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[Football] Saudi League
- Thread starter US Seagull
- Start date
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,695
Guess the next step is for Saudi to join UEFA and then get the 2030 world .cup as 'European' hosts.
Van Cleef
Well-known member
- Jun 17, 2023
- 848
For anyone wavering there's Abha ClubWould be funny to see Mbappe playing in a few stadiums where capacity is less than 10,000! or with 1 man and his dog watching.
Team
Al Ittihad
Al Nassr
Al Adalah
Al Fateh
Al Hilal
Al Ra’ed
Al Ettifaq
Al Tai
Al Shabab
Al Taawoun
Al Khaleej
Damac FC
Al Batin
Abha Club
Al Fayha
Al Wehda
"The leaders of the south".
No, me neither.
Bring it on. Brighton could have a real chance of winning the Premier League if the Super League comes into play - particularly if Toon join it
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 6,049
Even Crawley get bigger gates than the lower clubs in Saudi!
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Before I get any shit from anyone I’ve been al hilal though and through my entire life.
My chiropractor is an Al Hilal season ticket holder and he says you're talking shite(house).
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 6,049
If Mbappe is worth £259m then we are potentially pricing Moises too cheaply. Price should move from £100m to £150m if that's the going rate!
Even my limited skills might be worth £20!
Even my limited skills might be worth £20!
Both professional. If they could earn more they would.
hart's shirt
Well-known member
£259 million.
You could get 259,000 Gary Harts for that.
Obviously over a quarter of a million sets of tracksuits would add on a bit, but you might be able to get a discount.
You could get 259,000 Gary Harts for that.
Obviously over a quarter of a million sets of tracksuits would add on a bit, but you might be able to get a discount.
Or 3 Amex Stadiums
Does Monaco have 20%?
Must be.
He surely wouldn’t want to play mostly in sub-10,000 stadiums in a desert based Mickey Mouse league. There is professional pride on the line. The deal involves being allowed to leave for Real Madrid the next season so surely, a bash at the Premier League before a decade in La Liga beckons?
He's already wasted it in France.
dadams2k11
ID10T Error
Difference being the Chinese government stopped it and the Saudi Government are the ones throwing the money about.
Yep, go there for a year and come back a Billionaire with his current wealth and what they are willing to pay him.
No brainer.
See above. It's only a year then he can play for Real Madrid as a Billionaire.
How many other players are billionaires??
It's all down to money and the Saudi's know this. It's Football manager to them with a cheat engine and they can change the amount of money they have at will.
*It's easy to say no you wouldn't take the money, but if you had that contract on the table ready to sign, I think a lot of peoples morals and views fly out the window.
Edit:* Not aimed at the posters I quoted, more or a generalisation.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,062
Yes, but many still do it for the glory BECAUSE they don't earn more money.
We'll have to agree to disagree. I see them as no different other than the financial reward isn't as great for them as it is for footballers. Take rugby, how many players have left to play in France for more money despite knowing the RFU had a policy of not picking overseas players for the England squad?
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,062
Yep, good point.
As obscene as some of the amounts earned by footballers are, there are many that redistribute that wealth back in their own countries. Ronaldo reputedly invests a lot in his homeland of Madeira. Many African footballers send vast sums back to their families. Drogba donated millions to help build a hospital. (that said, they still live the life of Riley).