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TheGoodJoe:

Thanks very much. Means a lot to me but, my Birthday is no more a day for Celebration but a time to reflect. I lost my identical twin brother in 2012.

So, no wine or cake.

Thanks for the well wishes. Means a lot. You guys are the best.

"According to a 2012 Gallup survey, only 15 per cent of Americans think that Homo sapiens evolved through natural selection alone, free of all divine intervention; 32 per cent maintain that humans may have evolved from earlier life forms in a process lasting millions of years, but God orchestrated this entire show; 46 per cent believe that God created humans in their current form sometime during the last 10,000 years, just as the Bible says.

Spending three years in college has absolutely no impact on these views. The same survey found that among BA graduates, 46 per cent believe in the biblical creation story, whereas only 14 per cent think that humans evolved without any divine supervision. Even among holders of MA and PhD degrees, 25 per cent believe the Bible, whereas only 29 per cent credit natural selection alone with the creation of our species.

Though schools evidently do a very poor job teaching evolution, religious zealots still insist that it should not be taught at all. Alternatively, they demand that children must also be taught the theory of intelligent design, according to which all organisms were created by the design of some higher intelligence (aka God). ‘Teach them both theories,’ say the zealots, ‘and let the kids decide for themselves.’

Why does the theory of evolution provoke such objections, whereas nobody seems to care about the theory of relativity or quantum mechanics? How come politicians don’t ask that kids be exposed to alternative theories about matter, energy, space and time? After all, Darwin’s ideas seem at first sight far less threatening than the monstrosities of Einstein and Werner Heisenberg.

The theory of evolution rests on the principle of the survival of the fittest, which is a clear and simple – not to say humdrum – idea. In contrast, the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics argue that you can twist time and space, that something can appear out of nothing, and that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time. This makes a mockery of our common sense, yet nobody seeks to protect innocent schoolchildren from these scandalous ideas. Why?

The theory of relativity makes nobody angry, because it doesn’t contradict any of our cherished beliefs. Most people don’t care an iota whether space and time are absolute or relative. If you think it is possible to bend space and time, well, be my guest. Go ahead and bend them. What do I care?

In contrast, Darwin has deprived us of our souls. If you really understand the theory of evolution, you understand that there is no soul. This is a terrifying thought not only to devout Christians and Muslims, but also to many secular people who don’t hold any clear religious dogma, but nevertheless want to believe that each human possesses an eternal individual essence that remains unchanged throughout life, and can survive even death intact."

~ Excerpt from Noah Harari's "Homo Deus - A Brief Histiry of Tomorrow"

TheGoodJoe:
Guardiola still has a lot to teach Iheanacho. After the improvements in Sterling, Kolarov, Stones and Nolito, it is clear Nacho will grow under Guardiola.

I do not think this is the right time to look for praises but a time to grow into one of the best players in the World.

TheSuperNerd:
I think it's more of Ndidi just wanting to stay focused on continuing an awesome season with KRC Genk and not worrying about any January move but time will tell. Ndidi to leicester for January or for the summer of 2017? Or maybe other top clubs will come for him at season's end? Time will tell it all.......
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Genk Director Disagrees With Ndidi Over
January Move To Leicester City – We Can’t Hold On To Him


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A mild disagreement has broken out between
Super Eagles defender cum midfielder Wilfred
Ndidi and the Sporting Director of Genk Dimitri de
Conde’ over a potential january move to English
Champions Leicester City.


Ndidi who has been linked with Watford,
Newcastle United and German side Hamburg, is
reportedly a subject of a bid of over £15 million
from Leicester City, but the 19 year old shelved
the talks, insisting he is focused on doing well for
Genk and not about a move to Leicester City in
January.


“Any serious offer will have to be made to my club
which will duly inform me. As I speak to you now,
I read the stories in the media just like any other
person, but there has not been any concrete offer
made to Genk. So I don’t want to worry myself
thinking about something that may eventually
not materialise”, Ndidi said.


However Sporting Director Conde’ said the club
can’t hold on to the Super Eagles midfielder as he is
high in demand, just like his midfield teammate Leon Bailey.


“The chances that both Leon Bailey as Wilfred
Ndidi will still play in Genk after January is getting
smaller.

“I must be ready with an alternative,”
said technical director, Dimitri de Condé.


“The demand for Bailey and Ndidi is huge,” said
sporting boss Dimitri de Condé. “Let’s go to fight
to keep them here until the end of this season,
but that is no easy task.


“we cannot deny the fact that the boys also feel
ready to move up a step higher and it will be very
difficult to keep them in Genk.

