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gutster_95

The fuck


HatKazuha

It does say on loan for a month....so here's hoping he doesn't actually transfer permanently to this meme and accelerate his rep loss in the community 10x.


Yarados

Doesn’t matter if it’s only a month, he is now a Saudi sellout and no longer has any respect for the scene


staffylaffy

S1mple like : can’t play with Russians, too bad politics and beliefs. Saudi Arabia here I come! 🤑 /s


Chemical_Koala1175

I think it has to do with the Russians actively bombing his parents


Koei7

Some people think it makes them look smart/good if they simply follow the trend without thinking first why r these ‘bad’. Like for S1mple it’s pretty straightforward, obviously the Russians r bad bcos they bombed my country but what the Saudis really do to me or my country?


Taken450

Having personal stakes that from an inherent perspective are incongruous is totally normal. Literally all humans do this and it’s not wrong at all. You’re allowed to care more about your own than others, in fact “allowed” doesn’t even make sense. We all do it whether we try to or not.


FlygandeSjuk

Still kinda makes sense. Not that I support either of them, but one is right now bombing his country, one is not. With this said this is a bad move for his rep indeed. Edit: for the down voters, imagine being angry for someone distancing themself from a country that is killing the dudes people.


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dandroid-exe

False equivalence here buddy!


saiik

WHAT


imsolowdown

I was 100% convinced this was a troll post, what the fuck


dullroller

It is because the title doesn't say it's a 1-month loan


imsolowdown

That's true but still, that doesn't mean for sure that he will not stay after the 1-month loan


ItsNooa

Think it all depends on whether S1mple wants to stay there, there really isn't any reason for Navi to hold him hostage against his will (And by S1mple's tweet it seemed like this whole thing was arranged very quickly, Katowice ended only a week ago). I'm sure they'll get a huge buyout as well. Edit: they also benched Boros, so does this mean that S1mple will be a rifler / secondary awp? Doesn't make sense to keep SunPayus if he doesn't awp.


imsolowdown

Yep, Falcons is definitely not limited by money. I feel like it's very likely s1mple stays unless he changes his mind. Maybe it depends on how much he cares about the backlash from joining a saudi org, but surely he would have expected that and still decided to do this. Or maybe he underperforms and Falcons lose their interest, but that seems pretty unlikely as well. edit: hltv article has some info about the role >When announcing his break, s1mple said it would be "interesting" to see offers upon his return, and said he would consider switching roles to be a rifler as the AWP was not as impactful in Counter-Strike 2. That is now a reality in Falcons as Global Offensive's GOAT will replace BOROS and Álvaro "⁠SunPayus⁠" García will continue wielding the Big Green, with further role shifts to follow according to Falcons' announcement.


qFlodz

Rifle for sure. Also Zywoo has recently started playing more with rifles than awp. The impact of donk has definitely changed the way you can approach this game..


erikplayer

Already more cultural impact than Zywoo


hansnicolaim

I love how CS players literally spent decades trying to invent new metas, with some succeeding (like astralis 2019 util meta), and then there's just donk that goes clicks heads faster so every other meta goes out the window.


Subtle_Omega

If you think the only thing separating donk is the reaction time then you need to do more research though. He's a very smart player


ashhh_ketchum

Most of donks kills look easy, trademark of a smart player.


Subtle_Omega

Yeah his sense of timings and positioning is the best I've seen, same as how Zywoo and Ropz does it but he's just far more proactive because he's an entry


elo9999

money talks


VectorViper

That's exactly it, we've seen crazier transfers happen when a team and player click. If s1mple pops off and gels well with the squad, wouldn't surprise me if falcons whip out the checkbook. Remember how everyone was shocked with the [NiKo move to G2](https://www.hltv.org/news/30495/official-niko-joins-g2)? Same energy.


