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LASU-PGDE Selection Interview

The Selection Oral Interview for New Applicants of 2017/18 will take place on Tuesday 17th Oct, 2017 at the Conference Room, Faculty of Education by 9am. You are to come along with Original Credentials & photocopies and passport.

Best of luck!

ATTN MBA NEW APPLICANTS


SCREENING EXERCISE FOR ADMISSION INTO LASU MBA PROGRAMME FOR 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION HOLDS THIS SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER at MBA Building, Main Campus, Ojo by 9am prompt.

[quote author=hearkenwunmi post=58685946]good afternoon must we submit a copy of our print out at the postgraduate office[/quot

Necessary but not compulsory. So I'll say yes just to fulfill all righteousness. Submit a copy of f the form+evidence of payment to Room5, PG Sch, LASU.

Qudman01:
please.. Is the school fee the same for all courses? I have just applied for PGD in Education.
I would like to know pls.
Also, how much is payment like? Are we expected to pay all at once?

No. for PGDE, It's 146500+30k acceptance fee which can be paid twice (70% upfront and 30% later during the 2nd semester).

Profandie:
Thanks and if yes, I have a Bsc in Education/Accounting(2.2) do you think I would be offered admission?
And if yes how much is the fee for a session?
I know my questios might seem much but pls bear with me
Thanks again

Yes. Sch fees is btw 170-180k + 30k acceptance fee.

Profandie:
Good morning people
I wanna know if Lasu offers MSc in Accounting.
Pls urgent answers
thanks in anticipation

Yes.

Qudman01:
Thank you for this. Is there any whatsapp group for this so that information can be shared easily for intending applicants?

Thank you.

yes https///JCbvJLy555tEMXFduBBn3T OR add up 08132181442.

neeyhmutate:
Soon. Hopefully this month or next.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO PG 2017/2018 HAS COMMENCED.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION

The Postgraduate School invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the underlisted postgraduate programmes at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, for the 2017/2018 academic session.

GENERAL REQUIREMENT
The University requires five [ 5 ] CREDITS including English Language at Ordinary Level (GCE, WASC, SSCE, NECO and NABTEB) for ALL courses and credit in MATHEMATICS at Ordinary Level for SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MANAGEMENT SCIENCES and EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT courses.

For details about courses and general entry requirements, kindly visit
http://www.lasu.edu.ng/2-uncategorised/319-advertisement-for-admission-into-postgraduate-programmes-for-the-2017-2018-academic-session.html


METHOD OF APLICATION

Applicants are required to pay the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred Naira (=N=25,300.00) non-refundable application fee into LASU Account on Line.
All applicants shall be required to sit for qualifying Entrance Examination on the Main Campus.
NOTE: Visit the University website www.lasu.edu.ng for information on admission requirements.

CLOSING DATE
Sale of application forms will be closed four (4) weeks from the date of this publication.
Application forms for all programmes should be submitted on-line and a copy of the e-Registration slip printed out by the applicant.

NOTE
1. Candidates who have not completed the National Youth Service Corps assignment or their current Postgraduate Programmes need not apply.
2. All academic transcripts must be received latest two weeks after the close of sale of forms.
3. Request for transfer of processed application forms from one Department to another will not be entertained.
4. Candidates must personally attend the selection and written examinations as make-up test will not be conducted.
5. Please include your

E-mail address/ phone number on the form.
For further information, please contact:

The Secretary,
Postgraduate School,
Lagos State University, Ojo.
secretary-pgs@lasu.edu.ng

LEWIS Akinwunmi Oladapo
Registrar & Secretary

ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION

The Postgraduate School invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the underlisted postgraduate programmes at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, for the 2017/2018 academic session.

GENERAL REQUIREMENT
The University requires five [ 5 ] CREDITS including English Language at Ordinary Level (GCE, WASC, SSCE, NECO and NABTEB) for ALL courses and credit in MATHEMATICS at Ordinary Level for SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MANAGEMENT SCIENCES and EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT courses.

