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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 12:08am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:you make me laugh...see how you taking pride in a league where close 10 clubs are owning their players...and many can't pay their players good salaries.... you expect me to sit down in a sunny day watch their match...? not until the clubs are auctioned out to private bodies for management and the clubs drastically reduced to let say... 20clubs..........NPFL 20clubs...........NNL2 16 CLUBS.....NNL1. ..A 16 CLUBS....NNL1.....B each state of the federation should provide 2 clubs each....other football clubs and academics should be affiliated to this football clubs by geographical location... the clubs should be privatised....solely managed by corporate bodies.... the LMC should also be privatised in the senses that the npfl sponsor e.g GLO in time past should take up the management of the LMC....wit nff having some reps as board members... the Nigeria military should be encouraged to be one of the league sponsors....where they will help provide security at match venue..... until some of this silent points raised above and some other persons are adopted...the Labour in vain who strive to market this league..... 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 12:08am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:as long as they don't play that boring game they played in Aiteo Cup Finals |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:16am On Jan 06, 2018 |
daveP: I watched the Super 6 on NTA and I must say I was not impressed. They didn't even have the time showing during the match and the commentator could not get one name right for the whole 90 minutes. 2009 was a big year for our local football and the NPFL missed heartland and I am glad they are back. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:21am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Humility017: Show me proof that close to 10 NPFL clubs currently owe salary or forever hold ur peace. 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 12:27am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:Commentary in npfl? big joke. But its hardwork too. Not only knowing names, but humor mixed with 'football poetry'. "see the pass that he passed"-Victor Ikpeba(perhaps he was overwhelmed of expression) ![]() I Alway pray for a repeat of that year. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:28am On Jan 06, 2018 |
safarigirl: It was the pitch. When MFM play at Agege it is poetry in motion but for others they can hardly trap a ball. Nest of champions is a whole different ball game. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 12:30am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:kwara united, sunshine stars(dia own bad), iufc, rangers. i know of the akure own up close. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 12:34am On Jan 06, 2018 |
The recent news of the NPFL's own definition of 'loan' is the best testament of the school of thought that all the teams owe their players. salary or bonuses.(person wey no fit pay salary naim go pay bonuses well?) |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:36am On Jan 06, 2018 |
daveP: @ bolded I just fainted. We can have a repeat of that year but our clubs must first start making it into the group stage. I commend the LMC for giving each club some money even before the competition in order to help them out with logistics. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:45am On Jan 06, 2018 |
daveP: Haba hw will Kwara owe they just won promotion. Rangers don't owe salary, the Enugu Governor promised stuff that they were yet to get. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 12:57am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:Oh that....that was when SE were still using Kano for qualifiers prior to 2014 wc. He and Colin Udoh were the commentators. That mentality of playing safe at away games is the crux. 'my home is my home' mentality affects all players in the league. Let's not start on how that came about cos we both know....and our referees sef know. lol. All those 1-0s they see often don't work at CAF level; totally different ballgame! Wydad Casablanca, were they not the team that dealt with Rangers(?) in confed qualification level sotey dey begin do permutations? What did they do to conquer Africa? Is it not the same 11players we have too? Oh! The diff is club philosophy!! LMC yaff try. But these clubs need to personally tvsh up |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 1:00am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:i misplaced the newspaper i got the info from.... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:03am On Jan 06, 2018 |
