Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Al-Faisaly know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Al-Faisaly hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Abdullah Bin Subayt and Al-Faisaly agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Al-Faisaly know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Al-Faisaly, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Al-Faisaly, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Abdullah Al-Mogren has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.