FabSwingers.com forum: Saudi League

By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

In just a short space of time the Saudis have built a league that will soon overtake the Dutch, Turkish leagues in terms of quality

But this is NOT about their own Saudi league

This is about the ?? Global Super League they're going to create

All the big Premier league clubs are going to join it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good. The sooner the better.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

Bye

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Jordan Henderson on £700,000 a week. Marco Silva offered 40m for two seasons. Saudi’s have a ENDLESS pit of money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It'll be the best over 30s league in the world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you’re paying £1.50 at the pump for some unleaded at least you know a good 10p of that is going to Cristiano Ronaldo

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"It'll be the best over 30s league in the world."

They have signed Neves, Milinkic-Savic, Brozkovic, Jota and more players all in thier twenties, some players are deciding to spend thier prime years there

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"Jordan Henderson on £700,000 a week. Marco Silva offered 40m for two seasons. Saudi’s have a ENDLESS pit of money "

Would that be the Jordan Henderson who critiqued Qatar?

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"Jordan Henderson on £700,000 a week. Marco Silva offered 40m for two seasons. Saudi’s have a ENDLESS pit of money

Would that be the Jordan Henderson who critiqued Qatar?

Yes that Jordan Henderson. Money talks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would teams join though? No fans at away games... I dunno.

Boycott and leave it as a retirement plan for aging players.

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"Would teams join though? No fans at away games... I dunno.

Boycott and leave it as a retirement plan for aging players."

Yeah I think they would join, they tried to form a European Super League 2 years ago. Probably not many fans will be at away games but clubs won’t care they will be making too much money. It would replace the domestic league and champions league

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It'll be the best over 30s league in the world.

They have signed Neves, Milinkic-Savic, Brozkovic, Jota and more players all in thier twenties, some players are deciding to spend thier prime years there "

These players could make a phenomenal wage in any of the major European leagues and be set up for life.

To go to Saudi for super-phenomenal wages but a less challenging league is greed, fair play to them a few years there and they’ll be rich beyond their wildest dreams, but they would have have untold riches anyway (just a bit less!) playing in Europe.

But hey, can you blame them? I’d be there like a shot ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's an awesome vets league. It will be interesting to see if it takes off with viewers (and where)

Euro clubs want to see the money they can raise. They won't get much from a petroleague with no viewers. They're better of selling stars.

Thw Dutch league is about the stars of the future. It's not big ... But worth keeping an eye on.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"In just a short space of time the Saudis have built a league that will soon overtake the Dutch, Turkish leagues in terms of quality

But this is NOT about their own Saudi league

This is about the ?? Global Super League they're going to create

All the big Premier league clubs are going to join it "

Yep. Money talks. Who gives a fuck about human rights?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think longer term they’ll be invited to join the Champions League. That competition will be pointless without the best players in the world.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Would teams join though? No fans at away games... I dunno.

Boycott and leave it as a retirement plan for aging players."

Like the liv golf? Or newcastle? Or the f1?

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"I think longer term they’ll be invited to join the Champions League. That competition will be pointless without the best players in the world."

I agree it would be pointless without the top clubs and I think that’s a possibility that they could join the champions league but the top clubs were ready to leave the champions league two years ago and they would do it again

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Nope, it’ll become unsustainable and will fade as quickly as it started.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

"Nope, it’ll become unsustainable and will fade as quickly as it started. "

Yep, I agree. Much the same way the Chinese Super League was once the Next Big Thing.

A smattering of decent players, or even aging great ones, doesn't make a league, and it will tell.

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"Nope, it’ll become unsustainable and will fade as quickly as it started. "

Why will it? The Newcastle owners The Saudi Arabia investment fund net worth alone is £320 billion. This is not like the Chinese league a few years ago when Chinese business men put money in and then changed their mind pulled out

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

What's the half time entertainment at a Saudi league game ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They have signed Neves, Milinkic-Savic, Brozkovic, Jota"

All household names

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

There's a lot of hypocrisy going on with this. English football was looked up pretty poorly, long ball etc. Compared to major European leagues. Bit of cash and some time and now look at it. Same could happen with Saudi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing.

