Avram Grant returns to the UK after FA talks

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Osagyefo 9 years ago

This guy's CV is not good enough to handle a National Team like the Black Stars. Chelsea was already a formidable
team on the brinks of winning the champions league when he was made a stand in manager, the two other manageri ...
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This guy's CV is not good enough to handle a National Team like the Black Stars. Chelsea was already a formidable
team on the brinks of winning the champions league when he was made a stand in manager, the two other managerial jobs that he had, failed miserably. What are we trying to prove here, no matter what the black does is not appreciated by their own, what a pity. God bless the Black Man.
Mensah 9 years ago

You are very, my good friend. His style of play, very much like the English, does not also suit us.

You are very, my good friend. His style of play, very much like the English, does not also suit us.
PROPHETESS 9 years ago

From $150,000 to $50,000?
I don't think he is coming back.

The greedy people at GFA told him "We'll let you know", but they'll not call him back.

They will keep Konadu, whom they're paying $10,000 a month.

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From $150,000 to $50,000?
I don't think he is coming back.

The greedy people at GFA told him "We'll let you know", but they'll not call him back.

They will keep Konadu, whom they're paying $10,000 a month.

If he wins Afcon, they will take him to $30,000 a month, including Nyantakyi's kickback of $10,000 a month.

So Tuntum will keep $20,000 a month, for a total of $240,000 a year, an unbelievable fortune in Ghana.

It's over, my good old friend Avram.

What's this stupidity of paying desperate job-seekers sign-in fees anyway?

Appiah, $102,000 and now Grant, $200,000?

Who are these fools making these decisions to pay?
Ali, Toronto 9 years ago

"$150,000 to $50,000? I don't think he is coming back.". You watch, he will be coming back. Israel will subsidize his pay and use him for political propaganda on the global stage on the back of Black Stars popularity. His off ...
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"$150,000 to $50,000? I don't think he is coming back.". You watch, he will be coming back. Israel will subsidize his pay and use him for political propaganda on the global stage on the back of Black Stars popularity. His official position will be Israeli Cultural Attaché at the Israeli Embassy in Ghana.
N. Kofi 9 years ago

Kwesi Nyantekyi can never ever justify to me why GFA should go for a white coach,or non Ghanaian coach.
I lost all respect for them when they,sacked Appiah. The least they could do was to get another coach, Konadu.
All t ...
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Kwesi Nyantekyi can never ever justify to me why GFA should go for a white coach,or non Ghanaian coach.
I lost all respect for them when they,sacked Appiah. The least they could do was to get another coach, Konadu.
All these players were trained by local coaches so what is this terrible inferiority complex?
If we lose one tournament so what?
Give our coaches the chance to grow and keep our money here. After all, all the cups we boast of were won by Ghanaian coaches. Idiots!
AMERICA LOVER 9 years ago

I tell you what Osagyefo! Avram,is one of the best coaches in the World, my dear brother.Let us give him a chance and you will see surprises.We Ghanaians are lucky to get him as a coach

I tell you what Osagyefo! Avram,is one of the best coaches in the World, my dear brother.Let us give him a chance and you will see surprises.We Ghanaians are lucky to get him as a coach
Ali, Toronto 9 years ago

How is he "one of the best coaches in the world"? What is your basis for saying that? Based on these credentials outlined here? We could give anybody a chance, i.e. try them and hope that it works, but ours should not be an e ...
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How is he "one of the best coaches in the world"? What is your basis for saying that? Based on these credentials outlined here? We could give anybody a chance, i.e. try them and hope that it works, but ours should not be an experiment. What we need is a solid coach with solid pedigree.
Soothsayer 9 years ago

Serious waste of money.
How much does the nation's president whether ndc or npp get? After 41 years of hard work I got 4000 dollars as retirement benefits. At the moment it is all swallowed up by inflation and only God know ...
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Serious waste of money.
How much does the nation's president whether ndc or npp get? After 41 years of hard work I got 4000 dollars as retirement benefits. At the moment it is all swallowed up by inflation and only God knows how I will manage life till the great day when I will be referred to as the Late.
Toffey 9 years ago

That is the sad aspect of our thinking as a people. We pump so much into the Black Stars yet have a single trophy to show after 32 years. If rich nations are spending so much on national team handlers, we just want to copy th ...
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That is the sad aspect of our thinking as a people. We pump so much into the Black Stars yet have a single trophy to show after 32 years. If rich nations are spending so much on national team handlers, we just want to copy them blindly and foolishly without considering our miserable financial situation. Just take a look at our surroundings especially when it rains, our schools and hospitals and many others. They are simply in horrible conditions yet we find it expedient to spend so much on coaches just because other nations are doing same. Something is basically wrong with us as a people.
Joe 9 years ago

GFA can let Maxwell Konadu coach the Black Stars for less less money that they are going to offer Avram Grant and Konadu will do better job than Avram. This coach was chased out of Chelsea when he was the coach because he wa ...
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GFA can let Maxwell Konadu coach the Black Stars for less less money that they are going to offer Avram Grant and Konadu will do better job than Avram. This coach was chased out of Chelsea when he was the coach because he was a total failure. Why should Ghana go for such a coach. After all his Israeli citizenship bars him entry into Arab countries and Ghana happens to be in Africa with many neighbors from Arabian countries. Let Konadu take the Black Stars to the African cup and he will do better than Avram since Konadu has been with the team for a long time. Avram cannot take just a month to get used to the Black Stars players since the African cup is a little over a month away.
Nii Joromi 9 years ago

Time for Ghana to stop wasting money on football and focus on poverty and the filth across the country. We are fed up with this BS!

