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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 6:02pm On Dec 14, 2025
iamoyindamola:
We need Morgan Rogers kind of player
They'll still change him away from his strengths. Na Arteta be dat. Lol.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 8:11am On Dec 14, 2025
Gabzy1:
Arteta's quote on Gyokeres after the game

“There's a collaboration between the two [Gyokeres and midfielders]. He was in a lot of really good positions and the ball didn't get into the area quick enough, sharp enough, or just with the precision that is required for a nine to score a goal. But his work and intentions were there and we need to keep insisting.”
Exactly. Before they say he's not doing his bit. Service needs to increase. Better days though. Me just wished they focus on him vs these small teams and use the grand approach vs big teams. Better days soon.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 12:15am On Dec 14, 2025
Torrrh. Denial can't continue again. manager has hinted that this 9 is indeed getting into place but service is poor and it's a work in progress. We meuve. E be like na pressure dey cause this acceptance of situation las las.

Going forward, if we want to get an attacker, that attacker must be bought early on so they can join preseason. Any other zone can come late.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:35pm On Dec 13, 2025
Im glad everyone is talking out here and on X

Even Piers is pissed. iF this was a top 6 rival, the counter bants would suffice. But this is the worst team in epl. And they got a goal vs us?!! Naaaah.

Whatever Arteta plan was for this game, it failed woefully. It didn't work. It just didn't work. We have 6 easy fixtures coming up. Should we be concerned about potential drop of points like last season? Abeg o...


Imagine Tolu getting goal vs Raya. Eiiii. Some things are cringey abeg. But none is as cringey as us unable to score our own goal under 90mins and unable to get a shot on table after 35mins. This should not repeat again a bottom 8 team abeg
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:58pm On Dec 13, 2025
Disappointing and Worrying. Immediately Tolu score, i saw Pep and Haaland celebrating just like that upper season when they overtook.

Well, Escobar d'Or should do it. But its time we return to the era where dem Laca+Auba+Xhaka dey shoot shot and shoot fast. I know they packed the bus sha but we need this. Gyokores was off tonight. Infact the front 3
SportsRe: Nigeria Female National Teams' Thread by daveP(m): 10:29pm On Dec 13, 2025
QueenJazz:
Whenever I think of NFF, my blood begins to boil.
They're predictable since 1990s. And they're sending keypad warriors to defend them still. I detest thise journalists that do such. How will anything get better if they continue to make those guys comfortable with such Defending and sugarcoating?


If na Ghana or SA do La Decima, we know how we no ho hear word for at least 2years in the media. They'll milk it and PR go high again. We don't even feel like we won anything sef. Smh
FamilyRe: The Quiet Crisis Of Aging Men: What We Don’t Prepare Fathers For by daveP(m): 10:26pm On Dec 13, 2025
Kobojunkie:
Unless the children in question had sociopathic tendencies, they almost always reflect the conditions of their upbringing when they become adults back at those who raised them. Ask the children why they decided to cut contact with their parents, and you will hear the truth of what really happened from the insider's point of view. 🥱🥱🥱

The basic principle is that a parent who is emotionally, socially, and physically connected to the lives of the children, even into adulthood, will rarely ever be abandoned by them. However, parents who ignore every opportunity to bond with their children, even into adulthood, risk having those children go no contact with them even into old age. undecided
That's true. It's just not a one size fits all situation. Sometimes, na church dey help reconcile after some long term beef as well. And sometimes, different continents.

I know a family that all are abroad, the kids. They send in $ and £€ Monthly like Salary to their parents. But to show face na wahala. Na when their popc die, they show face. Gave him grand burial. Their mom was the one angry at all of them, narrating how their dad did this and that, etc.

As you said, sociopaths. We need to accept this demograph takes a chunk of the % on this table.

Mothers manipulation and gaslighting dey
Kids finding out truths and switching dey(Many mothers don't care about the fact that if kids find out the truth, their abandon them in old age due to resentment for selling them lies for decades of existence with confidence)

Overall, one needs to instill values that will make kids have good judgement and face these issues.

Imagine a lady is single and Prophet told her her mom is behind her predicament. She came back home from Norway and her mum was expecting her without even telling her she was coming. She narrated how she did some spiritual dark stuff over her daughter and that though she has good career and all, until she does some stuff, man no go look her side. Real story. Her uncle was aware. Dad is late. She went thru his diary and saw that her parents fought cos the mom did some decisions solo. That was it.

