[Football] Jordan Henderson - Saudi move not about the money
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Jordan Henderson on going to Saudi Arabia: "I'm not a politician. I never have been and never wanted to be. I have never tried to change laws or rules in England, never mind in a different country where I'm not from.
"So I'm not saying that I'm going there to do that. But what I'm saying is people know what my values are and the people who know me know what my values are. And my values don't change because I'm going to a different country where the laws of the country might be different.
"Now, I see that as a positive thing. I see that because, from their [Saudi] side, they knew that before signing it. So they knew what my beliefs were. They knew what causes and campaigns I've done in the past and not once was it brought up. Not once have they said, 'You can do this, you can't do this.' And I think it can only be a positive thing to try to open up like around Qatar"
Denis Amiss on the Rebel Tour of a South Africa under apartheid: "There was some money in it, obviously, but I loved South Africa. It was sold to us that we were going to go around schools – black and white – and coach. So that was good, because I was not an apartheid person. I felt very sorry that the country was in the situation it was, but we played some really good cricket, and I hope we helped a country that was in turmoil."
"So I'm not saying that I'm going there to do that. But what I'm saying is people know what my values are and the people who know me know what my values are. And my values don't change because I'm going to a different country where the laws of the country might be different.
"Now, I see that as a positive thing. I see that because, from their [Saudi] side, they knew that before signing it. So they knew what my beliefs were. They knew what causes and campaigns I've done in the past and not once was it brought up. Not once have they said, 'You can do this, you can't do this.' And I think it can only be a positive thing to try to open up like around Qatar"
Denis Amiss on the Rebel Tour of a South Africa under apartheid: "There was some money in it, obviously, but I loved South Africa. It was sold to us that we were going to go around schools – black and white – and coach. So that was good, because I was not an apartheid person. I felt very sorry that the country was in the situation it was, but we played some really good cricket, and I hope we helped a country that was in turmoil."
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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What a TOOL.
Jordan Henderson: I strongly believe that me playing in Saudi Arabia is a positive thing
In his first interview since leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabia, Henderson answers questions on money, his morals and leaving Anfieldtheathletic.com
Henderson: People will see this club come with loads of money and he’s just gone, “Yeah, I’m going.” When in reality that just wasn’t the case at all. People can believe me or not, but in my life and my career, money has never been a motivation. Ever. Don’t get me wrong, when you move, the business deal has to be tight. You have to have financials, you have to feel wanted, you have to feel valued. And money is a part of that. But that wasn’t the sole reason. And these possibilities came up before money was even mentioned.
Super Steve Earle
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They are above the law here too.
Clearly a very needy individual, not just enough to be successful and have a lot of money, he has to be seen and appreciated as well. Rather betrays through this interview that his previous comments/actions were little more than a personal PR campaign rather than being based on some kind of deeply held conviction too. What a prick.
willalbion
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He could have stayed at Liverpool. What an absolute bell end. At least own it you knobber. Just when you think he had no dignity left, he manages to shed a little more.
Coldeanseagull
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I'm of two minds here. High profile players being paid an absolute mint to play football in a land whose rules on human rights are dodgy. Thousands of workers across a vast array of vocations, have gone to work in similar places, but very little has been written about them. I know it's mainly about the high profile bit but how many people, given the chance to be set up for life, would jump at the opportunity and turn a blind eye?
I'm not condoning what goes on in those countries by not airing my condemnation of said high profile people, but surely if the rules of a country are opposite to what you practice, you would avoid going there.
If you're openly homosexual, take or deal in drugs or do anything to readily break the rules of that country, why be so surprised with how they react.
Yes, the rules need to change but not by poking the bear.
I'm not condoning what goes on in those countries by not airing my condemnation of said high profile people, but surely if the rules of a country are opposite to what you practice, you would avoid going there.
If you're openly homosexual, take or deal in drugs or do anything to readily break the rules of that country, why be so surprised with how they react.
Yes, the rules need to change but not by poking the bear.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Having spent time there, it’s a no from me.
- Jul 5, 2003
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Whilst I doubt you really meant to equate them, this has always been a narrative when justifying a countries attitude to issues such as LGTBQ+. We're lobbed in alongside Paedophiles, now Drug Dealers, it's like it's a stain on the society that has accepted that we're just people who love a person outside of the normative man and woman relationship. That's why I'll give Henderson shit all day long for his decision to go to Saudi.
Coldeanseagull
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Just because I'm indifferent to current affairs doesn't mean I won't boo him when he plays for England! I don't normally watch waistcoat teams, but if our captain is playing I'll be watching.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Anyone with an ounce of decency or moral fibre.
AZ Gull
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Well, I've now done 20 years in the desert.
Unfortunately, I cocked up the "few million quid" bit.
dejavuatbtn
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If he’s not going to poke the bear, or anyone else come to that, with his proported high moral standing he shouldn’t be going.
If you're already worth £25 million and earning £5m a year? I wouldn't.
And a lot of players are turning the move down.
We know that some players are taking the move, but what's ridiculous about Henderson is that he's trying to pretend he's not sold his soul.
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father_and_son
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I for one most definitely would not be going somewhere that I wouldn't want my kids experiencing the oppressive culture and couldn't invite over half my family & friends because they are at risk of being jailed there. Feel free to throw millions into the equation, but the answer stays the same.
He's a professional footballer, he'd be earning more than most of us can spend in a lifetime wherever he plied his trade, so this is a pretty weak justification for dumping his morals and selling his soul. Then to try to justify it as being about developing football for a new generation or some such bollocks is pathetic.