Search results

  1. A

    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    I doubt he has no private security. He defo does. But those guys are very good at hiding themselves and fitting in, it's their job. They were probably in that supermarket watching over him. As a guy who probably gets harassed and harangued 24/7 in public in other countries, if he seriously...
  2. A

    Ousmane Dembélé

    Not in that era anymore though. The best players in the world are Vinicius, Haaland, Mbappe, the best midfielders are guys like Rodri and KDB, it's not the game it used to be. Pedri and FDJ are some of the best midfielders going. True, forgot about Pedri, who also would make it in any top team.
  3. A

    Ousmane Dembélé

    What's the definition of world-class? Best in the world? That word is usually taken to mean players up there with the best, of which we do have several. Araujo undoubtedly is one of the best CBs itw. FDJ in midfield. Will get hate for saying, but there aren't many keepers you can confidently...
  4. A

    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Tbh, I think Tebas was pushing for it as much as Laporta. Even if you buy into the things about him hating Barcelona, at the end of the day, he runs a league, and Messi coming back would be so huge in terms of revenue, entertainment, interest etc. I believe that he might have let us bend the...
  5. A

    The Negreira case

    Rosell and Bartomeu were involved but not Laporta who paid the most money to Negreira yearly than any other president. Strange type of reporting.
  6. A

    Abde Ezzalzouli

    Something it took me a long time to realise is, above all, football is a game of association and of movement and passing. Despite being important for wingers, 1v1 ability is only 5-10 percent of actual skill. The vast majority of what makes a player good is their interpretation of the game...
  7. A

    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Laporta : Man, we had permission from LaLiga to register Leo. Everything was already agreed with his brother. He told us that he had spent some very hard seasons in Paris with a lot of pressure and he did not want to play any more football like that and for that reason he chose Inter Miami.
  8. A

    Vitor Roque

    Roque looks much less like a gamble. We have a way better idea of his floor and ceiling and he would come in to contribute immediately in a position of need that we have to fill. Ie, we had to get a striker anyway, so in that way he's not a gamble but a needed reinforcement. Guler is way more...
  9. A

    Vitor Roque

    Guler wasn't an appropriate transfer for our current financial situation. Spending 30m on a prospect who wouldn't start for at least a year, and who may never be good enough, isn't a bet we are capable to make when we are struggling like this financially. Thus I wouldn't say we weren't in for...
  10. A

    Vitor Roque

    One thing is we signed the new transfers on much bigger contracts than was claimed. The likes of Kessie and Ferran are still receiving Barto style wages. In another club they would make half of what they do here. Aside from that, there probably is another elephant in the room, because you're...
  11. A

    Arda Güler

    He'll probably be on the bench here as well unless we go back to 433. With the addition of Gundogan and maybe Brozovic there's not enough space for him on the starting lineup.
  12. A

    Joan Laporta

    ESL would probably make a remarkable amount of income, possibly the highest earning competition in the history of sport maybe (off pure revenue). For example look at the EPL and how much it draws in TV rights and viewerships and that's including the Burnley's, the Everton's, the Wolves etc that...
  13. A

    Joan Laporta

    I would say the answer is a Super League with petro clubs excluded. Something has got to be done about it because we are getting to the point where in order for a top club to stay competitive they have to take dirty petrostate money and become the toy of some sheikh across the world. If the...
  14. A

    Joan Laporta

    It's about how much do we value the essence of Barca and how and why it was created. If we don't value the history, sure, we could be a financial giant and totally sell out to the Saudis. It's how much do you want to erode before we draw a line under it. If it is the 100m as stated it would be...
  15. A

    Joan Laporta

    In the sense that looking at their club you would 100 percent consider them to be associated with us, likely in the same way as this Qatari club. But the Qataris will pay us for it. Yes, I think with all the rhetoric around the Middle East right now and the dirty money they are investing into...
  16. A

    Joan Laporta

    Probably isn't near 100m only to use the name as other clubs are already doing that but even getting 20m or so for it is worth. 100m would be a pipe dream.
  17. A

    Joan Laporta

    We already have clubs ripping off our likeness in other countries no? Barcelona SC? If this is just an extension of that doesn't seem like a huge problem if it's worth the bad publicity.
  18. A

    6 - Gavi

    Easy there. I get you don't like him but your hate comes off as incredibly bitter and personal. The very post you're quoting is criticism. I think he has a high technical level in that his ball control, touch, skill etc outside of a game setting is very good. Showing that in a game is a...
  19. A

    Arda Güler

    I agree. There seems to be an archetype of those wingers consistently coming out of Turkey. Really technical guys who score bangers from time to time but can't do it in high level football. With that said, he looks way sharper than Demir did and has quicker feet. Dribbles with conviction...
  20. A

    İlkay Gündoğan

    He was just one of the best players in a treble winning season. He's not going to magically lose the ability to play football in half a year. Also, the physical pace is a lot slower here than EPL, so could help to preserve him for a few years. Signing one of the best midfielders in England on...

Home of Barca Fans

Top