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By *iker 99Man
over a year ago

Stalybridge

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I think with the expansion of the Champions League from 32 teams to 36 from 2024 what’s to stop UEFA with FIFA backing them up even more and increasing it to 40 teams to allow Saudi clubs to take part.We will shortly be having a world club championship increasing from 8 to 24 or 32 teams and I am expecting the Saudi to be offered 2-3 places in that.At the end of the day money talks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Players add up all the pros and cons..and in the end money Wins ...in soccer there are very very few who's head is not turned by financial reward but alas history has shown that a huge amount of Soccer players go where the money is ..the want a financially secure future..Saudi Arabia is the place where there is a bottomless supply of money ..do you think for one second that these players would go there for the love of the game..they didn't in their prime ..but they do now ..Ching Ching ... multi millionaires in 12 months .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely have not built anything. They have thrown money at a few players, some for their last payday, some for their first big payday. But if you looks at the teams and squads, they would be steam rollered by most teams from Turkey or Netherlands.

The 4 big state funded teams have 15 Saudi players and 5 stars. Also, there are 14 other teams in that league not state funded. So they are creating a league where one investor decides who is going to win of the 4 teams they own.

I think long term it will be great for their game, they will invest in infrastructure, facilities and they will produce much better Saudi players but that will take years and years and you have to find that balance of not stifling their progress and trying to attract the world's attention with star names. Let's hope they don't get bored before then and leave it in a mess.

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

Just look what's happened with golf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Chinese tried it and failed cos the money just doesn’t add up. Same thing just happened with Saudis and golf so I’m not worried about it.

The money they’d have to spend to maintain it due to lack of funding through interest (tv rights etc) means it’s not sustainable beyond 10 years or so. They will be able to fund it but it just won’t be with it.

Exactly like they just did with golf

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By *opa SandsCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

All overpaid @@@@‘s

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"Jordan Henderson on £700,000 a week. Marco Silva offered 40m for two seasons. Saudi’s have a ENDLESS pit of money "

No. Henderson is not on 700k a week. That was an initial story. True figure is less than half of that amount

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"When you’re paying £1.50 at the pump for some unleaded at least you know a good 10p of that is going to Cristiano Ronaldo

… eh, not quite.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"Would teams join though? No fans at away games... I dunno.

Boycott and leave it as a retirement plan for aging players.

Like the liv golf? Or newcastle? Or the f1? "

… and boxing

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"Nope, it’ll become unsustainable and will fade as quickly as it started.

They will want it to become economically sustainable over time rather than a permanent money pit. They will be looking for big broadcasting deals etc. What they are doing at the moment is poring money in to get things going and prime the pump.

Same in golf. Liv was supposed to be the big new thing on tv and bring in massive income from broadcasters and sponsors, making a profit by year 2. Failed completely, so PIF sacked Greg Norman and bought into the pga tour instead

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton

"When you’re paying £1.50 at the pump for some unleaded at least you know a good 10p of that is going to Cristiano Ronaldo

And £1.10 to the exchequer.

If it means we lose Lineker then all good.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"When you’re paying £1.50 at the pump for some unleaded at least you know a good 10p of that is going to Cristiano Ronaldo

And £1.10 to the exchequer.

If it means we lose Lineker then all good."

Oh that’s a thought … Neville too?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Just look what's happened with golf"

Yep the pga sold out to the money.. And the players play

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think longer term they’ll be invited to join the Champions League. That competition will be pointless without the best players in the world."

The best players in the world won’t move there.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"I think longer term they’ll be invited to join the Champions League. That competition will be pointless without the best players in the world.

The best players in the world won’t move there. "

They might do, especially the muslim players, Salah, pogba etc. Only 2 hours from Dubai for non-muslim players and the PJs won't be an issue with those salaries.

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By *ickdasterdly51Man
over a year ago

Lingfield

Mbappe and others bought by a Saudi club and then loaned to Newcastle to get around FFP? There's already scrutiny of some of Chelsea's transfers to Saudi as they are a part of the consortium that own them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think longer term they’ll be invited to join the Champions League. That competition will be pointless without the best players in the world.

