HanoiVillan Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 21 hours ago, villa4europe said: thats what i mean, a short term answer to their long term problems off the pitch, they're not even trying to fix their long term problems which given they have 2 or 3 of the best U21 players in europe is stupid they make so many bad decisions in the transfer market to keep the revenue going and to also permanently go all in on a "win now" mode to coin an american sport phrase all they're really doing is kicking the can down the road This reminds me of my favourite Mullah Nasruddin story, about teaching the horse to sing (apologies for butchering it to those who know it better): 'Nasruddin did something to anger the King, and was taken to the palace where he was put in a cell with another inmate. One morning, the guards came to the cell, grabbed Nasruddin, and took him before the King, who sentenced him to death. 'Wait!', said Nasruddin. 'You're making a big mistake, for I'm the best teacher in the whole land. Why, I could even teach your favourite horse to sing, if given a year!' The King was amused, so he said 'okay Nasruddin, you've got one year. If the horse can't sing by then, we'll think of something interesting to do to you'. Nasruddin was taken back to his cell, and his cellmate said 'Now you've done it. There's no way you can teach a horse to sing!' To which Nasruddin replied, 'Not at all. This morning I was dead, but now I'm alive for another year, and a lot may happen in a year. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And you never know, the horse might sing'. Sorry for that little indulgence, but anyway the point being that Barcelona are well into 'the horse might sing' territory these days. Once you're completely **** whatever you do, 'kicking the can down the road' is pretty much the optimal strategy - you never know, something might come up. Nasruddin's mistake wasn't promising to teach the horse to sing ('fixing his long term problems'), it was annoying the King in the first place, and similarly Barca are just choosing from a menu of bad options at this point; their real mistake was overspending in the past and once they made it they were pretty much screwed whatever they did. Now they need to keep making the bad decisions in the transfer market because they've sold a large proportion of their future media rights revenue to pay for current expenditure, so they literally can't afford to not buy players they think will get them CL football. The 'prudent financial decisions' option became unavailable quite some time ago now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 5 hours ago, TreeVillan said: If it was anyone other than Xavi, would he have been sacked by now? They are three points off the top having only lost once this season (to the current European champions). I wish we were doing as terribly as them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Bloody hell, where would they be this season without Lewandowski I wonder? Just got a 93rd minute winner at Valencia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, El Zen said: Bloody hell, where would they be this season without Lewandowski I wonder? Just got a 93rd minute winner at Valencia. The Europa League? Oh. Right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Pique has announced he is retiring, last game on saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 One of the most overrated players can think of. Without Puyol or Ramos by his side he was very average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Probably forced out as I think he refused to take a paycut originally too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2022 Leaving on his terms before they make him the bad guy for having to large a contract. He'll run for Barca President in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Leaving on his terms before they make him the bad guy for having to large a contract. He'll run for Barca President in future. Either that or he'll end up in jail. Or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 20 hours ago, Zatman said: One of the most overrated players can think of. Without Puyol or Ramos by his side he was very average 102 caps for Spain and Puyol himself called him the "best defender in the world"... Some guy on the Villa forum: "vErY AVerAgE". Never change Zat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 53 minutes ago, Steero113 said: 102 caps for Spain and Puyol himself called him the "best defender in the world"... Some guy on the Villa forum: "vErY AVerAgE". Never change Zat. Puyol is not going to criticise his mate and say he is shit Pique was a good passer and a decent reader of the game thats it, weak in nearly every other aspect of the defensive game Centre backs get better with age but he has declined. No coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Christensen ready to come on. A very, very good career is about to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 is there a reason why they even need to sign more players? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 04/11/2022 at 06:11, Rds1983 said: Leaving on his terms Not sure this quite worked out. He was on the bench for his final game and got sent off before he even came on. His last words as a footballer were "I shit on your prostitute mother" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 51 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: is there a reason why they even need to sign more players? Strenuous spring Champions League campaign? Wait a minute... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 This club is like my Championship manager 98-99 game where I had a first 11 with the likes Ronaldo and Zidane then a reserve squad of Giggs , Figo ect. The Barca president definitely used the add manager options when he was 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 We should try raid some players they dont want or tempted to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I would rather let them rot than do business with them. They have already taken us for mugs once in 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: is there a reason why they even need to sign more players? Surely FFP will be alleviated slightly without Pique's £500,000 a week wages on the books now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 16, 2022 Just now, duke313 said: Surely FFP will be alleviated slightly without Pique's £500,000 a week wages on the books now? In a year it will. FFP works on the past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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