JPes sef get better CV compared to Lagbaja. At first I think say na Jollof we wan hire. This NFF wan used style be like Arsenal the way dem dey look coach name dey hire.
komekn: For several seasons I've talked about Tim lroegbunam but it's been dismissed by some here, is it because he is a British born Nigerian.
Watched him at Aston Villa academy and at QPR on loan he has been outstanding but getting limited opportunities at Villa.
Everton paid near £10 million for him and he is a starter has been outstanding for Everton so far. Now the statistics converge with the accolades from fans and Manager.
But there is no clamour for him to be invited despite 44 games in both the championship and EPL over three seasons and he is 21.
What I like about stats is if you present it all you can’t be biased or otherwise. Stats has to back eye test. They go hand-in-hand.
AndSunGorilla: Joebie, abeg has the maestro featured yet in the EFL 1 this season? I would like to see his heatmaps and all those graphics you usually supply. Thanks sir.
Remain Joebie to hang his boots. Even TheSuperNerd don retire from the ajiballer matter. All eyes on Akinsanmiro now, our yori yori export. A protege of my client. He offers the finest blend of yori yori football with Italian catenachio. He will soon make his debut.
It’s not like we always get away with it. Even if we never got away with it, these guys won’t change. Egunje Lords
Mujtahida: This NFF guys are unserious. I think we should not qualify for this world cup. Because if we do, it will reinforce our brinkmanship. We like playing dangerous games and because we get away with it, it encourages us to do so time and time again.
The fact is I can’t even “take care of my own first” without looking stupid. Let’s not forget SE is the context here.
Hanibal: Everyone here is now claiming "detribalised" whatever that even means
The term is a mirage, a fallacy. In the real sense of it every human has the inherent default setting to take care of his/her own first. Sentiment is part of our nature, the degree to which sentiments are exhibited is what separates the perceived "tribalist" from the supposedly "detribalised" person.
It is an indictment not an accolade that a player many felt was going to dominate La liga and the Portuguese league has ended up in Barnsley in another bankruptcy club playing for peanuts 🥜🥜
You are giving credence to my opinion and effectively saying how apt it was that he has ended up in Barnsley. But it's even worse this is a bankruptcy team struggling to survive financially.
Don’t take life too serious. This is just a forum. People will always have preferences and we are all different.
Modified I am indeed detribalized There is no one player I have not criticized when they were doing poorly and praised when they had stats to back it up. My record is here. Go and verify.
Your truth is labeling people and making stuff in your head when it’s all flawed.
The last time I was nominated I turned it down cos I could see the hypocrisy on this thread-- You are part of the Super Eagles award organizer/founder, you asked peeps to nominate yet you went ahead to nominate your pals! lol! I don't stand for hypocrisy, my guy!
I just kept quiet then to maintain peace and order. You people hate the truth but wants a better country.
How can anyone nominate you as a detribalized Nigerian if not man no man? Heee!
I will always tell you guys the truth if you like change if you like don't.
Please don't misrepresent me. It is impossible for me to be tribalized. I am one of the few in the whole nairaland that was defending Sadiq Umar with my full chest. Remember me posting a video of Musa Yahaya and saying he was my best talent in Iheanacho's U17 team.
lol thank you boss. I dey come with my nominations.
TheSuperNerd: A nomination for the most detribalized individual(s) on the Great Super Eagles Thread - Best sports thread and finest gathering of football enthusiasts in Nigeria.😎
Bro thanks but wait o what’s this nomination about?
TheSuperNerd: Alright. Thank you. Top 3 is great. 75-50-25.
But what exactly is your budget? Coz I didn't even take the data thing into consideration.
You are setting aside 190k for this? 150k for the Top 3 and 20k each to the 2 man committee?
Is that it? The money is your call so think carefully.
Another suggestion: Please anyone dropping nominations should kindly leave "#Lelion" at the bottom of that post to make the compilation easier for the 2 person committee.
My own Nominations for the award would be: - Joebie - TheGoodJoe - AndrewBaba44
#Lelion
(Trust me guys. It was a hard pick. Several names left out).
For the 2 man committee, I nominate Charlesemeka85 (always active... infact. Na him dey keep the torch burning in my absences) and Maidaboi.
These two will make a fantastic combo for the committee.
I already saw Danielnino00's comment so no need nominating him. He was my first choice actually.
tglobal: Felt a need to step into this, since @majoribanks is suggesting @lovewins was handpicking examples
Neither of these athletes were asked to do what their coaches advised them not to. Professionals do not do that. Also, neither of them was drafted into a race they were not trained for. By the way, I do not know of an instance of Favour not honoring her country's call.
Tebogo has run a lot of 400m meters this year for endurance building. No Nigerian has run Tebogo's 44.29 in 36 years! That is how good he is. Hence, the scenarios are different. I bet you if his coach says no, he would not have attempted it.
I have never heard of any association vetoing an athlete's choice of events, after the said athlete has fulfilled the qualification requirements . The power to do this rests with the athlete and coach alone. The only reason Usain Bolt ran that iconic 100m race in Beijing was because his coach permitted him. (See https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/06/olympics2008.athletics). He persuaded his coach to try the 100m a year before. Yet Bolt was not sure he was going to run the 100m as a world record holder, even with a few weeks left to the games . If his coach had said NO, not even the federation can overturn that!
The events are not cumulative. She is not the first athlete to do the double. Some athletes actually use one to condition and prepare themselves for the other. She earned the right to double up by winning both events at the trials.
I am not sure I get your point here. Neita participated in both 100m and 200m. The rest you listed did not double up because of their performance at the US trials and not because they could not. If they had qualified, they most likely would have run in both categories to expand their chances of an olympic medal.
I believe administrative incompetence is the reason why she was not entered for the 100m and whoever is responsible should be fired from their job. This has happened time and time again. I remember Okagbare and Oduduru being registered for events they were not interested in at the world champs in 2019. It is already becoming a pattern and an embarassment to the nation.
An athlete shouldn't have to worry about whether the administrative tasks of registering for the right events are going to be properly handled. The competitiveness of the olympics requires full focus and issues like this ar enot helpful for peak performance
I have to agree but it can go either way. The US although still an experiment have harnessed their diversity for success. It’s only a matter of time, we’ll see if this will last especially if the liberals dominate
I have come to the conclusion that the primary reason why we are where we are is because of this confounding mix of different ethnic groups. That's why I love homogeneous societies. I pity countries that God blessed with homogeneity and they decided to be liberal to the point of introducing alien ethnicities into their midst. Babel is the biblical metaphor for what mixture of languages does. It leads to collapse
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