For details about courses and general entry requirements, kindly visit
http://www.lasu.edu.ng/2-uncategorised/319-advertisement-for-admission-into-postgraduate-programmes-for-the-2017-2018-academic-session.html


METHOD OF APLICATION

Applicants are required to pay the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred Naira (=N=25,300.00) non-refundable application fee into LASU Account on Line.
All applicants shall be required to sit for qualifying Entrance Examination on the Main Campus.
NOTE: Visit the University website www.lasu.edu.ng for information on admission requirements.

CLOSING DATE
Sale of application forms will be closed four (4) weeks from the date of this publication.
Application forms for all programmes should be submitted on-line and a copy of the e-Registration slip printed out by the applicant.

NOTE
1. Candidates who have not completed the National Youth Service Corps assignment or their current Postgraduate Programmes need not apply.
2. All academic transcripts must be received latest two weeks after the close of sale of forms.
3. Request for transfer of processed application forms from one Department to another will not be entertained.
4. Candidates must personally attend the selection and written examinations as make-up test will not be conducted.
5. Please include your

E-mail address/ phone number on the form.
For further information, please contact:

The Secretary,
Postgraduate School,
Lagos State University, Ojo.
secretary-pgs@lasu.edu.ng

LEWIS Akinwunmi Oladapo
Registrar & Secretary

maeshal:
Pls i need info on lasu postgraduate studies. Are they really good

Yes. Absolutely!

acorntree:
when is pg application form for 2017/2018 commencing?

Soon. Hopefully this month or next.

acorntree:
is the form still available?

yes for 2nd batch applicants.

booqee:
when is the form closing? and how much is it?
Lastly, any idea on the school fee for MBA part-time?

The form shd close be closing soon. It's 21,300. No info on current sch fee.

booqee:
when is the form closing?

Anytime soon, but it's still on sale for now.

The application is still ongoin. I hv created a whatsapp group w.r.t updates/admission guide. Add 08132181442 to join or drop ur contact for add up. Too many threads on a 'subject'.

The application is still ongoin. I av hv created a whatsapp group w.r.t updates/admission guide. Add 08132181442 to join or drop ur contact for add up. Too many threads on a 'subject'.

The application is still ongoin. I av hv created a whatsapp group w.r.t updates/admission guide. Add 08132181442 to join or drop ur contact for add up. Too many threads on a 'subject'.

Plz Irewumi/Kunle, kindly help to check a name on d schlist pasted; Chiroma Talatu. H (49003451DE) course: HHM. Plz iWud like to knw d ffg details: course & duratn (if available on the list) and if not dont wory. Thank u in adv

can we get to see ur new devices in stock? Then do u hv bold5 aside black? If yes, price?

How much last is ur Z10? And whr is ur location or probably a digit(s) to cal u on.

I took a DE applicant for the Post Utme exam today, and to my greatest surprise, she's been given Phy, Chem, Maths, among others. Plz what's PhyChemMaths for sombdy who's applied to the sch tru Jamb to study HHM? 2ndly, if HHM is under faculty of agricultural sciences, am sure you all can guess what the subject combinations shd be inrelation to the applied course.

For those who'll be havin theirs 2mrw, plz prepare adequately. Eng, Maths, Phy, Chem, Bio & Current affairs questns. Wish u guys success.

Sorry brothers and sisters that I won't be able to attend the prog as earlier planned. A sis of mine is havin er aqiqoh 2day. And the baby's name is Ruqoyah.

I pray Allah accepts our ibadah and forgive our departed parents, count em among dwellers of the paradise {Amin}

11. Neeyhmutate (Maa sha Allahu)

Salam Op,

1. Allah says in suratul baqorah

Those who have been given the Book by Us, they recite it as it ought to be, they alone have faith unto it andthose who disbelieve it, they alone are the losers. [121]

What Allah SWT is tellin us is that those who recite the Quran in its pure form (Arabic) with tajwid, they are those who believe in it........"

