BascoVanVeli:


Oga don't feign naivety. What does stick to local football imply? You didn't even read what I was saying before making your deduction that's just rude if you ask me.

very rude something.

The way e dey always talk, you will think he's the only international man on this thread.

No vex abeg, we cannot change people on the internet. Make everybody just dey manage everybody.

I'm happy for Osimhen. Nice to know we are slowly emerging from the dark days of not having any notable names in football, representing us at the world stage. Today, we are competing with Senegal and Morocco, as far as notable names go, but even better, ours is a young crop, with another decade to go give or take. A promising group of ballers, we even have a teenage goalie, who won't be retiring soon.

On the flip side, I'm rather unhappy at what has become of our age grade teams. At the rate the age grade teams are going, what with the many tales of biased selections and unmerited positions, a time may come that we won't have any homegrown ballers to turn to in the senior team. We may have to outsource everything, so, get ready for more foreign born players in the Nigerian senior team, since the folks responsible for unearthing talent on the home front are looking to make a quick buck.

On this note, I am particularly concerned for my bro, Omanbala. How long will his hatred for foreign born players, especially those of the British stock, last? Will he be alright in the coming years, when the inevitable happens? Let us remember him, while we ruminate on these words

The Unprofessional Football League : Kunle Soname Spoke The Startling Truth…..


Remo Stars FC of Ogun State is presently one of the top club side parading young players. Since their emergence as a league side, the team has continue to feed its ideology of players development and youthfulness philosophy .

The Chairman of the Club, Hon. Kunle Soname in 2015 made the headlines by being the first Nigerian to own a top European Football Club.
The business mogul purchased 70% of the club deal which made him the owner of Portuguese side, Club Derpostivo Feirense.

It was one of the biggest story the Nigerian football ideology will produce in century. Much so, many future are secured through this unprecedented efforts.

The deal according to him will create a viable platform for players transfer, training for officials and administrators which in the long run will expand the horizon of development of people involved and the Nigeria football system at large.

The Ikene born business tycoon speaking recently at the Gateway United’s Stakeholders Forum in Abeokuta bemoaned the poor structure and less enterprising status of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Startling! As a football investor, Hon. Soname noted, the league is a waste of time, energy, resources and money as he said he will rather focus on the development of players than any financial gains from owing a club in the Nigeria League.

Remo Stars is one of the few private owned club in the Nigeria top league, if a private football investor would bear such remarks on the league, what tale would state Government which owns bunch of the top flight sides comment, A total waste of tax payers money.

The common cliché of Government business is not a business would justify the fact that no state government has really earned significant economic benefits from their owned club.

The handwriting of the Remo Stars Chief indicates that Nigeria League does not or never commensurate the investment being expended on it.

The Remo Stars Chief noted that his team has been in the NPFL twice and on both occasion were relegated.

Neither rocket science or magic is the effort needed to transform the league. The insincerity of the administrators which will drive the transformation is missing and there is no two way about that.

Quite different, Chief Soname confirmed he has sent 14 young boys to Europe in the last 4 years. It is indeed a narrative changing focus as no team ever come close to that transfer record.

The fire brigade approach and unprofessional direction of the league has render many of the club sides less productive.

With or without sponsor, how weighty would the compensation of Premier League teams after their participation in a league season and how much will the transfer of 14 players to Europe with clauses of agreement attached would earn a team. Glaring is the difference.

The Soname’s comment further established the notion of wrong people handling the league.
Football is a business and should have it’s interest being protected at all times. The game has grown beyond mere rhetorics and now have significant effect in economic might of a society. What we are missing as a country through sport could not be quantified.

Apart from few, none of the Government owned club sides have a legacy of accountability or transparency even as Government subvention continue to fall into the club year in year out.

Recently, a newly inaugurated management of a state owned club complained bitterly after taking over the club. It was noted that the club only owned 7 players among all the players serving the club, while others are loaned players. It comes to mind that as a Government owned team that never pay taxes, pay for stadium, why should getting best legs services for a team proved so demanding.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different result is considered witless, so much that an unpackaged league may never be rewarding.

While we watch keenly when the league will live up to its best, development of players will continue to provide succour for whoever among the football investors thought it wise to prioritized.

