FC Barcelona Thread 2006/2007

Unicef FC isn't original either, at least we're helping the poor kids in the world. A noble cause which you shouldn't make fun of and attack our club for doing it.

cule604 wrote:Unicef FC isn't original either, at least we're helping the poor kids in the world. A noble cause which you shouldn't make fun of and attack our club for doing it.

Sure its original, you just got the sponsor a week or so ago, Franco has been dead for over 20 years and you lot still go on about him, you miss him ?
BTW: If you think you have UNICEF on your shirt to help kids you are more naive than i thought, its just a publicity stunt, a very good publicity stunt at that.

I am actually not even annoyed by the UNICEF FC thing..

And I think it is not primarily a publicity stunt, but more a nationalism stunt.. an attempt to market FC Barcelona as a psuedo-Catalan state, something that doesn't bother me. Pledging the same amount of the budget as the UN wants nation states to do, and trying to get people to associate Barça with more than just football.. The good publicity is just a side effect.

Well the 1.5 million euros we payed was for the kids you see. I know it's publicity but we could've had 15 millions cash every year, or we could've kept the tradition of keeping the shirt clean. But guess what, instead we destroyed a tradition of 107 years and basically said no to 15+ million euros to put UNICEF on the shirt.

I want to see Saviola in only because Messi is tired in most of the games. And, Saviola is much better finisher then them both (Messi and Giuly). As for the width, you have Iniesta and Xavi, cause i would drop Deco as well. Too bad that we dont have a cover up for Ronaldinho, cause he also needs to be droped.
Im talking about the current form and situation.

cule604 wrote:Well the 1.5 million euros we payed was for the kids you see. I know it's publicity but we could've had 15 millions cash every year, or we could've kept the tradition of keeping the shirt clean. But guess what, instead we destroyed a tradition of 107 years and basically said no to 15+ million euros to put UNICEF on the shirt.

You turned down the 15m cos it was from " bet & win " and the socios wouldnt accept having a betting house as a sponsor.

1.5m will go along way to feed the poor in africa im sure of it lol

Etoo was giving more than that a year.

If you wonna help the poor then why dont you stop upping Ronaldinho`s wages every year

And a percentage of our budget also goes to charity. And giving 1.5 million is better than nothing, what does your club give to charity?

There were other offers apart from Bet & Win ones, I'm sure if they waited longer there would've been a better offer.

If not then we could've saved the 1.5mil for Ronaldinho's wages and kept the shirt clean.

I am proud that the club supports something decent like UNICEF.. instead of only making the players and agents richer and building flashy sport centrs..

Oleguerisntthatbad wrote:I am proud that the club supports something decent like UNICEF.. instead of only making the players and agents richer and building flashy sport centrs..

Im sure upping Ronaldinho`s wages isnt making his agent ( his brother ) richer at all

As for the sports center, whats wrong with having the best equipment or center possible ? Its something all the club players benefit from

La Saeta Rubia wrote:

Im sure upping Ronaldinho`s wages isnt making his agent ( his brother ) richer at all

As for the sports center, whats wrong with having the best equipment or center possible ? Its something all the club players benefit from

I am not a fan of raising Dinho's wages again, but as long as you lot, AC Milan and Chelsea are willing to pay higher wages then it is a fact of life..

As for the sports centres. Talk about prestige publicity stunts.. It is not like the players are training 9 hours a day, 6 days a week any way.. Very, very, very marginal benefits I would say (I mean look at you lot.. hasn't really helped you lately now has it? )

I wouldn't give Ronnie a new contract and if he wants to leave then any club that comes up with 100 million euros can have him. A true professional wouldn't be asking for a new contract every year, the players aren't above the club. Even if it's his brother doing all this shit, if I was Ronnie I would tell him to fuck off (i.e. go to Madrid).

Oleguerisntthatbad wrote:

La Saeta Rubia wrote:

Im sure upping Ronaldinho`s wages isnt making his agent ( his brother ) richer at all

As for the sports center, whats wrong with having the best equipment or center possible ? Its something all the club players benefit from

I am not a fan of raising Dinho's wages again, but as long as you lot, AC Milan and Chelsea are willing to pay higher wages then it is a fact of life..

