HAS ROME ACTUALLY FALLEN?

To be honest, it’s just too early to call. Yes all arrows point to prove the case, but do you really think that it will eventually fall, ending a close to 20 year reign?

The new ‘emperor’ Moyes has a lot of work to do, and a lot of tricks to pull up off his sleeves. The season has started poorly, but hasn’t Chelsea and Manchester City had the same poor start?

Give the new boss time to ensure the empire runs as he wants and he just might, only just, blow away any doubts that may be lingering in your thoughts.

"..your job now is to stand by the new manager.."

Look at it this way, he’s lost to Liverpool, Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion (history comes back to haunt, we know that. WBA hadn’t won a game in over 20yrs against manutd) not easy games. All he needs to do is have a long, long winning run to prove plaudits wrong. Not easy, but it has to be done.

So give the guy time. And remember what your legendary manager told you. Stand by his words!

I still stand by my prediction either way; Chelsea will win this year’s title. I feel Jose is playing his cards right. He’s got points from very tough away games (Manchester united and Tottenham hotspurs).

But the season is young, let’s watch and see how it all unravels.

TheGuru

THE EPITOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME!

It feels good to write again in this column after a two month hiatus…Well, this week I’ll try to be a bit patriotic and write about our very own football, kenyan football for they say charity begins at home.

When you compare local football during the 70’s,80’s and now, obviously there is a huge comparison. The development has somehow been bitter-sweet, in the sense that, during its early days, it commanded a large following  and  community based clubs were more in the premier league as compared to now, the national team was also a force to reckon in Africa, unlike now.

In my view, the only amelioration is that the league now enjoys corporate sponsorship and thanks to SuperSport, the matches are aired live across the continent.

However, even with the sponsorship and endorsements, save for Gor Mahia and AFC and maybe to some extent Sofapaka,  the other clubs in the top flight cannot be identified with their fans.Simply put, the teams cannot fill their home grounds with atleast 1500 fans, unless they are playing against Gor or AFC, and even if they are playing against Kenya’s big two, it will be the fans of K’ogalo and Ingwe who will fill the stadia, regardless of whether they are home and away.

This can be attested as a result of preference to European Leagues by Kenyans, corruption by the upper echelons of the federation, lackluster performance of the national team and most NOTABLY the less number of community based teams.

It is crystal clear that the avid Kenyan football fan, myself included, would find it boring to go and watch a match pitting , say Agro Chemicals versus KRA or Sony Sugar against KCB. To be honest it does look like more of a corporate social responsibility charity match rather than a league match! These are company clubs and thus cannot draw die hard fans, fans who have grown up supporting such a club and even so, there can’t be any rivalry amongst these clubs. Maybe in the business sector but not on the pitch.

Even in Europe, for example in England, the premier league would not be attractive as it is now, if it had such as Tesco, Barclays Bank and Burger King, going head to head with the likes of Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool.

The point am trying to drive home is that fans would be more in the stadia,and also the local banter and rivalry would be more intense and enticing if say, there was a Lang’ata derby pitting Karen FC versus Kibera  All Stars or even a showdown of  Eastlands against Westlands when Jericho FC were up against Kileleshwa United. With all kind of that, I think the local scene would be more competent as fans would relate with their hometown teams and embrace the league as their own with pride, instead of substituting it with Europe. But as of now, we have to do with the influx of Company-based teams.

By Anthony Njoroge

LOVE-THIEVES!

Making  a move  on your friend  is downright  unacceptable. I may  fully aware  of the  phrase  that  goes “Am not jealous ,but  what  is mine  is mine”  I  seriously  believe  in what is mine  and  what  I should  own. I  believe in owning  what I should  because  I searched for  it while  you  were  busy  doing ‘other  things. ‘  It is all about  emotional  bruising. Both men and women  cheat  on their  partners  with  their best  friends. There are very many  women that  have  lost their men to their  closest  friends and this  may be due  to what  women  discuss  about  their  men  to their friends. Most ladies  tend  to floss  and brag  to their  closest  female  friends the ability  of their  men like  a good  example  how  good  they are in the bedroom ,this makes  their friend  feel  that  you are so lucky  to have  a man like that  thus jealousy  develops.

 This friend will steal  your partner  just to confirm how   good he is to you. This will leave  you nursing  an emotional  bruise  from  a friend  you considered  a sister. The  weird thing is  that  those who  snatch  their   friend’s men   wouldn’t  want  their  men snatched  from them. Men do not  find  a problem   dating  their  best  friend’s girlfriend but  women view this  as  a height of betrayal.

                                                                                                                                  by Janet Anguche.

NEVER MISS A WORD!

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