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 European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Why Is Barcelona Always Favoured By Refs? by Reference(m): 7:19pm On Apr 18, 2012 |
doublecross: If you must know, yesterdays match deserved at least 1 red card. Do you watch the screen of your tv or the back. Because it's like you did not watch the match at all. a penalty was also deserved but was just overlooked by the refree. A foul was commited on Gomez yesterday. Even mourinho knows that.My friend that is why it is important to retire from fanhood. Neutrals want to see a good game of football not a good game of refreeing. This means keeping both teams playing the game. Good refs restrain from issuing cards early because these days the con is as bad as the foul. The more cards or fouls you are willing to give the more the players will seek them. I watch games to appreciate great play and good goals. You may watch just to see who wins and loses. We don't see the same thing because I am not a fan. I saw a great game between two sides yesterday and I'm happy Webb wasn't drawn in. Press comments universally said both sides were satisfied. That is what we want to see. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Why Is Barcelona Always Favoured By Refs? by Reference(m): 4:43pm On Apr 18, 2012 |
doublecross: I am a Barca Fan for life and that wount change. I have never been sentimental in football in this life. If a team is Good, I admit it is. The truth about the ref favouring baca issue is just not true. The truth is clear to see. Barca is the best club in the whole wide world which all other teams know. Whenever they clash with barca, what they do is put all thier strenght to make sure barca is disturbed. Jose Mourinho is very good at that. They will play physical football to the fullest instead of playing football the way it ought to be played. It is clear that when you are prone to playing physicall football, you are 100% liable to commit a foul. I dont know why the stupid Realmadrid and chelsea fans complain when they commit a foul in the 18 yard box and a penalty is awarded. The case of van persie Given a red card is also clear. The refree blew the whistle and he still went ahead to kick the ball. I wonder if he is deaf and he claims to be a professional. Please all you beefers better leave BARCELONA alone. Its the best club and will forever be.You're a fan so how can you see these things. Fans don't see things wrong against their clubs as a loving wife sees nothing wrong about her husband. If you really want to enjoy football retire from fanhood. When people are increasingly complaining about certain things the game is becoming poisoned. Suddenly the ref and his decisions become the focus of attention. This is bad. The spanish league is becoming a refrees weekly show. Just look at Howard Webb yesterday. Greatly criticised in England but had an outstanding match not buying into the antics of Ribery and the grass loving Angel de Maria. If it involved Barca they will con the ref to hand a few reds out. The commentator saying about Howard Webb, that the Spanish were not happy particularly Andres Iniesta that a red wasn't awarded in the WC final. Now why should any player think like this. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Why Is Barcelona Always Favoured By Refs? by Reference(m): 4:23pm On Apr 18, 2012 |
mukina2: yes Yes YessssssssssssHa, ha, ha, Mukina you're a case oh. But really with every passing match they fuel the fire of controversy but to cut them some slack, their system works for them and so they use it. It is their plan B when you don't water the pitch or cut the grass short. When under pressure their fair play integrity simply falls apart. I mean look at their quarter-final against Milan and the penalty for shirt pulling, scandalous. I have watched over a dozen matches since then in all major leagues and haven't seen such a thing even though corner after corner is all pull and push. Laws are only respected if they are administered equitably and if Barca has a few laws working exclusively for them then respect for them begins to wane and though they may have a few victims in Chelsea, Real, Arsenal, Milan and a few Spanish clubs now, the more clubs that get exposed to this affliction the more the backlash. Barca is the best club in the world by miles, they have the best team, best player and arguably the best coach, they don't need the best refereeing decisions to win matches because in football you can't always win. That is the principle behind the fair play campaign. 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: What Is Your Listening Attitude Like To The Plight Of Your Partner? by Reference(m): 4:00pm On Apr 18, 2012 |
