Abdoulaye's going t'Souk transfer thread

[Bruce Rioja]

Moritz to Cyprus?

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Can we claim our Gift Aid back on him if he goes?

[Prufrock]

[thebish]

is he even still ours? I thought he only had a one-season contract?

[Bruce Rioja]

is he even still ours? I thought he only had a one-season contract?

From what I can gather his contract expires today, along with those of;

Zat Knight
Chris Eagles
Tyrone Mears
Jay Lynch
& Stuart Holden.

[bobo the clown]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

Champions League or Championship? It's not a tough choice...

(APOEL reached the Champs Lge quarter-finals two years ago)

[Bruce Rioja]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

Champions League or Championship? It's not a tough choice...

(APOEL reached the Champs Lge quarter-finals two years ago)

I'd have thought that living under Cypriot sunshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnne might be a factor also.

[thebish]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

i doubt it's THAT much different to the way you select your workplace...

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

Champions League or Championship? It's not a tough choice...

(APOEL reached the Champs Lge quarter-finals two years ago)

I'd have thought that living under Cypriot sunshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnne might be a factor also.

Indeed - but were we in the Champions League and they in the Cypriot second tier, I'd still expect him to come 'ere. We've benefited enough over the last 20 years from being in an attractive domestic league. And yes, "attractive" mainly means financially.

[bobo the clown]

It's up to him, of course it is .... and there are many factors. Being in a nice place with sun & beaches and playing for that countries best club would be an influence.

But at 27 it seems to lack football ambition. It's all well & good "playing in Europe" but it does just smell of semi-retirement. A sort of sunny version of signing for Shamrock Rovers.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

It's up to him, of course it is .... and there are many factors. Being in a nice place with sun & beaches and playing for that countries best club would be an influence.

But at 27 it seems to lack football ambition. It's all well & good "playing in Europe" but it does just smell of semi-retirement. A sort of sunny version of signing for Shamrock Rovers.

I see what you're saying. But you could argue the same about him re-signing with some flat-broke shit-pokes from the arse end of England who were closer to the third tier than the top last season. Key phrase in that story is the one about him awaiting Premier League interest. Aren't we all, sunshine.

[Prufrock]

Wow. That does show his mind-set.

Moritz has been holding on to see if a deal materialises from the Premier League, but with APOEL able to offer Champions League football next season, they represent an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

Is it just me that finds this "European Football" focus by players amazing. It's for maybe 3 or 4 games. Do some players only "get up" (sorry) for some games ? ... which might explain why they look like they can't be arsed for a Tuesday evening match away to Barnsley.

Still, a nice enough life to be paid to play and live in Cyprus I guess.

Ha, I'm always struck by the same thought whenever there's talk of an Old Firm player moving to a mid-table Premier League team, and one of the 'pros' of staying is 'Champions League football'. Even when they have a good year they're only going to play as many games against Champions League teams as mid-table Premier League teams do! Half the time you beat some Estonian part-timers over two legs, then get humped for six games and then it's back to Partick Thistle and St Mirren for six months.

I don't understand footballers mentality though: Whilst I'd go and play for Anzhi, get racially abused and have to commute thousands of miles to play home games in my war-zone home for £300kpw, I'm not sure I would if I was *already* getting paid £150kpw to live and work in Barcelona or Milan.

Can't say I blame him for choosing Cyprus over the Championship though.

[thebish]

It's up to him, of course it is .... and there are many factors. Being in a nice place with sun & beaches and playing for that countries best club would be an influence.

But at 27 it seems to lack football ambition. It's all well & good "playing in Europe" but it does just smell of semi-retirement. A sort of sunny version of signing for Shamrock Rovers.

newsflash, Bobo... WE are the Shamrock Rovers in this story...

[Lord Kangana]

Some f*cking present he turned out to be.

Batteries not included, and then dad had to take it back to the shop cos it was broke, only to be told after 12 months is up that we can't afford the subscription anymore, so its going up on ebay. After sucking up 12 months of pocket money. I'll just have a pack of Top Trumps next christmas, thanks Dougie.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Some f*cking present he turned out to be.

Batteries not included, and then dad had to take it back to the shop cos it was broke, only to be told after 12 months is up that we can't afford the subscription anymore, so its going up on ebay. After sucking up 12 months of pocket money. I'll just have a pack of Top Trumps next christmas, thanks Dougie.

Not quite, but something like this?

[Lord Kangana]

Only 78 in attack? Pffft. Stuff and nonsense.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

No dribbling category,and most importantly, no taking the piss out of Arsenal defenders category. Nonsense as LK says...

[bobo the clown]

Only 78 in attack? Pffft. Stuff and nonsense.

It may come from that era where Sam used him primarily as a long-throw person and stopped him doing the mazy dribbles. His attacking threat truly diminished later on.

[TKIZ!]

Some f*cking present he turned out to be.

Batteries not included, and then dad had to take it back to the shop cos it was broke, only to be told after 12 months is up that we can't afford the subscription anymore, so its going up on ebay. After sucking up 12 months of pocket money. I'll just have a pack of Top Trumps next christmas, thanks Dougie.

Not quite, but something like this?

76 for shot?? Balls, more like 96.

[bwfcdan94]

is he even still ours? I thought he only had a one-season contract?

From what I can gather his contract expires today, along with those of;

Zat Knight
Chris Eagles
Tyrone Mears
Jay Lynch
& Stuart Holden.

and good riddance to the lazy bast*rds