Fatwax

It’s not a new thing. There have been numerous arguments on here in the past about only local fans being ‘real’ fans, or those who go to the games actually count.

It isn’t anything that is NUFC specific. All canvases have a level of tribalism and a good percentage of idiots that come in varying degrees.

Sports and football in particular is as polarising as politics.

I’d say 35 is about right. His end product isn’t massive and he’s not an international.

Would I like it to be higher? Absolutely. I can see why it wouldn’t be though.

22 hours ago, Ben said:

I thought he was a canny bloke, a great footballer but just a shite manager, is he a wanker ?

He’s a piece of shit. Was bang to rights of assault but found not guilty by a Liverpool-based jury.

20 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

Calf is bigger than his quad!

“Hi LCFC, we would like to buy a player from you”

”We want more money than what you are offering”

*scene missing*
 

LCFC CFO joins NUFC

39 minutes ago, wfmk2 said:

I live in Abu Dhabi. I never said I have lived in Saudi, but been probably over a hundred times over the years, sometimes for weeks at a time. Been to Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Hofuf, Jubail, Yanbu, Tabuk, Arar and Abha. Abha's probably the most interesting place, but a little too close to Yemen for my liking. Yanbu's also quite nice if you're into scuba diving. 

 

Growing up in Liverpool would have prepared Gerrard for life in Dammam. It's a complete dump. 

Fair enough, agree to disagree on the place then. I personally really liked the parts I’ve visited. 
 

Agree about the traffic though.

I was close to moving over to SA and was going to be in the Antara (?) compound in Riyadh I think. Had a look around, it was brilliant.

1 minute ago, wfmk2 said:

 

Luxury compound or not, doesn't change the fact that the place is one of the most boring places on earth.

Where did you stay when you lived there mate?

On 05/07/2023 at 10:56, Pata said:

You can’t just tell a youngish player that we are selling you to Saudi Arabia ffs.

What do you think living there would be like?

He’d be in a compound with all the other millionaire footballers, living a life of luxury. His quality of life would far exceed anything he’s had before now.

Things are changing very fast in Saudi. I live in the UAE and there are churches and synagogues popping up more and more. It’ll take a little time, but it won’t be long before the more orthodox regions follow suit.

11 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Which is fine in principle but we’re now in a world where a strange set of financial handcuffs can create the need for fire sales or risk European lockout which, in a circular reference, probably means letting your best players leave for potential trigger clauses. Unlike all the other cunts any deal we do with a Saudi club will be drilled into amidst huge gnashing of teeth and caterwauling.

Yeah and I 100% appreciate that sales will need to be made, that the team will change and evolve and that sometimes you have to sacrifice a player to improve. 
 

My issue is the posts that are becoming more and more common of people saying to just sell player X, Y or Z for the sake of bringing in someone else.

We have only a handful of ‘legacy’ players that would bring in any kind of fee. That doesn’t mean that we necessarily cut and run at the first opportunity.

I agree. It’s mind boggling how many people want to carve up a successful team that has bonded and achieved two massive things that literally have not been seen in almost a generation - a cup final and CL qualification.

But nah, ship them out to buy someone else. They’re not good enough.

As above… buy first and then move on. This is a long term project.

21 hours ago, Geordie Boyo said:

No parents about to parent the kids? 
 

He was probably tempted with a Ricky gervais moment in saying, at least I’ll be more than you ever will you tubby little fat c*nt. 

One way of putting it is that the local approach to parenting is somewhat hands off. I work in a British curriculum school over here, and it is fairly high profile, meaning that it has a pretty large Emirati population with a large portion of these being VIPs in a certain age group. The boys in particular can be a nightmare and because of their status they get away with a lot in comparison to the general student population which is on the whole excellent. this isn’t, of course the case with all local children, but it is certainly a different approach to parenting than what she would see in the west.

20 hours ago, Mountain said:

 

A spot you frequent?

 

Interesting development. Seen anything else?

now that’s all I’ve seen. You see a lot of celebrities over here, but you will see the football is mostly in Dubai as opposed to Abu Dhabi.

In answer to the first part of your post, most bars, restaurants and Cafes can be found in the many five star hotels and resorts all over Abu Dhabi and Dubai. as a result, it is not uncommon to spend your free time in one of the many hotels, as this is where the social spots are.

Eden Hazard was staying at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi the other week and it’s a spot that i frequent.

He was at the pool opposite me on one of the days and just loads of people were coming up. He was good about it, but he was with his wife and kids, bucket hat on to hide his face, felt a bit sorry for him.

But then it got a bit sour. Some fat local Emirati kids started taunting him, saying that he wasn’t as good as Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo etc… he said to them that he didn’t understand what they were saying, but he definitely did.

Must have touched a nerve because he got up and left 10 minutes later, taking the family with him.

Imagine getting to the top of your profession and then mocked by a little fat kid whose heart would pop if he got up to a light jog.

8 hours ago, toonali said:

I suppose it's, you get what you pay for but my DH gate is showing signs of wear after a couple of wears. 

what’s going on in the pic second right? ?

1 hour ago, Dancing Brave said:

 

 

grown man ignores kids laughing at him.

adult wears a football top.

Therefore scum. Also bald.

With it being transfer season I’ve noticed it more and more and it isn’t really aimed at the people using it, more the nature of why it’s used…

…but I absolutely hate the fact that people refer to targets as ‘purples’. Solely because it only exists because that odious prick Lambeezy used it as a reason to not improve our squad at the time by categorising our players by colours. 
 

We can’t have too many ‘purples’. Fuck off you cunt.

Are there any other notable examples of an uncapped player in their primary position become a bit of a joke before completely learning a new position in their mid 20s and getting capped by their nation… and scoring?

Just incredible really. 

He's definitely more present than other assistant head coaches. Nothing wrong with that.

I wouldn't say the trend of these accounts jumping on a meme bizarre. It makes sense if their sole purpose is to get likes, follows and re-tweets. It certainly works.

22 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Get in Stan.

 

 

 

 

 

reading the replies, what’s the burglar story all about? It can’t be that he literally watched his lass get scuttled by a burglar through a window, surely? ?

Surprised the odious pricks aren't eyeing up wor Eddie.

17 minutes ago, STM said:

United.

21 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Fred missed an open net and Rashford missed a free header from 6 yards out against you boys at Old Trafford. No point getting annoyed about the dropped points.

maybe… I think for me it’s the chalked off goals that really should have stood or the penalties not awarded. We’ve had a few rubs of the green ourselves of course but there was a disproportionate period of about 4 games in a row we were getting robbed.

missed sitters and the like I don’t get too bothered about.

8 hours ago, Johnny said:

Small time mindset. Hating players with a little bit of flair. Robert, Nzogbia, Ben Arfa, Ginola, now Saint-Maximin.

 

 

 

Aye, so French wingers.

32 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Alreet Bamber… . How about make-a-lad-feel-welcome-oids? 

Yeah that’s alright.

31 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Random factoids alert!

 

Eritrea's national flag has four colors: red, blue, green and yellow. The red represents the blood shed in the struggle for independence. The blue represents the Red Sea and its marine resources. The Green stands for agricultural exuberance of Eritrea. The yellow represents the mineral resources of Eritrea.

 

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The Coat of arms of Eritrea was adopted 24 May 1993 on the occasion of the declaration of independence. The emblem shows a scene of a dromedary camel in the desert, which is surrounded by an olive wreath. Sounds a bit Saudi-chic. Canny. 
 

These aren’t factoids. Incorrect use of term.