Ryan Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Modric ruled out for 6 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Madrid's highest regional court has struck down the rezoning of the land where the Vicente Calderón's is built, judging it to be against regional laws. This makes Atlético's sale of the Calderón and subsequent move to a new stadium unfeasible. The suit was brought by a supporters group that was opposed to the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Sweet. Would be awful it Atleti moved imo. Desperate to go there one day too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 They are going to appeal, but experts say it's unlikely to get reversed. They could always go and get the law changed (the city council has been a big supporter of the move), but it's not at all likely in the current political climate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 http://ep00.epimg.net/deportes/imagenes/2015/04/27/actualidad/1430159306_453186_1430160126_sumario_grande.jpg Actually these numbers are slightly improved as the nation is finally pulling out of recession, but they are still really worrying. TVs forcing schedules that completely shit on the fans don't help at all, also insane pricing schemes that punish casual fans (the ones you want to try to convert into regulars). Teams like Espanyol or Getafe were pulling 70% average 5-6 years ago, for example. Our average was in the mid 80s% under Guardiola but we're spoiled children. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 TCD :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Eibar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Tbf they are a pretty small town and it's their first year ever in La Liga. There's work underway to expand it to 7000. Also, La Liga reports attendances as actual butts on seats, not tickets sold. Just to clarify. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Why are attendances generally much lower than in Germany and England? Are ticket prices higher? The experience? The location of stadiums and teams in the country? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Why are attendances generally much lower than in Germany and England? Are ticket prices higher? The experience? The location of stadiums and teams in the country? Several reasons: 1) Recession. Attendances have cratered these past years. We've had it bad down here (still do). 2) TVs shitting on fans from great height. The scheduling of games is absolutely bonkers. As an example, today we have two 22.00 kickoffs, on a weekday! People have to work tomorrow, those two games will have terrible attendances as a result. The reason is so tellies can show our game (20.00 kickoff) and then the other two, without Barça's game killing the audience of the others. 3) Unreasonably high ticket prices for casual fans. STs are priced allright, but people wanting to attend just a few games per season are put off by the prices. You can't attract new fans like that. Many clubs have answered falling match income by increasing ticket/ST prices in order to gouge their most loyal fans, which has created a vicious circle. 4) No tradition of away travel. Also, due to chance there's a few teams with large followings (Betis, Zaragoza, Sporting...) that aren't in La Liga nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The brilliant Madrid game on Sunday started at 6 or 7pm. Great for me. Ridiculous for the fans. 20% adult unemployment too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The brilliant Madrid game on Sunday started at 6 or 7pm. Great for me. Ridiculous for the fans. 20% adult unemployment too. Yeah, the games are exclusively scheduled around maximizing TV audiences for every game - matchgoing fans are just props. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Xavi (35) has agreed to join Qatari club Al Saad this summer for 2+1 seasons and then become ambassador for 2022 World Cup. [md] Xavi no Better not happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 He's still good. I don't see why he can't play for another couple of years at Barca as a squad player rather than piss off to some tinpot desert outfit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Becoming an ambassador for the World Cup would be the worst part of the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The Spanish government has issued a decree forcing collective bargaining in La Liga rights. Pretty ridiculous that the government has had to step in to solve the mess, but well, here we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Also the Spanish FA has implemented a third party ownership ban, as part of UEFA's European-wide ban of the practice. All current contracts will be respected but no new contracts involving third party ownership can be signed by Spanish clubs. That means players finishing their contracts can't extend them until their ownership status is resolved. However, the Spanish club owners association (alongside the Portuguese one) have appealed the prohibition to the EU competition authorities, as they consider it to be "restriction of trade". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Atletico are fucked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 10 years today since Messi's first goal. That is crazy, distinctly remember watching that game as well, back when you'd tune into Barca just to see Ronaldinho play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Also, just seen Iraola is leaving Bilbao. One of those players you get used to just being there every season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Pretty nice interview with Xavi in one of our regional papers. Says one of his unfulfilled dreams is playing for Athletic Club (not that he could have done it). Says that he's so obsessed with his pitch role that he sits in a corner in rooms and restaurants so he can have a good view of the room and how people are disposed in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Pretty nice interview with Xavi in one of our regional papers. Says one of his unfulfilled dreams is playing for Athletic Club (not that he could have done it). Says that he's so obsessed with his pitch role that he sits in a corner in rooms and restaurants so he can have a good view of the room and how people are disposed in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Can't imagine one of the greatest players of this generation adored by the whole of Europe would be well-advised to sit in the middle of a restaurant, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 CD San Serván, a Regional Preferente (Spanish 5th tier) team, tricked their rivals in the promotion playoff race via twitter. They tweeted they had lost the last game of the regular season, despite having won. Thinking they had already secured a playoff place, their rivals Racing Valverdeño conceded a draw - this, in fact, gave San Serván the coveted spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 CD San Serván, a Regional Preferente (Spanish 5th tier) team, tricked their rivals in the promotion playoff race via twitter. They tweeted they had lost the last game of the regular season, despite having won. Thinking they had already secured a playoff place, their rivals Racing Valverdeño conceded a draw - this, in fact, gave San Serván the coveted spot. That's some idiocy there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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