₦airaland Forum

GloriousGbola:
Usually done in conjunction with staff. So if they have the train schedule all they need is a deserted place the train passes through. It is impossible to police the entire rail way line. Same issue with pipeline vandalism

[color=royalblue]The story says that the accident happened just after they passed Kubwa station.

So obviously, they were still within the town.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
these are pictures lifted from articles

[color=royalblue]Still making my point.

You're a technical guy. How long do you think it will take vandals to carry out this? Knowing fully well that the last train passed there around 5pm last night?

I'm not ruling out vandalism. I'm just saying it's very much difficult for that line.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/22/nscdc-arrests-45-year-old-for-railway-vandalism-recovers-stolen-tracks-in-bauchi/
https://gazettengr.com/railway-police-nab-two-suspects-in-kaduna-over-rail-vandalism/
https://punchng.com/insecurity-vandalism-force-nrc-to-suspend-rail-services-in-niger/

abk and iron condemn na like 5 and 6

they have also stolen several manholes in festac turning roads to pit traps
i have seen them breaking the concrete in dividers [ccecc concrete get as ebe] to get at the reinforcement

[color=royalblue]I am not saying vandalism cannot happen.

I am saying that for a busy line like Abuja-Kaduna, it will be hard to do so.

I don't know how busy the Bauchi rail is, but it will be difficult to lose or cut the rails when you know that the train will pass there in 6 hours or so.

That's why you will struggle to see cases of vandalism in busy lanes like Lagos, or Warri.

You know how the rails looks like...Is it something that someone will use saw to cut?[/color]

Leyqute:
Some people need less than 1 big chance to score. Ekitike’s goal and Gravenberxh’s against Newcastle came out of nothing. We should actually pressure the attack to score more goals. That’s their bread and butter.

[color=royalblue]Of course

But you can not tell me the plan is to hope on Ekitike to score out of nothing, every damn time.

The attack needs to be fed. Prime Barca and Madrid will win a match by 4 goals, but highlights go reach 30.

The more chances created, the higher the probability for scoring.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
i am sure these is the outcome of the actions of railway vandals

we are really messed up in this country

my folks told me that as far back as the 70s, people were already stealing aluminum from bridges in lagos

[color=royalblue]Huh?

If the wheels are worn out, it can derail.

If the speed is a little excessive, or was miscalculated, it can derail.

How can you be sure it was vandalism? Is it really easy to steal the rails?

The old trains that run from Agege to Apapa, how many times have they derailed?[/color]

swiz123:
Na that Bruno be their problem gan gan. Nothing hurts a team like a player that disorganizes press and also loses the ball which his weak body doesn’t help recover leading to opponents holding on to the ball for too long.

Once a player loses their press, the whole team turns their back on incoming runners while trying to track back.

[color=royalblue]He spends more time coordinating others, than actually doing his own job.

I know taking penalties are hard, but his miss looks intentional. [/color]

spillo1:
There's no way you watched that Arsenal game and came to the conclusion we did not create enough chances to score at least 2. Our xG was even higher than Arsenal. We had 22shots, 7 on target. Liverpool last night had 5 shots in total and scored 3 goals. That's what it means to be clinical. Expecting a team to create 5 or 6 big chances per game especially away from home is wishful thinking. The most you can expect per game is 2 and thats why you need to be clinical when you get your opportunity.

[color=royalblue]I am not downplaying the fact being clinical matters. Liverpool utilized their few yesterday, but we both know that's not the case for all matches. They definitely create more chances than most EPL teams

Okay, let me ask you. How many chances can you remember from the Fulham match that you should have converted? I am sure it's just two or three.

Infact, Bayandir was the only person that created a big chance in the whole of first half. Think about it.

Go and check how many chances Salah, Haaland, Richarlison, etc miss.

First solve the issue of creating chances, and you wouldn't have to wish if one entered or not.[/color]

spillo1:
No it doesn't happen. You have to be clinical as well. Arsenal didn't create much against us yet they won. Liverpool have conceded 4 goals in their first 2 games yet they have 6 points. None of their fans is analysing the goals conceded and blaming this defender or that goalkeeper like we are doing because they are scoring goals. We need to be scoring goals and our attackers need to be more clinical. You can't keep wasting chances and putting more pressure on the defense. If Cunha and Bruno had buried their chances against Fulham the mood would have been different going into the 2nd half. Hopefully our attackers start delivering.

[color=royalblue] He's actually right. The more chances you create, the higher the probability of converting them.

You are not creating anything. Only 2 Big chances against Fulham. Zero, against Arsenal.

Being clinical matters. But there's more reality in converting 2 out of 10, than 2 out of 2.[/color]

swiz123:
So Taribo hand touch that kind money as at 1999. Dem suppose use am do Asun.

[color=royalblue]No mind them.[/color]

afrodoc:


Better soup na money kill am.

The kind soup elder dey talk about get recipe o!

How many of una fit afford shark fin soup and wagyu beef soup?

elder abeg come and clear their doubt and post pictures of the soup you eat daily abeg.

afrodoc2:
When you are big, you are big.

[color=royalblue]Who God don bless, no man can curse

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airmark:
Did Oruma win Burndisleaguedown title? How much was his salary for the 7 matches he played out of 38 matches that season?

Boniface and these modern-day players have themselves to blame if they go broke like Babayaro and co. No excuse.

[color=royalblue]It's just the truth.

These guys, with their salary, bonuses, can easily raise £50k yearly to invest for the rainy days. That's 125 million per year.
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Theflint1:
Yea, but you can't reject what you were never offered in the first place.

[color=royalblue]True

But Okocha and Finidi George are not the most decorated Nigerian players.

