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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: English Premier League Fixtures For This Weekend And Beyond by swapzi: 8:33am On Nov 29, 2014
Sports / This Weekend BPL Fixtures by swapzi: 9:36am On Nov 28, 2014
This weekend BPL fixtures

Saturday, 30/11/2014

13:45: West Brom v Arsenal

16:00: Burnley v Aston Villa

16:00: Liverpool v Stoke City

16:00: Manchester United v Hull

16:00: QPR v Leicester

16:00: Swansea City v Crystal Palace

16:00: West Ham United v Newcastle United

16:00:Sunderland v Chelsea

Sunday, 30/11/2014

14:30: Southampton v Man City

17:00: Tottenham v Everton

Source: http://www.showmesport.com/879/england-premier-league-epl-2014-15-week-13-fixtures
Sports / Re: A Letter To Arsene Wenger From Arsenal Fans by swapzi: 10:43pm On Nov 11, 2014
khattab02:
Impressive! Nice write up. This guy addresses Arsenal's major problems and also give/suggestion possible solutions. Very constructive!


The problem now is, how do we get this to wenger in london?

Maybe NL mod should add this topic to FP so that many Arsenal fans can express their thoughts

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Sports / A Letter To Arsene Wenger From Arsenal Fans by swapzi: 1:32pm On Nov 11, 2014
Dear Arsene, I find myself writing this letter not out of anger but out of frustration. As a fan (not customer, fan) of the Arsenal I find it hard to get angry with the team’s performances these days because to be frank, nothing surprises me anymore.

I have seen it all before. Arsenal are, to some extent, masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. So why am I writing this? As I have touched upon above, it is a letter borne out of frustration. Frustration that the club, run by you Mr Wenger is in a never ending cycle of mediocrity when things can be so much better given the resources at our disposal.

If you love Arsenal as much as you say you do, please do the best for the club and accept you have taken it as far as you can, resign and allow another manager to take the club forward. You can enjoy your legacy of revolutionising English Football and enjoy the fact you had a hugely successful first 10 years at Arsenal. No doubt you will read this and think “what does he know? he hasn’t worked 2 minutes in football or won the FA cup” and you are quite right, I haven’t.

That doesn’t make my opinion any less valid, nor does it prevent me from having one. I am a pragmatist, to me, to flourish is to adapt, to be questioned, to be challenged and in top level sport, to win. Since you have managed the club your style and philosophy hasn’t changed, hasn’t evolved but English Football has.

Failure to adapt is costing us dear. Failure to address obvious weaknesses within the squad, the failure to bring in adequate or superior replacements for those players departing. Failure to address the lack of discipline in the team, not from a fouling perspective but from a tactical one, 3-2 up at home and we have 5 players in an advanced position against a team who by your own admission are excellent on the counter attack. It isn’t just this week’s capitulation against Anderlecht that prompts this letter it is a culmination of events throughout your tenure.

The team do not learn lessons; the defence still make elementary mistakes. Blaming the players is the easy option but was the back four the same as last night when we conceded 4 against Newcastle at St James Park, 8 against Manchester United, 6 against Manchester City, 4 against Tottenham at home in 2008. No they weren’t, was the manager the same. Yes.

That isn’t bad luck; it’s a trend, one you haven’t addressed over the years. There is no doubt you are stubborn, can that work to one’s advantage? Absolutely but it can also be detrimental if left unchecked, unfortunately it seems the latter is true.

So you won’t resign, what is next? How do we change things? How can we ensure mistakes are not repeated? May I suggest the following? * If Steve Bould isn’t coaching the defence, let him, if he is then perhaps it’s time to delegate that away from him or bring in some ex- players who know a thing or two about defending, Messer’s Keown & Adams would be a good starting point. * Address the team’s obvious defensive weaknesses, accept the Wenger way may not be what’s best for Arsenal FC, not Arsene FC and purchase accordingly.

There is a good reason the saying “you get what you pay for” exists and in most cases, rings true. There are some excellent defenders in the Premiership who would love to represent such a prestigious club like the Arsenal. Winston Reid was a good example. *

Bring in a tactician who can be a pragmatist as an assistant manager, someone who can offer a different opinion, challenge you and can set up a team according to the opponent. That’s not to say attacking football to which we are known for is compromised, it’s a pragmatic approach to ensure a good solid defensive foundation is built enabling the attacking players to express themselves.

