Frazzle Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Getting changed on the bus then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 And warming up in the corridor of the coach, yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 "players are 35 km from Pamplona. i think this could mean game starting at 20:30. nothing official though #fcblive" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Why are none of the games on Sky tonight ? Is it due to the strike ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Sky have been advertising both matches like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I thought the real valencia match would be on but I can't find it on the programme listings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prestonj1989 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I thought the real valencia match would be on but I can't find it on the programme listings. It is on SS1 but via red button Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prestonj1989 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Barca match also on red button. Kicked off 7.50. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Barca match also on red button. Kicked off 7.50. Cheers got it on now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Tried red button before with no luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Good goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Well, we almost literally won without stepping off the bus, Helenio Herrera-style. Glad the comedy had a happy ending for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Valencia 1 man down and Cronaldo strikes with a decent finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 El Mundo Deportivo claims we are apparently going to announce our first commercial sponsor, who'll share shirt space with UNICEF. "Qatar Foundation" would pay us €30m per season. http://simdecksimulator.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/b_4793.jpg Ah well, guess we need the money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Just confirmed by our board. Five years, €30m+performance bonuses. Ah well, a small bit of our identity ripped apart, but we can't pretend this isn't about money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Just confirmed by our board. Five years, €30m+performance bonuses. Ah well, a small bit of our identity ripped apart, but we can't pretend this isn't about money. Should this be blamed on the current board, or on the previous board for leaving the club in an financial mess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We already considered shirt sponsors under the Laporta board, as the club was essentially bankrupt when he took over. He sought permission from the club members that voted yes, a necessary step since it wasn't allowed in our statutes. Ultimately, though, we went with the UNICEF deal. There has always been talk that this was only a "stepping stone" of sorts to get people used to a name in the shirt, and the rumors have always been there and in the past years we where linked with deals with Basf, China, Betfair... We need the money, there's no arguing about it. But it still saddens me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Actually our board has just blamed the old board for it. Fun and games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Do you think the strategy of using UNICEF to put a name on the shirt so people would get used to the idea will prove to have worked, or will there be mass shirt-burnings and other such protests? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 From scrying several boards it looks like opinion is split 50/50 on the issue. There are some people calling for protests/banners this weekend but I'll be honest and say that I don't expect anything massive. We are a docile set of fans why lie (we have it good afterall). And a lot of people that are disgusted (like me) understand the economic necessity of it. I myself will abstain to buy Barça shirts for a while until I get myself to accept it, I have 10 of the feckers anyway. But I won't protest. When you look at it it's silly since we have shitloads of sponsors anyway, and Nike pays us a king's ransom for wearing their shirts and displaying their brand, but it still doesn't feel right after all these years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I assume how you're feeling is what people felt when it filtered in in the 70s/80s. With the added feeling of disappointment that you're one of the last out there, and you've finally given in. It is a shame, just one of those things I've always associated with Barca really. But it'll feel normal in one or two years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 http://i56.tinypic.com/2m60dbp.jpg or a shared design? : http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg808/scaled.php?tn=0&server=808&filename=hzg.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Oh, a tree. I like trees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 These are the contending designs according to our press, apparently the board favors #1 but needs to be discussed with both Unicef and the Qataris. http://www.sport.es/vivo/recursos/fotos/foto_456/foto_456130_CAS.jpg I'd rather have us stop trying to have our cake and eating it and just drop UNICEF entirely (displaying the logo is just optional in our contract with them, afterall) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Like 1 too meself. 3 would be a bit harsh on unicef, would barely notice it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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