[Football] Gerrard named manager of Saudi side Al-Ettifaq

[Krafty]

Former England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been named manager of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. (BBC)

Thoughts?

 

[HHGull]

Good

 

[Westdene Seagull]

A shame, actually had some respect for Gerrard but now he's taken the blood money then sod him.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Can they go down in that league?

 

[jakarta]

Hope its not misunderstood when he announces several of the squad will be getting the chop...

 

[Icy Gull]

Found his level.

Annoying that he won two out of two (?) against us though

 

[Bozza]

A marriage made in, well, somewhere or other.

Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq revive talks with Zaha

The Ivory Coast international is a free agent and has been looking, ideally, for a Champions League side. A number of clubs have come forward but have yet to convince him to commit.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Seasider78]

A marriage made in, well, somewhere or other.

Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq revive talks with Zaha

The Ivory Coast international is a free agent and has been looking, ideally, for a Champions League side. A number of clubs have come forward but have yet to convince him to commit.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sky reporting he also has offers from Lazio, Fenrbache and Palace. Usual rumours we all know he will resign for palace

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Former England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been named manager of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. (BBC)

Thoughts?

I think he's going to make a lot of money, probably do OK (although I have no idea what that team is like) and come back to the PL and try his hand at managing here. Maybe get a team into Europe and then eventually get the England job. And be mediocre at that, like the majority of them.

 

[stewardxxx]

Didn't he come out last week saying he wouldn't go there or something similar?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

A shame, actually had some respect for Gerrard but now he's taken the blood money then sod him.

Yes, I had a lost of respect for him as a player and person - I feel let down, disappointed, and generally very angry that he’s done this.

 

[KZNSeagull]

After the Villa debacle he was never going to get another PL job and certainly would not be in the running for taking over at Liverpool after Klopp leaves. I am sure that he could revive his career somewhere other than Saudi but clearly money talks - perhaps he doesn't have enough already? I doubt we will see him again managing over here anytime soon.

 

[albionant]

He'll be able to pop round and see his mate Daniel Kinahan

 

[Rogero]

I wonder why he went there?

 

[KZNSeagull]

I wonder what his wife and 3 daughters think about it. It's the sort of job someone would take as a last payday before retirement. Shameful.

 

[fly high]

I wonder why he went there?

It's his level and loads of money

 

[1066familyman]

I wonder why he went there?

If only we could still ask Mrs.Merton.

 

[papajaff]

Went to Rangers, couldn't really lose, runners up at worst.

Came back to a proper league, proved himself to be not very good.

Now running off back to a safe 'league' showering himself in easy money. Utterly pathetic.

 

[Van Cleef]

I wonder what his wife and 3 daughters think about it. It's the sort of job someone would take as a last payday before retirement. Shameful.

Fairs fair, things are changing over there. The Saudis are slowly moving into the 20th century. His wife will even be allowed to drive a car there now!

 

[nicko31]

Shameful