NFF BATTLE IN THE OPEN: BALOGUN'S DAYS WILL BE NUMBERED....

[Enugu II]

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

[tedder89]

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

[txj]

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

[tedder89]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

[Enugu II]

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

Not quite. You are correct about his contract leverage. However, if he seeks a contract renewal he will find that if he does not do the NFF bidding then he will not get renewed even if he gets to the last 16 of the WC or say the final of AFCON. He will be reminded then.

[Bigpokey24]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

[tedder89]

Prof - You really think he will want to renew?

At his age? with Naija wahala?

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

Not quite. You are correct about his contract leverage. However, if he seeks a contract renewal he will find that if he does not do the NFF bidding then he will not get renewed even if he gets to the last 16 of the WC or say the final of AFCON. He will be reminded then.

[txj]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

Duh...

Why is it important to be a subject of discussion?

[Enugu II]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

Duh...

Why is it important to be a subject of discussion?

txj,

Think for a second here ... if you do not realize why, I bet you will find out a few days soon.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

Enugu created a crisis where there was none, kai..... agents have expanded their pool of tactics.

[Enugu II]

Cuz this is a discussion forum......you lost me

Just curious, why is this an issue for discussion?

Enugu created a crisis where there was none, kai..... agents have expanded their pool of tactics.

Emir,

The correct word is not "creating" but "foreseeing." You will learn more sooner than later. Stay tuned.

[joao]

EII, if really having the NFF tell the coach which player(s) to drop is an ongoing issue,
then we can all see why we are where we've found ourselves. Rohr was hired to coach, and
should be fired based on his job performance and not because he keeps a player whose politics
the NFF does appreciate. If the NFF can intrude on player selection, pressure the coach to take
action on players it has disputes with, any wonder why the federation cannot attract a better
coach than who they have?
Again, our football problems are cases of "too many cooks".

[Oguleftie]

EII, if really having the NFF tell the coach which player(s) to drop is an ongoing issue,
then we can all see why we are where we've found ourselves. Rohr was hired to coach, and
should be fired based on his job performance and not because he keeps a player whose politics
the NFF does appreciate. If the NFF can intrude on player selection, pressure the coach to take
action on players it has disputes with, any wonder why the federation cannot attract a better
coach than who they have?
Again, our football problems are cases of "too many cooks".

Joao
Why do you think Musa is still in the team?
It is for similar reasons.

[Dammy]

E11, this your theory get as e be! Pinnick has publicly supported Balogun to bounce back from the blunder

[Enugu II]

E11, this your theory get as e be! Pinnick has publicly supported Balogun to bounce back from the blunder

Ok ooo. Public and back room different ooo.

[Enugu II]

EII, if really having the NFF tell the coach which player(s) to drop is an ongoing issue,
then we can all see why we are where we've found ourselves. Rohr was hired to coach, and
should be fired based on his job performance and not because he keeps a player whose politics
the NFF does appreciate. If the NFF can intrude on player selection, pressure the coach to take
action on players it has disputes with, any wonder why the federation cannot attract a better
coach than who they have?
Again, our football problems are cases of "too many cooks".

Joao
Why do you think Musa is still in the team?
It is for similar reasons.

You took my thunder right there!!! I was about to lay that on the table.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

If the NFF signed a contract that does not provide for accountability for under-performance then shame on them. They’d probably be the only football organization in the entire universe to do so. Hopefully, the NFF had fairly competent lawyers who would have specified a termination for cause clause in the contract. This would allow the NFF to terminate any coach for cause without any consequences. They would only have to worry about any backpay owed


Cheers.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

If the NFF signed a contract that does not provide for accountability for under-performance then shame on them. They’d probably be the only football organization in the entire universe to do so. Hopefully, the NFF had fairly competent lawyers who would have specified a termination for cause clause in the contract. This would allow the NFF to terminate any coach for cause without any consequences. They would only have to worry about any backpay owed


Cheers.

[joao]

EII, if really having the NFF tell the coach which player(s) to drop is an ongoing issue,
then we can all see why we are where we've found ourselves. Rohr was hired to coach, and
should be fired based on his job performance and not because he keeps a player whose politics
the NFF does appreciate. If the NFF can intrude on player selection, pressure the coach to take
action on players it has disputes with, any wonder why the federation cannot attract a better
coach than who they have?
Again, our football problems are cases of "too many cooks".

Joao
Why do you think Musa is still in the team?
It is for similar reasons.

You took my thunder right there!!! I was about to lay that on the table.

So you agree we have an NFF micro managing the coach by influencing player selections, and all you guys see
as wrong is the coaching? If the aforementioned is true, does any of you know any good and reputable coach
that will like to take over after Rohr? If not, please enjoy what you have and stop the anguish and lamentations.

[Enugu II]

Joao

You may ask how come many coaches still want to work in Nigeria when they know about irregular pay? Interferences? Etc? Fact is human beings will always make decisions based on available options of benefits and drawbacks all calculated.

[Eaglezbeak]

Well he did score the first goal!

[Enugu II]

Well he did score the first goal!

Yes. His first ever for Nigeria but the issue for the NFF guys is not about his play on the field but his leadership for player rights off the field. Two different things.

[Eaglezbeak]

Prof - Unless Rohr decides that Balogun is no longer useful to him, I don't see him toeing the NFF line

Why? He has leverage because he's owed 9 months salary.....what are they going to do, sack him? Where will they find US$360k from?

In addition, they would need to pay him off for his future salary through the end of the contract; NFF does not have the money and government won't bail them out......

Rohr will leave when his contract is over, not before

I still think we will win our group and qualify for the next round....we may even win on Sunday, stranger things have happened

Take that to the bank. The NFF will pressure Rohr to drop Balgun. That pressure has begun already. Can Rohr resist it, can he survive it? That is the ultimate question. The NFF now has an excuse to give Balogun the boot. They had wanted it all along given Balogun's role on the payment issues. Now, the NFF has a solid excuse. Bet on it. The question is how strongly can Rohr be in wading off the sharks.

Not quite. You are correct about his contract leverage. However, if he seeks a contract renewal he will find that if he does not do the NFF bidding then he will not get renewed even if he gets to the last 16 of the WC or say the final of AFCON. He will be reminded then.

I doubt it he’d want to renew his contract, working with Nigerians isn’t a walk in the park and if Nigeria don’t pay what they owe him they’ll have to take it up with FIFA and that’ll probably end in them having to pay or they’ll face a sanction of some sort.