leviramsey Posted August 18, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2011 You know, I would not have taken La Liga if any books offered a "who will lose more games due to labor issues in 2011: the NFL or La Liga" prop. (of course, maybe only El Juego del Salon de la Fama will be called off ) ((it is nice to see that the great American tradition of labor strife in sports is crossing the Atlantic)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2011 First round of games has been officially called off. Could see this one lasting a long time. Players look to be adamant that there be a fund in place to pay players in full if clubs go into administration and that fund can pretty much only exist if Barcelona and Real Madrid decide to stop selling TV rights individually. LFP is at this time insisting on making up games in whole rounds, so there can't be too many weekends they can miss without getting close to having to dramatically restructure the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 You know, I would not have taken La Liga if any books offered a "who will lose more games due to labor issues in 2011: the NFL or La Liga" prop. (of course, maybe only El Juego del Salon de la Fama will be called off ) ((it is nice to see that the great American tradition of labor strife in sports is crossing the Atlantic)) Double parentheses......nice one, Levi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddybloke Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Madrid have a freindly next week at home, assuming i can just turn up on the day and get tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 yeah though better to buy the day before if you have time, Santiago Bernabeu is full of scalpers with excellent English , dont buy from them as they will say its sold out but games are easy to get o nthe day unless a Clasico or Atletico game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 you could get tickets on the door for the super cup games, cant see there being problems for a friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 WE'RE BACK BABY !!!! IT KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Are we starting with last weeks fixtures? or week 2? I presume it's week 2 and last weeks fixtures will be at a later date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 am disappointed as 1st weekend had Malaga vs Barcelona and Seville Derby(the best and craziest game in Europe ) pick of this weeks games is Sevilla vs Malaga or Barca vs Villareal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It starts with week 2.. So RM vs Zaragoza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 All this kerfuffle about Mourinho. If he does get booted out, the cynic in me will think he engineered his untenable position so that he never has to face the inevitable failure of overthrowing Barcelona in the league. This way he can choose to say nothing and no black mark goes against his managerial ability - rather it will only go against his character, which is far more palatable to him and his ego; not to mention his legacy. No-one will ever be able to say he failed, and his supporters will be able to say he was getting there and that he never got the chance. Very clever Jose, very clever. I think he knows he has failed already and that's why he's doing what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'm not sure BOF I think there is certainly an arguement to be made for that being the case and I certainly wouldn't put it past him. You can never rule anything out with Jose every little thing he does is calculated, judged and designed to achieve a goal even if only known to him. With the incident the other day though I think he was trying to cause trouble and hoped not to get seen doing it. I think the case you put forward is completely plausible my only doubt with it is that I think the job he has always wanted, the job he has seemingly coverted since being at Porto is the Man Utd job. Every time he does something like he did against Barca I think the job moves further from his reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 Every time he does something like he did against Barca I think the job moves further from his reach. Couldn't agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Think last week the 1st time the pressure has really got to Mourinho, if he was winning he would stay away. Personally think this could be his last club job, he wants United job so wont go City, burned his bridges in Italy and wont get a job at Barcelona. All really club left available in Europe is Bayern Munich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 Burnt his Italian bridges??? By doing the treble? I don't think so. You saying every Italian side wouldn't take him in a heartbeat? He may have fallen out with the meeja but I doubt the clubs would give a fook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 well he said he wont go back to Italy and hates Italian football plus i dont think any clubs could afford him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 Totally agree BOF especially as his 'style' of football is so closely matched to the traditional Italian way of playing the game. I think there would be clubs in Italy falling over themselves to appoint him if he were available. Now if you had said he won't want to go back to Italy you'd have had a point but there would certainly be offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 25, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2011 well he said he wont go back to Italy and hates Italian football plus i dont think any clubs could afford him Right fair enough. But that ain't burning bridges. They'd take him if they could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Sexy football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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