s_dog Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Good write up on the BBC that explains the big gamble Laporta is taking. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62258788 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) It was only a few years ago Barcelona were financially envied for their enormous revenues and ability to home grow world class talents. But even the strongest clubs are only a few bad big transfers (Griezman, Dembele and Coutinho) and a ruinous wage spiral away from catastrophe. I hope they recover from it, football needs a strong Barca and I prefer traditional fan run clubs to state entities like Newcastle, Man City or PSG. It's not a gamble I would have voted for, but I'm not naturally a gambler. Edited July 25, 2022 by Satoshi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 17 hours ago, Satoshi said: It was only a few years ago Barcelona were financially envied for their enormous revenues and ability to home grow world class talents. But even the strongest clubs are only a few bad big transfers (Griezman, Dembele and Coutinho) and a ruinous wage spiral away from catastrophe. I hope they recover from it, football needs a strong Barca and I prefer traditional fan run clubs to state entities like Newcastle, Man City or PSG. It's not a gamble I would have voted for, but I'm not naturally a gambler. Birthday card pish. They've been a scummy club for years. Glossed over due to the football they play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwideJr Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Barcelona and Real Madrid suffer from exactly the same sense of entitlement as Celtic and Rangers. They believe they have a god given right to be winning trophies every single season. When they aren't or they suffer a financial setback the idea of taking a few years to build back sustainably is completely off the table because why would they lower themselves to something like that? Its the same thing that led to Rangers having their own little financial issue and then proving they had learned precisely nothing spending silly money in the lower leagues. And ultimately, they will always be able to do it because there will always be someone willing to foot the bill. You can guarantee that even if this does somehow lead to Barcelona going out of business they would be back at the top of La Liga spending hundreds of millions on players within 5/10 years. Edited July 25, 2022 by MrWorldwideJr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Merkland Red said: Birthday card pish. They've been a scummy club for years. Glossed over due to the football they play. Aberdeen have been a scummy club for years. The football they play has not glossed over this fact. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Aberdeen have been a scummy club for years. The football they play has not glossed over this fact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Birthday card pish. They've been a scummy club for years. Glossed over due to the football they play. Worse than those mentioned? Quite funny to see both Kounde and Lewandowski sack off Chelsea to join Barcelona. Both them and Real still have unrivalled pulling power in the footballing world. No surprise De Jong doesn't want to leave, he knows Man Utd is a step down and a worse part of the world to live in. Barca also deserve credit for the players they produce, Pedri is the best talent since Mbappe (even if they criminally overplayed him). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwideJr Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Satoshi said: Worse than those mentioned? Quite funny to see both Kounde and Lewandowski sack off Chelsea to join Barcelona. Both them and Real still have unrivalled pulling power in the footballing world. No surprise De Jong doesn't want to leave, he knows Man Utd is a step down and a worse part of the world to live in. Barca also deserve credit for the players they produce, Pedri is the best talent since Mbappe (even if they criminally overplayed him). Probably a poor example given that they signed Pedri from Las Palmas in the summer of 2020 after he'd already played a full season in the Segunda and put him straight into the first team. Gavi would be a better example if you want someone who they actually produced through their youth system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, MrWorldwideJr said: Probably a poor example given that they signed Pedri from Las Palmas in the summer of 2020 after he'd already played a full season in the Segunda and put him straight into the first team. Gavi would be a better example if you want someone who they actually produced through their youth system. Fair enough, Pedri is just a fair bit better than Gavi or Fati - he's already one of the best players in the world. But your point perfectly valid, he isn't entirely home grown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Satoshi said: Worse than those mentioned? Quite funny to see both Kounde and Lewandowski sack off Chelsea to join Barcelona. Both them and Real still have unrivalled pulling power in the footballing world. No surprise De Jong doesn't want to leave, he knows Man Utd is a step down and a worse part of the world to live in. Barca also deserve credit for the players they produce, Pedri is the best talent since Mbappe (even if they criminally overplayed him). They're literally selling off years of future television revenue to continue to sign players. This is while forcing other players out the door while also trying to renege on deferred wages they are due. De Jong doesn't want to leave. Partly because Man Utd are shite. Partly because Barca are due him £17.5 euros. It's hilarious to see Barcelona sign players they can't register. Agreed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) The most recent development in the financial implosion of FC Skint is now out. Having tried and failed to sell de Jong or otherwise bully him out the door, they're now alleging that the contract he was given was illegal. The backstory of their implosion will rival Enron by the time they are finally liquidated. Edit: and another! Edited August 8, 2022 by Michael W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Given how utterly self righteous Barcelona and their fans tend to be, the current events are very funny indeed. What a shower of twats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I see Rayo Vallecano beat Barcelona home and away last season... Fingers crossed for three in a row. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 https://www.itv.com/football/articles/itv-to-show-laliga-in-new-three-season-deal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigFairlie Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 It's good to have it back, last night's game was a really good game imo Currently got Valladolid v Villarreal on. 0-0 so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigFairlie Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Villarreal were incredible in the second half. 3 great goals. Looking forward to the Barca game especially with all the drama in the summer, every new signing registered bar Kounde. A bit odd seeing Lewandowski playing for a team that isn't Bayern however! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 10:42, charger29 said: I see Rayo Vallecano beat Barcelona home and away last season... Fingers crossed for three in a row. Not quite, but still a very good point away from home for Rayo against the debt-ridden cheats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Real 1-0 down at Almeria 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigFairlie Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Great comeback from Real. They just never know when it's over Currently got the build up for the Bilbao v Majorca game on. Going to sit and watch all 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Watching sevilla-valladolid,the Valladolid no 6,in his daisy duke shorts looks ridiculous,he's like a refugee from the 80s(&they looked ridiculous then,too) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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