“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bayelsa United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I did not go to Warri Wolves to sit and watch. I want to come back to Bayelsa United and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Uche Moses arrives at Bayelsa United with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bayelsa United can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Odah Marshall has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Bayelsa United know, and have known for weeks.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Andy Ezekiel knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bayelsa United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bayelsa United can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bayelsa United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A new face in his position, and Favour Onukwuli suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Bayelsa United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bayelsa United can pretend not to have heard.
The name of Don-Pedro Samuel has come up in conversations Bayelsa United were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bayelsa United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I did not go to Ikorodu City to sit and watch. I want to come back to Bayelsa United and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 14 matches say the rest.
“I did not go to Ikorodu City to sit and watch. I want to come back to Bayelsa United and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 10 matches say the rest.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bayelsa United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bayelsa United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bayelsa United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — James Emo has let it be known that he does not like the way Bayelsa United are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Bernard Okorowanta may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
61 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
A new face in his position, and James Emo suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Bayelsa United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bayelsa United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bayelsa United can pretend not to have heard.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Peter Ebimobowei and Bayelsa United agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.