Yemi Sodeeq

tbaba1234:
The Unprofessional Football League : Kunle Soname Spoke The Startling Truth…..

the defenders of NPFL are coming to drag you, they'll tell you how you hate the league. We'll need to cleanse the country of corruption before we start talking about reforming the league, corruption is one of the major problems with the league and as we all know virtually all Nigerians one way or the other enjoy corruption.

komekn:


Maybe KC should find way to go to French league one.

Considering that Slimani completely flopped comparative to his high scoring times in the Portuguese league. 40 game's in the EPL and 9 goals is nothing to be proud about for a striker.

Although his record is better than KC there is still hope if he can find a less competitive league. He may just resurrect his career. One should note that Slimani also flopped in the Turkish league on loan.

Somehow this forgotten Slimani is now flying high in the French league.

we know exactly what u just did bro.... Your comment is so full of prejudices and u don't even know how to hide your hatred for Osimhen. You are indirectly playing down Osimhen achievement of winning the lique1 player of the month of September using the nonsense rhetoric of French league being less competitive. You underpined your proposition citing how slimani flop in the epl but now flying high in the French league. Osimhen light is brighter than your hate. Instead of you to congratulate Osimhen for his achievement but u are busy mastubating on your nonsense proposition. Do me a favor bro,,... Gerrahere for real..

TheGoodJoe:
Amunike learning from Louis van Gaal?

Nigeria's game was built on a Van Gaal-style domination of possession. No surprise, as Amunike played for Barcelona for three years under the Dutchman in 1997-2000.

On Nigeria's U17 success under Emmanuel Amunike which Osimhen broke the goalscoring U17 record.

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Osimhen's first major breakthrough was playing under a possessive system and that was why he was first picked by Amunike when he held an open screening in Lagos from the best of my knowledge.

Osimhen naturally has the instincts for the system and also has the awareness to chase the ball or drive with the ball into open spaces which will make the most from clever build up plays.

He was first trained and Nurtured by a Barcelona man. I have no doubt he will excel at Barcelona. My only fear lies with him getting a fair chance to prove himself due to competition from other players who can play the role.

This AveraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeJoe and his nonsense . How is your Soakway champion?

tbaba1234:
The Unprofessional Football League : Kunle Soname Spoke The Startling Truth…..


Remo Stars FC of Ogun State is presently one of the top club side parading young players. Since their emergence as a league side, the team has continue to feed its ideology of players development and youthfulness philosophy .

The Chairman of the Club, Hon. Kunle Soname in 2015 made the headlines by being the first Nigerian to own a top European Football Club.
The business mogul purchased 70% of the club deal which made him the owner of Portuguese side, Club Derpostivo Feirense.

It was one of the biggest story the Nigerian football ideology will produce in century. Much so, many future are secured through this unprecedented efforts.

The deal according to him will create a viable platform for players transfer, training for officials and administrators which in the long run will expand the horizon of development of people involved and the Nigeria football system at large.

The Ikene born business tycoon speaking recently at the Gateway United’s Stakeholders Forum in Abeokuta bemoaned the poor structure and less enterprising status of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Startling! As a football investor, Hon. Soname noted, the league is a waste of time, energy, resources and money as he said he will rather focus on the development of players than any financial gains from owing a club in the Nigeria League.

Remo Stars is one of the few private owned club in the Nigeria top league, if a private football investor would bear such remarks on the league, what tale would state Government which owns bunch of the top flight sides comment, A total waste of tax payers money.

The common cliché of Government business is not a business would justify the fact that no state government has really earned significant economic benefits from their owned club.

The handwriting of the Remo Stars Chief indicates that Nigeria League does not or never commensurate the investment being expended on it.

The Remo Stars Chief noted that his team has been in the NPFL twice and on both occasion were relegated.

Neither rocket science or magic is the effort needed to transform the league. The insincerity of the administrators which will drive the transformation is missing and there is no two way about that.

Quite different, Chief Soname confirmed he has sent 14 young boys to Europe in the last 4 years. It is indeed a narrative changing focus as no team ever come close to that transfer record.

The fire brigade approach and unprofessional direction of the league has render many of the club sides less productive.

With or without sponsor, how weighty would the compensation of Premier League teams after their participation in a league season and how much will the transfer of 14 players to Europe with clauses of agreement attached would earn a team. Glaring is the difference.

The Soname’s comment further established the notion of wrong people handling the league.
Football is a business and should have it’s interest being protected at all times. The game has grown beyond mere rhetorics and now have significant effect in economic might of a society. What we are missing as a country through sport could not be quantified.

