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Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 24 Jul 23 1.43pm Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by CpfcWeTrust1

Completely agree.

The irony being that soon all these players will be scooting off to Saudi Arabia and their bombastic amount of money they are chucking at players.

A lot of people moaning about it, and I fully understand why, but in an extreme scenario I could see an upside to it!

Imagine an English/European footballing world where teams were a representation of the geographic areas they are both named after, and supposed to represent, the fan bases reflected this, the team/players mirrored this and any sensible debate over who is better than who actually has merit to it as opposed to 'my sugar daddy is richer than your sugar daddy'.

Quite frankly, I'd not mind seeing the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, the Manchesters, Liverpool, Newcastle, so on and so forth dethroned as their best players and the money travels elsewhere.

Either that or teams have to revert to 'proper' scouting and attraction of players beyond cheques stained in blood money accompanied ludicrously by the constant, ironic pontificating to football spectators on such things as racism, misogyny, inclusivity etc. etc. when they are funded by corrupt regimes. Might see an end of the corporate football clubs and the gloryhunting, tourist fan.

Probably a lot wrong with that but just a thought... or rant from me.


Edited by Nicholas91 (24 Jul 2023 1.45pm)

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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Painter Flag Croydon 24 Jul 23 1.57pm Send a Private Message to Painter Add Painter as a friend

Originally posted by MonsterMunch

Clearly you are a transfer expert so I’m sure you’ll agree that seeing as the Franca deal is completed that will unlikely change? I mean he was in flamengos last match squad but why let a small detail like this make anyone reconsider the validity of the resident ITK. Unfortunately the apologists who are supporting this windup merchant are now just doing so for the sake of defending him.

As everyone has said there’s merit in posting gossip from social media and consolidating into a thread on HOL for those that don’t access Twitter and such like but that isn’t what’s happening here. ‘I’ve been told’ is all takes and is being presented as inside information aka ITK. Even when time and time again it’s shown to be nonsense. When you make sweeping statements like ‘it’s done’ to ensure some credibility and doesn’t come off all he has to say is it’s in good faith and the apologists lap it up. The posts are an ego trip for themselves and thrives off the few followers they have left.

Obviously the apologists will rush to the defence as usual but if you are going to present concrete statements on transfers of the club which invariably are proven to be incorrect you have to expect it to be challenged. Info on the club can be emotive and posting misleading information is going to cause a backlash. If the apologists don’t like it, ignore it.

There’s plenty of examples on here of posters posting rumours but unlike some they provide a link and source which is far more reliable than hoodwinking a certain section or HOL by just saying ‘I’ve been told’

When you see a player grinning holding or wearing a Palace, then you can believe it’s true. Everything else is just rumours.

 

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Putitout Flag Oxford 24 Jul 23 2.14pm Send a Private Message to Putitout Add Putitout as a friend

Originally posted by CpfcWeTrust1

Completely agree.

The irony being that soon all these players will be scooting off to Saudi Arabia and their bombastic amount of money they are chucking at players.

Can’t understand why there is not far more alarm being expressed about the way the Arab leagues are literally buying the game. I say game, it’s an industry .
OK some are resisting but for how long? They always get there in the end ,they have bought into clubs from way back, and enough has not been enough, look at Newcastle, they got past all the barriers ,just kept asking.
This is a beginning and the end must be obvious a league that leaves the present major leagues trailing to the point where all the very best talent is theirs .
It could easily end with major changes in what football people watch on there TVs
and that amounts to a take over of the industry, used to be called football.

 

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doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 24 Jul 23 2.40pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by Putitout

Can’t understand why there is not far more alarm being expressed about the way the Arab leagues are literally buying the game. I say game, it’s an industry .
OK some are resisting but for how long? They always get there in the end ,they have bought into clubs from way back, and enough has not been enough, look at Newcastle, they got past all the barriers ,just kept asking.
This is a beginning and the end must be obvious a league that leaves the present major leagues trailing to the point where all the very best talent is theirs .
It could easily end with major changes in what football people watch on there TVs
and that amounts to a take over of the industry, used to be called football.


