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dayokanu:
Bayern has already been seeded if you dont know.

Messi did to Bayern right? The best player in the world

What of what Pizarro did to Arsenal when he was a bayern player

It was 4-0 Dayo . . .

Aiite that's Messi, Wolfsburg trashed you 5-1 last season . . . hell Grafite got tired of scoring normally, he dribbled past half your players and then scored with a back-heel. . .
Grafite's not the best player in the world, he's not even the best player in your crappy Bundesliga

They seeded Bayern?? Have they increased the number of groups in the UCL??
Damn . . . what next?? They'll seed Zenith St Petersburg . . . afterall they also belong to the longlist of Bayern floggers

Is it me or has Dayo forgotten so soon wha Barca did to his team last season??
Messi made Bayern look like Derby. . . in the flipping Champions League

Let's just hope Bayern doesn't get seeded . . . so they'll land in our group

mukina2:
trust me do a wenger and by December you'll see what am saying do like moneybags your own don yankata

Come on. . . I've got Gerrard, Arshavin, Vidic and Cech . . . that's my strategy, learn from AW's mistakes

mukina2:
spend wisely . .be like wenger and you'll be surprised my first ever season i wanted to do like Moneybags and i suffered

It's called fantasy football league . . . my fantasy is no to end up fourth place like Wenger

Erm . . . does anyone know if I can do an Abrahimovich there?? Or maybe a Perez.
That 100mill budget is just too tight . . . it's almost like Arsenal all over again

debosky:
My loyalty is first of all to Arsenal FC before to any individual. These sales could be the best move for the club, as long as the funds are used to strengthen the team appropriately. That is the crucial bit. If Arsenal fail this season and it's down to poor players/small squad, obviously Wenger will be first on the firing line and I will not hesitate to shoot too if he doesn't own up as to where the error is from - him or financial troubles.

That said, there's a month at least left in the window. . . .I remember Eduardo popping up a few weeks after Henry's sale in 2008 so hopefully Wenger is unearthing someone somewhere as we speak, or is planning for a late raid on the transfer market.

It depends on what you define as failure . . . I define failure as losing out on either the tile challenge or going trophyless . . . or both.
To you, ending up as runners-up is an improvement. To me anything less than a trophy is failure.

If selling the whole team will give us the EPL, so be it . . . all I know is that he should offer his resignation letter if he fails.
I've given up on trying to follow AW's transfers, I've spent too many years working as Wenger's talent scout.

debosky:
You and me both mate.  

I swear you used to be an 'Arsene Knows' fan

debosky:
Kolo is gone. . . adieu great warrior. We will miss you without a doubt.  

Now he's gone, the focus returns to Arsenal Football Club. I await Wenger's next comments, or more aptly what he doesn't say to see whether he actually intends to buy or not.

This will be a defining season for Wenger's policies and his attitude towards purchases/sales. Either he comes clean with fans and tells us how much is a constraint and how much is his own decision to sell/buy or he will get it in the neck if we fail this coming season.

It's going to be an epic season either way and I can't wait!  

Regardless of what happens, I remain and will always be. . . .

Gunner 1965  

Of course everyone knows you'll always be Gunner 1914, but the question is, will you still be Arsene 09??
AW's taking some risky steps here . . . let's just hope they work, he should remember that football fans forget quickly.



In Arsenal I Trust

debosky:
Name ONE analyst who predicted we would be 4th in 05/06 after winning the FA cup and coming second in 04/05. Name one analyst who felt we would be 4th and trophyless after reaching the CL final in 07.

Hindsight is so amazing isn't it?

Everybody is now spewing theories and saying Wenger is stubborn and resigned to 4th place. I guess the same people predicted a 'nobody' from Japan would come and win 3 titles 4 FA cups 4 community shields and reach numerous other finals.

They always predicted we would go fourth after every player we lost
The transfer season always brought the right predictions . . . stop acting like you didn't even see them on NL

Ibime:
hehehehe. . . . it doesnt matter. . . . the game doesnt discriminate between defenders positions. . . if you like you can put a right-back in CB etc. . . . nor do you have to adhere to a strict 4-4-2. . . . I prefer 3-4-3 cos more strikers on the pitch and strikers score more points. . . .anyway, click on the yellow button next to your player if you want to substitute him or take him out. . .

