 goals in 7 seasons, Vidal is a DM (and I love him) but them all cannot hold a candle to Pastore. You act like there is a direct relationship between cheap players and top performances.

I am not in support of buying Pastore for 50m but sorry, Roman has set a precedence. When Chelsea is in for a player, the player's stock rises. We will never break that cycle until we produce our own player or buy a player for cheap who goes on to become a superstar. That said, Pastore is a massive player please expensive or not.


AVB obviously does not see Gervinho as a fit to the team. Plus what do you want us to do during the ACN when Mikel, Essien, Drogba, Kalou and then Gervinho leave? You thought of that?

We signed Oriol Romeu for peanuts and dude may become gold in the future. However that should not stop us from splashing if we have to. Our biggest players in the last 10 years have been the ones we paid good money for. Lamps, Drogba, Essien, Carvalho.

Digits90:
Hello nairalanders!
As an individual dt believes in justice&respect, i hereby seek 4 your opinions&help on a problem,
A mobilepoliceman knocked on my sister's door & d next thing she heard was a dirty slap right on her face.
WHY? She inquired, d police startn ranting asking her why she destroyed his supposed land demarcator which probably was destroyed by a vehicle.
Why should a uniform man slap another man's wife?
Pls help coz i demand JUSTICE bt dont kno how 2 go about it[color=#990000][/color]

debosky:
Some players are simply so productive that you keep them playing regularly despite their age. Seedorf is one that comes to mind.

phanthom:
When contacted on the development, the Area G. Commander, Mr. Mobolaji Odesanya (ACP), said it was reported to him that a mad woman came to the command’s gate on Saturday. Reacting to the allegation that the lady was violated by three policemen in the anti-robbery department of the command, he said he was not aware of such.

http://www./index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=626:woman-strips-to-protest-violation-by-policemen-pm-news&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=18

nateevs:
Can you imagine? Chelsea should be looking to get on the level on of AC Milan.

busybody20:
coogar
maybe the[b] 'sweetness of his joystick'[/b] after dey met physically made her overlook all dose signs

busybody20:
d white woman must genuinely loff d naija boy after lying to her he was white and getting money off her for invisible business runs.

yet she stayed! loff is truely blind o

dayokanu:
The so called young players that WenGAY is grooming that would make them world beaters soon are now being shipped to division 2

In a situation similar to Owusu Abeyie, Arturo Lupoli, Aliadiere, Justin Hoyte, The supposed stars of today who are now cruising in one lower league side or the other

Denilson, JET, Landsbury to follow soon

Those are the benefit of the young player policy.

I laff in trophyless

debosky:
^^ Does Chelski actually have a wage structure?

Seriously though, I personally feel that the wages of the biggest stars should be negotiated on a 'take home pay' basis. I wouldn't fancy getting a wage cut simply for moving to another country and footballers aren't any different in that sense.

Outstrip:
Your wife is the paranoid one. Her frustration is understandable but you should not let this fly. She needs to apologize. What will it take from her. That is just terrible. I cannot even imagine. What fu*ckery. I will also suggest that you never use the "" word. Divorce. There is no place for it in a commited and loving marriage. I can tell you love your wife. Keep being a good husband but she needs to change her ways. An apology is in order here. She must apologize. The other thing I do not like is telling people how misreable she is. What she might not understand is that many women will pay for her misery. They will take it and be happy. Your wife truly needs to work on herself please. If she was my sister there would be serious trouble

dayokanu:
Or from one of those "Lokili aka 404" eating people of Ondo State

tunnytox:
OWERRI of all places? ilu awon otokoto ko niyen?

dayokanu:
I guess he is from Ekiti. When you reach Ekiti every bus stop is a different Ekiti.

For example on a 5km road you would have gone past 22 different Ekitis.

The funniest was one which was just under a tree where one woman sold palmwine and they called it Emu-Ekiti

tunnytox:
O ni lati je pe o le chewing gum mo oju domestic animals l'Ogbomoso? firstly where do you come from you sound like someone from villages usually with 'this way to' sign to their village.