Klaus Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 But he will never get to play against Stoke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Reading his book didn't Inter Milan and Real Madrid both want him and especially Inter Milan nearly got him? This is once he'd moved to Barca, but it was when they were umming and arring about paying for his treatment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Reading his book didn't Inter Milan and Real Madrid both want him and especially Inter Milan nearly got him? This is once he'd moved to Barca, but it was when they were umming and arring about paying for his treatment. No. Inter's interest came in many years later, when he had already played for the first team even. Messi reportedly refused because he thought he owed it to Barça to stick with them. There was a story about Messi's then manager getting a job at Madrid (the city) while our chief scout was still trying to convince the board to pay for Messi's treatment, but that's all there was to it afaik. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 That's what fascinates me about Messi's story. How do you know at that age that he's worth the investment, time and care? How can you go out of your way, as a scout, to convince moneymen to put their money into this kid who, looking at the odds, may not amount to much? Pretty crazy foresight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 That's what fascinates me about Messi's story. How do you know at that age that he's worth the investment, time and care? How can you go out of your way, as a scout, to convince moneymen to put their money into this kid who, looking at the odds, may not amount to much? Pretty crazy foresight. Funnily, the scout that pushed for his signing (Carles Reixach) would later manage Barça and is universally considered our worst manager ever. All is forgiven now. He tells that during the trial, he put Messi to play against boys two years older than him, and when he ran circles around them he saw that we had to get that little Argie lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 That's what fascinates me about Messi's story. How do you know at that age that he's worth the investment, time and care? How can you go out of your way, as a scout, to convince moneymen to put their money into this kid who, looking at the odds, may not amount to much? Pretty crazy foresight. imagine trying it with ashley "ere del, get this little facka cleaning the chimneys" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 That's what fascinates me about Messi's story. How do you know at that age that he's worth the investment, time and care? How can you go out of your way, as a scout, to convince moneymen to put their money into this kid who, looking at the odds, may not amount to much? Pretty crazy foresight. imagine trying it with ashley "ere del, get this little facka cleaning the chimneys" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Wonder if they have the balls to put him in prison. Doubt it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Refused to accept the MVP award from the Argentina - Perú game, which then fell on Nelson Valdez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 One of my best friends got a son the other day. They're naming him Lionel after Messi. I tried to convince them that Obertan is the way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'd probably do the same, but my lass would never have it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 One of my best friends got a son the other day. They're naming him Lionel after Messi. I tried to convince them that Obertan is the way to go. Glad you cleared that bit up. I would have been thinking it may have been after Richie or Blair, if not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Stuff like what Neymar did last night is what helps the likes of Messi and the real Ronaldo to be so good. They never lost/lose their heads. Neymar did exactly what players such as Zlatan, Zidane, CRonaldo are/were capable off, but can't remember seeing Messi lose it like that (except that kick into the stands against Real but doubt he was aiming at the fans). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cronaldo has lost his shit a few times too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I heard Messi has an aspergers like behaviour. Could explain his demeanor. A footballing Abed Nadir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It's also why nobody seems to like him on a personal level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Who doesn't like him on a personal level ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It's also why nobody seems to like him on a personal level. How do you know that nobody likes him on a personal level? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 TCD man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 If we had Messi when Pardew was here he'd be dropped for being an "absolute freak" and a "fucking weirdo" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 There's no question Pardew wouldn't have played Messi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Bobby Zamora all the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The second comment was a bit of a joke. From what i've heard from Spanish commentators... he's more respected than loved (in Argentina - compared to Maradona at least). His autism-tinged personality doesn't endear him to team-mates or the country in the same way as ol crazy Diego. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 How the fuck do we know he has an "autism-tinged personality" ffs? Footballers these days are hardly open to the public about their personality, Messi being one of many. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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