La Liga Superthread 2009/10

yahoo_moe · 19-08-2009 4:48pm

gimmick wrote: »

I think it is summed up by

"There are players who generate money and players who only have a footballing value."

Stupid IMO

That's the thing, though... Kaka and Ronaldo, I can see why they qualify as Galacticos and bring in huge marketing revenue and shirt sales, merchandise, etc.

Xabi Alonso I see as a purely football purchase, but one that I think it's vital they made because they have to have success on the pitch as well.

But if the choice is between Benzema and Villa at roughly similar prices, I'd see it as a pure footballing decision and choose Villa - surely Benzema won't be bringing in huge money from image rights and shirt sales?

eZe^ · 19-08-2009 5:11pm

yahoo_moe wrote: »

But if the choice is between Benzema and Villa at roughly similar prices, I'd see it as a pure footballing decision and choose Villa - surely Benzema won't be bringing in huge money from image rights and shirt sales?

Villa was said to have wanted Barcelona more, even apparently going as far as paying the remainder of the transfer fee when Valencia wanted 5 more million that Barca were willing to pay. Benzema is not as good, but he is one of the 'prodical' youth stars at the moment, along with Aguero, Messi, etc. Madrid was signalling their intent at having what many people see as the next Ronaldo, and apparently Zidane helped court him with the whole French connection.

Headshot · 23-08-2009 12:56am

any news on who has the La liga folks ?

also what is the story with Valencia,I keep hearing mixed reports about their financial situation

angel01 · 23-08-2009 6:54am

I will be like this

if ESPN get it

Morf · 23-08-2009 8:44pm

Stream for the Supercopa?

gimmick · 23-08-2009 9:29pm

http://www.rojadirecta.com/freedocast/532A427A31E92139109A

Its poor enough quality

http://www.justin.tv/tomciotv

Excellent pic quality but lagging too much

http://www.freedocast.com/forms/PopOut.aspx?sc=5316428631D4213B109A

Ok quality, most reliable of the 3

Morf · 23-08-2009 10:56pm

I watched the one in polish.

I was in and out and didn't see a lot of it. Were barca worth 3 goals?

gimmick · 24-08-2009 9:27am

TBH, I only saw the 2nd half and Barca absolutely peppered the Bilbao goal. Could easily have been 5 or 6. Ibra had a chance or two which, had he been a bit more confident would have scored, instead he passed and chances were lost.

gimmick · 24-08-2009 10:54am

What are peoples predictions for the new season?

Champions: Barcelona
2nd: Real Madrid
3rd: Atleti
4th: Sevilla

UEFA: Valencia, Espanyol

Relegated: Xerez, Getafe, Sporting

Pechici: Alvaro Negredo!
Flop: Benzema

Morf · 24-08-2009 7:14pm

gimmick wrote: »

What are peoples predictions for the new season?

Champions: Barcelona
2nd: Real Madrid
3rd: Atleti
4th: Sevilla

UEFA: Valencia, Espanyol

Relegated: Xerez, Getafe, Sporting

Pechici: Alvaro Negredo!
Flop: Benzema

You left out Athletic winning the Europa league!

kinaldo · 29-08-2009 5:03pm

La liga is back !!!

Real Madrid kick off v Deportivo la Coruña tonight.

Valencia v Sevilla is the pick of the bunch tomorrow.

Headshot · 29-08-2009 8:24pm

picture quality is surperb on sky sports

and love watching benzema having the miss of the year

Redzer7 · 29-08-2009 8:26pm

Score For The Madrid Match? Ronaldo Kaka Benzema Alonso Playing Well?

kinaldo · 29-08-2009 8:29pm

Redzer7 wrote: »

Score For The Madrid Match? Ronaldo Kaka Benzema Alonso Playing Well?

http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/match?id=275652&league=ESP.1&cc=5739

daithijjj · 29-08-2009 8:35pm

Im watching this online on tvu channel 65217.....great coverage tbh.

Its stiil unsettling watching alonso and ronaldo in the same team.

currythis · 29-08-2009 8:41pm

Great watching a match on sky without hearing andy gray,jamie redknapp or richard keys!

Also forgot Guti still played for real!

Mr.Nice Guy · 29-08-2009 9:41pm

Madrid were really vulnerable at the back. It's going to be very entertaining watching them this year. I wonder what odds you could get on them not having a 0-0 game all season.

Headshot · 29-08-2009 10:30pm

fair play Pennant

Namlub · 30-08-2009 1:21am

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Madrid were really vulnerable at the back. It's going to be very entertaining watching them this year. I wonder what odds you could get on them not having a 0-0 game all season.

It's laughable how much money they spent while the back four seemed to completely slip their mind, can't always rely on one-man-army Casillas...

gimmick · 30-08-2009 2:23am

Garay and Albiol will blossom into an amazing partnership. May not seem so now, but mark my words on it.

