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[Dr Venkman]

30 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

From a purely footballing perspective jet lagging our players isn't something we need like 

 

 

3 hours time difference in Riyadh.

[Ben]

36 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

From a purely footballing perspective jet lagging our players isn't something we need like 

 

 

10 days to get over it, after today we have 19 days off 

[STM]

Seems strange that Staveley is going. Surely it will make completing transfers even harder? I know its a team effort but it's just another hindrance having her a few thousand miles away.

[Hanshithispantz]

7 minutes ago, Ben said:

10 days to get over it, after today we have 19 days off 

Jet lag is a pretty big thing though, it completely sets your clock out of whack. It can be mitigated like with proper regimented sleep patterns and that.

 

We need to do stuff like this to generate revenue though, obviously.

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 2022 by Hanshithispantz

[Kid Icarus]

Google reckons jet lag wouldn't last too long or be that extreme with a 3 hour time difference.

 

 

Edited January 22, 2022 by Kid Icarus

[et tu brute]

21 minutes ago, STM said:

Seems strange that Staveley is going. Surely it will make completing transfers even harder? I know its a team effort but it's just another hindrance having her a few thousand miles away.

She has instant access to PIF though if there is a requirement for quicker decisions in terms of increased offers. 

[Hanshithispantz]

17 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Google reckons jet lag wouldn't last too long or be that extreme with a 3 hour time difference.

 

 

 

Thought it was like 7-8 hours or something 

 

My geography is terrible

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, Hanshithispantz said:

Thought it was like 7-8 hours or something 

 

My geography is terrible

 

Aye 8 hours would be Japan and it would potentially fuck them up for weeks

[r0cafella]

Also, I’m pretty sure this is a commercial trip. Warm weather training

[DJ_NUFC]

Our players have been jet lagged since Rafa left, man. This might just bring them back to reality. 

[STM]

Wonder how much we are getting for this.

[DJ_NUFC]

1 minute ago, STM said:

Wonder how much we are getting for this.

Would give an arm to know. 

[Ben]

I was going to say I bet the players are treat like Kings, but if they get a humping Leeds today then maybe not.

[JonBez comesock]

1 hour ago, STM said:

Seems strange that Staveley is going. Surely it will make completing transfers even harder? I know its a team effort but it's just another hindrance having her a few thousand miles away.

Could use her for phone / laptop for transfer dealings ? 
 

 

[Scribble]

Or just bring that trusty old fax machine along

[Manxst]

9 minutes ago, JonBez comesock said:

Could use her for phone / laptop for transfer dealings ? 
 

 

Dunno like. She’s obviously been flying out to Seville and Lille every other day for the past month to put all these bids in personally. 
not to mention all the reports of “multiple deals being negotiated simultaneously”. She must have body doubles to do all the work face to face. 

[christ]

I’m usually a bit suspicious of ‘warm weather training camps’ as it sounds like an excuse for a bit of a jolly. No chance of that happening in Saudi. Facilities will be light years ahead of our training ground too. In that regard I don’t see any issues with it.

[Dokko]

As long as some of them, well most of them, don't come back I'm happy with the training camp. 

[christ]

1 hour ago, et tu brute said:

She has instant access to PIF though if there is a requirement for quicker decisions in terms of increased offers. 

It’s a good opportunity to get them more intimately involved with the club too. Whet their appetite a little bit. Show them the day to day, allow them to see how shit we are in person.

[Whitley mag]

I can’t help but feel this group of players deserve anything but 5 star facilities and VIP treatment, of course if we win today I’ll change my mind.

 

[nufcnick]

1 hour ago, STM said:

Wonder how much we are getting for this.

Possibly the same amount we are going to lose when we’re relegated 

[Dr Jinx]

Doing our own thing and there being a disconnect with KSA would be a bad thing.. if we go down we need to ensure that they are invested enough to make it work. A successful trip could well add much needed funds for last minute transfers too, it’s a PR exercise but so be it.

[McCormick]

Weather is beautiful right now but I’d worry about the fact that undocumented Covid cases are currently rampant in the country.

 

 I imagine they’ll be training at the Al-Hilal training center too which, depressingly, is much better than our current set-up.

[Manxst]

1 minute ago, McCormick said:

 

 I imagine they’ll be training at the Al-Hilal training center too which, depressingly, is much better than our current set-up.

I’d imagine there are very few professional training facilities which aren’t as bad as ours, in fairness. It was only in the last year or two that we were using wheelie bins and paddling pools, ffs.

[The Prophet]

1 hour ago, Manxst said:

Dunno like. She’s obviously been flying out to Seville and Lille every other day for the past month to put all these bids in personally. 
not to mention all the reports of “multiple deals being negotiated simultaneously”. She must have body doubles to do all the work face to face. 

 

Think of how much longer her carrier pigeon will take to fly from Riyadh, it's madness.