Transfers (General)

[danperkins]

He might just not give a **** about a sport he is gifted at. Money might be enough for him.

maybe, it seems to be the case for alot of players.

[S-RED]

Chavs to Newcastle on loan, buy next summer
Brentford to Arse on loan, buy next summer...

Another loophole that needs closing, but they wont

[SB]

think he gave up on football a long time ago. So much talent wasted. I can't stand him

Correct answer

[red g]

more loopholes between inter Saudi clubs.

Lewis Hall going on loan this season to Newcastle. buying at the end of the season to help FFP.

[Phoenix07]

Absolute madness. Toni Kroos has called the move embarrassing.

[ame]https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1694483518208770081[/ame]

[danperkins]

He's obviously a greedy cunt that will fade into obscurity

[Pablo]

That is a depressing career choice.

[Scratch]

Altho as Rafa said, there are players that went to the Chinese league for a couple of seasons and are now back playing in the Champions League, so it's not career suicide, it's just a season or 2 in the doldrums.

[The_weatherman]

Good on Kroos to call this out though, this should feel embarrassing, for players to choose this path.

[Harv]

Actually don't have any issue with a young kid moving there for a couple of years.

He basically gets set up for life and can then come back to Europe afterwards in his prime.

Same as the guys on their last legs getting one last payday.

[The_weatherman]

I really feel the Saudis are ruining sport on a wider scale and I feel people shouldn't give this nation any support in the form of positive attention, this is important, they kill people, disregard human rights and will continue to do so.

[Doc_Piptorious]

I really feel the Saudis are ruining sport on a wider scale and I feel people shouldn't give this nation any support in the form of positive attention, this is important, they kill people, disregard human rights and will continue to do so.

Said it before, but with oil looking like it will become a thing of the past (to a large degree) in the coming three or four decades it makes sense to take control of other things the West craves.

Be it sports now (Football, Boxing, Golf, wrestling etc etc), tech in the future and so on.

Get things the West needs under Saudi/Middle Eastern control and then there is something the West will pay for for decades to come.

[labourRed]

I really feel the Saudis are ruining sport on a wider scale and I feel people shouldn't give this nation any support in the form of positive attention, this is important, they kill people, disregard human rights and will continue to do so.

Circa £100bil is coming into the UK from Saudi. It's why the UK govt. where so keen to get the Newcastle deal over the line (effectively because they were told to). There a good article on Athletic into it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theathletic.com/4375454/2023/04/06/saudi-newcastle-boris-government/%3famp=1

Pretty dark times.

[SB]

I really feel the Saudis are ruining sport on a wider scale and I feel people shouldn't give this nation any support in the form of positive attention, this is important, they kill people, disregard human rights and will continue to do so.

Circa £100bil is coming into the UK from Saudi. It's why the UK govt. where so keen to get the Newcastle deal over the line (effectively because they were told to). There a good article on Athletic into it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theathletic.com/4375454/2023/04/06/saudi-newcastle-boris-government/%3famp=1

Pretty dark times.

Weatherman is spot on & just because the Government are profiting that doesn’t change it though.

[The_weatherman]

Circa £100bil is coming into the UK from Saudi. It's why the UK govt. where so keen to get the Newcastle deal over the line (effectively because they were told to). There a good article on Athletic into it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theathletic.com/4375454/2023/04/06/saudi-newcastle-boris-government/%3famp=1

Pretty dark times.

Grim, my local team is in with a shout to become the first Icelandic team to reach the group stage of a European competition (Conference league), reckon my attention might wane in the oil league.