I wonder what odds you could get on them not having a 0-0 game all season

Aint gonna happen. Its most certainly an attitude of "we're gonna score more than you".

Its great to have nice football back n tv

eZe^ · 30-08-2009 3:30pm

Raul still is the main man for Madrid, its astounding how he has kept this level of consistency for so long (bar those bad spells when the team won nothing and he was deployed as an attacking midfielder).

HalloweenJack · 30-08-2009 6:33pm

God, that Valencia pitch is some state. It's really atrocious for the end of August.

eze, I always wonder about the pic in your sig. I can read the bit that says: "salvavidas que se utilizan en Barca" but I can't read the bit in brackets underneath and I can never make out who the head belongs to.

eZe^ · 30-08-2009 7:06pm

HalloweenJack wrote: »

God, that Valencia pitch is some state. It's really atrocious for the end of August.

eze, I always wonder about the pic in your sig. I can read the bit that says: "salvavidas que se utilizan en Barca" but I can't read the bit in brackets underneath and I can never make out who the head belongs to.

It's basically a 'use this in the case of an emergency', firstly the lifebuoy on a boat, the life-jacket on a plane, and Messi for Barcelona... :pac:

Tom10 · 30-08-2009 7:11pm

Anybody watching Velencia V Sevilla, just started watching and Mata has scored a class goal and made an inch perfect 50 - 60 yard pass.

Very impressive

gimmick · 30-08-2009 7:58pm

Decent performance from Valencia. The pitch was outrageous though. Spoiled the flow of the game. Two great goals. Banega looked very good.

Mr.Nice Guy · 30-08-2009 8:27pm

The pitch was a right shambles. Banega did play well. If Everton get him I reckon he could adapt well to the Premiership. I was impressed as well with the Seville right-back Konko. I don't think I've seen him before but I'll keep an eye out for him in the Champions League.

HalloweenJack · 30-08-2009 8:43pm

That was a cracking goal from Pablo, absolutely amazing finish, especially considering the surface. Valencia were the better side, some very good chances for them in the first half.

Anybody knows why Banega didn't go to Everton or Atlético for that matter?

Tom10 · 30-08-2009 8:44pm

HalloweenJack wrote: »

That was a cracking goal from Pablo, absolutely amazing finish, especially considering the surface. Valencia were the better side, some very good chances for them in the first half.

Anybody knows why Banega didn't go to Everton or Atlético for that matter?

Not certain, but from what I heard it was because Valencia couldn't find a replacement for him. Too late in the transfer window I guess

razorblunt · 30-08-2009 8:50pm

lads, anyone know the score in the Marbella-San Roque game?

Last game of my accumulator and I cant find anything online.

Cheers.

HalloweenJack · 30-08-2009 9:19pm

Think they lost 2-0.

gimmick · 30-08-2009 9:20pm

Check livescore.com

razorblunt · 30-08-2009 9:39pm

gimmick wrote: »

Check livescore.com

They didnt have it, just found it on soccerway.com

Marbella got stonked 5-1, ruined my accumulator anyway!

eZe^ · 31-08-2009 12:12pm

Barcelona kick off their season tonight against Sporting. Can't bloody wait!! Guardiola said he doesn't want to risk Andres or Rafa tonight, guess we'll see;

Pornstar

Alves

Pique

Puyol

Abidal--

Toure

Keita

Xavi

--Messi

Ibracadabra

Henry----

Zlatan to score a hat-trick, seriously, you heard it here first... :pac:

gimmick · 31-08-2009 12:14pm

La Liga fantasy football

http://en.laliga.oleole.com

League name: La Liga Like
password:corkcity

Bit of fun.

Pighead · 31-08-2009 12:15pm

eZe^ wrote: »

Barcelona kick off their season tonight against Sporting. Can't bloody wait!! Guardiola said he doesn't want to risk Andres or Rafa tonight, guess we'll see;

Pornstar

Alves
Pique
Puyol
Abidal--
Toure
Keita
Xavi

--Messi
Ibracadabra
Henry----

Zlatan to score a hat-trick, seriously, you heard it here first... :pac:

I thought I read that Messi wasn't in the squad as he's away off on international duty or something. Is this not true?

eZe^ · 31-08-2009 12:22pm

Pighead wrote: »

I thought I read that Messi wasn't in the squad as he's away off on international duty or something. Is this not true?

Oh **** ya, he left early so he'd have more days to train. Pedro will slot in for him. That means it'll be even more interesting to see if Zlatan can handle being the main man in this Barca front 3...

Slash/ED · 31-08-2009 2:57pm

gimmick wrote: »

La Liga fantasy football

http://en.laliga.oleole.com

League name: La Liga Like
password:corkcity

Bit of fun.

