Real Madrid training in Ireland

Tom10

Don't know if this has been posted already but I was wondering is it possible to see Real training. Was wondering if there is an "open day" or anything like that where the public will be allowed to watch?

mirwillbeback

Apparently they're staying in Carlton in Kildare and it's been closed off. Fella on Newstalk yesterday saying there will be no way to see training and no public appearances that they will be " training, eating, sleeping ".

I;m sure Ronaldo's going mad he can't go out on the pull in Athy.

The Hustler

Went to see Leeds train last night in DCU

stovelid

Was I imagining it or was that Noel Dempsey greeting the players (and getting virtually snubbed by CR7/8/9/10) off the plane?

Tom10

mirwillbeback wrote: »

Apparently they're staying in Carlton in Kildare and it's been closed off. Fella on Newstalk yesterday saying there will be no way to see training and no public appearances that they will be " training, eating, sleeping ".

I;m sure Ronaldo's going mad he can't go out on the pull in Athy.

Ah that sucks, was hoping to get a look at that - see how Pelligrini runs things. Oh well, no point in hoping a fence cos god forbid you get caught, they'd no doubt screw you big time!!!

Dave!

Tom10 wrote: »

Ah that sucks, was hoping to get a look at that - see how Pelligrini runs things. Oh well, no point in hoping a fence cos god forbid you get caught, they'd no doubt screw you big time!!!

You'd never get past the watchtowers and landmines anyway

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stovelid wrote: »

Was I imagining it or was that Noel Dempsey greeting the players

Why the fúck was he even there.

Clowns of politicians in this country.

Tom10

Des wrote: »

Why the fúck was he even there.

Clowns of politicians in this country.

Well they hope that somebody will go, oh w0w noel demsey shaking hands with the famous Real Madrid players, he must be so cool. God isn't he great...

Absolute muppets!!!

Riskymove

Des wrote: »

Why the fúck was he even there.

Clowns of politicians in this country.

can anyone confirm Dempsey was there?

i would have thought Cullen would be the obvious brownnose representative

gimmick

Tom10 wrote: »

Ah that sucks, was hoping to get a look at that - see how Pelligrini runs things.

Bless.

Tom10

gimmick wrote: »

Bless.

What does that mean?

g5fd6ow0hseima

I seen a clip of it on skysportsnews. Guillame Balague was present at the session itself reporting on the players etc. Needless to say it was raining . The pitch was in pristine condition, complete with a galvanise parameter roughly twelve foot high, like what youd see at outdoor concerts.

Does anyone know what pitch they are training at?

Mossy Monk

Des wrote: »

Why the fúck was he even there.

Clowns of politicians in this country.

Agreed. ****ing assclowns

legs11

who gives a flying fluck tbh

They obviously don't want smelly Irish scum watching their precious love child and give him swine flu :rolleyes:

flahavaj

Tom10 wrote: »

What does that mean?

Pellegrini is probably the man with the least input into the running of Real Madrid, certainly a poor third behind behind Perez and Raul anyway.:pac:

Tom10

flahavaj wrote: »

Pellegrini is probably the man with the least input into the running of Real Madrid, certainly a poor third behind behind Perez and Raul anyway.:pac:

I wouldn't agree with that now fully, I mean there's no doubt that Perez controls the direction of the club, transfers and all that. And that Raul has his say about tactics and selections, but I would consider that Pellegrini controls the training. I mean why at all have a head coach (and thats what Pelligrini is) if its not to run the training!!!

gimmick

Pellegrini is probably the man with the least input into the running of Real Madrid, certainly a poor third behind behind Perez and Raul anyway.

^ Exactly. The words "fall guy" come to mind.

Tom10

gimmick wrote: »

^ Exactly. The words "fall guy" come to mind.

Maybe but even Del Bosque was in charge of the training! Though again senior players had their say.

flahavaj

Tom10 wrote: »

I wouldn't agree with that now fully, I mean there's no doubt that Perez controls the direction of the club, transfers and all that. And that Raul has his say about tactics and selections, but I would consider that Pellegrini controls the training. I mean why at all have a head coach (and thats what Pelligrini is) if its not to run the training!!!

Everybody needs a scapegoat.:pac:

Edit: beaten by gimmick.

flahavaj

Tom10 wrote: »

Maybe but even Del Bosque was in charge of the training! Though again senior players had their say.

And look what happened him, even though he won the CL and La Liga......

Scapegoat.

Tom10

flahavaj wrote: »

And look what happened him, even though he won the Cl and La Liga......

Haha ok but lads ye have gone soooo far off topic about what I was saying, I wanted to see how Pellegrini ran the training, I was not going on about how he runs the club or who says what and when, just about the training :pac::pac:

Two of ye give cynical a bad name

stovelid

You reckon if a few of us chained ourselves to the gates and went on hunger strike, they'd let us at least be ball boys or towel-holders for the squad?

Tom10

stovelid wrote: »

You reckon if a few of us chained ourselves to the gates and went on hunfer strike, they'd let us at least be ball boys or towel-holders for the squad?

Like the idea of being a ball boy, means you might get the chance to kick the ball at Ronaldo, sorry kickback the ball to Ronaldo

legs11

If I collected a stray ball for CR9 tm, I would drive it into his bollicks and see him grimmace.

pleasure sir.

dreamers75

Eamon Mc Loughlin from platinum one greeted them, dunno about any politicans.

Seaneh

The Hustler wrote: »

Went to see Leeds train last night in DCU

That would explain why Shev was in Athlone so.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Eamon Mc Loughlin from platinum one greeted them, dunno about any politicans.

