Josep Maria Bartomeu

[El Gato]

I hate this board for sticking with an average manager, but your claims are not true. You said we signed our B and C options, but almost all players who were landed were often the no1 option as reported in the Barca papers from the start.

Overpaying for players is a result of the current market, not of our amateurish board.

You got it right that we have a crap board. But not because of our player transfers.

You have a crap board. Player targets you take on are an effect of your board, absolutely. Why stick with Roberto for as long as you do instead of going for somebody who has a higher ceiling to push Semedo? Arda? Digne? Raki? Gomes? Vidal? Rafinha? Going full-on Faubert with KPB? All relatively mediocre options for the needs of that lineup, mostly unnecessary and avoidable, yet quite satisfactory for your board who in all likelihood don't take EV's wants seriously since that's where Willian stories come from. Ineptitude of building a squad at institutional level. It is getting a bit better since Abidal came on board, but years of damage done from the sporting perspective. It's clear for anybody who doesn't unconditionally love Barcelona for no reason that there is no real idea behind this. Manager doesn't even need to be mentioned, because for all intents and purposes, he's a pawn and at least if good transfer policy was in place without his involvement, it'd be clear who needs to go first. But even basic sporting project isn't there.

You realize he is getting paid 1m/year for half a decade? In todays market? How in the world you think anyone would call him greedy? Have you seen the market he is pulling from Japan? He isn't even getting nowhere near what he's worth, the only reason he went to Madrid is a middle finger to our club, nothing else.

He is getting 2-3 times more than what he was offered by Barcelona. Middle finger is quite the point. Madrid would be dumb not to bite and capitalise. And Barca were dumb enough to not redistribute the wages and entice him to stay with a higher offer. A dude that was nurtured for years in La Masia and who broke through to his NT at 16-17. Let go for free.

 

[FC B]

I'll say that piece of shit of a president should offer Valverde a new contract asap.

 

[Barcaman]

Whata day. Lost an opener first time in a decade and loaned out the most expensive player in our history.

 

[Sailor Mars]

This president's legacy is going to be "the guy who squandered Messis's prime years"

 

[Mitchell1978]

He's far more culpable then Valverde imo, he's the one responsible for buying players not who don't fit and keeping a coach with no vision.

 

[MTL_Barca]

His beloved shit coach surprisingly played shit football again, lost the opening game and his new 120M galactico played like the 140M galactico he just LOANED to Bayern.

Incredible start of the season for Barto.

 

[RIZALDINHO]

he is rubbish president and should leave barca immediately.

 

[clemente]

fine with splashing 200m for washed wingers but cannot scrape up 10m contract for a proper manager

 

[vlad]

This president's legacy is going to be "the guy who squandered Messis's prime years"

To be honest, messi doesnt show that he would like some changes, he still supports valverde, as long as he is getting paid as much as he wants, he is perfectly okay with situation today, if not, his words are enough to fire valverde

Edit: ou, its bartomeu thread not ernesto, but still, i dont see messi complaining about anything that bothers barca fans today, automaticaly its hard to feel sorry for him and his lack of sucess in most elite competition

 

[DonAK]

To be honest, messi doesnt show that he would like some changes, he still supports valverde, as long as he is getting paid as much as he wants, he is perfectly okay with situation today, if not, his words are enough to fire valverde

Edit: ou, its bartomeu thread not ernesto, but still, i dont see messi complaining about anything that bothers barca fans today, automaticaly its hard to feel sorry for him and his lack of sucess in most elite competition

While it's very disappointing to see our senior players backing him like this, it's screwed up when we're relying on our players to make the right decisions in the club.......

You never see that in a well-run club.

 

[Devils]

The only person Barto loves more than Valverde is Neymar so I'm hoping that if Neymar comes he will convince Barto that Valverde is a piece of shit!

 

[vlad]

While it's very disappointing to see our senior players backing him like this, it's screwed up when we're relying on our players to make the right decisions in the club.......

You never see that in a well-run club.

You are absolutely right, but barca isnt well-run club for some time and messi doesnt have much left on top level, at least dont show support or justcome up with proper apology to all barca fans, as a captain ( or maybe i missed it?)

 

[raedkuwait]

This president's legacy is going to be "the guy who squandered Messis's prime years"

Naaa messi squandered his prime years with his own hands, he could have chosen to change all of that, but he is happy to
be among his friend players rather than winning for the club.

 

[-_- RandomUser -_-]

This guy is supposed to be a successful businessman and still cannot understand that no matter how much he invests on new players, it will be pointless as long as we have this muppet as manager.

 

[Raketa10]

He is not just a rubbish president he is an awful person whose word doesn't mean anything. This guy will claim something and after a month he will claim something totally different and he won't give a fuck what anyone else thinks about him or the club. He has destroyed Barca brand like no one before him. From one of the most bellowed clubs in the world we have became one of the most hated among football fans. Only thing he cares about is to spend as much as possible to buy star players and than he tries to cover that by selling Barca brand to every person that knocks on the door. He doesn't give a shit what will happen to this club after he leaves in 2021. I hate Valverde but this guy is a much bugger poison than our clueless manager.

Even if we get a decent president in two years time that guy will have his hands tied with all the debt left by the previous management board. Messi will bi in the end of his career, all of our current stars will be old and young players won't develop under Valverde at all. La Masia will be in ruins and there is no way anyone can fix that in the short term. It will take years to rebuild what Barto has ruined during his presidency. Unfortunately all we have now is few good years left until Messi retires because after that this club could find itself in position where MUN or Milan are right now.