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Ibime:
Anyway D250k is less than what I've been charged. I no go respond to the letter cos e be like say de guy get debts wey e want use me clear. I go just send am invite for wedding. If he like make e come, if he like make e no come. Its a free world.

are you marrying a gambian? cos i just got a list sent to me as well from gambia. i just hope nor be the same family.

Ibime:
How much is the going price for dowry these days?

How much would you consider to be exhorbitant?

Whether Igbo, Yoruba, Benin, Ijaw, I wanna know how much the average dowry is in your culture.

igbo £600
yoruba £300
benin £100
ijaw £80

coogar:
i am willing to bet he won't survive a season in the premier league. villas-boas is an excellent manager but asking him to swim with the sharks in the premier league at this stage is premature.

chelsea will ruin this charismatic excellent manager cos if he fails to succeed, his stock will sink and it will be damn too unfortunate.

nateevs, the above was my first comment on andrea villas-boas move to chelsea. . . . . .he's a very good manager, one of the very best scouts you can find in europe these days. fitting into chelsea is the big issue here not the young manager's ability. nothing really works at chelsea. since roman's era, the billionaire has spent £77 million on signing managers and paying-out compensations after sacking them. . . .that on it's own is a disgrace!

nateevs:
Hehehehe.

On the contrary, you guys are disguising your fears. We should keep this thread for 12months so we have a lot to laugh at.

fear? he will be another ferguson's bit[i]c[/i]h . . .roman keeps signing them, fergie keeps beating them and getting them sacked. the only people you can use the word fear for are the fans of arsenal, man city, tottenham, etc. . . .i support man utd and my team has won more league titles than chelsea since the roman revolution that have spent over £1 billion on chelsea.

no one here is saying villas-boas is not good enough. . . .he is an excellent manager but not suited for chelsea with the quick fire and tyrannical approach roman deploys when there's a little title drought. in any other club willing to build a squad for a short period, the young manager will excel 100%. with chelsea, where titles are meant to be delivered immediately regardless of the shape and balance of the squad, it's almost impossible.

debosky:
Sheer madness I tell you. That anyone would even make such a comparison is beyond me.

Rooney is a force of nature - Pedro is simply a skilled footballer who has the fortune of playing in the two best footballing teams on planet earth at the moment - Barca and Spain.

Even Bebe would look world class if he played for Barca and Spain.

except that alexander hleb and theirry henry didn't look world class when they played for barcelona.

nateevs is frustrated. . . .

i hope the mods keep this thread safe till the next 12 months when we will be discussing villas-boas performance after one season - we could be discussing his departure as well. i trust nateevs though to cook more excuses. lethargic reasons like qpr's win ratio was better than chelsea's or villas-boas slept with roman's mistress and all sorts of nonsense.

nateevs:
You are just like a typical opposition fan and a British journo who like to indulge in their own self-proclaimed drivel that Roman is one ruthless, son of a b.itch who has no clue about football and won't hesitate to fire any manager for no apparent reason.

believe what you wanna - roman abramovic is ruthless, you don't cop $16 billion without being ruthless. . . .7 managers hired & fired in the last 8 yrs or so suggests roman is a mean sonofabitch who will not hesitate to fire any manager who has failed to deliver his promises.

Yes it is widely reported that the Champions League is seriously coveted on this side of town, Roman till date has not fired a manager for not winning the CL. The "hate-Chelsea" campaign has fed everyone with garbage claiming Roman fires manager after manager for not winning the CL. They don't report as frantically though that Roman also loves beautiful football.

stop spewing like a dickhead. . . .ranieri, mourinho, grant and ancelotti were fired without winning champions league. if roman loved beautiful football, he wouldn't have fired jose. the brand of football jose played between 2004-2007 was nothing short of breathtaking. the 4-3-3 formation with duff-drogba-robben notched 95 points(lost one game all season) and till date have the highest number of points in the premier league.

Jose , though very successful, was bad PR for Chelsea. Jose spent a lot of money and most of the football was effective but lacked style and panache. They fell out and he was gone. Jose will fall out with most people!. Not because he did not deliver.

jose did not deliver the holy grail. he got knocked out twice by rafa benitez in the semis and jose finished 33 points ahead of liverpool in the league.
his football did not lack any style unless you were under a rock in that era. jose's chelsea played effective football and once chelsea got a goal back then, it's almost impossible to catch them.

