sammynb 3353 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Just now, OTF said: Remember when the Indian Premier League bought a bunched of washed up former stars? Neither do I. And China, remember how good all those 19 goal Vagner Love scored were? Those highlight packages? No? Because no one saw them or fucking cared. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 hours ago, The Fish said: Won't they get a good number of Neymar and Ronaldo uberfans from outside of the footballing powerhouse confederations? Aye, cunts tuning in from round the world to watch this scintillating football. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19911 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, RobinRobin said: FFP Fuck me, i need to stop reading this page whilst eating my lunch. My screen and keyboard now has spag bol on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, ewerk said: Aye, cunts tuning in from round the world to watch this scintillating football. Okay, it's actually from a charity match five years ago but my point still stands. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10750 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, ewerk said: Okay, it's actually from a charity match five years ago but my point still stands. I was going to say like. I'm fairly certain that I said the Saudi league might find an audience in those weird people from outside of the usual footballing countries who fawn over players like Neymar and Christiano Ronaldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, The Fish said: I was going to say like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6992 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, The Fish said: I was going to say like. I'm fairly certain that I said the Saudi league might find an audience in those weird people from outside of the usual footballing countries who fawn over players like Neymar and Christiano Ronaldo. Aye, but a handful of sad sacks watching on Reddit soccer streams isn't going to change the fact that Gabi Veiga has just fucked his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10750 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 18 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Aye, but a handful of sad sacks watching on Reddit soccer streams isn't going to change the fact that Gabi Veiga has just fucked his career No disagreements there. I mean, devils advocate, but could he play there for a couple of season, then get a move to a decent European side? And he'd still only be 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Would it free up a bit of money in wages etc for that competition for Schar's position? Probably not enough, so I couldn't see Howe sanctioning this unless it meant we were replacing him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6992 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Polarboy said: Would it free up a bit of money in wages etc for that competition for Schar's position? Probably not enough, so I couldn't see Howe sanctioning this unless it meant we were replacing him. Another loan with an obligation to buy could work. But we don't want to use up all of next years transfers budget this Summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4110 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Good, some more of the deadwood out. I read he's contracted until 2025. So hopefully he does enough for them to pay a reasonable fee and sign him next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42075 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Diego21 said: He looks over the moon about it mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 About the Saudi Arabian League. They have the objective of, in 2-3 years, making the League one of the 10 best in the world. I think the players will have no problem going there. I mean, they don't see that as a bad thing. They are rich with money, there they will have much more. In fact... They go on vacation to Saudi Arabia to the artificial luxurious cities built just for that. For them it is not going to the end of the world, but to paradise. Then we have the issue of the level of the League. Well it's true... The players there aren't good and their level would be like League Two and below. But there are 4 teams that, to this day... They are managing to sign important players and make an XI that could compete with almost anyone. These 4 teams are the 4 that the state directly controls (PIF) and has 75% control of each one. In addition, there are 4 teams based in luxurious areas of the country. What is the problem? That the other 16 are hardly signing anything because they are not as attractive, because they are not behind the government, because they do not have as much money and because some are not in cities that are paradises, but in the middle of the desert. As long as the championship is 4 Super teams and 16 trash teams, nothing will happen. Now, as the other 16 manage to make important signings (or let's say, there are 10-12 Super teams in total), things are going to change, because that is going to become the new Super League and the fans are going to want to buy that product. In just six months they have gotten players like Ronaldo, Kante or Benzema. Yes, it is true, they are people who are of an age, who have little football in their boots, but they have also stolen a signing from Barcelona (Neves), they have taken away a starting player from European champion Manchester City (Mahrez), They have taken Liverpool players at a good age to continue performing in Europe (Fabinho and Firmino), they have taken the best pearl of Spanish football (Veiga, 21) and other players such as Kessie, Laporte, Demiral, Mitrovic, Malcom... . They are many. And there is still a lot of market (they close on September 20). Their project is long-term because they seek to be important in 2030. And they will have no limits. As their level of growth is progressive like these six months... They are going to be very important in a very short time and I am sure that in 2-3 years we will see a couple of teams from the Arabian League playing the Uefa Champions League. