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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Tue 2 Sep 16:15
I`m so proud to support a club that has cast its net far and wide to bring several players of different nationalities and ethnicities to EEP. It`s so pleasing to see how welcome and accepted they are. As a first generation immigrant myself, I`ve always felt welcome and accepted since my family arrived in Fife 65 years ago, but my skin tone is not significantly different, not that that should matter.
These players enrich our culture and do much to improve and normalise attitudes, especially at this time, as those on the far right do their best to turn the clock back to that shameful time when overt racism was the norm, with some morons even shouting abuse at their own players.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Tue 2 Sep 20:28
Yes it`s very pleasing (a Stevie Crawford catchphrase!) - but that`s how it feels when I see our players all celebrating a goal together. You wouldn`t know some have been at the club for only a short time, they`re all pals. But I suppose team sports are like that. Football`s a proper team game, on and off the pitch.
It`s refreshing that we`re coming up with some different faces, from far afield. And I think it`s also refreshing that, according to the Ghana website, the likes of Nurudeen Abdulai, are looking at the Pars as a way to improve and further their careers, they`re not just here to bide their time and take a wage. It seems he, for instance, is determined and very motivated to try and make the big time. As Ghanasoccernet says, he was "one of the league`s promising defenders," there may be reason to think he can.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 2 Sep 21:56
It`s good to see, but equally couldn`t care less where someone has arrived from as long as they want to play.
The sad thing I can see is we won`t be able to hold onto some of these guys long. Three year contracts are so we can probably sell them on in a year or so for a profit. I hope by then we`ll be in a position to tell other clubs where to go unless they`re offering silly money.
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Tue 2 Sep 22:09
Quote:
jake89, Tue 2 Sep 21:56
The sad thing I can see is we won`t be able to hold onto some of these guys long. Three year contracts are so we can probably sell them on in a year or so for a profit.
Going off topic slightly but I have absolutely no problem with that, the game has changed and as long as players give their best and apply themselves when they are here, that’s all I care about. If their motives are to come here to go to a bigger fish in a bigger pond, then good luck to them.
I’m proud of the multi-culturalism of the club and it’s great to see. I’m not sure it will on it’s own, but hopefully it encourages people from ethnic communities within the area to come along and start supporting the club, but I just feel like we are breaking boundaries and showing inclusivity in the sense that we are showing that it doesn’t matter where you’re from or the colour of your skin, you’re welcome at East End Park. That makes me proud to be a Par.
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Topic Originator: Never10yairds
Date: Tue 2 Sep 22:24
Jake,
That is basically the model, bring them in, develop them, showcase them in the SPL (maybe European competitions) and make a big profit on them. Then bring in more. Rinse and repeat. I’m happy with it, it’ll give us the best team we have had since the Calderwood era and if the model is successful then it’ll be sustainable.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 2 Sep 22:36
It`s a decent business model on paper but it`s depressing that we`ll likely never see fewer long term Pars players. Though I have to confess I have my rose tinted specs on!
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Tue 2 Sep 23:30
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jake89, Tue 2 Sep 22:36
It`s a decent business model on paper but it`s depressing that we`ll likely never see fewer long term Pars players. Though I have to confess I have my rose tinted specs on!
Yeah look I grew up in a different era where players genuinely played for the jersey and it wasn’t uncommon for many of them to play all their best years at Dunfermline.
It wasn’t all about the money.
It is different now. We may well sell some of our new talent for big money but that money will mostly go back to our owners and investors and we can’t really grumble about that either as they are the ones stumping up the cash to fund it.
Hopefully though it is a cycle that carries on till we are an established top flight team.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: rikaka
Date: Wed 3 Sep 12:08
I think if the supply chain is working and we are unearthing enough gems to replace the ones we sell then we will get used to wishing them off and looking forward to our next
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