Arnautavic, can understand it. Stay playing for West Ham in a good league but never win anything, and never be in a decent team. He probably won’t get a move to a club in the prem who can win things, so might as well earn a fortune in China.

I don’t blame him.

Go to China, earn about £100m in three years, you're set up for life.

Can 100% see why players, especially those with no connection to Europe would do it.

comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 11 minutes ago
Arnautavic, can understand it. Stay playing for West Ham in a good league but never win anything, and never be in a decent team. He probably won’t get a move to a club in the prem who can win things, so might as well earn a fortune in China.

I don’t blame him.
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He was looking mustard at Inter, but injuries cost him place and eventually fell out of favour. Then ended up at Stoke, and even worse, West Ham...

He's a great player to be fair. He should be aiming higher than just surviving relegation every year.

Easy ride in China. Can pull up trees against weak sides and earn an absolute fortune.

Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best

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comment by wearethefamousTHFC (U19211)
posted 3 minutes ago
would take more than 20 million etc to eat rice mice and noodles every day
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FFS

comment by wearethefamousTHFC (U19211)
posted 11 minutes ago
would take more than 20 million etc to eat rice mice and noodles every day
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The BLT burger at Chinese McDonalds is banging.

Earn 5x as much for doing half as much. No brainer.

For what it's worth, a friend of mine met Arnautovic once. Apparently he's an absolute cυnt.

comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 36 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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I'd say 99% of them are mercenaries.

comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 43 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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So if you took a job elsewhere because they offered you more money, are you a mercenary?

Or is this just life?

People seem to attach different values and expectations to footballers.

Why should a footballer, who is basically an employee, show any more loyalty to their employers than you or I ?

And who would forego £20m additional wages for the sake of loyalty?

comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 36 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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I'd say 99% of them are mercenaries.
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Do you want Ozil out of your club. Would you like him and his massive wages off your books? If so, where's your loyalty, or is it a one way thing?

Great article . I agree most fans are not loyal to players and expectations are not realistic on them.

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 36 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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I'd say 99% of them are mercenaries.
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Do you want Ozil out of your club. Would you like him and his massive wages off your books? If so, where's your loyalty, or is it a one way thing?
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I'm loyal to my club, not the players.

comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 36 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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I'd say 99% of them are mercenaries.
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Do you want Ozil out of your club. Would you like him and his massive wages off your books? If so, where's your loyalty, or is it a one way thing?
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I'm loyal to my club, not the players.
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So, if you want a player out because he's not good enough, that's fine.

And if a player wants out because the club are not good enough, then he's a disloyal mercenary?

Or are you accepting that you have no loyalty to your players and are generally fickle in this respect?

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 36 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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I'd say 99% of them are mercenaries.
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Do you want Ozil out of your club. Would you like him and his massive wages off your books? If so, where's your loyalty, or is it a one way thing?
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I'm loyal to my club, not the players.
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So, if you want a player out because he's not good enough, that's fine.

And if a player wants out because the club are not good enough, then he's a disloyal mercenary?

Or are you accepting that you have no loyalty to your players and are generally fickle in this respect?
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WTF are you on about?

The premier league is as good as it is currently because it is full of foreign players with no connections with clubs who came for money. Sure some form a connection with clubs over years, but there’s next to no real passion from the majority of players for their clubs in the Prem.

That’s the price of quality. So to then expect loyalty as well is a nonsense.

Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?

comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 24 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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Literally the same as every single one of us in our career.

comment by Alisson Chains (U3979)
posted 27 seconds ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 24 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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Literally the same as every single one of us in our career.
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Exactly

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 55 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 43 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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So if you took a job elsewhere because they offered you more money, are you a mercenary?

Or is this just life?

People seem to attach different values and expectations to footballers.

Why should a footballer, who is basically an employee, show any more loyalty to their employers than you or I ?

And who would forego £20m additional wages for the sake of loyalty?
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Would never blame anyone Who honestly told there club he wanted to leave for better financial terms , only no time for them that say one thing and do another.

comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 40 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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99% of players (you just answered your own question BTW)

comment by Alisson Chains (U3979)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 24 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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Literally the same as every single one of us in our career.
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Which makes us all mercenaries? or is it just life?

If someone offered me 3 times my wages for an easier job, i'd be off and my employers of 19 years & clients would probably understand.

Seems hard to band around the term mercenaries for footballers when their behaviour pretty much reflects that of the majority.

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 40 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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99% of players (you just answered your own question BTW)
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Once again, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

comment by Sloppyspurs (U13469)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 55 minutes ago
comment by baz ta’rd (U19119)
posted 43 minutes ago
Yup, he’s Austrian so it’s not like he plays for West Ham because he has a connection to them. He’s a mercenary, like 90% of the premier league. Mercenary’s go where the pay is best
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So if you took a job elsewhere because they offered you more money, are you a mercenary?

Or is this just life?

People seem to attach different values and expectations to footballers.

Why should a footballer, who is basically an employee, show any more loyalty to their employers than you or I ?

And who would forego £20m additional wages for the sake of loyalty?
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Would never blame anyone Who honestly told there club he wanted to leave for better financial terms , only no time for them that say one thing and do another.
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Yes, Arnautovic wants the "challenge of a new market and to win titles"



Nah! He wants the bucks. Don't blame him. But be man enough to admit it. This sort of BS is what will annoy fans more!

comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 40 minutes ago
Stop making up stuff, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?

I said 99% of players are mercenaries, which is probaly true. They are all in it to earn as much as they can and if a better offer comes along, most of them will take it. What's hard to understand about that?
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99% of players (you just answered your own question BTW)
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Once again, who did i call a disloyal mercenary?
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You called 99% of players mercenaries on a thread about loyalty.

Mercenary by definition implies no loyalty or allegiance to anyone but themselves in achieving their primary goal of making money.

get over it!