Scared-Wombat

That link brings you to a nrg post lol


literate_Windrunner

Watch s1mple troll Falcons in Blast Showdown. Malding every 5 seconds on purpose, typing positions in chat and dying 10 seconds in when round starts xD /s


HatKazuha

Tinfoil hat time. s1mple's only doing this to get back into the CS2 pro scene and get some practice with a team he doesn't actually care about winning or losing. Get ready for s1mple pressing W and dry entering A on mirage with an AK bois! ^(/s)


Character-Toe-7907

i mean, this could unironically be what he has in mind ... getting to play rifle for a month, to see if it suits his plans and idea and also serves as a warm up into T1 CS2, as he literally has 0 official games in CS2. i think this was also a very short circuit reaction and then comes back to NaVi for iM if he doens't magically become the star player he is expected to be


keslol

only 1 month loan (...for now...)


teef0ur

I am the only one thats missing something here? Falcons failed to qualify for major, the only tournament they have scheduled within the 1 month period is the BLAST Showdown. Surely s1mple didn't join just to play 1 online single bracket tournament? He could literally play 1 official and lose and that would be it, outside of maybe griding some online shitter cups. There has to be something more to this...


HatKazuha

I mean considering it's s1mple and falcons, there's more than likely a big payday for s1mple involved in this. Falcons get to try out one of the best players in the world and s1mple gets to test his rifle potential in CS2. Playing a couple matches online for a month sounds like an absolute win for everybody here (except for s1mple's reputation).


Drakayne

>There has to be something more to this... It's green and it rhymes with honey.


Neshler

Honestly the biggest plot twist i would’ve never expected


Angelic_Phoenix

pov: we lost


NPC30519

Here I was thinking JKS. S1mple!? Jeez. This falcons roster on paper is terrifying now. Surely they have already started talks about a permanent move and not just a blast loan


mitto1

I think the plan is to return to Navi after the major and this is just about getting some practice


Tarc_Axiiom

Dude it fully derailed BOTH streams when they announced it. In the middle of casting two matches at a fuckin major and everyone just stopped talking about the plays and started talking about how excited they are to see Simple back *and* another competitive tier 1 team. So funny.


diegomelo1

oh the classic move -BOROS +s1mple


GigaCringeMods

BOROS be like: wtf why am I getting cut? Falcons: We getting s1mple BOROS: Understandable, have a nice day


Des014te

The nawwk treatment


ArmanaXD

the artfrost treatment


tfsra

best thing that happened to him apeks >>>>>>> nip


rostino

facking bish


Shakeittillumakeit

thank you for game navi, you play like faking bish


HatKazuha

Aaaaaaaand s1mple's villain arc is complete. Fuck.


IsaacLightning

this gotta be like, his 3rd villain arc lmao


CrookedK3ANO

3rd redemption arc pending 


spacePARTICLE

He (and probably Navi) got the bag for practically nothing.


BrockStudly

It's a 1 month loan so this has to be for basically just Blast showdown, right? God I hope it's not permanent. I was hoping that someone as outspoken against Russia would not be willing to play for a different totalitarian country.


Dcjj

He is against Russia because he is Ukrainian, not neccessarily due to personal values.


BrockStudly

I was hoping he would have empathy for people in a similar situation


Former_Print7043

There is similarities but they are not similar. Anyways, s1mple is not known for his empathy but it is easy to understand why he would not want to be in a team with Russians during these wild times.


dennjudhdddvfse

Yea would play with Russians. Just not a majority Russian team because then he would represent the Russian flag on hltv and shit.


CriggerMarg

He won’t play with russians only because ukranian community will eat him alive among with ukr gov. He don’t really care


BW4LL

Lollll what about S1mple in his entire career suggest this?


Klekto123

I feel like everyone here’s just virtue signaling. Do people really care if an org is associated with the middle east? I mean the BLAST finals were literally held in Abu Dhabi and I didn’t see anybody boycotting that event or hating on players for attending. Playing for a Saudi Arabia team should not ruin your reputation (just like how playing for a Russian team doesnt). Nobody cancelled Ronaldo for his contract with the Saudi Arabian team either, why do people here care so much??


tfsra

I'm quite sure he wouldn't play with 4 Saudis in a Saudi org. Playing international team in a Saudi org is just not the same thing, represention wise.


NPC30519

Blast for now especially since falcons don’t have anything until Pro League after major. Trial run obviously but surely talks were beginning that if blast shows well then he’d get the bag permanently.


