Clattenburg to Saudia Arabia.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Moving over for a big pay off like a proper tarty player. Sums the #@&%! up.

I hate the @#%&! as much as the next man, but £#%&!inghell, you can't blame him if he's been offered stupid money. Refs are forced to retire at a certain age. Poll has to get bits talking shite on talksport, gallagher the same on sky sports news, and then Howard Webb making a @#%&! of himself in that truck on BT.

He could go over there for 2/3 years and retire after without any of that %@#$&!s. No brainer tbh.

Originally Posted by dragflick

I hate the @#%&! as much as the next man, but £#%&!inghell, you can't blame him if he's been offered stupid money. Refs are forced to retire at a certain age. Poll has to get bits talking shite on talksport, gallagher the same on sky sports news, and then Howard Webb making a @#%&! of himself in that truck on BT.

He could go over there for 2/3 years and retire after without any of that %@#$&!s. No brainer tbh.

Yep.

Stay in England for a fraction of the salary and spend every week being called a @#%&! by thousands of people until forced to retire at 45.

Go and ref games nobody really gives a shit about in empty stadiums in the sun and secure yourself financially for the rest of your life.

Literally the easiest decision anyone has made in their life.

Pip (hahahahahaha) just turned up on Bein. @#%&! looks like Desmond Doss before he signed up.

Originally Posted by dragflick

I hate the @#%&! as much as the next man, but £#%&!inghell, you can't blame him if he's been offered stupid money. Refs are forced to retire at a certain age. Poll has to get bits talking shite on talksport, gallagher the same on sky sports news, and then Howard Webb making a @#%&! of himself in that truck on BT.

He could go over there for 2/3 years and retire after without any of that %@#$&!s. No brainer tbh.

Apparently Webb held the self same position until he resigned 11 days ago...

It's more an education/instructing role managing their referees isn't it?

Originally Posted by plopborsky

yeah he should stay in England because? enjoy life pol

Didn't say he shouldn't do it. He's still a £#%&!ing #@&%!

Nah, he'd be mad not to. I'm just not surprised it's the most 'famous' referee that's done it first.

In October 2014, he was dropped from officiating for two breaches of protocol - speaking on the phone with then-Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock, before leaving a ground alone to drive to an Ed Sheeran concert.

Needs his ears chopping off clearly

Originally Posted by jaffo

Needs his ears chopping off clearly

and his head

Moving to a country as bent as he is, they will get on fine

Won't be the first time the Saudis have bought one of our massive weapons tbf

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

Same as engineers over here. Can earn £55-£75k working in Warrington or go to Saudi for £200-£250k tax free ad everything paid for.
I've been recruiting in Saudi for the 18 months, a lot of the people i've placed have taken their kids and live in Jeddah (seen as the most westernised city).
Behind the compound walls they do everything they would do over here but in the sunshine

Are they allowed to knock through the compound walls?

Originally Posted by MrBishi

Won't be the first time the Saudis have bought one of our massive weapons tbf

agreed with the consensus, hope he gets his %@#$&!s out on the beach and they chop it off for crimes against decency

the smug @#%&!

Imagine willfully living in Saudi Arabia

Don't people have principles anymore??

A referee. Modern football ffs.

Originally Posted by believe

You don't have to move to the "ME" for four years any more it's not the 80's. better quality of life, better education system, health care, weather, 7 hours from UK.....

Not sure about Saudi as an option though.

ME not for me personally but I see your point.

Saudi though is another thing entirely. Mate moved from here to Saudi with an oil company. Compound life. Controlled suburbia. Plastic existence. His Facebook posts got increasingly desperate. "It's okay out here. Honest." Awful stuff. he lasted a year.

And to Thrills point, there are the ethical issues. @#%&! of a country.

Originally Posted by thrills_pills_bellyaches

Imagine willfully living in Saudi Arabia

Don't people have principles anymore??

No they don't, football has officially eaten itself.

Originally Posted by shenwen

ME not for me personally but I see your point.

Saudi though is another thing entirely. Mate moved from here to Saudi with an oil company. Compound life. Controlled suburbia. Plastic existence. His Facebook posts got increasingly desperate. "It's okay out here. Honest." Awful stuff. he lasted a year.

And to Thrills point, there are the ethical issues. @#%&! of a country.

Saudi Arabia was actually quite big for expats in the 70s and 80s IIRC. And life then was if anything a bit freer and more tolerant than now.

Saudi is alright, just as long as you're a man. I was contracting over in Riyadh and Dharhan, and I quite enjoyed it. Bahrain on a weekend getting pissed, and tax free big bucks through the week.
Don't get me wrong, Saudis are £#%&!ing useless. They rely on foreign workers for EVERYTHING. I worked for BAE, and they were hilariously bad, but the money makes it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by NegativeNorris

Saudi is alright, just as long as you're a man. I was contracting over in Riyadh and Dharhan, and I quite enjoyed it. Bahrain on a weekend getting pissed, and tax free big bucks through the week.
Don't get me wrong, Saudis are £#%&!ing useless. They rely on foreign workers for EVERYTHING. I worked for BAE, and they were hilariously bad, but the money makes it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Yeah, sub us a few quid Norris you millionaire bastard.

Originally Posted by Cream

Yeah, sub us a few quid Norris you millionaire bastard.

I wish. Once my daughter's are abit older, I'll be going back out there. They're 3 and 10 months old, and tbh I couldn't handle being away from them, as daft as it sounds. I'll go back in 10 years all being well.