“The two lads are absolute top talents in the
category of players under 20 years and an
amount between 20 and 25 million is not too
much for them. They’ve been excellent for us this
season and If we reach an agreement with
interested clubs in January then it is my job to be
ready with an alternative” Conde concluded


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/22/genk-director-disagrees-with-ndidi-over-january-move-to-leicester-city-we-cant-hold-on-to-him/

Mujtahida:
My goodness! Since yesterday night that I discovered this thread it's been one delightful and full serving of astute football analysis, meaty gist, lively exchanges spiced with fresh information. supernerd, Goodjoe, Joseph with digits, Icon4, Mikael2 I am and many others Ops I am absolutely wowed by the depth and verve of what has been offered on this thread. My appetite is just getting whetted. I yearn for more news, more analysis, more viewpoints. I lost my passion for club football but when it comes to the Super Eagles I am as passionate as red iron although I must confess that series of bad performances in the past punctured my zeal but it's been revived. Without any shadow of doubt we are in a new season in Nigerian football, a fresh wave of power is sweeping through our football with great promises of such frightening prospects. I am just so happy. I spent the whole day lapping up this thread, I am satisfied yet hungry for more. O Lord!!! I knew this day would come when vividness will be added to the fading colors of the eagle's but it's come so fast, so quick and it's thrust will be deep. We are cresting. The Eagle has rejuvenated and is soaring. There is a tide in the affairs of men. This is the Time!

LOL. The excitement is palpable. We look forward to seeing more of you here. I love the bit from Shakespeare

tbaba1234:
Ndidi to leicester is being reported in the Belgian press... Leicester has made an initial bid of 15.5M pounds

Good move??

TheSuperNerd:
You're right Sir Joseph. I dont see an Enyeama willing to sit on the bench for Ikeme.

Let's check on Ligali of Montpellier instead. When Oliseh shopped for Enyeama's back-up on taking over last year, Ikeme's and Ligali's names came up afterall.

This can be done unless Ligali says a big no. What we have now apart from Ikeme are quality young goalies like Alampasu, Nwokolor, Osigwe and Emma Daniel (the oldest of these young goalies).

Ezenwa and Akpeyi are not quality back-ups or reliable second-choice goalies.

So why dont we check out Ligali?

tbaba1234:
Would Enyeama be willing to sit on the bench for Ikeme? As long as he is willing to do that, i welcome him back to the team...

TheSuperNerd:
Sir Joseph... You're beginning to scare me on this Kelechi's matter.

daveP:
Huh? loan? ahhh no o abeg.


That would start some downfall I think. don't wanna go the racial discrim way. His style of play may have not moved Pep enough, but his trust in injured Aguero sef....

And besides, Pep wants to make De Bruyne his Messi. That guy played with injury during UCL instead of playing Nacho imagine. it's obvious, but we have to wait.

daveP:
playing time angle I'm coming from.


During olympics he didn't allow him to go, neither did he utilize him. all these start from these kinda drops. and for a Fifa youth map for that matter? yes I think

daveP:
The second Nigerian he ruined his career for.


I'll never like the man till he ends his coaching career.


I'll like Rohr to effectively use Mikel and Moses and Nacho join so he can prove to Mou and Pep that they only have hindsight.

blueto:
Man City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is NOT a number nine says former coach
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-kelechi-iheanacho-aguero-12206037

cc TheGoodJoe

Goodjoe's standard answer will be, "Does he know more than the coaches of Man City?" Just wait for it.

tbaba1234:
Ajagun scores....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?=20&v=C1VjeZ0cNxo

Icon4s:
But we no lose na.

Mickael2:
Iwobi benched. We all saw it coming, hopefully this will reignite his initial form during the start of the season

ChrisKels:
I think you are wrong here sir, the French didn't win it that year and Pogba didn't play in that team but the next team after that team. The notable players in the French team then were Cedric Bakambu now with Villarreal, who murdered our defence, Gael Kakuta of then Chelsea FC, Lacazette of now Lyon and of course Nathan Ligali. We paraded the likes of Uche Nwaofor and Daniel Uchechi (who gave us a false hope when he gave a last gasp equalizer against the French, then they murdered us in extra 30mins. In that same tourney we also played against England who also paraded another Nigerian in Reece Wabara who was with Mancity Academy, though he was stretchered off about 5mins into the encounter with us. That was the same year Sammy Ameobi left our camp for the English camp but was not paraded against us.

U r the arc guard of the hall of experience and a grey haired historian of the Nigerian football, I didn't expect u to goof as u just did. Take time before sir Forgiveness pounces.