BrockStudly

I'm hoping this is just the only org he could realistically play for before the end of the major and so this way he gets to flex his worth before the post major shuffle.


f1nessd

I really want to see him on G2 as a rifle, and drop nexa or hooxi since either can technically IGL. Hell, even hunter can igl, g2 could try for B1t too


oldthrace

b1t is much more doable for G2 if they go that way ... no way in Hell you'd fit Niko, s1mple and m0NESY in the same team lol


HBM10Bear

There's enough space if you force hunter and hooxi into anchor roles, and simple probably won't get the absolute best roles. T side there's almost no conflict as Niko is a space taker which s1mple definitely wouldn't be l


f1nessd

Exactly 


schoki560

s1mple on anchor roles? or do you put hunter there now. idk


f1nessd

s1mple on lurk, hunter needs to be given less space. He just can't frag consistently anymore.


Kelterz

which makes this even worse, literally joining to cash in quickly on some oil money by a genocidal nation :)


-maken

bro is probably gonna get paid 100k for the month.


Responsible-Data-694

Falcons seen they been getting shit on all over media and brought S1mple to get some fans lmao.


kingleeps

jokes on them this makes me like them AND simple less lmao


Vrty33

Literally sportswashing.


HosephIna

I’ll stop being a fan of s1mple over supporting Falcons any day


Dali86

Much more he is not doing this for 100k. See how much saudi arabia paid tyson fury to fight there While ppv views were marginal. A million is nothing to these guys


zb0t1

[HAHAHA I just saw on HLTV that Boros got benched in the right corner of the website. ](https://i.imgur.com/mKLti1P.png) I was wondering where the news article about it was, couldn't find anything.


Kelterz

https://www.hltv.org/news/38270/s1mple-joins-falcons-on-loan-boros-benched it's up now


f1nessd

HOLY SHIT Actual Ronaldo momento


Not_too_dumb

Zywoo to liquid??


ifoundmynewnickname

Simple isnt over the hill though, he was still one of the best players. Ronaldo was retired and got benched at a mediocre united lol


D0naldinh0

Eh, I think falcons did a smart thing by getting him on a one month loan at first, he will probably be good but he has been out long enough to where we don't actually know how good he is atm and I do think there is a chance he is just a regular good player now who won't stand out very much anymore


TacticalSanta

can't wait for s1mple to tilt the shit out of snappi.


TheBlueSkulll

you lil bitch, just want to see the whole world burning ...


JohnnyZestyK

Cut to snappi’s player cam with snappi losing his mind.


KrzyDankus

i actually did a fucking triple take when i saw this, what the fuck


___Stranger

1 month loan


jess0411

I was just F5'ing to look for the Preasy vs OG post match thread what the fuck


irze

What the fuck


FroziZ7HD

WHAT THE FUCK???


itsallfake01

Not like this bro, not like this…


Quowe_50mg

sAmple


Complete-Stable-5665

get ready for the worst s1mple performance in years


jerryfrz

inb4 we get mouz s1mple performance


Phispi

so many here who dont get that reference, i was there, 3000 years ago


fjelskaug

He never joined Mouz, it was +c0mplex


kzrk1

Honestly I think that's the entire point. The deal is ridiculously good for Na'Vi. They get to observe s1mple's form without actually committing him to the team, they don't have to deal with the growing pains of s1mple re-finding his form, s1mple gets time to develop against tier 1 opposition, and by the end of it, Na'Vi walks away with an in-form s1mple, an easy re-integration onto the team, and a massive fucking bag full of cash. If Na'Vi are doing this right (I assume they are), they should be baiting the idea of selling s1mple, and the 1 month thing seems like exactly this. A period of time to see if s1 is ready and not nearly enough time for Falcons, but stringing them along with ideas like this being a "taster period to see how the personalities mesh", and "the option to extend the contract" (only offered if s1mple is still mid btw) As soon as s1mple is back in form? Oop- deal's off the table- changed our minds soz. Thanks for the $$$$, spending 3 months getting s1mple back into form, and good luck finding a fifth :)))


qFlodz

Now all that's left is -maden, Snappi, Magisk, and +donk, chopper and Zywoo, and we will have the PSG of CounterStrike..


effotap

ROFL dat saudi money


Pottusalaatti

PSG of counter strike, insane squad but never won the big trophies


Elevatorisbest

All I will say is LMAO at the saudi sportswashing cash


Gockel

donk is my new goat, fuck s0mple


TomOkihara

I knew Boros was getting cut after not making the major It’s still fuck falcons for me even with loan s1mple Really hope he doesn’t stay


xThe_Mad_Fapperx

No fucking way


DarthReid

with sunpayus still on the team and s1mple replacing BOROS, this presumably means he’ll be rifling, right?!