Infact, we have a much more younger range of players that resonates with the Betting audience than Jay Jay or Finidi

So, it is also possible that there are players who turned down the offer too.[/color]

iamoyindamola:
Youkay no they do bad film
Hostage is good

[color=royalblue]Bookmarked.

Thanks, Chief[/color]

Theflint1:
Mikel Obi's podcast is sponsored by a betting company.

[color=royalblue]Okay.

I only used Mikel. I can still change it to some other Nigerian player.

Like I said, there are many players who are not promoting or affiliated to Betting [/color]

BlueRayDick:
One of the definitions/meaning of the word wise is for one to have or show good judgement. I believe taking up a proposal like influencing for betting companies or alcoholic beverages (when you don't have any personal or religious opinion against) is a wise thing to do.

It means u showed a good sense of judgement when faced with opportunity to increase your source of income.

[color=royalblue] India just banned Betting, whether the owners or the promoters have any religious opinion or not.

Maybe Okocha thinks it's wise to promote Gambling because he will make more money

Maybe Mikel thinks it is wise not to promote Gambling, because it will destroy more lives.[/color]

Emaprince:
Khabib is actually at the peak of his fame...so he can easily make much from other brands. His reasons are commendable...but I would have loved to know if he can tunr down the offer if his fame have waned and he isnt getting courted by brands needing his face for a push.

Mane issue had to do with religion. We understand.

[color=royalblue]While it is easy to assume, it doesn't change the fact that there are people that won't do it, even with next to nothing in earnings.

Okocha may not be hungry. Take away BetKing, and he might still be very okay. Yet, he chose to do it.

Mikel, with more fame that him, is not promoting betting (yet).

There's no wise or unwise decision here, in my opinion [/color]

BlueRayDick:
If u follow this discussion from beginning u will see where I mentioned except one's religious/personal beliefs prohibits gambling & Alcohol. Those people u mentioned up there fall in this category because of their religious beliefs. Someone like Okocha has no such obligations so it will be wise if he turns down such business proposal.

[color=royalblue]There are hundreds of players in Nigeria that are not begging, and are not promoting anything. It doesn't make them unwise.

JayJay wants to promote it, and it's fine. There's nothing wise or unwise there.

A player can still retire and disappear from the public till death. Nothing unwise there too.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Only an unwise person will have a brand like Okocha's and will say no to endorsements/adverts for brands who need his influence to push their business for a fee.

I still an advert Thierry Henry on DSTV this last weekend. That is a world cup winner who has dabbled into punditry, coaching and several brand ambassadorships.

[color=royalblue] For gambling, there are many that won't.

Khaby Lame has one of the highest followers on TikTok, yet he turned down advertising for an alcohol brand. He said he did that because majority of his audience are teenagers, and he didn't want that to ruin them.

Even Mane refused to participate in holding a beer when he was in Bayern. He only sat for the picture, and didn't hold the glass.

Okocha is not broke, but doesn't mean someone is unwise because he doesn't promote Gambling.[/color]

Amigoss:
Dey advertise for malaria medicine,lined up like an almajiri for Yahaya Bello failed presidential ambition disguised as reward for 94 ex-players, Rubbish!!!!!!

KingTom:

[color=royalblue]I did not add "Luxury" there oh.[/color]

TemporaryHansel:
Lol. So, make men drive cooper because them no wan broke. Do you know there are certain places you can't enter with certain cars?

The more you make, the more your lifestyle changes. It'll take extreme savings, and average mentality for you not change your lifestyle as your earnings increase massively.

Let's say you drink wines of #50k when you earn #200k monthly, will you really still prefer drinking such wines when you start earning #5m monthly? Definitely not.

I'm not saying it's not possible, but it's easy to understand why those footballers and sport stars taste luxury and can't go back.

[color=royalblue]And I am saying it is a choice.

Drive Urus, GLE... It's your choice, and not football expenses.

You are the one that decided to live that way .. Nothing concern football with that one.[/color]

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
KDB no even need agent to help run his transfer or renegotiate salary.

[color=royalblue]These "Football expenses", are just personal choices they made, but made it look like it was inevitable.

The same way our players will make it look like they sacrificed for Nigeria, when they actually chopped $20k for pulling out of a tournament.[/color]

GloriousGbola:
ibime has spoken about how stingy okocha was and how he saved his earnings

but you have to have mind and be stubborn - more so among nigerians

[color=royalblue]You can be prudent, and not even be a stingy person.

Someone hits 20 million naira, and buys a Lexus worth 15 million

Another person buys a Nigerian used car of 4.5 million, and has about 9 million to invest in something else.

Most times, it boils down to the choice of the individual [/color]

Theflint1:
Footballer expenses no be average person expenses.

[color=royalblue]It was once rumoured that Kante drove a Mini Cooper when he was at Chelsea. Na footballer be that too

Everyone creates their own expenses for themselves.[/color]

afrodoc2:
Na Fenibeso save us for this match. We could have conceded multiple goals from those corner kicks. How can one club have the 2 worst GKs in the league?

Fenibeso's grace was the difference between 1-1 and 4-1.

patrickmuf:
Maguire and Heaven, when we suppose dey find a goal...

Anything Portugal should leave Old Trafford this night...

nitrogen:
It was ETH and RVN’s points that helped us last season, otherwise we for dey 15th position for league 2 by now.

Shegzdave:
How’s the body now?
Hope the body never shatter?

Ellexy:
Even though Amorim hasn't won back to back PL games since he became Manchester United manager last November, the positives are there for every deep thinking fan to see.

[color=royalblue]You and Hilda Baci, who cook pass?

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