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dayokanu: Today marks the end of an era for Barca

Yeah. For the better. I wish I can steal Klopp. Any coach that can beat Real Madrid and Mourinho is Barca material.

So how was the story verified? In India, it is easy to get a snake from a snake charmer and pose it next to 2 puppies.

dayokanu: Today exactly 10 years ago, Ronaldinho arrived in Barcelona to sign his contract. The Brazilian stayed at the club for five seasons

Ha! Iwin fun ra e!

naijababe: I used to get angry when some people say 'Nigerians deserve their leaders'. Going by some of the comments on this thread, I have realised that nothing could be truer

Ha! You never holla. "Surrounded By Idiots" was the name of a group Timbaland formed with the Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and others) in their high school days; you would've thought they were in Nigeria.

Lol. This guy just pushes any project his cronies will make money from.

Caracta: Don't mind them. GEJ greeted first, then he went back into the plane through the back window. That pic shows his second coming.


How sensible!

Lol @ her wife

LMAO

frankels: must you broadcast ur atheist character on non religious matters

Is this matter religious? Why don't you also ask those making reference to God?

AjanleKoko: So talent can't be nurtured anywhere else but Barca?
Thiago has great potential, in my view. Football has different styles and approaches; and Thiago is an interesting blend: Brazilian roots, Italian-born, Spanish-raised. He is still young, and can develop into any kind of player he chooses. Barca's pedagogy might well have restricted him, and Bayern can help him shake off the frailty associated with typical Spanish players. I vote he does well at Bayern.

Boo!

J12: That wasn't the happiest day of my life.

Why? What happened? You caught an STD?

The day he loses his virginity.

AjanleKoko: I tire



Fabregas is next. Man United just put in a bid of £25m.

Lol. You no serious. Fabregas ain't going nowhere.

BrightCar: DON'T MIND THEM, SOME OF THEM THAT ARE MAKING NOISE HERE, THEIR WIVES ARE STACK ILLITERATES, CANT EVEN SPELL THEIR NAMES./

There is no problem marrying an illiterate; as long as she knows her place. An illiterate that tries to trade words with a wordsmith will only get trampled beyond recognition. This is what we get for glorifying mediocrity; people no longer know their place.

Victoriousvic:
Let's just give her the respect she deserves.

Which is what she's getting: NONE.

dayokanu: Thanks for the gift - FCBayern

Lol. Which gift? The Greek Gift? He will surely cost you guys a few cheap conceded goals.

OK. So her surgically reattached hymen is still intact. Congrats.

Did anybody notice that all the defenders of Patience Jonathan seem to struggle with English? I guess we can say, they do have something in common? Surely you cannot outdo those you consider your hero. Nigeria, say hello to mediocrity; you all are surely paying the price.

...and this information is just for discussion (nothing practical) or what exactly?

lozanni: They are not ashamed to admit that one civilian beat up the two of them.

And what are the policewomen? Military?

What a name. I dey wait for O'Bottom and O'Yansh.

Bleep U: That's why Igbos are kind hearted... If na other police wey their names alone can scare you, they for don bring that woman down with gun... They didn't fight the woman, they didn't do any other nonsense than to sue the woman. Note this: someone's anger can get highly intensed when people begin laughing at him/ her and that could force that person to do something outrageous

Mumu. How did you figure they were armed? In fact how many armed policewomen have you ever seen? I was about to add "think about it" then I realized thinking might be too much of an endeavor (and you might actually die trying).

Check the IP address of your computer and use it rather than the "mycomputername"; Android understands TCP/IP but does not understand WINS/NetBIOS.

This has to be a hoax or satire.

[quote author=A-40]Come on are you comparing Rafael Marquez to Xavi? Now I'm not saying Rafael Marquez is a horrible player but we are talking about replacing one of the all-time greats at his position here.[/quote]Rafael was just as essential to Barca as Xavi was at the time he got injured; otherwise Pique would have replaced him even before he got injured. Have you asked yourself how even Guardiola got replaced in the Barca line up (despite being an "all-time" Barca great)? That's what happens to "all-time" greats: they get old and get replaced.