The best players in the world won’t move there.

They might do, especially the muslim players, Salah, pogba etc. Only 2 hours from Dubai for non-muslim players and the PJs won't be an issue with those salaries. "

Pogba ok. But Pogba is no longer at his peak and is coming off of some difficult injuries. Salah fair enough but I think I’d be surprised if players on their peaks opted to go there. The young players expected to be the best in the world by their peaks, I don’t see it. Gavi, pedri, James, Bellingham, saka, Musiala, Haaland Oshiemen, Vini Jr etc. no player entering their prime years will leave European football imo. Mbappe situation is unique because it’s mostly surrounding Contract issues and he’s not interested in being there beyond a year if at all

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By *oveallMan
over a year ago

kells

2 much .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing."

The hypocrisy of the media questioning the morals of players going to Saudi Arabia for the money. But quickly forgetting about the Saudi and Abu Dhabi money already in the premier League with Man City and Newcastle.

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This footy chat is better than most internet sites

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

"Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime "
. Marco Veratti is a good midfielder but I couldn’t put him ahead of Kevin De Byrne

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime . Marco Veratti is a good midfielder but I couldn’t put him ahead of Kevin De Byrne "

Agree tbh, but Veratti is up there with the best isn’t he?

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

Agree tbh, but Veratti is up there with the best isn’t he? "
. Yes Veratti is one of the best midfielders around

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

At the moment seems like everyday someone is moving to the Saudi League. It’s grown massively in such a short space of time

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing."

The English league being the oldest in existence might mean something to people here, but did Youri Djorkaeff join Bolton because they were founded in 1874?

Players from south America have as much allegiance to English football as they would have to teams in Saudi. They're here to earn money.

Possibly players from Africa too but the premier League is pretty popular in parts of africa so they might have more allegiance to English football.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing.

The English league being the oldest in existence might mean something to people here, but did Youri Djorkaeff join Bolton because they were founded in 1874?

Players from south America have as much allegiance to English football as they would have to teams in Saudi. They're here to earn money.

Possibly players from Africa too but the premier League is pretty popular in parts of africa so they might have more allegiance to English football. "

Djorkaeff first went to Blackburn and played 3 matches

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"At the moment seems like everyday someone is moving to the Saudi League. It’s grown massively in such a short space of time "

Yep. Give it another 5 years at the footie, the rugby, the golf, the f1, the boxing, the tennis and nobody will remember the nasty bits...

Host the Olympics in 10 years.. Maybe the ryder cup

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing.

The English league being the oldest in existence might mean something to people here, but did Youri Djorkaeff join Bolton because they were founded in 1874?

Players from south America have as much allegiance to English football as they would have to teams in Saudi. They're here to earn money.

Possibly players from Africa too but the premier League is pretty popular in parts of africa so they might have more allegiance to English football.

Djorkaeff first went to Blackburn and played 3 matches

Do you think hed got lost?

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By *xciter7169Man
over a year ago

The Midlands

"What's the half time entertainment at a Saudi league game ?"

Live beheadings,I'd watch it!

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By *esi_maverickMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Re make of the Chinese league

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The bigger picture is Saudi/Middle east are wanting to diversify their economy away from the oil industry, and they want to go into the travel and tourism industry. Saudi for the last few years acquired boxing fights and the main fights happen there now, they even managed to secure WWE exclusive events, F1, Golf and are even considering to start their own cricket league to rival with the ipl, big bash etc

Sports is a key area of their focus, it won’t be long before they host Tennis events too and maybe even Olympics. They will most likely host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Saudi aren’t like China and throwing money away, slowly but surely they’ll improve and make all of their sports leagues a top league

Moving away from sport, Saudi have been advertising and marketing hugely, paying celebrities to come and visit Riyadh, Jeddah and more cities and promote it to their audiences!