Apart from few, none of the Government owned club sides have a legacy of accountability or transparency even as Government subvention continue to fall into the club year in year out.

Recently, a newly inaugurated management of a state owned club complained bitterly after taking over the club. It was noted that the club only owned 7 players among all the players serving the club, while others are loaned players. It comes to mind that as a Government owned team that never pay taxes, pay for stadium, why should getting best legs services for a team proved so demanding.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different result is considered witless, so much that an unpackaged league may never be rewarding.

While we watch keenly when the league will live up to its best, development of players will continue to provide succour for whoever among the football investors thought it wise to prioritized.

Yemi Sodeeq

Too bad. That's why only state Governments can run football clubs in Nigeria.

It's a no go area for a private investor.

jihday:
the defenders of NPFL are coming to drag you, they'll tell you how you hate the league. We'll need to cleanse the country of corruption before we start talking about reforming the league, corruption is one of the major problems with the league and as we all know virtually all Nigerians one way or the other enjoy corruption.

And the North Africans with tasty leagues are corruption free?

BascoVanVeli:


Oga don't feign naivety. What does stick to local football imply? You didn't even read what I was saying before making your deduction that's just rude if you ask me.

Don’t mind that fella, he thinks so highly of himself, with over pompous British arrogance. Dude probably thinks he’s talking to a bunch of local palm wine tappers, that has never seen an airport before

komekn:


Maybe KC should find way to go to French league one.

Considering that Slimani completely flopped comparative to his high scoring times in the Portuguese league. 40 game's in the EPL and 9 goals is nothing to be proud about for a striker.

Although his record is better than KC there is still hope if he can find a less competitive league. He may just resurrect his career. One should note that Slimani also flopped in the Turkish league on loan.

Somehow this forgotten Slimani is now flying high in the French league.

Slimani is not an epl flop, he was never starting ahead of vardy

If i could remember he was their top scorer in the champions league

Only first grade strikers can bench vardy at leicester, but no first grade striker will play for club like leicester

Example of first grade striker, Aguero, Suarez, cavani

kellycute:
we know exactly what u just did bro.... Your comment is so full of prejudices and u don't even know how to hide your hatred for Osimhen. You are indirectly playing down Osimhen achievement of winning the lique1 player of the month of September using the nonsense rhetoric of French league being less competitive. You underpined your proposition citing how slimani flop in the epl but now flying high in the French league. Osimhen light is brighter than your hate. Instead of you to congratulate Osimhen for his achievement but u are busy mastubating on your nonsense proposition. Do me a favor bro,,... Gerrahere for real..

You said it all

Komekn is very bias, especially when it comes to osimhen

Koboko99:


A Nigerian player won the French league player of the month, instead of congratuting him you talked about someone who didn't win and his failed career in England and turkey, then you ended up dragging Kelechi into it. Bros you no dey tire?

You better not qoute me with that your Winston Churchill dictionary.

lol

kellycute:
we know exactly what u just did bro.... Your comment is so full of prejudices and u don't even know how to hide your hatred for Osimhen. You are indirectly playing down Osimhen achievement of winning the lique1 player of the month of September using the nonsense rhetoric of French league being less competitive. You underpined your proposition citing how slimani flop in the epl but now flying high in the French league. Osimhen light is brighter than your hate. Instead of you to congratulate Osimhen for his achievement but u are busy mastubating on your nonsense proposition. Do me a favor bro,,... Gerrahere for real..

U get problem aswear.

andrew444:


Slimani is not an epl flop, he was never starting ahead of vardy

If i could remember he was their top scorer in the champions league

Only first grade strikers can bench vardy at leicester, but no first grade striker will play for club like leicester

Example of first grade striker, Aguero, Suarez, cavani

Oga, slimani flop big time. Go and check his stats while playing in d Portuguese league.

komekn:


Its your choice to commend him that's your prerogative.

The topic l have raised is completely different from the one you have.

Maybe because your view is narrow and parochial it completely bypassed you that Slimani got a considerable number of votes.

The same Slimani that essentially failed in the EPL. There is relevant comparison between KC and Slimani. They are both Leicester city forward players and both have been firing blanks for three seasons.

Slimani goes to league one and his almost dead career is Resurrected. The implication is that all hope is not lost for KC, maybe he should find his way to the French league one.

But of course you had to misconstrue my comments.

