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He claims Rivers. I guess that’s where his dad is from.

safarigirl:
Burna boy's mother is Yoruba, is he not supposed to have a Yoruba name?

Tbaba even if he get pot belly he is still active. Abs don’t guarantee game time although I get

tbaba1234:
Yes o, the effects of pounded yam..

Some people do not want to agree that he was slim even with pictures.

I like the objectivity written all over you and tbaba’s discussion. Very mature of u guys. We need more chaps like u on this thread.

komekn:
For me he looks dangerous and he will score and he will get better. But will he be given time he has at most 3/4 more games to prove himself and then it's Bench.

Chelsea is not a patient club and Lampard needs to start winning or his own position will be in jeopardy.

she has nothing to gain convincing me or not. it's only a discussion. And we don't have to agree at the end of the day, as long we keep it clean and devoid of jabs.

Humility017:
you're wasting your time...trying to.convince them...they don't wanna make sacrifice for the super eagles future.

EJIDE won't be getting any call ups...
he never impressed for once.
against Scotland he gift them a goal who knows if connived to fix that match...

still remember FIFA wanted probe that match because of the betting odds recorded....

in 2008 he was Berti Vogts first choice with nothing tangible to show...

and right now...not that he is even playing in Italy, England or Spain.... many here wanna pass him our throat....and even mentioning buffoon as if they're in same level.

peeps here will never cease to amaze me

Even after friendlies and maybe a couple AFCON qualifiers

safarigirl:
In friendly games?

Make una leave that man, Ejide will never come out of Enyeama's shadow, don't put him in one small boy's shadow too

On the flip side he may just retire as a hero

safarigirl:
I dey look players like say dem be my family members.

The young ones can chop insult, after all, they are small boys, they are at the age where chopping insult is part of growth. No be old man go come dey chop insult

Abeg, I prefer Ejide keeps his peace of mind, he cannot go through what Akpeyi went through. Super Eagles can sort themselves out

Maybe we would have. Maybe not. But the fact remains he has the best stats.

forgiveness:
Austin Ejide stats is better than all the goalkeepers we have.

He played throughout last season. Why did our goalkeeper coach ignore him for Akpeyi and Ezenwa despite playing in a better league?

With Ejide we could have won the AFCON.

Lol
U don take am too far.
He is a sportsman.. I’m sure he’s experienced lots of bashing whenever he does badly during his long career. I know say u care about this man more than himself. But no forget say some of our young players get family too o.

I’m a fan that just want to see the best we can have regardless of where they come from or how old they are. Show that papa u got better tricks and he will duff his hat for u. Else he shouldn’t be retired yet.

If SE gets better and better as time goes on I will smile. If it doesn’t seem we are getting better, I go talk truth.

safarigirl:
I do not think it is for his career. I do not think Ejide needs the Super Eagles right now, he's doing good at his club and he doesn't have to worry about millions of Nigerians, dragging him all over social media for a slight error. He is in a good place

I think this is about you, you people don't really care about Ejide and his career, you just want to watch Nigeria's games and you think you'll feel better watching with an Ejide in goal. Like I said, it's actually quite self-centered, but what are fans if not self-centered?

I seem to be the only one that actually cares about this man. A lot of you only care about the 90 minutes he's on the pitch, I care about the before and after, I care about his state of mind. I don't limit myself to the 90 minutes of football.

This is someone's husband, father and son, if it is not ABSOLUTELY necessary for HIM, not YOU or any of the other Super Eagles fans, HIM, there is no reason he should don a Super Eagles jersey.

ehen that would help

safarigirl:
You are taking it more seriously than I intended it. Maybe I should have added a smiley at the end

I have supported Uzoho wholeheartedly for many pages on this thread. But if Uzoho shows he is better than Ejide in camp, then no argument. And that's IF the latter is invited.

tbaba1234:
He looked past it. He might still be able to do a job but i doubt he is at a high level.

