Joan Laporta

[khaled_a_d]

Point is, are there not younger, more capable, less nepotistic people in Catalunya. Someone with fresh ideas and genuine work ethic and business acumen.

Not this fat dinasour.

There is a reason everyone hates their leaders everywhere and think "we can do better" and rarely you see a fanbase satisfied.

Like where are those great beloved club presidents across Europe? Perez (who isn't that much appreciated atm from his fanbase btw) and who else? Bayern who had their leaders not paying minimum wages or taxes? PSG who were throwing money until something sticks? City who did the same? Arsenal who has been rebuilding everywhere? Liverpool who mostly had stingy owners who lucked out in getting Klopp for the most part?

And for all those characteristics you mentioned, you failed to mention the most important one : Someone who can actually win.

Maybe there is some 40 years old executive out there who could act as a better club president, sure. But how can you identify that guy and how can he win?

This isn't defending Laporta btw, but finding someone that fans deems half competent isn't as easy as you make it.

PS: Laporta is 63, hardly a dinosaur. Perez was one year younger when he arrived for 2nd stint in 2009

 

[Barcaman]

There is a reason everyone hates their leaders everywhere and think "we can do better" and rarely you see a fanbase satisfied.

Like where are those great beloved club presidents across Europe? Perez (who isn't that much appreciated atm from his fanbase btw) and who else? Bayern who had their leaders not paying minimum wages or taxes? PSG who were throwing money until something sticks? City who did the same? Arsenal who has been rebuilding everywhere? Liverpool who mostly had stingy owners who lucked out in getting Klopp for the most part?

And for all those characteristics you mentioned, you failed to mention the most important one : Someone who can actually win.

Maybe there is some 40 years old executive out there who could act as a better club president, sure. But how can you identify that guy and how can he win?

This isn't defending Laporta btw, but finding someone that fans deems half competent isn't as easy as you make it.

PS: Laporta is 63, hardly a dinosaur. Perez was one year younger when he arrived for 2nd stint in 2009

Barca from the 90s was the reference point for everyone. Biggest stadium, clean sponsorless shirt, rich, clear identity.
It stood as reference for everyone else.
Maybe my standards are stuck somewhere in time but I see the rot everywhere. And it's mainly the moral corruption plus the general ineptitude reeking from Laporta.
Could always be worse as Gni said but I just don't see excellence in current board that club of this stature deserves and needs in these times.

 

[Temptation]

There is a reason everyone hates their leaders everywhere and think "we can do better" and rarely you see a fanbase satisfied.

Like where are those great beloved club presidents across Europe? Perez (who isn't that much appreciated atm from his fanbase btw) and who else? Bayern who had their leaders not paying minimum wages or taxes? PSG who were throwing money until something sticks? City who did the same? Arsenal who has been rebuilding everywhere? Liverpool who mostly had stingy owners who lucked out in getting Klopp for the most part?

And for all those characteristics you mentioned, you failed to mention the most important one : Someone who can actually win.

Maybe there is some 40 years old executive out there who could act as a better club president, sure. But how can you identify that guy and how can he win?

This isn't defending Laporta btw, but finding someone that fans deems half competent isn't as easy as you make it.

PS: Laporta is 63, hardly a dinosaur. Perez was one year younger when he arrived for 2nd stint in 2009

Liverpool fans love FSG even though they are stingy most of the time.

City fans literally worship Sheikh Mansour lol. From the day he arrived. They were irrelevant before him.

Chelsea fans absolutely adored Roman. Still do.

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

Liverpool fans love FSG even though they are stingy most of the time.

City fans literally worship Sheikh Mansour lol. From the day he arrived. They were irrelevant before him.

Chelsea fans absolutely adored Roman. Still do.

Colour me shocked. Fans of sugar daddy clubs which were irrelevant before said sugar daddy came on the scene, worship said sugar daddy.

And Liverpool fans don't love FSG, otherwise they wouldn't have been doing cartwheels of joy a few years ago when there was rumours of a Saudi takeover. I know a lot of Livvy fans, not one doesn't dislike the owners, mainly for their stingy transfer market ways.

I can't think of a more popular club owner/president in world football right now then Don Laporta. Maybe Tony Bloom, who seems to have the magic wand, but he has only been at small clubs.

Messi could come out right now and back Victor Font and it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference. Most Cules, bar a tiny minority on the internet, know he is doing an incredible job and that the good times will probably come to an end when he isn't at the wheel no more.

 

[draconifire]

There isnt a better or even close alternative to Laporta.
And Laporta has done well. Even though there are quite a few things I would like this board to change or do differently. Constant lying is one of them.
But Fatporta deserves another term.

Having said that. Are there no other good candidates in the race?
Cuz that's what makes the main candidate perform, or there will be complacency and Laziness. Given Deco, guy is a bit lazy with all the reports we have seen.
Which is what I am afraid is going to happen.

 

[Andresito]

No real reason to replace Laporta. Club is in an upward trajectory both on and off the pitch.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Barca from the 90s was the reference point for everyone. Biggest stadium, clean sponsorless shirt, rich, clear identity.
It stood as reference for everyone else.
Maybe my standards are stuck somewhere in time but I see the rot everywhere. And it's mainly the moral corruption plus the general ineptitude reeking from Laporta.
Could always be worse as Gni said but I just don't see excellence in current board that club of this stature deserves and needs in these times.

And yet, Nunez was called every name on the book and was widely hated, especially after Crujif left. The same question you asked were asked about him, except Internet was just a baby and essentially only media had a voice.

