Joan Laporta

[JamDav1982]

Na. Club should milk it for all its worth to get sponsors and attract more attention to the club itself. Don't they know how social media works?. Messi shows up at Camp Nou. 20 million likes alone in a few hours. Then he drops a hint. Fans and media go crazy. Club should use that to its advantage, even if for marketing and possible revenue purposes.

Absolute nonsense.

Lying even more about Messi brings nothing positive.

It takes 5 minutes for Messi to dismiss it and show club to be liars again which there is already enough evidence of and how treat current/former players.

 

[jairzinho]

Absolute nonsense.

Lying even more about Messi brings nothing positive.

It takes 5 minutes for Messi to dismiss it and show club to be liars again which there is already enough evidence of and how treat current/former players.

Club doesn't need to lie. Messi said he hoped to return one day. It creates a huge buzz around fans, media, sponsors. We should be using that speculation to our advantage. Its good for the brand and generates more attention for the club. Laporta himself doesn't need to come out and dismiss it even if it were to never happen.

 

[JamDav1982]

If the club came out and alluded to Messi coming back as a player and lied about him again it would be nothing but negative.

No sponsors etc are bothered about Messi rumours to put money into club anyway.

 

[TheStig]

The statement that Messi won't come back was Laporta's first smart statement about Leo in years.

 

[DonAK]

What a shame.

Laporta had the chance to use this to hopefully make amends with Messi with a reconciliatory tone, but instead probably went on and confirmed Messi distancing himself from him even more.

Don't think it would have killed him if he accepted that the way the entire thing was communicated and handled was terrible and that he wished he had done it differently.

Seemingly also confirmed that Messi not talking with anyone from the club and going to Camp Nou spontaneously was indeed true.

 

[Titan98]

What a shame.

Laporta had the chance to use this to hopefully make amends with Messi with a reconciliatory tone, but instead probably went on and confirmed Messi distancing himself from him even more.

Don't think it would have killed him if he accepted that the way the entire thing was communicated and handled was terrible and that he wished he had done it differently.

Seemingly also confirmed that Messi not talking with anyone from the club and going to Camp Nou spontaneously was indeed true.

Didn't Laporta's opponent in the election also say he would extend Messi's contract? This statement was probably necessary to win the election. If Laporta had told the truth back then, someone else would likely have won, and the same scenario would have repeated itself, as the club, with its problems at the time, couldn't afford to sign Messi. I think the best thing Laporta can say now is the truth regarding Messi's return; unfortunately, he's too proud to admit why things played out the way they did. A return before the World Cup is unrealistic for several reasons, and hopefully, there will be a single farewell match afterward. The Messi and Barca chapter is closed, and all that remains are good memories.

 

[Messigician]

Can Messi return on a 6-month loan as a player? Joan Laporta: “Out of respect for Messi, for the professionals at the club, and for our members, I won’t make any unrealistic speculations, it wouldn’t be appropriate right now.”

On Messi’s departure, “Despite how everything happened with Leo Messi's departure, I have no regrets.

I don’t think Laporta would want Messi if he offered to play for free.

 

[Messigician]

Didn't Laporta's opponent in the election also say he would extend Messi's contract?

No

"I believe it is impossible to answer that question in the affirmative," Freixa told COPE when asked if Messi could stay at Barcelona with the same salary.

"If I said yes, you would have to lock me up."

Freixa said there’s no way they can keep Messi and Barca fans shouldn’t expect magic

 

[Titan98]

No

"I believe it is impossible to answer that question in the affirmative," Freixa told COPE when asked if Messi could stay at Barcelona with the same salary.

"If I said yes, you would have to lock me up."

Freixa said there’s no way they can keep Messi and Barca fans shouldn’t expect magic

Ok didnt know much about freixa. But the candidat with the 2nd best chances to win was not him. It was another guy but i don’t know his name

 

[KingLeo10]

Gician acting up again trying to stay relevant.

Relax, and go play cards with Ney Ney

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

I won't talk about the Messi situation because everyone becomes a bit fanatical when he is involved. Maybe Laporta was to blame. But the Laporta hate mob genuinely confuses me.

The way they pounce on any perceived slight of his, turning any misdemeanor into a death penalty offense is just bizarre. You would think that Barca has had a long list of wonderful presidents in the past, the way they go on, but we all know it's quite the contrary.

Even Laporta's biggest detractors will have to concede he is the most successful Barca president in our history by a country mile.

Some ridiculously claim he got ' lucky ', but he inherited two polar opposite situations and came up smelling of roses both times. So what is actually the problem?

Especially considering the alternatives that we have today that are franky laughable.

Genuine question -------- WHAT DO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY WANT ?

 

[jamrock]

They want a slim owner who is truthfully 100% of the times.

He's slim & he's honest 💦 💦.

 

[JamDav1982]

Like any President folk focus on what he has done well and done badly.

With Messi and way has lied to him and treated others his mouth catches up with him at times.

Simples.

He doesnt get a free pass due to some fallacy he 'saved the club' through loans and levers and at same time doesnt get judged on 'normal' standards either due to situation when came in.

If he did more would get made of Reals x2 CLs and the scuddings in Europe etc when that is not the focus as much and leeway given and more discussion about decisions being made to help club get back.. some good some bad. Depending on opinion.