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Under 18,

I owe you a

Abeg sofry sofry o
Fight no good o !

No, gooners don't fight, they only shoot

@Toshmann or Toshiba,

Have you ever loved someone so much it makes you cry remember that by[b] Brandy[/b], well keep on wishing but just know that the rate you are going you will always walk alone

Me, boxing ring never, Lordi knows beta than fight me LOL

@ Lordi,

Not at all comments deserves an answer, some are better expressed in SILENCE

@ lordi,

Who ever told you that you are open-minded is sure deceiving you and wake up to it as long as continue trying to dance to the tune of people calling you an objective gunner, you will always be off-the-mark, am sure you know what am talking about, those that are telling you that youa re the bomb 2day will turn around and tell you that you are shit next day, so watch it man

@ wormedup,

What is the basis employed and who says anybody is on the sports board to come claim any glory as a good or bad fan of any club ?

Pls help me tell them o !

Chelsea and Covetousness, hmm

@ huc

Where u been ?
stop that talk o !
You must love to say Ruud is bigger than Man Utd then

@ amodu

Why should you fear his being benched
abeg that is as natural as the air we breathe, what is important is that he lives to up to billings and from there we will see how healthy the competition for the midfield will be, cos even if he makes the first 11, occasionally he will be sat on the bench

@ amodu,

Read loyika's post properly and am sure you will decipher why i was and am still cracking

@wormedup

Pls reminded that no one player is ever greater than the club, at least not Arsenal

@ wormedup

Why do you have to say Henry disappoints you
haba you have never liked this guy so you will always find fault with him,
he scored in all those competitions you mentioned, why crucify him cos he did not score in the final matches of those competitions, am sure you can remember that as great you might want to call Ronaldinho he came to the W/C (as World Footballer of the year) and left without scoring a goal,sorry i meant to say he was a flop throughout, would that ever be enough reasons to crucify or deny him his place in the annals of the round leather game
Even our great Kanu has not scored a single world cup goal nor nations cup sef (and might never) yet he remains the most decorated Nigerian player
abeg stop that thing o

@ lordi

I dont know why i have got this feeling you are not a gunner

toshlight abi toshwetin u call yourself,
take your time o, mukky is not yours and never will be

Have you guys heard of the film called 'USE AND DUMP '  

They are here again o 

He's got a cap or so under his belt already for Naija and made his mark with brentford

Well, you all have spoken well.
May i quickly add here that all these things border on choice.For all i know and care the mail in question definitely is from Estherbreakthrough just like Nunu said and when you post your CV to them u will get an autogenerated response in less than 2 minutes which will tell you to come in less than two weeks with writing materials with certain amount of money
Well it happened to me 5 months ago and believe you me i was pissed at the fact that they were so eager to give a response and invite me over ,
Does that mean they have vacancies for all disciplines, they dont even take out time to properly appraise cvs nna mennn i no dey dat one abeg
well on the other hand, there are some recruiting coys that i know like Peopletemp who i heard will tell you to bring a sum of 500 bucks and truly they get jobs for those that pass their tests, mark my words, na demsay
So, in essence what am i trying to say is if you tell people not to go for such in order not to waste their money, energy, even their emotions that might be trampled upon, some will feel you are not giving the best advise so guyz its up to you to decide whether you want to experience being scammed before getting a job or otherwise,the 411 is OPEN YA EYE WELL WELL[b][/b]

The logic is as simple as ABC

Pay 10% as tithes to Nairaland when next you get a job

@ wormedup,

They hang around you guyz cos they love tormenting you, gaskiya

He is presently on sabbatical leave

Mukina too returned yesterday from her own sabbatical leave

We are waiting for Grizzly, Hucarson, Priscy and the rest 

@ baby,

Na by force say make you post something, ok where have u been since all these days wey be say na this day wey the weather dey cool u wan come dabaru this section with your post wey dey smell of childishness  , no offence sha

On a more serious note, if you must know Tonisafe is neither the MD nor chief instructor of Nland, neither is she the progenitor but girlfriend if you most know she is our MISS NAIRALAND (JOBS SECTION), if you got any any objections to that try and confirm from previous posts and you will probably decipher the truth for and by yourself 

The fact that she made her observations on the muddiness which the Jobs board is fast turning into should make you realise that she like some of us that have been around for some time are not happy with certain things because things were better then than obtains now, who says you too can't state what you feel like the jobs board should look like 
amidst us now we have fraudsters, scammers, impostors and even other peeps that sound as if they never went to a Secondary school talkless of a Higher Institution with their sometimes horrendous posts

I believe no one is ever a monopoly of knowledge however LEE LACCOCA once said ''to solve big problems, you have to do unpopular things'', which seems like what Tonisafe has done and if you were a lil observant you will have noticed that our peeps here on Nairaland have become a lot wiser and easily see through scams being thrown every now and then at our faces though some impostors still abound

God Bless Nairaland
God Bless Us All

neither do i

@ Lordimpaq,

I choose not to reply you any further cos instead of mediating you seem to want to set ablaze the whole place, hmm, enough of all these yarns that are glaringly offtopic,plzz cos if not that you are a fellow gunner i would have dragged you to our Court and you know what could happen if found guilty,trust Priscy to deliver as usual

SOJ,

I know trust you at all, scopeman

@ Debosky,

Good to know that you are on the right track, i ain't messing anything up,its just wormedup who is trying to be relevant around, who cares if decides not to de-worm anyway, am sure Akolawole will not be happy to read his fellow blues' abusive post  

@ Lordimpaq,

I take very serious exception to such words coming from you, i will appeal you modify your post because it tends to overheat things and you should know beta

Joe Cole
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Cole Personal information
Full name Joseph John Cole
Date of birth November 8, 1981
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club information
Current club Chelsea F.C.
Number 10
Position Midfield
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1998-2003
2003- West Ham United
Chelsea 126 (10)
97 (16)
National team**
2001- England 37 (6)
* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 8 May 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 July 2006.