They are simply doing what the PL has been doing since its inception but somewhat more blatantly and quickly. As for real football fans, we'll still be going to watch our teams when the top players are playing in Saudi.

If the only TV football in the near future is the Saudi league, I for one won't be watching it and I suspect I won't be alone.

 

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DANGERCLOSE Flag London 24 Jul 23 2.48pm Send a Private Message to DANGERCLOSE Add DANGERCLOSE as a friend

You gotta love Dazza

 

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Toronto_CPFC Flag Toronto 24 Jul 23 3.01pm Send a Private Message to Toronto_CPFC Add Toronto_CPFC as a friend

Lets be clear.... the majority (not all I know) of players moving to the Saudi league are coming to the end of their career. It's basically turned into an exhibition league. Cant blame the players that have moved over as they are earning generational wealth at the end of glittering careers. It'll be interesting to see what happens over the next few years....

Originally posted by doombear

They are simply doing what the PL has been doing since its inception but somewhat more blatantly and quickly. As for real football fans, we'll still be going to watch our teams when the top players are playing in Saudi.

If the only TV football in the near future is the Saudi league, I for one won't be watching it and I suspect I won't be alone.

 


Watching every game live on TV doesn't come close to the real thing..... COYP

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Davepalace707 Flag Northumberland 24 Jul 23 3.04pm Send a Private Message to Davepalace707 Add Davepalace707 as a friend

I know f all like everyone else, but it always felt to me that we would keep two of Olise, Eze and Wilf. To let two go would be madness and I have more faith in SP than that.

 

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Putitout Flag Oxford 24 Jul 23 3.08pm Send a Private Message to Putitout Add Putitout as a friend

Originally posted by doombear


They are simply doing what the PL has been doing since its inception but somewhat more blatantly and quickly. As for real football fans, we'll still be going to watch our teams when the top players are playing in Saudi.

If the only TV football in the near future is the Saudi league, I for one won't be watching it and I suspect I won't be alone.

As someone that watches, and enjoys football right across the board having played because I loved it many years ago, and still do, I fully agree as real football fans ,people ,we will still watch , if not all kinds of football then the team we have followed most of our life’s
The PL did start this , and I have little time for the totally unequal set up that is . I wont be drawn to Saudi football to any great extent for the same reasons. But it’s the world audience that will be the future for TV, it’s getting that way, and purely from a talent point of view our leagues will be crippled. Or that at least is my fear.

 

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Eaglecoops Flag CR3 24 Jul 23 3.09pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by Toronto_CPFC

Lets be clear.... the majority (not all I know) of players moving to the Saudi league are coming to the end of their career. It's basically turned into an exhibition league. Cant blame the players that have moved over as they are earning generational wealth at the end of glittering careers. It'll be interesting to see what happens over the next few years....

It’s what LIV is to Golf. Mostly a retirement home for fading stars, but as with LIV you can see it’s just the beginning and they will try to slowly but surely buy football.

 

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Midlands Eagle Flag 24 Jul 23 3.12pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

As an aside, a poster on BBS also stated Club were convinced Wilf was signing until last minute

Stinger is one of the few posters on the BBS that talks sense. Most of the others just talk

 

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Midlands Eagle Flag 24 Jul 23 3.15pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by EddieMac

Have you watched Gray play?

My Everton season ticket holding buddy has and is laughing his socks off that they are unloading Gray onto us at several times what they paid for him despite the fact that Dyche won't play him as he's a lousy trainer and bone idle.

Must be payback for Bolasie I suppose

 

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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 24 Jul 23 3.17pm Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by doombear


They are simply doing what the PL has been doing since its inception but somewhat more blatantly and quickly. As for real football fans, we'll still be going to watch our teams when the top players are playing in Saudi.

If the only TV football in the near future is the Saudi league, I for one won't be watching it and I suspect I won't be alone.

How long before some of the Champions League and PL games are played there.

 


One more point

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