Comments on: Is the BBC killing Nigerian Football? http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/ Football News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kris http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-116506 Kris Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:57:14 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-116506 When the truth is said, people take it to be killing the game, this has however set the Nigerian football 20 years backward. Persons who do not have any business running football are there only to enrich themselves. They now organise boys clubs only to take these players to lower leagues for peanuts. They now eve bribe officials for us to win matches, the league now goes to the highest bidder, they now sit down to dictate what happens in who plays for the nation. Ask them what development programme they have? They even pay some of our hungry journalists now to write for them. WHO IS DECEIVING WHO i ask. If government is sincere to develop the game in Nigeria, let them first take off their hands in sponsoring clubs, turn these clubs into community teams give loans to people to run the clubs and bring returns. Let all the state F.A chairmen leave the NFF as they are government staffs, let the state owned teams represented on the league board and NFF vacate their seats as they are not club owners, they are only on contract, Government can fire them at any time, let those who sponsor clubs from their pockets take the saddle and see if our football will not improve, government is corrupt so why would its product their candidates not be corrupt? When the truth is said, people take it to be killing the game, this has however set the Nigerian football 20 years backward. Persons who do not have any business running football are there only to enrich themselves. They now organise boys clubs only to take these players to lower leagues for peanuts. They now eve bribe officials for us to win matches, the league now goes to the highest bidder, they now sit down to dictate what happens in who plays for the nation. Ask them what development programme they have? They even pay some of our hungry journalists now to write for them. WHO IS DECEIVING WHO i ask. If government is sincere to develop the game in Nigeria, let them first take off their hands in sponsoring clubs, turn these clubs into community teams give loans to people to run the clubs and bring returns. Let all the state F.A chairmen leave the NFF as they are government staffs, let the state owned teams represented on the league board and NFF vacate their seats as they are not club owners, they are only on contract, Government can fire them at any time, let those who sponsor clubs from their pockets take the saddle and see if our football will not improve, government is corrupt so why would its product their candidates not be corrupt?

]]> By: paul ugbah http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-110661 paul ugbah Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:13:20 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-110661 Nigeria football is full of corruption，we should not say that bbc is killing nigerian football Nigeria football is full of corruption，we should not say that bbc is killing nigerian football

]]> By: GABRIEL E JAMES http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-97938 GABRIEL E JAMES Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:26:21 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-97938 It is unfortunate that this kind of act is being conducted by various groups of managment, apart from blaming BBC our football managment aswell as league in nigeria is being corrupted,we must remove the dust in our own eyes first inoder to see clearly to remove others own. It is unfortunate that this kind of act is being conducted by various groups of managment, apart from blaming BBC our football managment aswell as league in nigeria is being corrupted,we must remove the dust in our own eyes first inoder to see clearly to remove others own.

]]> By: nelson otieno http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-97858 nelson otieno Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:32:39 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-97858 after re reading the article i conclude kenya is completely the same. people want decent football with less managment wrangles presented by our incompitent and highly corrupt officials. why should we waste time on that kind of crap yet i can watch blistering and kick ass EPL and laliga football after re reading the article i conclude kenya is completely the same. people want decent football with less managment wrangles presented by our incompitent and highly corrupt officials. why should we waste time on that kind of crap yet i can watch blistering and kick ass EPL and laliga football

]]> By: nelson otieno http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-97856 nelson otieno Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:28:16 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-97856 well typical BBC, in fact western media rarely say anything positive about africa. its always dudes fighting, children dying and corruption. yes these things happen in africa, cant deny that but the media, esp the west just dwell on that. i guess its a case of 'you can see a speck in anothers eye and not the log in your own(something like that) but after reading that report i have to admit that i do largerly agree with it. its almost the same with kenya. we havent completed our fifa goal project, officials always haggling over money and control i mean its just crazy. to make it worse talent is really gettin wasted. With this situation, many of us, including i(man united till i die) , would rather watch the decent football in the premier league rather some load of rubbish played in our stadiums. guys here only head to the pitch to watch our leagur when the prem is over but come august stadiums rarely fill up. its like playing in an empty room. so does thhe EPL kill our local league. no. its those money hungry, power sucking officials who want everything.sometimes i would not blame those leagues exploittng us, we pay our players peanuts and we tottally lack management well typical BBC, in fact western media rarely say anything positive about africa. its always dudes fighting, children dying and corruption. yes these things happen in africa, cant deny that but the media, esp the west just dwell on that. i guess its a case of ‘you can see a speck in anothers eye and not the log in your own(something like that)

but after reading that report i have to admit that i do largerly agree with it. its almost the same with kenya. we havent completed our fifa goal project, officials always haggling over money and control i mean its just crazy. to make it worse talent is really gettin wasted. With this situation, many of us, including i(man united till i die) , would rather watch the decent football in the premier league rather some load of rubbish played in our stadiums. guys here only head to the pitch to watch our leagur when the prem is over but come august stadiums rarely fill up. its like playing in an empty room.

so does thhe EPL kill our local league. no. its those money hungry, power sucking officials who want everything.sometimes i would not blame those leagues exploittng us, we pay our players peanuts and we tottally lack management

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/is-the-bbc-killing-nigerian-football/8564/#comment-97805 BD Condell Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:49:30 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8564#comment-97805 Typical BBC journalism. The 'big' leagues have dominated support for years in the smaller and less developed countries. The fact is that the product they produce is far superior and the top players from other countries want to play there. There are many countries in Europe where this is the model and has been for a long time. As the EPL has matured into the best and most popular football product in the world, the developing nations have been seduced by it and the huge fan bases continue to feed the growth and expansion. Like economies, football has gone global and young kids everywhere want to support the best and most attractive teams. As you say, the underlying issues are what should be addressed in Nigeria and the whole premise of the article is ..well....typical BBC sensationalism. Typical BBC journalism. The ‘big’ leagues have dominated support for years in the smaller and less developed countries. The fact is that the product they produce is far superior and the top players from other countries want to play there. There are many countries in Europe where this is the model and has been for a long time.
As the EPL has matured into the best and most popular football product in the world, the developing nations have been seduced by it and the huge fan bases continue to feed the growth and expansion.
Like economies, football has gone global and young kids everywhere want to support the best and most attractive teams.
As you say, the underlying issues are what should be addressed in Nigeria and the whole premise of the article is ..well….typical BBC sensationalism.

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