Ronaldo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Rather have Pedro in that side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 They also have Kerrison on loan somewhere, will be a very good player but needs experience. Will never make it at Barça. Was signed behind Pep's back and he just doesn't want him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Rather have Pedro in that side. Agreed. Pedro is a quality player and works increadibly hard for the team, not to say that Rooney wouldn't, but I'd rather have Pedro in the Barca first XI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The thing about Pedro (and lots of our other players) is that they have been playing at this since they were teens in our youth setup. They may not be the best technically or physically in their position (Pedro is a fine player though), but you can take any of our youngsters and put him on the first squad, and they already know what they have to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Rather have Pedro in that side. Agreed. Pedro is a quality player and works increadibly hard for the team, not to say that Rooney wouldn't, but I'd rather have Pedro in the Barca first XI. I'm a big pedro fan, just I feel Rooney could offer a better physical prescene which Barca have missed at times for me, especially in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 They won the CL in 2009 and were robbed of a place in the final in 2010. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 They need a physical presence, which they tried with Ibra. But they're the best in the world at what they do....they might need a Plan B but when your Plan A is near-perfection, suggesting improvements seems silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Apparently Racing Santander is on the verge of being sold to "an Indian billionaire based in Bahrain with great investments in a worldwide sportwear brand", according to their president. They are hopelessly broke so they do really need a bailout. Maybe they'll buy Xisco off you then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Apparently Racing Santander is on the verge of being sold to "an Indian billionaire based in Bahrain with great investments in a worldwide sportwear brand", according to their president. They are hopelessly broke so they do really need a bailout. Maybe they'll buy Xisco off you then I see a number of Spanish clubs starting to get took over now by foreign based owners, what impact will it have do you feel VI? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Remains to be seen. The Málaga sheik has splashed the cash but rather modestly. They have signed a lot of players but for very low fees, loans or frees. Their wage bill must be inflating though. He says he wants them in the CL in a few years but doesn't seem to be going crazy. I suppose the fair play rules will come into effect too early for any owner to really prop up a team to top 6 status. We also have lots of restrictions in place for foreign ownership so our clubs aren't juicy targets, and three of the most reputable (Barça, Madrid, Bilbao) can't even be bought. There was a Singapore-based mystery group sniffing around Valencia, but that didn't come to pass. Valencia and Atlético carry a ginormous debt so not sure they would be good investments despite their name and big fanbases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Betis have entered administration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They won the CL in 2009 and were robbed of a place in the final in 2010. I didn't know getting blown out 3-1, then failing to score more then 1 goal at home against 10 men is now classified as "being robbed" And besides, they only got in the final in 2009 because Chelsea were robbed anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest axel Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Betis have entered administration. Didn't know Freddy Shepherd was the owner of Betis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGupter Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They won the CL in 2009 and were robbed of a place in the final in 2010. I didn't know getting blown out 3-1, then failing to score more then 1 goal at home against 10 men is now classified as "being robbed" And besides, they only got in the final in 2009 because Chelsea were robbed anyway. Getting denied 2 clear pens in the first leg late on, then having a goal disallowed wrongly late on in the 2nd leg which would have sent them through. Robbed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 They won the CL in 2009 and were robbed of a place in the final in 2010. I didn't know getting blown out 3-1, then failing to score more then 1 goal at home against 10 men is now classified as "being robbed" And besides, they only got in the final in 2009 because Chelsea were robbed anyway. Getting denied 2 clear pens in the first leg late on, then having a goal disallowed wrongly late on in the 2nd leg which would have sent them through. Robbed. Would you say it was a "fucking disgrace"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 They won the CL in 2009 and were robbed of a place in the final in 2010. I didn't know getting blown out 3-1, then failing to score more then 1 goal at home against 10 men is now classified as "being robbed" And besides, they only got in the final in 2009 because Chelsea were robbed anyway. Blown out? Milito's goal was well offside. And Barca were wrongly flagged for offside 5 minutes beforehand when through on goal (Ibra?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 "As" reporting that Mou has told close associates that he's meditating leaving Madrid in June, tired of the infighting inside the club and being overruled in several areas. Actually I think - if this were true which is a big if - he's just making an ultimatum to bring the board in line with him given the public bad blood between him and some board members. Madrid politics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 "As" reporting that Mou has told close associates that he's meditating leaving Madrid in June, tired of the infighting inside the club and being overruled in several areas. Actually I think - if this were true which is a big if - he's just making an ultimatum to bring the board in line with him given the public bad blood between him and some board members. Madrid politics If Mourinho can't work at Madrid, then who can tbh. How they run that football is clueless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 As much a c*** as Mou is, having one member of the board criticizing your team selection on the media right after a game is a big no-no. Come on, imagine Llambias coming on and saying to the BBC that Pardew shouldn't have brought on Tiote after the Stevenage game. That place is a circus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 VI, how strong a team is Pep starting with tonight? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGupter Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 VI, how strong a team is Pep starting with tonight? Marca seem to think this: Pinto Adriano Milito Abidal Maxwell Xavi Mascherano Keita Pedro Bojan Afellay I'd be surprised if both Xavi and Pedro started though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Xavi is unlikely to start. If he does he'll be rested in the weekend, he can't play 3 games a week regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Xavi is unlikely to start. If he does he'll be rested in the weekend, he can't play 3 games a week regularly. How has Maschereno performed btw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Xavi is unlikely to start. If he does he'll be rested in the weekend, he can't play 3 games a week regularly. How has Maschereno performed btw? Not bad, but hasn't been trusted into a game of any importance to be frank. He's just a rotation player for us. Master of the cheeky foul though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Depor have been slapped with a transfer embargo for their withstanding debt with former player Sergio González. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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