You Boys in Green Homepage YBIG Shop
Forum Home Forum Home : International : Rest of The World
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Barcelona
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login


Barcelona
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 8182838485 88>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Artie Ziff View Drop Down
Ray Houghton
Ray Houghton
Avatar

Joined: 10 Oct 2007
Status: Offline
Points: 3601 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Artie Ziff Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Aug 2021 at 3:03am
Originally posted by The Huntacha The Huntacha wrote:

Originally posted by EdisonCavani EdisonCavani wrote:

Mad story in Simon Kuper’s new book on Barca. Mbappe’s agent offered him to Barca in 2017 pre the PSG loan move. Bartomeu didn’t even ring the agent back to reject the offer. He found out via a WhatsApp message from another director of the club that Barca were not interested. Bartomeu had his heart set on Dembele instead. Then ended up paying double what Dortmund were hoping to get for him. They also rejected Haaland around the same time as he was not a Barcelona type player. Haaland was so young then you could forgive the error but Mbappe had just had a brilliant Champions League for Monaco. 

They met with Dortmund's directors in Monaco and initially had only planned to bid 80m for him. Dortmund's directors come in to the meeting and told them they had to bid double for Dembele and they weren't interested in bargaining and we're leaving to catch their plane. Bartomeu agrees instantly.

You'd nearly forgive these sort of deals if they were carried out by someone who's not a business person, but that's exactly what Bartomeu is.

Shocking mismanagement.


As someone else posted above it's John Delaney and the FAI incompetence levels. 

 
It would damage this forums' reputation
Back to Top
Sponsored Links


Back to Top
MC Hammered View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 05 Oct 2011
Status: Online
Points: 6864 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MC Hammered Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Aug 2021 at 8:46pm

Braithwaite Cool
El Puto Amo
Back to Top
Hotlips_Hoolahan View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
Avatar

Joined: 04 Aug 2020
Status: Offline
Points: 6615 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hotlips_Hoolahan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Aug 2021 at 9:23pm
Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:


Braithwaite Cool


Equaled his goalscoring tally from last season already. One player who'll probably benefit from Messi leaving.
Back to Top
Double Maxim View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar

Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Location: Sunderland
Status: Online
Points: 42904 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Double Maxim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2021 at 10:08pm
Barca drew 1 1 at home to  Granada tonight and had to rely on a late equaliser.
Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
Back to Top
FrankosHereNow View Drop Down
Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Avatar
I like Klopp

Joined: 02 Jun 2011
Location: El Sadar
Status: Offline
Points: 12156 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote FrankosHereNow Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2021 at 10:10pm
Last 30 minutes was like watching Ireland under O’Neill. Brought on Pique as a centre forward.
YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018.

As You Were
Three in a row
Back to Top
Roberto Baggio View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar
UNBELIEVABLE JEFF

Joined: 28 Jan 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 37291 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roberto Baggio Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2021 at 8:11am
They’d 27,000 there last night 
40k were allowed in 
Back to Top
MC Hammered View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 05 Oct 2011
Status: Online
Points: 6864 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MC Hammered Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2021 at 8:40am

Reports of some Delaneyesque clauses in Koemans contract which expires next summer. 
It will cost €14m to sack him now. If they don’t renew his contract then they get to pay him a bargain basement price of €6m just to piss off. 
El Puto Amo
Back to Top
MC Hammered View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 05 Oct 2011
Status: Online
Points: 6864 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MC Hammered Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2021 at 8:43am
Robbed from Twitter:

Barca aiming long balls into the mixer at Luuk De Jong. Cruyff must be turning in his grave 😁
El Puto Amo
Back to Top
Territorial View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 25 Nov 2014
Status: Offline
Points: 5817 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Territorial Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2021 at 1:06pm
Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:


Reports of some Delaneyesque clauses in Koemans contract which expires next summer. 
It will cost €14m to sack him now. If they don’t renew his contract then they get to pay him a bargain basement price of €6m just to piss off. 

Assuming they're correct, those figures are insane - esp for a club in Barca's financial position.

As for the clauses etc, some interesting reporting/speculation here:

The Barca president submitted a conditional extension offer to Koeman in August that guarantees the Dutchman a longer reign at Camp Nou provided he meets certain performance criteria over the next 11 months.
Laporta expects Koeman to continue handling the pressure that comes with the managerial hot seat, meaning he must remain a picture of composure in front of the press regardless of whether his position is called into question.
He will also have to deliver consistent results while sticking to the club's 'Cruyffista philosophy', with Barca's performance in their 4-2 win against Real Sociedad on the opening weekend of the new campaign considered to be a solid blueprint to follow.
https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/barcelona-koeman-new-contract-2021-22-targets/4c9awutdeykr1r5m01sfmzy5e
Back to Top
B6 6HE View Drop Down
Liam Brady
Liam Brady
Avatar

Joined: 25 Aug 2021
Status: Offline
Points: 1028 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote B6 6HE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2021 at 3:18pm

When they had no shirt sponsorship they had little financial worries.

Ironic
Back to Top
Territorial View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 25 Nov 2014
Status: Offline
Points: 5817 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Territorial Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Sep 2021 at 12:42pm
Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:


Reports of some Delaneyesque clauses in Koemans contract which expires next summer. 
It will cost €14m to sack him now. If they don’t renew his contract then they get to pay him a bargain basement price of €6m just to piss off. 

Nothing esp new in this Balague piece, but it sums up the Laporta/Koeman situation nicely, whilst also confirming Koeman's contract/compensation situation:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58643421

The club is a total mess, without the people, or the money, to fix it.


Edited by Territorial - 22 Sep 2021 at 12:43pm
Back to Top
Territorial View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 25 Nov 2014
Status: Offline
Points: 5817 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Territorial Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Sep 2021 at 3:43pm
And in today's gripping episode of Barca Soap...


Barcelona: Ronald Koeman refuses to answer questions before walking out of press conference
Back to Top
Double Maxim View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar

Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Location: Sunderland
Status: Online
Points: 42904 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Double Maxim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Oct 2021 at 7:25am

Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
Back to Top
Double Maxim View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar

Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Location: Sunderland
Status: Online
Points: 42904 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Double Maxim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2021 at 6:12pm
Kolemans days numbered after today's El Clasico defeat.
Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
Back to Top
Hotlips_Hoolahan View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
Avatar

Joined: 04 Aug 2020
Status: Offline
Points: 6615 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hotlips_Hoolahan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2021 at 6:14pm
Originally posted by Double Maxim Double Maxim wrote:

Kolemans days numbered after today's El Clasico defeat.

Has Seamus been making bets with the Russian mafia again? Told him not to bet on Barca.
Back to Top
BrendanD88 View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton

99% of my posts are emojis

Joined: 29 Mar 2013
Location: Co Down
Status: Offline
Points: 9994 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BrendanD88 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2021 at 6:18pm
LOL
Back to Top
FrankosHereNow View Drop Down
Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Avatar
I like Klopp

Joined: 02 Jun 2011
Location: El Sadar
Status: Offline
Points: 12156 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote FrankosHereNow Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2021 at 6:56pm
Can’t afford to sack Koeman. Who’d even want the Barca job?Can’t afford to pay anyone of note anyway.
YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018.

As You Were
Three in a row
Back to Top
Double Maxim View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar

Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Location: Sunderland
Status: Online
Points: 42904 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Double Maxim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2021 at 8:55pm
Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Can’t afford to sack Koeman. Who’d even want the Barca job?Can’t afford to pay anyone of note anyway.

Steve Bruce is available!
Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 8182838485 88>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.00
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.