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Bluepete
13-05-09, 02:13 PM
I found this last night in Manchester. I belings to a footballist and is mirror polished. I had a quick check on Autotrader, these cars go for anything up to £340,000 in standard paint colours. Who knows how much it cost to get it polished.
Very nice car, no doubt, but is it just a bit too much bling? Should footballists be paid so much?
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk24/conker51/SLR.jpg
Pete
fizzwheel
13-05-09, 02:16 PM
Lovely car completely ruined, that looks w*nk...
SoulKiss
13-05-09, 02:17 PM
Should footballists be paid so much?
Should ANY "celeb" get paid more than people who actually make a difference to society - ie Police, Firemen, Nurses, The Armed Forces.
I find it hard to say anything but NO to that question, as all they REALLY contribute it to give unrealistic impressions and goals to the young people that idolise them.
Stewart.C
13-05-09, 02:17 PM
sexy looking car. must have cost mega ££££££
Footballers get paid far to much.
if all footballers gave up 1 weeks wage there would be no poverty
I dislike football more than I can describe.
but the car is fairly well known on pistonheads and is actually a body wrap rather than a bar metal polish :cool: I think its pretty cool
squirrel_hunter
13-05-09, 02:22 PM
Reminds me of Flight of the Navigator
is the no plate... partly GW555?
I think I saw that in a lads mag the other week, some over paid football player
Wiliam Gallas
Flash Harry: Gallas is pictured leaving the Emirates stadium in a chrome Mercedes McLaren
Some footballer's, at the height of their game, at the height of the sport, command a very high salary.
The thing is they have a very short shelf life too, and are unqualified to do anything else. They have a very short period of time to save enough money to last them a lifetime if needed, else they end up on an episode of "where are they now?"
I still find the sums paid to some staggering, but that's just my frame of reference.
Jambo
Bluepete
13-05-09, 02:37 PM
I dislike football more than I can describe.
but the car is fairly well known on pistonheads and is actually a body wrap rather than a bar metal polish :cool: I think its pretty cool
I agree about dislike of football, I think it's a Brazilian waiting for the ball for a corner needs to take some brave pills, it's about 40 seconds into this vid;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioyt2zzm530
which just says it all for me. What a bunch of namby pamby............grrrr, I can't even think of a word to describe my derision of them all.
And, having thought about it, I did see some odd wrinkles in the finish on the car, and I doubt the bumpers are metal either!
Pete
Stewart.C
13-05-09, 02:37 PM
Jambo my answer to that would be they should go out & look for a job like the rest of us.
fair play to getting paid to kick a ball about but not that much
Bluepete
13-05-09, 02:38 PM
is the no plate... partly GW555?
I think I saw that in a lads mag the other week, some over paid football player
Wiliam Gallas
Flash Harry: Gallas is pictured leaving the Emirates stadium in a chrome Mercedes McLaren
It's El Hadji Diouf's.
Jambo my answer to that would be they should go out & look for a job like the rest of us.
fair play to getting paid to kick a ball about but not that much
I can't for the life of me imagine being paid what some of them are, however short term their employment might be, but I just felt that it's a point worth making.
Personally I wouldn't notice if we stopped having football tomorrow, except the traffic would be lighter round the stadiums.
Jambo
Edit, oh and apparently we'd have less chromed supercars, which would clearly be a loss to humanity :)
plowsie
13-05-09, 02:42 PM
It's El Hadji Diouf's.
The man everybody just loves to hate!
Bling as fook :rolleyes:
Spiderman
13-05-09, 02:43 PM
Should ANY "celeb" get paid more than people who actually make a difference to society - ie Police, Firemen, Nurses, The Armed Forces.
I find it hard to say anything but NO to that question, as all they REALLY contribute it to give unrealistic impressions and goals to the young people that idolise them.
:winner:
I'm with you on this mate.
And as for the car itself...i was lucky enough to get driven around in one by a client a few years ago :shock: What an experience that was!!!!
SoulKiss
13-05-09, 02:43 PM
I agree about dislike of football, I think it's a Brazilian waiting for the ball for a corner needs to take some brave pills, it's about 40 seconds into this vid;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioyt2zzm530
which just says it all for me. What a bunch of namby pamby............grrrr, I can't even think of a word to describe my derision of them all.
And, having thought about it, I did see some odd wrinkles in the finish on the car, and I doubt the bumpers are metal either!
Pete
Couldn't you have knicked him on some Construction or Use - isnt that "finish" distracting to other road users/cause blinding from reflected headlights?
Obviously if there was a "Operating a vehicle while being a Chav" you would have had him bang to rights :)
Should footballists be paid so much?
They are assets and get paid as much as their 'owners' feel they are worth. As long as they bring in fans, merchandise sales, investment etc etc etc then, yes, they are worth every penny. It's the same with the numerous sponsorship deal they get. If it wasn't a sound, profitable investment for what ever brand pays them, the deals wouldn't happen.
