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In August Arsenal were aiming to win the title - winning a trophy won't hide another poor season.
WINNING the FA Cup will make Arsenal’s season a success — silverware is what it’s all about, after all. But lifting the famous old trophy will not hide their failures in the league.

Back in August all the big clubs from Manchester United to Man City, from Spurs to Arsenal were aiming to win the league.

Arsenal were saying that these players had learned from last season, were now more mature and all that.

So when you do not win the league you have failed in that objective.

And winning the FA Cup doesn’t change that. It can’t save your season in the league and you still have to analyse where you went wrong.

When I went on holiday at the end of the season and I’d won the FA Cup, I’d still be disappointed if we hadn’t won the league.

“At least we won the FA Cup?” No, no, no, no, no!

Yes, I’d be happy. I love the FA Cup. It’s amazing, more than amazing.

The history, Wembley, everything. I celebrated like a lunatic when I won it.

I was happy to win silverware. I would head into the summer on a high. It was something to hang on the wall, show friends or family. It meant As competitors we had not achieved what we set out to do. Lifting that famous old trophy wouldn’t erase that.

And the pain should be there. It should still hurt, it should not get better. You are making the pain of not winning anything better by lifting the Cup – but not the pain about not winning the league better.

Winning the FA Cup and finishing top four doesn’t save Arsenal’s season in the league, either.

That wasn’t the aim at the start of the campaign and you can’t alter your ambitions halfway through. You shouldn’t at clubs like Arsenal.

For Everton, winning the FA Cup and top four would be great. For City, United, Chelsea and even Spurs now, it’s not enough.


Flip it round. Do people ever say: “well, you won the league but what happened in the Cup?”
No!

Look at Chelsea in 2015 under Jose Mourinho. They lost 4-2 in the FA Cup to Bradford — but they won the league.

Were people at the end of the season saying ‘yeah, well done on the league thing, but what about the FA Cup?’

No!

If it worked that way, winning the EFL Cup would make up for not winning the FA Cup, and so on. But it doesn’t work like that.

You set out to win the lot and win what you can but nothing makes up for not winning something else.


Remember when Wigan won the Cup in 2013, beating Man City? It was, of course, a great day out for them — but they still went down and haven’t been seen in the Premier League since.

Did winning the Cup make up for relegation? I doubt it. Did it soften the blow? I hope not.

You are still coming back after the summer and playing in the Championship.

You can win a World Cup but if you don’t get a move you are going back to Championship football. That’s where you’re at.

It is true you can take momentum from one competition into another.

It will lift the self-belief, togetherness and confidence of Arsenal’s players if they beat Manchester City today.

It will be interesting to see if Arsenal play with a back three like they did in their 2-1 win over Middlesbrough on Monday.

A back three — or back five depending on who has the ball — raises the constant question about how high your wing-backs push up.

It will be fascinating to watch. And if they go all the way and win it, three FA Cups in four years will be a remarkable achievement for this generation of Arsenal players.

And it will be Arsene Wenger’s seventh — a record.

But that is the Cup and don’t ever under-estimate trophies.

But the shine of the Cup can’t hide the fact you didn’t perform in the league.

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logadims:
you'll have to come to the next meeting. We no longer add directly. All intending members are to come to the meeting. Hope you stay in Portharcourt

When is the next group meeting please? I've been out of the country for a while now but i have been following this thread, now i'm back and i will love to really rub minds with other canine lovers like me. So please keep me posted!

By the way, i need an adult male Samoyed, anyone available for sale?

dainformant:
Chukwuemeka Egbemude, one of the four suspects arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for tricking expensive phone sellers to desolate locations and robbing them afterwards, has disclosed that his father warned him not to use his house as a base for cyber crime.