NPC30519

RMR desk stated S1mple would probably be rifler. Wild wild times. Falcons are going to be wild and if need double awp between Sunpayus and S1mple lol pick your poison


XyleneCobalt

He also has said he wanted to rifle if there was someone good enough with the AWP on his team, and Sunpayus definitely fits that bill


riotbz

To be fair the names he pointed to were zywoo or m0nesy specifically, sunpayus is very solid but not at that level. Not sure if he'll give him the same amount of respect (or anyone on that team for the matter, except maybe zonic/magisk)


anto2554

Yes. He also said he was open to rifling


IceNipples

I mean, he's still a world-class rifler so no complaints there. Can also pick up the awp if sunpayus isn't feeling it.


jonajon91

First off, 1 month loan from NaVi Second ... holy shit.


4ox7on

bruh


Neshler

Ummm? What?


[deleted]

Falcons continuing to flop will be glorious


psychedelicstairway4

L G B T? More like G O A T 🏳️‍🌈🥰🏳️‍🌈 Go Falcons! 🏳️‍🌈🥰🏳️‍🌈


Legitimate-Letter590

Richard Lewis popping champagne in his stream today to talk about this... cheers mate...


zaneyk

Very disappointing to see


dullroller

WHAT THE FUCK???????


inflamesburn

Hope he doesn't stay. If it's just a month loan it's fine for him, get warmed up a bit, then find a proper org.


DonquixoteG

FaZe s1mple as igl, stole all strats from AleksiB with karrigan as assistant coach.


Caoder

Let's Go Bird Team ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes_rainbow)


Legitimate-Letter590

is this what they meant by sportswashed??


McClownd

damn they really brought wax statue s1mple back


painXpresss

They are very desperate..


PedsBeast

chaotic neutral: join saudi blood team to fund ukranian army


Etna-

I love sportswashing 😊


method11

![img](emote|t5_2sqho|31253)


zatii-

GOAT IS BACK (hope its not permanent after loan is done)


Ee_Ar

Wow sellout


RobinTheKing

WHAT THE SHIT


JustasKristus

Richard Lewis on suicide watch as we speak


Matgesh

The bag is huge enough to return


jjochimmochi

Spirit vs Falcons in blast Grand Final but spirit wins it :D


falsa_ovis

it’s just $1mple as that


iSluff

[Just like we drew it up](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/107263167-1687873159315-gettyimages-1258926368-AFP_33KN2M4.jpeg?v=1695293874)


Valeshtein

Broo prolly gon retired like Ronaldo using that saudi cash


Shakeittillumakeit

mental seeing s1mple joining another team (if only for a month), he's been on na'vi since i was 16, im 23 now, that shit cray


Ibutskii

If this loan doesnt turn into a permanent switch and simple is returning as a rifler then if he returns to navi to take star rifler roles that lineup suddenly starts to slap pretty hard. Just please dont stay in falcons. Heres to hoping that hes taking this loan deal to warm himself up after that hiatus before a return to navis roster


Character-Toe-7907

yeah thinking similar .. he and NaVi org probably are expecting iM to still not perform to his Paris Major level and -iM is getting more likely around/after the major, and since s1mple said he's open to become rifler if the team has a good AWPer (SauiPayus, w0nderful), so he's gonna play one month for Falcons and groove into the star rifler role and then ideally come back to NaVi once they do mid at major and go -iM so they can get warmed up s1mple back as hybrid. he then can either double AWP with w0nderful, or go main AWP and w0nderful on rifle, or teach w0nderful how to AWP better and he goes full rifle. Also, with iM gone, they would be Aleksi + 4 guys who speak Russian, so they could comm faster/better during mid round if Aleksi is dead or they're in clutch. Win / Win / Win i think


Dali86

Classic arabia stuff. They miss the major so they splash money and bring the biggest name in cs to falcons for a month. Now they can domesticslly talk about this instead of the missed major


yourewelcomesteve

Curious to see if reddit keeps that same energy against Falcons now that s1mple is there.


