₦airaland Forum

Well, as they always say there are two sides of the story. I guess it was a misperception on the side of Moses Simon at the time of this incident.

owobokiri, thank you for this factual and evidence-laden publication.

I know you as a moniker who condemns evil and uphold justice and decentralization.

Keep it up.

Enugu Rangers is a detribalized and focus-oriented football club. We extol inclusiveness and brotherhood in our mission and vision for the club.

Anybody perpetuating lies and calumny against our own club will be shamed and disgraced.

God bless Enugu Rangers.
God bless the Cathedral.

stagger:
I have followed Rangers since 1984 when they won the league under a very popular Polish coach of that era.

Moses Simon's comments will come back to haunt him. After all, BBL Hawks of Makurdi that later became Lobi Stars, a team from Simon's home state, featured almost exclusively Tivs at a point.

He was just talking rubbish.

The Polish coach was Josef Kowalik. He was the coach that signed and brought JJ Okocha to Rangers.

[quote author= post=139995299]This is very and highly commendable from Rangers.
We were so surprised to read all that has been peddled against this great team since last week.
Facts don't lie.[/quote] where hideth thee oh son of the darling daddy

My brother moses lie about that 3 months thing Rangers will never keep a player they don't need beyond 1 month infact if a player stay in Rangers for 1 month it means Rangers really want to sign such.i play Rangers from 2011 to 2013(kola Abegunde) I played with ebere obi
Rangers only sign good players I am a Yoruba guy that played for 2 years there
See non Igbo that time
Kola
Adah
Musa
Umar from sokoto
Danladi
Garo
Paul from Kaduna north
Another Umar from Kaduna

[quote author= post=139995303]So na lie Simon dey lie give us?

This is why it is always good to hear from both sides of the story.[/quote] he is the son of the father of all liars

NotOgaSeun:
Just the way Obi carry religion enter our politics and called the election a religious war.

Let me complete the sentence“…..a religious war being waged against Christians using a Muslim-Muslim ticket”.

It’s evident there was ongoing genocide against Christians in Nigeria especially in the middle belt, and the Mu-Mu ticket has worsened the security situation in Nigeria as highlighted by U.S. intelligence

[quote author= post=139995299]This is very and highly commendable from Rangers.
We were so surprised to read all that has been peddled against this great team since last week.
Facts don't lie.[/quote]Nothing commendable

It didn't address players being dropped for coming from other region

The argument isnt about coaches but upcoming players

[quote author= post=139995303]So na lie Simon dey lie give us?

This is why it is always good to hear from both sides of the story.[/quote]i can beat my chest that he is not lying. You need to understand the present Nigeria. A player of his kind would not come out to say a thing like this. Things happens that u can see it but u can’t prove it.

deavicky:
i can beat my chest that he is not lying. You need to understand the present Nigeria. A player of his kind would not come out to say a thing like this. Things happens that u can see it but u can’t prove it.

What side of the story

Are coaches not different from upcoming players

This is a damage control

This is a lie we tell ourselves until it happens to us

Club do come out and hype their own, rangers have never for once talked about this guy. Rangers are the greater liers here.

Hmm. Why not just come out and address the specific allegation directly. That yes, Moses tried out for the club but was not signed due to.....and that was Moses said is untrue.

That's a proper response.

Igbos are the best Nigerians let just accept that fact we are the ones uniting this nation as one

[quote author= post=139995324]We believe that is exactly what happened.
But as usual, some people rather blame it on tribalism.[/quote]The way I take dislike this boy eh!

Good one there from Rangers Int'l.
Moses Simon goff very big time by that careless statement.
Many of my tribe men have played for clubs in Iboland expecially in that Rangers and Enyimba and some of them gone from there to the national team.They were not discriminated at.
A professional football player like Moses should know that there's what we called 'Trial'in recruitment phase of a player.
It is not every player that undergo trial in a particular club that will succeed.
A lot of our Nigerian guys are going for trial in Europe on daily basis but some do return to Nigeria after months of unsuccessful trials.
Not bcuz of their race but because they can't really convince the coach or the management of the club in that material time.
They may one day go to another club and succeed there.It does mean they should talk evil about the previous clubs that rejected them.
Eto once said that he was to play for Real Madrid,but the then coach refused to sign him maybe he wasn't fit into the coach game plan as at then.He later went to a smaller club,I think Real Betis or so and grow from there to become one of the world lethal strikers in Barcelona.In that interview,he didn't attribute the Madrid refusal to sign him to racism.
So Moses Simon should go and sit down with his yeyeyish talk,the club of that standard cannot openly tell him "We don't need you because you are not Igbo".
Who does that?

Blunt99:
This doesn't prove that he lied.

His case can be unique, especially if there was a different management at his time, also judging heavy tribal division, which was more of recent occurrence.

Some will want to capitalize on that to osctracized other region.

We are currently in a tribal cold war in the country .

Then he supposed to have mentioned the Igbo person that said that

This is a stupid rebuttal if we're being honest.

It's like a white man saying/doing something racist and he's called out for it but his defense is that he has black friends. Does that mean you were not racist at that point in time?