terzurum5: those videos are that of the NNL and basically NNL doesn't drive much supporters like the NPFL, I v gone to stadiums to watch both and I can tell u u can get at least 3k in any I NPFL match centre but u would struggle to get 500 at any NNL match centre. Generally I still think publicity for our league is low, both on broadcast media and social media and the club's themselves are to blame I know some twitter handles of NNL and even NPFL sides that wouldn't update their page for their next match and they would only do so days after the last match. I think the point above is y NPFL gets more crowd than NNL cuz the publicity the former gets is more higher than the latter. the first thing to do is PUBLICISE the league, I believe this will bring fans. I never knew I had a course mate who had interests in the local leagues until I told him ikorodu United were playing Go round at the gateway stadium that Sunday. I was surprised he asked me not to forget to remind him whenever I'm leaving for the stadium and we went together. Now imagine the number of fans who would v gone to see the games if only they knew. but then I v a cousin who despite my preachings never followed me to the Osogbo township stadium to see osun united play he x aware of the league but he has a bad perception of it. now how do u convert this kind of a person? u need to repackage and increase the volume of publicity. there is this theory that no matter how poor a media content is "constant and consistent exposure of it to media users will make them get used and make it interesting to them". my cousin always use the South African league as an example he has said it v4 that he would rather pay 5k to subscribe to dstv and watch the SA psl than spend 100naira to get a cab to watch NNL n NPFL matches at the stadium. long story short, let's repackage the league we can start with the NTA deal advertise upcoming games with colourful graphics and the best goals from previous match centres like the epl does. I'm 90% sure if dx x done for at least 2 seasons there would be massive increase in followership of the league let the publicity be consistent even when there is no match until weekend. on TV, Radio (the radio stations even do more of this than TV and newspapers ) and newspapers Security should be increased then the quality of play should improve. if u doubt that there x still interest in the league watch MFM home games on YouTube from 2016, watch Rangers etc even Remo stars had more fans that I tot. I saw vip stand with 500naira tickets filled, some brought their families. during my visit to a remo stars home game, I heard a guy say at the popular side stand that "this is our league, this I can spend my money to watch not a league where my existence is not known to them". u v to see dx guys discuss about Abiola babe's, gateway united etc Many are willing to come but they need a little PUSH and conviction 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:05am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Oasis007: I think it's high time we stopped blaming the referees even epl referees are not saint ref errors happens at every level of football 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 1:07am On Jan 06, 2018 |
daveP: The federal government should make an efcc that faces corruption in sports. Some of these refs should be thrown in jail along with their enablers. I strongly believe in that. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:12am On Jan 06, 2018 |
OMANBALA1: we are poor but yet youths fill viewing centres to see man u Chelsea abi. I don't believe that but I do believe we need to increase the security and most importantly PAY the players their dues. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 1:14am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:Youre seeing the connections now. If ref tok say oga at the top transferred cash to execute the match 'favourably' wetin hin go do, esp when pikin neva pay sku fees? Its not our league alone, but we're dealing with ours here. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:22am On Jan 06, 2018 |
somehow: u seem to be the only person aside bascovanveli and icons97 who hv given the truest opinion about the league. I vnt encountered violence in the stadiums I v visited altho I must say that it happened a few times last season. that's one area that needs to be sorted. 2. some stadiums are awful (eg rwang pam stadium, Jos and Elkanemi stadium) but 80% are decent with the artificial grass, more of natural is needed. the issue of salary is caused by corruption and political games, private clubs don't owe, the reason ifeanyi uba owed his players was because he had issues with the efcc last year I think. Mfm, Remo stars Akwa united, Kano pillars do not owe and I know Rivers united v the money it's just politics 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 1:27am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Danycrusoe: How much do people pay to watch those EPL matches ? When I still dey Naija all you need is a bottle of beer and you wouldnt have to worry but this was some 14 yrs ago.Now let me address the issue of poverty you raised, if you are gonna have 20,000 people to travel from around Lagos state to national stadium Surulere to watch a local league and pay 3000 naira to watch a match then you will realize how poverty plays a role. A person who earns 20,000 monthly will not waste 3000 to go watch some karate exhibition in the name of soccer. Now, factor the security aspect and transportation and people would rather hang in there street and watch el classico.....Ononenyi 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:37am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Icon4s: ur last paragraph is what I get furious at when people say it to me. I'm like u pay to help them improve their league but u can't pay to improve urs. if u don't build ur house no one will help u do. it's just like having a piece of land with a foundation on it but rather than plan and rebuild or finish ur house u prefer paying rent at the detriment of ur own house and