robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Well he did undertake the hammy surgery before moving there. As someone who thought we should have retained him if possible (in any capacity), I also have to say the demands of Saudi league aren't really comparable with the PL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) lol at the absolutely bollocks revisionism I am seeing so typical the top 25 Saudi players on the planet Firas Al-Buraikan Centre-Forward 23€3.00m 2 Saud Abdulhamid Right-Back 24€2.80m 3 Abdulrahman Ghareeb Left Winger 26€2.50m 4 Sultan Al-Ghannam Right-Back 29€2.00m 5 Hassan Tambakti Centre-Back 24€2.00m 6 Salem Al-Dawsari Left Winger 32€1.70m 7 Sami Al-Najei Attacking Midfield 26€1.40m 8 Yasser Al-Shahrani Left-Back 31€1.30m 9 Abdulrahman Al-Oboud Right Winger 28€1.30m 10 Abdulelah Al-Amri Centre-Back 26€1.30m 11 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi Right Winger 29€1.20m 12 Sumaihan Al-Nabit Left Winger 27€1.20m 13 Saleh Jamaan Al-Amri Left Winger 29€1.00m 14 Mohamed Kanno Central Midfield 29€1.00m 15 Fawaz Al-Sagour Right-Back 27€1.00m 16 Ahmed Sharahili Centre-Back 29€900k 17 Mohammed Al-Burayk Right-Back 31€900k 18 Ahmed Bamsaud Left-Back 27€900k 19 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem Central Midfield 29€850k 20 Hamdan Al-Shammrani Left-Back 26€850k 21 Hattan Bahebri Left Winger 31€800k 22 Turki Al-Ammar Left Winger 24€750k 23 Abdullah Al-Ammar Left-Back 29€750k 24 Ziyad Al-Sahafi Centre-Back 28€750k 25 Moteb Al-Harbi Left-Back 23€750k Edited September 23, 2023 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Vesper said: lol at the absolutely bollocks revisionism I am seeing so typical the top 25 Saudi players on the planet Firas Al-Buraikan Centre-Forward 23€3.00m 2 Saud Abdulhamid Right-Back 24€2.80m 3 Abdulrahman Ghareeb Left Winger 26€2.50m 4 Sultan Al-Ghannam Right-Back 29€2.00m 5 Hassan Tambakti Centre-Back 24€2.00m 6 Salem Al-Dawsari Left Winger 32€1.70m 7 Sami Al-Najei Attacking Midfield 26€1.40m 8 Yasser Al-Shahrani Left-Back 31€1.30m 9 Abdulrahman Al-Oboud Right Winger 28€1.30m 10 Abdulelah Al-Amri Centre-Back 26€1.30m 11 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi Right Winger 29€1.20m 12 Sumaihan Al-Nabit Left Winger 27€1.20m 13 Saleh Jamaan Al-Amri Left Winger 29€1.00m 14 Mohamed Kanno Central Midfield 29€1.00m 15 Fawaz Al-Sagour Right-Back 27€1.00m 16 Ahmed Sharahili Centre-Back 29€900k 17 Mohammed Al-Burayk Right-Back 31€900k 18 Ahmed Bamsaud Left-Back 27€900k 19 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem Central Midfield 29€850k 20 Hamdan Al-Shammrani Left-Back 26€850k 21 Hattan Bahebri Left Winger 31€800k 22 Turki Al-Ammar Left Winger 24€750k 23 Abdullah Al-Ammar Left-Back 29€750k 24 Ziyad Al-Sahafi Centre-Back 28€750k 25 Moteb Al-Harbi Left-Back 23€750k Was actually a fair few of us (myself included) who said we should of kept him. But that was met with contempt from the spreadsheet warriors who said “we couldn’t justify keeping him at that wages if he was going to be injured”. On 21/06/2023 at 15:19, OneMoSalah said: Criminal decision by the club. Absolutely criminal. But what a career and at least he’s gone to somewhere where we wont necessarily regret it as he isn’t playing for a direct rival/competitor. Yet he goes to what may be an inferior league, but one with inferior footballing and medical infrastructure at present and is never injured….. you can’t just say its the pace of the league. Whilst the £170m we spent to replace him in Lavia & Caicedo are injured/struggling for fitness? Alongside multiple others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Was actually a fair few of us (myself included) who said we should of kept him. But that was met with contempt from the spreadsheet warriors who said “we couldn’t justify keeping him at that wages if he was going to be injured”. Yet he goes to what may be an inferior league, but one with inferior footballing and medical infrastructure at present and is never injured….. you can’t just say its the pace of the league. Whilst the £170m we spent to replace him in Lavia & Caicedo are injured/struggling for fitness? Alongside multiple others. he's washed and would have been injured here most likely. Also, he was out of contract not sold. He'd rather be making a fortune there than struggling here Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, lucio said: he's washed and would have been injured here most likely. Also, he was out of contract not sold. He'd rather be making a fortune there than struggling here He’s washed? When he came back last season his performances were better than most of our other players by a mile but sure. And again, never said he should of been a nailed on starter but here in the squad and used in some of the bigger games like Jose did with Maka would of been a very sensible move. Particularly at his age and also with the balance of the squad. Wages wasn’t why he turned down our deal either - was the length of contract which I think we could of maybe got him to compromise on with a bit more negotiating (apparently the terms we had offered financially were favourable and much lower than his current wages). But at the time it was great because we shifted his large wages “as he was always injured”. Then we signed Caicedo & Lavia but they are both now injured. Alongside half the squad shattering the narrative that Kante himself is fucked. But the goons who were more interested in how Boehly & the clubs spreadsheet looked as opposed to what our squad balance/performances are always going to be happy. Edited September 23, 2023 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,505 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 5 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Was actually a fair few of us (myself included) who said we should of kept him. There wasn't really much of a choice, from all reports Kante wanted a 3 year deal to stay and the club weren't keen on that considering his recent track record with niggling injuries. 