kopman9 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Wants to come home, I guess his work to change hearts and minds re LGBTQ issues has been a success 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 How are his family going to make ends meet now he’s decided this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Is he going to Newcastle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Gareth will be pleased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 12 hours ago, beswetherick said: Gareth will be pleased! I wonder if that’s why he’s coming home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Essix Blue said: I wonder if that’s why he’s coming home He’ll be on the plane regardless of who he’s playing for as long as he’s got two legs and Southgate is in charge. Can’t see many top PL sides being desperate to sign an expensive 33yo who can’t hack it in the Saudi league, mind. There’ll be a bit of a media circus around him now as well.  Meanwhile, James Ward-Prowse is a better player who’s having a really good season at CM for West Ham, but can’t get a look-in for England… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I can't believe he wants to quit Saudi walking football in front of 500 fans to come back home.  It's as though living in a petro state enclosure isn't all it's cracked up to be,  Reports seem to indicate that quite a few that have gone for money are finding it at tough life to get used to over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I love that he's finding it a bit warm 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 This has shown him up for this true value.  All this PR and managed stuff about LGBT rights his management company and agencies will have spun to help his image. Blown apart by sheer greed.  I hope nobody touches him 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Of The Roasters Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 16 hours ago, Bannofan said:  It's as though living in a petro state enclosure isn't all it's cracked up to be,  Reports seem to indicate that quite a few that have gone for money are finding it at tough life to get used to over there.  Apparently some don't even live in Saudi, and commute from neighbouring countries like Bahrain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 17 hours ago, Bannofan said: Reports seem to indicate that quite a few that have gone for money are finding it at tough life to get used to over there. Poor things. My heart bleeds for them all, but especially Henderson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierboyblue Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 08/01/2024 at 15:26, Bannofan said: I can't believe he wants to quit Saudi walking football in front of 500 fans to come back home.  It's as though living in a petro state enclosure isn't all it's cracked up to be,  Reports seem to indicate that quite a few that have gone for money are finding it at tough life to get used to over there. It does take some getting used to, its a totally different environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 hours ago, soldierboyblue said: It does take some getting used to, its a totally different environment Surely no different to moving to Merseyside? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierboyblue Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 10 hours ago, Essix Blue said: Surely no different to moving to Merseyside? You don’t get a legal armed guard in Merseyside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 38 minutes ago, soldierboyblue said: You don’t get a legal armed guard in Merseyside Should do... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, soldierboyblue said: You don’t get a legal armed guard in Merseyside Nah. Couple of scallys and a Rottweiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I don't care if it's his choice or not. Which it absolutely was. He has the right to play football wherever. But it's one of the wettest decisions he could make as a player. He also let down the LGBTQ+ community massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 hours ago, TheEnchanter said: I don't care if it's his choice or not. Which it absolutely was. He has the right to play football wherever. But it's one of the wettest decisions he could make as a player. He also let down the LGBTQ+ community massively. I'd have had more respect for him if he had just come out and said: "Look, they're going to pay me a load of money, and it secures wealth within my family for generations to come."  Instead, he trotted out some nonsense lines about wanting to help grow the game in Saudi, and then released that tone deaf interview where he cried about the negative feedback he'd got and how Liverpool no longer wanted him.  The bloke is an absolute balloon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Apparently he won't get a penny out of it since he deferred his wages to avoid paying any UK tax. Oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 37 minutes ago, owlinexile said: Apparently he won't get a penny out of it since he deferred his wages to avoid paying any UK tax. Oh well.. The 2 biggest football brands also drop endorsements to zero as soon as they move to Saudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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