This Saudi Pro League

[s(k)aturation]

 

Even got the hesitant and occasionally mistaken written English thing nicely thought through.

 

I'm impressed, oh loyal subject.

 

Although you'd be better off being completely illiterate in Saudi Arabia - just in case tweeting that you don't like apricot jam, or something, ends up literally costing you your apricots.

 

 

[Jurgen Knows]

2 minutes ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

Even got the hesitant and occasionally mistaken written English thing nicely thought through.

 

I'm impressed, oh loyal subject.

 

Although you'd be better off being completely illiterate in Saudi Arabia - just in case tweeting that you don't like apricot jam, or something, ends up literally costing you your apricots.

 

 

Get well soon

[Pete]

2 hours ago, Jurgen Knows said:

They have all my love and compassion.
 

The families of the millions of Iraqis that have died as a result of the US-UK’s campaign to bring them democracy and total freedom of speech are still waiting for someone to explain to them as well. To use your language … Go and tell them then fuck off.

When you descend into a "tit for tat" argument no matter the circumstances you lose the high ground. We all know the world is fucked.

[s(k)aturation]

18 minutes ago, Jurgen Knows said:

Get well soon

 

I reckon His Highness's loyal Twitterer subject needs your convalescent best wishes more than I.

[Jurgen Knows]

26 minutes ago, Pete said:

When you descend into a "tit for tat" argument no matter the circumstances you lose the high ground. We all know the world is fucked.

I’m not trying to take the high ground here. I said what I think and you can make of it what you want.

[Jurgen Knows]

16 minutes ago, s(k)aturation said:

 

I reckon His Highness's loyal Twitterer subject needs your convalescent best wishes more than I.

He certainly does. I wish him well.

[Pete]

1 hour ago, Jurgen Knows said:

I’m not trying to take the high ground here. I said what I think and you can make of it what you want.

Really? So not point scoring at all?  
Bye.

[Fugitive]

JK: “Beheadings, it’s for their own good”

[Jurgen Knows]

9 minutes ago, Pete said:

Really? So not point scoring at all?  
Bye.

Make of it what you want. 

[Jurgen Knows]

1 minute ago, Fugitive said:

JK: “Beheadings, it’s for their own good”

 

Make of it what you want.

[Jurgen Knows]

Gini joined Stevie and Hendo at Ettifaq.

 

https://x.com/efc_net/status/1698112186176950762?s=46&t=rTM5huSAdkyumn9JrNS_MQ

 

10 points out of possible 15 for Stevie now. 

[Jurgen Knows]

[Trumo]

Zlatan got short and fat very quickly.

[Poor Scouser T]

Natural evolution of this spending competition will end up seeing the owner installing his son Hassan el Billions as manager and billion pound players. Super rich football manager.

Weekly meetings to see how much money he needs.

[TheRedMachine]

It's a farce. Nobody outside of that country cares one iota for it. No one. A pointless sideshow without any footballing merit. That so many players I used to adore have taken the grubby cash to go there is horrible. My respect and love for Gerrard, Henderson, Gini, Bobby et al has gone. Hopefully it will disappear as quickly as the Chinese one.

[Code]

Not that I will ever watch a single second,but I can imagine it to be about as interesting as walking football. 

[Moo]

35 minutes ago, TheRedMachine said:

It's a farce. Nobody outside of that country cares one iota for it. No one. A pointless sideshow without any footballing merit. That so many players I used to adore have taken the grubby cash to go there is horrible. My respect and love for Gerrard, Henderson, Gini, Bobby et al has gone. Hopefully it will disappear as quickly as the Chinese one.

 

I don't think it will.

I was pondering why this seems to be sticking unlike the attempts in China for example.  And apart from the middle east's expertise in sportswashing, it's the totally different thinking towards money and status in the middle east.  Money and status seem to be celebrated like nowhere else.  These players will be treated unbelievably "well" and have the red carpet rolled out just to go for a piss, in some weird soulless Celebritycashland.

They'll be loving it, especially as more familiar faces and names join them.

[Jurgen Knows]

32 minutes ago, Code said:

Not that I will ever watch a single second,but I can imagine it to be about as interesting as walking football. 

“Imagine” is what many people on here do when it comes to the Middle East.

 

You’re in good company.

[Section_31]

7 hours ago, Jurgen Knows said:

 

That's the exact face I pull if I need a shit in a club and someone asks me if I'm okay.

[Jurgen Knows]

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1698348706394001425?s=46&t=rTM5huSAdkyumn9JrNS_MQ

[Fugitive]

6 minutes ago, Jurgen Knows said:

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1698348706394001425?s=46&t=rTM5huSAdkyumn9JrNS_MQ

You’re just taking the piss now. 

[Jurgen Knows]

https://x.com/ettifaq/status/1698338175641649478?s=46&t=rTM5huSAdkyumn9JrNS_MQ

[stringvest]

3 hours ago, Jurgen Knows said:

“Imagine” is what many people on here do when it comes to the Middle East.

 

You’re in good company.

 

He is, because I won't watch it, because I believe it's tantamount to supporting a regime and a culture that is backward, inhumane and incredibly uncivilised.  For more or less the same reasons I wouldn't watch Israeli football.  

[Jurgen Knows]

1 minute ago, stringvest said:

 

He is, because I won't watch it, because I believe it's tantamount to supporting a regime and a culture that is backward, inhumane and incredibly uncivilised.  For more or less the same reasons I wouldn't watch Israeli football.  

Is anyone forcing you to watch it?

[stringvest]

Nope.  Merely standing behind Code's erm, stance.