Guest wshmag Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 always rated him. best of luck,oba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koye Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Great to se him do well in his debut! Looked confident on his goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 In court according to the Daily Mail: A former Premiership footballer routinely blew his £75,000 a week wages in a matter of days and was constantly overdrawn, a court was told yesterday. Ex-Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins, 25, was paid the handsome salary after he joined the club for a £10million fee in August 2006. But despite his extraordinary earnings, his former management team yesterday claimed they repeatedly bailed him out after his bank account continually slipped into the red. The High Court heard that the Nigerian international player would withdraw £40,000 in cash from his bank account at the end of the week. But that would only last him two days, the court heard, as he topped up with a further £25,000 on the Monday morning. He was always overdrawn and repeatedly relied upon NVA Management Limited to 'manage his life', the High Court was told. Martins, who owned several fast cars including a top of the range Porsche 4X4, spent the money funding an extravagant lifestyle of luxurious penthouse homes and fine dining. He is now being sued by his former management company who claim that he still owes them 300,000 for sorting out his finances. Robert Tennink, for NVA, said: 'Day to day life with superstars is demanding and superstars are demanding.' He told the court that Martins would withdraw £40,000 for the weekend, followed by another £25,000 on the Monday. 'Despite earning these vast sums of money he was constantly overdrawn,' added Mr Tennink. He said the firm, which looks after the affairs of several footballers, film and music stars, said that Martins had agreed to pay them for simply managing his life. It was under their stewardship that Martins agreed a £2million image rights deal 'simply for being Mr Martins'. It's claimed Martins was constantly overdrawn despite earning £75,000-a-week. He also had lucrative sponsorship deals with various companies including Pepsi and Nike but had not been paid. When the company stepped in to run his affairs they sorted the unpaid contracts, bringing in thousands of pounds. They also organised visas when he travelled to Italy, where he once played for Inter Milan, and sorted out his passport, his mortgage and property valuations. They even arranged critical illness cover and were constantly running up and down the motorway from their London offices to Newcastle in a bid to do all that he required. 'But surely these were things a secretary could do?' asked Judge Richard Seymour QC, referring to the size of fees charged. 'It was a Jeeves-type of role that they performed.' Mr Tennink protested that managing every aspect of his life was just part of what they did, and asked the judge to bear in mind the sort of figures these players earned. He said Martins had come to them in July 2007 and agreed a fee of around £300,000 plus 20 per cent of any sponsorship monies they managed to acquire on his behalf. 'He asked for these services to be carried out,' Mr Tennink told the court. Before they managed his affairs Martins had not been paid a penny for his image rights for the use of his name on Newcastle shirts and mugs and had received nothing from his sponsorship deals. He could not even find the contracts he had originally signed, Mr Tennink added. Martins paid the company £67,500 in January last year and another £25,000 in April last year. But the question for the court to decide, said Mr Tennink, was whether there was a 'binding obligation' for him to pay the outstanding bill of over £300,000. After Newcastle were relegated from the Premiership last summer Martins was sold for £9million to German Bundesliga Champions Wolfsburg. Martins, who once owned a penthouse apartment overlooking Newcastle's exclusive Quayside, is fighting the claim. The hearing is scheduled to last for three days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 what the hell was he spending all that on? there's only so much crap you can buy in newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Its disgusting to think someone brings that much in a week and doesnt put away for themselves. One day he will grow up and be depressed with what he wasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ah....Dyer would be proud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I find it hard to believe anyone could spend their entire £75K a week salary most weeks. As far as I know Martins didn't own 20+ cars and residences. That's some mighty fine dining he must have done to get through that sort of money. Is 'Brewster's Millions' Martins' favourite film? It would be nigh on impossible to spend it all. He'd have to buy a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Aston Martin every two weeks or a home every month. I can't believe it's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What a cock. On about 300x a week more than the average fan and he treats his cash like that. Hope he does a Barnes by 30. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 NVA Management ltd, enough said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 They have a myspace page, they claimed client list is pretty impressive. http://www.myspace.com/nvamgt Samuel Eto'o is in there... he has similar spending habits too (owns 20+ sports cars). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What an absolute tit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have a vision of his management company finding an apartment in his name, opening the front door and Fabergé eggs pouring out of the property like an overstuffed broom cupboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Its disgusting to think someone brings that much in a week and doesnt put away for themselves. One day he will grow up and be depressed with what he wasted. I doubt he thinks that hard. He'll probably see something shiny and be happy again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Taking out 40k a week?!?!? Spenidn git on what? Sweets n stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Djemba Djemba did similar (10 4x4's ) and went bankrupt after earning £4m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I find it quite funny that you all believe anything coming from the mouths of the NVA management group. Who were 'very serious' about buying us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 After a hard day's Bentley buying, Obafemi retires to his palatial home, where he practices his front-flipees on a giant trampoline, stopping occasionally to grap handfuls of fruit pastels and m&ms from golden bowls held by servants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Have you seen the hangers on that surround this guy? Believe me they're getting all they can from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wanker. Hope he loses the lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Taking out 40k a week?!?!? Spenidn git on what? Sweets n stuff. He can probably just about afford a decent sized bag of pic-n-mix from the cinema with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 haha what a daft cunt Martins is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mantis Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Couldn't give a shit. He must have splashed a fortune on some of the cars I seen him in. Some players cant manage their life, the money runs out eventually, so will his 'mates'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Lack of intelligence+poor background=inability to manage money. Seen this story play out a million times before. The guys still young and on a rather lucrative contract, so he'll be alright (unlike Mr. Djemba Djemba), but he ought to take the opportunity to grow up a bit and learn to manage life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wonder if its the cashpoint at St James Park that lets you draw out £40,000 a time, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What a typical African. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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