Oh and the car? A bit too much really.
With McLaren just down the road in woking you get so see some rather nice examples of these babies around here, and quite a few in london. I haven't seen a McLaren F1 yet though. :(
However, the biggest ferrari garage in the south used to be in the trading estate behind my work. Come spring you could see enzos, F-50, F-40, all sorts of 360 & 430 along with some of the front engine models doing the small test run between the garage and the petrol station besides my office. It's right by a national speed like and the engines got exercised properly. :D
It was a shame when the garage burnt down and they moved on somewhere else. :(
not my cup of tea tbh if i was on that kinda money i'd want a db9 or a tvr something a bit cooler.
mister c
13-05-09, 05:21 PM
Prefer the car in it's normal guise of silver, but nice to show off if you got it I suppose.
Hate football myself & yes they are overpaid, but if someone offered me £120,000 a week pay, I wouldn't say no :)
but if someone offered me £120,000 a week pay, I wouldn't say no :)
I wouldn't...
I'd want £120,000.01p so I would have conciderably more Money than Yowu...!
loads a money...
old Harry Endfield character for the younger folk who do not know...:smt023
I wouldn't...
I'd want £120,000.01p so I would have conciderably more Money than Yowu...!
loads a money...
old Harry Endfield character for the younger folk who do not know...:smt023
look at my wad :D
Jamiebridges123
13-05-09, 07:54 PM
Lovely car completely ruined, that looks w*nk...
Gotta agree with you.
Don't get the point of cars like this other than saying "I have a very small p*nis and more money than sense."
A sensible, well endowed man will have a normal family car, such as a Focus, and a large sports bike such as an R6 or, something that takes bawls of steel, a new RSV4.. :albino:
Gotta agree with you.
Don't get the point of cars like this other than saying "I have a very small p*nis and more money than sense."
A sensible, well endowed man will have a normal family car, such as a Focus, and a large sports bike such as an R6 or something that takes bawls of steel, :albino:
wouldnt one such as this have a tls then :)
mister c
13-05-09, 09:34 PM
Gotta agree with you.
Don't get the point of cars like this other than saying "I have a very small p*nis and more money than sense."
I have a very small car................................... So what went wrong?
I'll get my coat :)
Jamiebridges123
13-05-09, 10:06 PM
^ Oh dear :D :D
yorkie_chris
13-05-09, 10:13 PM
wouldnt one such as this have a tls then :)
Or a big 2 stroke.
RSV4 is the equivalent of this car on 2 wheels :-P
The mclaren SLRs are lovely, the sound of pretty much anything blown, especially a V8 makes the hairs on your neck stand up.
This one looks gash.
I'm not keen on celebrity culture, or football. Though I can see it is big business because of the number of people stupid enough to pay to watch it and for the associated merchandise.
tvr's are the best sounding cars imo feckin lovely roar they make then the aston's which are just awesome car's.
yorkie_chris
13-05-09, 10:21 PM
The best sound I've heard is the Corvette C6R, they make the ground shake and rearrange whatever you had for dinner.
The best sound I've heard is the Corvette C6R, they make the ground shake and rearrange whatever you had for dinner.
yeah but that's yank and they cant build cars for **** ;) well except the old mustang that was a cool car.:)
yorkie_chris
13-05-09, 10:25 PM
Pffft the GT1 class cars in le mans series are nothing like the factory version
plowsie
13-05-09, 10:25 PM
The best sound I've heard is the Corvette C6R, they make the ground shake and rearrange whatever you had for dinner.
Amen to that, they are fab at the GT Championships.
i don't watch car racing any good.
yorkie_chris
13-05-09, 10:27 PM
24hr du mans is because you get to drink cheap french ale for 24 hours solid while watching it.
24 hours drinking sounds good to me.
dizzyblonde
13-05-09, 10:29 PM
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk24/conker51/SLR.jpg
Pete
His willy must feel enormous! Even i find that polish overkill. Does anyone feel like just want to put handprints all over it? Better still get your kid after they've eaten a load of candyfloss to put their hands all over it:smt077
lukemillar
13-05-09, 10:40 PM
fair play to getting paid to kick a ball about but not that much
Why don't you do it then?
You have to remember that for the 500 highly paid footballers tha 'made it', there are probably 100x that amount that didn't. Did any of us through away education to chase a career in sports? No - because the chances of success are far to slim, that most of us wouldn't chance our lives on it. This pretty much goes for all sports.
El Saxo
14-05-09, 11:19 AM
I spotted that parked behind Kendals on my way out of work last night, I nearly threw up in my lid! :smt078
I guessed it had to belong to a footballer. :roll: I love watching football but they do get paid waaaay too much IMO.
