Bissouma

[dwayne]

So why are they so valuable? Design? Jewels? Brand name?

R&D , scarcity of supply, market dictating value, craftsmanship. Raw materials....etc

 

[GT49er]

Well, you wouldn’t want an expensive watch that couldn’t keep time accurately, would you

No, you wouldn't. So why would you bother with an expensive watch that doesn't do anything better than a cheaper one................

 

[dwayne]

No, you wouldn't. So why would you bother with an expensive watch that doesn't do anything better than a cheaper one................

That's like saying why would you spend a shite load on a painting by picasso rather than one from a 4 year old they both just have paint on a canvas don't they ? Same thing. Lol.

 

[GT49er]

That's like saying why would you spend a shite load on a painting by picasso rather than one from a 4 year old they both just have paint on a canvas don't they ? Same thing. Lol.

Bollocks.

 

[dwayne]

Bollocks.

Bollocks that you don't understand simple economics. You must think gold and platinum are a complete rip off as well, they're just metals after all. All.metals are the same aren't they ?

 

[portlock seagull]

£255k affords you a watch, but not brains to flaunt such wealth in public. Oh well, just needs to work another few days to buy another…

 

[Greg Bobkin]

What in my post made you think I agreed with him being robbed?

My points were:
1. He's an idiot for walking the streets of Cannes at 4am, dressed in tens of thousands of pounds worth of designer clothes and wearing a quarter of a million pounds watch.

2. As far as I know, he's done nothing to help those starving and in complete poverty in his own country, unlike Sadio Mane, Tariq, Saleh etc...

Yes his choice what he spends his money on, but that's the kind of attitude that makes this world as fvcked as it is, the Haves not helping the Have Nots. IMO.

I'm not saying that you AGREED with him being robbed at all. However:

'Might as well held a sign up saying "I have more money than sense, including dress sense, please rob me".'

smacked - to me, at least - as the type of thing people used to say about girls who went on a night out, got attacked and were then accused of 'asking for it' because of what they were wearing.

And no, I'm not putting you in that category, but it comes back to the whole thing about people not being able to wear what they want with fear of being robbed. It's a societal issue. So - again IMO - he's not 'an idiot' for doing what he did, because he SHOULD be able to do that.

 

[Wardy's twin]

I'm not saying that you AGREED with him being robbed at all. However:

'Might as well held a sign up saying "I have more money than sense, including dress sense, please rob me".'

smacked - to me, at least - as the type of thing people used to say about girls who went on a night out, got attacked and were then accused of 'asking for it' because of what they were wearing.

And no, I'm not putting you in that category, but it comes back to the whole thing about people not being able to wear what they want with fear of being robbed. It's a societal issue. So - again IMO - he's not 'an idiot' for doing what he did, because he SHOULD be able to do that.

He should be able to do that but the problem is there are lots of nasty people out there who don't abide by the laws or respect people's rights. He should realise that is the case .

 

[B-right-on]

Thats the big one. You don't know shit. Nothing. And accuse him of doing nothing to help starving or poor people.

I've not met one African player not sending money to his family or his village or what it may be. Because thats what most people do when they are from a poor country and end up earning money somewhere.

What most people don't do is to make it some sort of publicity stunt every time they go and do a Hawala transfer or whatever way they use to transfer money.

I'm happy for Mohamed Salah and Tariq Lamptey, originating from rather stable countries where you technically can stand in front of a camera, smile and say "I gave £1m to my home village!", without much risk of hearing on the news next day that the village was plundered and slaughtered. People who come from countries always on the brink of civil war don't usually have that luxury.

Maybe when Yves is finished setting up his ambitious foundation for African kids, he'll wave a big fat f***ing sign saying "I GAVE MONEY, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITES; I'M A GREAT f***ing PERSON", like some do. Maybe then you can shove your wild accusations up your arse.

And if you still find yourself wanting to accuse someone in football of not helping the poor and starving, look no further than the Premier League and the 20 owners who can afford to let EVERYONE go to football for free, afford to feed and house every living being in the UK, and still have money left to pay eleven guys to play football once a week.


