[SPA] La Liga 2009/2010 (8 Viewers)

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
117,070
Btw, I'd love to see Andy's impression of Xavi's dive :seven:
What should I say? I don't condone diving, and Xavi should know better than that. If it was me, I'd ban him for a game. And I'd ban clowns like Grosso for life.

Thats absolutely ridiculous. You cannot back that statement with any meaningful evidence, i'm sure.
Yeah, both teams receive the calls, just like all bigger sides.

its funny that you say that though because i believe its called hypocrisy
seeing as thats exactly what we were demoted for, you sir are an idiot.
:lol: :tup:
 

Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
54,133
Everything is fine as long as the "good football" wins :touched:
Read what Ian said about this:

"Of course referees favour Barcelona. It's hard not to favour a team that plays such beautiful football."

:howler:

And all this time I was thinking that in order to be a professional referee it mustn't be hard for you to be neutral.
Silly me.
 

king Ale

Senior Member
Oct 28, 2004
21,689
That was one honest reply in my opinion. I liked it. At least he admitted that the refs help Barca on purpose. This is what separates blatant favoritism from refereeing errors, this is what separated Juve from the other big teams and this was exactly what made Ian changed his favorite team :howler:
 

king Ale

Senior Member
Oct 28, 2004
21,689
Certainly the first time someone has said that to me :D
Doesn't mean I was wrong though. You either don't watch enough of La Liga games or you're biased towards Barca. Since you're not biased even towards Arsenal [:D], I concluded that you haven't watched enough of Barca games in the past few seasons.
 

Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
54,133
That was one honest reply in my opinion. I liked it. At least he admitted that the refs help Barca on purpose. This is what separates blatant favoritism from refereeing errors, this is what separated Juve from the other big teams and this was exactly what made Ian changed his favorite team :howler:
Actually, that was only one of the reasons why he stopped being a Juve fan.

Another reason was buying mercenaries.
Ok, Ian later realized that Barcelona bought many mercenaries too, but Juve sell themselves to sponsors.
Ok, he later saw Barcelona's official site and saw hundreds of logos, including the Coca Cola logo..... but Juve didn't give a chance to youngsters while Barca does.

There, that's more than enough Ian to stay a Barcelona fan. They might be favored by the refs, they might sell themselves like whores, they might be buying mercenaries and paying 60 m eur for one player (who coincidentally is the biggest mercenary of them all), but at least they give chances to the youngsters.

Ok, Juve started doing it too, but still not as much as Barca.
There, that's where the difference is. Barca and Juve might be the same in everything else, but Barca have 2-3 more youngsters in the team and that's a big enough reason to be their fan and not to stop supporting them for the same reasons he stopped supporting Juve.
 

Enron

Tickle Me
Moderator
Oct 11, 2005
75,709
Doesn't mean I was wrong though. You either don't watch enough of La Liga games or you're biased towards Barca. Since you're not biased even towards Arsenal [:D], I concluded that you haven't watched enough of Barca games in the past few seasons.
You're certainly biased against Barca.
 

Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
54,133
Seriously, who is this guy kidding? :lol:
What he did was clear glory hunting. Juve being relegated and Barca just winning the CL was the only reason why he's a Barca fan now.
 

king Ale

Senior Member
Oct 28, 2004
21,689
Actually, that was only one of the reasons why he stopped being a Juve fan.

Another reason was buying mercenaries.
Ok, Ian later realized that Barcelona bought many mercenaries too, but Juve sell themselves to sponsors.
Ok, he later saw Barcelona's official site and saw hundreds of logos, including the Coca Cola logo..... but Juve didn't give a chance to youngsters while Barca does.

There, that's more than enough Ian to stay a Barcelona fan. They might be favored by the refs, they might sell themselves like whores, they might be buying mercenaries and paying 60 m eur for one player (who coincidentally is the biggest mercenary of them all), but at least they give chances to the youngsters.

Ok, Juve started doing it too, but still not as much as Barca.
There, that's where the difference is. Barca and Juve might be the same in everything else, but Barca have 2-3 more youngsters in the team and that's a big enough reason to be their fan and not to stop supporting them for the same reasons he stopped supporting Juve.
:lol:

If there's one reason to hail Moggi, it's certainly that he helped us get rid of Ian :D

You're certainly biased against Barca.
Not in La Liga. I hate Real as much.
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,112
Doesn't mean I was wrong though. You either don't watch enough of La Liga games or you're biased towards Barca. Since you're not biased even towards Arsenal [:D], I concluded that you haven't watched enough of Barca games in the past few seasons.
I rarely ever miss a Barcelona game actually.

I didn't say Barca weren't favored by refs btw, of course they are. Its a known fact in Spain that refs favor the big two. I was just saying that they favor Real Madrid just as much.

Oh and all the talk about Barca being more than just a club is just like big corporations saying that they are committed to social responsibility, its just a form of marketing. Should never be taken seriously imo.

Barcelona are not different than any other club. The only club i know of that deserves to say that is Athletic Bilbao.
 

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