r0cafella Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Also thank you for reviving this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Also thank you for reviving this thread A pleasure In other recent news from Spain, Granada sacked Caparrós this week. Sales of neck braces in the area to plummet. He's the single most negative and ugly manager in La Liga. Sadly he'll probably find employment somewhere, as he has a reputation of "getting the job done". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 UD Las Palmas going to come up this year VI? They got quite a coup bringing in Jonathan Viera, him and Vitolo were their standout players a few seasons back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Las Palmas are doing quite well, but both Sporting and Betis are powering up the table after shaky starts. On paper these two are favorites for direct promotion, particularly Betis. No doubt Las Palmas will be in the running, though. They are the most fun to watch team in the division, too, lots of talent in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Threads like this make me think a N-O podcast is in order Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Would be a much better listen than the shite True Faith churn out these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Las Palmas are doing quite well, but both Sporting and Betis are powering up the table after shaky starts. On paper these two are favorites for direct promotion, particularly Betis. No doubt Las Palmas will be in the running, though. They are the most fun to watch team in the division, too, lots of talent in the side. Been following them ever since I went to one of their games a few years back. What happened in the play off final last year was just incredible, really need to make up for it this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 They are a shoe-in for the playoffs at the very least, they have done well this summer in assembling a team. Araujo is like Kun Agüero in that division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Las Palmas are doing quite well, but both Sporting and Betis are powering up the table after shaky starts. On paper these two are favorites for direct promotion, particularly Betis. No doubt Las Palmas will be in the running, though. They are the most fun to watch team in the division, too, lots of talent in the side. Would love to see Betis back- not only for the derby but their fans put up with so much. They're your classic 'sleeping giant'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 VI, Given the upturn in both results and performances do we expect Enrique to still be in charge at the end of the season? Is it results dependent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 He'd need to win the CL, to be frank. Thing is the current board will lose the election at the end of the season, and the new guys will probably bring their own man. Lucho would need to do exceptionally well to force them to retain him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 With yesterday's win, and assuming they lose their game in hand against Real Madrid, Sevilla will be on 39 points after one half of the season. It's their best tally ever. Emery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Watched far too much La Liga this season. The standard of football is superb. If you compared a lower table fixture to a PL lower table fixture there'd be no contest. If anything it highlights how poor the 'greatest league in the world™' really is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 La Liga is more open, there are very few teams that set themselves out negatively every game, even if they are in the bottom half. Only Levante and Granada do that consistently (and Levante were pretty sexy when hitting a counter when they where at the top of their game 2-3 years ago), and with Caparrós sacked I expect Granada to become a bit more positive. That makes the league more watchable throughout, although not necessarily "better" in terms of which teams are stronger. I just find that there's an Alan Pardew mindset in a lot of teams in the PL, where negative tactics are seen as paramount to keep teams up, and the only way to keep teams up. Plus the whole "give thanks that you're in the PL" mantra. People are forgetting that we watch football to have fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 He'd need to win the CL, to be frank. Thing is the current board will lose the election at the end of the season, and the new guys will probably bring their own man. Lucho would need to do exceptionally well to force them to retain him. Does this account for the up turn in form and body language from a certain Mr Messi? He seemed very miserable a could of weeks ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Las Palmas are doing quite well, but both Sporting and Betis are powering up the table after shaky starts. On paper these two are favorites for direct promotion, particularly Betis. No doubt Las Palmas will be in the running, though. They are the most fun to watch team in the division, too, lots of talent in the side. Las Palmas man. Happy memories of watching Vinny Samways rock up for them when Sky first started broadcasting La Liga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I just wondered: Does Messi have a Argentinian, Spanish or hybrid accent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Las Palmas are doing quite well, but both Sporting and Betis are powering up the table after shaky starts. On paper these two are favorites for direct promotion, particularly Betis. No doubt Las Palmas will be in the running, though. They are the most fun to watch team in the division, too, lots of talent in the side. Las Palmas man. Happy memories of watching Vinny Samways rock up for them when Sky first started broadcasting La Liga. Always loved seeing his name pop up on Championship Manager when managing a La Liga team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 La Liga is full of high quality players on extremely low wages. It's beyond me why bottom half clubs don't sign more La Liga players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Perceived risk at signing lightweight forrins who don't like it up and them and actually prefer to pass the ball rather than kick it as far as they can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Perceived risk at signing lightweight forrins who don't like it up and them and actually prefer to pass the ball rather than kick it as far as they can. That and can they play at a cold, wet and windy Stoke on a Tuesday evening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Aston Villa are trying it now, with the signing of Carles Gil. He was a Valencia player but made a name for himself impressing at lowly Elche on loan. And you got Ayoze. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin has bought 20% of Atlético's shares for €45m. That's interesting. Atlético's finances are all kinds of fucked up (the success of the past years and ensuing big ticket sales have probably saved the club), so they need shoring up if they want to mount a continued challenge at the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Will their new ground help/hinder them or will it be rented? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Will their new ground help/hinder them or will it be rented? It's funded by the sale of the Calderón, which sits on pretty valuable land. They paid part of the price using football tickets, though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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