Avram Grant. Do I need to write about him. I remember Sharon telling me in 08 that Avram was one of the best managers in the PL. FF to 2011, All I have to say is refer to your Pompey and Hammers dossiers! Dude was a stooge. A stop gap. A cold and inept supposed manager. Need I explain anything. He was not fired because he didn't win the CL, he was fired because he was shite!

except that he's still the only chelsea manager to take chelsea to the champions league final. . . .he was the closest manager to win the champions league for chelsea. yet he failed with pompey and hammers. jose or pep guardiola won't excel with those clubs as well. these are bottom sides with shyte players. harry redknapp also failed with pompey and hammers - but he has excelled with tottenham. what does that tell you? the quality of the teams you manage also counts.

[b]Scolari [/b]was going to bankrupt Chelsea. The self-sustenance by 2012 policy was in full force. PK promised Roman after all the money he's spent, we would be self-sustained by 2012. We slipped out of the top four and could not cop 3 points even if the opponents did not turn up. It was farcical. Fans like me was clamouring to keep him, in hindsight though, it was a fabulous decision. What the media never said was Chelsea was carrying the highest ratio of turnover/wages and participation in the CL was pertinent to Chelsea's financials. That explained why he was gone mid-season and not end of the season. We were still in the CL. He was fired because he appointment turned out to be a threat to Chelsea. Not because he did not win the CL.

scolari was fired because he suddenly became shyt. he couldn't even be trusted to win in europe cos his league form became shyt. roman isn't silly. chelsea recorded one of the worst runs under scolari in the roman era. the game at old trafford that season epitomised everything scolari was about. jose saw the game live at old trafford and his comment was. . . ."there was only one team playing". . . .he had to be fired.

Hiddink came in to steady the ship. He was not fired. It's funny how you even add him to your list of managers who were "fired". See what I mean?

this is immaterial

Carlo Ancellotti's case was a little different. Finished his first season with a double. Played good football and finished the season in style breaking all sorts of records. But it was not all smooth. At some point mid-season, it felt like the Scolari effect was upon us. He were slipping away. Thankfully we recovered and won the double. The second season was not the same. Off to a flying start, looking cool and rosy and like we were going to walk it, we lost to at home 3-0 to Middles-borough. Chelsea's worst defeat at home in 10 years. It was down hill from there. For most times during the season, CA never looked like he had what it took to recover. It was the same playing style, like for like substitutions, predictable set-up for the whole season. It doesn't take a genius to work out how dire we were when Utd despatched us 3 times convincingly in a matter of weeks even though all we had to do was win the our remaining games. We did not even put up a fight. And he had no answers.

these excuses are lethargic. . . . .the glazers should have fired ferguson between 2003 and 2007 when the league evaded man utd for 4 yrs. ancelotti delivered the double barely 12 months ago and he still got fired. by the same token, fergie should have walked last season when he won nothing of note apart from the carling cup. only a ruthless owner will fire a manager that won the double 12 mths ago and that is what we are talking about here. . . . . .building a winning squad is not the oil/gas industry(roman's trade). . . . .

in roman's world. . . .a manager is given a project - the funds are also given to the project manager and he is expected to deliver results within a set time. he has to deliver or else he gets fired. this daft russian applies that logic to football which is not applicable. building a winning squad takes time. stability is also required. barcelona did not just become the force they are now. . . .all those long years of failure in europe/la liga - they were grooming superb players in la masia. now their harvest time has come and they will enjoy this glory for years to come. roman should borrow a leaf.