5 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Whilst the £170m we spent to replace him in Lavia & Caicedo are injured/struggling for fitness? Alongside multiple others. I wonder if not playing decent minutes in pre-season and going on strike at their previous clubs had anything to do with the lack of fitness? And as I mentioned at the time, getting both Caicedo & Lavia was going to be overkill in the midfield as we don't need two players with similar profiles. In hindsight, Caicedo or Lavia and Kudus would have made much more sense as Ugo looks fine to be the backup mid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: He’s washed? When he came back last season his performances were better than most of our other players by a mile but sure. And again, never said he should of been a nailed on starter but here in the squad and used in some of the bigger games like Jose did with Maka would of been a very sensible move. Particularly at his age and also with the balance of the squad. Wages wasn’t why he turned down our deal either - was the length of contract which I think we could of maybe got him to compromise on with a bit more negotiating (apparently the terms we had offered financially were favourable and much lower than his current wages). But at the time it was great because we shifted his large wages “as he was always injured”. Then we signed Caicedo & Lavia but they are both now injured. Alongside half the squad shattering the narrative that Kante himself is fucked. But the goons who were more interested in how Boehly & the clubs spreadsheet looked as opposed to what our squad balance/performances are always going to be happy. wages were certainly the reason he accepted their deal. He was offered a contract and declined it, not much more to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,320 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, lucio said: wages were certainly the reason he accepted their deal. He was offered a contract and declined it, not much more to say Yeah, people say he is so modest to drive Mini Morris but I think he is to cheap to buy more expensive car. lucio and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, lucio said: wages were certainly the reason he accepted their deal. He was offered a contract and declined it, not much more to say Wanted longer duration - was widely reported the club offered 2 + 1 but was a lot depending on number of appearances to get the + 1. He wanted more security by all accounts, was nothing to do with money. Considering he’s been highest paid player here for years. And only getting £25m a year in Saudi (only as if its not a lot of money 😂). But again every time someone leaves here, we always boil it down to oh he only went for the money… Edited September 23, 2023 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: Yeah, people say he is so modest to drive Mini Morris but I think he is to cheap to buy more expensive car. 2024 Ferrari 296 GTB plug-in hybrid with a V6 engine 💖 NikkiCFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted May 16, 2024 Share Posted May 16, 2024 My all time favorite Chelsea player gets called up for Euros squad! He deserves all the good that happens to him. Vesper and Fernando 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 Absolute best mode this summer!! Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vesper 30,178 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Should have been our 2 linear (Kante passing the baton to Tchou) DMFs arffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 our physios must be just be SHIT as he was so often injured in 3 of the last 4 years with us (especially the last one), and now is back (at 33yo as well!) to being a machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 4 minutes ago, Vesper said: our physios must be just be SHIT as he was so often injured in 3 of the last 4 years with us (especially the last one), and now is back (at 33yo as well!) to being a machine Yeah but let's be fair, can't really compare the physicality of the two leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 37 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said: Yeah but let's be fair, can't really compare the physicality of the two leagues. you still have to run, jump, tackle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted June 22, 2024 Share Posted June 22, 2024 27 minutes ago, Vesper said: you still have to run, jump, tackle Yeah, but cmon 🤣 it's an entirely different game, most players could go on till 50 playing in fraud leagues like the Saudi one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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