For the Sonic Youth roadie, see Joe Cole (roadie).

Joseph John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Archway, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea FC of the English Premier League and the England national team. He is a right-footed midfielder with an avowed preference for a central position but has enjoyed most success playing as a left or right winger at Chelsea, due to his fine dribbling abilities and ball control.

Contents [hide]
1 Early Life
2 Chelsea
3 National Team
4 External links



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Early Life
Cole was born in Archway, North London and was raised a couple of miles away in Somers Town in Camden. A child prodigy who received national media attention as a schoolboy and a product of the famed West Ham United youth system, Cole was long touted as the hottest prospect in English football with Manchester United reportedly offering to pay £10 million for his services as a 16 year old. Playing in a mould similar to former England favourite Paul Gascoigne, he quickly progressed through the West Ham ranks before making his first-team debut at the age of 17. Cole became club captain at 19. Whilst his sublime touch and dribbling prowess won him many plaudits (and several England caps), his career stagnated in his last few years at the club, especially after West Ham parted company with manager Harry Redknapp.

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Chelsea
In 2003, Cole moved to Chelsea as part of Roman Abramovich's 'Russian Revolution' for £6,600,000 with a view to establishing himself in the England national team. However, due to the stiff competition for places at the club, he initially struggled to hold down a place in the team for both Chelsea and England under Claudio Ranieri.

According to Cole, Ranieri had wanted to send him to Russia on loan to CSKA Moscow just days after finalising his transfer. Cole refused to move and stayed in Chelsea, but figured irregularly throughout the first half of season 2003-2004 and was reduced to a peripheral figure after Ranieri signed Scott Parker in January 2004.

He was a squad member at Euro 2004, but did not play.

Cole had long been praised for his technical skills and creativity but criticised for his lack of all-round contribution to the team and the inadequacy of his end product. After the arrival of new Chelsea manager José Mourinho in 2004, Cole initially continued to struggle, though he soon found himself making more appearances than he did during Ranieri's stewardship.

In January 2005, Cole was publicly criticised by Mourinho after scoring the winner against Liverpool for neglecting his defensive duties. Mourinho famously described Cole as a player 'with two faces', with one 'face' that he liked (referring to Cole's vision and technical ability) and another 'face' that he did not (referring to Cole's lack of enthusiasm for defensive duties).

Cole responded positively to this and took advantage of injuries to other players (most notably Arjen Robben) to become one of the stars of Chelsea's Premiership title winning team in 2004-05. He also won a starting place in the England team on the left side of midfield, which England had struggled to fill adequately for several years. Cole's form saw him hit a run of goals towards the end of the season, and his goal against Norwich (blasted in from 22 yards off his weaker left foot) was voted in the top ten goals of the season in the Premier League for 2004/2005.

At Chelsea, the strong competition for places has meant that he has struggled to hold a first team role, with Damien Duff, Arjen Robben and Shaun Wright-Phillips providing stiff competition. Doubts have been expressed over his ability to play in the left wing position for the England national side, with some calling for natural left-footerStewart Downing and even pacy teenager Theo Walcott to be given a chance.

However, Cole played in the England side throughout 2005 and early 2006, competing in internationals against Denmark, Northern Ireland, and Argentina. As of 2 March 2006, he has earned 30 caps for England (11 as a starting player) and scored five goals.

Cole scored 10 goals for Chelsea in 2004/2005 and he also registered in the Champions League against Real Betis. Although Cole prefers to play in the centre of midfield, it appears as though his opportunities will come as a wide attacker under Mourinho.

In January 2006 Cole received publicity as the loser in a drunken dustup over Page 3 Girl Keeley Hazell, triggered when another admirer saw the two "getting on well [and] copped the right hump about it." [1] (Link NSFW)

In the first half of the 2005-2006 season Cole enhanced his reputation considerably, moved up the Chelsea pecking order ahead of Wright-Phillips and Duff, and was named in the PFA's team of the season. His status was such that by March 2006, he was considered Chelsea's most creative player by many pundits, and his omission from the starting lineup by Mourinho, who was testing a narrower 'midfield diamond' approach, was held up as the principal cause of Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool F.C. in the semi-finals of the 2006 FA Cup competition.

In June 2006, Cole was entered in the top ten goals of the season for the second season running, this time for an effort in a 3-0 victory against Manchester United where he produced marvellous sleight of foot to evade Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic before slamming the ball high past Edwin Van Der Sar.

Later that month, Cole extended his contract with Chelsea FC for another 4 seasons. Cole's position at Stamford Bridge appears to have been strengthened by the departure of Duff to Newcastle United on 23 July 2006.

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National Team
His sparkling displays in England's friendlies leading up to the 2006 World Cup have also enhanced his reputation ahead of the summer's showcase finals in Germany.

In May 2006 he was confirmed in the England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, ahead of Chelsea teammate Shaun Wright-Phillips. He played on the left-side of midfield in England's opening game against Paraguay on June 10, 2006.

On June 20, 2006, England drew with Sweden, in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with a final score of 2-2. This result can be attributed to Cole's spectacular play. He scored a spectacular goal in the 34th minute of the match and got an assist in the 85th when he sent in a beautiful ball to Steven Gerrard. At the end of the match, Budweiser announced that Cole received the Man of the Match.

@ davidylan,

the fact that i said these english players are very good does not mean that their team as a whole is
good, have you not heard of good players bad team ?