| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us 10:18 - Aug 2 with 2206 views | Thrasher6 |
Will Socks and Dan James go the same way as these other mercenaries.....I hope so...feel free to add to the list...
Bony to Citeh..
Mawson to Fulham
Shelvey to Newcastle
Ashley to Everton
Sinclair to Man City
Trundle to Bristol City (Now forgiven)
Andre Ayew to West Ham
Joe Allen to Liverpool
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:21 - Aug 2 with 2176 views | ItchySphincter |
What makes you thin James and McB are mercenaries?
Why so bitter and twisted?
Embarrassing. |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:23 - Aug 2 with 2156 views | Thrasher6 |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:21 - Aug 2 by ItchySphincter |
What makes you thin James and McB are mercenaries?
Why so bitter and twisted?
Embarrassing. |
Because essentially all pro footballers are....stop deluding yourself.. | |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:23 - Aug 2 with 2153 views | andypitt56 |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:21 - Aug 2 by ItchySphincter |
What makes you thin James and McB are mercenaries?
Why so bitter and twisted?
Embarrassing. |
We got great fee's for both players. You cannot turn down that kind of money. Why is it such a big deal that players want to better themselves? I dont get the hate towards some to be honest. The old fashioned view of 1 club players is gone, Enjoy watching good players while there are here, once they have left who cares enjoy the next batch of players! |  | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:27 - Aug 2 with 2124 views | Badlands |
OP forgot Leon. |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:30 - Aug 2 with 2114 views | dobjack2 |
Curt to Leeds - hardly a mercenary | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:50 - Aug 2 with 2065 views | JesusJack |
So apparently, Swansea City are the only club in football history to sell players...
They are not mercenaries. It is a career. People need to grow up. | |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:53 - Aug 2 with 2045 views | Porthcawlswan |
James was happy to go to any club he though was of a higher caliber than Swansea. Mc Burnie was actually very much happy at Swansea and you could say gutted he was leaving | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:54 - Aug 2 with 2044 views | Thrasher6 |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:50 - Aug 2 by JesusJack |
So apparently, Swansea City are the only club in football history to sell players...
They are not mercenaries. It is a career. People need to grow up. |
We are all "mercenaries" in our own way....it's the way of the world I'm afraid. The world is driven by money and we'll all fall sucker to it. Invariably it will lead to the wrong decision though... | |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 11:02 - Aug 2 with 2008 views | majorraglan |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:50 - Aug 2 by JesusJack |
So apparently, Swansea City are the only club in football history to sell players...
They are not mercenaries. It is a career. People need to grow up. |
Absolutely. The players came to Swansea from other clubs as the Swans were a step up at that point. They have performed well and were rewarded with moves to other clubs who were able to offer them more money and a higher standard of football.
In Dan James case, he has come to Swansea, played well and got himself a move to one of the biggest clubs in the world, he’s also earned Swansea City a shedload of cash which keeps the wolf away from the door for a while. Likewise McBurnie, except Sheffield U aren’t as big as Man U.
I don’t want to lose players of their stature, but there’s a food chain and Swans aren’t at the apex, so will always be a selling club. Unless someone can correct me, it’s not as though either player have refused to play for the club like others elsewhere. They have done well by the club and the Swans by them. | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 11:12 - Aug 2 with 1976 views | Jacket |
We need no curse for Oli to bomb over there. Their signings have been so horrendous, no striker in the world would be a success at Sheffield United at the moment. For the outlay they've shelled out, it represents absolute no value for money whatsoever. | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 18:35 - Aug 2 with 1807 views | jackrmee |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:53 - Aug 2 by Porthcawlswan |
James was happy to go to any club he though was of a higher caliber than Swansea. Mc Burnie was actually very much happy at Swansea and you could say gutted he was leaving |
Spoke to them both have you? |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 18:37 - Aug 2 with 1801 views | bluey_the_blue |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:21 - Aug 2 by ItchySphincter |
What makes you thin James and McB are mercenaries?