2. It is very important to knw that the language of the Quran is Arabic but nothing else. Then it's another thing to strive to understand this language of the Quran and reading it in arabic.

3. The Quran has been translated into many languages of the world today. This is just an attempt to humanly encourage muslims (in its literary meaning), converts etc to understand the arabic content of the Quran whenever they are reading it.

4. You see some Saudi Imams reciting and crying while reading the Quran. Why do you think this happens? And yet you see some of our own local alfas laughing at things like this #sad! Not bcx arabic is their natural language but bcx they not only recite it, they also reflect on its meaning consequently their hearts trembles.

Allah said in the Quran suratul Anfal [8] :2

"Only they are believers whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and when His Signs are recited tothem, their faith get increased and upon their Lord, they put their trust."

This is what our local alfas/malam/nominal muslims laugh at. They laugh at ther words of Allah.#Ahuzubilahibizalik!

5. Conclusively, it's important to learn both. Learn the Quran both in arabic and endeavour to knw the meaning. If you are an average muslim and you dont know the meaning, then you can find any of the suitable translated ones for understanding.

Islam is beautiful. Nothing is sweeter than reciting the Quran in its melodious tone. Allah is always pleased with His servants who do this and reflects on His signs (ayah).

deandavid: Without being told, d epl is nt jus d most competitive, its d most interesting, toughest and entertaining league in d world for ova 5 years nw. Forget dat 2 horse race of la liga. In epl d 1st 8 teams are capable of winning d league. How more cn u explain a situatn where a team tops d table nd within 1 week dat team slips down to 5th place. Epl is d best.

Assumin a club spends 500k on a team and anoda spends 50billion annually to assemble star-studded players in their team. Whc of the two clubs will perform better? This issue of la Liga being 2horse race is as a result of ignorancy.

The EPL no doubt is the most viewed league, u hv d media and technology. The league being competitive is somthn many of u dont understnd. Whc league in d world is not competitive? If a team like c/palace could beat ManU (assuming), do u call that competitiveness? Or that "particular ManU team" is not gud?

Why do u think many english clubs run to la Liga to buy players and yet the league is not "competitive"? U'll only find few players plyin their trade @d epl to la Liga bcx dey r exceptionally gud and few for personal reasons. But why do u think there is influx of players frm La Liga to the EPL? Am sure the reasons are not far fetched. U can see many players frm La Liga makin waves @d epl. Players like Silva, Y. Toure, S.Carzola, Negredo, Aguero,etc as well as the coaches.

All these aforementioned facts are to tell u that the "best league" in the world is d la liga. Anoda point to this, check the current and past 11FIFAPro. How many players frm the epl? Arguably None! The best players in the world are frm la liga. And the good players in the epl are from dsame la liga.

One Arsenal fan had brought a sign to the Emirates on New Year’s Day. “Shopping list for Arsene,” it read. “Diego Costa, [Edinson] Cavani, Jackson Martinez.”

Welcome to the January transfer window, when common sense goes out the window and desperation prevails. This is football’s maddest month, when the relative calm which descends on the game between September and December -- you know, when we actually think about football -- is cast aside, in favour of a frenzied celebration of the art of acquisition.

Expect this January, more than ever, to be the very essence of chaos, too. After all, rarely has the Premier League been so open, so democratic. There are seven sides who hold out hope of finishing in the Champions League places and, as things stand, each of them have probably not quite given up on the title.

Who, then, should these clubs go for? If each of the Premier League’s top seven could make just one purchase, who would be the man to make the most difference?

Remember the right buy -- a Luis Suarez (2011), a Patrice Evra (2006), a Nemanja Vidic (2006) -- could make all the difference, but so too could the wrong buy, such as a Faustino Asprilla (1996), a Fernando Torres (2011) or an Andy Carroll (2011).