Uzoho is good enough. His club situation is more stable now. He should be given a chance. We should be looking for deputies for him.

oh so u think the intention is to help him with his career.. wow life is not always competition.
The purpose have been stated clearly. Anybody who thinks there is a hidden agenda should bring it up, and I will trash it here squarely. Uzoho is in the team... there are loads of pages I supported his call up and use in our friendlies leading to the WC. Alampasu, Nwokolor, as well got my support at one time or the other.. Who have I not even supported on this thread when they were doing well?

I have always been a proponent of fierce competition. Anything that will keep our players continuously on their toes will promote excellence. No player should feel their position is assured until we are that team that we all love to watch. shekina

Modified
I think I misunderstood you. Well, let's hope the young keepers get better as time goes on

safarigirl:
Now, he's called as a temporary panacea, is that really better than second fiddle? Yes, he may come, but it is not to be crowned in glory....this is assuming he doesn't have a few gaffes and you and the others clamouring for him today, don't turn on him.

Ejide is old, whether you people call him or not at this point, it will have little or no impact on his career, the same cannot be said of the small boys.

how far with bolded? wasn't called for hmmmmm

safarigirl:
I don't know how you can say this with certainty. Uzoho and Ezenwa have been decent for the GWG, nobody will be ready to take over the mantle and if you are looking at Ejide, I highly recommend you look away.

There are no tournaments coming any time soon, so, Rohr has all the time in the world, to try the young goalies until he gets what he wants. This one is not like 2014 World Cup that they rushed Odemwingie inside.
The best time for Ejide, was last year, before the World Cup, the second best time, was this year, before AFCON.....if Rohr and co had no use for him in these crucial moments, they will not call him up after them, except all the young goalies are injured or something


Alampasu, Nwokolor and Osigwe will get look-ins before Ejide. Rohr say he's building team for the future, and you people are mentioning Ejide that will be 38 by the next World Cup....what do you want to use him for? Una just wan make pesin papa come play six games for you, then you will kick him out again like the last time. You people are wicked, selfish and insensitive.

hahahahaha

modified
i pray say na sarcasm oh..

Earthquake1:
Is he home born?

no, stats has been the ONLY context here.
Have you watched his game recently?

Modified
And if he was past it several years ago, how come he played a big part in Ligat ha'Al in the just concluded season. You mean his club couldn't have got a better younger keeper who wasn't spent?

tbaba1234:
The last time i saw Ejide in the post, he already looked past it and this is several years later. Have you watched an Ejide game recently?

haha.. which one be use and dump??
Make Rohr call Ejide and see if he no go run come.. lol Somebody who played second fiddle to Enyeama for a long spell will be so glad to don the GWG again before he retires.. my sister talk another thing

safarigirl:
if you were related to him, you wouldn't be considering him. You would not want him to be used and dumped, an after-thought for most of his international career. A stop gap measure

no that's a stop gap measure hoping the younger goalies will step up to the plate competing with a more experienced keeper. See, I am considering the positives not sentimentally calling for Ejide, it's not like I'm related to him.

safarigirl:
a last resort measure is recalling a 35-year old goalie that has been out of the national team for 5 years. That's certainly the last resort

What we have here is as result of a poor football development program. Calling academy keepers to the SE is not a solution but a last resort measure

safarigirl:
if football was restricted to here and now, there would be no academies.

Na so we do here and now, when Enyeama retired, we had to scramble for a goalie, thankfully, Ikeme came to us and we were stable for a short time. We got comfortable in the 'here and now' once again, next thing, Ikeme sick, and that is how we finally got here now.

Football is beyond here and now. It is setting a structure for the future, so that when it comes, you aren't left high and dry. If you have to sacrifice your today, for a better tomorrow, then, sacrifice you must.

On top here and now, we don dey find Mikel replacement, make I no even talk Okocha, shebi if we had brought in players then, we no for dey do shotgun shopping.

