Elnino4ladies:
£58.2m for Diego Costa?? That's huge.

Considering everything that has occured.

Am like, i wanna learn how this board pulls deals off, some say Chelsea's board has lost its edge but damn mehn they still pull off some sick deals.

Now more cash for january splash

Kudos to marina and emenalo.. Two business minded people.. Who are we gonna spend this 50M on ??

Ibime:
Kenedy has a very high ceiling in that LWB position if he can sort his attitude

He's a very good fit for that position

lordfalcao:
Wetin dy sweet me now be say, we didn't reduce the amount we wanted. We got the price we need and won't be reducing his fines till he leaves. Bravo..

Your feeling the deal too right, check this out, Costa is on 180k - 185k per week.

That's saving a whopping 4m on salary if we kept Costa till january, or even extended his contract to 200k. Morata is just on 100k per week.

airmark:
Forlan on the PSG penalty saga.

"Cavani deserves respect, Neymar wouldn't have done it to Messi. He was like a boy annoying him. What doesn't make sense is Alves didn't give the ball to Cavani but to Neymar as if he was his bitch."

Cavani is no Messi, they can't be placed in the same sentence

lordfalcao:
Kudos to marina and emenalo.. Two business minded people.. Who are we gonna spend this 50M on ??

Who? To play where?

not someone who will disrupt the team flow, an upcoming star player but for which position? I would prefer a young profilic winger though.

Marina is a bastard. She even charged ATM for the wages we are paying Costa till January.

eph12:

Cavani is no Messi, they can't be placed in the same sentence

Cavani is no Messi, and I am sure even forlan knows that much, however he is trying to say neymar should hv respected cavani as a more senior player in the team.

Ibime:
Marina is a bastard. She even charged ATM for the wages we are paying Costa till January.

I am definitely happy about the way cfc handled this Costa issue because it sends a clear message to the remaining players, and clubs wanting to buy from us as well.

We won't take rubbish from any player or club. It is a very clear message. I am sure players like Courtois will think twice before starting any shyte going forward.

diggz:


Cavani is no Messi, and I am sure even forlan knows that much, however he is trying to say neymar should hv respected cavani as a more senior player in the team.

I don't blame Neymar or Cavani, it's the coach I blame here. The two players both acted within their rights. They both have points to prove and need to improve their stats any which way. An experienced coach would have seen this and addressed it before it gets to this level.

eph12:

I don't blame Neymar or Cavani, it's the coach I blame here. The two players both acted within their rights. They both have points to prove and need to improve their stats any which way. An experienced coach would have seen this and addressed it before it gets to this level.

thank u.The coach is to blame.Forlan is just defending his countryman just as alves did on the pitch for neymar

eph12:

I don't blame Neymar or Cavani, it's the coach I blame here. The two players both acted within their rights. They both have points to prove and need to improve their stats any which way. An experienced coach would have seen this and addressed it before it gets to this level.

Well you are correct however we all have our church mind to use. Neymar didn't have to do cavani that way sha...based on bros level, and that cocoanut head alves spoilt everything. The coach did make a mistake by not preempting such could happen however Neymar could have waited to address the issue with the coach after the game instead of creating such a scene.

Last season...pogba wanted to drag free kick with ibra in a particular match but after a word or two,pogba left ibra to take the free kick. I am sure the issue would hv been talked about afterwards bcuz that event never reoccurred again.

you make a good point about the professionalism or lack thereof of but based strictly about the football what will england really give him?
crashing out every 2nd, 1st round of every major tourney or quarters at best. with nigeria as poor as we are AFCON titles are a fairly achievable goal as for world with good coaching and half decent players like we have at the moment could see him have a good tournament.
plus from a nigerian point of view we know if we don't have him switch to us now it would be near impossible in the future assuming he goes on to have a great career.

yes money is a big issue which cannot be sneezed at but like you said those small moimoi nigerian can be decent. overall if his career pans out the way we hope he will still earn some decent cheddar but understandably not as much as if he were an english player.

honestly if nigeria's administration was half as decent as most south american countries there is no reason we won't be able to raise a good team that would compete with the big boys that said the current nff people have worked a bit on those issues you rightly pointed out

Ibime:


These are decisions you make at 23 not 19. Have you ever thought how much an England player makes from endorsements outside of football. Dele Alli makes millions in endorsements outside of football that he would never get as a Super Eagles player unless na Stanbic bank or Peak milk moi moi ambassadorship.

Not to mention that being an England player gives you extra £20k per week on your contract than a Super Eagles player.

We have not even got into Sporting reasons such as the demoralisation of being a Super Eagles player having to play with useless old players faking their age, inconsistency of player selection and lack of long-term team building, playing with players who big men carry come, staying in rubbish hotels cos someone chopped the money, flying on rickety planes cos someone chopped the money, bonus disputes while playing for Super Eagles, lack of adequate healthcare provision and compensation for injuries on National duty etc not to mention losing your club place everytime you travel for AFCON.

You never start. If you are a pro with options, playing for Super Eagles should be a decision made from the age of like 23 when other options have failed

You guys that are still on this PSG Cavani and Neymar drama and your calling the coach, is the coach susposed to know that world class players like that would act like babies fighting for sweet.

In Chelsea Luiz, Willian, Fabregas take wonder free kicks but we see Alonso taking it, hitting it and scoring. Why?

I dont blame chelsea for not wanting to sign some star players atimes because they can be arrogant and thank God Costa didnt take any spot kicks for us, imagine the drama if Alonso wanted to take it!

chrisooblog:
that said the current nff people have worked a bit on those issues you rightly pointed out

I think every now and then we get a moment of sanity and consistency in Nigerian football such as Rohr has brought over the last year, or even Amodu in 2013 or Westerhof in the early 90s.