Arsenal: Forward-thinking

Conventional wisdom has it that Arsenal, if they are to have any hope whatsoever of winning their first title in almost a decade, need a striker. Arsene Wenger is told, presumably on a weekly basis, that if he does not find some cover for the overworked Olivier Giroud, his side will fall away as soon as the temperatures start to rise. That is what inspired "that" sign, inciting Wenger to sign three leaders of the line.

- Arsenal's January ins and outs

This logic is not quite true. Yes, things got so desperate for Arsenal against Cardiff on New Year’s Day that Nicklas Bendtner had to score the winner, but Wenger was right to try and draw the sting from some of the criticism of Lukas Podolski, who had begun the game up front. It was the first time the German had started a game in four months, said the Arsenal manager. Grant him a little leeway.

Podolski is hardly the worst option to have behind Giroud. And then it should be remembered that Theo Walcott is strangely desperate to play up front as well -- he sees that as his natural position -- rather than the right wing. Add in Bendtner, if you really must, and suddenly Arsenal do not look quite so short.

That said, another body could not hurt. Dimitar Berbatov makes sense, at around two million pounds, to play what can be referred to as the “Karl-Heinz Riedle” role, as the experienced striker who can be called upon to relieve a little pressure on the front-line forwards. Kostas Mitroglou, of Olympiakos, would be more expensive, but could prove a better bet long term.

Manchester City: Defensive depth?

Among all of the elite clubs, Manuel Pellegrini has the strongest squad as he heads into a New Year in which City are expected to pull away from the pack. The Chilean has a wealth of attacking options, bolstered yet further by how easily Alvaro Negredo has taken to life in the Premier League, and his midfield is brimming with world-class talent.

- Man City's January ins and outs

If City have any concerns at all, they are in defence. Matija Nastasic and Vincent Kompany make for a fine first-choice pairing but have had injury issues this season. Meanwhile, Martin Demichelis has struggled to adapt to the pace of the English game, while it seems as though Joleon Lescott may be allowed to leave on loan.

That places Pellegrini in a slightly awkward position. He requires a defender who can slot in when required, but does not need to go and spend the vast sums bringing in a player to be first choice. Perhaps Nicolas N’Koulou, of Marseille, would fit the bill, or perhaps Aymen Abdennour of Toulouse.

More likely, though, Pellegrini will hold his fire for the next four weeks. The word is that, when he met with City’s hierarchy to discuss the month ahead, the general consensus was there was no need for signings unless a top-class player becomes available. That sounds remarkably sensible.

Chelsea: Buy Cabaye

Life must be very difficult for Jose Mourinho. Everything he says, somebody tells him he’s playing mind games. Imagine how tough it must be at Christmas.

“What do you want this year, Jose?” his wife will ask him, early in December.

“An Xbox, a nice box of chocolates, and some new pyjamas,” replies the Special One.

Fast forward to Christmas Day and Mourinho has an alpaca hat, a PlayStation 4 and vouchers for a spa weekend in front of him. “Where’s my Xbox?” he asks, pleadingly.

“I thought you were playing mind games,” his wife answers apologetically.

Much the same happens when Mourinho says something that is ostensibly, provably true, like “Manchester City are favourites for the title,” or “Chelsea’s squad isn’t quite good enough.”

He’s told, immediately, that he is playing mind games. It must be so frustrating. Because, on this occasion, he isn’t. Chelsea’s squad is not good enough.

- Chelsea's January ins and outs

Where Wenger and, particularly, Pellegrini, need just minor cosmetic alterations, Mourinho requires full-scale surgery. He has some players of enormous quality, some of lesser abilities.

He has some positions of tremendous strength, and some where Chelsea are surprisingly weak. He needs a forward, at least one central midfield player, a central defender, and a couple of full-backs.