This is the basis of any kind of relationship, a listening and understanding ear. If a man or woman stands before her partner like a suspect before a case officer the relationship will be as bad as a jail sentence and when you read through all the relationship threads posted on the front page, the one thing missing admist the challenges is effective communication and not just speaking but like the type that takes place between pilots and ATC's where everything is said twice and repeated by the listener to confirm full comprehension. Relationships built that way never develop mounting challenges. |
| Romance › Re: Men: Do You Like Assertive Women? by Reference(m): 12:12pm On Apr 18, 2012 |
TisaBone: I did not say aggressive, but assertive.This is the kind of mish-mash that the feminine movement struggles with. Just plain contradiction. On one hand you have love unconditionally, while on the other no hesitation to dump and jump. Is this assertion or confrontation. Drive on one side of the road please . 1 Like |
| Family › Re: My Story, Women And Men, Read And Learn From It. by Reference(m): 11:54am On Apr 18, 2012 |
I've said it times without number the most important thing in a marraige is the quality of the relationship not the quantity of material attainment. The couple were just deceiving each other. The woman probably thought wealth could probably contain the hurt and the man thought, oh well if she's okay like this she won't mind my own building. No communication, selfishness, taking each other for granted and finally divergent aspirations. When was the day she lost him. The day she decided the economic losses counted more than marital ones and exchanged her place with an outsider. The man is utterly wrong in his move and deserves everything that comes his way including judicial intervention on her behalf but it is obvious she took her eye of the ball and crashed the union. 1 Like |
| Family › Re: My Story, Women And Men, Read And Learn From It. by Reference(m): 11:38am On Apr 18, 2012 |
ZUBY77: How is that our business ?Exactly my thoughts. Majoring on the minor and minoring on the major. Now the money issue has been settled, the relationship is broken. So it is with many couples out there, the rat race has turned them into animals with no passion for their spouses or children. They were busy building business and house and forgot to build a home. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: The Ibori Sentencing: Live Updates by Reference(m): 4:06pm On Apr 17, 2012 |
I think 13 years is very much in line with this kind of offence under British law and this is simply because the country does not have people like this offending regularly. If we feel hard done by let us question our own criminal justice system because it is an epidemic here. In Britain he was essentially washing dirty linen in public. In Nigeria he robbed and maimed. This is the origin of the crime. For all I know there could have been some clandestine tet' a tet at the highest levels to soften the rap. Anyway all will be revealed when he lands in Nigeria after his sojourn, whether to MMA and into the hands of associates complete with cultural troupe or to NA and a 21 gun salute and brass bands. Britain has done its part, how far naija. 1 Like |
| Celebrities › Re: Mercy Johnson Slaps Makeup Artist On Set & Smashes Her Phone For Filming Her by Reference(m): 12:38pm On Apr 17, 2012 |
That's why I rate Nollywood or whatever its called close to the basement. Even after decades of commercial success it remains in large parts very crude and amateurish. How do you explain this. Brutish behaviour at the behest of every Jack and Jill taking snapshots on set like some picnic outing. What if the damn phone rings while the camera is rolling. C'mon. Production 101, no personal electronic device is permitted on set. Strictly enforced. Somebody is not doing his job. Maybe a lawsuit will wake these folks up. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Nothing Wrong With Alcohol, Cigarette – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome? <<Rumor?>> by Reference(m): 9:05am On Apr 17, 2012 |
Biblical texts are finite. The bible is only 300 pages (there about) just like Jesus Christ taught (actively) for only three years. You can't cover the spectrum of all truths in such a time and in such a book. He said let the spirit lead you in ALL truth. Arguments over texts are futile. We will swim or sink on the evience of our convictions. Sometime, somewhere, something will have told us and we will have either rejected or accepted it. That is the basis of judgement. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Nothing Wrong With Alcohol, Cigarette – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome? <<Rumor?>> by Reference(m): 9:00am On Apr 17, 2012 |