even make ur house a laffing stock. When Arsenal finally broke the trophy less run by winning the FA Cup it didn't feel any different to the time when de won nothing, since then I stopped wasting my money and time to go watch them. y would I continue wasting money on a team whose success and failure adds nothing to me or even my geographical area. meanwhile MFM qualifying for the champions league alone made me happy, I have dx sense of belonging cuz I'm a member and believe me whenever we v a special programme like power must change hands the G.O doesn't hesitate to announce the team's latest success, encourage fans to visit the stadium and even buy their jersey. I can support any Nigeria clubside and it will always be Nigeria over foreign. I v watched more live local league games than I v watched the El classico, I v not even watched it twice while some will kee demselv ontop 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 1:41am On Jan 06, 2018 |
daveP: I can agree to that but we also should know that we are not the only corrupt race on earth. The ones who seem less corrupt have guidelines and sanctions that protect the system. If we don't protect the integrity of the league then things will run amok. Right now I think everyone is tired of the nonsense but the government should also put the clamp down. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 1:44am On Jan 06, 2018 |
OMANBALA1: guy let me tell u, epl is now 150 per match but it's not a big sum anyway but u r still having a bad image of the league which has changed over the years. I can tell u how people who earn 10,000 pay 200naira for popular side at the ifeanyi ubah stadium. Godwin enakhana is the chairman of MFM fc and he is a member of MFM church I remember he said on radio that a rescheduled mfm game that was postponed due to rain on Sunday evening was played on Monday morning by 8am and even with the wet Weather he was surprised at the number of fans they pulled..... ON A MONDAY MORNING.... IN LAGOS....this alone trumps watever u r trying to say. do u know what many of them payed to get in. 100 Naira popular side 300 vip and 500vvip at the age get stadium it was a Monday morning and my brother they sold tickets. I don't know if u r in hunger land. u v become the whites that think Nigeria is soon wretched people hardly eat in 2 days 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 2:13am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Danycrusoe: Most of our referees can't control a match. Games are too rough and they rely too much on guess work a lot of fault should also go to our lines men who are very atrocious for the most part. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:13am On Jan 06, 2018 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 2:16am On Jan 06, 2018 |
OMANBALA1: Even the VIP for the SE game wasn't 3k where did u get that number from? 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 2:29am On Jan 06, 2018 |
I know I sound a little pessimistic but there are some positives to take from last two season when the Flying Antelopes won the league for a record seven times. I remember some pictures that were circulating of Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium,Enugu , and the stadium was filled with people chanting , making fireworks/smokes and it was beautiful fast forward to 2017 and the same Rangers that was famed for their beautiful football was a shadow of its own self and struggled to stay afloat. And why ? Because the team was depleted and everybody left and the club started from scratch again. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:44am On Jan 06, 2018 |
You have said it all Danycrusoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 2:45am On Jan 06, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: Well, how do you plan to pay player and provide benefits like health insurance, retirement plan of over 25 players ? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:49am On Jan 06, 2018 |
I think we need more artificial turfs since we don't have a strong maintenance culture. At least that is a temporary solution. We need to fix our value system. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 2:59am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Danycrusoe: You cant pass a verdict on me because you dont know me that very well, sir. No Nigerian alive wants Nigeria to work more than I do, I am been thoroughly honest here. Its a good thing that people are beginning to come out to watch matches again but the goal is to generate revenue that can be used to run the club and create employment. If we cant pay say 2000 to 3000 to watch a match in Nigeria then we can never efficiently run a club. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 3:04am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Joebie: Guy, we can afford to have a natural pitch , all you need are sprinklers and lawn mower. Nigerians are just lazy and lack innovation. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 3:09am On Jan 06, 2018 |
OMANBALA1: when people r starting a career they are asked to shun money first and seek to improve their skills. this should b applied to the league. don't seek fans who will pay 3k for the tickets for now rather fix and put in place all necessary things u need to first and watch fans buy npfl match day tickets in shops and online for 5k 5 Likes |
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