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3311 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 56 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: He looks over the moon about it mind. Meebees took a couple of fourpacks on the train on the way down there? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42075 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 That’s a fucking horrible shirt like. Also, has he had a facelift? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3311 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 It's hotching. Aye Eight cans of Tennents 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44410 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 He's lost some weight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34854 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, Dougle said: Meebees took a couple of fourpacks on the train on the way down there? Tbf, that’s how I roll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1204 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: He's lost some weight! He's been chasing kids for months 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19911 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Dude that's Fraser, not Johnson. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: He looks over the moon about it mind. Yes interesting choice of photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3353 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Diego21 said: Their project is long-term because they seek to be important in 2030. And they will have no limits. As their level of growth is progressive like these six months... They are going to be very important in a very short time and I am sure that in 2-3 years we will see a couple of teams from the Arabian League playing the Uefa Champions League. That cannot happen unless SA is able to move Federations and I cannot see them giving up almost guaranteed World Cup qualification through Asia every four years, to be in UEFA and never have a hope in hell's chance of qualifying again. Isn't one of the biggest reasons to improve their league to in turn improve their local players? They've just watched Qatar host a WC and be the whipping boys of the tournament. SA also want to hold a World Cup in the near future but there is no way they want the team to perform as badly as Qatar did. BTW what are the 10 best leagues in the world? 1. PL 2. La Liga 3. Bundesliga 4. Serie A 5. Ligue 1 6. Eredivise 7. Primeira Liga 8. Super Lig 9. ? 10. ? 9 and 10 could be anything. Brasil's Serie A or Argentina's Primera Nacional have some decent players but overall gets little coverage. J-League and K-League have more coverage but are limited by their local player rules. Second/Third tier leagues like Austria's Bundesliga, the SPL, Belguim First Division A financially cannot compete with the MLS but it's football is lower championship/league one level most of the time. You'd even have an argument that the Championship is stronger and better followed league than the leagues from 6 down. Unless they can build it to compete with those top 6 leagues then they really haven't succeeded. Edited August 25, 2023 by sammynb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11146 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 12 hours ago, wykikitoon said: Fuck me, i need to stop reading this page whilst eating my lunch. My screen and keyboard now has spag bol on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, sammynb said: That cannot happen unless SA is able to move Federations and I cannot see them giving up almost guaranteed World Cup qualification through Asia every four years, to be in UEFA and never have a hope in hell's chance of qualifying again. Isn't one of the biggest reasons to improve their league to in turn improve their local players? They've just watched Qatar host a WC and be the whipping boys of the tournament. SA also want to hold a World Cup in the near future but there is no way they want the team to perform as badly as Qatar did. BTW what are the 10 best leagues in the world? 1. PL 2. La Liga 3. Bundesliga 4. Serie A 5. Ligue 1 6. Eredivise 7. Primeira Liga 8. Super Lig 9. ? 10. ? 9 and 10 could be anything. Brasil's Serie A or Argentina's Primera Nacional have some decent players but overall gets little coverage. J-League and K-League have more coverage but are limited by their local player rules. Second/Third tier leagues like Austria's Bundesliga, the SPL, Belguim First Division A financially cannot compete with the MLS but it's football is lower championship/league one level most of the time. You'd even have an argument that the Championship is stronger and better followed league than the leagues from 6 down. Unless they can build it to compete with those top 6 leagues then they really haven't succeeded. From what I have been able to find out, what the Arabian Super League is proposing is the proposal for a wild card invitation for the 2024-2025 season. I don't know if for one or more teams. That would allow them to play in the Uefa Champions League without having to change the confederation or the country, or the clubs, or anything. It is something similar to what has happened some times in which teams like Qatar or Japan have participated in the Copa América. Even in 2015 they invited Spain, and we rejected it. Regarding the level of the championships, what they are studying to enter one of the 10 best leagues in the world is simply the market value of the squads. The study was done in January (done by a British sports intelligence agency called Sport Twenty Group) and the Saudi Arabian Super League was ranked 58th in the world. I don't know which are the 10 most powerful Leagues, but I imagine that the Championship will possibly be in the 7th or 8th position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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