SoulKiss
14-05-09, 11:28 AM
Why don't you do it then?
You have to remember that for the 500 highly paid footballers tha 'made it', there are probably 100x that amount that didn't. Did any of us through away education to chase a career in sports? No - because the chances of success are far to slim, that most of us wouldn't chance our lives on it. This pretty much goes for all sports.
I agree, however with the current Cult of Celebrity, kids are growing up to believe that there are opportunities out there to make them rich without raising a finger.
There was a program on pushy parents on TV where a PARENT kept their kid out of school to go to training for something because "he wont need qualifications when hes playing in the Premiership"
the new corvettes are rated very highly, still id take a TVR any day :).
jimmy__riddle
14-05-09, 12:09 PM
thats one expensive way to ruin a car!
oh well, i guess it wont be long before he does the normal football half wit thing and wrap it round a tree, probably be blinded by the sun reflecting off the bonnet!
I agree, however with the current Cult of Celebrity, kids are growing up to believe that there are opportunities out there to make them rich without raising a finger.
I think there's a big difference between the Cult of Celebrity and highly paid footballers.
The current batch of talentless, attention seeking, gobsh*te, reality show rejects who genuinely believe that 'being famous' is a valid career option are a far cry from talented, focused, dedicated sportsmen (and women) who earn far more FOR their employers than they do FROM them.
yorkie_chris
14-05-09, 01:27 PM
who earn far more FOR their employers than they do FROM them.
You think channel 4 or whoever it is make big brother for the fun of it?
jimmy__riddle
14-05-09, 01:32 PM
I think there's a big difference between the Cult of Celebrity and highly paid footballers.
The current batch of talentless, attention seeking, gobsh*te, reality show rejects who genuinely believe that 'being famous' is a valid career option are a far cry from talented, focused, dedicated sportsmen (and women) who earn far more FOR their employers than they do FROM them.
i dont think the difference is that big. there are many other sportsmen and women who i bet work a lot harder than footballers, get paid much less if at all. If it didnt make you famous, i bet there wouldnt be anywhere near as many footballer wannabes.
You think channel 4 or whoever it is make big brother for the fun of it?
Of course not. But who the hell keeps on paying them when they get out. Seems to me the only talent they have is to get photographed outside a nightclub. What else do they DO?
punyXpress
14-05-09, 02:16 PM
Our Christmas turkey looked like that in its Bacofoil ( shiny side out )
dizzyblonde
14-05-09, 02:23 PM
Of course not. But who the hell keeps on paying them when they get out. Seems to me the only talent they have is to get photographed outside a nightclub. What else do they DO?
Look stoopid of course....oh and gurn a lot:p
plowsie
14-05-09, 02:25 PM
Of course not. But who the hell keeps on paying them when they get out. Seems to me the only talent they have is to get photographed outside a nightclub. What else do they DO?
Plenty of the burds come out of the BB house and get in nuts for a few months.
dizzyblonde
14-05-09, 02:31 PM
Plenty of the burds come out of the BB house and get in nuts for a few months.
and look stooopid, and gurn a lot:p
yorkie_chris
14-05-09, 04:28 PM
Of course not. But who the hell keeps on paying them when they get out. Seems to me the only talent they have is to get photographed outside a nightclub. What else do they DO?
Occasionally OD'ing? Can't complain at that TBH, it makes the papers some money and does the gene pool a favour.
timwilky
19-05-09, 05:21 PM
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk24/conker51/SLR.jpg
I was told the other day that El Hadji Diouf is the proud owner of one of this only cost him £420 gran
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1181610/Ello-Hadji-Diouf-gotta-new-motor-Premiership-star-shows-super-shiny-Merc.html)
Well he always has the spit fo go with his polish
yorkie_chris
19-05-09, 05:32 PM
Of course not. But who the hell keeps on paying them when they get out. Seems to me the only talent they have is to get photographed outside a nightclub. What else do they DO?
I'd say the only talent footballers have is kicking a ball about a bit. Which I have never been too impressed with either :-P
saw that as well Pete :)
did you pull him over? LOL
yc is saving up to have his bike done that colour..
nah ugly car, even uglier finish
Sid Squid
07-04-10, 01:02 PM
Should ANY "celeb" get paid more than people who actually make a difference to society - ie Police, Firemen, Nurses, The Armed Forces.
A wage, like a house or a piece of jewellery, is worth whatever someone will pay for it - gate receipts and sponsorship pay wages, not the public purse so how can it be controlled assuming you think it should?
Or are you suggesting that's another area where our painfully manipulative government should be attempting to legislate - nanny knows best.
I find it hard to say anything but NO to that question, as all they REALLY contribute it to give unrealistic impressions and goals to the young people that idolise them.