Why so bitter and twisted?
Embarrassing. |
Did the op condemn James for being a mercenary when he left Hull to join you?
Asking for a friend. | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 18:51 - Aug 2 with 1768 views | Joe_bradshaw |
Interesting that it’s considered a “curse” to massively increase your income. That’s the kind of curse we’d all be happy to endure. |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 19:43 - Aug 2 with 1698 views | Treforys_Jack |
I don't think James will be a big hit at Man U , they expect more, and the ready made article, which he certainly isn't. Socks however is difficult to call, he has the knack of scoring goals and expectation on him won't be anything like DJ's. If he can grab important goals against their relegation rivals then he could become a crowd favourite. |  | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 22:26 - Aug 2 with 1615 views | TNT |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 18:37 - Aug 2 by bluey_the_blue |
Did the op condemn James for being a mercenary when he left Hull to join you?
Asking for a friend. |
byron is it? | |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:02 - Aug 3 with 1468 views | GixerJack |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 18:37 - Aug 2 by bluey_the_blue |
Did the op condemn James for being a mercenary when he left Hull to join you?
Asking for a friend. |
I sometimes hear those voices too |  | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:09 - Aug 3 with 1457 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:21 - Aug 2 by ItchySphincter |
What makes you thin James and McB are mercenaries?
Why so bitter and twisted?
Embarrassing. |
They can hardly be classed as such. Has the OP never taken a pay rise? Now Andre Ayew- that’s the epitome of a mercenary. |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:15 - Aug 3 with 1447 views | jack247 |
Why does anybody care how players get on after they leave us?
Us getting performance related addons aside. | | | |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:42 - Aug 3 with 1417 views | SgorioFruit |
I personally hope Dan James rips the premier league apart and Utd win the premier league on the final day with one Dan James goal |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:48 - Aug 3 with 1410 views | sherpajacob |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:23 - Aug 2 by Thrasher6 |
Because essentially all pro footballers are....stop deluding yourself.. |
professional
ADJECTIVE
engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur.
"a professional boxer"
synonyms:
paid · salaried · non-amateur · full-time |  |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 10:22 - Aug 3 with 1379 views | Glyn1 |
I'm puzzled why the original poster considers Shelves to be a failure at Newcastle. He's a regular player in a Premier League team who is popular with their fans - in what way is that a failure?
Jack Cork is also doing well. |  |
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| The on 12:51 - Aug 3 with 1309 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:15 - Aug 3 by jack247 |
Why does anybody care how players get on after they leave us?
Us getting performance related addons aside. |
I'll admit, and it makes me feel dirty admitting it, that I typically root a little against them and their new club, even players I really liked a lot as Swans. Not so much because of bitterness that they left; rather, it's due to my desire to see that Swansea didn't get the short end of the stick when we sold them.
Socks will be an obvious exception though, since we have £2 million riding on Sheffield United staying up. [Post edited 3 Aug 2019 13:04]
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 13:26 - Aug 3 with 1259 views | Thrasher6 |
| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 09:48 - Aug 3 by sherpajacob |
professional
ADJECTIVE
engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur.
"a professional boxer"
synonyms:
paid · salaried · non-amateur · full-time |
Read the Secret Footballer book..... | |
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| The "Curse" of high profile players moving on from us on 14:35 - Aug 3 with 1187 views | MrSwerve |
I’d say nearly all of them went on to ‘better things’ if you take your Swansea blinkers off...
Bony went to one of the best clubs in the UK on a bumper wage
Mawson had an extra season in the PL rather than being with us in a mediocre Championship season, also on a higher wage
Shelvey went to one of the best supported clubs in the UK also on a nice wage and is still in the PL
Ash went to a very famous club for a nice wage and played regularly
Sinclair ended up playing for Celtic
Allen played regularly for Liverpool and did fairly well
All players are ‘mercenaries’ even Trundle and Leon. |  |
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