rastamouse: Some of the arguments are as daft as they are funny. If GOD was to spell out every sin in the Bible, where do you think it would have been written? The whole world will of course not have been able to handle such texts. In HIS infinite wisdom, the FATHER of the universe decided to give us the conscience and later the HOLY SPIRIT to guide us into all truth and knowledge to know the difference between right and wrong, even when we are just babies.Best post. Real truth. Well done. |
| Family › Re: A Man And A Woman Can Never Be Equal by Reference(m): 8:14am On Apr 17, 2012 |
ogugua88: No, they're not equal, as in, they're not the same. One does need the other and vice versa, however. Keys and locks are not equal, but the key has no purpose if there is no lock. A lock will remain closed and without purpose if there is no key. Tada.Thank you ma dear, award for best picture. |
| Family › Re: A Man And A Woman Can Never Be Equal by Reference(m): 7:57am On Apr 17, 2012 |
jennykadry: LMAO, So in other words, women should be raised inferiorNo, no, no. Inequality and inferiority are not one and the same, except you want to create that impression. Even amongst the female siblings, except if they are twins, they are unequal, but is one inferior to the other, no. The mere fact that the gretater percentile of men marry women younger than they are establish such unions on the basis of inequality because the man probably (very subjective) has more experience in fundamentals. It certainly does not suggest superiority or inferiority between bot partners. |
| Politics › Re: A Nation Represented By Idiots: Nigerian House Of Reps Summon Hyundai Motors by Reference(m): 10:51pm On Apr 16, 2012 |
Honestly this country is exhausting. How in the world does this represent the interests of his constituency. I mean when has the faulty aircondition and other gremlins of a private car become national discourse. We have a long way to go. We are yet to take the first step on our long and winding road of sacrifice to enter the mainstream of civilisation. We have not suffered enough to desire true change. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fabrice Muamba Discharged From Hospital by Reference(m): 7:41pm On Apr 16, 2012 |
But does anyone know what caused the cardiac arrest in the first place. If not what's the assurance he will be safer at home. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur Vs Chelsea (1 - 5) On April 15th 2012 by Reference(m): 7:51pm On Apr 15, 2012 |
One of the hallmarks of a great striker is the conversion rate. If you convert just one in ten then you're an expense not an asset. Adebayor scores one in twenty. I rate him very poorly indeed. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur Vs Chelsea (1 - 5) On April 15th 2012 by Reference(m): 7:37pm On Apr 15, 2012 |
Great goal, game over. Bring on Barca. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur Vs Chelsea (1 - 5) On April 15th 2012 by Reference(m): 7:28pm On Apr 15, 2012 |
The ref is completely out of his depth here. This is a far bigger match than the pool derby so Webb should've taken this one. That was a foul by Terry, the ball didn't cross the line and Cech should be in the shower by now. Poor, poor decisions. Great, all action match though. |
| Politics › Re: Gov Fashola May Ban Wearing Of Hijab In Public Schools. Angry Muslims Crys Out by Reference(m): 11:58am On Apr 13, 2012 |
Look, he should respect their obligations and not sign any such law. Muslim and Christian parents should have the right to protect their children and seek the same protection in public as they have in their homes. If Fashola has a problem it is with rampaging decadence in his ball park. However it is understandable that some may have certain reservations and fear prejudice. This then behoves on those given the freedom of choice the responsibility to ensure the choices of others are equally respected. History has indicated this is where the thing always breaks down. Knowing the limits. |
| Properties › Re: Will The Nigerian Real Estate Industry Experience A Crash? by Reference(m): 8:55am On Apr 13, 2012 |
