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I don't think he has ever been sufficient, tbh. We should try to shift him to one of three promoted sides. He looks decent because he's a bit of a ball player ( and we have very few of those), but he doesn't provide much of anything.
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Barcelona win Champions League Final 10/11
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Taylor Swift's topic in Football
Right, but they were disgraceful in the Madrid matches and were gifted the first leg by atrocious refereeing. Much the same against Arsenal. They were berated after both. The incidents with Mourinho are not forgotten. Today is their coronation, but the outcome of yesterday's match will not have changed entrenched opinions on Barca. -
Insomnia, Gameiro, and Gervinho would all have to be very opportunistic signings on our part. All three are hot properties throughout Europe at the moment and you would think higher clubs would be in for them. The higher league is obviously a pull factor, but at the pices being thrown around I would be amazed if no one else comes in.
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Barcelona win Champions League Final 10/11
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Taylor Swift's topic in Football
In this match, the referees haven't assisted them (if anything Man U should have had a man booked in the first 30 minutes) and they haven't dived or cheated very often. Why would anyone concentrate on anything but their good performance? -
Football's greatest - where does Lionel Messi rank?
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Dave's topic in Football
If he eats well (and uses modern training techniques) and lives with dignity, there is no reason for him to stop playing at 31. It should be more like 10 years at least. -
Yohan Cabaye (now sporting coordinator at Paris Saint-Germain)
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to a topic in Football
Cabaye would be a great signing. A midfielder with quality who can actually pass and move the ball? Is this Newcastle?! Really though, he's been a constant presence as this Lille side have really progressed, and was brilliant especially last season. Would love him in our colours. -
Barcelona win Champions League Final 10/11
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Taylor Swift's topic in Football
How is the Premiership inferior? They've had a team in the final three of the past four years and had two teams contest the final in 2008. I think Spain, Italy, Germany, France, etc. have better football cultures and styles of play than England, but no league competes with the top to bottom financial power of England, imo. Credit to Rooney, btw. He really showed well tonight and in the title decider with Chelsea. -
Barcelona win Champions League Final 10/11
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Taylor Swift's topic in Football
That was quite frankly ridiculous. Barcelona were masterful. Man U provided no challenge, though. You could say Barcelona forced this, but Man U threatened whenever they actually got men forward. It's hard to see anything stopping this side until Xavi and Iniesta expire. I cannot remember a time in my life when one team was just so much better than everyone else. -
Players with options leave. Is there any player that actually denied a chance to move when we were relegated? The ones that were pursued are no longer here. People are loyal when they are without choice. Keep perpetuating this stupid myth, though.
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Imagine a NUFC without Nolan and Barton. Zog, Ben Arfa, Gervinho, Gameiro - as talented as they might be, they aren't as important as those two. If we sign them, they would be much more important. Nolan and Barton are only important because we don't have better players in their positions.
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Reo Coker appeared thirty times for Villa this season. What has he done to get himself released? I wouldn't mind him here at all. Every team needs cover, and we have no physicality in midfield when the Cheik is suspended. Even Carew would probably be our best striker, though he generally just seems to be too much trouble give his small returns. I imagine wages being the major issue with both.
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I loved Emana at Toulouse. Top player. But, I remember VI telling me that he'd not performed for Betis and spent most of his time posturing for a move, etc. I've not seen him in Spain really, so I can't comment. He seems to have declined markedly for Cameroon as well. Not the player I remember from a few years ago.
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Ligue 1 Team of the season: --------- Mandanda Réveillère Sakho Rami Taiwo M'Vila Gervinho Hazard Nene Gameiro Sow Taiwo and Rami are already off, and I would consider Hazard, Mandanda, and Sakho to well out of reach. The rest are good players who should be available at decent prices and could improve our team. Well, maybe not Réveillère, he's pretty awful, but I suppose they needed to put a Lyon player in somewhere.
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I would take Henry over Shearer or Drogba if you are meaning 2000-2009/10. Also absurd that 2008 Man U are the team of the decade over 2003-2004 Arsenal and 2004-2005 Chelsea. Both those sides destroyed most everything in their path domestically.
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Imo, Bendtner is an above average mid table striker. We are a below average mid table team. I would love to see him on this team.
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The NFL has an interesting concept of "blackout". When the attendence of the match is not above a certain threshold (ie. a percentage of the stadium), the match is "blacked out" and not shown on telelvision. Otherwise it is on freeview channels. What would you think about instituting this model in England, for the Premiership and maybe even the Championship? I think it would generate massive revenues.
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I do not fully grasp why every Premiership match is not broadcast in your country and throughout Europe anyway. If you have technology and willing payers, what is preventing you from showing them. The main effect is funds being shifted away from the league into the illegal black markets and pubs.
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I consider 71 points and 17 negative results to be a failure of a season for Chelsea. They have not impressed in any of the cups, either, and were soundly defeated by a team of similar stature in the Champions League. The team has not consistently gotten good results under this manager. Even last season, they forfeited a great advantage in the league and only were victorious due to the weakness of Man U and Arsenal. Tactically, he has thrown round pegs into areas that are not also round. The statement about talent is always subjective and subject to argument, but I think both Chelsea and Arsenal had more in terms of pure talent than the eventual champions this season. I do not understand the comment about Nigeria at all obviously. The nation as a whole is far worse than mediocre, but we are a great people and have prodcued many outstanding individuals, including myself.
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Would enjoy him returning to OM for a year or two. He is really loved at the club.
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What is ridiculous about it? He has the most talented squad in the league, and managed to win nothing at all. His team was in complete tailspin for several months. He has not acheived what was required of him, so he will be replaced. Similar to Di Matteo, I cannot see why people think clubs should be so accpeting of mediocrity or make decisions based on the prior season.
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Don't worry, when she'll see him play, she'll love him directly, undoubtedly ! When she sees him play he probably will not be wearing 37.
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I think Hazard and Young would cost them upwards of fifty million pounds. Do they have that sort of money this summer? I don't think Young is much better than what they have anyway. Rather play Kuyt.
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Newcastle United v WBA - (prematch thread) - May 22nd 4pm
Segun Oluwaniyi replied to Beren's topic in Football
We will lose this game, and I can accept that. It has been a chaotic season, but at the end of things, we have comfortably avoided what was feared. At this point, my focus is on how much Mr. Ashely will release from his accounts and how Alan with make use of it. -
Any other footballer at this club, from any other upbringing, and this photo would not mean anything. I know the guy has made some questionable decisions (at at the age of 20, he should be more mature), but the media likes to perpetuate this sort of thing. The scrutiny will be increased because of who is involved. As for his career, he clearly has the physical attributes to succeed, but he hasn't really been given a good shot so far. I would like to at least keep him contracted to the club (he can be on loan) a few more seasons to see what he can make of it. Until that point, we should accept some aspects of him and work on fixing others.