This is 2019, football is not just here and now

Of course I’m not expecting he will be considered. However, that doesn’t stop me from stating the obvious. There is no guarantee these young keepers will be great in a couple years from now. Football is here and now. Who is the best now? Then the question, will they get better??

safarigirl:
like I said, if he was not considered when we were in a true crisis, after Ikeme fell ill and we had World Cup and AFCON ahead of us, he is not likely to be considered now that we are done with those tournaments

Good

BARAJ92:
Not quite long

You never know some of the young keepers we have may be familiar with Ejide and they may look up to him in the process. It can actually go either way. It’s not like I think NFF or Rohr will look his way. I’m just stating the fact that it’s not out of place to invite him considering our current predicament

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safarigirl:
No, not by age, by time spent together

I don't know what logic to use, but the best I can find is when an older student joins a class. He's old first of all, the others have been together for years, they are of the same age bracket, so, they have things in common. The older new student will not blend in with the rest, now, in a school, you can just keep your head down and block the kids, but in football, you have to play with these kids and bond with them.

Bonding is easier among people of similar ages and periods. Ejide debuted for the Super Eagles in 2001, for perspective, Maduka was months old on his debut, some others on the same team were less than 5-years old. This part is something a lot of people don't put into consideration, but it matters.

I am not saying Ejide should not be called up, I just don't know how effective it will turn out, considering the psychological angle. Till then sha, let us see what the kids can do, I can't imagine the officials have Ejide in mind anytime soon

Opinions and counter opinions can be stated with mutual respect.

Earthquake1:
I see no problem inviting Ejide even if to fill the huge gap in our goalkeeping situation

You don’t have to say it’s hidden if it exists. Go ahead and say it and you would be proven wrong. But if u must.. keep the discussion civil. Else I would ignore.

TheSuperNerd:
And I quoted you for a reason. You hate being told the obvious. Joebie and hidden sentiments. SMH...

Ejide... Worst suggestion I've heard so far on the GK role.

Kai Safari. Chemistry on the pitch na by age now?

safarigirl:
Ejide will be flattered you think he's on El Haddry's level.

He will enter that team and instantly feel out of place, certainly the oldest guy on the team, even Mikel that came to the team years after his debut, has retired.....but that doesn't matter. Just throw him in and hope he forms a chemistry with the back four

Sir I ignored u for a reason. You are the last person I want to go back and forth with.

TheSuperNerd:
Your logic are laced with hidden sentiments Joebie. Not all can read that. Ejide indeed.... Look, you must not find a logical solution to everything. It makes you no longer differentiate mediocrity from true talents.

First it was Ujah... Now I hear Ejide... Nothing I won't read on here in the name of building this new generation. Loolll... Funny...

Lol
I don save ur pic

ChrisKels:
Then, statistically he has been a big flop and I am happy about that for A GOOD REASON.

I wonder how long u have been on this thread. Most of the time it’s a case sentiments over logic here

BARAJ92:
The simple fact is, we don't have any goal keeper for now. The best we can do till we get a proper goal keeper is to do try and error even with the old keeper until we get a befitting retirement.
No one is clamouring for old players in other positions because we have adequate replacement and better upgrade.

Naija like tags. Once u reach a certain age u are finished even though you are the best available.

BARAJ92:
What virus, El haddary keep for Egypt uptil 45 years old. mention one Nigeria goal keeper that is performing at club level. Is it the error prone Akpeyi and Ezenwa.

When stats is all that is available.

ChrisKels:
I never called him a flop, u did

That said, poor stats sums up the output of a flop, init?

of course he did not score. his stats were poor.. but he wasn't a flop. If only the stats were available we can make such deduction. But we have the luxury of watching EPL games.

ChrisKels:
Was that what it means to have a good game? When did he come in and how many shots did he register on goal, anyone on target, as a striker?

I thought he played well today. And that was not a clear shot at goal.

ChrisKels:
Abraham doing everything humanly possible to prove he aint nothing more than a championship level striker. See as my guy dey balloon ball in front of post

U sure say no be romance matter? I no dey house now.

ChrisKels:
Lol no bro.


Abeg give me ur usual updates to light up my evening, just came back from an awful date

Cc No be romantic date ooo

Chelsea pressing Na another matter