Don't think these issues are under the carpet. As of summer last year, Super Eagles were almost forced to board a flying coffin to Rio Olympics, and arrived in Brazil within only 24 hours of their match. Who wants that kind of drama in their career?

Wait till Rohr leaves Eagles after World Cup, and Eguavoen is back as acting manager. Of the 23 players that went to World Cup, Eguavoen will get rid of 18 of them, and bring in his parapo players. That is the cycle of Naija football. This is the first time I'm ever seeing Naija keep roughly the same team for 2 years in a row since Westerhof.

diggz:



I hope you realize Conte's system relies heavily on the 3front players doing alot of running/pressing/defending ? I am sure you will find pedro or willian running at defenders and pressing from the front in most matches. They are also required to drop deep and help out in defending also.

We can agree that the trio of hazard,morata and griezman looks good on paper however, I sincerely doubt those three will be a perfect fit for contes system, playing at the same time.

They will bro. Griezman know how to fall deep more than Pedro and Willian sef, and he is very decisive when carrying the ball from deep to attack.

BlueAngel444:

Who? To play where?

not someone who will disrupt the team flow, an upcoming star player but for which position? I would prefer a young profilic winger though.

We should add money and get Griezman. He is the answer to our unproductive wingers

diggz:


Well you are correct however we all have our church mind to use. Neymar didn't have to do cavani that way sha...based on bros level, and that cocoanut head alves spoilt everything. The coach did make a mistake by not preempting such could happen however Neymar could have waited to address the issue with the coach after the game instead of creating such a scene.

Last season...pogba wanted to drag free kick with ibra in a particular match but after a word or two,pogba left ibra to take the free kick. I am sure the issue would hv been talked about afterwards bcuz that event never reoccurred again.

And it will benefit Cavani more if Neymar is kept happy. Not for threat of being sold but the fruitful partnership on the pitch. Neymar is always going to be creating a lot of chances for Cavani, I don't see how Cavani can repay this. Cavani should have been the bigger bros by leaving for Neymar.

It's surprising because for it to have happened that way, they may have been some discussions or disagreements between the two parties before now concerning set piece. Who is the captain sef?

hensben:
We should add money and get Griezman. He is the answer to our unproductive wingers

Forget Griezmann Chelsea wont pay whatever ATM want for him, instead of Griezmann Chelsea should try Sanchez which Chelsea can pay 30m for or wait and get free but then both of them would want high salaries of more 200k per week.

What happens to Pedro or Willian?

Timo Werner, Julian Bardnt, would be good and cheaper buys

eph12:

And it will benefit Cavani more if Neymar is kept happy. Not for threat of being sold but the fruitful partnership on the pitch. Neymar is always going to be creating a lot of chances for Cavani, I don't see how Cavani can repay this. Cavani should have been the bigger bros by leaving for Neymar.

It's surprising because for it to have happened that way, they may have been some discussions or disagreements between the two parties before now concerning set piece. Who is the captain sef?

Thiago Silva is the captain.

diggz:

Thiago Silva is the captain.

He should have stepped in

Elnino4ladies:
£58.2m for Diego Costa?? That's huge.

the dude actually worth 80 to 90 in current market.

Na condition make crayfish bend.

eph12:

I don't blame Neymar or Cavani, it's the coach I blame here. The two players both acted within their rights. They both have points to prove and need to improve their stats any which way. An experienced coach would have seen this and addressed it before it gets to this level.

exactly.

Bakayoko involved in a 'horror' auto crash.

This happened around 3:30pm. The ninja was driving down Blundel Lane near the training ground.

E never clear if the midfielder is badly injured.

MetaHuman:
the dude actually worth 80 to 90 in current market.

Na condition make crayfish bend.

Is that so, when even Aubameyang that's a year younger with a longer contract remaining is worth 60m 70m, Sanchez is worth 70m, in January Costa might have been 70m then in August even with the "inflation" Costa's value definetly didn't go up.

BlueAngel444:

Is that so, when even Aubameyang that's a year younger with a longer contract remaining is worth 60m 70m, Sanchez is worth 70m, in January Costa might have been 70m then in August even with the "inflation" Costa's value definetly didn't go up.

before neymar's deal, he was worth 70 to 80

After neymar's deal, he would have costed more.

Griffon:
Bakayoko involved in a 'horror' auto crash.

This happened around 3:30pm. The ninja was driving down Blundel Lane near the training ground.

E never clear if the midfielder is badly injured.

The sun like to sensationalise everything. Don't be surprised if na just flat tire the car get.

Bakayoko will live to fulfil his destiny.....

















....in my canvass saga.

Nihilist:


The sun like to sensationalise everything. Don't be surprised if na just flat tire the car get.

Bakayoko will live to fulfil his destiny.....

















....in my canvass saga.

Hahaha.

Nihilist:


The sun like to sensationalise everything. Don't be surprised if na just flat tire the car get.

Bakayoko will live to fulfil his destiny.....

















....in my canvass saga.

Griffon:
Bakayoko involved in a 'horror' auto crash.

This happened around 3:30pm. The ninja was driving down Blundel Lane near the training ground.

E never clear if the midfielder is badly injured.

My canvass is saved

Nihilist:


The sun like to sensationalise everything. Don't be surprised if na just flat tire the car get.

Bakayoko will live to fulfil his destiny.....

















....in my canvass saga.

Ibime woulda been like "Accident!!! Thats cool"

The canvass saga continues... what were the terms again?

Cc ibime, Nihilist