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Ibime I think you are very right but no one is answering my question .does any one think he can be a good addition to the Eagles ?

Nigeria has final lost highly fast paced Gabriel Agbonlahor to England but the questions here is could he have been a great addition to the super eagles ? who can he bench ? does he have a good chance with the three Lions ?


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McKren you are right , so many of us know the team of Manutd , chelsea,ARSENAL,Ac,Inter Barca but not even a single player of our local league, McKren do you think you can anchor a section on my site for local league since u seem to know much about the league let me know

Adams Oshimole former President of NLC has been declared the winner of the April 14 2007 election in the state,I think this is another pointer to fact that Mr Iwu should just go honourily before he is been forced out

Adams Oshimole former President of NLC has been declared the winner of the April 14 2007 election in the state,I think this is another pointer to fact that Mr Iwu should just go honourily before he is been forced out

He is not Popular,he is not 'The Special one' I am sure he can never be anyway as popular as the special one Jose Mourinho.But I guess Avram Grant is not beeing shown enough respect as much as he deserves.He has remained confident of his team's chances this season despite the lack of respect and acceptance he has recieved from Chelsea fans and soccer lovers in general.

“If there is even one in the club who does not believe, he should not be in football,” said Grant.

“I am positive and very optimistic by nature, but if I was in a situation where I did not believe, I would be looking for another job.”

The Job Ahead

Grant had a very tough beginning having taken over from the highly charismatic Jose Mourinho.Amid the controversy that surrounded the exit of Jose Mouinho,heightened by speculation of rift between Roman Abramovich,Grant was supposed to be a fill in the gap pending when the right man for the job is found.

Chelsea's start to the season under the special one was going very poorly _ they were sitting right outside the top 4 before Mr Grant was mandated to tinker the affairs of the team.His first game was again Manchester United in Old Trafford in a match United dominated and won 2-0.following the united game was a scoreless draw with less fancied fulham which was only able to increase fans sense of insecurity in Grant's inability.



Despite this, Grant maintains that the team’s spirit never wavered. “The belief was here maybe from the second week I was here,” he said. “We have shown there is a reason why we can believe in this.

“We believe, even if sometimes we lose games.”

Under The Radar

Indeed, a string of solid results soon followed, including an electrifying 6-0 demolition of then-flyers Manchester City. The good times rolled, meaning that the club’s former Director of Football remained in the hot seat at Stamford Bridge, resulting in a decidedly anti-climactic close to the Abramovich-Mourinho saga.

Since then Grant and his team have flown under the radar somewhat, while the media artillery swung north-west to hone in on the growing strain between Rafa Benitez and Liverpool’s American co-owners (sounds familiar, no?)

As Arsenal and Manchester United looked to be making it a two-horse race at the top, Chelsea settled into old habits. The more attractive, expressive style of football glimpsed early on in Grant’s reign faded away to be replaced by a Mourinhoesque grind of results that saw them embark almost unnoticed on a 16-game unbeaten run.

But the peace and quiet seems to have done them good. Now, a hard-fought win at Sunderland sees Chelsea a mere three points behind Manchester United and Arsenal, with a game in hand on the latter. A win midweek against Tottenham Hotspur would see them trailing Arsenal in goal difference alone.

Cup Woes

And yet it seems no one wants to know anything about Chelsea’s league prospects at the moment, with discussion revolving around their exit from both domestic cup competitions – in particular the shock 1-0 loss to Championship strugglers, Barnsley.

Consecutive league wins since have been brushed aside as mere formalities, with the general response to their comprehensive 6-1 route of Derby County being something along the lines of “Liverpool did it better.”

Tight Race

The resurgence of Liverpool’s form since their own shock defeat at the hands of Barnsley should serve as a warning to those doubting Chelsea’s powers to overcome the current leaders.

The Reds have won five consecutive league games since then, scoring 15 goals in the process. After looking as though they might miss out on a top-four spot altogether, they now seek to push for third, sitting only five points in arrears of Chelsea.

But while Benitez is now lapping up the praise after his own difficult spell at Anfield, Grant's quiet diligence at Stamford Bridge has gone unnoticed. Unlike Jose Mourinho, he does not crave the limelight, and this may in fact work in his favour. Things have certainly been calmer around the Bridge for the last few months, and while not all players are happy with the current arrangement, it's clear that, for the most part, Grant is on the right track.

Add to the mix that Arsenal have dropped points in their last four games while Manchester United have yet to break away, and it sets the scene for potentially a very tight race to the finish – and one for which Avram Grant’s Chelsea may just have timed their run perfectly.

And, to top it all, he has done it with an inherited team. It is very easy to tell a manager that he already has a good team and so he does not need anything more. It is just as convenient to credit Jose Mourinho for the team's continued success and blame Grant for all the failures.

But just as true is the fact that every coach wants to play 'his' way with 'his' team. Not once has Grant made an excuse. Just look at Newcastle and you will begin to appreciate how well he has done with what he found at the club.

And finally, even the biggest of Chelsea baiters have to admit that the sheer dignity with which he has handled things, despite being up against it from the very first day, is almost impossible to find amongst today's managers. All he needs, really, is a win against Arsenal on Sunday, and lo and behold, the 'dull, boring, incompetent' Avram Grant will be leading Arsene Wenger in the title race.

Anyone secure enough to actually give him some credit?

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I forgot to include Gilberto but I think he should also go he is passed his prime.The best thing for his career and the business of Arsenal is for him to be sold to a place he can command first team play

Dear Sir
   I hope you are enjoying your day sir,well I am not enjoying my day in any way, reason being that I am very angry with the way you handle my most beloved Arsenal.My advice to you is to sell the under listed players to loan them out

1. Abou Diaby : Diaby just can not fit in,he does not know when the pass the ball I think 5 Million Pounds will be a good sell out price

2. Emmanuel Eboue : He has been a victim ,it all seems he can not play 7 for us but I don't think Sagna will do better the best thing is to bench him or sell him out

3. Nicklas Bendtner : Bendtner should not be sold but loaned out to smaller teams

4 . Jens Lehmann : He has been a major disturbance to the team,he lost his form and he would not shut up and concentrate on regain his form but instead he has decided to critice just any body

I think we need about 8 new experience players,though there is nothing wrongh with your rebuilding process but then I notice you like selling off players once they are 28 years of which I don't think it is a good Idea.My believe is that once a player is 28 is when the needed experience he needs comes to him having spend some time in the game.

Another area I am not in agreement with you is the fact that you say you are building a team but your inabililty to convice them to stay with us even when they are not playing regularly is killing us.players like Aliadiere , sidwell, larsson, Jones, Bentley, owusu, Jeffers, Penant have had to leave because of your inabililty to convice them of a better future with the team.I think it is not all about spoting good talents alone but the ability to manage them and satify them even when things are going wrong matters alot.

I will be glad if you can do something real very fast,we the fans have suffered enough heartaches, I think it is time we start enjoying out patience


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yes I think we can beat Liverpool only if Mr Wenger Will listen,I honestly don't like Wenger's style any longer no one says he should not buy players,Chelsea can have as many as 8 injuried players and still win games becos they have a very good bench even Manutd can use their second team to win the league but do we even have a second team,don't be decieved by those small boys they are good but experience counts.Some one who call Arsenal and tell him to stop selling players but instead buy more.