| You can call me AL 20:45 - Jun 19 with 2598 views | NoDiddley |
Hilial, Nassr, Ittihad,
The Arabs are coming with their oil money & offering silly dosh.
Where will it end? |  | | |  |
| You can call me AL on 21:03 - Jun 19 with 2484 views | Lblock |
Solar panels and wind power? |  |
| Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal |
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| You can call me AL on 21:33 - Jun 19 with 2444 views | DWQPR |
Al Hilial sounds like it was named in honour of Lesley Phillips! |  |
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| You can call me AL on 22:54 - Jun 19 with 2342 views | Yorkshirehoop |
No one will ever give a toss about saudi Arabian football no matter who they lure to the country.As soon as the Saudi owners realise that they will lose interest or the bubble will burst.
Remember the Russian outfits years ago Ruben kazan and Anzi Machachkaala they were throwing money about like it was tissue paper and look what happened there.The money the saudis are bringing to the table is eye watering and not good for the game.dont blame Messi Ronaldo benzema and mane going for one last fat pay cheque.i would do the same.but the amounts of money are crazy. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 04:24 - Jun 20 with 2208 views | traininvain |
I see Chelsea are offloading most of their ageing high earners to Saudi clubs. Nothing dodgy going on I’m sure. |  | | |
| You can call me AL on 10:40 - Jun 20 with 2016 views | stantheman10 |
| You can call me AL on 22:54 - Jun 19 by Yorkshirehoop |
No one will ever give a toss about saudi Arabian football no matter who they lure to the country.As soon as the Saudi owners realise that they will lose interest or the bubble will burst.
Remember the Russian outfits years ago Ruben kazan and Anzi Machachkaala they were throwing money about like it was tissue paper and look what happened there.The money the saudis are bringing to the table is eye watering and not good for the game.dont blame Messi Ronaldo benzema and mane going for one last fat pay cheque.i would do the same.but the amounts of money are crazy. |
Messi is in America with Inter Miami | | | |
| You can call me AL on 11:03 - Jun 20 with 1969 views | Northernr |
Well it's going to make our struggles to wrestle our way under FFP look even more ridiculous than it already is with Watford in our league able to just pass money from its Udinese hand to its Watford hand and back again depending on what's required.
You're now going to have Chelsea and Newcastle just selling unwanted squad members to Saudi Arabia for a billion quid.
Any Saudi clubs need a midget ten, or a ball playing goalkeeper with a howler in him? |  | | |
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| You can call me AL on 11:14 - Jun 20 with 1941 views | Juzzie |
Seems to be the elephants graveyard of players just as China and the US were beforehand. |  | | |
| You can call me AL on 11:32 - Jun 20 with 1869 views | Juzzie |
Jesus wept, it's just a game of football. How has it got so insane??? | | | |
| You can call me AL on 11:42 - Jun 20 with 1841 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| You can call me AL on 11:32 - Jun 20 by Juzzie |
Jesus wept, it's just a game of football. How has it got so insane??? |
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| You can call me AL on 14:34 - Jun 20 with 1616 views | R_from_afar |
It's a very long while since I studied geography but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are a long way from Greece. There ought to be rule which requires joint bids to involve neighbouring countries only. Yes, I know, what am on, never going to happen!  |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| You can call me AL on 14:46 - Jun 20 with 1578 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| You can call me AL on 14:34 - Jun 20 by R_from_afar |
It's a very long while since I studied geography but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are a long way from Greece. There ought to be rule which requires joint bids to involve neighbouring countries only. Yes, I know, what am on, never going to happen! |
Well, I think the original bid being considered was Saudi / Israel!
Paddy Power would be offering odds on wether the first journalist to be killed would be shot or chopped up in a suitcase. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 16:49 - Jun 20 with 1482 views | Juzzie |
| You can call me AL on 14:34 - Jun 20 by R_from_afar |
It's a very long while since I studied geography but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are a long way from Greece. There ought to be rule which requires joint bids to involve neighbouring countries only. Yes, I know, what am on, never going to happen! |
Teams flying all over the place too. So much for environmentally friendly, but when you have an appalling human rights record I guess the environment is one of the last things you give a schit about. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 18:48 - Jun 20 with 1361 views | terryb |
| You can call me AL on 16:49 - Jun 20 by Juzzie |
Teams flying all over the place too. So much for environmentally friendly, but when you have an appalling human rights record I guess the environment is one of the last things you give a schit about. |
I think it would be less flying than the next World Cup!
Not that that would make it ok. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 21:32 - Jun 20 with 1243 views | Juzzie |
| You can call me AL on 18:48 - Jun 20 by terryb |
I think it would be less flying than the next World Cup!
