Guest Biggsbond14 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said: Wonder if the gobshite dentist will take over as chief training ground creep from that YouTube kid? He’s just a opinionated prick hanging onto wraiths pants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Some of our lot will be raging its a dry country and they can't go on the booze. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, xLiaaamx said: Some of our lot will be raging its a dry country and they can't go on the booze. There'll be booze available in private, probably at the hotel they will be staying at. Not sure Howe would be allowing it anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 They’ll assign a team PA who’ll discretely sort it out. Most celebrities or VIPs that come here don’t want for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Libya was a dry country when I was there, and it was still pretty damn easy to get booze, even under Gaddafi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Ciaran Clark should never class as a vip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, TRon said: There'll be booze available in private, probably at the hotel they will be staying at. Not sure Howe would be allowing it anyway. There really isn't. I've been to Saudi many times, for many weeks at a time. I've been to Jeddah, Dhahran and Riyadh. There is no alcohol available at all in the country as a whole. None. There's one exception - The British Aerospace compounds. I've stayed on them a few times, and there the expats make homebrew. But that's the only chance of alcohol in Saudi. Oh, and embassy parties. But I doubt they'll get to any of them! Oh and they won't be able to get on the BAE compounds, there's no way on them. They're walled compounds that are strictly for employees only. I got in as I was working as a consultant for BAE but even then the application process was horrific and took weeks. There's zero chance of them getting in there just because they can't go a week without a beer. Edited January 13, 2022 by Chris_R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, Holmesy said: Seems like the Chairman might've kicked some ass at the weekend and just told them to go on a spending spree to sort this shit out. He's travelled over twice now and seen us get battered by Spurs and humiliated by Cambridge. Poor bastard! 3 times pretty sure he was here for the Brentford game also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 If they’re desperate they’ll just do a border run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hope we still do some transfer business eventhough the team will be out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, Fatwax said: If they’re desperate they’ll just do a border run. Yeah, you can go across the causeway to Bahrain, that's the usual thing to do on a weekend from Dhahran, but you can't bring any back with you. The cars are searched on crossing back in. Just not worth it, the penalties are massive, and I'm not talking financially. It'd be all levels of madness to even try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chris_R said: Yeah, you can go across the causeway to Bahrain, that's the usual thing to do on a weekend from Dhahran, but you can't bring any back with you. The cars are searched on crossing back in. Just not worth it, the penalties are massive, and I'm not talking financially. It'd be all levels of madness to even try. Aye I live in Abu Dhabi and there’s plenty who have spent time in Saudi who have said as much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Also thinking about it, they'll almost certainly all have single-entry visas, which mean they can't do a border run even if they were utterly crazy. If they leave to go to Bahrain, they'll not get back in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, nbthree3 said: Does this count as a threat to the players? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, Chris_R said: There really isn't. I've been to Saudi many times, for many weeks at a time. I've been to Jeddah, Dhahran and Riyadh. There is no alcohol available at all in the country as a whole. None. There's one exception - The British Aerospace compounds. I've stayed on them a few times, and there the expats make homebrew. But that's the only chance of alcohol in Saudi. Oh, and embassy parties. But I doubt they'll get to any of them! Oh and they won't be able to get on the BAE compounds, there's no way on them. They're walled compounds that are strictly for employees only. I got in as I was working as a consultant for BAE but even then the application process was horrific and took weeks. There's zero chance of them getting in there just because they can't go a week without a beer. I've been to Saudi zero times, and have no plans on going either, but I would have thought your situation will be different to a team which is actually owned by the Saudis themselves. They will be considered VIPs of the highest status, I would have thought there would be special arrangements made if they agreed to go over there. Although personally, I doubt Howe would sanction booze on a training trip anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Ciaran Clark should never class as a vip but he is a very impotent person? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: Libya was a dry country when I was there, and it was still pretty damn easy to get booze, even under Gaddafi. Fuck were you doing in Libya? That must have been amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, TRon said: I've been to Saudi zero times, and have no plans on going either, but I would have thought your situation will be different to a team which is actually owned by the Saudis themselves. They will be considered VIPs of the highest status, I would have thought there would be special arrangements made if they agreed to go over there. Although personally, I doubt Howe would sanction booze on a training trip anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Obviously the Cambridge defeat was pre-planned then. Nowt to worry about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, TRon said: I've been to Saudi zero times, and have no plans on going either, but I would have thought your situation will be different to a team which is actually owned by the Saudis themselves. They will be considered VIPs of the highest status, I would have thought there would be special arrangements made if they agreed to go over there. Although personally, I doubt Howe would sanction booze on a training trip anyway. Well, obviously they're at a slightly higher level than me that goes without saying but I normally work for the Royal Saudi Airforce when I go out there (I had to get subcontracted through BAE for complicated reasons) and I count a few Saudi majors and colonels as friends for many years and have been lucky enough to go to their houses, and I had absolutely no chance of getting a sniff of anything. From everything I know and from how the Saudis are about alcohol, there's zero chance. None. Not only can you not get it because it's just not available in any shop whatsoever to anyone at all, but you dare not even ASK anyone about it because it's so totalitarian over there that you fear they might just march you off somewhere. Alcohol is against their Muslim beliefs, and they take those incredibly seriously. They hand out leaflets on the plane on the way over there with big banners on saying "DEATH TO DRUG SMUGGLERS" telling you exactly what will happen if you bring in the wrong stuff, and even though I don't even take paracetamol over with me and touch nothing harder than alcohol these days, I still have that moment of panic where I wonder if I accidentally packed a few kilos of coke. First time I went over I had to sign a form saying I wouldn't even JUGGLE. I shit you not. Don't equate Saudi to more relaxed Muslim countries like the UAE (which I've also been to loads) where you can get alcohol as long as you're not Muslim. It's not like that at all. Maybe they do find a way to get some, but because you cannot trust anyone around you and because you are in such an alien environment and know how illegal it is, you'd be fucking stupid to try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Chris_R said: Well, obviously they're at a slightly higher level than me that goes without saying but I normally work for the Royal Saudi Airforce when I go out there (I had to get subcontracted through BAE for complicated reasons) and I count a few Saudi majors and colonels as friends for many years and have been lucky enough to go to their houses, and I had absolutely no chance of getting a sniff of anything. From everything I know and from how the Saudis are about alcohol, there's zero chance. None. Not only can you not get it because it's just not available in any shop whatsoever to anyone at all, but you dare not even ASK anyone about it because it's so totalitarian over there that you fear they might just march you off somewhere. Alcohol is against their Muslim beliefs, and they take those incredibly seriously. They hand out leaflets on the plane on the way over there with big banners on saying "DEATH TO DRUG SMUGGLERS" telling you exactly what will happen if you bring in the wrong stuff, and even though I don't even take paracetamol over with me and touch nothing harder than alcohol these days, I still have that moment of panic where I wonder if I accidentally packed a few kilos of coke. First time I went over I had to sign a form saying I wouldn't even JUGGLE. I shit you not. Don't equate Saudi to more relaxed Muslim countries like the UAE (which I've also been to loads) where you can get alcohol as long as you're not Muslim. It's not like that at all. Maybe they do find a way to get some, but because you cannot trust anyone around you and because you are in such an alien environment and know how illegal it is, you'd be fucking stupid to try. Fair enough mate, I will cede to your greater personal experience. I think that will just have Eddie Howe even more buzzing to get the likes of Jonjo over there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Chris_R said: First time I went over I had to sign a form saying I wouldn't even JUGGLE. I shit you not. No one likes a show off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Most people who can juggle are smug twats so I for one APPROVE of the juggling ban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Used to have the Confederations Cup there this time of year in the 90s. European champions Denmark, world champions Brazil, Venables Australia and the USA, Argentina. Batistuta, Ronaldo, Laudrup, Romario, Viduka, Ronaldinho Now they get us. I must have missed the outcry back then. Edited January 13, 2022 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE690 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: Most people who can juggle are smug twats so I for one APPROVE of the juggling ban Throw in a unicycle and you’ve got yourself a proper cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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