Egbemude, 22, a 200 level drop out of North American University, Cotonu, Benin Republic was arrested on Wednesday last week in company of three other accomplices, who were fingered in the shooting of a police officer, who attempted to arrest them in one of their botched robbery operations

The gang leader, Wilfred Ehis, a Chemical Engineering graduate of University of Benin, Benin City had in his confessional statement to police stated that his task as the leader of the group was to source for expensive phone sellers on online platforms, pose as a lawyer, order for expensive phones and accessories before waylaying the delivery man and rob him of the consignment at a designated location.

Egbemude, confessed to the police that all he did since dropping out of school was to pick fraud items for online fraudsters as well as put Ehis through on how to carry out online fraud.

He added that he had been lodging from one hotel and the other along with Ehis around LASU – Igando area because his father barred he and his elder brother from using his residence for as centre for online fraud.

According to him “I dropped out of school not because I wasn’t brilliant but for my inability to pay my school fees. And, since I returned to Nigeria, I started online fraud and picking fraud items for online fraudsters in and out of Nigeria”

The first picking job was for myself in 2016. Later, I did another job for a “yahoo boy” which fetched me $400. I have been into online fraud before I entered school in 2011”.

He continued “I have done a lot of transaction for boys including those that involved me travelling out of the country. Everybody in the neighbourhood (Afolabi Bus Stop, LASU – Isheri Road) knows the kind of job that I do.

I also help “yahoo boys” to pick money, expensive wristwatches and rings. I go to bank to pick up the money for them and I get my 10% or 15% commission on every transaction. I have helped more than 50 boys doing that kind of transaction”.

“My father got to know that I was into online fraud because he sees me carrying laptops and heard me whenever I make calls to my victims and trying to sound like an American.

He called me and told me point blank that, I should never in my life use his residence for such business. Since 2015, I have been moving with Ehis, lodging from one hotel to the other in LASU – Igando Area”, he added.

Sources disclosed that apart from being a very close associate of the ring leader of the gang, Egbemude is always with Ehis all the time and he had dealings with Nurudeen, alias Onyaebo, the notorious hit man of the group.

According to Wilfred Ehis, Nurudeen has the two guns used by the gang for their operations, and that he sneaked into Lagos through the creeks of Ogun whenever they have operations.

Two of the five victims of the group’s robbery, who identified themselves as Oluwaseyi Sanwo – Sunday and Alabede Habib on interview said that the group used okada for their operations with two guns.

They added that Iyana school Bus Stop, along LASU – Iba Road have been areas where they lured three of them to before dispossessing them of those consignments Ehis posing as Barrister Deji ordered for.

The suspect along with the gang leader, Wilfred Ehis and two others, Bright Eloho, 24 and Olanrewaju Kamilu, 33 has been transferred to Special Anti - Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos for further investigations.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/04/my-father-warned-me-not-to-get-involved.html

Chei!!! The guy on Gucci don really collect, see as Nigerian Police format him face.

tafolayan90:
OGun kill you thief

lolz....that was harsh bro. I can take the dog. I'm in PH, how do i get it and what's your asking price?

iboboyswag:
And that is very fraudulent and puts the receiver of such funds under the radar. Should the deal go bad, the receiver goes to jail. Is this the new wire wire?? Like others, na the picker they bear the most risk. Be warned!!

No iboboyswag...the deal is 100% safe. Like i said, i will use US RDP to send the MTCN. So it is assumed that the MTCN is coming from US.

I wor ta go?

Whatsapp me on +233237879284 or call me on 08110871832

iheanyiebeneze:
Never ever PAY FIRST to this henry.

Let me tell you how it works:
You send me your BTC, i purchase high valued Dumps with Fulls and then use my US RDP to remit the MTCN to you in Nigeria. If you understand what i mean then you should probably understand that i am a black hat man.

