The Footie Thread

[Billysboots]

Gerrard signs as manager of Al-Ettifaq

You read that right…..

So. He’s now employed by a mid table Saudi side which has no hope of competing. Yep. He’s really going to learn his managerial craft there.

What a farcical move. Just shows how truly lacking in genuine ambition he really is.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Plenty of Prem League clubs could afford that wage, it's only £250,000 a week.
Plenty of players already on more than that.

Sorry - it will be more than £1mil per week ( that he currently earns at PSG )

So. He’s now employed by a mid table Saudi side which has no hope of competing. Yep. He’s really going to learn his managerial craft there.

What a farcical move. Just shows how truly lacking in genuine ambition he really is.

Very surprised he made that move and very poor choice but morally and football wise - suspect will be getting paid a lot and he doesn’t need the money. Disappointing

 

[Tashyboy]

Well this might be interesting. St Stevie's halo may slip a bit here.

Not be the first time he has slipped.

 

[Tashyboy]

Don't forget though that Madrid et al pay that figure and its after tax, we pay our players before tax...so the player pays the tax in the UK, and the club do in Spain...and plenty of other countries

Disgusting, cooking the books.

 

[Slime]

Sorry - it will be more than £1mil per week ( that he currently earns at PSG )

 

[Orikoru]

They’re not getting top 4 though mate even with him. Better to sell and rebuild surely? Like they did with Bale.

Do you not remember how badly that went??

 

[Bdill93]

Do you not remember how badly that went??

I remember you making a CL final with a couple of the guys signed. Erikson being the standout obviously.

You're happy for him to walk away free next year then? Just don't understand that bit at all.... (unless he just signs a new deal, which he might, because Levy is pricing him out of a move in a window where people need strikers)

 

[Orikoru]

I remember you making a CL final with a couple of the guys signed. Erikson being the standout obviously.

You're happy for him to walk away free next year then? Just don't understand that bit at all.... (unless he just signs a new deal, which he might, because Levy is pricing him out of a move in a window where people need strikers)

I'm happy to keep him as long as possible, yes. I don't care about the money, it's not my money. We don't spend it on anyone good anyway. I would rather see Kane in a Spurs shirt than the next nobody from the Dutch league that we're hoping will fill the void.

 

[3offTheTee]

Don't tell me a Liverpool legend is taking blood money? Someone in this forum might start digging himself a hole

Never. He has nothing to do with Liverpool. It is Rangers and Villa my friend!!

 

[TimShady]

Anyone have any interest in the games this week? Would like to see a Netherlands v Italy final and then Italy to lose their fourth final of the season.

 

[Bdill93]

Never. He has nothing to do with Liverpool. It is Rangers and Villa my friend!!

He's got zero affiliation to my club other than putting people on silly wages and getting the sack for being awful.

 

[Beezerk]

88mil for Bellingham, serious bargain that.

 

[GreiginFife]

88mil for Bellingham, serious bargain that.

Or, could be another Sancho…

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Or, could be another Sancho…

It sounds as though Utd might sell. If you are Sancho, do you head back to Germany, clearly thrives there, or do you try again in the PL? Interesting one.

 

[Bdill93]

It sounds as though Utd might sell. If you are Sancho, do you head back to Germany, clearly thrives there, or do you try again in the PL? Interesting one.

Plenty move to United and don't thrive though. Id have another pop at it in the prem before going abroad again

 

[BrianM]

Plenty move to United and don't thrive though. Id have another pop at it in the prem before going abroad again

Exactly this, still a young player.
Sometimes, like in any job it just doesn’t work, maybe the manager just doesn’t fancy him, formation doesn’t suit, doesn’t enjoy living in Manchester.
To me it’s the whole collective that has to be right, get him in a good place mentally and physically and he will thrive.
A bit like what Pep has done at Manchester City

 

[Tashyboy]

It sounds as though Utd might sell. If you are Sancho, do you head back to Germany, clearly thrives there, or do you try again in the PL? Interesting one.

Asan Ho is an interesting one, Ave said it before but Foden was slated when Sancho went to Dortmund. Look at what Foden has in the cabinet compared to Sancho.
what I don’t get is managers could not get Sancho to replicate his Dor tune form. I thought Ten Haag would. Would not like Sancho to turn into another Sturridg.

 

[Aztecs27]

Brentford trying to bid £30m for Brennan Johnson

 

[Tashyboy]

Exactly this, still a young player.
Sometimes, like in any job it just doesn’t work, maybe the manager just doesn’t fancy him, formation doesn’t suit, doesn’t enjoy living in Manchester.
To me it’s the whole collective that has to be right, get him in a good place mentally and physically and he will thrive.
A bit like what Pep has done at Manchester City

He had the chance to stay at City, but he was greedy and demanded regular football. Pep let him go and we got 15% of the fee Utd paid Dortmund probably went towards Haalands left foot

 

[DPapas1982]

He had the chance to stay at City, but he was greedy and demanded regular football. Pep let him go and we got 15% of the fee Utd paid Dortmund probably went towards Haalands left foot

So a player gets slated for wanting to play?

I respect him a lot more than Scott (2 CLs) Carson.