Slimani failed in turkey and did well in france, is turkey better than france ? NO

Sliman didnt fail in england

Stop your hate for osimhen

peterd53:


Oga, slimani flop big time. Go and check his stats while playing in d Portuguese league.

How many games did he use to start for leicester?

So you expect someone to bring portuguese league stats in the epl abi?

kellycute:
we know exactly what u just did bro.... Your comment is so full of prejudices and u don't even know how to hide your hatred for Osimhen. You are indirectly playing down Osimhen achievement of winning the lique1 player of the month of September using the nonsense rhetoric of French league being less competitive. You underpined your proposition citing how slimani flop in the epl but now flying high in the French league. Osimhen light is brighter than your hate. Instead of you to congratulate Osimhen for his achievement but u are busy mastubating on your nonsense proposition. Do me a favor bro,,... Gerrahere for real..

Let's go back to basics, what is prejudice❓ an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

I raised a cogent and relevant observation about the ascendancy from football obscurity of Islam Slimani. Who Osimhen just beat to get player of the month.

Slimani is a Leicester city player just like KC and thier situations are very similar. Both have been very poor over the past three seasons in the EPL

In that context to then deduce that if KC were to move to the French league one he may have a change of fortune. That makes perfect common sense.

You are guilty of being bigoted with double standard and blindly prejudiced with negative bias and presumption. Not me.

On this thread we practice EXCLUSION and not INCLUSION you would think there are only 2/3 Nigerian players doing well.

There is no need for me to join and add to the commendations given to Osimhen when the whole thread is overwhelmingly singing his praises continously. It's just repetition of fact, it's boring to me.

So because I don't join the Aladura hallelujah choir to sing the praises of Osimhen l HATE him.

Look at how you think and make deductions and maybe you describe yourself as a progressive Nigerian youth.

So when l say you are prejudiced and bigoted l say it objectively not emotively.

NUFF SAID.

Odunayaw:
And the North Africans with tasty leagues are corruption free?

There is no league l have had involvement with in Europe that is not corrupt, it is a question of degree.

andrew444:


Slimani is not an epl flop, he was never starting ahead of vardy

If i could remember he was their top scorer in the champions league

Only first grade strikers can bench vardy at leicester, but no first grade striker will play for club like leicester

Example of first grade striker, Aguero, Suarez, cavani

40 game's in the EPL and if I'm right 8/9 goals. Is that not poor for a striker make a comparison between his stats in Portugal and its woeful and if woeful he has FLOPPED.

Quarrel no deh.

safarigirl:
very rude something.

The way e dey always talk, you will think he's the only international man on this thread.

No vex abeg, we cannot change people on the internet. Make everybody just dey manage everybody.

Thanks so much. You talk am well.

Triniti:
Don’t mind that fella, he thinks so highly of himself, with over pompous British arrogance. Dude probably thinks he’s talking to a bunch of local palm wine tappers, that has never seen an airport before

"As a man thinketh so he is"

I have palm wine tapper friends that l hang out with when l am in Delta, and l am able to harvest quite some wisdom from a lot of them.

So please do not denigrate palm wine tappers.

There was one that l knew at Nsukka as well he was my first Palm wine tapper friend. He probably taught me more Igbo than anyone else.

komekn:


40 game's in the EPL and if I'm right 8/9 goals. Is that not poor for a striker make a comparison between his stats in Portugal and its woeful and if woeful he has FLOPPED.

Quarrel no deh.

35 games and 8 goals and its within 2 seasons

Now ask your self how many of those games did slimani started?

How many minutes did he play?

Someone that okazaki even got more minutes than and you are here calling him flop?

Slimani is always injured or comming from the bench, starting only few games

You are trying to play down osimhen doing well in the french league

Slimani did better in the epl than the turkish league so does that make the turkish league stronger than the epl?

komekn:


You didn't look before you leap, just exposed your unbridled prejudice and bias.

We were talking about Victor Ikpeba a confirmed Sapele guy, Uhrobo from Delta state.

See how hatred make you disgrace yourself for PUBLIC.

even after apologizing to you for my misconceptions... you still decide to drag the matter and insult me...

to be honest what else do you know besides British football and government? ??

do4luv14:
Wow! Same zone with Ighalo
forget about elderson the guy mojo strong bambam no be small

Yeah... they're from same zone. elderson paid his dues though....
he was one of the most underrated players for the keshi 2013 team....

