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« Reply #6315 on: Monday, June 5, 2023, 16:02:48 » |
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Hes in for Wigan now according to The Athletic.
Dont know what happened with Morecambe in the end, last i read he couldnt provide proof of funds
Can't imagine with the mess at Wigan they have time for him to takeover if his performance at Morecambe is repeated? The whole Morecambe thing is odd as he has put some money into the club but it all ground to a halt. |
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I'll Tell Ya Now - McGurk Is The New Graham
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« Reply #6317 on: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 17:04:13 » |
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Remember that spotty oik who was trying to buy Aldershot years ago.
Jacob Rees-Mogg?  |
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There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it.
You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means?
It means you're alive. You've won.
You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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I ain't gettin on no plane fool
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« Reply #6318 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:16:47 » |
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Benzema off for one last pay out.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #6319 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:26:59 » |
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Benzema off for one last pay out.
Dunno, considering his pretty grotty history taking the sport-washing dollar will probably suit him. |
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« Reply #6320 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:31:24 » |
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£200m a year i would do the same to be honest
Kante is going next
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« Reply #6321 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:33:44 » |
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£200m a year i would do the same to be honest
Kante is going next
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« Reply #6322 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:39:38 » |
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Middle East money really is running/ruining football/sport at the moment isn't it. £200m a year i would do the same to be honest
Kante is going next
My mentality is going to be vastly different to that of Benzema, Ronaldo, Messi etc but these are massively wealthy guys that have had a tremendous football career and are ending it in the backwaters of football, merely for one last pay-day. It's a shame there really is no romance in the game any more, there would be a greater story (in my eyes) if Benzema decided to end his career in Lyon, Ronaldo at Sporting Lisbon/Madeira or Messi to Rosario in Argentina. (they still could of course) |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #6323 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:42:31 » |
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But what standard is Saudi pro football realistically. Non-league?
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #6324 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:45:03 » |
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£200m a year i would do the same to be honest
Kante is going next
This was noted on Twitter earlier.... 'To put Saudi Arabia spending into perspective: European football's highest ever contract was Lionel Messi at Barcelona: €75m per annum. (This was significantly reduced at PSG).
In SA Ronaldo reportedly earns €200m per annum. Benzema €200m. Kante €100m. Messi offered €400m.'I think its pretty much tax free as well. The whole thing is just peculiar, China tried it (paying stupid money for big name players) a few years back and it achieved absolutely feck all, not sure what SA hope to achieve? I can understand spunking the cash on the Golf yesterday as that has never been wedded to geography or history, but football is? |
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« Reply #6325 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:47:48 » |
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I sort of get the Ronaldo/Messi big money, those guys bring an enormous amount of eyeballs and brand power, well beyond what they do on the pitch.
But £100m for N'Golo Kante? A great player, but the very definition of understated. Just a filthy rich bunch of man children spending oil money in an attempt to launder their reputation. It's as grubby as it gets, but football hasn't had ethical standards for a long time.
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« Reply #6326 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 12:51:08 » |
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I sort of get the Ronaldo/Messi big money, those guys bring an enormous amount of eyeballs and brand power, well beyond what they do on the pitch.
But £100m for N'Golo Kante? A great player, but the very definition of understated. Just a filthy rich bunch of man children spending oil money in an attempt to launder their reputation. It's as grubby as it gets, but football hasn't had ethical standards for a long time.
And that is precisely the way to look at this - it's not a for profit venture, it's a Branding expense of the oil money profits, to further enhance the Saudi stronghold on that market, especially wit Russia being dicks. On the footballer side, not only is it insane money, many of them have more often than no show they are in it for the money anyway. How many players in Spain and France keep getting dragged through courts for avoiding taxes? |
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« Reply #6327 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 16:09:34 » |
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Messi chose the less lucrative American option then. Probably good news for Al Nassr and their supporters as well.
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« Reply #6328 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 19:03:09 » |
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5 minutes in and Fiorentina players feigning fouls/injuries v West Ham.
Fucking tedious cheats
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Non PC straight talking tory Brexit voter on this
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« Reply #6329 on: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 19:05:33 » |
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5 minutes in and Fiorentina players feigning fouls/injuries v West Ham.
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