Any commodity trading market driven by sentiments and without the underlying dynamics of real demand is a bubble and will experience a correction dometime down the line. Does this apply to the real estate market. I'm not sure. You have several factors interplaying here. For the top end of the market in three cities - Abuja, Lagos and PortHarcourt - the market is driven by politics & governance, commerce and the oil industry respectively. For Abuja, if the present government tightens cash flow the market will begin affected, if a new and more pro-anti corrption government is elected, many people will naturally pack their bags and leave towm. In Lagos, I think the greatest drivers are commerce which directly relates to the state of the national economy and population increases which are very rapid, so as the economy retreates, prices are held up just because of demand. PortHarcourt responds to the oil industry directly in terms of security and investment (which good international oil price brings)and this is okay at the moment. So if you want to invest in real estate like most businesses in Nigeria in any of these three markets (the most dymanic, most liquid) look at the factors likely to drive demand and act acordingly. One other thing, like most commercial transactions in Nigeria, tend to invest on the shortest possible terms. We are yet to have the policy or the will to create the enviroment for long term investment. |
| Politics › Re: Nigeria’s First Wind Farm Goes Onstream In Katsina by Reference(m): 7:01pm On Apr 12, 2012 |
Da Mayor: True talk, but if you say 3.5mw is top end, what will you call 6mw. lol! as this is already being used. As i said, its a positive step, but a misplaced priority. I believe they should be spending money improving the existing infrastructure of Hydro and natural gas turbines till these renewables become more stable and affordable for developing countries to adopt.Sure, you're right. Even the wind thing in the north is rather strange. I thought wind farms were associated with coastal areas or hinterland mountain passes rather than flat, dry locations such as Katsina. By the way are you into renewables. Just curious. |
| Politics › Re: Nigeria’s First Wind Farm Goes Onstream In Katsina by Reference(m): 6:03pm On Apr 12, 2012 |
Da Mayor: This post has to be a joke. Now i think the author should check the definition of "wind farm" before using the heading. the most commonly used wind turbines generate 3.5mw of electricity each. Hence i will assume there are only 3 turbines in this "farm". A standard wind farm has btw 50-200 turbines to be qualified as a "Wind farm"Haba, take it easy, a 3.5mw disc is the very top end, the V12 of wind generation. There are only a hand full installed globally and for a pilot project your first car should not be a Ferrari. Cost is another factor. A couple of years ago it was the equiv. of N 1 billion per megawatt - installed. That is steep, higher than coal, gas and only comparable to nuclear so I don't blame them. The cash may not be there and who knows, the conditions out there. The word here is caution. |
| Family › Re: Seriously Contemplating A Divorce by Reference(m): 5:23pm On Apr 12, 2012 |
Pardon me ma'am. You said your husband is a pilot and ermm.... drinks a lot. Ermm.... can you tell us exactly what he pilots. Just thinking.... frustrated, drunken pilot, hmm. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: TB Joshua - Nollywood To Lose Another Actor Very Soon by Reference(m): 6:16pm On Apr 11, 2012 |
Rogerss: come, why be say na bad things this guy dey see?Because bad news sells. Ask the media. Ask CNN. And it doesn't take a genius to know that the vast majority of humanity surrenders, and I mean surrender everything - their time, their treasure, their dignity to either fear, greed or both. And what greater fear can there be other than the fear of death itself. Once you can spread the fear of death around you can get men to do the most unbelievable things. Now for Christians, should I ask who holds the power of death. The same person who brought the GOOD NEWS and put an end to the fear of death. Now who is trying hard to awaken these fears.... tell me. I don't understand this man. I've said it time and again. I have nothing against him or his church but many things simply don't add up when refracted by the gospel. 4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Pension Scam: FG Promotes Indicted Deputy Director by Reference(m): 5:44pm On Apr 10, 2012 |
Oh la la |
| Investment › Re: Any Hope On The Stock Market: Will It Ever Pick-up Again? by Reference(m): 1:23pm On Apr 10, 2012 |
Corruption, corruption, corruption. This is the undoing of the NSE. The last major story we heard from that sector was a mud bath between the regulator and the regulator's regulator. And since the financial world revolves around trust, the NSE is in its natural state now. There is no hope for real growth in the forseeable future. Only high wire acts will scrounge a few bucks here and there until they themselves get caught out. Personally I haven't looked at my portfolio for about a year. Certain businesses do not fit Nigerians. This am afraid is one of them. |
| Family › Re: How & Why Do Siblings Fall Apart? by Reference(m): 2:40pm On Apr 09, 2012 |