At some point, Wolves had a better win ratio than Chelsea. We went from 9 pts ahead of 2nd place to 15 pts adrift of 1st place. We lost 24 points in a handful of games. Chelsea's worst start to a season in 20-something years. That was relegation form and had Arsenal and Spurs not capitulated, we would have been 5th and out of the CL.  At that point, it was clear to all and sundry that CA was not the future. He had to go. He got fired because we were dire.

this is myopic! every team goes through that cycle in a season. chelsea still finished 2nd despite having a worse win ratio than wolves. all those stuffs are immaterial. during the title race, the same chelsea almost clawed back 15 points from man utd. having lost out in all domestic competitions this season, all eyes were on europe for chelsea. roman spent £70 million in january window to improve chelsea's chance in europe but it wasn't to be. that ended carlotti's reign whether you choose to accept it or not.

No one mentions that Roman is in search of a balance. A manager who doesn't need to spend a lot to win trophies. Yet plays beautiful football that typifies the club. Roman is a quiet fella, so he wants a manager that gives the club good PR.
Yes he wants the CL as widely proclaimed, there's no precedence to suggest that previous managers have been fired for not delivering the it. He's hired a plethora of supposedly experienced managers and they have not come up with the goods. Perhaps it's time to be radical and different. That could explain the appointment of AVB.

roman isn't in any search of any balance. he wants to win in europe. if playing 10-0-0 will win the european cup for roman, he will take it. he decided to buy an english club when he visited england to watch one european game. he has been obsessed with the champions league for almost a decade now and he has thrown plenty of cash at the venture to win it.

And stop that crap talk of Roman being tight with cash. We just recovered from a mid-season 75m transfer. Now we chasing Modric at 25m, Lukaku and De Bryune at a deal worth 20m, AVB 13m, VDW 15m, Neymar 30m. That's over a 180m in just under 6months and you are talking about being tight.

Keep preaching doom.

get those players signed first before yapping your mouth. . . . .media speculation is not a done deal. yes, he threw 75 million at chelsea in january.
chelsea were already miles away from winning the league as at then, they had been knocked out in the domestic cups as well. the only competition they had the chance to win was in europe. . . . .roman quickly threw his cheque book at chelsea to boost the squad for europe. . . .and it backfired.

let's see how much more he's willing to spend now. villas-boas will not succeed in chelsea unless roman gives him the kind of luxury mourinho had in 2004. new manager, open cheque-book to sign players the manager asks for. even with that, success isn't even guaranteed. in mourinho's era, roman was the biggest fish in the pond. in 2011, there's man city, there's barcelona and there's real madrid. it's going to be an interesting season but i am very sure chelsea will ruin villas-boas young career by sacking him abruptly. the dude is not ready for the sharks in the english media yet.

nateevs:
Naysayers like Debosky and Sharon will come back saying "we knew he was brilliant, we were only speculating". I am bookmarking this page as I speak.


Abramovic triggers a manager's buy-out-clause of 15m (the most expensive in living memory) and you think he will tell him, "Dude all the money for transfer went into bringing you here".

You think AVB (and I like that by the way) will leave Porto where he is adored, loved by the fans and players and take a risk with a big job without having a guarantee of certain transfer targets to help with his goal.

Chamotex believes if he doesn't deliver, he will be sacked. What in your definition is "deliver"?

Dude will have poo loads of money to spend (not that I like that). And average managers like Avram Grant have proven that you may need a great deal of tactical input to finish in the top four. Let alone someone who has worked with a core of the players, worked in the league, knows the league and scouted opposition teams and managers  for several years. Plus someone who is tactically sound, young, fresh and plays good football.

Goodness, he knows the already how Wenger and Fergie play even before he signed.

He already knows what makes Lampard tick, Drogba, Terry, Cech, Mikel, Essien. He does not need to watch a back log of tapes to know how they play, he knows that already. He watched and "obviously" learnt how Jose motivated them. He saw things he may not like to replicate e.g Boring, negative football. He also saw things he knows will work. He already knows what system the players like. He already knows the strengths and weaknesses of a chunk of the players.

While he may not hit the ground running, there is nothing to suggest that he will be fired if he doesn't. *Please bear in mind that by hit the ground running, I mean winning a trophy* Top four finish will definitely guarantee him a job for another year while he builds on his experience.


No one knows what Roman is thinking. Maybe for once, he is thinking long term. So for stpuid statements like "He'll crash and burn", "I'm willing to bet he won't last a season in the PL", I say keep watching while another dude walks in and steals the show. . . Again!.

Brilliant Managers are already wary of how he could exploit what he knows. These arm-chair analysts are already predicting doom.

i love your optimism. . . .

however, chelsea fc are a different ball game. to thrive in chelsea, a manager must deliver(trophies, titles, glory, etc). the fact that abramovic triggered a buy-out clause means nowt. . . .he must create an enabling environment for this young manager to thrive - and that is letting him build his own squad, buy his own players, etc. mourinho was able to do that and his brilliance helped him to achieve all what he achieved.

since mourinho's departure, roman has been a bit tight with money. no other chelsea manager had the luxury jose had in terms of revamping the squad and this is why the ones after him have failed in a way. we all know roman is obsessed with the european trophy and that is a step too high for villas-boas with monstrous clubs like barcelona, real madrid, man utd etc still in europe.

you don't need an oracle to see where this might end for the rookie . . . .roman comes from a different world(despite his passion for football). in roman's world, when you are paid to do something - you must deliver results. if you don't, there's no reason to keep you. this ruthlessness is what made him a stinking billionaire and he will not make a u-turn because he wants to help the career of a portugese rookie. . . .villas-boas must deliver for chelsea or face the firing squad(like ancelotti, avram grant, hiddink)

debosky:
Are you saying Carlo didn't speak good English?

He'll crash and burn. . . .unless Roman is willing to give him more than one or two seasons.

and lots of £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

medjai:
Cesc is not good enough to start, period!

the truth and nothing but the truth!

nateevs:
Will he have a mountain to climb? Absolutely. How does he deal with the egos? I have no idea.
We have to give him a chance. However, if it all works out, it could be bliss!.

i am willing to bet he won't survive a season in the premier league. villas-boas is an excellent manager but asking him to swim with the sharks in the premier league at this stage is premature. he won't succeed like mourinho because of one single fact - mourinho was given the resources to revamp the squad in the way he wanted. what is villa-boas going to do to the cache of old armoury already in chelsea? sell them and get new ones or he'll just continue to walk with the old dogs?

then there's the issue of the media pressure attached to managing a club like chelsea. . . .the role was bread and butter for jose mourinho. it was something he craved even before coming to england. is villas-boas that kind of man? will he act normal when skysports journalists stick their mics in his face after a bad loss? will he cope or sink under pressure like scolari did? these are the issues. chelsea will ruin this charismatic excellent manager cos if he fails to succeed, his stock will sink and it will be damn too unfortunate.

Ibime:
Pique is just one of many good defenders in the world. He's been overhyped as the best defender when I may struggle to put him in the top 5 or 10.

Busquets however is the real deal, and a DM in a class of his own! Thunder fire the mouth of whoever said Busquets is mediocre.

As for Pedro, say what you want, but I love players with end product. He's worth any accolades he gets (of which I think he is still underrated)

pedrito and busquets are the most underrated players in europe. maybe because they are fresh, people tend to ignore their contributions to the barca/spain. i have watched these guys hold their own against mighty teams and they didn't look out of place to fantastic footballers like messi, villa, xavi, iniesta, etc. busquets gets the thumbs up from me(in spite of his theatrics). . . . .he has owned mesut ozil(several times), sneijder, rooney, and many world class players operating in the "hole".

chicharito can't stop scoring. . . . .6 goals now in the concacaf gold cup. . . .this boy is quality. . . .

england's under 21 crashed out. . . . .lost 1-2 scandalously to czech republic. welbeck scored first and the team just fell apart to allow the opponents score 2 late goals. stuart pearce should be sacked. . . .he's not fit for this job. . . .english fa should sign wenger.

AjanleKoko:
. . . and the young English talent just crashed out of the European U-21s

not a bad campaign. . . .considering germany, italy and france didn't even qualify.

ritchboy:
Busquets and Pique aren't forwards so i'll avoid comparison. But Pedro as good as Rooney? This is ludicrous even by your standards.

they don't have to be forwards to be compared. these players have performed in the biggest stage of football competitions. champions league final, european championship, world cup finals. . . .pedro is as good as rooney if not better. he's one of the best dribblers in europe - the damage he caused vermalen in the champions league of 09/10 is still a pending case in hague.

