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2022/23 Alex Iwobi

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hktoffee said:
Alex Iwobi’s dad, Chuka “Mahella” Iwobi, has claimed that the Injury of the Super Eagles forward is not as serious as it appears.

According to Soccernet’s source, Iwobi’s Dad, following the result of the scan, revealed that his son’s recover from the ankle injury in a couple of weeks.
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Turns out soccernet was right...
 
John96 said:
To be fair to the lad he's not living in the first half of the 20th century either, he can't be expected to build a tramway between home and ground just to justify his salary to fans.

COYB!

John.
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Nobody is saying he should. What I am saying is fans can't be expected to cry bitter tears of sadness over a player who earns more in a week than some do in five years especially when another mediocre millionaire will be along soon to take his place.

No offence to the lad, but this is no Adrian Heath situation. Or Paul Bracewell situation. Or even a Joe Parkinson situation.

I hope he recovers swiftly and gets well soon.
 
itsnowak said:
this place will make you pull your hair out sometimes. starting the season he was one of the best midfielders in the whole league and was receiving nearly every man of the match. and now he gets hurt and he wasnt good enough anyways. yes we're terrible but lets get a grip. we will be worse off without him
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Best midfielder was only in your fantasy. He is and was an empty shirt. 1 goal per season attacking midfielder with a pass rate under 50%.
 

Drico said:
I tend to agree with you - I don't like to see any player injured at any level. However, we also need to accept that this is not the same as watching a local match and seeing somebody hurt, put out of work and into financial distress as a consequence. Most Premier League players now are on such preposterous salaries that sometimes I find myself struggling to see their value. I can't bring myself to lament the loss of a player who might be on 100k week who really does not stand out in any positive way for that huge outlay involved. Even when the worst sadly happens to the rare few, they won't starve.

Iwobi, whether one rates him or not, is not going to matches on the tram, entertaining people and eking out a modest living. That doesn't mean one would wish harm on him. It just means that it is so much harder to see players as "like us" anymore. The emotional bonds are weakened by the commercialisation of the game.

I'm pleased for the lad that, apparently, the news is better today than it looked like it might be on Friday. But, honestly, when one overpaid player is largely replaceable by another these days without bringing anything particularly special to the table, it's no surprise people do think in terms of Football Manager. Good luck to the players for hitting the jackpot - but that comes at cost to the fans in terms of subscriptions, ticket prices, etc. People lament that ordinary people are being "priced out" - wait until the new stadium does that - and they are being priced out due to a transfer of wealth from working class people to television companies, clubs, nation states, venture capitalists, agents, and...players.

I can swallow people like Lionel Messi being multi-millionaires. His extreme talent merits extreme wealth in a world of entertainment that lavishes wealth on top actors and pop stars. I'd tax him to the hilt, mind. But the more common-or-garden player...nah. 100k a week is a bad joke when ordinary people are being priced out and nurses are on strike. And when one 100k a week player cries off injured, along comes another one to take his place...with just as little impact.

The modern player means as much to the modern fan, in most cases, as a sprite on a Playstation.
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Cracking post mate. Well thought out and I can’t disagree with you at all. It feels slightly sad though, the reality of it all.
 
Drico said:
I tend to agree with you - I don't like to see any player injured at any level. However, we also need to accept that this is not the same as watching a local match and seeing somebody hurt, put out of work and into financial distress as a consequence. Most Premier League players now are on such preposterous salaries that sometimes I find myself struggling to see their value. I can't bring myself to lament the loss of a player who might be on 100k week who really does not stand out in any positive way for that huge outlay involved. Even when the worst sadly happens to the rare few, they won't starve.

Iwobi, whether one rates him or not, is not going to matches on the tram, entertaining people and eking out a modest living. That doesn't mean one would wish harm on him. It just means that it is so much harder to see players as "like us" anymore. The emotional bonds are weakened by the commercialisation of the game.

I'm pleased for the lad that, apparently, the news is better today than it looked like it might be on Friday. But, honestly, when one overpaid player is largely replaceable by another these days without bringing anything particularly special to the table, it's no surprise people do think in terms of Football Manager. Good luck to the players for hitting the jackpot - but that comes at cost to the fans in terms of subscriptions, ticket prices, etc. People lament that ordinary people are being "priced out" - wait until the new stadium does that - and they are being priced out due to a transfer of wealth from working class people to television companies, clubs, nation states, venture capitalists, agents, and...players.

I can swallow people like Lionel Messi being multi-millionaires. His extreme talent merits extreme wealth in a world of entertainment that lavishes wealth on top actors and pop stars. I'd tax him to the hilt, mind. But the more common-or-garden player...nah. 100k a week is a bad joke when ordinary people are being priced out and nurses are on strike. And when one 100k a week player cries off injured, along comes another one to take his place...with just as little impact.

The modern player means as much to the modern fan, in most cases, as a sprite on a Playstation.
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Brilliant, and I agree with all of that...
 

What a shock, could tell when watching and the replays it was not that bad.

Stretchered off in agony covering his face.......for a small twist of the ankle.

I like the lad, and he has played well but my god he is soft and lacks fights.
 

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