It's not footballers who do that, whatever they get paid they get their position from being able to play the game with a specific talent - no ability, no job in premiership football. The particularly stupid aspirations are reserved for 'musicians', most of which have little discernible talent, but happen to fit a look or a demographic that a record company has identified as not thus far being fully exploited.
PS. The car is vile and utterly tasteless.
Good resurrection.
For a minute there, I thought Liam Simpson had been getting busy with cars too.
Noble Ox
07-04-10, 02:27 PM
I know its an old thread...
Only the top league team palyers/associates get paid stupid amounts. They make up for what, probably less than 1% of all the people involved in football?
Thats a pretty low percentage. The best of the best in any industry/work get paid stupid amounts. I bet a higher percentage of people working in banks get paid equivelent stupid amounts????
MR UKI (1)
07-04-10, 06:02 PM
It's El Hadji Diouf's.
I notice he was in court today on a charge of driving without licence and insurance. Stopped in Manchester on Altrincham Road apparantly.
speedplay
07-04-10, 06:09 PM
I've seen that on frith street on a friday night.
Tris pointed it out, he went past twice looking at the bikes.
There can't be 2 in the country like that.
Anyone see the bling chrome mini in the news the other week, bloke payed about 38 grand for it and couldn't get insured because of the chrome paint job, said it was the most expensive mirror he ever bought.
How the f*** can Diouf insure a McMerc with no license.
Bluepete
07-04-10, 06:23 PM
How the f*** can Diouf insure a McMerc with no license.
Because the insurance co's don't actually check if you have a licence.
Pete ;)
maviczap
07-04-10, 06:38 PM
I agree about dislike of football, I think it's a Brazilian waiting for the ball for a corner needs to take some brave pills, it's about 40 seconds into this vid;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioyt2zzm530
which just says it all for me. What a bunch of namby pamby............grrrr, I can't even think of a word to describe my derision of them all.
Pete
Yes, that imfamous Brazillian captain. Jambo's right that most sportsfolk only have short shelf life, so only have a short time to make enough to see them good once they give up. But outside the main stream sports sportsmen don't get paid what they're worth. No one in Rugby get the same salary as most premier league footie players. Golfers how come they get paid so much. Not hard work, can't play in the snow or heavy rain?
Here's a hard day at the office. 5hrs in the saddle over some of the hardest cow poo covered roads you'll ever see
Its not called the Hell of the North for nowt
http://www.sportingtours.co.uk/classics/images/roubaix/roubaix02_2.jpg
Footballers - nancy boys
I hope you gave him a ticket Pete. He's parked on a yellow line and also that road behind Kendals is so narrow that the car must have caused an obstruction:-D
Specialone
08-04-10, 06:16 AM
In my humble opinion, i love football, greatest game on the planet, but all sports stars get paid too much, but they only get paid what someone is prepared to pay them.
If any of us was in that position, we wouldnt turn it down would we?
We might be more responsible with the money but still accept it when offered.
Alpinestarhero
08-04-10, 07:25 AM
In my humble opinion, i love football, greatest game on the planet, but all sports stars get paid too much, but they only get paid what someone is prepared to pay them.
If any of us was in that position, we wouldnt turn it down would we?
We might be more responsible with the money but still accept it when offered.
Not wrong there. If someone wanted to pay me 100k a week to do what is nothing more than fancy cooking, i'd break their arm off with the enthusiastic handshake to seal the deal.
Then, of course, with my large wages, I'd buy them a new arm, with built-in gadgets and stuff
stuff is only worth what you'll pay for it. Apprently, back in olden times, spain had mined so much gold from the south american areas that the value of gold plummetted, forcing the then king of spain to declare himself bankrupt. Twice. Because people didnt need / wouldnt pay so much for a metal that was quite abundant and avaliable to them at that time. Value works both ways
plowsie
08-04-10, 08:02 AM
Thing is, footballers used to get paid an okay wage, something that we would describe as acceptable (or some of us still too much for kicking a bag of air about) but you get the jist, players were paid less than they are now.
Players are paid so much now because that teams chairman/owner feels that player will be an asset to his/her club, and will pay the money to compete with others. Money has gone up and up over the years because it's all an auction really. It's nothing to do with the player how much he actually gets in his pocket, yes he may make demands of silly money, but it is down to the guy who draws up the contract and agrees to it.
Drew Carey
08-04-10, 08:14 AM
Its all simple really, supply and demand. Whilst football remains soooooo popular and fans are still paying silly amounts per game, TV rights are still high etc..... the wages will continue to rise.
At the end of the day, the clubs make good money, but then get into debt with massive wage bills and transfer fees. They have to pay the amounts they do as if the player is good enough, someone else will pay it. Its all a spiralling mess and just gets worse and worse. Personally, I think they should have some form of financial capping worldwide on wage budgets and transfer fees. But won't ever happen.
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