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by wiseone
Thu May 16, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Afcon 2025 moved to December
Replies: 16
Views: 229

Re: Afcon 2025 moved to December

I am actually happy about this as I enjoy listening to English football coaches and fans lose their minds about losing squad players for 3 games every 2 years during which their team plays over 100 matches.

😅
by wiseone
Thu May 16, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Name your SA/Benin squad
Replies: 91
Views: 1442

Re: Name your SA/Benin squad

Moffi's in/out status from the team is puzzling. I would actually have him as "third cab on rank" behind the two Victor's. Plus he is left footed and has a different playing style to the other contending strikers (eg. faster than Kele and Onuachu, better finisher than Dessers).
by wiseone
Thu May 16, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: VAR Is problematic
Replies: 39
Views: 7917

Re: VAR Is problematic

MOVE TO WORLD FOOTBALL

by wiseone
Thu May 16, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: The Great AJAX is Back!
Replies: 33
Views: 18755

Re: The Great AJAX is Back!

Litmanen is a good shout. Then again, which of Cruyff, Van Basten, and Bergkamp (3 all time greats) would one drop to accommodate him? Dont forget jari litmanen. Kanu should be ahead of Patrick IMHO. I watched and followed Ajax in the 90s. Finidi, and Overmars deserves a mention. The list was on poi...
by wiseone
Wed May 15, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: The Great AJAX is Back!
Replies: 33
Views: 18755

Re: The Great AJAX is Back!

Amazed that Overmars, Neeskens, and Danny Blind did not make the team.

by wiseone
Tue May 14, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.
Replies: 54
Views: 592

Re: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.

Your 3 below is absolutely wrong (and your 1 and 5 are almost as wrong). Finidi George is not a government employee. FIFA’s rules ban political interference with national football associations. This is why FIFA banned Nigeria 🇳🇬 from its competitions after President Jonathan “dissolved” the team aft...
by wiseone
Tue May 14, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.
Replies: 54
Views: 592

Re: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.

What on earth does the salary of a University of Maryland employee have to do with the salary of a professional football coach? :shock: Do American university professors coach the national football team on weekends? You are comparing apples 🍏 to oranges 🍊. eg. Gareth Southgate and Didier Deschamps d...
by wiseone
Tue May 14, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.
Replies: 54
Views: 592

Re: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.

Exactly. He missed the first game against Spain 🇪🇸 due to injury, played in the second match against Bulgaria 🇧🇬, then missed the rest of the tournament. When we consider that Kanu was returning from a heart operation and was not match fit, and Yekini was in his mid-30s and unable to play more than ...
by wiseone
Tue May 14, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.
Replies: 54
Views: 592

Re: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.

It really is confidential. Employment contracts have confidentiality clauses barring the employer and employee from disclosing confidential information about each other. The employee’s salary is probably the most confidential information in the contract. There is a reason why your employer does not ...
by wiseone
Tue May 14, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.
Replies: 54
Views: 592

Re: Finidi George's Wages?.....Interesting.

I never understand why the press publishes details of someone’s salary. Surely that is confidential information under the contract? The other bit of news that concerns me is Amokachi’s presence in the coaching team. His “analysis” (if gisting like a guy in a bar deserves the name) while commentating...
by wiseone
Sun May 12, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season
Replies: 10719
Views: 3655186

Re: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

He stayed 15 yards behind his colleagues and merrily played Arsenal players onside - thereby enabling Arsenal’s goal.

Coach wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 6:51 pm
Coach wrote: Tue May 07, 2024 7:18 pm Bola Casimero. When it’s cooked. It’s cooked.
Again. When it’s cooked. It’s cooked.
by wiseone
Sat May 11, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season
Replies: 10719
Views: 3655186

Re: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have absolutely mugged Manchester United in the transfer market. Madrid convinced Manchester United to pay them £100 million for 2 great, but ageing and broken down warriors in Varane and Casemiro. Meanwhile United sold prime Ronaldo, Beckham, and Van Nistelrooy to Madr...
by wiseone
Sat May 11, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: What Club Should Osimhen Sign For & Why?
Replies: 162
Views: 9457

Re: What Club Should Osimhen Sign For & Why?

There is no such thing as "NHS tax" (I can tell you do not live in England). The cost of living is high in London . £1 million (which is chicken change to an elite professional footballer) would buy a 6 bedroom detached house in the Manchester suburbs. That would not even buy a 1 bedroom f...
by wiseone
Sat May 11, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: What Club Should Osimhen Sign For & Why?
Replies: 162
Views: 9457

Re: What Club Should Osimhen Sign For & Why?

The top rate of tax in England is 45%. Even then it does not apply to a person’s entire income (only to income over £125K). He can still win Afcon and go to the world cup. Mane is in the Saudi league. And he has already won the Seria A. Time to cash in . Also UK is expensive with about 50 percent ta...
by wiseone
Mon May 06, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season
Replies: 10719
Views: 3655186

Re: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

12 players injured (13 if we count Sancho) for the Crystal Palace match. Every single first choice center back at the club is injured: Varane Martinez Lindelof Maguire Kambwalla Evans (just returned to training yesterday after injury) PLUS the also injured: Malacia (entire season) Shaw Rashford Brun...
by wiseone
Fri May 03, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season
Replies: 10719
Views: 3655186

Re: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

Wanted Kane, could not get him so bought Hojlund as a second choice:

by wiseone
Fri May 03, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Harry Kane " the best Number 9 this season"
Replies: 96
Views: 39713

Re: Harry Kane " the best Number 9 this season"

My goodness, ETH’s man management is shocking sometimes. This is basically telling Hojlund “we did not actually want you, and signed you only because we could not get the player we wanted and who we think is better than you”.

by wiseone
Fri May 03, 2024 12:17 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Olise! Olise!! Olise!!!
Replies: 45
Views: 1696

Re: Olise! Olise!! Olise!!!

Sources claiming that Manchester United are leading the race to sign him. I think Eze would be a better signing.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/ ... se-sources
by wiseone
Thu May 02, 2024 2:07 am
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season
Replies: 10719
Views: 3655186

Re: Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

Both Kim and Onana are bad signings. Both of us are right. ...just because of one match? There is a reason he was hired and sign to a big club like Bayern, he must be very good in the past, one momentary mistake don't define a player. After all your club signed Onana who has made numerous errors eve...