I am a genuine Western Union hacker. I don't rip people and as a matter of fact i am here to help change people's financial status. Forget the games these little kids are doing here on NL, there are very few WU hackers and we know ourselves as we have sworn never to rip innocent people. I do only the following:
$50 BTC for $500 (plus MTCN and Sender's details)
100 BTC for $1000 (plus MTCN and Sender's details)
$200 BTC for $2000 (plus MTCN and Sender's details)

For higher amounts like $5000 and above, payment will be sent in patches like 3 times so we need 3 different names. And we only do 2 transfer in a month.
PM me for instant deals.

adabsmith:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Ghanaian

Guy! I be Port Harcourt boy based in Ghana o. You hear? I get money pass you, na new levels i wan show you so, if you feel i'm here for childish games with you...then bounce!

Exchange your BTC for WU...you guys must have never heard of it in 9ja. But i'm bringing it to your doorstep now. Only serious folks should get in touch with me.

I am a genuine Western Union hacker. I don't rip people and as a matter of fact i am here to help change people's financial status. Forget the games these little kids are doing here on NL, there are very few WU hackers and we know ourselves as we have sworn never to rip innocent people. I do only the following:
$50 BTC for $500
100 BTC for $1000
$200 BTC for $2000

For higher amounts like $5000 and above, payment will be sent in patches like 3 times so we need 3 different names. And we only do 2 transfer in a month.
Add me on whatsapp for instant deals and you must be BTC ready...no long talks.
+233237879284

I used to be well known when it comes to dog sales then in PH until i relocated to Accra in April of 2015. So far, i have noticed Ghanaians do not have as much dogs as we do in Nigeria, but the few dogs they have, they just peg the prices at outrageous amounts. Come to think of it, most of them just cross into Eko and buy a dog, as soon as they get into GH, the amount goes quadruple. Imagine mixed GSD (GSD/Cauc mixed) going for as much as Ghs2000 which is almost 250K and it still sells. Its really annoying because being a typical "PH boy", i know where i can find the right breeders of any breed of dog that i'm looking for in PH and to find out that dogs sells for such crazy amount in Ghana makes me puke.

Anyways, big-ups to the organizers of the first ever PH Dog Walk, its so sad that i'm not around to be a part of it. When i was in school then (Uniport precisely), i mooted the idea of a dog walk to a certain President of a Rotaract Club for partnership, but the young man was bent on monetary gains, so somehow the project couldn't see the light of day. So i commend you guys for what you are doing and i hope to be a part of your whatsapp forum as well. Congrats and good luck to you guys!

bimmy58:
wow,its about time.
how much and ur location pls?

I'm in Eagle Island, Port Harcourt. I'll sell 70k per pup.

Hi guys, on the 18th of January, my dog littered 7 puppies (1 Male and 6 Females). I just felt the male was lucky being the only male amongst 6 females, so i'll be keeping him and i'm gon call him "Lucky".
The females will be ready for new homes by 29th of February (by then, hopefully they'll be 6weeks old and they must have had their 1st shot). I hope to post pics of the puppies weekly as they get older. meanwhile, here are a few pics that i have of them.
* First pic is the Dam- Suzi.

Piece of land measuring 930.242 situated at Ali Ohia Amadi Agi, Rumuadi, Ogbogoro, Obio Akpor Rivers State
Location: Ogbogoro, Obio Akpor, Port Harcourt
Asking Price; 2 Million Naira Only
Attached to this post are photocopies of the Deed of Conveyance and Original Survey plan. Original copies are available on request.
Contact: 09096181328

I have 6months old Ostrich birds as well as 1yr olds available.
My contact number: 07060857364
I also have geese,Emu,Swan and Peacocks too. lest i forget,i only deal with serious buyers, and i mean SERIOUS BUYERS only

lanrenzo:
Attention everyone, I will advise you all to be very careful as not to be swindled. I perceive this Henrydan guy to be a scammer. I own the pix and av the link of the ostriches he posed to have. Just be careful in your own interest. Cheers

You are the biggest fool from the pit of hell...Animal.