He will not get all of that in January. He may not get any of it, on the grounds that he does have to sell before he can buy, though both David Luiz and Juan Mata could angle for a move.

If he can only strengthen one position, instead of attempting to spend 50 million pounds on Gonzalo Higuain, he might be better served convincing Newcastle to part with Yohan Cabaye.

Liverpool: Look central, not wide

Brendan Rodgers seems determined to make Mohamed Salah, the Basel and Egypt winger, his first signing of a January that might bring as many as three new players to Anfield. On many levels, this makes perfect sense: Salah is rich in promise, quick and skilful and devastating on his day. He will, or at least should, be a fine signing.

- Liverpool's January ins and outs

It’s just that, if you look at Liverpool’s squad, it’s rather full of quick, skilful, attacking midfield players already. There’s Philippe Coutinho, Raheem Sterling, the on-loan Victor Moses, Luis Alberto and the young Jordan Ibe, who is highly regarded at the club. Suso is out on loan at Almeria, but will be back next season.

Salah is better than the vast majority of them, but it’s hard to understand why Rodgers made strengthening an area in which Liverpool are well-stocked a priority, especially when there are parts of the team which are substantially weaker.

Central midfield, for example: if Rodgers really wants to have a major impact on his side’s hopes, he could do worse than try and convince Southampton to sell him Morgan Schneiderlin this month, or asking Porto for Fernando.

Everton and Tottenham: Time is all they need

These two clubs have been grouped together because they are curious. They are curious because they are the two sides who, theoretically, should be most in need of strengthening this month, but who it is most difficult to identify exactly where they can be improved.

Everton have famously had a paper-thin squad for much of the last ten years and, though Roberto Martinez brought in a handful of players this summer, theoretically they should still require further reinforcement.

- Everton's January ins and outs

Go through their side, though, and it is hard to see exactly where: perhaps another attacking midfield player, to supplement Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas and Steven Pienaar.

Maybe someone like Ryan Gauld, Dundee United’s "mini-Messi", or Spartak Moscow’s Aiden McGeady, who has been linked? But then they have Leon Osman, a stout servant, and the currently-injured Gerard Deulofeu in reserve.

Perhaps, should they sell Nikica Jelavic, they might require another forward, in which case they could do worse than ask West Bromwich Albion for Shane Long, who would fit in perfectly with the club’s ethos. None of these players, though, are crucial. Everton’s slow-burn success means they do not need to take a match to their side.

Spurs are much the same, yet also the complete opposite. Their season has been bitterly disappointing so far, though the upturn following Tim Sherwood’s appointment points to a slightly brighter future. They should need to sign a raft of players to get over their early-campaign troubles.

- Tottenham's January ins and outs

But, whatever his other faults, there can be no question that former manager Andre Villas-Boas -- in tandem with technical director Franco Baldini -- left the club with a fundamentally balanced and enormously promising squad.

Spurs are considering a loan move for Joleon Lescott, and indeed central defence is one of just two areas where they look slightly short -- the other is left-back -- but the suspicion is that this is not a squad that needs more new faces. This is a side where the best addition is a little time.

Manchester United: Paging Vidal, paging Mr. Vidal.

Arturo Vidal: there’s no point beating about the bush. Manchester United need not a central midfielder, but a central midfield, and that is precisely what Vidal is. He is a complete central midfield, wrapped up in one mohawked package. If David Moyes wants to have the maximum impact on his team as he tries to salvage some sign of progress from this stop-start campaign, he should go and sign Vidal.

- Man United's January ins and outs

It would cost a huge sum of money, but then Juventus do have Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba and Claudio Marchisio, so perhaps they would be tempted to take it, especially if United were to break the club’s transfer record.

If that does not work, then the list of other players who would improve United’s midfield is a long one that encompasses many hundreds of midfield players, seeing as, in many ways, United do not actually have a midfield.