Aiite then . . .

It's Wenger fault, he's not getting a good defensive player. . . so I'm getting two DMFs and 4CBs

I made a silly mistake . . . forgot to put in any Left Backs
Do I have to wait till the next transfer season??

tayoccu:
when Nigeria beat Brazil,
when Nigeria beat Brazil o!
Bebeto come dey cry,
when Nigeria beat Brazil.

tayoccu:
I can't believe you guys forgot about Bebeto semi finals of Atalanta 96.

The Supporters Club still have a song that vividly describes the incident

MrCrackles:
You are right. . . .
If i am correct the only world classed footie academy you are talking about is PEPSi right? i was in one of the Lagos teams over two summer holidays
Nigeria FA need to develop a youth and reserve team system for pro clubs. . . .most pro-clubs should operate that way
Funding is a major issue but trust me, loads of kids will play for peanuts if they are associated with pro-league clubs in a way!

Yeah the Pepsi one is the only real youth Academy in Nigeria . . . and prolly one in Ilorin

The U-18 league system has worked in Spain and Holland, it will definitely work in Nigeria
When you need to get kids to win the U-18 league as a club, you end up digging for more kids for the future
It's an incentive . . . just like the homegrown player thing
If they make a rule that states that all clubs must have 5 players trained at the same club since they were 16, won't that cost less than organinsing MRI scans??

Have you got the Genie Scout thing for FM09 (9.03)??
For some strange reason I can't download from the link provided on the FM website

I've given up on searching for players outside the EU . . . the work permit thing is annoying
I once tried to buy Riquelme to Fulham but apparently, he'd not played enough matches for Argentina . . . and this is Riquelme we're talking about not some 17 year old from Cruzerio

mukina2:
The gunner's tears are justifiable

Seaman Had every right to cry,

Gallas was not a gunner then

Eboue was being booed, anyone can cry if they are being booed by lots of people

TH cried because a footballer died, wont you cry if a footballer you liked/admired or is your friend passed away?


Why did you leave out Rio? big baby

that list is dodgy

I know . . . Rio kept crying even after Viera lifted the trophy
It was almost like he lost the World Cup

dayokanu:
In Trinidad 2001 when we were playing Japan and the commentator was introducing the players it was like all the players were in High School or recent Graduate But the Nigerians like Karimu Shuaibu, Brown, Temile had all played like 5 years in Nigerian top league before playing U17.

In 2007, Toni Kroos of Germany just finished his High school while Kabiru Akinsola who went for trials in India in 2004 failed and came back to join Eaglets. As at 2007, Akinsola had a wife who lived with him at Oworonsoki area of Lagos

I think the main problem is the fact that we expect 17 year old hot prospects to spring out from nowhere
Nigeria doesn't even have an U-18 league, we have only one world class football based academy . . . people even hire mercenaries in inter-school football tournaments.

The only way to find good 16 year olds is by raising them from 14. Easiest ay to do this is by creating an U-16 league and forcing all clubs to have a minimum amount of homegrown playes in their team

Four Arsenal players on the list?? Come on!!!

Anyway, Rio Ferdinand's was more enjoyable than Ronaldo's tears in the same FA Cup Final

lalaboi:
Oga! U dey cheat?? lol. . . .

Try searching for regens. . . .thats the most interesting part of the game. Get em for free or you buy them off your rivals. . . . Do you know about Genie scout?

And how do you search for players? maybe i can give you some tips

I dey cheat ooh. . . I've tried so many times to get on that Hall of Fame thing the legit way but nah . . . it's long man


What are Genie Scouts an regens??

The way I search is normal . . . I just search for the attributes I'm looking for . . . like pace and tackling for defenders

It's almost official . . . we're losing our lst real link to the Invincibles
Here I was thinking Kolo could blend into the DM role since he couldn't form a strong CB pair with Gallas

Is it me or does anyone else think that teams are playing too many pre-season matches these days??
This is the same thing I pointed out last season, Fab4 just finished the Confederations Cup . . . does he really need to go through the stress
Clubs like Arsenal have crowded schedules . . . why have our players drained before the season just for a couple of thousands.

