Would you believe it

[SouthAfricaRed]

Oops...sorry SouthAfricaRed...

For a moment, I thought you were talking about Djimi Traore and his 4 year contract...

But still, 50/week for 5 years is way too much...

Yip If the wages are True. It means Diao cost us 17.2 million for his 5 year stay.

That works out to 290k /game (59 games) or 5.7m / goal (3 goals)

[Le Chacal]

He's been there since 2002...

[musicalred]

can diao actually do anything without screwing it up???on saturday against crewe - him and traore were the worst players on the pitch even the youngsters were better and most of the crewe team!!!

can we not sell him to some saudi team who would think he was awesome and con them?!?!?!

[univofchicago]

Yip If the wages are True. It means Diao cost us 17.2 million for his 5 year stay.

That works out to 290k /game (59 games) or 5.7m / goal (3 goals)

290k / game?!?!?

When I read stats like that, I think life is so unfair sometimes...

As much as I credit Houllier for some brilliant early signings (Hyypia, Henchoz, Camara, Hamann, McAllister), I criticize him for going off the boil and making some terrible decisions in his last two years. So much so that the effects of the failures are still being felt by Rafa and his men. But if Rafa wins the title this year, everything will be forgotten and forgiven!

[univofchicago]

can diao actually do anything without screwing it up???on saturday against crewe - him and traore were the worst players on the pitch even the youngsters were better and most of the crewe team!!!

I didn't watch the game musicalred, but I can imagine...

[RedJedi]

Make him drive the team bus at least get some value out of him. On second thoughts make him drive the Everton bus, he'll only end up crashing it anyway

[musicalred]

apart from one very good challenge from diao - he looked clumsy and the difference when momo came on was amazing -

As for traore, i felt sorry for Aurelio playing with him behind him - constantly tracking back to help and not really showing his capabilities going forward -

they both looked out of sorts i know its preseason but you have to make some sort of effort especially if you know you could be on your way out!!!

[Finnish_Red]

Our very own Winston Bogarde, probaly announces his retairment after his contract runs out

[univofchicago]

As for traore, i felt sorry for Aurelio playing with him behind him - constantly tracking back to help and not really showing his capabilities going forward -

Don't quite understand...did Traore play centre-back?

Traore playing centre-back gives me flashbacks of the Benfica game last season...had to be the most inept performance by a professional footballer that I have ever seen.

Fair to him, centre-back was not his favoured position BUT Traore was actually nurtured as a centre-back!!! He was only moved to a full-back position by Houllier AND Benitez because he proved to be ineffectual in his preferred original position...

[univofchicago]

Our very own Winston Bogarde, probaly announces his retairment after his contract runs out

Oh dear....

[Finnish_Red]

Oh dear....

Heh, I didn't mean it literally, hence

There are similarities thougt, long lucrative contracts and the clubs unability to sell the players.

To Salifs defence one can say that he at least has conducted like a professional football player, unlike my all time favorite Winston

[univofchicago]

Heh, I didn't mean it literally, hence

There are similarities thougt, long lucrative contracts and the clubs unability to sell the players.

To Salifs defence one can say that he at least has conducted like a professional football player, unlike my all time favorite Winston

Oh yeah, I know what you mean.

I don't blame Salif Diao to be honest with you. You can't blame a player for being crap. It's not his fault. All he did was sign a lucrative professional contract that has handed to him. Even if I'm crap, I would sign it myself.

And I agree with you, his conduct has been first-class.