They’ve been creating so many resorts, beaches etc to appeal to the Western world. They’ve been hosting concerts, including bollywood shows to attract the Asian side too. They’ve changed their trade with India from Dollars to rupees.

They’re even advancing on the architectural side with projects such as The Line, even planning to build the new tallest tower and overtake the burj khalifa

Saudi is the “future”

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By *xciter7169Man
over a year ago

The Midlands

"The bigger picture is Saudi/Middle east are wanting to diversify their economy away from the oil industry, and they want to go into the travel and tourism industry. Saudi for the last few years acquired boxing fights and the main fights happen there now, they even managed to secure WWE exclusive events, F1, Golf and are even considering to start their own cricket league to rival with the ipl, big bash etc

Moving away from sport, Saudi have been advertising and marketing hugely, paying celebrities to come and visit Riyadh, Jeddah and more cities and promote it to their audiences!

They’re even advancing on the architectural side with projects such as The Line, even planning to build the new tallest tower and overtake the burj khalifa

Saudi is the “future”"

The Line is worth Googling if anyone hasn't heard of it,its going to be one hell of a place

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Moving away from sport, Saudi have been advertising and marketing hugely, paying celebrities to come and visit Riyadh, Jeddah and more cities and promote it to their audiences!

They’re even advancing on the architectural side with projects such as The Line, even planning to build the new tallest tower and overtake the burj khalifa

Saudi is the “future”"

This is absolutely spot and is exactly what is going on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree tbh, but Veratti is up there with the best isn’t he? "

when he bothers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime "

Best in the world? It’s 2023

he’s not even close to the best midfielder in the world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime

Best in the world? It’s 2023

he’s not even close to the best midfielder in the world. "

I was thinking this. 5 years ago probably and even that's a stretch

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

I’m not bothered what they will have is a league with past their prime players and players that prefer money over competitive football ..

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Retirement plan for players... People might have thought that when Ravenelli and Zola joined the premier League.

Go and play in a less challenging league for more money is greed, same can be said when the likes of klinsmann etc joined the premier League.

While those things may have been true at the time the 2 are hardly compatible the English league was the oldest in existence and a few years earlier clubs from that league doninated the European cup.

Saudi is clearly sports washing.

The English league being the oldest in existence might mean something to people here, but did Youri Djorkaeff join Bolton because they were founded in 1874?

Players from south America have as much allegiance to English football as they would have to teams in Saudi. They're here to earn money.

Possibly players from Africa too but the premier League is pretty popular in parts of africa so they might have more allegiance to English football.

Djorkaeff first went to Blackburn and played 3 matches

Do you think hed got lost? "

I think he turned left instead of right at the end of the Devil's Highway (A666)

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By *tylebender03 OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"Marco Veratti going to Al Hilal. He’s arguably the best midfielder in the world. Al Hilal midfield would be Verrati, Neves and Milinkic-savic. 3 top players in thier prime

Best in the world? It’s 2023

he’s not even close to the best midfielder in the world. "

He’s had his injuries but he’s an elite player

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Moving away from sport, Saudi have been advertising and marketing hugely, paying celebrities to come and visit Riyadh, Jeddah and more cities and promote it to their audiences!

They’re even advancing on the architectural side with projects such as The Line, even planning to build the new tallest tower and overtake the burj khalifa

Saudi is the “future”"

They're trying to diversify their workforce too and rely less on immigrant labour, but that's not going so well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They're trying to diversify their workforce too and rely less on immigrant labour, but that's not going so well. "

Yeah but they’ll work on it. Before they never gave a visa or residency no matter how long you had been or worked in that country now theyre opening that up, plus they’ll just follow what Qatar did for the last few years, give jobs, no tax. Offer free land, house and car all paid for. Plus more benefits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hopefully the Saudi league will drag billions of pounds away from the PL and bring about some sanity here.

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By *uer MalusMan
over a year ago

Narnia

Sadly most fans are blind to the corrupt money that funds the premier league and their sycophantic behaviour results in overpaid dumb shits living the high life and people in poorer communities spending their limited discretionary spend on overpriced merchandise to fund this.

