TheSuperNerd:
Smiling because the EPL is back today: Joe Aribo getting set for his first EPL weekend proper.

Kog45:
I still have my reservation for my boy Awoniyi and Aribo this season.I see Awoniyi working more for the team than scoring and this will cost him cos he was bought to score,honestly not really happy with his pre season though he had wonderful assist in the last game,hope to see him hit it straight.

Kog45:
Doctor you don see am now, remember when I do came out to defend Aina you said Egbon I know you will.... that's the drive when you love or believe in a player.Some pages back I said Nwakili mentioned here damn on high side,you responded,oh na doctor it is normal but very apt response which I agreed.

Kelechi is good if he find himself in a right environment but can his present club provide that?NO but can national team do that?YES....hope to see Peseiro given him the opportunity.

On Charles,well he doesn't rate Nwakili and it is normal cos many of us have players we don't rate.I know many don't rate Awoniyi but last season we eulogized him here,now left for Nwakili to prove some wrong but with profina I don't know how he is going to do it,seriously I feel Kelechi pain seeing Osimehn and Chuckwueze doing well but football sometimes damn funny when it comes to development.

TheSuperNerd:
Breaking News (Non-Nigerian related): Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford switches to Cameroun

Heeeiiiii... Cameroun has gotten another beast. This one na "small but mighty" bully. Lol

TheSuperNerd:
Breaking News (Non-Nigerian related): Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford switches to Cameroun

Heeeiiiii... Cameroun has gotten another beast. This one na "small but mighty" bully. Lol

JayromWrites:


I personally struggle to understand what's happening at Barca


It's like Selling your House to buy furniture with the hope that the furniture will attract people to your house.


It's a big gambe.. Yeah, on the footballing sense, it's nice business but on the financial sense, it doesn't make sense.

Moreso, in the midst of all these, you adding players to positions that are stacked already

Raphinha to the wide positions that have Dembele, Fati, Ferran, and Depay

Lewadoski to a position that has Auba, Braithwaite

Kessie to a position that has Gavi, pedri, Nico,Busquet, Fdj

Kounde and christensen to a position that has Pique, umtiti, Araujo, et Al


Mad squad depth all right, But You are broke!!! Be humble, accept it and start afresh!

charlesemeka85:
I said the same few weeks ago to Andrew who is a Barca fan but he turned it as if I beefing Barca as a team

Imagine until now they are yet to pay the sign on fee agreed with Leeds for raphinha?

Bringing in expensive players while forcing the ones already in the club to forfeit their deferred wages and leave

Read yesterday that they are forcing braitwait to terminate his contract and leave, the dannish international already has an offer from a Saudi club who are ready to pay him thrice of what he earns at Barca but he told Barca he will only leave when they pay him wages in his 2 years existing contract

Depay is also demanding same

You already hv aubameyang who performed well last season why go for an expensive aging player lewandoski again? Even if they want a good support for the Gabonese player why not invest that 45-50m euros spent on lewandoski to bring in a young striker who you can still resell and make good profit in the nearest future


Too bad

JayromWrites:


I personally struggle to understand what's happening at Barca


It's like Selling your House to buy furniture with the hope that the furniture will attract people to your house.


It's a big gambe.. Yeah, on the footballing sense, it's nice business but on the financial sense, it doesn't make sense.

Moreso, in the midst of all these, you adding players to positions that are stacked already

Raphinha to the wide positions that have Dembele, Fati, Ferran, and Depay

Lewadoski to a position that has Auba, Braithwaite

Kessie to a position that has Gavi, pedri, Nico,Busquet, Fdj

Kounde and christensen to a position that has Pique, umtiti, Araujo, et Al


Mad squad depth all right, But You are broke!!! Be humble, accept it and start afresh!

TheSuperNerd:
Victor Boniface #7 VB7



Remember his new side beat Rangers 2-0 in the 1st leg of the UCL Qualifying Series Round 3. 2nd leg comes up on Tuesday but Boniface still cannot play coz he is cup-tied. Featured for Bodø already in the UCL Qualifiers.

*Can only play if Royal Union St.Gilloise reach the Group stage of the UCL which will happen ONLY after Round 4 if they get past Rangers in Round 3.

Danielnino00:


I thought this cup tied rule has been abolished....

