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from now on I will skip talking about our finances. That is a promise and will save myself from looking like a 
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B*ll*cks. I don't know why he chose not to, but if he had, he'd probably have lost and it would have cost him a small fortune and damaged his reputation even further..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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we love football and we love liverpool but not many people love their job and their employers.I take your point about loyalty being a two-way street.
Applies to the fans too...
I think loyalty has pretty much always been a meaningless concept in professional football. When players were paid a pittance, the clubs had them over a barrel. When the maximum wage was abolished the clubs still had them over the same barrel, they just paid them a bit more. And players didn't really want to move that much anyway - people generally were less mobile, fewer moved around, and footballers weren't much different. Playing for their home town club, earning more than they'd get in a sh*t factory job or whatever, of course they stayed.
When freedom of contract - the Bosman ruling - came in then the balance of power changed quite a bit. And of course the massive rewards - for clubs as well as players - has affected things. And the proliferation of media and football's ridiculously overhyped profile all make situations far more explosive and mercenary. Imagine how pitiful Jim White's career would be without players moving left, right and centre a couple of times a year?
But back in prehistory a lot of players stayed a long time at clubs because few had any other option. The only thing that ever really helped players was when more than one club wanted them and that usually only happened to the very best. Which is why it's always been that the clubs that pay the highest wages win the league.
That's not say that some - perhaps many - didn't feel a genuine affection and commitment to the club they played for but it was a result of circumstances really. It looked like loyalty, an emotional attachment, and maybe it felt like that to them too but cognitive dissonance is like that.
to professional footballers this is a job - yes some of them genuinely love what they do and are happy with their clubs, but for most its like the rest of us - its just a job and people move jobs for more money, better prospects, better work etc...
suarez left gronigen for ajax, and then he left ajax for us. he might see arsenal as a better bet. personally i think arsenal are 4/5 players off competing to win the title so whats the point in going there to try and finish 4th every season. he can do that here and hopefully more.
but the bosman changed everything. i remember when testimonials were considered a final big payday for a loyal pro who's served the club well and would take that money to pay off his mortgage or set himself up in a business after football etc...
top players nowadays earn more in a month than what a testimonial would raise.
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Here's why he's quoting the gentlemen's agreement thing. He obviously believes that he should be sold by us as opposed to request being sold. It's all about his bonuses and he thinks one season of hard graft deserves a loyalty bonus.Originally Posted by Sarb
For God's sake man, just get on with it. Seriously. This is exactly how the conversation between Suarez and the Anfield hierarchy is going every time this challenge is threatened.
"I'll take legal action you know?"
"Fine, go ahead."
"I mean it. I'm going to do it."
"We heard you. Call your lawyer. Be our guest. You’ll lose."
"This is your last warning. Sell me now or I'm going to see you in court."
"There is no exit clause, Luis. Do what you want."
"I'm going to count to ten now and if you haven't sold me, I'm taking legal action. One... (two week pause)... Two..."
Cheeky cunt though, there's nothing gentlemanly about him. The bite was totally orchestrated at a point of the season when he knew we'd failed in our target to reach 4th. I honestly think he expected us to transfer list him after it and was probably gutted thatthe mugs at the topthe club continued to back him.Comment
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But certainly Tee.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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