Busquets the best holding midfielder in Europe since 09? He can't even be the best in Spain when Alonso is alive.

alonso? who the heck is alonso? where was alonso when they took 5 goals at camp nou? alonso is an enforcer, busquets is a modern defensive midfielder. no bone-breaking tackles to impose himself. it's about passing, interceptions and ball retention.
read this piece

Abegiiiii!!! Pique is a good defender but he's far from a "great talent" if we are using Rooney as a yardstick. Why must you bring Arsenal into everything? You need therapy.

pique is an excellent defender. one of the very best in europe - i can't think of anyone better than him apart from vidic and ferdinand in europe. i brought arsenal into it cos you support them. you don't have quacks in your team and still have the chutzpah to denigrate excellent players. it reeks of hypocrisy.

What is special about displacing geriatric Henry? Pedro's only exceptional ability is his finishing, i don't know how drunk you must have been to classify him as one of the best dribblers in Europe. Again, Pedro is not in Rooney's class.

watch spain vs germany(world cup), arsenal vs barcelona(emirates -09/10)

Bullshyte. . . Xavi is the one benching Cesc. Pound for pound, none of them even come close.

xavi isn't the one benching cesc. fabregas is not good enough(i dunno why arsenal fans don't get it). if cesc is good enough, xavi can play as an auxiliary as a left forward to join villa and torres upfront. however, cesc cannot lace the boots of his comrades in that midfield(alonso, busquets, xavi and iniesta). cesc is inferior to all those players and this is why del bosque keeps cesc on the bench. if cesc is good enough, his place will be available for him. . . . .

Spain dominated everyone and won the Euros in 2008 without Pedro, Busquets or Pique. I don't know where you got this crazy idea they "can't function" without them.

the same spain dominated everyone in the world cup 2010 with pedro, busquets and pique. barcelona dominated europe with pedro, busquets and pique. you don't play for the 2 best teams in the world without being excellent. the boys from barcelona are miles better than their counterparts in europe. you don't win championships after championships as duds.

ZimAngel:
At least you Nigerians know some of us are not ignorant of your wickedness. Now some of you will think twice before you plan to marry a Zim girl for a British passport. Who is worse mugabe or a man who marries a girl, makes her pregnant and all, all for papers? Pot calling kettle black.

tell all zimb babes to close their thighs when they see nigerian men, ok? you make it sound as if zimb babes are m0rons. . . .if we are such a threat/marriage risk, why do your girls still fall for this cheap scheme?

ZimAngel:
More brand new information for me. Thread taking a rather educational informative turn around. I need start taking notes now lol.

what is it you want?

harakiri:
@tpia. . . Madam, when will you grow up?

[quote author=prince_onx link=topic=693456.msg8545287#msg8545287 date=1308432478]didn't know some of our men can go that low for a Zim woman! ^{op hit head for wall}[/quote]they are easy lays. a nigerian chic will make you go through the drill. follow her to church, take her on a date to the cinema, etc. a zimb babe can't be bothered about that. it's hi, slam, bye. no frills, no thrills. zimb babes go straight to the point. nigerian men want hit n run. can you now see the compatibility?

ZimAngel:
Calm down honey.

you got jokes!

harakiri:
So a 9ja guy gets fresh with a zim girl and automatically his motive is "papers"? Kai! Our leader have failed us. Look at these zim people who's country would have ceased to exist ages ago if not for world bank assisted loans and they are here running their mouths! Are you the one that paid for his visa or ticket? What are you doing in the UK? Why don't you return to your devastated country and feed on dust which happens to be your country's greatest "mineral resource"? See who's talking. Imagine the guts. . .IN A NIGERIAN FORUM! Arrow! ! !

the first question you should have asked is how did the zimb babes cop their papers? 90% of them are asylum seekers - they all claimed to have been oppressed by mugabe. . . .british authorities gave them papers, council flats and some benefits. . . .now that they are filled with milk and honey, they now have the gall to say nigerian men are seeking them for papers. . . .arrant nonsense!

[quote author=tpia@ link=topic=693456.msg8545161#msg8545161 date=1308430700]Why are women always marketing themselves to nigerian men and vice versa.

