UEFA Approves La Liga’s Plan for Villarreal vs Barcelona to Be Played in Miami

Loki

Loki

Well-known member
Your part about the "Mes que un club" is completely off topic and thus wrong, because people loving to talk about this topic like you and many others don't understand where the "Mes que un club" originates from, or what it actually means. It has nothing to do with member-ownership or sponsors.

It's about protecting the Catalan identity and pride, the fight against Franco's fascism and it's aftereffects in Madrid. About the freedom of expression, since Barca was one of the most important institutions for the Catalans to be heard. And it's still a place, where Catalans can express their feeling openly and freely.

People should stop mixing it with sporting or financial decisions, which you're free to criticize, but they have nothing to do with the club's motto. Even if Barca starts playing in Alaska, the Mes que un club motto will always be a part of the club and its history.
 
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JoeRyan

New member
Loki said:
Your part about the "Mes que un club" is completely off topic and thus wrong, because people loving to talk about this topic like you and many others don't understand where the "Mes que un club" originates from, or what it actually means. It has nothing to do with member-ownership or sponsors.

It's about protecting the Catalan identity and pride, the fight against Franco's fascism and it's aftereffects in Madrid. About the freedom of expression, since Barca was one of the most important institutions for the Catalans to be heard. And it's still a place, where Catalans can express their feeling.

People should stop mixing it with sporting or financial decisions, which you're free to criticize, but they have nothing to do with the club's motto.
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That is a completely fair point, but you state that "Barca was one of the most important institutions for the Catalans to be heard", yet Barcelona is deciding to not let its fans have a voice by agreeing to a match across the globe. Feel free to disagree with me and let me know.
 
Loki

Loki

Well-known member
JoeRyan said:
That is a completely fair point, but you state that "Barca was one of the most important institutions for the Catalans to be heard", yet Barcelona is deciding to not let its fans have a voice by agreeing to a match across the globe. Feel free to disagree with me and let me know.
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I repeat myself. This motto has nothing to do with sporting or financial decisions. It's about politics, identity and culture in Catalonia. The day Barca stops supporting Catalonia or forbids Catalans to express themselves in the Camp Nou, Palau and other Barca facilities is the day you can write about the club's motto.
 
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JoeRyan

New member
That’s a fair clarification, and I completely take your point about the historical and political meaning. My reference wasn’t about rewriting that history, but about what mes que un club has come to mean to fans today. it’s evolved beyond politics into a wider idea of belonging and representation. Decisions like playing in Miami feel like they go against that spirit.
 
ZenI

ZenI

Professor Balthazar
JoeRyan said:
That’s a fair clarification, and I completely take your point about the historical and political meaning. My reference wasn’t about rewriting that history, but about what mes que un club has come to mean to fans today. it’s evolved beyond politics into a wider idea of belonging and representation. Decisions like playing in Miami feel like they go against that spirit.
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Ok "journalist" - so now Barca fans in and around Miami who ascribe to your "new" definition of 'Mes Que Un Club' can go and watch their favorite club thanks to "belonging and representation" of the wider Barca family.
 
malvolio

malvolio

Senior Member
JoeRyan said:
That’s a fair clarification, and I completely take your point about the historical and political meaning. My reference wasn’t about rewriting that history, but about what mes que un club has come to mean to fans today. it’s evolved beyond politics into a wider idea of belonging and representation. Decisions like playing in Miami feel like they go against that spirit.
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Pretty much this. It was the club that pushed the slogan and used it to promote this image of doing things "the right way". Be it trough La Masia, the feminine football team, Unicef sponsorship or various other stuff trough the years.

The independence shite from Madrid is done and dusted anyway. Now we grabbing cash with both hands from African dictatorships.

So yes, it's embarrassing that a club of our stature, with or without the slogan, can stoop so low for cocksucking fucking money.
 
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