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Viv Anderson
Still would like Forest to go in for Lutsharel Geertruida at Feyenoord - 30m could bring him in
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Roger Ibanez
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Ashley
Steve Chettle
That assumes a top flight club would actually want him after spending a few years playing in a retirement league. His stock will have dropped massively after having played at such a low level for that amount of time.
He'll make a lot of money in the short term, but his long term career prospects will be severely diminished by this move.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Yup, unless the Saudis somehow succeed in their plans - and I'd be very surprised if it ever amounted to more than an entertainment league - he's considerably richer but will no longer be an attraction for anyone outside that area afterwards.
In fairness though, he's probably made more than his career earnings otherwise in one move/4 years, so anything else is a bonus.
In fairness though, he's probably made more than his career earnings otherwise in one move/4 years, so anything else is a bonus.
The thing is for the Saudis, this sportswashing project won’t ever get into the top competitions - like the UEFA ones, because if UEFA have any sense, they would prevent any Saudi franchise from getting anywhere near their competition.
Oh. Wait.
Oh. Wait.
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
I'm spotting a problem here Strum
I know, but they’d still have a close season window (in Jan) and a mid season window (in July) as would other leagues that run in our summer.
Canadian_red
Grenville Morris
I think people would certainly take a flyer based on past history. If (big if) players continue to get picked for the national team then they'll be no problem there.
Ashley
Steve Chettle
This lad only has a couple of caps for Brazil to his name, so isn't established at international level yet. Don't think this move will do him any favours with regards to his international prospects going forwards, though I'm sure he knew this when he decided to take the money.
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
"Grandad, what was the best moment of your football career"
"Well Grandson I once scored the winner for Al-stone a woman Vs Al-imprison a Gay in the Riyadh Derby in front 200 male members of the Saudi Royal family
"Well Grandson I once scored the winner for Al-stone a woman Vs Al-imprison a Gay in the Riyadh Derby in front 200 male members of the Saudi Royal family
Souvik
First Team Squad
And the fans were singing
30 stonings who gives a f**kThe Saudis are going to batter the gays
Jordan Henderson should be ashamed
Forest are magic on and off the pitch!
Stevie Gerrard!
Stevie Gerrard!
He hates the women,
He hates the poofs,
Al-Ettifaq are magic,
Play here, you’ll get rich!
etc, etc. you get the idea.
Stevie Gerrard!
He hates the women,
He hates the poofs,
Al-Ettifaq are magic,
Play here, you’ll get rich!
etc, etc. you get the idea.
Est.1865
Screw The PL
Yep, it’s not retirement at all. He’s winning f*** all at Roma and likely not here in all honesty, so 2/3 years over there, still young enough to finish his career off in Europe. Jobs a good un for him.
Collymore!
Grenville Morris
£200,000 tax free per week, that’s why they’re not turning it down tbf
Or £60/70k per week here before tax…
Or £60/70k per week here before tax…
Roma won the Europa League 2 seasons ago and Forest got to the Semi-final of the League Cup last season...
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
...and we are going to Wembley in the FA cup.
I can feel it in my water.
Apologies - winners of the Europa Conference 2 years ago (and runners up of the Europa League 3 months ago).
Major Oak Morgan
First Team Squad
You must lose some sharpness not playing at the top level. He’s not the finished article either. He’ll get more money but there is no honour in going over there. With Forest you would be playing in the land where football was invented (sort of), for a team with a big fan-base and illustrious history, and in a competition that is the most watched league in the world. The alternative is a vacuous mega money, yellow Bugatti, LV luggage vomfest
Major Oak Morgan
First Team Squad
I admit I would find it difficult to choose £10m over £40m but it really is selling your soul
Est.1865
Screw The PL
So he not exactly turning down or moving away from elite footballing achievements is he?
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Other than the Saudi league and Saudi Cup, what other competitions do Saudi clubs play in?
Next move by the SPIL will probably be to force European governments to pressurise UEFA into admitting Saudi clubs into the Champions’ League.
After that they will allow all the mercenaries to take Saudi nationality and then buy the World Cup, winning it with their team of mongrels.
Next move by the SPIL will probably be to force European governments to pressurise UEFA into admitting Saudi clubs into the Champions’ League.
After that they will allow all the mercenaries to take Saudi nationality and then buy the World Cup, winning it with their team of mongrels.
Hungry Horace
First Team Squad
Agree some form of Champions League membership/rival must be on the cards somewhere.
Taking Saudi Nationality wouldn’t allow them to play for Saudi if already played internationals…but their children…
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Monkman
Grenville Morris
Guess we're not getting that young Croatian CB either - that's gone quiet.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
Anyone know how UEFA currently works as if the Saudi clubs wanted to join the ECL they'd need to be in UEFA.
I know we have Turkey and Russia in there, but they have territory in Europe, even if it's just a bit - and I think some of the former SSR countries try and qualify for the Euros and WC through UEFA groups, yet might technically be in Asia. But even then they could probably claim they used to be Russia which is considered part of Europe, which Saudi Arabia (post-colonisation) never has.
If Saudi Arabia did want to join Europe then it would also mean their national side would have to be up against Euro sides to get into world cups which would probably mean they wouldn't - unless they milked the naturalisation rules which I think at present mean a player needs to live there for a few years (Felipe has Spanish nationality) and then they'd be able to count as uncapped (like when England almost picked Cudicini) but if they were already capped for another country not sure they can. Children could meet nationalisation rules if they had lived there long enough or were born there, but they'd also have to want to be football players and be good enough surely. Not every son of a footballer is Erling Haaland.