Ajax’s Siem de Jong would be a cheaper option, while Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse is a longer-term bet. Either way, at least Moyes knows exactly what he must do this month, once he has finished trying to sign Leighton Baines.

Tell us in your own opinion who do you think the big guns in the EPL need to buy this January window transfer? Be the best scout for your club.

Ole Solskjaer has an impeccable-decision making on the pitch. I think his appointment will confound the predictions that Tan would struggle to attract a manager after his needless underming of Malky Mackay.

The appeal of the 40-year-old is obvious: he won back-to-back league titles with Molde and lifted the Norwegian cup in his final season in his homeland. To do so at a club without a tradition of success only adds to his appeal to an ambitious arriviste such as Tan himself.

But for me, the question is not why Tan wanted Solksjaer, but why he chose Cardiff considering the obvious sizeable transfer budget and pay rise from some quarters of the team?

Cardiff City have confirmed the appointment of former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new manager.

The Bluebirds had been strongly linked with a move for Molde boss Solskjaer after the sacking of Malky Mackay following a 3-0 defeat at home to Southampton last month.

The 40-year-old was pictured in the stands with Cardiff owner Vincent Tan during the club’s 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Wednesday.

And a statement on Cardiff’s official website, which gave no details of the deal Solskjaer has signed at the Cardiff City Stadium, said: “Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has joined the club as first team manager.

It's a new year. It's a chance to make things right. Or, at least, better.

With that in mind, here are 30 personal footballing wishes for 2014. I'm realistic in that I don't expect many of these will come to pass in 2014. But even a few would do.

1. That the 2014 World Cup results in a clear winner. Like 2010. In fact, that it is played without head-butts and baseless accusations (2006), refereeing controversies (2002), the world's best player disappearing and then reappearing clearly unfit (1998), the most famous player in the world testing positive (1994), spitting (1990) or the Hand of God (1986).

2. That UEFA and the controlling bodies charged with applying Financial Fair Play manage to do so in a way that's not just fair, but is also seen to be fair. FFP is a tough enough sell as it is; the only way it will work is if folks accept it as good for the game.

3. That we come around to the idea that if FFP is here to stay, the fairest solution is some form of mega-fine for noncompliance, a bit like a luxury tax. It seems weird and twisted that as some clubs flirt with insolvency, other owners are willing to pump in cash but are prevented from doing so.

4. That we get more transparency at all levels -- starting with wages, transfer fees and agent/middlemen fees -- because there are enough crooks and leeches in this game that the best way to fight back is via crowd-sourced vigilance.

5. That people who should know better stop pretending that there is such a thing as a "retroactive sponsorship deal." And that we stop pretending that when the Qatar Tourism Authority, a public entity of an absolute monarchy like Qatar, pumps absurd amounts of money into a football club owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar's state sovereign wealth fund, it's anything but a "related-party transaction." It's still the same dude paying the bill: the Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

6. That because, in practical terms, banning "third-party ownership" is nearly impossible, we at least ban agents from also being third-party owners.

7. And, while we're at it, we also ban agents from representing both players and coaches or directors of football. It's a walking, talking conflict of interest.

8. That while big ideas/innovations are great, little ones everybody can agree on are nice, too. And that means introducing "vanishing spray" to mark out the distance on free kicks throughout the game. Immediately.

9. That rather than jumping on whatever the latest fad is -- the "German model" or the "Spanish model" and, before that, the "Dutch model" and "French model" -- we take a step back and try to figure out what about said model works in the context of whatever country's game we're trying to fix.

10. That people involved in governing football or playing football not be allowed to gamble on football. And that we never again have a situation where the long-standing head of a players' union gets involved in a "dispute" with a bookmaker, let alone racks up gambling debts of more than $150,000.(Should be restricted or stopped)

11. That Africa either gets more spots in the World Cup or, at least, gets the chance to be in a playoff for more places in the World Cup. And that, come 2018, it figures out a better format for qualifying than the current arbitrary and somewhat insane system.

