Kog45:
Officer you are very safe,oga icon4s thought TheSuperNerd and co would turn the thread up and down today cos of Iheanacho,so I told him not to worry that i have officer in the house to instil discipline.

How work today,pls don't tell me you are in sambisa forest.

TheGoodJoe:


It was necessary if for a second we had an eye on the future and building a top quality goalkeeper or maybe the best I the World. Imagine a talent like Ajiboye in camp training with the likes of Enyeama and under the tutelage of Ike Shorunmu for about two or three years. His quality would have been Outstanding.

That is a room to bridge the gap of the lack of quality training our special talents might miss out on. The exposure, Brutal.

I have always hammered on behind the scene is key. That is my point. We are fund of relaxing when we find the next shining object.

CaptainStephen:
hehehe supernerd and safarigirl are the nacho army. Work is fine, I actually got redeployed from the north east early January.

TheGoodJoe:


Was 07 U20 not the one Sanchez and Co. gave us four? Tufia. Exceptional for where. I watched that tourney. He was not exceptional. Ajiboye and Bassey were close to magic.

Icon4s:


Bros I say again, that arrangement was not necessary.

Football is not always 1+1=2. Some times in football 1+3 can equal 2. That is you give so much and get little in return. You cannot be sure of who will come out good. You invest so much time in a keeper and at the end of the day the result is not what you expect.

At a time it seemed as if Alampasu was the Heir apparent to the SE goal post and I said it here that he may never be our first choice that some other keeper may spring up.

Even Uzoho may not end up as Eagle's first choice.

Sure you know Austine Ejide was second choice to Ike at the 2002 WC. He looked like the heir apparent but at the end Enyeama was first choice for the better part of it.

You don't just pick just one goalie and call him a special talent and attach him alone for years to the national team and close your eyes to other emerging goalies.

Besides we have had different coaches all the years and they all had their own philosophies. So don't blame anybody.

Icon4s:


Wasn't Ajiboye in goal at 2009 U20 when we lost our first 2games and conceded 3 in the second round against Germany?

And Bassey only kept at U17 he was not tested at U20.


Abeg we don't need all those Ajiboye sentiment here. Nobody did any thing wrong to him.

Icon4s:


Wasn't Ajiboye in goal at 2009 U20 when we lost our first 2games and conceded 3 in the second round against Germany?

And Bassey only kept at U17 he was not tested at U20.


Abeg we don't need all those Ajiboye sentiment here. Nobody did any thing wrong to him.

TheSuperNerd:
He wasn't. That was Uche Okafor. Ajiboye was injured and kept goal only the U-20 AYC/AFCON where he was really special.

Anyway, main point is he was not in goal at the 2009 U-20 World cup.

TheSuperNerd:
He wasn't. That was Uche Okafor. Ajiboye was injured and kept goal only the U-20 AYC/AFCON where he was really special.

Anyway, main point is he was not in goal at the 2009 U-20 World cup.

nelszx:
My brother na them Nigerian refs dey draw inspiration from

Truidstar:


I get really depressed when I read posts like this. Its either we don't believe in the goal keepers, our players are average, bashing of players etc. We are our own problem. We have been programmed to lose the world cup even before the first ball is kicked. We should bleed green and support whoever turns out to represent us on the field of play. Pessimism from us the fans spreads to the players who read our posts on line. Let's leave Rohr to do his job.

TheSuperNerd:
He wasn't. That was Uche Okafor. Ajiboye was injured and kept goal only the U-20 AYC/AFCON where he was really special.

Anyway, main point is he was not in goal at the 2009 U-20 World cup.

TheGoodJoe:


Heir apparent or not does not stop us from making efforts to build our most exceptional talents. As for Alampasu, I only ask for the foreign goalkeeper trainer to carry him to camp and screen him with the rest. If they do better than Alampasu, fine. If they do not, then we are deceiving ourselves thinking we are going with the best.

Icon4s:


Ajiboye special at the AYC wey Cameroon knack us 2-0 in the semi. Was he not also the one in goal when South Africa came from 1-0 down to beat us 2-1?

TheGoodJoe:


Uche Okafor used to chase ball like a child chasing Chicken. How that guy went to U17 and U20 World Cup beats my imagination.

TheSuperNerd:

He was still special. I remember the commentary like yesterday. When the Camerounians finally got the first goal pass Ajiboye, the commentator before that was saying,

"Dele Ajiboye, what a special talent. It would only take something special to get pass the lad in goal."


And indeed rhe special that happemed was that our defence crumbled. Have you forgotten it was Ladan Bosso that took us to that AYC? Man messed up mehn... Ajubote was awesome at that championship. I watched it. You cannot blame him for our 2-0 loss and 2-1 loss as if na him go keep still come defend. He was special and even the commentators could not hide it.

Icon4s:


This same Uche Okafor is in Rohr's radar.

He was first choice at Ifeanyi Ubah FC last season. I don't know of this season cos I have stopped following the league since they left Super Sports. I cannot be wounding me eyes say I dey watch NPFL for NTA.

Icon4s:


All goalies concede goals but ridiculing Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Uche Okafor for the goals they conceded is not fair.
Do you also recall that the game Ezenwa conceded 4 was 0-0 after 90mins? The defense that had Efe Ambrose and Echiejile crumbled and I remember Ezenwa making numerous saves during the regular 90mins. We were at the back foot for the most of that game.

I reiterate it that no body did Ajiboye any wrong. His time comes when it comes. That's all.

TheSuperNerd:



Ahn ahn Chief..... How him come enter Rohr's radar when he never enter Salisu radar.... Ahn ahn....

Icon4s:


Hahaha, Tbaba1234 I know you will know about Rohr's interest on Uche Okafor.

TheSuperNerd:


What?!! Abeg Sir Tbaba1234 Berra not confirm this.... I hope he denies this... This cannot be happening... Mbanu... Like seriously?

andrew444:


Allow him to be world class first,just like every typical English pundit,any England player starting at 19 has world class potential,they will hype the players till he fails,and mind you they are many players starting at 19 and 20 I can give you names if you want.

Icon4s:


So what if as at that time we just attached Alampasu as you are proposing for Ajiboye and then closed our eyes to Uzoho and Maduka? Or we would attach all 3 at once.

Icon4s:


All goalies concede goals but ridiculing Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Uche Okafor for the goals they conceded is not fair.
Do you also recall that the game Ezenwa conceded 4 was 0-0 after 90mins? The defense that had Efe Ambrose and Echiejile crumbled and I remember Ezenwa making numerous saves during the regular 90mins. We were at the back foot for the most of that game.

I reiterate it that no body did Ajiboye any wrong. His time comes when it comes. That's all.

Icon4s:


So you have been redeployed to nairaland now? That's good news

We will really appreciate you here because sometimes some people need corporal punishment for resetting.

Icon4s:


This same Uche Okafor is in Rohr's radar.

He was first choice at Ifeanyi Ubah FC last season. I don't know of this season cos I have stopped following the league since they left Super Sports. I cannot be wounding me eyes say I dey watch NPFL for NTA.

Kog45:
Thanks for the info,my man am with you tomorrow cos you really showed what patriotism is all about

ChrisKels:
I av this feeling that the best time to poach that Ademola guy is now that he has left his comfort zone. There is something about this innit boys ; they always feel that the world revolves around England, the EPL and the 3 lions until they cross the English borders to experience life at the other side of the river. That's when they normally come to their right senses. I like Ademola sha though he is diminutive

soetanoreoluwa:
Another Teenager playing for mfm... Meet Lawal Abayomi with his mum