I'm yoruba and went to a university in the south west. A particular dude in my set was intentionally given reduced marks just so the best graduating student would be a yoruba person. Mind you, this is a department that has had past BGS from different other tribes asides yoruba. But does that invalidate what happened to my course mate?

Tribalism exists. Of course, rangers have the ability to twist the narrative anyhow they want, but it doesn't invalidate what the young man noticed and felt. It might not even be something that was intentional.

It would have made more sense if they promised to conduct an investigation into it rather than trying to be all defensive.

Pillar12:
Moses Simon said what he said, and we can’t pretend to know better than him.
The truth is, he claims he was let go by Enugu Rangers and not given a fair chance because he’s not Igbo.

A couple of years ago, Burna Boy made a similar point about Igbos preferring their own over outsiders.
These aren’t random people saying this.... they’re public figures with firsthand experience.

Many believe Igbos are very tribalistic but tend to downplay it, especially because non-Igbos rarely go to the Southeast.
The perception is that Igbos are not very accommodating and are highly tribalistic.

The perception you described is built on ignorance and inferiority complex.

Common sense will look at facts, while nonsense will follow beer parlour gossip.

My days in Esut in the early 2000s,I vividly remember the two popular names on radio (Cosmo FM anchored by Ralph Anazodo) then, coach Lawrence Akpokona and team manager Davidson owumi.we do wait for their correspondent at the glass house in Abuja,in the person of Sports journalist Andrew Abba to give details of matches in different venues, before going to lectures every Monday.[quote author= post=139995303]So na lie Simon dey lie give us?

This is why it is always good to hear from both sides of the story.[/quote]

Person wey dey dribble himself out of position,how will he score

Dzzzz:
If Nigeria na better country,shey Moses Simon suppose play for Nigeria?..That short stout wey never even score 15goals for Nigeria Dey tell club who to collect..He’s just pissed that he wasn’t chosen and now wants to get back at the club..

WORLDISMYPARISH:
Person wey dey dribble himself out of position,how will he score

😂😂😂

Pillar12:
Moses Simon said what he said, and we can’t pretend to know better than him.
The truth is, he claims he was let go by Enugu Rangers and not given a fair chance because he’s not Igbo.

A couple of years ago, Burna Boy made a similar point about Igbos preferring their own over outsiders.
These aren’t random people saying this.... they’re public figures with firsthand experience.

Many believe Igbos are very tribalistic but tend to downplay it, especially because non-Igbos rarely go to the Southeast.
The perception is that Igbos are not very accommodating and are highly tribalistic.

so because he said what he said, we should believe him even when the stats say otherwise?....but simon says, therefore it is truth......which kind reasoining do you have?

public figures with firsthand experience have also said people from your village are tribalistic, then going by your logic, they are right.....they said what they said and its final!

[quote author= post=139995303]So na lie Simon dey lie give us?

This is why it is always good to hear from both sides of the story.[/quote]Lagos gives everyone opportunities to thrive regardless of tribe, does that mean Ibos don’t face tribalism in Lagos?

I said it the other day, everyone’s story is different

stagger:
I have followed Rangers since 1984 when they won the league under a very popular Polish coach of that era.

Moses Simon's comments will come back to haunt him. After all, BBL Hawks of Makurdi that later became Lobi Stars, a team from Simon's home state, featured almost exclusively Tivs at a point.

He was just talking rubbish.

Wow, 42 years of following the great Rangers FC?

It's obvious moses wasn't good enough at that time he was at enugu rangers he couldn't meet up with their high standards and preferred to easily blame his failure on tribalism. Moses has the same mindset with corrupt nigerian politicians who use tribal and religious sentiments to have their way in politics.

Toscarel:
You dey mind that stewpid boy wey think say Igbos get time for tribalism. Go to enugu state government secretariat and see how many yorubas holding top positions. We no get that time.

Follow " attachment" like your ilk and come to the secretariat at Ikeja.

arantess:
so because he said what he said, we should believe him even when the stats say otherwise?....but simon says, therefore it is truth......which kind reasoining do you have?

public figures with firsthand experience have also said people from your village are tribalistic, then going by your logic, they are right.....they said what they said and its final!

Please stop spewing nonsense back & forth, one hat does not fit all heads, he said what he said, who are u to question his personal experience?

Mrexcell:
It's obvious moses wasn't good enough at that time he was at enugu rangers he couldn't meet up with their high standards and preferred to easily blame his failure on tribalism. Moses has the same mindset with corrupt nigerian politicians who use tribal and religious sentiments to have their way in politics.

Within a year of being rejected by Rangers allegedly because of tribalism, he got signed to a club in the Netherlands.

Quite obvious that u are the one that has an ethnicity bias problem .

If it was sunshine stars of Akure that Simon Moses had mentioned, you would have been gleefully in pleasure praising him.

Dzzzz:
If Nigeria na better country,shey Moses Simon suppose play for Nigeria?..That short stout wey never even score 15goals for Nigeria Dey tell club who to collect..He’s just pissed that he wasn’t chosen and now wants to get back at the club..

Meaning France no be better country for allowing Simon to play in French Ligue 1😄

Moses Simon







Stop tribalism