Hello Nairalanders, i have the following birds available right now for serious buyers;
Ostrich- A pair(650k)
Peacock- A pair(200k)
Geese- A pair(160k)

Swan,Emu and other birds also available.
Contact me on whatsapp for more info:07060857364

So how do I distinguish one from the other? Cos I own a Samoyed and she just won't stay still for me to get a good shot of her..How do I recognize an eskimo when I see one? What's the most distinguishing feature of both breeds?

waoosa:
Never knew they allow residents to keep dogs within RA.

Give me the house number and I will check it out.

You plan on going over to his house uninvited? Thought its better you put a call across to him first? That's a lot better. So do give him a call.

After all is said and done,I'll fall back here and reply each comment directed at me,for now I'm too busy to do that. Here's his number for those serious buyers who are ready to go over to Shell RA and see the dogs personally. Plus,he just reduced it to 350k and that he'll only sell the adult female 2-3weeks from now cos she's still lactating.
So here's it  0813 616 8880.
Goodluck!

tunjiano:
Those Prices for the puppies nd Adult,r they for Each?

He just confided in me that he is willing to sell the adults same price that he got them which is 400k,but as for the pups he'll sell 150k (and yes,its for each) cos according to him "dem don chop me well well". Very healthy dogs I tell u.

Seun:
Men. I love these beautiful tailed Rottweilers, but not for that much! With 450k, you could buy a solid smartphone, an iPad, and a good laptop! Also, Sloan is stubborn; he has been known to fight with dogs that are much bigger than him. If I get any of these guys, he'll fight them & die.

Oga seun I hail. Truth is,he told me he spent a total of 400k to get to those dogs into Lagos,and an extra 40k to have them transported to Port Harcourt. Deep down inside of me,I know say if him see 400k,he will sell...very friendly Rotts,but at the same time very brutal. Part of the reasons why he wants to sell is cos estate management has queried him severally about the aggressive nature of his dogs at night. Trust me if I get physical 400k right now,I for rush am cos I know I'll recoup that money under 3months,know why? This month alone the male dog has been to 4 places for stud services...If you see the Sire,you will agree with me that its actually good for breeding.

I'm posting this ad onbehalf of Mr. Anoop,he's Indian and works with Shell. He has asked me to look for serious buyers for his dog-a pedigree Rottweiler which he got from Serbia. He also has 3 puppies (2males and 1female) left from the last litter. The adults are both male and female.
Asking price for the dogs are:
Puppies:140k,Adults 450k(negotaible)
Location: Shell Residential Area,PH
Reason for selling: he's relocating to India and he does not want to keep them any longer.
Contact me on whatsapp if you are interested:07060857364.

I am listing this for my friend. She is located in Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone in Port Harcourt. Here is her contact number 07066769412.
She actually asked me to look for a serious buyer for her 3months old Lhasa Apso. Was born October 30th,2014. The pup is well-mannered,home raised and of a pure breed champion line. I told her i was gon put it up on NL...so,if you're an Apso lover,what are you waiting for?

Price is negotiable.

I'm based in PH and I'm giving out these lovely puppies to serious buyers only. The Samoyed are 5weeks old,the Rots are 2months and a weeks.
50k for the Sammies,100k for the Rots.

Whatsapp: 07060857364

benuejosh:
Start a lives stock farm soon, will save your details contact you when its time. aside hat i love to have them at home.

Anytime bro...I'm always available.

wunmi590:
Is that the last price for both the male and female?

Trust me this breed is a show dog,and you won't get it cheaper than this. Quote me anywhere. That's the last price sir.

I can fix that for you. My man Dr. ND has got excellent mastifs for studs services and he's also gotten some good Boerboel too.
He's in Mile2,Iloabuchi precisely. Call him on 08060518910.

Goodluck!

I have these wonðerful Sammies gotten from two different litters. I'm based in PH and I"m selling 50K per pup. You can come in any time to check on them.
Happy new Year!

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