Yeah or you come from some poor conditions and WORK YOUR WAY UP to end up in an environment flooded with millionaires and you're really f***ing insecure and buy a nice car and some fancy watch to fit into a society where money and social status is happyness and community.

(I hope this don't all count as politics, its just a call to stop bullying and ridiculing some lad the majority of you probably never even met and much less understood.)

Oh god. He's back. Mr I know everything about everything and know all about everyone. Another thread hijacked by your inane ramblings. Well I assume they are, as soon as I see your name I just flip onto the next post

I had more than enough when you bombarded this board with your Swansman bullshit.

Forgot how painful it was to see your crap infect everything.

 

[B-right-on]

I'm not saying that you AGREED with him being robbed at all. However:

'Might as well held a sign up saying "I have more money than sense, including dress sense, please rob me".'

smacked - to me, at least - as the type of thing people used to say about girls who went on a night out, got attacked and were then accused of 'asking for it' because of what they were wearing.

And no, I'm not putting you in that category, but it comes back to the whole thing about people not being able to wear what they want with fear of being robbed. It's a societal issue. So - again IMO - he's not 'an idiot' for doing what he did, because he SHOULD be able to do that.

Ok well we'll have to agree to disagree. I should be able to leave my keys in my car in Tesco's, do the weekly shop and come back to my car.

If I did and it was stolen, I'd say that I was an idiot. I wouldn't walk through Elephant and Castle or Croydon late at night on my own either because I'd consider that idiotic.

I'm not blaming YB for the robbery but in hindsight I'm sure he'll agree that it wasn't his greatest moment in life.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

That's like saying why would you spend a shite load on a painting by picasso rather than one from a 4 year old

Are you telling me this wasn’t done by a 4 year old then?

 

[Han Solo]

Oh god. He's back. Mr I know everything about everything and know all about everyone. Another thread hijacked by your inane ramblings. Well I assume they are, as soon as I see your name I just flip onto the next post

I had more than enough when you bombarded this board with your Swansman bullshit.

Forgot how painful it was to see your crap infect everything.

edit: cba fighting this idiot, but adding a quote from Biss to hopefully prevent anyone from believing this morons ****ish assumptions:

"B-right-on": "As far as I know, he's done nothing to help those starving and in complete poverty in his own country"

Bissouma: "I am making an association as well, for kids in Africa. Not just an academy, but like foundations as well, you know with jobs and things. Because I remember when I was young, some people helped me, and I always dreamt that if I would have the chances to help people as well. So now I’m trying to do that, and I hope that it will lead to big things for people in Africa, because I know how hard it is there. It’s very personal for me."

 

[dazzer6666]

What in my post made you think I agreed with him being robbed?

My points were:
1. He's an idiot for walking the streets of Cannes at 4am, dressed in tens of thousands of pounds worth of designer clothes and wearing a quarter of a million pounds watch.

2. As far as I know, he's done nothing to help those starving and in complete poverty in his own country, unlike Sadio Mane, Tariq, Saleh etc...

Yes his choice what he spends his money on, but that's the kind of attitude that makes this world as fvcked as it is, the Haves not helping the Have Nots. IMO.

Not sure what relevance 2. has to whether he wants to wear an expensive watch, nor does it indicate whether he actually does do anything of that nature. Sounds more like a you’re taking a cheap jealous shot

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I've often wondered - do expensive watches tell the time more accurately than cheap ones?

Genuinely quite the opposite - it would be unrealistic to expect an incredibly intricate, hand-assembled mechanical watch movement to keep time particularly accurately.

but if you expected that, then these kind of watches are not for you, as you’ve rather missed the point. In line with @dwayne ’s analogy - why would anybody buy or enjoy a painting of a landscape - even by the greatest artist in the world - when a camera on any smartphone can instantly produce a more ACCURATE image of the view?

 

[BLOCK F]

No, you wouldn't. So why would you bother with an expensive watch that doesn't do anything better than a cheaper one................

I don’t follow your logic on this, so I will leave it there .