VillaJ100 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: In terms of their financials, they’re just kicking the can down the road in the hope that within a few years’ time the super duper league actually starts (with the recent ‘LIV Golf’ - let’s call it what it is, Saudi Golf - saga, I can see it coming up again soon and this time with some form of precedent in place, of sorts). They’re selling off chunks of their future income for an immediate cash injection, for a club/business that’s already lost money hand over fist it’s an absolute recipe for disaster. Unless of course the super duper league starts up and they take $500M a year to play in it. Seems like the mistake Super League made was not being explicitly sponsored by Saudi otherwise they'd have bent over. Seems nearly ever other sport does. I'm sure Barca would accept £500 mil to be a league member, but the real thing they want is to be able to sell Barca v Man Utd on their websites for a fiver, and hope they sell 100-200 million views which they could well do. Split that it's 500mil between them minimum per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, Genie said: Not really, unless the club starts operating for free As I said above, they've refinanced it with a fairly low interest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I don't understand how they get away with. I used to admire them a lot. Pep's Barcelona team is the best club side I've ever seen and played football the way I love to see it played. They were still problematic then, but these days they're a whole other level. Oh and their kit is shit This x 10. There was a time I would even call myself a bit of a Barca fan. Mes que en club used to mean something, and they had some fantastic teams with a core of local players. Not anymore. I went on a tour of San Mames a couple of days ago, as I’m in Bilbao. Ended up getting an Athletic coffee mug in the club shop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 Well I hated Barcelona before it was cool 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 52 minutes ago, LondonLax said: Well I hated Barcelona before it was cool I've hated them for at least 15 years, where's my prize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I wasn’t a fan of Pep’s Barcelona side. A lot of the time it was frustrating to watch (but effective). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, Genie said: I wasn’t a fan of Pep’s Barcelona side. A lot of the time it was frustrating to watch (but effective). They were initially exciting to watch until Pep got up his own arse and started thinking he was some football guru which he does to this day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Well I've disliked them since the 80's when they cheated their way to a UEFA cup semi-final win over IFK Göteborg. Club sent prostitutes to the hotel IFK were staying trying to cause trouble and had fans outside the hotel all night making it impossible to sleep. They also played brutal football with tons of horror tackles. Fair enough it worked and they won on pens after 3-3 on aggregate. Then they beat Sampdoria in the European Cup final 92 so once again f them. They've had some fantastic players over the years and played some fantastic football. My issue with them in the last 25 or so years is the holier than thou aura they try to push while at the same time being just as bad or as it turns out worse than Real Madrid, Juve, Bayern, Manure and all the other big corporations (sorry clubs). Their fan base is the most delusional, entitled bunch of C*ntalans you will ever meet and the players have made swarming the ref and cheating into an art form. Much of it thanks to Pep. The list of new reasons to dislike them in the last couple years seem have exploded but in reality they've been doing the same things for more than a decade at the very least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: They were initially exciting to watch until Pep got up his own arse and started thinking he was some football guru which he does to this day His track record is pretty good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 They've entered my top 3 of most disliked clubs behind Man Utd and SHA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 hours ago, bobzy said: His track record is pretty good. He has innovate ideas for sure - he also massively benefited from generational talents shifting some old names along the way. But still spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 25/07/2022 at 11:54, Zatman said: They were initially exciting to watch until Pep got up his own arse and started thinking he was some football guru which he does to this day I was a huge fan until the whole Chelsea Barca Champions league game was clearly fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 19 hours ago, Wainy316 said: They've entered my top 3 of most disliked clubs behind Man Utd and SHA. They are in my top 5 but that top 3 will be hard to dislodge! Top club is SHA, then Liverscum, then Manure, Leeds 4th, Barca 5th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, calcifer said: They are in my top 5 but that top 3 will be hard to dislodge! Top club is SHA, then Liverscum, then Manure, Leeds 4th, Barca 5th dont give them the satisfaction that they might be important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 53 minutes ago, Zatman said: dont give them the satisfaction that they might be important It's their fan's complete ass hats, think they are a big club because they got a big attendance in league 1..... Was a toss up between them and Albion. They have Steve Bruce lol! Liverpool are second because i hate their fans, always the victims and i hate Klopp, such a whiney twit. But Barca are becoming a club that is very detestable! Never going to happen but would love it if they went bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, calcifer said: It's their fan's complete ass hats, think they are a big club because they got a big attendance in league 1..... Was a toss up between them and Albion. They have Steve Bruce lol! Liverpool are second because i hate their fans, always the victims and i hate Klopp, such a whiney twit. But Barca are becoming a club that is very detestable! Never going to happen but would love it if they went bust! FIFA and UEFA would never let that happen… They have got debts that dwarf what Bolton, Derby, Bury and Glasgow Rangers owed combined… But they are “too big”, “too iconic”, “too popular” Strings will always be pulled to protect those who have spent enough money to grease the right palms so they can sit at the top table… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, DJ_Villain said: FIFA and UEFA would never let that happen… They have got debts that dwarf what Bolton, Derby, Bury and Glasgow Rangers owed combined… But they are “too big”, “too iconic”, “too popular” Strings will always be pulled to protect those who have spent enough money to grease the right palms so they can sit at the top table… That's why the game is gone, if they were a Bury/Glasgow Rangers they would been wound up by now! But its Barca, one of the Super sides. FFP does not apply to them, as they know UEFA/FIFA would never ban them from Europe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, calcifer said: That's why the game is gone, if they were a Bury/Glasgow Rangers they would been wound up by now! But its Barca, one of the Super sides. FFP does not apply to them, as they know UEFA/FIFA would never ban them from Europe! Yep… UEFA/FIFA were happy to let Deportivo, Parma, Rangers et al. take their medicine… and they were all in Europe at one point or another in (relatively) recent times… But not Barca or Man City… Heaven forbid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, DJ_Villain said: Yep… UEFA/FIFA were happy to let Deportivo, Parma, Rangers et al. take their medicine… and they were all in Europe at one point or another in (relatively) recent times… But not Barca or Man City… Heaven forbid I’m not sure that’s completely true. UEFA tried to implement sanctions on City but the courts overruled them. They also imposed transfer bans on Barcelona and forced them to release their superstar. Barcelona are finding loopholes to keep spending what they don’t have faster than UEFA and La Liga can close them. Edited July 26, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Genie said: I’m not sure that’s completely true. UEFA tried to implement sanctions on City but the courts overruled them. They also imposed transfer bans on Barcelona and forced them to release their superstar. Barcelona are finding loopholes to keep spending what they don’t have faster than UEFA and La Liga can close them. Wasn't it the La Liga rules that forced them to not sign Messi again. Edited July 26, 2022 by sne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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