Loyal72 11,545 Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Gerrard wants our kitman? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/11285770/steven-gerrard-Rangers-saudi-arabia-kitman-jim-mcalister/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenv 2,125 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 29 minutes ago, Loyal72 said: Gerrard wants our kitman? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/11285770/steven-gerrard-Rangers-saudi-arabia-kitman-jim-mcalister/ At least someone involved with the club is doing well enough to be wanted elsewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,854 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Loyal72 said: Gerrard wants our kitman? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/11285770/steven-gerrard-Rangers-saudi-arabia-kitman-jim-mcalister/ I was just thinking about making a thread about this in the Jimmy Bell's Kitroom, it seems that Jim may have been pushed out from his job at Rangers by Bisgrove and that is why Gerrard has come in for him. I only found this out a wee while ago by having a quick look on FF just to see what they were saying about M B, and saw the thread. EDIT just made a thread mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Loyal72 said: Gerrard wants our kitman? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/11285770/steven-gerrard-Rangers-saudi-arabia-kitman-jim-mcalister/ He's not our kitman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 11,545 Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Dude said: He's not our kitman. What is he then? Half the information is useless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Loyal72 said: What is he then? Half the information is useless. unemployed Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 11,545 Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Dude said: unemployed Take it that's just happened and relates to the post above about Bisgrove wanting him out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somemightsay7 2,462 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Loyal72 said: Take it that's just happened and relates to the post above about Bisgrove wanting him out? He left in July. You need to learn to read articles fully before posting them man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 43,077 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 EPL, EFL and FA are now panicking as the Saudis are going to hire a heap of refs from England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemac 5,016 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, esquire8 said: EPL, EFL and FA are now panicking as the Saudis are going to hire a heap of refs from England. nay danger they come after any of ours CXB and DW1872 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 43,077 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 20 minutes ago, stevemac said: nay danger they come after any of ours Hope they do DW1872 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 11,545 Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 mark1963, RangersMedia and demise 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,515 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 610 fans in attendance for his game last night. I get he's on a hefty wage but he can't be over there not doubting his life choices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemac 5,016 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 12 hours ago, King Jela said: 610 fans in attendance for his game last night. I get he's on a hefty wage but he can't be over there not doubting his life choices. wont give a shite, hes on that much dough he genuinely won't care Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,515 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, stevemac said: wont give a shite, hes on that much dough he genuinely won't care Good. Because his managerial career will probably be in tatters after his spell there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somemightsay7 2,462 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 15 hours ago, King Jela said: 610 fans in attendance for his game last night. I get he's on a hefty wage but he can't be over there not doubting his life choices. So at home they're getting attendances of 10-12k, the issue in Saudi is that outside the big 4-5 teams attendances are really poor, so if they're away from home at anyone other than those 4-5 teams the attendance will be terrible. Fans also barely travel to games so there are almost no away fans. Saudi is the definition of a glory hunter league. Some clubs will get an attendance of 1k each week, but when Ronaldo comes to town it will be 17k. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,777 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 23/09/2023 at 21:36, Loyal72 said: Just seen Jesse Lingard is going to Saudi. Edit: fucked it, didn’t realise that was from September Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,515 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Somemightsay7 said: So at home they're getting attendances of 10-12k, the issue in Saudi is that outside the big 4-5 teams attendances are really poor, so if they're away from home at anyone other than those 4-5 teams the attendance will be terrible. Fans also barely travel to games so there are almost no away fans. Saudi is the definition of a glory hunter league. Some clubs will get an attendance of 1k each week, but when Ronaldo comes to town it will be 17k. Oh, I've nae doubt. Just further highlights how much of a joke the league is. His name being Steven Gerrard would have probably got him a job in Saudi even if he'd went to the Championship and failed there this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,270 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, King Jela said: Oh, I've nae doubt. Just further highlights how much of a joke the league is. His name being Steven Gerrard would have probably got him a job in Saudi even if he'd went to the Championship and failed there this season. Don’t think it’ll get the attention for long, will be a couple of seasons before normal service resumes. Just like China was. Bluekev and demise 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,515 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, J-Maestro said: Don’t think it’ll get the attention for long, will be a couple of seasons before normal service resumes. Just like China was. Good point. Probably his thinking as well. Although personally I don't think the Saudi's will stop for a long while, unless, for whatever reason, the well runs dry. J-Maestro 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,270 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, King Jela said: Good point. Probably his thinking as well. Although personally I don't think the Saudi's will stop for a long while, unless, for whatever reason, the well runs dry. After seeing how much they’re paying for Henderson, I give them 4 weeks before they chuck it. It won’t start with the superstars, but it’ll start with guys like Sakala and Jota not getting paid. King Jela 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somemightsay7 2,462 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 20 hours ago, J-Maestro said: After seeing how much they’re paying for Henderson, I give them 4 weeks before they chuck it. It won’t start with the superstars, but it’ll start with guys like Sakala and Jota not getting paid. Saudi is nothing like China. China was the clubs paying big money and then the government clamped down and stopped them. Saudi is being bankrolled by the government. This isn't going to be a short term thing. They've already shown with Boxing, Golf, F1 etc that they're willing to put big money in for the long term. They're hosting the Club World Cup this year, Winter Olympics in 2029 and then World Cup in 2034. The money they are spending on this is pennies compared to what they have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,270 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 25 minutes ago, Somemightsay7 said: Saudi is nothing like China. China was the clubs paying big money and then the government clamped down and stopped them. Saudi is being bankrolled by the government. This isn't going to be a short term thing. They've already shown with Boxing, Golf, F1 etc that they're willing to put big money in for the long term. They're hosting the Club World Cup this year, Winter Olympics in 2029 and then World Cup in 2034. The money they are spending on this is pennies compared to what they have. All of these got immediate eyes to it, this is still a laughing stock with 4 bankrolled teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somemightsay7 2,462 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, J-Maestro said: All of these got immediate eyes to it, this is still a laughing stock with 4 bankrolled teams. LIV was a laughing stock at first, they now own the PGA Tour. Whether we like it or not, they know what they're doing. 12 months ago most people barely knew the Saudi league existed. It's now talked about daily, shown on Sky Sports and Saudi are hosting the World Cup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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