retired_altaa

It is possible to sign world cup players as a conference side, not very good ones, but ahhh the merchanidising revenue can pay for half ur squad!

retired_marcias

If I was a footballer lucky enough to live in Scotland it'd take a hell of a lot to sell a club in another country to me, especially England :p

retired_sargent

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by glamdring:
If I was a footballer lucky enough to live in Scotland it'd take a hell of a lot to sell a club in another country to me, especially England :p <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

retired_marcias

Just saying if I was lucky enough to be living in Scotland and at a football club there (as a run of the mill typical LLM type footballer) I'd take a great deal of persuading to move abroad to another club, whatever the nationality of their manager!

retired_sargent

So the better wages, more exposure on television and the chance to play with better players in a better league would all be outweighed by the fact that you would be living in Scotland.

I like Scotland but I don't think I'd go that far.

retired_marcias

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Church:
So the better wages, more exposure on television and the chance to play with better players in a better league would all be outweighed by the fact that you would be living in Scotland.

I like Scotland but I don't think I'd go that far. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, it's difficult to say since I'm not a footballer, but I always put loyalty far above ambition so I'd generally stay with a club if they still want me rather than jumping ship at the first sign of a better offer! Esp. since we're talking LLM type footballers here - moving abroad and everything that comes with it would be rather more of an upheaval than for a top star.

Mebee you're right though - if I was a footballer I'd put greed ahead of wanting to live in my favourite country or loyalty to the club I was at or whatever. I guess I could retire back there after my short footballing career

As for "especially England", if I had moved up to Scotland in the first place and if I was then to move to a club abroad I'd go for slightly more exotic than England :p

retired_mrsjb

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by glamdring:
...we're talking LLM type footballers here - moving abroad and everything that comes with it would be rather more of an upheaval than for a top star. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Agree with that, Gandalf's-sword-bloke. I don't think many players move abroad just for the GBP150 pay packet they'll be getting, often there may be an ulterior motive or other reason (studied there, etc).

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
...if I had moved up to Scotland in the first place and if I was then to move to a club abroad I'd go for slightly more exotic than England :p <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The flaw in that argument is that moving to England is usually far more "do-able" for a part-time player than the move abroad, which is why this is a common sort of move and SYB works, IMHO.

retired_marcias

Indeed - I agree completely in football terms - I'm just the kind of person who would quite happily spend a career playing for a Scottish 3rd Division club so long as it paid the wages, esp. if it was part time anyway - England's alright, but given the choice I'd go and live in Scotland forever

KingsbayYHPE

Can't fault you there, glamdring :cool: