Players can fall from grace like Saints too

[matthieu]

Denilson, the left winger, not the one who plays for Arsenal, has just signed for a club called Xi Mang Hai Phong in the Vietnamese league. What makes this more surreal is that 10years ago he became the world's most expensive player when moving to Real Betis for £21.5m

 

After failing there and in other transfers he now ends up where he has to go to Vietnam to get a game.

 

Surely, Surely he's good enough for Saints??

[Leslie Charteris]

We need a left back, not a left winger, I'd have thought.

Perhaps he's in Vietnam for reasons other than football?

[matthieu]

We need a left back, not a left winger, I'd have thought.

Perhaps he's in Vietnam for reasons other than football?

 

 

Well he does get paid more a week than every other player in the league put together!

 

Still, I think HCDAJFU

[Leslie Charteris]

Yep, it seems he's getting US$50,000+ a week playing for Haiphong Cement. More than loose change, even for our new owner, I expect.

Edited 2 June, 2009 by Leslie Charteris

[Arizona]

Not quite in Denilson's league, but I remember Jody Morris going from Chelsea to Leeds to Rotherham in little over a year. If you look hard enough there are probably a few out there like that. Rivaldo nearly ended up at Bolton IIRC.

[Saint Bones]

My local team, Perth Glory, were in talks with him about a guest stint. Money I think was the issue. So he may be playing for a unknown club but I bet my left one he is still earning a bloody good wage.

 

After reading the article about Evra from United and the 'perks' they get who wouldnt be a footballer. ( Now if only I was 20 years younger)

[skintsaint]

Perth ended up with Andy Todd instead

[Saint Bones]

Perth ended up with Andy Todd instead

 

Ha Ha - yeah big names thrown around lately.

 

I do think Todd however will be decent in our league... As long as he doesnt clock too many players and/or refs

 

Good to see WA finally getting a half decent friendly with Wolves and Fulham playing here.

[Marsdinho]

Not quite in Denilson's league, but I remember Jody Morris going from Chelsea to Leeds to Rotherham in little over a year. If you look hard enough there are probably a few out there like that. Rivaldo nearly ended up at Bolton IIRC.

 

It was worse than that.....

 

"currently playing for Bunyodkor, on a multi-million dollar contract, in the Uzbek League"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo

[ottery st mary]

Still got my oaymniakos vodaphone, citibank Red and White stripe shirt from Greece with Rivaldo no.10 theron....Hoped he would come to Saints and I could wear the old Red and White stripe....But there you go we got Ali Dia or was it Anthony Pulis or Mr Gasmi instead.

[The9]

There's a LOT of money in some of those leagues for big name "profile-raising" players as local leagues try to compete with the Global Branding Monster that is the Premier League. Denilson also had a trial with Bolton according to Sky Sports News...

[ottery st mary]

My local team, Perth Glory, were in talks with him about a guest stint. Money I think was the issue. So he may be playing for a unknown club but I bet my left one he is still earning a bloody good wage.

 

After reading the article about Evra from United and the 'perks' they get who wouldnt be a footballer. ( Now if only I was 20 years younger)

 

Bones are you as old or fast as Sydie..If so you can get a game with the Saints....We need experience as well as Speed....JS will probably still outsprint our players even with his grey barnet fayre.

[shepherds bush saint]

We need a left back, not a left winger, I'd have thought.

Perhaps he's in Vietnam for reasons other than football?

 

I've been to Hai Phong in Vietnam its next to a world heritage site called Halong Bay. I watched that team on local TV on a boat in the bay - the TV caused the boat to catch fire.

[Scudamore]

Denilson was a step over show pony...how the f::ck he ever got that price tag and how Betis afforded it are two serious mysteries...

[Snopper]

Not really a fall from grace as such, to be fair, but I see that Alan Blayney has signed a three year deal with Linfield. Good luck to him - his stunning save from Shearer still lives in the memory.

[Barry the Badger]

Maybe we could enter the Vietnamese league?

[Le-Gend]

Maybe we could enter the Vietnamese league?

 

Well they let Gary Glitter enter the U-16's

[Saint_clark]

Salif Diao and Djemba-djemba are two who have reappeared recently after going awol for a few years.

[J Bizzle]

What about the guy that signed for the mancs, kleberson??

[exeter_saint]

Salif Diao and Djemba-djemba are two who have reappeared recently after going awol for a few years.

 

Saw Djemba Djemba play for Odense Boldklub against FC Copenhagen last month, cant say he had much impact!

[oxfordshire_saint]

It was worse than that.....

 

"currently playing for Bunyodkor, on a multi-million dollar contract, in the Uzbek League"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo

 

They had Zico as a manager for a while too, but then he legged it to CSKA Moscow when they laid more cash on the table.

 

To be fair to Rivaldo, his isn't really a fall from grace, he's too old to play anywhere else these days. He's won world cups and played for Barca in his peak, just watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ujBOUQIxw and see him get Barca into the Champs League on the last day of the season with a stunning hattrick.

[lee_saint]

Rivaldo is on $7 million a year! I don't think we'd be able to pay that

[RinNY]

We need a left back, not a left winger, I'd have thought.

Perhaps he's in Vietnam for reasons other than football?

 

Far as I know, we have two left backs: Joseph "Fish" Mills and Lee Molyneux.

 

Now admittedly, Molyneux did not impress that much last season, but that isn't to say he won't impress in L1. And Mills did very well in L1, on loan with Scunny, if I remember rightly.

 

Either way, no we do not need a left back at present: centre back, maybe ... unless we can sign Saeijs.

[dubai_phil]

Molyneux is allegedly a trouble maker - typical Scally was the word.

Likely to be out the door pdq being out of contract

 

Fish CDAJFU

[Arizona]

It was worse than that.....

 

"currently playing for Bunyodkor, on a multi-million dollar contract, in the Uzbek League"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo

 

Now when he is 37 he'd take any decent contract for a bit of cash. Any footballer would. IIRC he was linked to Bolton whilst still at Milan and Bolton were relegation fodder. Ended up at Cruzeiro instead apparently.

[Marsdinho]

Now when he is 37 he'd take any decent contract for a bit of cash. Any footballer would. IIRC he was linked to Bolton whilst still at Milan and Bolton were relegation fodder. Ended up at Cruzeiro instead apparently.

 

 

Cant imagine he really needs the cash IMHO.

 

You wont see Beckham / Giggs / Raul etc playing at such a level at the age of 37.

[Saint in Paradise]

Denilson, the left winger, not the one who plays for Arsenal, has just signed for a club called Xi Mang Hai Phong in the Vietnamese league. What makes this more surreal is that 10years ago he became the world's most expensive player when moving to Real Betis for £21.5m

 

After failing there and in other transfers he now ends up where he has to go to Vietnam to get a game.

 

Surely, Surely he's good enough for Saints??

 

Denilson to leave Vietnam after one goal in half a game

 

 

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/5676797/denilson-leave-vietnam-goal-half-game

 

 

[Fan The Flames]

I was always shocked how quick the great Steve Moran fell through the divisions, the super Saints then Leciester and Exeter. Now Leciester are above us and were playing Exeter this season.

[Smirking_Saint]

Well they let Gary Glitter enter the U-16's

 

:smt082 Lol