Welll.... This life ehn.
FamilyRe: The Quiet Crisis Of Aging Men: What We Don’t Prepare Fathers For by daveP(m):
I notice on this subject, they do blame men for being absent or wicked, mean to their kids and then the kids revenge. It is not always so direct like that. FFA said

There are 3 seasons in your life as a parent:

When you direct and raise your kids-You're in charge.
When you aren't there-The kids are in charge of their own lives as school, career takes over
When you are there but-They're now in control of their lives and their parents' lives. Old Age takes over. What the kids say is mostly final if not all



Many forget this. Many do everything right but still end up unappreciated. Yeah. And some are due to manipulation from mothers, in laws or even religious beliefs. Of course there are truths to these. Just that I've seen many that despite all they did, they still suffer or are punished.


I've also seen mothers in this category. Kids all grown and she's left to suffer in old age due to one or two

Make one sha do well and pray that labor will not be in vain.
Christianity EtcRe: So After Burning Us In Hell What Will God Actually Gain? by daveP(m): 7:53pm On Dec 13, 2025
ono:
Wrong argument.

The Bible actually predates the "white" man. That the Bible was translated into English and handed down to us doesn't make it a white man's invention. Also, the God of the Israelites, He is the God of gods, the King of kings and Lord of lords. The creator of the Universe. And say what you like, believe what you may, God is real. And like Righteousness stated, Jesus (God in human form - for with our God, nothing shall be impossible - Mark 10:27), one who saw it all right from the beginning and who has been in Heaven and has gone through the depths of Hell and back said. "Fear Him, who after killing the body hath the power to cast the soul in Hell"

"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever" - Rev 20:10.

God does not desire that anyone should end up in Hell. That dreadful, horrible place was meant for the Devil and the demons.

I know it's a stretch for many people - this whole simple "believe and confess your sins and you will be saved" jingos, right? Sounds too easy to be what one needs to do to be saved. But it is what it is.

And yes, the 5-yead old example you stated is exactly the type of people God wants - apt. I believe God doesn't want to complicate things.
"and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. - Matt 18:3
You've done justice to the question. Weldone!!
Christianity EtcRe: So After Burning Us In Hell What Will God Actually Gain? by daveP(m): 7:51pm On Dec 13, 2025
MaxInDHouse:
Burning you for what?

Well this is what the Bible God feel about tormenting living people?


They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. ‭Jeremiah 7:31 NIV‬

This is wrong interpretation. This is not about hell fire but about Idol worship to Baal, Asherah,Molech, where newborns are sacrificed live and direct amidst drumming to quench the screams of the willing or unwilling mother. It was an abominable act to Yahweh. To the people, it was merely a display of cultural pride and identity.

Tormenting living people in fire has never ever come into the mind of our God! undecided
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 7:46pm On Dec 13, 2025
iamoyindamola:
If auba can Excel why not gyokeres
He even hit the ground sef plus he was inherited anyway. And when he didn't do some stuff, it caused some issues that year despite the b2b golden boots.
SportsRe: Nigeria Female National Teams' Thread by daveP(m): 6:41pm On Dec 13, 2025
Deltamani:
Goalkeeper Mojisola Ayodele opted for 5th year as she sign for Oklahoma State University


Mojisola Ayodele is a talented goalkeeper who played for the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) women's soccer team, the Highlanders. Here's what I found out about her.
- *Position*: Goalkeeper
- *Height*: 5'9"
- *Class*: Senior
- *High School*: Princeton High School
- *Hometown*: Princeton, New Jersey

Ayodele has had a notable college career so far:

- In 2024, she played eight games with five starts, recording her first career shutouts against Marist and Mount St. Mary's.

- She made a career-high six saves against Bryant on September 22, 2024.

- In 2023, she made her first five career appearances in goal as NJIT's backup keeper.

Before joining NJIT, Ayodele competed at Princeton for head coach Dave Kosa and PDA North for coach Kevin Davies. She's a Colonial Valley Conference 1st Team selection and was named to Mercer 33 by the Mercer 33 Girls Soccer Coaches Association..!
This nff and Madugu go look her way laidis?
PoliticsRe: I Am The Madman Nigeria Needs - Wike by daveP(m): 1:58pm On Dec 13, 2025
Nigeria need no madman
Nigeria need no party full f yabaleft patients
Nigeria needd sanity restorer regardless of age, tribe and location
Nigeria needs folks that are sre better than the current kakistocrats in power that tell the wife of a ex governor to "bow and go" instead of at least pretending to scrutinize her and her vision.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 1:56pm On Dec 13, 2025
I do hope it unravels sha. That's why i left room for that idea of deliberate hibernation as well. I can't rule that out. It's because of his actual ability that this is a matter of concern. Nothing more.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 12:44pm On Dec 12, 2025
Spy360:
Please don't see this as a personal attack. We are just discussing football.