Not that that would make it ok. |
I was talking about the US  | | | |
| You can call me AL on 21:53 - Jun 20 with 1203 views | Yorkshirehoop |
| You can call me AL on 10:40 - Jun 20 by stantheman10 |
Messi is in America with Inter Miami |
So he is.i stand corrected ! see on sky sports news half an hour ago reporting that son min has been offered 40 million over 3 or 4 years and a 60 million transfer fee to spurs for him to go to saudi arabia.Ruben Neves has gone as well today for 47 million for some saudi club. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 22:30 - Jun 20 with 1163 views | Hoopsie |
| You can call me AL on 14:34 - Jun 20 by R_from_afar |
It's a very long while since I studied geography but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are a long way from Greece. There ought to be rule which requires joint bids to involve neighbouring countries only. Yes, I know, what am on, never going to happen! |
Flight distance:
Inter-continental bid : Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Iran
Athens to Riyadh 2607 km
Athens to Cairo 1221km
Cairo to Riyadh 1639 km
Tehran to Riyadh 1304 km
Tehran to Athens 2470 km
Tehran to Cairo 1981 km
Average 1870 km
Conmebol joiunt bid : Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile
Buenos Aires to Santiago 1139 km
Buenos Aires to Montevideo 220 km
Buenos Aires to asuncion 1040
Santiago to asuncion 1573 km
Montevideo to asuncion 1078 km
Montevideo to Santiago 1368 km
Average 1070 km
Inter-continental joint bid : Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Morocco
Lisboa to Madrid 633 km
Lisboa to Rabat 561 km
Lisboa to Kyiv 3376 km
Madrid to Kyiv 2862 km
Madrid to Rabat 770 km
Rabat to Kyiv 3582 km
Average 1964 km
The intercontinental joint bids have distances as atrocious in fact rabat to Kyiv is greatest, 975 km more than Athens to Riyadh. I get it the Saudi bid is unpopular but joint bid is the thing and between continents might be more favourable as it does away with single bid so the continents have to take turns.
Just for interest
Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney to Wellington 2226 km
Melbourne to Auckland 2627 km
New York to Los Angeles 4860 km!
Distance is a moot point I guess |  |
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| You can call me AL on 08:20 - Jun 21 with 1056 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| You can call me AL on 22:30 - Jun 20 by Hoopsie |
Flight distance:
Inter-continental bid : Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Iran
Athens to Riyadh 2607 km
Athens to Cairo 1221km
Cairo to Riyadh 1639 km
Tehran to Riyadh 1304 km
Tehran to Athens 2470 km
Tehran to Cairo 1981 km
Average 1870 km
Conmebol joiunt bid : Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile
Buenos Aires to Santiago 1139 km
Buenos Aires to Montevideo 220 km
Buenos Aires to asuncion 1040
Santiago to asuncion 1573 km
Montevideo to asuncion 1078 km
Montevideo to Santiago 1368 km
Average 1070 km
Inter-continental joint bid : Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Morocco
Lisboa to Madrid 633 km
Lisboa to Rabat 561 km
Lisboa to Kyiv 3376 km
Madrid to Kyiv 2862 km
Madrid to Rabat 770 km
Rabat to Kyiv 3582 km
Average 1964 km
The intercontinental joint bids have distances as atrocious in fact rabat to Kyiv is greatest, 975 km more than Athens to Riyadh. I get it the Saudi bid is unpopular but joint bid is the thing and between continents might be more favourable as it does away with single bid so the continents have to take turns.
Just for interest
Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney to Wellington 2226 km
Melbourne to Auckland 2627 km
New York to Los Angeles 4860 km!
Distance is a moot point I guess |
I love this site. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 08:38 - Jun 21 with 1034 views | R_from_afar |
| You can call me AL on 22:30 - Jun 20 by Hoopsie |
Flight distance:
Inter-continental bid : Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Iran
Athens to Riyadh 2607 km
Athens to Cairo 1221km
Cairo to Riyadh 1639 km
Tehran to Riyadh 1304 km
Tehran to Athens 2470 km
Tehran to Cairo 1981 km
Average 1870 km
Conmebol joiunt bid : Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile
Buenos Aires to Santiago 1139 km
Buenos Aires to Montevideo 220 km
Buenos Aires to asuncion 1040
Santiago to asuncion 1573 km
Montevideo to asuncion 1078 km
Montevideo to Santiago 1368 km
Average 1070 km
Inter-continental joint bid : Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Morocco
Lisboa to Madrid 633 km
Lisboa to Rabat 561 km
Lisboa to Kyiv 3376 km
Madrid to Kyiv 2862 km
Madrid to Rabat 770 km
Rabat to Kyiv 3582 km
Average 1964 km
The intercontinental joint bids have distances as atrocious in fact rabat to Kyiv is greatest, 975 km more than Athens to Riyadh. I get it the Saudi bid is unpopular but joint bid is the thing and between continents might be more favourable as it does away with single bid so the continents have to take turns.
Just for interest
Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney to Wellington 2226 km
Melbourne to Auckland 2627 km
New York to Los Angeles 4860 km!
Distance is a moot point I guess |
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| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| You can call me AL on 20:02 - Jun 21 with 919 views | traininvain |
| You can call me AL on 04:24 - Jun 20 by traininvain |
I see Chelsea are offloading most of their ageing high earners to Saudi clubs. Nothing dodgy going on I’m sure. |
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65956434
"The Premier League should put an instant embargo on transfers to Saudi Arabia to ensure the integrity of the game isn't being damaged," Neville told BBC Sport.
"Checks should be made on the appropriateness of the transactions.
"If it comes through that process, obviously transfers could open up again. But I do believe, at this moment in time, transfers should be halted until you look into the ownership structure at Chelsea and whether there are beneficial transfer dealings that are improper."
Turns out Chelsea’s owners part backed by Saudi Arabia! Couldn’t make this up. | | | |
| You can call me AL on 20:59 - Jun 21 with 862 views | 89_50 |
Trying to find a shred of optimism from this, if Mendy indeed moves over there to a league that isn't a great standard, does that increase Seny's chance of being Senegal number one and by virtue his perceived value? |  | | |
| You can call me AL on 21:09 - Jun 21 with 853 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
All of this money could be going into diversifying an economy that is fcked once either the oil runs out or Nuclear Fusion is harnessed.
By the way, I should have said it earlier, easily one of the best thread titles on this forum for many a year. [Post edited 21 Jun 2023 21:10]
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