Comments on: Culina’s Homecoming A Step In The Right Direction http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:03:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pat http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html/comment-page-1#comment-110528 Pat Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:18:12 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html#comment-110528 Well, Culina's said all the right things so far, and I'm not one to doubt him. He did turn down a bigger offer from PSV so I'd like to think that money isn't his only motivation in life. Definitely the quality of opposition (and team mates) will be several steps down from his PSV days, but I think he's done enough in the past so that his spot in the Socceroos squad isn't jeapardised (in the near future anyway). Well, Culina’s said all the right things so far, and I’m not one to doubt him. He did turn down a bigger offer from PSV so I’d like to think that money isn’t his only motivation in life. Definitely the quality of opposition (and team mates) will be several steps down from his PSV days, but I think he’s done enough in the past so that his spot in the Socceroos squad isn’t jeapardised (in the near future anyway).

]]> By: marco http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html/comment-page-1#comment-110527 marco Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:15:03 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html#comment-110527 i hope you are right pat about this move. i do not question that this is a great move for the a league, with thompson and now cullina moving in their prime it may be the making of the a league. though at 27 and with him starting many games at a champions league club (well last year) i wonder if it might be to early. pat, it seems you may be getting your wish of phil hughes in the aussie team. can he beat the other phil our will your other boy warner get the job? (forgive me for the cricket talk on the football site). i hope you are right pat about this move. i do not question that this is a great move for the a league, with thompson and now cullina moving in their prime it may be the making of the a league. though at 27 and with him starting many games at a champions league club (well last year) i wonder if it might be to early.

pat, it seems you may be getting your wish of phil hughes in the aussie team. can he beat the other phil our will your other boy warner get the job?

(forgive me for the cricket talk on the football site).

]]> By: Pat http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html/comment-page-1#comment-110523 Pat Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:15:47 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html#comment-110523 I agree Matt. Even though the contract he has with the Coast isn't exactly spare change (he'll be the highest paid player in the A-League) it's still considerably less than what PSV have reportedly offered him, so I'd like to think his homecoming is based on footballing/lifestyle reasons. In regards to your comments on overpaid players, my view is that it isn't totally their fault. They're bred in a system which allows them to manipulate their employers into giving them that money, and some of the players are merely taking advantage of it. Don't get me wrong, I'm also sick of the fact that fleetfooted right wingers can buy a Ferrari, crash it two days later, then go and buy another with the cash he has tucked away in his sock, but that is the disgusting environment which FIFA and the Premier League have created. I express my views in a more detailed manner at http://www.vibewire.net/www.vibewire.net/Members/pulse/opinion-money-talks-and-football-players-walk/view.html (excuse the abrupt ending to the piece, the editor for that site cut my rant by half) I agree Matt. Even though the contract he has with the Coast isn’t exactly spare change (he’ll be the highest paid player in the A-League) it’s still considerably less than what PSV have reportedly offered him, so I’d like to think his homecoming is based on footballing/lifestyle reasons.
In regards to your comments on overpaid players, my view is that it isn’t totally their fault. They’re bred in a system which allows them to manipulate their employers into giving them that money, and some of the players are merely taking advantage of it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m also sick of the fact that fleetfooted right wingers can buy a Ferrari, crash it two days later, then go and buy another with the cash he has tucked away in his sock, but that is the disgusting environment which FIFA and the Premier League have created.
I express my views in a more detailed manner at

http://www.vibewire.net/www.vibewire.net/Members/pulse/opinion-money-talks-and-football-players-walk/view.html

(excuse the abrupt ending to the piece, the editor for that site cut my rant by half)

]]> By: matt http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html/comment-page-1#comment-110522 matt Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:40:51 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/culinas-homecoming-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html#comment-110522 Many professional atheletes love to spout the rhetoric that they only get a few years of top-line cash, so they really need to follow the dollar during those 5-10 years in order to set themselves for their retirements. While in many sports that could be partially true, in football it's complete rubbish. Earning $50k A WEEK and then complaining, and trying to get a new contract for $80K a week is beyond ridiculous. I'd just like to think that Culina has earnt enough money over the past few years, saved it up and realised there is only so much you can spend in one lifetime. So he can come back here now, live at home, play football, and still earn a little extra on the side without having to worry where his next paycheck is coming from. As opposed to some players who are more worried about how quickly they are going to be able to replace their crashed Ferrari.... Many professional atheletes love to spout the rhetoric that they only get a few years of top-line cash, so they really need to follow the dollar during those 5-10 years in order to set themselves for their retirements.
While in many sports that could be partially true, in football it’s complete rubbish.
Earning $50k A WEEK and then complaining, and trying to get a new contract for $80K a week is beyond ridiculous.
I’d just like to think that Culina has earnt enough money over the past few years, saved it up and realised there is only so much you can spend in one lifetime. So he can come back here now, live at home, play football, and still earn a little extra on the side without having to worry where his next paycheck is coming from. As opposed to some players who are more worried about how quickly they are going to be able to replace their crashed Ferrari….

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