phoenix1876 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Just saw on the news, after they won the cup, they were celebrating about the streets on an open top bus and dropped the trophy infront of the bus and it got crushed hahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Just saw on the news, after they won the cup, they were celebrating about the streets on an open top bus and dropped the trophy infront of the bus and it got crushed hahahahahahaha My Cup got Runneth Over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 My Cup got Runneth Over very good M'Lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 The look on the two guys' faces on this one is priceless: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Video on BBC website - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13155619.stm LMFAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couldn't have happened to a nicer team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Good ol' Team Franco. I trust it was the goalie who mishandled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeConsumer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couldn't have happened to a nicer team My thoughts entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinyman Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couple of anti madrid comments, can i be enlightened as to why people dislike them? just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terminator Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Personally I am quite pleased that Barcelona lost the game, sick of them being fawned over by countless Barcelona "fans" here. No-one mentions that they simply cannot be financially stable, successful or not. However, although I am satisfied that Madrid won this time, I would rather both would implode, along with the rest of Europe's big spenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeConsumer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couple of anti madrid comments, can i be enlightened as to why people dislike them? just curious Personally, not keen on either their determination to buy success through over the top purchases (Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo etc) rather than any attempt to bring through significant numbers of their own players. For the same reason I resent most of the top teams in the EPL. When Florentino Pérez took over as chairman he said he wanted to turn their stadium into a footballing DisneyLand... On the footballing side I just think they're the archetypal "modern football" team and that isn't something I'm keen on. More concerned with promoting their "brand" than their fans or football. Off the park, their connection to Franco and the extreme right views of Ultras Sur (friends with the Ultras of Nazio in Italy after all) and other fans make me despise them all the more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couple of anti madrid comments, can i be enlightened as to why people dislike them? just curious I'm not anti Real Madrid as such. Don't like jose, Can't stand Ronaldo (as a person but do accept he's a very good player).Pepe is just scum (you see the incident that led to his 8 or 9 game ban you'll understand why). I watch la Liga on sky and I have taking a liking to Barcelona. This has been since they first won the champ Lge at Wembley. Hope one day to go and take in a game at the camp neu. Last night felt Real were more intent to boot Barca off the park and in the end it worked. Guess Real winning makes the Champ Lge semi even more interesting now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Personally, not keen on either their determination to buy success through over the top purchases (Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo etc) rather than any attempt to bring through significant numbers of their own players. For the same reason I resent most of the top teams in the EPL. When Florentino Pérez took over as chairman he said he wanted to turn their stadium into a footballing DisneyLand... On the footballing side I just think they're the archetypal "modern football" team and that isn't something I'm keen on. More concerned with promoting their "brand" than their fans or football. Off the park, their connection to Franco and the extreme right views of Ultras Sur (friends with the Ultras of Nazio in Italy after all) and other fans make me despise them all the more. while I agree that this can be said of Real Madrid, Barcelona have brought through a number of youngsters. Are Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Puyol, Valdez, Messi, Busquets not a product of their youth set up. Guardiola was a mascot, ball boy, player, captain and then manager of the team reserves for a season before he got to take over the main team. Has there ever been such a success story? Promoting from within a club can work.....hey bet we'd all love just a slice of that type of success for Jackie. Say promotion and a cup run with a team built round the youth structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeConsumer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 while I agree that this can be said of Real Madrid, Barcelona have brought through a number of youngsters. Are Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Puyol, Valdez, Messi, Busquets not a product of their youth set up. Guardiola was a mascot, ball boy, player, captain and then manager of the team reserves for a season before he got to take over the main team. Has there ever been such a success story? Promoting from within a club can work.....hey bet we'd all love just a slice of that type of success for Jackie. Say promotion and a cup run with a team built round the youth structure? That's my point in a nutshell. Two of the most successful (and well paid teams) and Real Madrid had two players (Casillas and Granero if I'm right) from their youth set up involved in that game, Barcelona have almost an entire first 11 in the squad from that set up. Real Madrid have always been about instant gratification and success rather than letting things grow like Barcelona have. Would outright love to see a team built around the youth structure doing well under Jackie at Firhill. We can but dream eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinyman Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Personally, not keen on either their determination to buy success through over the top purchases (Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo etc) rather than any attempt to bring through significant numbers of their own players. For the same reason I resent most of the top teams in the EPL. When Florentino Pérez took over as chairman he said he wanted to turn their stadium into a footballing DisneyLand... On the footballing side I just think they're the archetypal "modern football" team and that isn't something I'm keen on. More concerned with promoting their "brand" than their fans or football. Off the park, their connection to Franco and the extreme right views of Ultras Sur (friends with the Ultras of Nazio in Italy after all) and other fans make me despise them all the more. I'm not anti Real Madrid as such. Don't like jose, Can't stand Ronaldo (as a person but do accept he's a very good player).Pepe is just scum (you see the incident that led to his 8 or 9 game ban you'll understand why). I watch la Liga on sky and I have taking a liking to Barcelona. This has been since they first won the champ Lge at Wembley. Hope one day to go and take in a game at the camp neu. Last night felt Real were more intent to boot Barca off the park and in the end it worked. Guess Real winning makes the Champ Lge semi even more interesting now. Cheers , I like Mourinho and preffered them to win for that reason alone, but didn't know of connections to right wing facists etc etc , I'll have a look for the pepe red card on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeConsumer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Cheers , I like Mourinho and preffered them to win for that reason alone, but didn't know of connections to right wing facists etc etc , I'll have a look for the pepe red card on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinyman Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Aye just watched it, what a prick he is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Couple of anti madrid comments, can i be enlightened as to why people dislike them? just curious For much the same reason people tend not to like Rangers, Chelsea, Lazio, Betar Jerusalem ... a lunatic fringe, right wing support and a sense of entitlement about them that gives any sane person the dry boak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 That's my point in a nutshell. Two of the most successful (and well paid teams) and Real Madrid had two players (Casillas and Granero if I'm right) from their youth set up involved in that game, Barcelona have almost an entire first 11 in the squad from that set up. Real Madrid have always been about instant gratification and success rather than letting things grow like Barcelona have. Would outright love to see a team built around the youth structure doing well under Jackie at Firhill. We can but dream eh? Barcelona have bought a lot of top players over the years too. They bought Alves, Abidal, Pique, Mascherano, Maxwell, Afellay, Keita and Villa - a substantial number of their current first choice players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix1876 Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Barcelona have bought a lot of top players over the years too. They bought Alves, Abidal, Pique, Mascherano, Maxwell, Afellay, Keita and Villa - a substantial number of their current first choice players. pique was brought through their youth. Sold to man utd with a buy back clause i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 pique was brought through their youth. Sold to man utd with a buy back clause i think Very true. Of course they buy players , most teams do, but they are very focused on youth developement. Real most certainly are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 pique was brought through their youth. Sold to man utd with a buy back clause i think Pique was poached by Man Utd - his first professional contract - and Barca were livid. He only made around 12 first-team appearances in 4 years before Barca paid about £5 million for him. I always thought that Pique was unlucky not to get more games at Old Trafford. He scored a good goal in the Champions League. Ferguson sold him too quickly and too cheaply. He paid £7 million for Smalling, a Fulham reserve! Pique would have been a great partner for Vidic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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