mikeyp102 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 In a hypothetical way, if you were offered the chance to play as a pro footballer but the only club who would sign you were Birmingham would you sign? For me it is a no brainer, get paid loads to play a sport that you love..even if it is the team we all hate. Just interested in what some people would do and how much the hatred stretched...My uncle in his wisdom when young turned down a contract at the wolves (him being an albion fan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Absolutely I would. Financial security for my family for generations to come would come ahead of club loyalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I would have sex with Anne Widecombe for £20k per week so this is a no brainer. Of course, I would do the decent thing like Agent Ridgewell and ensure that I helped out the Villa in every derby game and oversaw the continual decline of the Scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 No I couldnt give a toss about money and they are scumbags. If i had a family and kids to secure financially i'd probably have a different mindset, but i dont, so my stance remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran_villa Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 yes,id play for them.take all the money i could out of the place then get a move out,to Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronk-villa Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 when i was about 15, one of me mates had trials at the blues. He's a mad keen villa fan They wanted him to sign (or whatever teenage players did back then) but he failed a medical. he'd had a couple of knee ops and a couple of broken legs. I thought he'd be gutted that the chance had passed him by, but he just said "oh F*ck em....I didn't want to pley for the scum anyway" I swear he meant it as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I would love to play for Small Heath against Villa. It would then just be a question of how many own goals I could score before being substituted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Wouldn't begrudge any of my family playing for them but, personally, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 27, 2009 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2009 Depends on the criteria of the question. If I was a proffesional footballer then no, no matter how much money they offered me or whatever the circumstances of my career then I wouldn't do it I would rather go anywhere than there. If however it is a choice between 'normal' life of working everyday for a normal wage or running out and playing the game I love and earning a fortune for my family then there is no decision to make I would sign for them in a second. I love the game more than I hate them and to play it professionally would be the most amazing thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 Depends on the criteria of the question. If I was a proffesional footballer then no, no matter how much money they offered me or whatever the circumstances of my career then I wouldn't do it I would rather go anywhere than there. If however it is a choice between 'normal' life of working everyday for a normal wage or running out and playing the game I love and earning a fortune for my family then there is no decision to make I would sign for them in a second. I love the game more than I hate them and to play it professionally would be the most amazing thing ever. I meant the later...so yes you would play. Even if I was on on £5k a week, still farweighs what I would earn normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2009 Isn't there a VTer who played for sha? AVFC-Prideofbrum, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbo Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Depends on the criteria of the question. If I was a proffesional footballer then no, no matter how much money they offered me or whatever the circumstances of my career then I wouldn't do it I would rather go anywhere than there. If however it is a choice between 'normal' life of working everyday for a normal wage or running out and playing the game I love and earning a fortune for my family then there is no decision to make I would sign for them in a second. I love the game more than I hate them and to play it professionally would be the most amazing thing ever. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Isn't there a VTer who played for sha? AVFC-Prideofbrum, maybe? I played there for 8 years and left last year. Although I've only played at youth level so could be different professionally, but the mindset I took was never "I play for Blues" It's just like playing for another team and you wanted to win for yourself and your team mates and beating/scoring against Villa was always a good feeling as they were always local rivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 The average salary of a Premier League footballer in 2009 is £1.1m per annum. That is a shade over twenty grand a week. Would I play for the Blues for that? Absofuckinglutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I know it is a bit tongue in cheek but are people really seriously saying they would cheat and throw a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Never. If I was good enough to play for them, then in theory, I would be good enough to play for a few other Premier League clubs and most Championship clubs. I just couldn't put the effort in either. Nor could I ever play against Villa, my heart wouldn't be in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2009 The average salary of a Premier League footballer in 2009 is £1.1m per annum. That is a shade over twenty grand a week. Would I play for the Blues for that? Absofuckinglutely. tbf, though, the league average/mean isn't that meaningful... I suspect that the average blues player is on somewhat less than the league average. Plus, if you were above the average blues player's wage, you'd presumably be able to make similar money at another PL club, so the terms of the question imply that you'd perhaps be making only, say, 15k a week. Not to mention that your wage would probably decrease somewhat every other year when blues get relegated... at that point, you'd probably average something like 10k a week over two years. Of course that's still a million pounds over two years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSufferingVilla Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yes but I'd sign autographs wearing a facemask and rubber gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 No, I certainly would not. I would rather play in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I would play for Chelsea if the Villa Rejected me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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