Saturday 6 February 2016

Arsene Wenger jabs Valencia boss, Gary Neville over nightmare managerial start

Arsene Wenger believes Gary Neville is paying the price for his inexperience.

Neville is fighting to save his job as Valencia coach with Saturday’s trip to Real Betis a critical test for him.

And the Arsenal boss thinks Neville, and the likes of Pep Guardiola, have missed a vital part of their education by being fast-tracked into top jobs.

Wenger said:

CCT trial: FG lines up eight witnesses against Saraki

The Federal Government has proposed eight witnesses who will testify against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, when his trial on 13 counts of false assets declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal starts.

Contrary to widespread reports last year that the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, was part of the proposed prosecution witnesses, a court document obtained by our correspondent on Friday showed that the governor is not listed to testify against the Senate President.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard reveals he sent an apology to Jose Mourinho

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has revealed he sent a text message to Jose Mourinho to say sorry after the former Blues boss was sacked.

The Special One was given his marching orders after a disastrous start to the season, despite winning the Premier League in 2014-15.

"I sent him the message to say I was sorry he had gone and … well … just that I was sorry," Hazard told The Guardian . "I felt a little bit guilty because I’d been player of the year and this year I’d performed less well."

I wonder why I came to rule now –Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that with the quantum of problems his administration inherited, he sometimes wondered why he had to seek power at this time.

Buhari spoke in London while addressing members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom.

He said he wondered why oil, which used to sell for over $140 per barrel, would reduce to $30 per barrel during his time as the President.

He said,

Friday 5 February 2016

Rafa Benitez approached to replace Gary Neville at Valencia

Valencia have approached Rafael Benitez about replacing Gary Neville at the Mestalla, according to Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

Neville has come in for intense scrutiny this week after his Valencia side suffered a 7-0 defeat in their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Barcelona.

The pressure on Neville, though, was beginning to mount before Wednesday's humbling at the Camp Nou, with the former Manchester United defender still without a league win after eight attempts.

Prove people wrong by getting better – Ali Baba writes



Prove people wrong by getting better. When someone tells others you can’t be trusted, go out at every opportunity and prove them wrong by being dependable. The people may have gone to tell others you are bad. When those others meet you, being bad will confirm what they heard. 

But if you exhibit something different, you make the person who told them you were bad look very bad. Let me share an experience, (not mine, but we can all learn from it).

As a young man, I had sex with 100 women that I can mention – Shina Peters

Afro-Juju veteran, Sir Shina Peters has made a rather startling revelation.

The talented music veteran, who is known for his glamorous dress sense and energetic stage performance, will be 59 years old on 30, May 2016. He disclosed in a recent interview that many women took advantage of his stardom when he was still young.

In his words,

Manchester United hold talks with Jose Mourinho

Manchester United have held negotiations with Jose Mourinho's representatives about the possibility of him taking over as Old Trafford boss at the end of the season.

Louis van Gaal's contract runs until the end of the 2016-17 campaign but it appears likely he will leave in the summer, despite United having lost just one of their seven matches in all competitions since the turn of the year.

Wenger says Pep could face an EPL shock

Arsene Wenger says the competitive nature of the Premier League will come as a shock to incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

It was announced on Deadline Day that former Barcelona boss Guardiola will be taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in the summer after three years at Bayern Munich, but Wenger believes his impressive record in Germany and Spain will not guarantee immediate success in England.