I can't bare to see this happen........

[Shaggy]

Because he's Turkish?

Yeah, and he scored one goal last season too. I'm sure there are plenty of other Turkish strikers to choose from who scored one goal last season.

[Shaggy]

He is young, nippy, fairly creative and part turkish. He's not a bad player IMO with good potential. It's not as if the Turkish league is all that good.

Worth noting that Trabzonspor dropped 10 places when they lost former Cambridge United forward Omer Riza this season.

Pointless fact: Kazim was supposed to be his middle name but someone ****ed up the admin.

Haha, really? Nice fact.

I can't claim to have seen much of Richards - only highlights and the like. Funnily enough the one goal he did score last term was an absolute beauty, but he wasn't popular with Blades fans.

[simey85]

I hope to god this doesn't happen. It would be such a let down because he was starting to play some really decent football again and got himself into shape!

[Dhav]

I can understand why you guys might take this stance, but I can tell you that Rivaldo is revered as a God by Olympiakos fans, and when he was told his contract wouldn't be renewed he was shown on television crying

[Shaggy]

What's Greece got to do with Turkey?

[AFII]

What's Greece got to do with Turkey?

It's the same situation as in Turkey.

Fenerbahce signed Linderoth a week ago and he was welcomed like a God when he arrived. The same Linderoth who played for Everton.

[Parm]

He is young, nippy, fairly creative and part turkish. He's not a bad player IMO with good potential. It's not as if the Turkish league is all that good.

Worth noting that Trabzonspor dropped 10 places when they lost former Cambridge United forward Omer Riza this season.

Pointless fact: Kazim was supposed to be his middle name but someone ****ed up the admin.

you and ****ing Omer Riza!!

As for Ronaldo, it would be a shame if he went, I saw him play for Brazil against England in 1995 and the guy was just amazing, one of my favourite players of all time. That goal he scored for Barca when he scalped 5 players or so from the halfway line was just brillaint, think he was only 19 or so at the time!!

[Chris]

It's the same situation as in Turkey.

Fenerbahce signed Linderoth a week ago and he was welcomed like a God when he arrived. The same Linderoth who played for Everton.

Galatasaray I think but yeah, the airport went absolutely mental with 100s of fans there to welcome him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4RWJt4NCUA

[Shaggy]

I see...so Dhavlos was referring to the fervour of the supporters in both countries? Yeah, I can see that. Anyway, I wasn't surprised or perplexed about Kazim-Richards going to Turkey...I was surprised Fenerbahce would sign such a **** striker. Ronaldo & Kazim-Richards....who'd'a thunk it?!

[AFII]

Galatasaray I think but yeah, the airport went absolutely mental with 100s of fans there to welcome him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4RWJt4NCUA

[Warren]

Ronaldo & Kazim-Richards....who'd'a thunk it?!

Certainly not Kazim-Richards thats for sure...

[Dhav]

What's Greece got to do with Turkey?

It's the same situation as in Turkey.

Fenerbahce signed Linderoth a week ago and he was welcomed like a God when he arrived. The same Linderoth who played for Everton.

I see...so Dhavlos was referring to the fervour of the supporters in both countries? Yeah, I can see that. Anyway, I wasn't surprised or perplexed about Kazim-Richards going to Turkey...I was surprised Fenerbahce would sign such a **** striker. Ronaldo & Kazim-Richards....who'd'a thunk it?!

Basically yes, I was trying to make the point that although it may be a bit of a come-down for these former world stars and World Cup winners to be playing in lesser leagues like Greece and Turkey, they will get the respect and reverance their talents deserve, and if they perform well they will be venerated and worshipped by fans. As shown in the case of Rivaldo, that is something the players really value and so they can still have quite satisfying and fulfilling careers there.

[Chris]

Rivaldo has actually stayed in Greece aswell and has gone to AEK now after Olympiakos offered him a **** new deal.

Dont suppose thats gone down to well but it'd of been a lot worse if it was Panathinaikos.

He's got 43 goals in 81 games out there, done well.