Volbeater 17 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just watching this wee genius weave his magic against Girona. I’m glad I was born in an era to see him do his stuff. Absolute pleasure. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,625 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Pubs in Edinburgh were jam-packed with Barcelona 'fans' for the CL game the other night. Eugh. Great to see Espanyol give them a tough game a few days ago. Especially with the home fans waving so many Spanish flags. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Volbeater said: Just watching this wee genius weave his magic against Girona. I’m glad I was born in an era to see him do his stuff. Absolute pleasure. Have you ever been to a game and watched him play live ? I’ve had the pleasure on 3 occasions and he is undoubtedly a magician. Finest player of his era. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volbeater 17 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 No, haven’t seen him live. Less opportunity over this side of the Atlantic. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,429 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 hours ago, Gonzo79 said: Pubs in Edinburgh were jam-packed with Barcelona 'fans' for the CL game the other night. Eugh. Great to see Espanyol give them a tough game a few days ago. Especially with the home fans waving so many Spanish flags. I can't stand the sanctimonious guff that surrounds Barcelona. It's a football team. Mere mention of the name turns a number of people, even on Rangers ' sites, even in Rangers' pubs and clubs, even, perhaps, at Ibrox, into versions of Chick Young. A pub full of "Barcelona fans" in Edinburgh, of whom damned few, if any, would have been Spanish or (I have to say, before some wiseacre corrects me), Catalan, must have given you the dry boak. It would have done so for me. For the sake of balance, Messi can play a bit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,625 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 When I pick my lad up from school, the only football items I see are Barcelona rucksacks. He told me yesterday he likes Barcelona and I told him he'll never get their top or any other merchandise off me - they have quite enough money. They often play fantastic football (Coutinho's goal last night was something else) but they're more like McDonalds or Nike than a football club, in my view. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: When I pick my lad up from school, the only football items I see are Barcelona rucksacks. He told me yesterday he likes Barcelona and I told him he'll never get their top or any other merchandise off me - they have quite enough money. They often play fantastic football (Coutinho's goal last night was something else) but they're more like McDonalds or Nike than a football club, in my view. At the top end it's all about pushing and enhancing brand value. It's not only the teams, some of the main players have a machinary around them that does the same. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I hope Barca win the CL, they have been the best side in an era and deserve to lift their tally to 6 European Cups. Its unreal that prior to their 2006 win against Arsenal they had only lifted it once before (92) for such a Euro giant. Messi goes into the top 5 of all time, no doubt. Id still like to see how he would do at say a Sevilla or Valencia and have the same impact. Maradona went to Napoli who were like an equivalent of Valencia in SerieA and took them to 2 titles. Plus Maradona won a world cup when it was the pivotal tournament (CL has possibly overtaken WC in some terms), and Maradona was kicked all over the park and played on rougher pitches. But Messi' goal haul is more impressive. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 20:44, Volbeater said: No, haven’t seen him live. Less opportunity over this side of the Atlantic. I'm in Bermuda 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,625 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 25/02/2018 at 09:26, Gribz said: I hope Barca win the CL, they have been the best side in an era and deserve to lift their tally to 6 European Cups. Aye, they need the money, the plaudits, new fans and increased revenue streams badly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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