Are you also in the breeding business @ above poster.

No sure what i'm not getting about this matter.

"we have the best butt, the lightest or brownest brown skin, the best this the bst that".

Are you cattle? [/quote]don't spoil market for the zimbs. . . .they have butts and they are proud of their assets.

ZimAngel:
Is this meant to be a rhetorical question

Ps. I think I will stick to fingers, more warmer x x x

i will suggest a warm boiling ring since the warmth is your priority.

justwise:
@ZimAngel

I think u are being unfair to Nigerian men, not all Nigerian men marry Zim girls for paper, and saying that Zim girls are prettier than Nigerian girls is just not true, i lived in Zim for more than 3yrs, went to school there, dated Zim girls both in Zim and the UK, yes some are dam pretty i can't deny that but Nigerian girls are pretty good looking as well, u can't play one against the other.

damn pretty? where are these damn pretty zim babes? from what i know, robert mugabe is more good looking than the zim babes i have met.

Ibime:
^^^ Thats not my opinion o, Im just going by Chelsea fan comments (including my own) on this thread over the last few seasons.

it's normal to feel that way - the grass is greener on the other side and reh reh reh.

But even in their worst season, Chelsea midfield outperforms Tottenham's on a yearly basis!

Chelsea fans hate their own players cos their EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGHER

Could Chelsea fans have stomached some of the results Spurs posted last season?

Now Opta stats are telling us that Essien out-passed Modric, but according to Chelsea fans (myself included), Essien had a bad season whilst Modric was excellent.

opta stats never lie. essien outpassed modric and completed more passes than modric.

[quote author=Mr_TA link=topic=567773.msg8544885#msg8544885 date=1308427309]I dont know why people still fall for obvious trolling attempts from ritchboy. I guess it passes the time sha.[/quote]are you saying empirically that ritchboi is a troll?

Ibime:
But Chelsea fans seem to think the grass is greener on the other side. If you compare Chelsea's midfield to Tottenham's, you would start to question everything you believe in.

chelsea have better players than tottenham but in the just concluded season, it can be argued chelsea players didn't play to their maximum potential.

For example, a Chelsea fan may easily tell you that:

Gareth Bale is better than Malouda
Lennon is equal to (or better than) Anelka
Sandro is better than Mikel
Modric is better than Essien
Van Der Vaart is better than Lampard

I have heard Chelsea fans slaughter these players whilst the Tottenham players listed are largely praised.

the slaughtering must have happened last season when chelsea were firing blanks. . . .
how can gareth bale be better than malouda when malouda was miles ahead of every winger in the league until nani stole the show last autumn?
anelka and lennon is not exactly like for like but anelka is still better.
sandro is better than mikel but which statistics back defensive midfielders
modric is better than essien? well. . . .essien is now a liability but when essien was in his peak, there's no better player in europe.
van der vaart better than lampard? 2010's lampard or 2005's lampard? which is which?

Yet this is Tottenham's first-choice midfield and this is Chelseas first-choice midfield
Why shouldn't I compare Modric's passing stats to his Chelsea peers when his supporting cast can be argued to be better?

it's a ridiculous claim to say tottenham's midfield is better than chelsea's. . . .if they are, tottenham should have finished above chelsea. only consummate tools would argue chelsea's midfield is inferior to tottenham's. one bad season does not mean all chelsea's midfielders are now spent and rubbish. 12 months ago, would you have opened your mouth to make this kinda baseless claim?

mystikal:


The dog was obviously a Spurs fan

the funniest thing is the match wasn't even 4-4 yet in this video clip and he had already thrown his toys out of his pram. i would have loved to see his face when newcastle completed their come-back with tiote's pile-driver!!! i am sure he must have attempted to slaughter his dog and his girlfirend.

harakiri:
This is why guys like myself don't take women seriously and it will be extremely hard for me to consider marriage of all things (except perhaps a non nigerian). Look at this poster who has the kind of man women go to church and babalawo to pray they meet one and all she's thinking of is another woman's husband. These are the same women that insist on absolute "trust" in a relationship (and they are usually the first to betray that trust). Like i always say : ANY MAN THAT TRUSTS A WOMAN 100% MUST BE REETARDED! ! !

this is how nigerian women roll. . . . .eat their cake and have it. . . . .