Do you recall that Gyokeres wasn't first choice forward signing? In fact Sesko was ahead of him in the choice list.

The main reason we finally settled on Gyokeres was his persistent show of interest. This is even what made many Arsenal fans commit to him emotionally. The reason most fans (especially those who can be very critical, like those who criticised the hell out of Havertz) do not want to criticise his records this season is because they committed themselves to him as the one to prove them right about how wrong Arteta was not to have a traditional striker as his CF

For me based on our standards for CF, he is doing well. Creating spaces and dragging away defenders for others to find the goal.

Besides Arteta built his attack so that there would be several goal outlets not one
You're buttressing my point for me. Even as 2nd choice target, this same Sesko is terrible at the "Arteta style for cf" than Gyokores. His shot sef is weak and hold up is worse. Meaning if we got him, the noise would have been "why didn't we get Gyokores"


At the end of the day, everything is looking like the blame lies at the feet of Arteta. Berta has done justice getting the best 9 of last season into this formidable team. If it is not working, then style of play is an issue. Cr7 once had this problem at man u till coach ordered they feed him balls. The coach needs to work on that.


IMO, if this guy clicks, it will reduce the overall stress across the teammates. Till then. Gyokores is hibernation mode. He's a beast normal. We already have 3 Arteta style cf so getting him shows a priority for a different style not as additional to the style on ground. What he's doing currently is cool. But those that know what he was last season will agree this guy is on 30% mode of his previous self.

Maybe it is deliberate. Maybe Arteta wants to make him unleashed towards April May.


Till then sha
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:02pm On Dec 11, 2025
Isak from Newcastle to Liverpool, same and exact pattern of play and he's struggling. Not to talk of last season's most lethal 9 coming in and we want to suddenly act like we dunno how he plays? Instead of agreeing with you, I'll simply say,

If we know we weren't going to use him on his lethal, impactful level of play, then why buy him?


They for just buy Victor Osimhen since hold up play and opening spaces is the excuse. He does those absolutely well, has 10 lungs with that pressing that Arteta loves and makes CBs restless all game.

This guy can enter the XI of the other top 6 clubs and be on 17goals by now. He's still on 3 with us. I don't even want to talk about the hesitation by teammates to pass to him. Everyone admits and it is already common knowledge that he opens up space for others to thrive. But how is that peak productivity? Or is there a plan to unleash him later or what?


Yes we can't just abruptly stop team style, especially as he didn't join in pre season. But can't there be games where we see that they're targeting this pointman to net? It has festered on too lon and im tilting towards the conclusion that Arteta loves it this way. GJ and Kai will come back and do their thing no doubt. Merino the beloved is also there.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:54pm On Dec 11, 2025
Shegzdave:
I think mos.tob posted some pictures some time ago of the team training, and the way they were marking Dowman, fear hold me.

They need to reduce the intensity cause it's bad hearing a player just got injured while playing
The intensity needs to reduce sha. They should divert that fom training to the individual fitness levels IMO.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:48pm On Dec 10, 2025
GM wants double figures in this UCL campaign. He will get it. It will also be sweet to win the UCL will his trademark solo run to score. grin
That would be some picture for Drury and Beglin to turn to poetic justice. One day!!
AgricultureRe: Farmers’ Day: Share That One Farming Experience You’ll Never Forget by daveP(m): 9:45pm On Dec 10, 2025
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:41pm On Dec 10, 2025
Zubi struggled so bad vs Villa. This is definitely one of his worst game if not the worst in Arsenal. He had no answer to their thru balls down the middle plus Eze leaving Cala to a 2v1 situation. That was callous.