Iwobi better up his game today, else rohr shouldn't call him again .. He has been flop for a while

somehow:


This is extremely low
I cant walk my head round this.

Nigeria can never grow if everyone think like this.

I will pass

it doesn't occur to you...that a Nigerian who leaves the shores of the country to go hurstle abroad or born and brought up abroad...

can still return to make meaningful contributions to the country's growth and development?

must you live in Nigeria to contribute to Nigeria's growth....in the long run.

if you look well the present governor of Edo state worked and lived in the US prior returning to the country to serve in the last government and now he is a governor likewise Donald Duke of Cross River...

they're opportunities you'll never get living in Nigeria except you're connected....presently only the SP was given 26 slots in FIRS recruitment exercise yet to be announced imagine how many the presidency and others were given?

that tells you.... jobs and many sugar opportunities in Nigeria are reserved for connected folks which is not same abroad...

all they need from you in the US and UK is to be competent and good at your job...

my cousin told me that at a time the No. 1 health worker in Italy was an Ibo man I doubt that will ever happen in Nigeria... tribalism and fAvouritism will deprive him of such....
moreover you must have seen how many Nigerians have attained heights abroad they won't have even come close to had it been they were in Nigeria....

please never again discourage anyone who has the opportunity to leave Nigeria from living.... if you care enough tell them to always have Nigeria in mind and do sure return to contribute their quarter in making Nigeria great again......

if you read news very well... you will know that foreign exchange remittal from Nigerians abroad in the space of last year exceeds the revenue made from many core channels......

komekn:


"As a man thinketh so he is"

I have palm wine tapper friends that l hang out with when l am in Delta, and l am able to harvest quite some wisdom from a lot of them.

So please do not denigrate palm wine tappers.

There was one that l knew at Nsukka as well he was my first Palm wine tapper friend. He probably taught me more Igbo than anyone else.

Nsukka.
it's like you've been to everywhere in this world. ...

you must be a traveller.....

safarigirl:
very rude something.

The way e dey always talk, you will think he's the only international man on this thread.

No vex abeg, we cannot change people on the internet. Make everybody just dey manage everybody.

I can not adjudicate on how you think.

Beyond "As a man thinketh so he is" perception is self birthed it's not established, it is more of a reflection of one self than anything else.

Rude in my understanding would be outright abusive, insulting and with vitriolic rhetoric.

I may use sarcastic tongue and cheek language as well reprimand strongly. But insultingly rude l doubt that.

I challenge you to find one post where l have been vehemently abusive and or used vitriolic rhetoric.

Now go and look at yourself in the mirror carefully and do some self analysis and ask who is one of the most RUDE persons on this thread.

Now that you have looked, sit down have cool Apple & Mango juice drink and REPENT, because you have just seen the person YOU.

First remove the big FIRE WOOD we deh your eye before you remove the small sand sand for my own.

You can make me laff no be small tin.

Humility017:


Nsukka.
it's like you've been to everywhere in this world. ...

you must be a traveller.....

My Father was an academic at UNN and he insisted that l do nor think highly of myself. And get to know the palm wine tappers and most people that many would turn thier noses up against.

That's why l speak Igbo too a good degree.

Eartquake1:


What is Pinnick destroying? You know the state of our football before he came on board?

Pinnick is surrounded by greedy vultures and he sometimes has to assent to their request to save his head, but don't come here to say Pinnick is destroying anything because he built the current Nigerian football structure from the ground up

What structure is he building ?
Appointing mediocre coaches to the national team and refusing to sack them?
or his nonchalant attitude toward the state of the league?
It was under his watch that we failed to qualify for two AFCON.. under his watch,the super falcons failed to qualify for back to back Olympics..
Aside from the improvement in the welfare and organization of the super eagles,what exactly has Pinnick done better than his predecessors ?

Humility017:


even after apologizing to you for my misconceptions... you still decide to drag the matter and insult me...

to be honest what else do you know besides British football and government? ??

Lol

Danielnino00:

What structure is he building ?
Appointing mediocre coaches to the national team and refusing to sack them?
or his nonchalant attitude toward the state of the league?
It was under his watch that we failed to qualify for two AFCON.. under his watch,the super falcons failed to qualify for back to back Olympics..
Aside from the improvement in the welfare and organization of the super eagles,what exactly has Pinnick done better than his predecessors ?

I have no time for argument, go and check the preparations and funding for tournament before Pinnick and after he came on board and come and talk

Nigerians with short memories