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

Football Clubs need to be owned by the fans and the English premiership needs to support the national objectives to repeat 1966 which requires them the ensure that all teams field at least 50 % national players and not be a training ground for other nations stars.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sadly most fans are blind to the corrupt money that funds the premier league and their sycophantic behaviour results in overpaid dumb shits living the high life and people in poorer communities spending their limited discretionary spend on overpriced merchandise to fund this.

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"They're trying to diversify their workforce too and rely less on immigrant labour, but that's not going so well.

You misunderstand. They realise they need the Saudi workforce to actually work and not just clock onto non-jobs in the Govt, then clock off again. Nor will the oil industry sustain them much longer. But efforts to train Saudis in many jobs isn't going well. Few want to be nurses etc.

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By *uer MalusMan
over a year ago

Narnia

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me."

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????"

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

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over a year ago

Tin town

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime."

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

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over a year ago

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing? "

I think sportswashing is having the opposite effect to what the media would have you believe. If anything it’s highlighting everything the Saudi regime do and although nothing will change overnight, the more they’re in the spotlight the more they’ll be forced to change.

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over a year ago

Tin town

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

Like apartheid? In the 70s/80s? Yep i make you right. And as such... Its a good thing. My point however is... Im not sure many folks have a clue what the saudi regime does or doesn't do. Beyond theyre very naughty boys because thats what we have been told to think of them for the last loads of years. When we have our own house in order....

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Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy.

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By *uer MalusMan
over a year ago

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Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy."

We get a lot wrong but we get a lot right, they just get a lot wrong.

Barbarity in dispensing “justice”, women treated like shit, and don’t get me started on their support for radical Islam…

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Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy.

We get a lot wrong but we get a lot right, they just get a lot wrong.

Barbarity in dispensing “justice”, women treated like shit, and don’t get me started on their support for radical Islam…"

I don’t agree with any of that and neither do any Newcastle fans but what do you expect us to do?

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over a year ago

Tin town

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy.

We get a lot wrong but we get a lot right, they just get a lot wrong.

Barbarity in dispensing “justice”, women treated like shit, and don’t get me started on their support for radical Islam…

I don’t agree with any of that and neither do any Newcastle fans but what do you expect us to do?"

Thing is.. We seem to have this idea that we are right and they are wrong. Its a sovereign state with different values to ours. Not sure we have much right to tell them how to be... Of course we can have opinions. Not defending them.. I just only what our shitty media tells me to know. My sons friend has taken his family out there and is enjoying it? Not sure what that means if anything at all.

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Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy.

We get a lot wrong but we get a lot right, they just get a lot wrong.

Barbarity in dispensing “justice”, women treated like shit, and don’t get me started on their support for radical Islam…

I don’t agree with any of that and neither do any Newcastle fans but what do you expect us to do?

Thing is.. We seem to have this idea that we are right and they are wrong. It’s a sovereign state with different values to ours. Not sure we have much right to tell them how to be... Of course we can have opinions. Not defending them.. I just only what our shitty media tells me to know. My sons friend has taken his family out there and is enjoying it? Not sure what that means if anything at all. "

All while our government supplies them arms every year. I do think a lot of it is faux outrage. These same people watched the World Cup, will be watching the golf and f1 and filling their cars up but expect Newcastle fans to boycott the club they love.

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over a year ago

Tin town

Saudi Arabia is so backwards in any event so no surprises that this business model appeals to them.

I’d rather Newcastle win the FA Cup than England win another World Cup so the current model works fine for me.

Newcastle is simply a pawn in the Saudi attempt to appear legitimate. And how many Geordies are in the side????

Apart from a handful of idiots I don’t think any support the Saudi regime.

Good example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

That is a fair point. Our own government have been murdering thousands a year since as long as I can remember but everyone else is the bad guy.

We get a lot wrong but we get a lot right, they just get a lot wrong.

Barbarity in dispensing “justice”, women treated like shit, and don’t get me started on their support for radical Islam…

I don’t agree with any of that and neither do any Newcastle fans but what do you expect us to do?

Yep people should pick a lane

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