Stovelid in possible minister-recognition fail.

Will verify if I see the clip again.

dreamers75

stovelid wrote: »

Stovelid in possible minister-recognition fail.

Will verify if I see the clip again.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2868526944_093367e888.jpg?v=0

him on the left ^^ he was on tv anyway

legs11

dreamers75 wrote: »

Eamon Mc Loughlin from platinum one greeted them, dunno about any politicans.

sure he did

did he look like this ?

($) ($)
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dreamers75

legs11 wrote: »

sure he did

did he look like this ?

($) ($)
^
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i laughed

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2868526944_093367e888.jpg?v=0

him on the left ^^ he was on tv anyway

He does look a little like ND.

Doesn't he?

Gelio

I say we send in the boardies team and show 'em how to play our way:D;)

Unearthly

If you go outside and look up at the sky you can see Ronaldo's smug cloud in the distance.

NaiveMelodies

Someone mentioned tomoro is going to be an open day???
Can anyone confirm this?

Tom10

only1stevo wrote: »

Someone mentioned tomoro is going to be an open day???
Can anyone confirm this?

Please say this is true

SectionF

stovelid

SectionF wrote: »

Er, I fail to see what a picture of an Ronseal-skinned, shallow, celebrity-crazed, materially-obsessed prima-donna has to do with the conversation at hand?

CR 7

stovelid wrote: »

Er, I fail to see what a picture of an Ronseal-skinned, shallow, celebrity-crazed, materially-obsessed prima-donna has to do with the conversation at hand?

Completely off topic.
:D:D

Tom10

stovelid wrote: »

Er, I fail to see what a picture of an Ronseal-skinned, shallow, celebrity-crazed, materially-obsessed prima-donna has to do with the conversation at hand?

What I take from it is that he/she thinks that we are star crazy and want to go to the training so we can stand at the sidelines and then scream wildly as the "amazing star players" come by. I think he's saying we are star crazy or something!!!

Complete crap i'm thinking really

SectionF

Will you tell your grandchildren of the day you 'met' Ronaldo?

stovelid

Tom10 wrote: »

What I take from it is that he/she thinks that we are star crazy and want to go to the training so we can stand at the sidelines and then scream wildly as the "amazing star players" come by. I think he's saying we are star crazy or something!!!

Complete crap i'm thinking really

Exactly. Why on earth would he think that a bunch of grown men hanging around in the rain outside a training ground in the middle of nowhere hoping to see a footballer doing squats as star-struck?

Madness.

Tom10

SectionF wrote: »

Will you tell your grandchildren of the day you 'met' Ronaldo?

No, I can't stand the boy or anything that he represents. Wouldn't go for an autograph but to see how one of the worlds best teams trains in pre-season. Not everybody is in love with celebrity ya know

SectionF

Tom10 wrote: »

... to see how one of the worlds best teams trains

in person!

Kinda 'the stars come out to train' as opposed to out to play. What a great new line for Hello!

Xavi6

I went to see Madrid train in Chicago back in 05 and it was fantastic. Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul, Carlos, Beckham, Figo, Casillas, Owen, Ramos, Gravesen, Guti, Salgado......fantastic to see them all on the pitch together, even if it was only training. Worth the $30 they charged.

If the opportunity arises to see them in Kildare then take it.

Tom10

SectionF wrote: »

in person!

Kinda 'the stars come out to train' as opposed to out to play. What a great new line for Hello!

This is a soccer forum lads, clearly there are people here that are actually interested in soccer and not just in celebrity. So really if you would only go to the training to get an autograph or can only imagine thats why somebody would go, says more about your own value of the game than anything else.

MagicMarker

I can't wait for the Real Madrid coach to be held up by a tractor on the way to the match.

SectionF

Xavi6 wrote: »

I went to see Madrid train in Chicago back in 05 and it was fantastic. Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul, Carlos, Beckham, Figo, Casillas, Owen, Ramos, Gravesen, Guti, Salgado......fantastic to see them all on the pitch together, even if it was only training. Worth the $30 they charged.

If the opportunity arises to see them in Kildare then take it.

See? Sleb central, or, as Tom put it, star crazy, Go for it and squeal your little heads off when they come out! :D


PS: some Barca fan!

Tom10

SectionF wrote: »

See? Sleb central, or, as Tom put it, star crazy, Go for it and squeal your little heads off when they come out! :D


PS: some Barca fan!

So wait if he had mentioned the lesser known players of the time it would be ok, but because he could only remember the big names it about celebrity. Your point doesn't hold up for me

Xavi6

SectionF wrote: »

See? Sleb central, or, as Tom put it, star crazy, Go for it and squeal your little heads off when they come out! :D


PS: some Barca fan!

Football snobbery of the highest order.

I also spent some of my time back in Ireland in February freezing my bollox off watching Shels play Phoenix FC in a meaningless friendly match on an astro pitch.

I'm a football fan first and foremost, and any opportunity to see the best players in the world doing what they're renowned for is worth taking.

Tom10

Xavi6 wrote: »

Football snobbery of the highest order.

I also spent some of my time back in Ireland in February freezing my bollox off watching Shels play Phoenix FC in a meaningless friendly match on an astro pitch.

I'm a football fan first and foremost, and any opportunity to see the best players in the world doing what they're renowned for is worth taking.

Damn bleeding right!!!!

stovelid

Xavi6 wrote: »

I'm a football fan first and foremost, and any opportunity to see the best players in the world doing what they're renowned for is worth taking.

Me too.

I watch football matches.

Not bothered too much about watching training sessions, in fairness.