Segun Oluwaniyi

Can't believe Argentina left out Lucho, Lisandro Lopez, Cambiasso, and Zanetti. They were all playing so well during the league seasons. Then again, I'm quite pleased with anything that weakens them before June 12.

Same as last season, black away kit, black third/European. Once again a third kit that I love and a rather average away kit. It will probaly grow on me though.

Don't say that. It's like saying that you've been lucky to be blessed with good health only to die of sudden death syndrome.

They are always giving us beautiful shirts. I simply must have this one. The team will probaly never wear it though. The black kit this season was not heavily used at all. I want it. I'll buy that. I loooove Marseille shirts.. already have four. btw, congratulations on the title Minister.. Remember when I told you at the start of the season that this will be OM's season You must have been a soothsayer to predict that. I had given up on the title in late January, but then Bordeuax collapsed and l'OM haven't lost a meanigful league match since. I would have laughed if someone said OM would be double champions. Now just need to decide between Kabore, Taiwo, Lucho or Gignac( :pray: ) for the back.

I'm so very happy we didn't have to deal with the playoffs.

You've never won the Intertoto, you are inferior to us.

Essien is not a defensive midfielder. He doesn't play there for Ghana. He didn't play there for Lyon. Mikel and Makelele have often played behind him for Chelsea, and while he can be a DM, it is not his favoured position at all. Also, he had two poor seasons in succession now. He's still better in that role than Cambiasso, even if it isn't his best postion, which is more box-to-box. How on earth has he had 2 bad seasons in a row? More ridiculous African hostility no doubt Imo, Essien isn't really that tactically disciplined, so he's not a great DM. One of the top five central midifielders though. I'm quite sure Essien has played less than 30 total matches over the last two Premiership seasons due to injuries suffered with Ghana. For what he is being paid these are bad seasons.

Essien is not a defensive midfielder. He doesn't play there for Ghana. He didn't play there for Lyon. Mikel and Makelele have often played behind him for Chelsea, and while he can be a DM, it is not his favoured position at all. Also, he had two poor seasons in succession now.

He was employed in Israel at the time of the 2006 WC. He did it to represent his club.

I saw Nicaulae is free from Auxerre. He was incredibly awful last season, but was top notch this one in an Auxerre side that has generally been fantastic and greatly overachieved. He's a decent player all around but anything but prolific. I think we need a goalscorer if we're going for a forward, personally. Who do you rate out of Perrin and Ebonda? Loic Perrin is a far superior player to Ebondo, but I think he may have options in bigger places and will be more difficult to obtain. Ebondo is just the definition of average in Ligue 1. I think he could cut in it the Premiership, but he's nothing special and probaly isn't too mcuh of an improvment on Simpson and the Taylors.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12/19/article-1098789-02CB5DAE000005DC-52_468x362.jpg Diving idiot. http://www.jewishjournal.com/images/photos/UF_ghana_062306.jpg What kind of idiot waves the Israeli flag after his country scores? I wonder if Mikel will run around with the St. George's cross when we score in SA. Most despicable player on Ghana's team.

how can someone not like fulham Really I just hate John Paintsil. One of my least favorite players in world football. Really I just dislike Fulham because he plays for them.

I hope Atletico destroy Fulham. Really don't like that team.

I saw Nicaulae is free from Auxerre. He was incredibly awful last season, but was top notch this one in an Auxerre side that has generally been fantastic and greatly overachieved. He's a decent player all around but anything but prolific. I think we need a goalscorer if we're going for a forward, personally.

They are always giving us beautiful shirts. I simply must have this one. The team will probaly never wear it though. The black kit this season was not heavily used at all. I want it.

I know the list is a typo, but at some point over the last ten years Nigeria stopped producing wingers, so we always bring a massive amount of strikers. I'm quite happy with the squad. It looks like Lagerback is actually selecting the best players and those that are in form whihc has been shockingly rare in the past. I see that Onuoha and Aogo aren't on the list. I thought both could have been helpful as depth at least, but honestly to hell with them, and to hell with all these African players who only want to play for African teams when the White nations don't come calling. The Kanu situation is worrying though. I love him, and he's my favorite athlete throughout childhood, but he's finished and probaly shouldn't have a spot even in the 30. From my count, we have 12 players that play as forwards for their clubs, but several of these players are versatile and will be utilised by Nigeria as wingers, wide forwards, or attacking midfielders.

Domenech took Ben Arfa over Benzema and Nasri I watch Ben Arfa week in and out for Marseille and Nasri is streets ahead of him. I'm very pleased that they picked Valbuena, though. He's been in great form for us.

Torres Has he really been a success though? He has 18 goals in 20 games this season, man.

Supposedly Niang is unhappy at Marseille. He's just finished winnign us the first title in 18 years so I'd be sad to see him leave, but I definitely would not mind if he did a Beye, and our aging Senegalese captain left for NUFC.

Sadly, Baba has died of old age. He was 23. Man, I'm only twenty.....on my passport anyway. I would be stunned if Gignac were to come to Newcastle. He's beeen heavily linked with l'OM recently and I would love to sign him for l'OM or Newcastle. He's a top calibre striker. However, I think he's well out of our price range and wouldn't be interested. He's been struggling a bit in a rubbish Toulouse team this year, but he had 25 goals last year in Ligue 1. Ligue 1 isn't Holland, it's not the easiest place to score and he was doing it for fun.

NIANG!!!! 2-1 OM 15 minutes from the title!! Lord. edit: Lucho 3-1!!!! Champions!

Our biggest problem was everything, conceding too many and scoring too few and not just because we didn't create either. Of course creating chances was a problem and he's one of the players to blame for that. But other players in the same side were equally to blame for that and did f*** all else for the side while they were at it. Jonas was definitely partially at fault, but when you look at who was playing in midfield and on the other flank, I don't think the share of the blame is "equal"

How about Kevin Gameiro from Lorient. Second leading scorer in Ligue 1 this season and only 22. I was thinking he was out of our price range/ wouldn't come to us, but then I saw that he was linked to Celtic, so maybe he has low standards.

He's not all-powerful (he promised the 2006 WC to South Africa and didn't deliver), but Blatter has pretty openly said that 2018 is fixed for an European candidate. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-wcup2018-blatter Europe probaly deserves another one tbh. It should at least get it before we see Asia or the US again. Scary how old I'll be at the time of these events. I mean, I'll be 32 in 2022. That's only three WCs from now. Terrifying how quickly we hurtle towards the inevitable.