TheSuperNerd:
It has which is why one can play for another side in the KOs even if he repped a different side in the group stage

But there's one twist as it still applies if you have played for one side in one phase of the UCL and wanna rep another side in the same phase.

Example.... can't play for two teams in the Qualifying rounds. Also can't play for two teams in the same group phase. Also can't be playing for two teams in same KO rounds-route.

charlesemeka85:
I said the same few weeks ago to Andrew who is a Barca fan but he turned it as if I beefing Barca as a team

Imagine until now they are yet to pay the sign on fee agreed with Leeds for raphinha?

Bringing in expensive players while forcing the ones already in the club to forfeit their deferred wages and leave

Read yesterday that they are forcing braitwait to terminate his contract and leave, the dannish international already has an offer from a Saudi club who are ready to pay him thrice of what he earns at Barca but he told Barca he will only leave when they pay him wages in his 2 years existing contract

Depay is also demanding same

You already hv aubameyang who performed well last season why go for an expensive aging player lewandoski again? Even if they want a good support for the Gabonese player why not invest that 45-50m euros spent on lewandoski to bring in a young striker who you can still resell and make good profit in the nearest future


Too bad

Danielnino00:


The funny thing is that they still owe over 120m to various clubs for transfer fees dating as far back as 2018.. .
Maybe they should just sell the club to an Arab..those Arabs have mad money...That's why City and PSG with their big money spendings can not go broke...

JayromWrites:


Na pride dey do Bartemou... we shall see

JayromWrites:


Let's watch how it will unfold.

I'm sure we've not seen the end of it.


Leeds boss is promising vawulence, players are demanding their full payments.. other clubs will soon start fuming.


You can't be owing people and splashing 50million for a top player with no resale value.


70 million for a player that plays same position as Dembele and then renewing Dembouz deal.

And also claiming that they will bring Messi back.


Like what are they smoking over there?

TheSuperNerd:
EPL Drama: Chelsea Admin trolling Brighton's tweet from August 3rd - Cucurella is signed.

Lol... finally Forgiveness and the other Chelseans can breathe.


Frame 1: Brighton on August 3.

Frame 2: Chelsea today (August 5) as a clapback. Lol

Vawulence...

forgiveness:


I am glad the Nigerian lad is part of the first team.

TheSuperNerd:


Yeah... and knowing how hugely talented Carney is, I hope for big things from the lad in the Color of the Blues.

TheSuperNerd:
Victor Boniface #7 VB7



Remember his new side beat Rangers 2-0 in the 1st leg of the UCL Qualifying Series Round 3. 2nd leg comes up on Tuesday but Boniface still cannot play coz he is cup-tied. Featured for Bodø already in the UCL Qualifiers.

*Can only play if Royal Union St.Gilloise reach the Group stage of the UCL which will happen ONLY after Round 4 if they get past Rangers in Round 3.

ChrisKels:
No disrespect to Awoniyi but this Victor boy is a more composed and skillful striker/forward

forgiveness:


I saw him played a bit at Aston villa though I didn't really assess him.

Hope he plays for us.

timay1:


It's a lose- lose situation for us(Nigeria) though.

If he does well at Chelsea and break out to be a star, he's never playing for us and will play for England, with the FA rushing to tie him down.
But if he doesn't do well according to the hype , well we may end up getting him at may be age 25 and above when there's no more hope of playing for England, meaning that we'll be getting a washed up average player who will never be world class and won't improve our team like we hope.

This is always my thoughts about every foreign born player we get. Most of them are no different from our home grown guys, quality wise , only difference is just exposure.


Our best bet of having world class players is intensifying the programs that gave us above average players like Ndidi and Osimhen. And along the line we might have 2-3 world class among them as well as a lot of above average players to support.

But after 2015, the NFF has slowed down with the age group, now the players we are producing can't even get into decent European team or leagues , let alone developing into above average players

Subzero047:
My premier league top 4 prediction

Liverpool
Man city
Arsenal
Chelsea

mostob:
Tottenham might make it this time. With the Conte factor and their squad depth.

TFLASHOGEE:
leave awoniyi out of this, Boniface isn't near his quality for now if you are talking of composure in front of goal awoniyi has that since his under 17 day's