Teams like Man Utd are even worse culprits . . . but, who cares??

Last season we were in both the Emirates Cup and Ajax Tournament (Each with two matches in the space of three days)with other friendlies even when we had the UCL Qualifiers coming up.
Let's just hope we don't start getting injuries too . . . Garry Neville comes to mind

@kaydee/lala
I've got a tiny problem wiv my FM09
It's 2015, all the players are old and gone

There's this thing I used to do with USM where I could just cheat and make everyone's stats to 99
Is there anyway to do that with FM09?? Cus I'm tired of having 500mil and not being able to buy anyone.

Or have you got any good people I can buy . . . UCL quality that is??

@topic
There might be an explanation in the fact that some biological characteristics like hormones might be passed down from generation to generation . . . but I think social and cultural upbringing will help explain any trends easily.

If you grow up in a family where everyone availabe role model disrespects marriage.
These values or the lack of em influence children and they end up like their parent.

kofiannan:
@Topic,

One thing I love and hate about Nigerians is that they are very critical.

Today they like and applaud you
Tomorrrow they hate and judge you.
Dbanj is the talk of the town. He introduced koko mansion and the same Nigerians wrote him off.
2face is the best. His personal and private life became a source of hatred.


Na so we be.
Sooner than later, we will start hearing hateful messages about Rugged Man

What you think it's just Nigeria??
Let me bring a quote from Billy Flynn in Chicago.

Roxie: They LOVE me.
Billy Flynn: They'd love you a lot more if you were hanged. You know why? Because it would sell more papers, That's Chicago.

That's showbiz . . . it's the same everywhere in the world
Fans don't owe anyone . . . no one owes Kennis nuffin, they should suck it up already.

chiogo:
Right. . .I don't remember him having anything with Chris Brown though. . .not like Chris Brown is going to do much for him anyway.
He couldn't even react to Jay-z shutting him out of the BET awards, so what gives?

He dropped this to prove that Jay-Z is a 'bitter ass motherfucker'
Just accept it, that was a good diss song . . . even Jay-Z knows that

chiogo:
Jay-z talking about Nas' baby mama is different from Game mentioning Amber Rose whispering into Chris' ear. The only connection there is that Amber is dating Kanye, who's Jay-z's employee. wetin concern jigga with all that? Talk about digressing in a rap diss. Ah, forget it!

Forgive me people, I like to point out stuff, can't wait for Jay-z's reply. . .if he does.

Jay-Z brought out a pic at a concert to disgrace Nas' friend . . . and he wasn't even his employee, should we call that digressing too??
Tupac had beef with B.I.G and he was dissing Nas and Hov was that digressing too??

sundid:
Bro, i wont stress on why didnt KENNIS MUSIC signed whoeva back then. Why? Cos most of all this catz now were at d backyard, scared of if there song wld be acceptd or purchased. While producers at dat time were nt ready 2support rap music. Also platation werent strictly a rap group. So ask d likes of trybesmen why didnt they have an album at dat time. Lets concentrate on d fact dat hiphop is here 2stay &we 'all must make sure 2uphold this. Above all, we cant but give a maximum respect &credit2 KENNIS MUSIC. They made dis break a success. That's why i wldnt like 2see anyone try 2go against this height we've attained.

Exactly what I said in my first post before you started talking bout how you graduated from the University of Afrohiphop
Ruggedman's success was probably a stroke of luck . . . but it started a trend
I have nothing against Keke and D1,  they laid the path for Sound City and the rest of 'em, but they failed to cash in on a very promising brand, c'est fini

Did I ever say Plantation Boys was a rap group??

@mbulela
I'll keep the harsh words down if y'all stop being overly sentimental
I stated a simple fact . . . in the era of Kennis Music, the most popular hiphop artiste was Ruggedman
Even his first single What If got spins from DJs . . .
Dr Fresh, Junior and Pretty were not popular enough to sell out my backyard.