So, that for large part was hindsight, and being stuck for the good old days. Great leaders and great times are mostly recognised after it is over, rather than during the time it happened.


Sure, we aren't in our glory days. But if we manage to win La Liga, that's 3 league titles in 5 years during financial crises, while fixing the Camp Nou. That's hardly a failure. Even before our financial hardship, fans didn't expect as much in the post-Messi era.

You can say Laporta should thank Flick, but Nunez had Crujif to thank to.

Could we do better? Sure.
Could we do far worse: absolutely.

 

[jamrock]

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Potentially 3 league titles in 4/5 years tells us how good we are doing on the pitch.

When we factor in, the state of the club on both fronts when he came in, then history speaks for itself

Good luck finding anyone better.
Having the perfect being the enemy of the GREAT.

While those who talk the most negatively about him, openly backed the likes of rosell and bartomeu.

 

[JamDav1982]

Fake news.

Top lad sacking Xavi when so many claimed should be there for years.

Like all Presidents good and bad decisions.

'On the pitch' helps when left players in team and in system coming through also no doubt.. Pedri, Frenkie, Yamal etc and not having to bring in then plenty others.

Funny the same folk saying how much Barca win as evidence... same folk who would argue AGAINST us when said Barca had a squad good enough to compete favourably with Real.

Those same folk then doubted Laporta and squad... bummed up Real and claimed those of us that said differently and squad was good enough to compete only doing it as Xavi in charge.

Now Barca win and those same folk that doubted the squads ability to win go full mental gymnastics and say 'see told you so'.

Usual.

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

Fake news.

Top lad sacking Xavi when so many claimed should be there for years.

Like all Presidents good and bad decisions.

'On the pitch' helps when left players in team and in system coming through also no doubt.. Pedri, Frenkie, Yamal etc and not having to bring in then plenty others.

Funny the same folk saying how much Barca win as evidence... same folk who would argue AGAINST us when said Barca had a squad good enough to compete favourably with Real.

Those same folk then doubted Laporta and squad... bummed up Real and claimed those of us that said differently and squad was good enough to compete only doing it as Xavi in charge.

Now Barca win and those same folk that doubted the squads ability to win go full mental gymnastics and say 'see told you so'.

Usual.

 

[jamrock]

Fake news.

Top lad sacking Xavi when so many claimed should be there for years.

Like all Presidents good and bad decisions.

'On the pitch' helps when left players in team and in system coming through also no doubt.. Pedri, Frenkie, Yamal etc and not having to bring in then plenty others.

Funny the same folk saying how much Barca win as evidence... same folk who would argue AGAINST us when said Barca had a squad good enough to compete favourably with Real.

Those same folk then doubted Laporta and squad... bummed up Real and claimed those of us that said differently and squad was good enough to compete only doing it as Xavi in charge.

Now Barca win and those same folk that doubted the squads ability to win go full mental gymnastics and say 'see told you so'.

Usual.

And the fool who has talked the most shit about him.

From the OG he's not that special, it's the board, we saw how that age 😂. To this very day.

Is still here fighting the ghost of 100 shit takes about laporta and everything structurally important to the club, what's he's been wrong at every turn.

 

[JamDav1982]

Fake news again.

Jamrock the fool who said squad not good enough compared to Real and drooled over them while I an others said otherwise.

Said 'Xavi is correct' about squad when Laporta punted him and wanted Xavi to be in charge for years,

Now gloating if Barca win.

Sensational.

Wrong at every turn as per usual.

Jamrock who wanted Barca to sign the CVC deal when thought Laporta was going to.

Brilliant.

Go write essays about the brilliance of Casado again. Suits you.

 

[jamrock]

Pedri & De jong is definitely one of the prime reasons we've been winning.



Not raphinha
Not lewa
Not tek
Not kounde
Not Christensen in his first season
Torres ( who I don't rate. But yet another solid signing).

Not the successful signings, de jong. Who has been replaced by casado & Eric Garcia is back to back seasons without the team missi
ng a beat 😂. Who we lost only 1 game against Madrid while he was out injured under xavi 😂.

 

[JamDav1982]

More fake news...

You claimed Gavi and Gundo better in a two than Pedri you clueless numpty.

Who is claiming all signings are bad?

Do better.

Those players all there when Jamrock used to argue Real had much better squad and Xavi correct.

Frenkie been far better for Barca than likes of Kounde and others there you numpty.

Oh how used to mock when folk said Gundo had to go... wrong as usual.

Replaced by Casado? That would have been Barca 7 points behind Real and barely winning a game in months.

'Barely missed a beat'.

Go tell us again how Gavi and Gundo are better deep than Pedri.. as is FDJ.

Sensational.

Laugh emoji below if know JamDav is right.

 

[jamrock]

Fake news again.

Jamrock the fool who said squad not good enough compared to Real and drooled over them while I an others said otherwise.

Said 'Xavi is correct' about squad when Laporta punted him and wanted Xavi to be in charge for years,

Now gloating if Barca win.

Sensational.

Wrong at every turn as per usual.

Jamrock who wanted Barca to sign the CVC deal when thought Laporta was going to.

Brilliant.

Go write essays about the brilliance of Casado again. Suits you.

Find me the quote where I said we can't compete with Madrid, Deliberately using serghei words as mines.

Because as per usual when you come against me, you get lapped down like the little bitch you are.

Keep raging against the great Joan laporta, they say even a broken clock is right at least twice per day, it's been decades now and at every turn you are still wrong, 😂.