By the way, I miss ur comic posts, plz retress ur steps ka m chiwara afo(in my native isuikwuato dialect).

Nna...you're a wicked soul.

TheSuperNerd:
Vic da beast?? The Giant Anichebe?? Hmmm... This could be... Ah Well... *I just dey observe*
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EXCLUSIVE: Anichebe To Meet With Super
Eagles Coach In London, Could Earn Recall For Senegal Friendly

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Victor Anichebe has been handed a lifeline by
manager of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr, who
will meet with the Sunderland forward in England to hold talks with him over his international career with Nigeria.


Rohr confirmed that he will be visiting London to meet with the father of Chelsea teen defender Ola Aina over the player’s international future.

He will also meet up with Anichebe according to reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com.


In 2013, Anichebe put his international career
with Nigeria on hold, citing neglect after picking
up an injury during one of the team’s game. He
however made a u-turn a year later but his
patchy club form denied him any chance of a
recall.


Before putting his international career on hold he played 11 games for Nigeria and scored four
goals, no thanks to injuries which restricted him
to few games for his club West Brom before he
was released at the end of the season,


The Sunderland forward has experienced an
upturn in fortunes since his move to the Stadium of light, where David Moyes the man who gave him his breakthrough at Everton is coach.


He scored his first goal in over a year in the
English Premier League shortly before the league went on break for international games, netting in the 2-1 win over AFC Bournemouth.





Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/18/exclusive-anichebe-to-meet-with-super-eagles-coach-in-london-could-earn-recall-for-senegal-friendly/

TheSuperNerd:
Looolllll..... Hahahahahahaha... If I say I didnt see Sir Joseph's comment coming, then I'm a liar... Hahahahahaha... I even tot of tagging just him but I tot otherwise...

Oya naa... Oga Joshua Daniel... U don hear am naa...

So ssshhhh... Keep quiet u hear...

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TheSuperNerd:
Plsss who remembers "Daniel Joshua" in jersey no.6 from the Class of 2007 Golden Eaglets that also had Rabiu Ibrahim, Chrisantus Macaulay and Lukman Haruna?

Well, hear him talk.........

Meanwhile @pic below... Chaiii.. Slimani the "slayer".... Instead of him doing the slaying,
He was "slayed" by the Oyibo wall... In the words of the Bein Sports Arabian commentator, "Poo pooo poo pooo pooo pooo pooo...." Loolll

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Ex-U-17 Star: Troost-Ekong Is Overrated,
Leon Balogun Is The Real Deal


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Former Nigeria U-17 World Cup winner Daniel
Joshua says Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong is suspect despite his fine performances for the team in their recent qualifiers.


Ekong has formed a formidable partnership with Leon Balogun in the heart of Nigeria’s defence, but Joshua who won the U-17 World Cup for Nigeria in 2007 as a defender believes Balogun is the brain behind the success of the duo.


”Troost-Ekong is good in his own right but I think he is suspect, he is not entirely convincing with the ball at his feet. Painful to say but I think he is overrated,” he told Owngoalnigeria.com.


”Balogun is the real deal, a complete footballer,
good with or without the ball. He is a defender’s
defender while Troost-Ekong is a cultured, old
school centre back, pace, power and aerial ability. No real finesse.

”They are working well anyway. I like the
nickname “Oyibo Wall”, it gives their partnership
confidence to do more. But a suitable back-up is
needed for the duo. Gernot Rohr would be
worried in the event of one getting injured”.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/18/ex-u-17-star-troost-ekong-is-overrated-leon-balogun-is-the-real-deal/

forgiveness:
Brian Idowu can play RB, LM, RM and DMF.

He should replace Shehu Abdullahi.

Tiago Ilori can also play RB, CB and DMF but.....

kentAire:
Well Nigeria just did it!!!
If u b god small man no go rise.
It's called long term planning.

forgiveness:
You are right about the two reasons we need a player but I insist Shehu Abdullahi is the wrong choice for those two reasons.

We have better players that can play three positions too and that is what I am talking about.

Teempakguy:
I think there has been a misunderstanding. I am actually a young adult with my life ahead of me: as they say. I haven't finished my first degree, and I in fact come in contact with several members of the opposite sex regularly.

I think the key is motivation. an exam, no matter how difficult will be easily passed by someone who has the motivation to do so. someone such as me, who lacks the motivation to engage in romantc affairs is most certainly expected to find them troublesome.

what I find interesting is other guys of my age and even older. You, for example. seem rather motivated for things like this. while I am not.