The Spanish football thread

[David Votoupal]

The Intercontinental Cup was given a new lease of life by moving it to Tokyo.

Atletico had players like Ufarte, Adelardo, Irureta and Luis Aragones- some big big names there, the last two still doing the coaching rounds today. In fact, some of Atletico's greatest success came with Aragones as a player, and then as coach. He returned to coach there a couple of times, in fact he's probably coached everyone except Real Madrid

 

[FFC Mariner]

I think I would be an Athletico Bilbao supporter as they are a local club that sticks to its roots - didnt Howard Kendall manage them for a spell??

My fave defender is the guy who snapped Maradonna's leg and still keeps the boot in a case at his home - love it

 

[Arabmariner]

I think I would be an Athletico Bilbao supporter as they are a local club that sticks to its roots - didnt Howard Kendall manage them for a spell??

My fave defender is the guy who snapped Maradonna's leg and still keeps the boot in a case at his home - love it

Don't we need a defender like that?

Wonder if he'd come out of retirement!

 

[David Votoupal]

Real Sociedad had a Basque-only policy for years too, only to break it to sign John Aldridge and Kevin Richardson. They had 40 straight years in La Liga before relegation in 2007, mostly good ones too.

 

[Arabmariner]

Some grainy footage of the Celtic v Atletico Madrid 1st leg in '74.

51 freekicks against Atletico in that game.

Comes after a penalty shootout between Celtic and Inter Milan in '72.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjhrLqndD1U&feature=related

 

[David Villa]

David Villa will be a great buy for Real Madrid but sorry Kareem more than 40 Million are you kidding

 

[Kareem]

maybe 50 million...as much as i love Villa- Karim Benzema >>> Villa  for value (no bias )
we could get Benzema for 35-40 mill and he will get better GW (although Villa is better at this point in time).
Although 95% sure we will get Villa as he is Spanish and will most likely be made available (as opposed to the money hungry deluded mgt at Lyon who want to keep their players in order to one day win UCL)

 

[David Votoupal]

Barcelona winning the Cup-Winners Cup in 1979, 4-3 over Fortuna Dusseldorf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uBu4uaKwtk

This Bara side were stylish underachievers, players like Neeskens, Rexach, Asensi, Krankl, and hard man Migueli playing in this game with a broken collarbone.

 

[Part_Timer]

LAMP...........

 

[David Votoupal]

Barcelona maintain a 6-point lead at the top after beating Almeria 6-0. Espanyol in even bigger trouble after losing 2-0 at Osasuna, while Sporting Gijon remain without a draw having won 11 and lost 17!

If Rayo Vallecano go up, Madrid could have up to 4 teams in the Primera next season