Gawalls Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 16 minutes ago, George Bailey said: Depends on what you want from a professional sports career. Immediate money in the bank (or more money than the other club is offering) at the risk of your development in your chosen sport declining or stalling ( given the history of that particular club) Or if you value development, career progression annd giving your self the opportunity to be the best you can above immediate financial gain. Given that the amount of money we are talking here is more than 99.9% of us will ever see or dream of then the question of putting that initial financial benefit ahead of development tells all about an individuals priorities. £45 k per week or £75k per week…At that level really what’s the comparison of value. Suppose it depends on if you value that “extra cash” above your sporting potential never being fulfilled. I get what some are saying. More money, nearer home and the likelihood of less work (as chances are he will rarely be seen in their first team- and probably farmed out on loan in a seasons time) That sounds great but if you are a top athlete then I would think you want to be the best you can and take any opportunity that comes along to help with that…and in all likelihood the decision this lad has made isn’t going to do that. Pity for us as I think he would have done well and certainly helped re other recruitment etc but hey ho. He won’t be the first or last. Interesting that you’ve mentioned every factor there seems to be except his family, upheaval and what they want. None of us know the real reasons why or the full picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 4 minutes ago, Gawalls said: Interesting that you’ve mentioned every factor there seems to be except his family, upheaval and what they want. None of us know the real reasons why or the full picture. Absolutely correct none of us know. Just my take on it 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Lots of black and white tinted glasses in this thread. Chelsea are ahead tyhe moment. They finished higher in the league and are in Europe. They also got to the league cup final and have a much better trophy record. Whilst chucking around cash looks bad to us, to a player it says we will keep buying players until we have a top team. To beat Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal or Liverpool to players requires regular European football and regular challenges for trophies - not CL football once. The good news is there’s lots of players out there who will improve the squad and with good scouting the squad can easily get dramatically better than where it is today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 37 minutes ago, Gawalls said: Interesting that you’ve mentioned every factor there seems to be except his family, upheaval and what they want. None of us know the real reasons why or the full picture. Taking off the Newcastle bias it’s pretty obvious where most multimillionaires would rather live between West London and Newcastle, mind. Not all of them maybe but it’s paradise round there compared to living in Darras or Jesmond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Just now, Ronaldo said: Taking off the Newcastle bias it’s pretty obvious where most multimillionaires would rather live between West London and Newcastle, mind. Not all of them maybe but it’s paradise round there compared to living in Darras or Jesmond. Agreed I loved my time in London and west London is nice but I’m very much a north London guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Gawalls said: Agreed I loved my time in London and west London is nice but I’m very much a north London guy. What do you say to people who see you as a North London geek? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancrate1892 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Let's see if we can get this thread past the 100 page mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 7 hours ago, The Prophet said: Some journos reporting we declined the opportunity to make an improved offer once Chelsea had come to the table. I'm not surprised, we aren't going to be able to win a wages war once one of the cartel clubs come in for a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 31 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: What do you say to people who see you as a North London geek? Aww Wigh' me owld China. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 10 hours ago, Stifler said: to go back where he’s from. 🤔 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Some proper wet blankets in this thread - jesus wept. Hes picked a club offering a higher wage and is also in Europe, and possibly wont even have to move house. Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, Ronaldo said: What do you say to people who see you as a North London geek? They don’t - every single fucking day for 17 years at work I had people saying to me “howay man” as a good morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Lazarus said: Some proper wet blankets in this thread - jesus wept. Hes picked a club offering a higher wage and is also in Europe, and possibly wont even have to move house. Good luck to him. Yeah but the project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Oh well, on to the next target. Just brings it home how far behind the elite clubs we are that player who would probably have started for us (after the obligatory Howe settling in period) would rather be a bit part player elsewhere. Not sure how we bridge that gap without PIF going into overdrive with sponsors but there’s no signs of that happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 For what it's worth he will start at Chelsea. Fofana will be injured and he is better than Disasi. But next summer they will probably buy someone else that takes his place though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 7 hours ago, KaKa said: For what it's worth he will start at Chelsea. Fofana will be injured and he is better than Disasi. But next summer they will probably buy someone else that takes his place though. They'll probably buy someone this summer for 100 million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 16 hours ago, madras said: Aww Wigh' me owld China. That’s more East tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Time to lock this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 6 minutes ago, duo said: Time to lock this thread So over him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 What's with the thread locking enthusiasts? What if I want to call him a cunt in six months? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justdoesit Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 02/06/2024 at 17:54, Lazarus said: Some proper wet blankets in this thread - jesus wept. Hes picked a club offering a higher wage and is also in Europe, and possibly wont even have to move house. Good luck to him. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 03/06/2024 at 08:36, leffe186 said: That’s more East tbh. From the Mary poppins era as well. In London you just replace the letter u with an a “you’re having a facking babble!!!” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justdoesit Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 40 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: So over him. Can't wait to see Isak roll him and stick one in top bin next season, Kelly/Hall assist! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 41 minutes ago, The Prophet said: What's with the thread locking enthusiasts? What if I want to call him a cunt in six months? Never really understood calling to lock a thread, when you've just made it live again by calling to lock it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now