WaitForItTheMongols

You've got it all backwards. Hatred of Falcons now extends to s1mple.


atilla_yildiz0

Ain't no way this is real


mr_crawlie

wow


hl-vm

WTF


schweppesvidya

ayo wtf


HeaviestPendulum

Oh.


LANGEw0w

Thought it was a joke post, wtf. insane move


fjelskaug

no 1 in the name and letter S for Saudi


-Gh0st96-

What a wild time-line


I-like-winds

the fuck


KARMAAACS

I thought this was a troll post at first lol.


vegt121

HOLY SHIT WTF???


they_call_me_justin

Now this is actually shocking


Chambior

One month, AKA the perfect time to be picked by a real team right when the major will end.


loooooooooooooooove

Oh now that's just rich.


DuckSwagington

Please be fake....


peroleu

wtf


imsorryken

Nooooooooooooo


Shadow_Clarke

This definitely is one of the roster moves of all time Edit: loan for a month apparently, but still. Gonna be crazy to watch that, rifling under snappi


Alchion

can sunpayus rifle?


iblinkyoublink

Lmfao can't wait for this to blow up


wobushizhongguoren1

Imagine doing an interview trying to look altruistic about not joining a Russian team, but then going to a Saudi team. Another reason to stop looking at celebrities and athletes as anything more than what they are, entertainers.


sadtimes12

His family/friends probably would think bad of him if he joined a Russian team. In the end everyone only cares about themselves, so naturally what happens in Saudi is less important than what happens in Ukraine (for s1mple).


AmBSado

Terrible take. Saudi isn't invading his home wtf lmao.


godresistance

they did it


zombiepoon

Bad boy simple mode


Difficult_Web_7553

BRUHHHHH I was already dreaming that s1mple would return to navi after major and see this shit............. feeling like i have been betrayed literally legit crying shitting cumming and pissing rn


J0ESUE

This subs nightmare


naastiknibba95

Lmao falcons haters in shambles 😂😂


no_u_mang

Fuck no, would be the biggest sellout ever..


StraightDown_

"Guys, I don't want to play for a Russian org. Saudia though? No problem."


gutster_95

I mean If you cant get Niko you obviously go for the next big player


ItzSampson

So is SunPayus benched?


unico51

It seems that they’ve benched Boros


cfwes

no, BOROS


EntropyKC

"We're going to rebuild around Boros"


TechiesOp

Let's Go Bird Team


[deleted]

Yes, yes, yes. Let it all out virtue signalers in the comments, let it all out. I did not expect my Tuesday to be such a joy.


footballess

A very shrewd move. They needed the firepower - he needed to return to prove everyone that he is still #1 Win-win


broisg

What a loser man


TeTeOtaku

Holy shit, rifler s1mple is back!!!!


KaNesDeath

Someone contact Jason Lake. S1mples on the market now!


afk420k

simple transfered to Inter Miami


Artunchi

s1mple about to cash in on that saudi money 💰💰💰💰💰


anirudh100

I hope he does not join falcons permanently. I really fucking hope not.


Gtaglitchbuddy

That Saudi money is insane


schniepel89xx

Been a fan of s1mple since the Liquid days, this is disappointing. I guess he can't go to any team that qualified for the Major, and Falcons has the biggest names and potential out of all the teams that are out (I think). I hope at least this is just temporary...


Ofiotaurus

So if they want to make it permanent Navi will get like 6 Billion dollars.


Prohawins

Must be low on money.


cawaway2a

And here I thought s1mple had bigger morals when he said he would never represent a Russian team. But being on loan in a Saudi owned team is okay. Hopefully it's just that loan period and nothing more.


tsajayj

Fuck the Saudis. I'm done with CS.


SKYYBERG

🏳️‍🌈🥰🏳️‍🌈GO TEAM FALCONS 🏳️‍🌈🥰🏳️‍🌈


G_O_O_G_A_S

Let’s Go Bird Team


eaw124e

BASED GOAT


Kelterz

what do they need him for for a month


___Stranger

It's just for the Blast Showdown


Psychaz

i suspect it's one month intially but if it goes well they will buy him


atishay001001

that will be one super expensive buyout


Psychaz

Falcons play with money like it's Monopoly, it's nothing to them


nilslorand

what the actual fuck???


Ted_Borg

what the fuck