AjanleKoko: ^^
You feel better with Thiago gone, and a 33-year old Xavi with no competition?

Okay oh. This is football sha.

A replacement will be found but apparently Thiago wasn't good enough. Except you disagree that he was given a chance and he flunked. I believe he was given a good enough chance but his performance was not convincing enough. Compare with my reference to Pique who interestingly had moved from Man U.

And speaking of competition, except you disregard Fabregas, Xavi does have competition already.

Johnpaul88: I understand that Thiago is set to be unveiled as Manu player. It 's difficult to accept the loss of such a talented player, but those who wants to play for Barca must do so with their heart set at the club, not some that will keep the coach under pressure. I wish him well in his new club and hope he finds what he could not get at Barca.

I actually feel better with Thiago gone. He had his chances and blew them. Some will claim he was match rusty from sitting on the bench, but they seem to forget the story of Pique.

It may be too long ago for some to remember, but Pique should have been match rusty from sitting on the bench waiting on Raphael Marquez. Fortunately for him (and unfortunately for Rafa) Rafa got injured and Pique stepped in. And Rafa could not even get back into the team when he got fit. He was completely displaced.

That was the similar event I expected when ever Xavi got injured in a season marred by several spells of long layoffs. Thiago's performance always had everybody anticipating the quick recovery and return of Xavi. In Pique's case, he made the management completely forget about the existence of Rafa.

obadiah777: LETS HOPE YOU DONT NEED A HEART TRANSPLANT WITH THE TASHERE £500,000 YOU HAVE SAVED IN THE BANK

Huh? Where he go find that amount? Person wey no even get 500k NAIRA for account.

It is actually an advert (sneak ad they call them) for Neuro Water.

So, the 2 Stellas were fighting over a bench left by a former neighbor? So the bench did not really belong to either of them? So, they both believed they had inherited the bench?

That is how to be the richest black man: fill the roads of the country with reckless sub-humans driving trucks. I salute his business genius (and in helping Nigeria keep the population under control).

ddippset: if isco was at barca he would warm the bench and get match rusty. on the other hand if thiago was at malaga, he would be a starter and his game would go up. my point- anybody can prefer anybody, i prefer thiago. for any player, it is better for your game to be a starter in a malaga than be a sub in a barcelona.

No wahala. Let's see how well he does at Man U.

AjanleKoko: Let me explain my logic clearly for you.

Thiago captained the U-21 team because he was the most experienced member of the team, having played in the last Euro U-21 tournament. He has played in the U-17, U-19, and U-21 (twice). He missed out on the Olympics due to injury.

Thiago has played at all levels of the national team, and was capped in the senior side before Isco. He has three senior caps to Isco's one. On the strength of that, we can say he has progressed better than Isco in the Spanish setup.

All the more reason why he would be desperate for playing time, as opposed to sitting on Barca's bench. If he plays in a top side like Manchester United, as a starter, he might be able to break into the senior side. Isco has just joined Madrid, and has to contend with Ozil, Modric, and maybe Kaka.

That is all fine and dandy. After watching Brazil/Spain, even Del Bosque should be thinking that the missing component was somebody to break down Brazil's defense. It was too much of the "same ol', same ol'". I see Isco being one of those keys, having seen what he did at the Champions League and Malaga's home match against Real Madrid. Quite often I have seen Thiago completely flunk in big games; not same for Isco. Weighing both mid-fielders and looking at what Spain currently needs, I will go with Isco. Barca actually gave Thiago his chance in a few big games and he flunked. I wish him good luck (Jonathan) at Man U.

AjanleKoko: It's your logic that has me stumped.
How is Messi relevant to this gist in any way?
Find a better analogy abeg. That one is about as apt as Sergio Ramos' penalty against Bayern last year

Um, Thiago and Isco play in U-21; Thiago is captain and since he is captain, in your opinion he is therefore better than Isco. Not so? Well, Messi is the best player in Barcelona, then one must wonder why he is not yet made captain. How is that for logic for you?