* Bring in an external party to evaluate the training methods & playing surfaces in order to better understand why so many of the players suffer muscular injuries. Shad Forsythe is an excellent addition; let’s focus on prevention rather than cure / rehabilitation. * Play players in their natural position, this sounds simple and it is, a number 10 (Ozil) is played as a number 10, not as a winger players who aren’t performing are taken out of the limelight to regain form (Ramsey) and players who are in form are played regularly not because they are a favourite of the manager. (Sanogo over Joel Campbell / Lukas Podolski) Now that may not be the case, but looking from the outside in, that’s the impression we get.

* Make substitutions based on the needs of the game. If a player isn’t performing, be a manager, break your loyalty to that player and take him off at half time rather than the 70th minute. Be pragmatic, again, using Anderlecht as an example, if we are 3-2 up, don’t bring on attacking players, get on the touch line, organise 2 banks of 4 and if you absolutely have to have an attacking player on, use Walcott to hit them on the break and / or run into the channels to hold the ball up and keep possession.

* Have a plan and listen to counsel – Identify the teams weaknesses, identify replacements and start doing the ground work as much as you can (within the rules of course) before the transfer window opens. Pay the asking price, using the Arsenal brand to sell to the player, get the deal done, the player settled well in time for pre-season as Manchester City & Chelsea have done in the past to their benefit. As a manager it is your job to identify the players you and your coaching staff think we need, not to negotiate fee’s or argue on what you think a player is worth.

That is for the Chief Executive and Finance Director to worry about. I have decided not to mention the issues at board level, I wanted this letter to focus on what can be changed on the field and training pitches. This is not a personal attack; it is to raise concerns, to point out flaws, offer constructive solutions. It may not always seem obvious but the fans criticise because they care. We like you Arsene, love Arsenal FC. Let’s either see a change of manager or a change in approach.

Being challenged and admitting mistakes isn’t a weakness it’s a sign you are prepared to change, prepared to evolve and hopefully be as successful as you were in the first 10 years as manager of this great club.

Arsenal Fans.
Source: http://www.showmesport.com/693/a-letter-to-arsene-wenger-from-arsenal-fans

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Music/Radio / Re: My Own MTV Base Top 20 Music Of All Time [revised] by swapzi: 7:04pm On Oct 07, 2014
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@Mologi u urself is rubbish and useless.. U should atleast specified ur reasons why it"s rubbish..
Music/Radio / My Own MTV Base Top 20 Music Of All Time [revised] by swapzi: 6:53pm On Oct 07, 2014
My own MTV Base top 20 music of all time [revised]

1. African queen - 2baba
2. Bizzy body - Pspuare
3. Do me - Pspuare
4. 9ICE - GONGO ASO

5. Face alone - Faze
6. Dem mama - Timaya
7. Opc - African China
8. Danfo driver - Madmellon Mountain black
9. Kerewa - ZuleZoo
10. P-SQUARE - CHOP MY MONEY
11. Yahooze - Olu maintain
12 why me - D'banj
13. Azonto - Fuse or Wizkid
14. Ijoya - Wierd Mc
15. Safe - MI
16. Holla at ur boy - WiZkid
17. Kukere - Inyaya
18. ICE PRINCE - OLEKU
19. WANDE COAL - BUMPER TO BUMPER
20. Dorobuchi - Marvin.

Any probs.?
Nairaland / General / Re: Question Of The Day: If You Were To Be Locked In Your Room For 24hrs.. by swapzi: 4:59pm On Sep 28, 2014
lomprico: FOOD!! Chop bellefull den knockoff, wake up, chop more n knockoff again b4 u know it 24hrs don pass! grin
Mr. Chopper, food nor go kill u
Nairaland / General / Re: Question Of The Day: If You Were To Be Locked In Your Room For 24hrs.. by swapzi: 4:56pm On Sep 28, 2014
Olaskybab: no boyfriend Me nko??
lol
Nairaland / General / Question Of The Day: If You Were To Be Locked In Your Room For 24hrs.. by swapzi: 3:07pm On Sep 28, 2014
If you were to be locked in your room for 24hrs , which of the following will u choose to stay with in your room?

