tgarve Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, ohmelads said: All fair points about his injuries, but Fabinho just had a very poor season showing visible decline and is going for £40m at 29 years old. Yes, he was once a top level player with medals to show for it, but his stock is now far lower and I can't see any other interest in him this summer. I thought Barnes for ASM would make financial sense based on the structure of the two deals and them being similar fees, but if reports are correct, it's a net £15m loss. If we're doing it for a quick transfer kitty boost based on amortisation of the Barnes fee, then we're borrowing against out future windows and that's a very short term fix which will catch up with us and affect us in every window. Considering the pressing needs in other areas of the squad, this one makes less sense now IF these reported fees are true. How about you let the board do their bit and stop worrying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Just built up the courage to watch this. Ah man. The idea of how happy he must have been at the end of last season with CL qualification secured, man. God damn it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Seemed like the tide of opinion was turning on ASM, but he's truly a special player, never really seen anyone like him. Just joyful footballer. It'd have been amazing to see him win something with us, and it's a shame the majority of his moments came at an otherwise soulless time for the club. I hope he's remembered fondly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Mike said: The idea of how happy he must have been at the end of last season with CL qualification secured, man. God damn it all. It's a shame he won't get the chance to miss so many important games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzatoon Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Pretty tragic that he's chosen to leave NUFC for Saudi Arabia league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, gazzatoon said: Pretty tragic that he's chosen to leave NUFC for Saudi Arabia league. Pretty obvious he was pushed imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, gazzatoon said: Pretty tragic that he's chosen to leave NUFC for Saudi Arabia league. Said it before but I'm pretty sure he was eased on his way over there. He would have stayed here if we wanted him to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Is he on about £200-230,000 a week over there? Anyone know? I'm sure he was on about £38k here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 11 hours ago, Mike said: The idea of how happy he must have been at the end of last season with CL qualification secured, man. God damn it all. The real downside of having to sell players to fund upgrades for me. ASM would have relished the CL nights, would probably have done well in them too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 The timing is the worst thing I think, he'd have been the most useful since the Br*ce days next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teohgk Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/allan-saint-maximin-makes-incredible-27430324.amp Class as hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Such a shame he’s gone, let’s hope he has a great career and can get himself out of SA before the end of that contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 loved Maxi but the squad overall will be better for him leaving as its possibly allowed us to bring in another 2 or 3 decent players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I'll never see him on top of the hill again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 11 hours ago, teohgk said: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/allan-saint-maximin-makes-incredible-27430324.amp Class as hell He always came across as a top gadgie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Quite like .com's little ode to him, which is overall just about bang on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 14 hours ago, huss9 said: loved Maxi but the squad overall will be better for him leaving as its possibly allowed us to bring in another 2 or 3 decent players. Possibly, hopefully. It certainly isn't better for him leaving so far, and even if the squad becomes more effective at some point, the excitement/joy he brought feels like it would be harder to replace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Quite like .com's little ode to him, which is overall just about bang on. Was just coming here to say the same. I think there's probably more to this transfer than meets the eye - the Saudi connection, the dubiously low fee, the plausible suggestion that he was encouraged to leave - but it's definitely nice to see a "hero's" goodbye, so to speak, compared to the ugliness and anxiety associated with departures during the Ashley years. The coverage of this move is another reminder of how we've changed as a club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 19 minutes ago, Mattoon said: That’s a friendly or something right, why is he playing at the local leisure centre? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Mattoon said: Too easy. A lot of these players will be clamoring to come back immediately after the novelty of making 200 or 300 or whatever wears off. Edited August 1, 2023 by cubaricho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 28 minutes ago, cubaricho said: Too easy. A lot of these players will be clamoring to come back immediately after the novelty of making 200 or 300 or whatever wears off. Would get dull as fuck making 200k-300k a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, cubaricho said: Too easy. A lot of these players will be clamoring to come back immediately after the novelty of making 200 or 300 or whatever wears off. If they actually have to live in KSA rather than Dubai or Bahrain - that's when it will wear off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, McDog said: Would get dull as fuck making 200k-300k a week. I know what you mean but you’d hope that some of these dudes, especially the ones in the middle of their careers like Maxi, will accept the payday and then quickly be like fuck this. It’s literal pub league level quality stuff and it will bore them to death (you’d imagine anyway). A year, maybe two, for a lot of these dudes I’d bet. Then back amongst the actual competitive leagues again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, cubaricho said: I know what you mean but you’d hope that some of these dudes, especially the ones in the middle of their careers like Maxi, will accept the payday and then quickly be like fuck this. It’s literal pub league level quality stuff and it will bore them to death (you’d imagine anyway). A year, maybe two, for a lot of these dudes I’d bet. Then back amongst the actual competitive leagues again. I totally understand that. Depends on how long you want to pad the bank account before bailing. @TheBrownBottle is 100% right though. My top 10 places I never ever want to live in KSA is about 4th or 5th. How long could one stand that? That should factor in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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