Shaquell "Shaq" Moore at Tenerife

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Dave Marino-Nachison, Dec 16, 2014.

  1. matabala

    matabala Member+

    Sep 25, 2002
    Plenty of frequent flyer miles and being exiled to the Islands. Maybe a great place for a holiday but as a footballer it would be like playing for Honolulu FC.
     
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  2. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

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    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
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    Arsenal FC
    Hardly.

    It's a 3-hour flight from Tenerife to Madrid. That's the same duration as a flight from Denver to Seattle, and a little more than half that of Honolulu to Los Angeles.
     
  3. m vann

    m vann Moderator
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    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
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    Yup! I just just made both of the flights in the past month from Denver. 7.5 hours direct to Honolulu and 3.25 hrs to Seattle.

    Still......those flights times Tenerife players endure is often less than that of MLS players.
     
  4. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
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    Probably the greatest “exile” on earth. Sign me up. I’m a glutton for punishment.
     
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  5. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    "Coal Mining in the Canaries, Shaquell "Shaq" Moore at Tenerife"
     
  6. Winoman

    Winoman Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De!

    Jul 26, 2000
    Club:
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    United States
    Me too! Where do I sign? :D
     
  7. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    That meaning folks flying from the Mile HIGH city on a daily basis?
     
  8. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
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    How old is he?
     
  9. TheFalseNine

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  10. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    So, can someone witty enough give him a corny sounding thread name?
     
  11. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Love Shaq in the Canary Islands, Shaquell Moore at Tenerife
     
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  12. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    I'm picking up what you're putting down.
     
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  13. matabala

    matabala Member+

    Sep 25, 2002
    Given the fact that all domestic Spanish flights are no more than 1hr-1hr:30 max, the comparison isn't valid. MLS players regularly take 5 hr flights for a match. Liga 2 players regularly take the train or a 1hr flight. Thus the every other week 3 hr flight for Tenerife is normal by US standards but makes them, by far, the most travel heavy team in Spain.
     
  14. chrisdon72

    chrisdon72 Member

    Feb 23, 2000
    Yep. 3 hours is a looong flight by European standards. For some perspective: you can get from London to the Baltics in a 2 1/2ish hour flight.
     
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  15. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

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    “I’d settle for a Shaq in Tenerife: Moore in the Canaries”
     
  16. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

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    Manchester United FC
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    Ireland Republic
    Moore Canaries please: Shaq Moore at Tenerife
     
  17. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    He got praise in the Levante forums by the Levante fans. Most of them expected him to have earned a place in the RB rotation.
     
  18. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    "Best Place in the World to be a Bencher: Shaquell 'Shaq' Moore @ CD Tenerife."
     
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  19. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Hmm, seems a little wordy.
     
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  20. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
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    Jan 25, 2002
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    You misspelled "gloomy".
     
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  21. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

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    #1196 The Irish Rover, Jul 25, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 25, 2019
    Spanish history reference:

    A Moore in the Canaries: Shaquell Moore at Tenerife
     
  22. ArsenalMetro

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    Chicago, IL
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    That's still vastly different from saying that Tenerife = Honolulu.

    I know their lifestyle is a lot slower in Spain, but time doesn't actually pass differently. :p 3 hours is still 3 hours.
     
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  23. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Sounds as though it might be time for you to brush up on Spanish time dilation.

    "In Einstein's theory of relativity, Spanish time dilation describes the difference of elapsed time between two events, as measured by observers that are either moving relative to each other, or differently, depending on their proximity to the Spanish center of gravity, Madrid."
     
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  24. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
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    FYP
     
  25. TxEx

    TxEx Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, FC Dallas
    Aug 19, 2016
    DFW
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Love Shaq, that's where it's at: Shaq Moore @ Tenerife
     

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