Jean-Marc Bosman

x in the city

On the Dole, LoL

how ironic...

the Belgian footballer whose court case changed the way the transfer system worked leading to hugely increased player salaries, is now unemployed and living on benefits (Sunday Express).

Insect Overlord

x in the city wrote: »

On the Dole, LoL

That's not actually very funny.

TangyZizzle

That's terrible.

Nalz

alcoholic apparently

everdead.ie

x in the city wrote: »

On the Dole, LoL

how ironic...

the Belgian footballer whose court case changed the way the transfer system worked leading to hugely increased player salaries, is now unemployed and living on benefits (Sunday Express).

I remember an article just a few weeks ago where he said no big teams would touch him and he played for a pittance for years after that and then ended up playing for an ammeteur

adox

x in the city wrote: »

On the Dole, LoL

how ironic...

the Belgian footballer whose court case changed the way the transfer system worked leading to hugely increased player salaries, is now unemployed and living on benefits (Sunday Express).

No irony, no lol and no thread.

tommyhaas

Players like Joe Cole, Steve Macmanaman, Michael Ballack, Sol Campell and David Beckham should donate something to him. Im not saying they have to, but given how well they did in terms of the value of the contracts they got a result of being available on Bosmans, it would be a decent gesture given it was only for Bosman's willingness to challenge the law that gave them that opportunity

kryogen

Sure its always funny to laugh at someones elses misfortune isnt it

threadworthy even

:rolleyes:

Nalz

tommyhaas wrote: »

Players like Joe Cole, Steve Macmanaman, Michael Ballack, Sol Campell and David Beckham should donate something to him. Im not saying they have to, but given how well they did in terms of the value of the contracts they got a result of being available on Bosmans, it would be a decent gesture given it was only for Bosman's willingness to challenge the law that gave them that opportunity

not a bad point

Hank_Jones

Terrible that someone would take joy in the pain of others,
especially someone who changed football forever.

Helix

everdead.ie wrote: »

I remember an article just a few weeks ago where he said no big teams would touch him and he played for a pittance for years after that and then ended up playing for an ammeteur

thats because he was a fairly rubbish player who never played at a remotely high standard

x in the city

Insect Overlord wrote: »

That's not actually very funny.

did not mean to come across like that, but if he was an alco as mentioned cant have much sympathy for him tbh.

The game is ruthless now, people like him would be cast aside in one fell sweeep despite the way he changed the game.

limpdd

tommyhaas wrote: »

Players like Joe Cole, Steve Macmanaman, Michael Ballack, Sol Campell and David Beckham should donate something to him. Im not saying they have to, but given how well they did in terms of the value of the contracts they got a result of being available on Bosmans, it would be a decent gesture given it was only for Bosman's willingness to challenge the law that gave them that opportunity

Iirc the players union gave him something, but he spent it all on booze. Sad story overall.

greendom

It's hardly ironic is it ? It kind of justifies what he was fighting for in the first place. He knew his career was a short one and he wanted to maximise his earnings for that relatively short period

Guy:Incognito

x in the city wrote: »

did not mean to come across like that, , .

You said LOL

flahavaj

x in the city wrote: »

did not mean to come across like that, but if he was an alco as mentioned cant have much sympathy for him tbh.

The game is ruthless now, people like him would be cast aside in one fell sweeep despite the way he changed the game.

Because laughing at someone with a drink problem is much better than laughing at someone for being on the dole. You really are the dirt worst poster I've ever seen on the internet.

Zebra3

x in the city wrote: »

On the Dole, LoL

how ironic...

the Belgian footballer whose court case changed the way the transfer system worked leading to hugely increased player salaries, is now unemployed and living on benefits (Sunday Express).

Please explain the irony.....

Het-Field

Bosman's mark on football was always likely to be his landmark contribution to EU Jurisprudence.

It was well known that he was a footballer of moderate talents. Further, he was a footballer of moderate talents, when even some of the best were not earning sufficient money to set themselves up for life.

It is very sad to hear of anybody in distress. But it is not overly suprising.

M5

Its ironic that irony is the most mis used word in the English language.




...Oh wait

x in the city

flahavaj wrote: »

Because laughing at someone with a drink problem is much better than laughing at someone for being on the dole. You really are the dirt worst poster I've ever seen on the internet.

whatever..!

OhNoYouDidn't

x in the city wrote: »

whatever..!

You have taken a dump with your clothes on here

yermandan

OP you are the worst troll on here, seriously, I'm pretty sure I've never read a post/thread by you that added to this site

Wolflikeme

x in the city wrote: »

whatever..!

You might as well have just typed 'wat evs'.

Kinetic^

Absolute joke of a thread.

Diabhal Beag

No way anybody could find somebody hitting the depths of alcoholism funny except for the lowest kind of person but I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're trolling.

x in the city

yermandan wrote: »

OP you are the worst troll on here, seriously, I'm pretty sure I've never read a post/thread by you that added to this site

whaddya want me to do, donate money to the x in the city haters plc?

I am by the the most outspoken and hated poster on here, what can you do when I post a thread and some one else replies and that post get several 'likes':rolleyes:

I find it rather amusing...anyway, carry on.

As for Bosman, well I am not having a go at alcos but he must have taken a fairly steep tumble in his life to go from a man who changed transfer activity forever (and by all means was not short of some cash) to somone down and out like this.

its a wonder he has not got suport from someone...considering who he was