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FightingIllini said:
It's not even really morality as much as ambition. This guy has lost 2 of the last 3 CL finals and his response is to throw two years of his career away in this joke league?

That's lame.
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Easy to say for someone not being offered €26M/yr.

In reality, he'd be lucky to get €15M from any other club in the world. What rich clubs are looking for managers currently - us? We might pay him that.

So he'd be giving up €11M/yr, €22M total, to come to Spurs. And, in all likelihood, still be looking for a new job in 2 years.

You telling me you wouldn't go work in Saudi for 20 months for €22M? Liar.
 
FightingIllini said:
It's not even really morality as much as ambition. This guy has lost 2 of the last 3 CL finals and his response is to throw two years of his career away in this joke league?

That's lame.


The true farce of this is that Al-Hilal play Real Madrid in Miami two weeks from tomorrow. Club "World Cup" my ass.
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Got to be hard to turn down the crazy amounts of money these Saudis are throwing about to bring over the hill footballers and now coaches to there country.
 
MemphisWill said:
You telling me you wouldn't go work in Saudi for 20 months for €22M? Liar.
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If given the choice between managing Inter Milan for 15M or Al-Hilal for 26M I am taking Inter Milan without hesitation. That additional margin is overrated in happiness terms, and Inter is a sweet gig. (Yes, yes, taxes, I know)

But whatever, he's free to do what he likes and will have options in Europe in the future. Just like we as football fans are free to think he's lame.

What I don't like, and I think this permeates more and more areas of life, is the attitude that "oh, there is a financial advantage to doing it that way, therefore you are an un-savvy rube to criticize it".

It sucks for people to chase money rather than competitive merit. And all we as fans can do to ever-so-slightly nudge at that calculus is say so out loud. "People will say I'm lame" is the only influence the public can have, don't throw it away in the name of smug internet savvy.
 
MemphisWill said:
Easy to say for someone not being offered €26M/yr.

In reality, he'd be lucky to get €15M from any other club in the world. What rich clubs are looking for managers currently - us? We might pay him that.

So he'd be giving up €11M/yr, €22M total, to come to Spurs. And, in all likelihood, still be looking for a new job in 2 years.

You telling me you wouldn't go work in Saudi for 20 months for €22M? Liar.
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I can honestly say I wouldn't go.

The better half is a teacher and she was looking at going out there for a while so we could build up some cash.

The more we looked into it, the more I dreaded that she wanted to do it.

Thankfully, she ended up deciding not going herself and I have never been so relieved.
 
FightingIllini said:
If given the choice between managing Inter Milan for 15M or Al-Hilal for 26M I am taking Inter Milan without hesitation.
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FightingIllini said:
What I don't like, and I think this permeates more and more areas of life, is the attitude that "oh, there is a financial advantage to doing it that way, therefore you are an un-savvy rube to criticize it".

It sucks for people to chase money rather than competitive merit. And all we as fans can do to ever-so-slightly nudge at that calculus is say so out loud. "People will say I'm lame" is the only influence the public can have, don't throw it away in the name of smug internet savvy.
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Theres choosing competitive merit over money, and then there's turning down a 73% pay increase to take a temporary posting which is less prestigious.

I'd love for him to turn it down, but truthfully it would take going against everything thousands of years of human history has indicated as base human nature.
 
Whether Son stays or goes we’ll need an elite level forward at his level to run at defenders and a serious goal threat!

Level of

Son
Salah
Mane
Kane
Hazard


This is genuinely needed
 
MemphisWill said:
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Obviously I am me, not Simone Inzaghi who has already been coaching Inter for years and has been around Italian football his whole life.

But if *I* got the opportunity to go make millions coaching at the pinnacle of the global game at the San Siro, I promise you I am not moving to fucking Saudi Arabia instead.

Because again remember, I am me, a football idiot at a keyboard in Chicago, and my performance at either of those jobs is not going to result in strong football managerial employment prospects afterwards.
 
MemphisWill said:
Easy to say for someone not being offered €26M/yr.

In reality, he'd be lucky to get €15M from any other club in the world. What rich clubs are looking for managers currently - us? We might pay him that.

So he'd be giving up €11M/yr, €22M total, to come to Spurs. And, in all likelihood, still be looking for a new job in 2 years.