Acts like Triple T came close but that's as far as it went.

manmustwac:
and so what we were playing our reserve team too and we still beat them but all u dickheads are too dumb to know that

Yeah, I'm guessing I'm too dumb too see how Keane, Modric, Defoe, Gomes, Lennon, and Corluka are reserve team players
You saw the second half . . . name one player you could identify by name in the second half.

sundid:
Guy eldee, u sound really like a newcomer 2d afro-hip tang. U said kennis wld have signd/go into contract wit ruggedman which eva way.

You what your problem is?? ENGLISH!!!
Kennis Music SHOULD have signed the biggest rap artiste of that period . . . is that too hard for you to understand??

sundid:
While rugged didnt start hiphop in naija. Even if he sees ur post he wld laff at u. Let me enlighten u on dat big bros tang. Rugged afta droppin his first single hen,hen.

Enlighten me?? How bout the fact that Ruggedman's first single was What If (1999) not 'hen hen'??

sundid:
keke wonderd dat how can a beef kinda song sell in naija @dat time.So he was made 2said dat out of ignorance dat it wld be used against him. So rugged was really sourcing for statement 2use in buttressing his breakthrue, no doubt about dat. N.B. if u said rugged man startd rap in naija, where was d junior&pretty, dr fresh &co or wen were born. pls go back 2d hiphip skool 2learn more.

So, tell me, how does that take away the fact that Kennis Music did not sign the future of Nigerian hiphop
And shut up with your Junior and Pretty . . . no one knew them, everyone was jamming to Plantation Boys while they were 'holding it down'.

MrCrackles:
You played Barca's reserve team not the top Barca side!

You call that the reserve team?? That team was so crap, even Hleb was rested.
The reserve team played in the first half and then they swapped all 11 of them at halftime to their Under-18s. . . and still, Spurs were struggling.

Vieira:
I asked a few players from my pub team but they said they do not want to lower their standards. Sorry.

Ouch!!!

Did you hear the one bout the time they tried to get Richard Branson to sponsor Tottenham??
He was like 'why would I put Virgin on a team that gets bleeped every week??'

Andre Uweh:
FIFA should come up with another idea of catching age cheats not the MRI scan. Here in the UK, I work with England's largest NHS Trust in a medical field. As a consequence, I go through lots of MRI Scans on regular basis and the results are no where close to detecting peoples ages.

It's inconclusive when a 21 year old is claiming to be 19
But for someone _{like Brash}, that's 37 claiming to be 17 . . . come on

mailmalc:
I'm njoyin this don't see anyfin wrong wiv the name calling! I seriously hope The Game don't chicken out nd start apologizin

All I can say is LET THERE BE BEEF

rapjunkie:
gotta agree with eldee on this one, i aint no vegetarian, i need beef!!!

Exactly . . . beef is a dying art in hiphop
It's funny how four of the most popular rappers of our time come together to make one song, when they could make many classics dissing each other.
It's even funnier how The Game came out to say he was 13th on the Forbes list . . . reminds me of how Rabbit(8 Mile) admitted his own weaknesses
That almost eliminates the I'm richer than you comeback from Hov. . .
But his main weakness happens to be his greatest strength, his ANGER . . . makes his sound like a common hater, like Cam'ron.

chiogo:
If you're going to diss someone, just diss them. No need trying to gather posse and stuff - The whole Chris brown, G-unit, Kanye/Amber Rose, T-pain, DJ Khaled thing was absolutely irrelevant. Na so Game dey kiss ass reach? It makes one look weak when you can't even fight your battles w/o bringing others into it. Those names he mentioned probably don't give two shits about him.

That's what rappers do when they beef . . . you hold on to your connects
Ever wondered how the Brooklyn Vs Queensbridge thing got into rap??
C'mon rappers always try to get other rappers as backup . . . that's why The Game aimed at Jay-Z alone and avoided everyone else

When you're a lone ranger, the last thing you want to do is step on the wrong toes.

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with exposing dirt . . . Hov did the same thing when he came out to talk bout Nas' baby mama.