Poor parenting. 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Family › Re: Should The Character Of A Family Member Influence Your Marriage Decision! by Reference(m): 2:29pm On Apr 09, 2012 |
andromida: I am surprised you have taken the seat of fear, this is no ingredient for a good marriage along the way if u have a stubborn child you will prolly tell your wife its her family gene. I dnt think you really love this woman if not you will not build the success or failure of your unborn kids around her brother's character. This is why people keep secrets from their spouses so they will not be judged. |
| Family › Re: Should The Character Of A Family Member Influence Your Marriage Decision! by Reference(m): 2:29pm On Apr 09, 2012 |
andromida: I am surprised you have taken the seat of fear, this is no ingredient for a good marriage along the way if u have a stubborn child you will prolly tell your wife its her family gene. I dnt think you really love this woman if not you will not build the success or failure of your unborn kids around her brother's character. This is why people keep secrets from their spouses so they will not be judged.My dear, I think this is inverted. Marraige is not a load carrying exercise or institution. It is 2 + 2 = 4. Not 2 + 2 - 3 = 1. You don't start that way. The lady should be looking at ways to enhance the man's life and enable him maximise his potentials and likewise him. If the man is a career criminologist, psychologist or counsellor he may be equiped for the challenge. If he is not, all the love in the world will not keep that union together. She should solve that problem before saying I do. Once the rocket has lifted off with that defect you cannot call it back in one piece. Love is an internal potential energy that expends at a rate equivalent to resistance or load carried. Do not over estimate it. |
| Family › Re: Should The Character Of A Family Member Influence Your Marriage Decision! by Reference(m): 2:09pm On Apr 09, 2012 |
Poster please ignore those who seek to make light of this issue. It will be a problem and that is guaranteed. If it will not cost you time, it will cost you money or psychologically drain you and thus threaten your relationship. Since it has come to your knowledge (you're lucky), I suggest you sit her down and draw boundaries where you are prepared to and not to go. Families are comprised of husband, wife and children and does not include brothers and sisters. If her family suffers a bad background it is a criteria for marraige. It can mar your future. You are not her parents so you will not be able to ultimately influence him or his lifestyle. Due diligence is required in ALL matters involving couples. Know your limits and discuss them. Project future challenges and not over estimate your capabilities. I see many couples who ignore or make light issues of health, finances, compatibility, family and so on only for love to vanish and their union to fracture down the line. Think and plan well cos when you're in you're in. It will become your responsibility. |
| Politics › Re: IGP Abubakar Warns Police Orderlies Against Carrying Politicians’ Bags by Reference(m): 12:09pm On Apr 06, 2012 |
When you privatize without deregulating that's what you get.. Why will police ride in a Porsche Cayenne and fly business class and not carry bag. Or if Oga goes to Obudu resort will they keep orderly with the wild life. Police plc. They pay you SERVE and protect. I pity them and their I.G. The korofo in the pic will probably get a tokunbo samsung phone for his umbrella carrying skills. We've said it time again. The police is a law enforcement agency not a guard or personal protective agency. These kinds of jobs are for agencies like the Secret Service in the US for top government officials. For top private individuals the police can license crack private security outfits led by experienced retired cops in a close working relationship thus enabling them to bear very light arms on a need basis but without the powers of arrest, interrogation or deadly force. The rate at which the police is going, the next picture you will see is the police dehusking groundnut for the man or chasing frogs for dinner. 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Security Operatives Seized 51 Rocket Launchers At Barunde, Gombe by Reference(m): 11:29am On Apr 06, 2012 |
edoyad: It's this Kind of reasoning that creates the circumstance that killed those innocent souls.I had to read this post thrice. I believe your interests lie in the preservation of human lives over and above any consideration. Quite unfortunate perspective, Sir. 1 Like |
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