ZimAngel:
Yawn.

On a lighter note I miss my hubby today am home alone, wondering if I should use Mr rabbit tonight or just my fingers x x

how does this affect the price of condoms?

Ibime:
Then I think we should sign Essien instead. . . oh I forgot! 

Modric is not high enough on the pass-list to justify his total lack of productivity. He's never made the top passers before as I remember that Scholes, Alonso, Lampard, Fabregas and even Denilson and Mikel (if they play enough games) usually top that list.

In 3 years in England,

He is not on assists-list
He is not on goals-list
He is not on chances-created list
He is not on key-passes list
He is not on tackles list

For the first time in his career, he managed to sneak in to passes list with Danny Murphy, Barry Ferguson and Essien ahead of him.

maybe this is the reason he is now a hot-cake in the market. several big clubs are after his signature. i have always been his fan, his footballing intelligence is second to none.

Needless to say, if Scholes, Fabegas, Lampard, Denilson and Mikel had played full seasons, he would not be on total passes or completed passes list.

in one massive swoop, ibime conspired with himself to contradict himself. look at the players you have mentioned, look at their clubs. which of them isn't bigger than tottenham? if united had looked into valencia's statistics before making a punt, he wouldn't even get near united's reserve team - never mind the senior team. how can you compare modric's output in tottenham to players plying their trade in arsenal, chelsea and man utd?

Im struggling to justify £30m for him given market conditions which tell me that Valero, Tadic, Benega and Gago would cost three times less, and produce just as much - which is basically spraying passes in the midfield with no output ie possession continuity players.

it seems you have been dwelling under a cave in the last 2 seasons. if andy caroll is worth £35 million and henderson is worth £20 million, kindly tell us what modric should be worth in today's market? shouldn't be too difficult to guesstimate.

Thats rubbish cos Fabregas and Lampard are always in the top-5 of that list year on year and they play advanced positions.

fabregas - arsenal
lampard - chelsea.

2 london clubs that are bigger than tottenham. 2 london clubs that have always outscored tottenham since the inception of the premier league.
ibime, abeg compare like for like.

Iniesta (when he plays full season) would always make the top 5 of successful passes and successful dribbles

iniesta - barcelona. . . . a bigger club than tottenham. . . .why don't you compare modric to the players in the same echelon as tottenham?

ZimAngel:
And why would I do that pumpkin? You underestimate me don't you sugar

why don't you prove me wrong?

^^

that's mumuface.

ZimAngel:
Lol this is too funny, you've never seen a beautiful Zimbabwean woman??

Priceless

if you know any, kindly put her picture here.

p.s. mixed race zimbabwean women are excluded.

ZimAngel:
Not being funny but Zimbabwean women generally are way sexi.er than naija girls. We ave better skin tone, softer facial features, rounder bu.tts , thinner waists, tighter insides etc lol. We are also very trusting and loving that's why our girls are being taken advantage of by evil men. I pray that they wake up to this. That said I have seen beautiful Nigerian women too.

sexier? i have never seen a pretty zimbabwean woman and i must have met like a thousand. the only thing they have in abundance is their coffin-like butt. i agree they have the best arses in the continent but facially. . . . .they are mehhhhhhhhhhhh!

loveable82:
I met and made love with my long-time boyfriend that I admired a lot till now. I have tried to stop seeing him as he's never really loves me and now he is married but recently I met him again after 2 years. we really had fun but it was just for a temporary.
I am now engaged with someone else and been with my fiance for about 8years now. I met the person that I been in love before I met my fiance. I think I love my fiance and I know he loves me more than I do but I couldn't escape from thinking about the man that I had loved 9 years ago.
I'm feeling unstable and wanting more from him. I can't give more love and beginning to think of separating from my fiance. I am not attracted with fiance although he rained me with kindness, cares and love, what should I do

very easy. . . .marry the two of them since it's obvious you cannot decide which way to go. you love your fiance but you still want something from your ex. it's a very easy problem with a difficult solution.