Guest firetotheworks Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 A lot of successful teams need slightly above average players who work hard, understand tactical issues well and can come ito do a job. I think Chelsea missed a trick with Kalou. A player like him is useful who is more or less happy to be a substitute and fill-in when needed. Mikel does a vital job of that at the moment. Especially useful with managers who like to rotate. Very difficult to keep more than 14 players happy who demand first team football. Can no one say anything without you weighing in with your clear as day insight man? Can you not just let it rest that someone thinks that a player like Delph isn't good enough for a team like Man City? I don't even necessarily disagree with your point, it's just that I know it already and still have my opinion, you're not informing me with new info. It's more that you perceive my posts in this light. I've simply shared an opinion that contradicts yours. I don't care about the point itself, let alone whether you're going to change your opinion. My posts reflect my opinion, if you respond - i'll consider your opinion or further explain my initial post if the feeling takes me. This is a forum... a place to talk and share ideas. If you don't like my posts, don't read em. Mehhhh....yeah, fair enough on this occasion. Still knew that all already and still think Delph isn't good enough though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 That's disappointing, I once did a tour of undiscovered Spain (Sergovia, Toledo, Burgos, Bilboa and a few other places and the tour guide said that there was loads of teams in Spain that only pick players from a certain area, must have been talking a load of s****. Sociedad did to a certain extent until recently, didn't they? Edit: Til Aldridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 When I went to Barcelona a few years ago I only saw one Espanyol shirt the whole time I was there, worn by a lady working in a butchers. Is the ratio of fans the most lop sided in any city in world football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Raul Tamudo the greatest Catalan striker? Interesting. The North East is positively fertile in comparison. Not many regions in the world will have produced a better striker than Alan Shearer. We've always been better with midfielders, anyway: Guardiola, Busquets, Xavi, Fàbregas... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 As if Greece won the Euros. How mad was that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 As if Greece won the Euros. How mad was that? Sounds like something you'd say on a particularly bad date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I'll stick it the conversation book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I remember preparing topics to talk about with my first girlfriend when I was mega young. Stuff like "how bad is our english teacher" aand pish like that. Tragic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I remember preparing topics to talk about with my first girlfriend when I was mega young. Stuff like "how bad is our english teacher" aand pish like that. Tragic. Little notepad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34162999 How utterly pointless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 When I went to Barcelona a few years ago I only saw one Espanyol shirt the whole time I was there, worn by a lady working in a butchers. Is the ratio of fans the most lop sided in any city in world football? The Spanish public survey agency made recently a study of club followings throughout Spain. According to them, in the Barcelona area it was something of a 25:1 ratio. There's actually more Real Madrid fans in Barcelona than Espanyol fans. Comfortably so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34162999 How utterly pointless. Reminds me of this lad at school who used to try and play as ref on the yard and gave a blue card to whoever he thought was man of the match. Everyone ignored him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34162999 How utterly pointless. It's only workable if you can save them up for stuff, like green shield stamps. Buy a toaster or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Italians will eventually find their way to a blue card via cheating, that's a given. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Unduly amused at ITV captioning the Georgian player v Scotland as "Levan McHedlidze", like he's from the diaspora. They are so shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 When I went to Barcelona a few years ago I only saw one Espanyol shirt the whole time I was there, worn by a lady working in a butchers. Is the ratio of fans the most lop sided in any city in world football? The Spanish public survey agency made recently a study of club followings throughout Spain. According to them, in the Barcelona area it was something of a 25:1 ratio. There's actually more Real Madrid fans in Barcelona than Espanyol fans. Comfortably so. 25 to 1 is mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 It wasn't like that when I was younger. We were a majority but not by such an absurd margin. Besides the fact our recent success will have brought us more fans, the thing is that Espanyol are a zombie club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 It's a shame really. Espanyol families should be using the rod to enforce their team upon their children. Such a large city deserves a proper rivalry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 They have been languishing under financial duress since the late 90s, when they were forced to sell their stadium (and it was a bad sale, too). They have been crippled with debt and lack of revenue because they didn't own a stadium until they built Cornellà-El Prat. They operate on a shoestring, and even with their diminished fanbase they should still be one of the 7-8 richest clubs in the country. Theirs is a story of chronic mismanagement and short-termism. They have a decent board now. Building their own stadium should help in the long term, but it has crippled them in the short one. The residential developments that were attached to the deal didn't pan out because of the big real state crash in Spain. They have been unlucky, but in 4-5 years they should stabilize. Their challenge is keeping a decent fanbase until then; the attendances have been constantly dropping for the past years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Ralph Milne, former Dundee United and Manchester United left winger has died aged 54. I remember him at Charlton before Taggart signed him back when they were shit. Taggart hadn't cleared out the renowned pissheads by this time, the only successful signing he'd made for them by then was Brian McClair, and Milne, as I remember was distinctly mediocre for them. Still, 54 is no age. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Milne is actually pretty respected by Manchester United fans while being, as you said, distinctly mediocre. I imagine that's mainly because while Fergie was criticised for the signing, he actually defended Milne and said he was an asset. I was too young to know for myself really. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I read that Barca/Real tend to be people's second team in Spain if not #1. Is this true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 VI would be able to clarify but from my understanding (what I've read) its true. The book Fear And Loathing In La Liga by Sid Lowe covers the rivalry and popularity really well, with La Roja as a complimentary book it basically gives you lots of information on both. My parents live in Southern Valencia region and there's a Barca supporters bar in the town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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