Saudi Arabia Premier league

[Milkman]

Who does everyone fancy for the title next season then? Could this be Al-Ettifaq's year?

 

[Preki]

Who does everyone fancy for the title next season then? Could this be Al-Ettifaq's year?

Steady on. Forty points first and see what happens. Then celebrate with a new wife and a Fatwa.

 

[jazzy]

Yeah, mostly Saudi players; here's Al Nasser FC (below) and Al Ittihad as well.
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Man those galactcos are going to get pissed off pretty quickly when their team mates can't control a ball or make a simple pass

 

[PhilM]

These are my principles. But if you don't like them, I've got some other ones.

My principles can’t be bought. But you can pay £700k a week for me to have selective amnesia for three years.

 

[Walken]

The top clubs just warping the ffp figures through this league, it's football money laundering.

Sell your crap over the hill players for more wedge than a competitive team would ever pay.

 

[davek]

The top clubs just warping the ffp figures through this league, it's football money laundering.

Sell your crap over the hill players for more wedge than a competitive team would ever pay.

Of course it is.

It's all corrupt.

And here we are facing a PL commission for spending our own money.

 

[kenada_blue]

Fancy paying Jordan Henderson £700k a week tax free.

 

[davek]

Fancy paying Jordan Henderson £700k a week tax free.

He's very lucky. They usually end up with one of these a day when they're near retirement.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

Are any of these Saudi teams making sort of normal signings? Like squad filler types for £6m. Or are they exclusively signing aging stars or half-decent players for hyperinflated fees?

Is it like China, when you'd get Oscar and Hulk playing with a bunch of Chinese amateurs?

They already have a load of average players like Marega and Ighalo. I don’t think they are that interested in improving their national team, like china were.

 

[roydo]

They already have a load of average players like Marega and Ighalo. I don’t think they are that interested in improving their national team, like china were.

Saudi beat Argentina in the WC didnt they?

 

[PhilM]

Saudi beat Argentina in the WC didnt they?

They're arguably one of the strongest teams in Asia if you consider how many times they've qualified for the WC, alongside winning the Asian and Arab cups.

The Saudi league is by far the strongest in the region too, so bringing in foreign stars will only improve it further. The Chinese league, on the other hand, was...

... was like the Vanarama.

 

[twoblue]

Man those galactcos are going to get pissed off pretty quickly when their team mates can't control a ball or make a simple pass

Ancelotti season with us?

 

[perth_blue]

They're arguably one of the strongest teams in Asia if you consider how many times they've qualified for the WC, alongside winning the Asian and Arab cups.

The Saudi league is by far the strongest in the region too, so bringing in foreign stars will only improve it further. The Chinese league, on the other hand, was...

... was like the Vanarama.

It's going to be interesting seeing those teams in the Asian Champions League, especially going up against the likes of the Australian entrants.
The Japanese and Korean teams have usually been pretty competitive through the years.
However should become a closed shop sooner or later.

 

[kenada_blue]

So they made Slippy the 4th highest paid manager in world football.

 

[brieverton]

The big question is whether one or two Saudi teams will join a super league in years to come.
Let it come to pass. This is where things are heading. It will eventually happen and certainly fail and perhaps then we'll see a return to something we can identify with and compete in.