I couldn't join a fantasy football with that password...

Third_Echelon · 31-08-2009 3:02pm

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

The pitch was a right shambles. Banega did play well. If Everton get him I reckon he could adapt well to the Premiership. I was impressed as well with the Seville right-back Konko. I don't think I've seen him before but I'll keep an eye out for him in the Champions League.

Yeah, Benega was class.

Tom10 wrote: »

Not certain, but from what I heard it was because Valencia couldn't find a replacement for him. Too late in the transfer window I guess

Manuel Fernandes is still out from his injury, so they can't let benega go until they have a replacement. I would love him to come to Everton. He was man of the match for me anyway against Sevilla.

gimmick wrote: »

La Liga fantasy football

http://en.laliga.oleole.com

League name: La Liga Like
password:corkcity

Bit of fun.

Just submitted a team.. I've been looking for a decent fantasy football game for la liga..

gimmick · 31-08-2009 3:05pm

Slash/ED wrote: »

I couldn't join a fantasy football with that password...

Just think of it as the place rather than the team slash

Headshot · 31-08-2009 10:55pm

the sd picture on sky is awesome.

Id have eto'o all day long but that's just me

MisterAnarchy · 31-08-2009 11:09pm

Did anyone notice Gerry Armstrongs full head of hair tonight ?
Is he after getting a hair transplant or a hair piece.

Tom10 · 31-08-2009 11:11pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Did anyone notice Gerry Armstrongs full head of hair tonight ?
Is he after getting a hair transplant or a hair piece.

Ya I saw him on tv the other night and was wondering about that - seemed a fair head of hair compared to what you used to be sporting haha

gimmick · 01-09-2009 9:11am

Decent, if unspectacular, display from Barca last night. Looked very much a start of the season game where a rhythm has not yet been found. Keita was by far and away MOTM for me.

Fingers crossed Bojans injury is not serious. He has 2 weeks to recover anyway.

Third_Echelon · 01-09-2009 10:22am

Headshot wrote: »

the sd picture on sky is awesome.

Id have eto'o all day long but that's just me

Yeah, was just thinking the same thing myself alright about the picture quality. A hell of a lot better than it was last season. Watched it on the HD channel. Seemd to improve it a bit more as well.

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Did anyone notice Gerry Armstrongs full head of hair tonight ?
Is he after getting a hair transplant or a hair piece.

Ha ha... yeah noticed that alright last night. He's had something done alright.

gimmick wrote: »

Decent, if unspectacular, display from Barca last night. Looked very much a start of the season game where a rhythm has not yet been found. Keita was by far and away MOTM for me.

Fingers crossed Bojans injury is not serious. He has 2 weeks to recover anyway.

Keita was class last night. Into every tackle, getting in on crosses with his head, bursting back to help defence. He is in top form for sure. Barca with a lot of kids out had too much for Sporting. Nice to see Ibra get his first goal. Always the hardest one to get after a big move. At least he got it out of the way. I'm still a big Eto'o fan and I reckon he is a better option than Ibra, but i'm willing to give Guardiola and Ibra the benefit of the doubt.. I hope he does well, but if i was a manager, i'd have Eto'o every time.

Third_Echelon · 01-09-2009 10:24am

Actually lads... Thought I'd ask the question here rather than on tickets and travel...

Heading over to Basque country in a few weeks on holiday. Bilbao are playing Villarreal at home on the weekend we are there.

From what I've seen online it seems you can get tickets the day before the game at some automated kiosks?

Anyone have any experience of this? or is there anywhere I can order online before we travel?

Thanks..

Headshot · 10-09-2009 4:06pm

folks

can someone tell me what Espanyol are like this year ?

An Citeog · 10-09-2009 4:50pm

Headshot wrote: »

folks

can someone tell me what Espanyol are like this year ?

They've got a decent enough squad, good enough to be comfortably midtable imo. They lost their opening game of the season against Athletic Bilbao away from home but I don't see many clubs getting much change from Bilbao on their home ground. Espanyol's season will basically rest on whether or not the players can recover after the death of Jarque. He was an absolutely massive player for them and will be sorely missed. They could well struggle this season because of that and could find themselves hovering around the relegation zone.

JPA · 12-09-2009 5:53pm

Barcelona match on at the moment.

0-0 at half time.

JPA · 12-09-2009 7:26pm

Barca won 2-0.
Zlatan and Messi.

Real Madrid playing now, CRonaldo benched. :eek:
Does he have an injury or something? Anyone know?

fillmore jive · 12-09-2009 7:44pm

JPA wrote: »

Real Madrid playing now, CRonaldo benched. :eek:
Does he have an injury or something? Anyone know?

According to sky sports commentator he was a 'bit tired' and asked to be left on the bench:rolleyes:

La Liga Superthread 2009/10

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