As for the sports centres. Talk about prestige publicity stunts.. It is not like the players are training 9 hours a day, 6 days a week any way.. Very, very, very marginal benefits I would say (I mean look at you lot.. hasn't really helped you lately now has it? )

Its not just for the stars, its for all the youth system and Castilla players. You guys the mini stadi which has a 25-30,000 capacity for your b-team which is playing in 3rd division ist that over the top ? Its not they benefited from it lol

cule604 wrote:I wouldn't give Ronnie a new contract and if he wants to leave then any club that comes up with 100 million euros can have him. A true professional wouldn't be asking for a new contract every year, the players aren't above the club. Even if it's his brother doing all this shit, if I was Ronnie I would tell him to fuck off (i.e. go to Madrid).

Well said, at last !!! He cant be demanding a new contract every year its pathetic. Laporta is a mig if he keeps falling for it.

cule604 wrote:I wouldn't give Ronnie a new contract and if he wants to leave then any club that comes up with 100 million euros can have him. A true professional wouldn't be asking for a new contract every year, the players aren't above the club. Even if it's his brother doing all this shit, if I was Ronnie I would tell him to fuck off (i.e. go to Madrid).

Problem is that if his brother manages to convince him to leave, we are NEVER going to get 100 million.. He will just become more disinterested during matches, getting a huge pay package and we will be forced to accept a half decent Milan or Chelsea offer..

Oleguerisntthatbad wrote:

cule604 wrote:I wouldn't give Ronnie a new contract and if he wants to leave then any club that comes up with 100 million euros can have him. A true professional wouldn't be asking for a new contract every year, the players aren't above the club. Even if it's his brother doing all this shit, if I was Ronnie I would tell him to fuck off (i.e. go to Madrid).

Problem is that if his brother manages to convince him to leave, we are NEVER going to get 100 million.. He will just become more disinterested during matches, getting a huge pay package and we will be forced to accept a half decent Milan or Chelsea offer..

Mate i wouldnt be surprised if you wanted to sell him if you got the 100m euros. Milan & Chelsea would pay that i think.

Beleive me, very few cules are happy with Ronaldinho's contract demands. He's making himself look like a mercenary and that's not something the fans appreciate. And his terrible performances lately aren't helping much either. You should've heard what people were saying about him in the pub against Bremen, let's just say that "son of a bitch" was the lightest of them.

I hope it's his brother doing all this and not Ronnie, if not I would be very disappointed in him, I really like him.

For 100 million Euros, I'd sell him at a heartbeat, no matter how good he is.

I guess we could always use that money to buy Kaká, Agger and Poulsen/Macherano..

But seriousely, if word got out he wanted to leave.. then we would never get it. Sheva was 50 million, nobody is going to pay twice that money. The days of insane transfer prices are over (except in England of course)

I think what Laporta is trying to do is very dangerous for the club too, if you sign Dinho till 2014 like he wants then what he decides he can relax and play like he is doing now ? You would be stuck with him and paying him a furtune till 2014 !

Well I don't think we'll have to worry much as Laporta "se bajara los pantalones" and give Ronnie a new contract of 12 million per year and all his image rights for himself...

La Saeta Rubia wrote:I think what Laporta is trying to do is very dangerous for the club too, if you sign Dinho till 2014 like he wants then what he decides he can relax and play like he is doing now ? You would be stuck with him and paying him a furtune till 2014 !

Everyone except Laporta knows that.

cule604 wrote:Well I don't think we'll have to worry much as Laporta "se bajara los pantalones" and give Ronnie a new contract of 12 million per year and all his image rights for himself...

LOL that would be a terrible deal for you guys

Laporta is creating the same problems that Barca had with the Dutch players on super salaries. How many players have renovated their contrarts already?

Didn't we pretty much have the same discussion last year though.. Like the papers say: Ronnie is always a slow starter, and I think we should wait till the end of November before we start talking about a crisis. I am sure he will come good.

It seems all Brazilian players have problems with Barça about contract and wages. Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and now Dinho ?

Oh well if he has to go then so be it. We would get Kaka as a replacement, apart from being a great signing and it would piss off the madridistas

cule604 wrote:Oh well if he has to go then so be it. We would get Kaka as a replacement, apart from being a great signing and it would piss off the madridistas

LOL good luck with that

I Think its is Fucking Brother that keeps asking for a comtact Improvement Every Summer, if i were Dinho Find a New agent.

if we Sell Dinho it Doesn't make much Since we But kaka unless we all so intend to sell Deco as well, Because for 1 they both can't play in he same Midfield and Ricky wouldn't change his formatio

La Saeta Rubia wrote:It seems all Brazilian players have problems with Barça about contract and wages. Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and now Dinho ?

Yup, same thing with Rochemback, Giovanny, Sonny Anderson, etc

You don't think Kaká could play in Ronnie's position? I feel that he would do well.. he does score goals.