1. Girlfriend
2. Boyfriend
3. Wife
4. Laptop
5. Phone
6. Husband
7. Food
8. BIBLE
9. Quran
10. Cousin
11. Close friend

Others specify!
Webmasters / Re: How To Make Money From Mobofree Affiliate Program by swapzi: 8:52am On Sep 19, 2014
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Art, Graphics & Video / Re: Nairaland Portfolio For Logo Designers by swapzi: 9:51pm On Sep 08, 2014
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Sports / England - Premier League (EPL) 2014/15 WEEK 1 FIXTURE by swapzi: 1:24pm On Aug 13, 2014
England - Premier League (EPL) WEEK 1 FIXTURE
[img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/2f5ouwiqof5PBWwUDS-UB6UvQA6Nl1N2tbSIAVHfFEk-X1eiUpGup-WVh_JoGSSZ1zI=w300[/img]

Sat 16, 8, 2014

Manchester United 12:45 Swansea City

Leicester 15:00 Everton

QPR 15:00 Hull

Stoke City 15:00 Aston Villa

West Brom 15:00 Sunderland

West Ham United 15:00 Tottenham

Arsenal 17:30 Crystal Palace

Sun 17, 8, 2014
Liverpool 13:30 Southampton

Newcastle United 16:00 Man City

Mon 18, 8, 2014

Burnley 20:00 Chelsea

Source: http:///1q8bRGj
Sports / Done Deal – Arsenal Agrees £134,000-per-week Deal With Champions League Winner by swapzi: 11:04am On Aug 08, 2014
Graham Hunter, a Spanish football expert in England has revealed some interesting news about the Sami Khedira to Arsenal talks. Speaking with talkSPORT , he confirmed the reported agreement between Arsenal and Real Madrid of £27m over the transfer fee of the German midfielder and he says the deal is still subject to Sami Khedira’s high weekly wage demands. In his words , ‘‘Club to Club, the deal between Arsenal and Real Madrid is done. <br/><br/>But Arsenal didn’t fancy paying Khedira the wages he wanted
<img src="http://metrouk2.files./2014/08/493618813-e1407321389907.jpg?w=320&h=235&crop=1">

He also ascertained the fact that Real Madrid offered Khedira a contract extension recently and the 27-year-old defensive midfielder rejected the club’s extension offer as it doesn’t meet his wage demands, yet again! However, what he didn’t confirm is the reported slashing of his weekly wage demand, to revive the deal talks, as widely reported. <br/><br/>The German had reportedly tried to make a move to the Emirates possible by lowering his wage demands from the initial £150, 000 per week to £134,000 a week, a situation that stalled negotiation talks in the first place. This earlier report made it look like it was Arsenal that made no visible attempt to revive the deal that stalled on personal terms, specifically the initial weekly wage, as it was believed that the new Khedira wage reduction was intended to gain Arsenal’s attention. If Graham Hunter’s telling it the way it really is, then the report that Khedira has agreed terms with Chelsea that many believe could have emanated from the frustration of not being able to seal the Arsenal deal, may be wrong and just probably pure media and publicity stunt pulled by one or some of his agents. <br/><br/>This might have happened for the sole reason of getting either Arsenal to up his weekly wage offer or making Real Madrid increase their offer for him to agree a contract extension. However, in a counter move, Real Madrid was said to be considering an after- Khedira plan by putting a deal for Luis Gustavo of VfL Wolfsburg on standby, should Khedira reject another contract extension offer, which would limit his regular football chances at Real Madrid. This too may just be an empty scare intended to make the player reduce or reconsider the offer of a contract extension at the Santiago Bernabeu. Sami Khedira however is least perturbed by this Real Madrid move as Graham Hunter, reports that he is determined to see out his contract at Madrid, if no clubs are willing to meet his demands. <br/><br/>Seeing out his contract at Real Madrid may translate to reduced playing time, but it would be definitely increase his chance of getting a better contract next summer, when he’d be a free agent with only his weekly wage to consider by the new club.
Source www.swapmini.com/169/Done-Deal-–-Arsenal-Agrees-£134,000-Per-Week-Deal-With-Champions

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