You telling me you wouldn't go work in Saudi for 20 months for €22M? Liar.
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Yes
 
FOK said:
Whether Son stays or goes we’ll need an elite level forward at his level to run at defenders and a serious goal threat!

Level of

Son
Salah
Mane
Kane
Hazard


This is genuinely needed
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I don't say you are wrong in terms of need; but it's telling that (aside from an over the hill Son) Salah is the only one still doing the biz and in the EPL atm.........

City don't have wingers of that caliber.
Chavs don't.
Man U don't.
Arse have Saka (who I don't see as that level)
Liverpool; Diaz & Gakpo aren't.
Newcastle don't.
Villa don't.

Prem lacks star power & p'zazz right now.
 
SA96 said:
Every club owes transfer fees. Everything is paid in installments.

Levy's propaganda is hilarious.

Funny how we are skint, but can afford to pay out the highest chief executive salary
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A big batch of concerts. CL football. Lowest Wages/Turnover.

All debt on long term low rates, well covered before upsweep in concerts and decline in wage ratio.

Stitched up.
 
Billy Bob mate said:
No but just cos it's €22m doesn't mean you'd automatically accept it either.

It's not something that many grasp these days but for some, money isn't the be all and end all.
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I don't want my position here to get twisted by an internet tennis match - I would applaud him for not accepting this offer.

I think the Saudi regime are human rights abusers and we should drive them out of the sport, cut off diplomatic ties with their murderous government, and stop purchasing the oil that is the source of their wealth and influence.

I also definitely do not see money is the be all and end all. Personally, I would greatly wrestle with the idea of accepting a windfall of Saudi origin.

But, its also naive to think the base human instinct of self preservation and resource hoarding - something that almost all of history teaches us is the primary human drive - is so easily defeated. That's why I said it would take the morality of a Saint.

Personally, at the end of the day I'd probably justify that it'd be foolish to snub €22M, when I could use that money to do a lot of good in the world. I could sit here on my high horse and not take it, and also not be in a position to feed the hungry or house the homeless. Or I could just take the money and use it to make other people's lives better.

Not that that is what Inzaghi will do. He'll probably just buy an extra house and a big boat. But you'll never go broke betting on people's nature to take care of themselves.
 
FOK said:
Whether Son stays or goes we’ll need an elite level forward at his level to run at defenders and a serious goal threat!

Level of

Son
Salah
Mane
Kane
Hazard


This is genuinely needed
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If there were players of that level available they would be out of our price range. The closest we can get this summer is Eze, who’s ready to light up the Lane in my opinion. The rest we’ll have to make our own stars like we did with Kane and Sonny.
 
Zest said:
A big batch of concerts. CL football. Lowest Wages/Turnover.

All debt on long term low rates, well covered before upsweep in concerts and decline in wage ratio.

Stitched up.
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Our player debt isn't on long-term bonds.

SA96 said:
Every club owes transfer fees. Everything is paid in installments.

Levy's propaganda is hilarious.

Funny how we are skint, but can afford to pay out the highest chief executive salary
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Man U have been warned about the same stuff by their owners and the media too.
Newcastle are being reminded regularly about their potential of having to sell Isak.
Villa are on an FFP tightrope (but seem to be part of some curious 4-way scheme with CFC, NC & the Saudi's that's keeping all 3 back from the brink).
Chavs & City are both rightfully under the spotlight for financial breaches.

Once again; "only Spurs" is a myth.

Don't be so easily trolled.


If anything; it seems despite all the wealth in football (EPL in particular), the continual hyper-inflation at play ensures it's all a bit of a house of cards.
 
Airfixx said:
Our player debt isn't on long-term bonds.



Man U have been warned about the same stuff by their owners and the media too.
Newcastle are being reminded regularly about their potential of having to sell Isak.
Villa are on an FFP tightrope (but seem to be part of some curious 4-way scheme with CFC, NC & the Saudi's that's keeping all 3 back from the brink).
Chavs & City are both rightfully under the spotlight for financial breaches.

Once again; "only Spurs" is a myth.

Don't be so easily trolled.


If anything; it seems despite all the wealth in football (EPL in particular), the continual hyper-inflation at play ensures it's all a bit of a house of cards.
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The media landscape is so bad right now they are all worried about the TV deals going down in value too.
 
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