That’s what I find a bit strange no other player seems to get the same stick. Gerrard was sucking at that tit for a while, Ronaldo has made obscene amount of money doing so. Henderson fucked up following stevieeeee cost himself pretty much everything penny and left. Daft mistake to make etc but he handled it better than most have. f***ing toney went there pretty much in his prime years having done nowt in the premier league and had a fair few teams looking at him.
Are they taking money from the regime though? Which clubs are owned by the state? (I have no idea which teams are funded by them other than the Mags)
I think it was fairly obvious the relationship had broken down.
Your first 2 sentences conflict each other as you're saying I don't know when I suggest it's more to do with the shite team and family yet you're saying he made a mistake and rectified it. My point is that is seems some of the 'deflection' is that he made a mistake in his moral decision as if to justify it all.
It's relative though as a pay cut from mega millions a year to multi millions a year, for someone with millions in the bank, isn't like someone going from £100,000 to £30,000 but with very little in the bank.
Again I think we all know the answer to that one 
Ajax have changed manager and he's moving into the final year of his contract. He's at the stick or twist stage regarding the last move of an amazing career.
That's what the FA is for, to investigate fit and proper persons to own football clubs. The rules are already in place. Fot instance Real Madrid are reputedly a subsidiary of the Spanish government.
I don't care.Your first 2 sentences conflict each other as you're saying I don't know when I suggest it's more to do with the shite team and family yet you're saying he made a mistake and rectified it. My point is that is seems some of the 'deflection' is that he made a mistake in his moral decision as if to justify it all.
He had millions already so forfeiting it all wasn't as if he was skinting himself now was it, nor was the fact he got a signing on fee and a contract worth millions the minute he left.
It's relative though as a pay cut from mega millions a year to multi millions a year, for someone with millions in the bank, isn't like someone going from £100,000 to £30,000 but with very little in the bank.
Are you really suggesting he couldn't have gone somewhere in 2023 and got millions? He was still contracted at Liverpool until August 2025 for £5m a year even if they didn't want him (though he'd still be appearing as he wouldn't just sit on the bench). If he wanted to play a higher level of football then why even go to Saudi or did you fall for the "Grow the game" line and think he had a sword to his neck with his "Go Saudi World Cup" video?
“So do I go somewhere to try something new, to grow the game that I love in another country, and grow the league into one of the best in the world?”
Or his deflecting comments about Qatar
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“We had a meeting with the FA about human rights, about the issues around the stadiums. I think it might have been Amnesty who had sent the images and stuff. And then, half an hour later, I go into a press conference or some media and I’ve commented on that situation. I was like, ‘Well, it was quite shocking and horrendous”’and that was quite hard for us to see. But then when I went to Qatar and we had the experience we had at the World Cup, you get to meet the workers there and it was totally different.”
I don't care about him coming here as he's a class player and would be a benefit to the club but I won't make excuses with mental gymnastics and whataboutery as I can take off the red n white specs now and then.
Here's something to ponder on, if he was going to the mags would people be saying the same things about his mistake and sacrificing millions?
Not surprised to be honest. He's a class player, probably one of the most tactically astute this country has ever produced, and a clear leader on the pitch.
A pay cut is a pay cut and he was working for free? He's already got millions in the bank, was there a few months and he went into a job with a £1.2m handshake and £3.5m a year (and no doubt still got some benefits being in Saudi). It's nowt like a pay cut to the average working person
Can you read???A pay cut is a pay cut and he was working for free? He's already got millions in the bank, was there a few months and he went into a job with a £1.2m handshake and £3.5m a year (and no doubt still got some benefits being in Saudi). It's nowt like a pay cut to the average working person
It's as if you're suggesting he's made a life changing decision that's put his family and home at risk, when the reality is he's just not as rich as he could have been.
How is it a different scenario going to the mags if he's just going there as they're the highest offer at £100k a week?
What if he went to another PL club for £60k a week and snubbed SAFC offering £40k a week, would your opinion of his mistake change then?
Personal insults now and no I'm not being deliberately thick at all.
Personal insults now and no I'm not being deliberately thick at all.
You said " A pay cut is a pay cut" and "Do you want him to work for free" as if it's some huge sacrifice and all he's done is make a mistake. Aye he took a pay cut but still went to Ajax for £3.5m a year and his £1.2m signing on fee would more than cover his bills after working for free for a few months
This is just the reverse of the "Who wouldn't go to work in Saudi if offered big money" deflection that was hoyed about in those older Henderson threads as if it's just Joe Bloggs buggering off to Saudi.
He played for free but the £1.2m signing on fee isn't exactly the same as a couple of grand welcome and a £50k company car now is it?
The FA don't investigate ownership in Saudi Arabia though
Your last few posts are, aye.
No. Lad's gone off on a tangent
Its a mental comparison. Newcastle fans celebrated, even petitioned, to be owned by them, they've twice cheered a bloke onto the pitch who was involved in the sanctioning of the murder of a journalist.