Time for Ghana to stop wasting money on football and focus on poverty and the filth across the country. We are fed up with this BS!
Peter 9 years ago

May God bless you. The nation is engulfed in one huge filth and being devastated by poverty and all we care about is Black Stars. And they have not won anything since 1982!

May God bless you. The nation is engulfed in one huge filth and being devastated by poverty and all we care about is Black Stars. And they have not won anything since 1982!
OGYAM 9 years ago

Are we serious, as a nation? Government cannot pay Nurses, come out developmental projects, build schools or even factories yet we are so committed to spending huge sums Dollars all in the name of sports. Does the leaders ha ...
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Are we serious, as a nation? Government cannot pay Nurses, come out developmental projects, build schools or even factories yet we are so committed to spending huge sums Dollars all in the name of sports. Does the leaders have national priorities at all?
Ghfuo: Be Ruthless, hang nyantakyi, N 9 years ago

Let Konadu, Sellas Tetteh and didi dramani take the team to.afcon.and pay grant to be the td. Just for the tournament

Let Konadu, Sellas Tetteh and didi dramani take the team to.afcon.and pay grant to be the td. Just for the tournament
YES! 9 years ago

Sounds good to me, Ghfuo, that is, if Nyantekyi has already committed to a contract that he cannot back out of.

If the contract is for "COACH", then he can retract and offer "TECHNICAL DIRECTOR" to Grant.

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Sounds good to me, Ghfuo, that is, if Nyantekyi has already committed to a contract that he cannot back out of.

If the contract is for "COACH", then he can retract and offer "TECHNICAL DIRECTOR" to Grant.

But if Grant says "COACH or NOTHING", then the Stupid Nyantekyi can waste a little more of our money, like $1 million, to compensate him and let him go.

Yes, Konadu, Tetteh and Dramani can take Afcon.
Ghfuo: Be Ruthless, hang nyantakyi, N 9 years ago

So pay him to be the td. I personally don't even like him as TD, but dumb nyantakyi is the one who seems to like him.

So pay him to be the td. I personally don't even like him as TD, but dumb nyantakyi is the one who seems to like him.
Kato 9 years ago

Ironically, the President and others make all the noise about patronizing made-in-Ghana goods and yet pay lip-service to its implementation. A national TV station like GTV just prides itself in showing Nigerian movies daily a ...
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Ironically, the President and others make all the noise about patronizing made-in-Ghana goods and yet pay lip-service to its implementation. A national TV station like GTV just prides itself in showing Nigerian movies daily and we find it ok. Are we so useless as a nation not to have a single competent person to handle our national football team and pay him or her far less than this money we are going to waste?
Ali, Toronto 9 years ago

GFA is not part of the national budget, and you can't use GFA budget to pay nurses or for development projects. Don't confuse the issue. And this should NOT be a campaign for MAXWELL KONADU specifically.

GFA is not part of the national budget, and you can't use GFA budget to pay nurses or for development projects. Don't confuse the issue. And this should NOT be a campaign for MAXWELL KONADU specifically.
GHANANI 9 years ago

Avram Grant is rubbish and wish he does not set foot on Ghana's soil again.He has not even got the personality to lead the Stars let alone the international experience to coach them.He is just going to be a drain on the natio ...
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Avram Grant is rubbish and wish he does not set foot on Ghana's soil again.He has not even got the personality to lead the Stars let alone the international experience to coach them.He is just going to be a drain on the nation's foreign exchange.His appointment will be a load of RUBBISH.
Analyst 9 years ago

It will be the height of folly to employ a foreigner, pay him a big signing-on fee of $200,000.00 plus a fat monthly salary of $50,000.00 for 2 years thinking that he will get us something different from the results we have b ...
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It will be the height of folly to employ a foreigner, pay him a big signing-on fee of $200,000.00 plus a fat monthly salary of $50,000.00 for 2 years thinking that he will get us something different from the results we have been getting all these years.
If our brains are working well, what we should do is to empower Maxwell Konadu and his Assistant, Prof Mintah by appreciating them and upgrading their wages. From now till the AFCON 2015, there isn't sufficient time to give the job of coaching the Black Stars to a new coach. Even after AFCON 2015, even if we fail to win it, there is no need to change the coach. It takes more than a good coach to get good results. Take for example what is happening in Manchester United now. Here is a top-notch coach (ie Louis van Gaall) but the good results are not coming. A good team (or a collection of good players) is needed before a good coach can get results. Konadu (or even Kwasi Appiah) is a good coach but the players are not of cup-winning caliber. Even if Jose Mourinho takes the Black Stars to Equitorial Guinea they are not going to win the cup. Our concentration must be on building the team rather than looking for a coach. We have several good coaches here in Ghana. There is little to choose between Konadu and Avram Grant. In other words, what Konadu cannot achieve with the Stars, Avram Grant also cannot achieve.
ANABA 9 years ago

Waste of money on Mr Grant

Waste of money on Mr Grant

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