We have technically qualified for UCL KO and we need 1point from 3 games on paper. They should rest Rice i particular and let that Norgaard sweat sef. Odegaard can start and finish. Let Eze start vs Wolves instead. Raya resting too should not be a bad idea. Kepa can play both games actually.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:37pm On Dec 10, 2025
Shegzdave:
What sort of training do these guys engage in that makes them injured during training sef

Make all of them getat abeg
You forgot who Heinze is sha? That guy has added intensity to the training routine. He's also a warm hearted fellow as well but it is telling on the entire squad aside that soft muscle Chelsea guy that just left.
TravelRe: Nigeria Earns $62M From Aviation Ticket Taxes As Africa Generates $1.97 Billion by daveP(m): 3:34pm On Dec 10, 2025
SA generating 7× more cos

Their minimum wage allow for traveling
It sustains a home
Vacations are part of the culture down the classes.
Nigeria should increase that stale minimum wage and watch the increase. Nigerians already love traveling. Myopic lots in power that can't see past their nose and pockets
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 5:57pm On Dec 06, 2025
iamoyindamola:
Its time for arteta to switch to plan B if he have any, we can play traditional 442
Merino should partner gyokeres, rice and zubi or odegaard(CDM/CM)
Trossard and saka to flank, then the fullbacks should help the defence until our original CBs are back
Normally the style suppose change as key CBs are out truly. If we get trad 9 why not change style to make the zone where the ball stays mostly to be attacking zone. Villa locked up the passing lanes for our backline well and we gave the ball away so bad, with rice outperforming Zubi overall in the role. Unacceptable! Those two CB replacements can't hold up so they need to take off that pressure from them. Nelli to 9 of possible sef.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 4:59pm On Dec 06, 2025
iamoyindamola:
We need our Cbs back abeg
This game proves we're top cos of Gabu Saliba and not cos of the combined firepower of the attack. These forwards act like they no wan gel. The shouts at Saka in that Brentford game is just cos cup don full for how our attackers behave lately. Coach too no dey address some stuff based on how it repeats game after game. Which begs the question

The return of the old guys, is it destabilizing or the guys overall are tired already? Rice is overworked and his teammates playing near him are all slack and lazy, not even bringing half his workrate. This midfield combo lacks chemistry right now same for attack.

When last we even get PK or better freekick near box?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 4:55pm On Dec 06, 2025
Roland17:
Our attack has been stale for a long while but we must blame players. We look rudimentary whenever we attack, like nothing creative. Players look like robots out there.
Infact if they didn't sign any attacker in the window, it will still look this stale. So what exactly is the style that accomodates these new signings cos the clean sheets were down to the solid defensive pair and Raya. So where's this attack and doing exactly what they ought to be doing? (making teams panic and overwhelmed)

We counter attack from deep lately and as ball crosses the centre circle, one can already feel a terrible decision making is about to follow from the ball carrier and it is right 9/10 times
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 4:51pm On Dec 06, 2025
iamoyindamola:
Eze rightly off, that mistake that led to the goal must be punished, merino should take heart
Eze still doing like e dey palace but why change the winning style of bayern and spurs to accommodate boring Odegaard that feels his loyalty us to the RW movements?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 2:31pm On Dec 06, 2025
iamoyindamola:
Odegaard,Eze and saka are rubbish they are overt working rice
Arteta should switch white to CB and timber move to RB
I hope one of Eze or. Odegaard don't resume second half
be like to play Ode, eze and merino na wahala going forward o. Shuuu. I don't understand what's this stale display.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:03pm On Dec 04, 2025
BlueRayDick:
Honestly! It was annoying seeing them pass round and round the pitch when they should be testing the keeper from outside the box . Xhaka in any of their positions would've scored a screamer.
They loved xhaka goals that year but they no wan replicate am. Pisses me off, esp Odegaard. Rice needs to tune up that aspect if he comes on. I trust Cala and MLS sha. Martinelli no dey shoot from outside again. Annoys me so much.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 1:07pm On Dec 04, 2025
BlueRayDick:
One thing I think Arsenal needs to start doing against teams like Brentford who pack 5 defenders in their back line is for us to be shooting from outside the box.

Players like Zubi and Rice should be letting it fly from outside the box to score or force a rebound which can still lead to a goal.
Me need this budeying to return to epl football abeg. See how Chukwueze got 2 goals, giving pep a scare there. I miss Ramsey and Cazorla for this. We too like dey enter box and make shooting seem like taboo more and more. undecided

Odegaard, Eze, Merino saw space to shoot yet passed sideways. Nawa o
PoliticsRe: No Christian Persecution In Nigeria – Bishop Kukah by daveP(m): 10:00pm On Nov 29, 2025
Pharisees and Sadducees just plenty for Nigeria Christian circles. Smh

Is this how it will be? When it comes to staying on God's side versus Man's side? This is how they'll leave the fear of God and truth to be politically correct?
SportsRe: Nigeria Female National Teams' Thread by daveP(m): 7:22pm On Nov 29, 2025
Waldrum should continue to press their neck. Man seem to understand the naija debacle off pitch. I expect a book soon.

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