12. That it's OK to call it soccer, just as it's OK to call it football, futbol, futebol, calcio or whatever else. And that the snobs who view the term as some recent Americanism may want to read a book once in a while. The game was invented in Britain and for a long time it was called "Association Football" to distinguish it from the other football, "Rugby Football." The term "soccer" comes from "association." And even today, in Britain, where the game was invented, the biggest broadcaster (and the one who bankrolls the Premier League) has shows called "Soccer Saturday" and "Soccer A.M." And guess what? It's not a big deal.

13. That we devote as much energy to fighting covert racial prejudice as we do overt racist abuse, despite the fact that it's a hell of a lot easier to pummel fans of mid-tier clubs than it is to ask why certain minorities remain so woefully represented where it matters.

14. That we acknowledge we all have biases and preferences when it comes to football and that they may color opinions ... but they don't necessarily determine opinions. Sometimes folks have their own views and they're genuine regardless of who they support or who you think they support.

15. That referees be given a chance to explain themselves -- as already happens in some leagues -- and that they do so with serenity, clarity and courage to admit mistakes. And that we, in turn, treat them for what they are: professionals who try to do their best, who aren't all equally competent, and who make mistakes, just like players and managers.

16. That more supporters realize that the best defense against bad ownership is an organized, active and united fan base. And when that fan base is also organized in a shareholding trust -- as is the case at a number of clubs, but not enough -- they wield real power.

17. That after false starts in past years, FIFPro, the international players' union, figures out how to be a legitimate, meaningful player in running the game and not merely the guys known for that annual World XI that seems to displease everyone.

18. That nobody else dies -- let alone gets injured -- in building a World Cup stadium. Or anything else, for that matter.

19. That holding on set pieces be punished. And if it means giving more penalties, so be it. Start giving them and they'll stop.

20. That Cristiano Ronaldo realizes that the stuff you personally achieve -- and he's achieved plenty -- is worth far more than the stuff people give you (like Ballon d'Or awards).

21. That Lionel Messi stays fit and gets better tax advice.

22. That Mario Balotelli finds some balance. On and off the pitch.

23. That Guus Hiddink, Giovanni Trapattoni, Zdenek Zeman, Marcelo Bielsa and -- yes -- Sir Alex Ferguson get to make at least one last contribution to the game (assuming they want to).

24. That the bodies of Rogerio Ceni, Ryan Giggs and Javier Zanetti continue to let them play for as long as they like but, also, when they feel it's time to go, they do so on a high.

25. That Sepp Blatter thinks twice (better yet, three times) before opening his mouth. And, equally, that the media be a little less juvenile in parsing his words: the man is 77 years old. Some of what he says is legitimately silly, while some of it sounds stupid only when taken out of context.

26. That more supporters realize that arguing about which league is "better" is pointless and stupid in this day and age. Enjoy what you enjoy without stereotyping. Every league has something beautiful about it. Every single one.

27. That more footballers realize that without their body they are nothing and learn not only to take better care of it, but also to seek independent advice when they get injured. Club doctors have a natural conflict of interest, making an independent second opinion a must.

28. That revelations of match fixing and gamblers influencing games often have much to do with where you choose to shine a light. And it's not something the game's governing bodies can do on their own. Unless governments and police decide to devote real resources to it -- and, I'll admit, these are scarce and there's probably a better case to go after murderers, rapists and terrorists if you have to make a choice -- it won't go away.

29. That those who moan about "illegal state aid" to Spanish or French clubs (or anywhere else) realize that sometimes a club is more than just a commercial business or a participant in the sports entertainment industry and that there is a real, tangible social value to keeping it alive.

30. That kids who fall in love with the sport be given the chance first and foremost to support their local club before jumping on the big juggernaut club bandwagon simply because it's pumped into their televisions.

Happy 2014 to you and your loved ones!

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