The 2012-13 Season Thread | The Tito Era begins!

easy to have a starting 11 who all spent time in La Masia - though without Alves, Villa, Alexis and Mascherano it might not be our ideal starting 11:

 

How scandalous

The feds have infiltrated BS!!!!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat

 

Is it definite that neither Comcast nor TWC is offering beIN Sports this season? If Qatar wants to make a lot of American friends, they could provide streams all year.

 

Arab network breaking into the cable provider monopoly?...They'd have no problems in Europe but in the US, they are going to have to pay through the nose or they will never air

 

I didn't know what thread to ask this question exactly, but do you guys feel Dos Santos will regret not going to the olympics with the Mexican team?

 

He was on the bench injured

 

if jonathan dos santos eventually carves out a place for himself in the first team this season, it will have had a lot to do with his preseason preparations (despite the injury halfway through), which was the whole reason for him turning down the olympics. if he never make it on the team, then yea he may look back one day and think the olympics might have done him more good than the preseason...who knows?

 

Let's be real here, that isn't going to happen. So i think he definitly should have gone to the olympics..

 

Hi, didn't really know which thread to push this, but: when is our turn to host the CL final? Obv can't know, but it seems to me that we should get it somewhere near future (if we want). This year it's Wembley (again - lame), then it's in Lisbon. I'd guess somewhere before 2020 surely. Just seems that as we've been such a central force the last years in CL that we should host it some year soon-ish, no? Obv Madrid's turn hurt delays our hosting rights a little one has to think, but with Wembley again and us having a big stadion and all..

 

Everyone should just email their cable providers. Here is the link (via BeIn Sport's website) : http://beinsport.tv/#getForm

 

I also see Messi having a great year, but believe that for his standards a great year means both Liga and CL, and those titles (esp. CL) demand a little luck as well, which we might or might not have. As for personal statistics/performances, I think he last season smacked in such stats/performances that if he stays fit the whole season, he might get to that same level or thereabouts, give one or two goals, but it's impossible to top that level really. I mean in last season club fixtures, he played 60 matches and got 73+29 which really is PlayStation stuff.

Dunno if he needs to be rotated, I guess a little to keep him fresh, but I also like that at least there are signs that others will have a good season as well. I think some people already counted Villa as a has been and also thought Pedro had "lost it". Too early to say, of course, but I think our other attackers are way better than we sometimes remember and the image of Messidependance is not because others are bad, but because Messi is that good.

 

Hey guys! Nice to see everyone at the start of a new season… and what a surprise to see the one and only, no not Moudrinho, but Hendrixforpope.

I'm really up the creek with the whole Goltv/BeinSport thingy. Not available in Canada, who knows if it will be. Not the only problem though. Streaming is out of the question in the area of the Laurentians where our place is (dial-up internet = bummer). Although living in the city during the week now, still go up on weekends. If the match was later in the afternoon, this past season was heading to Montreal earlier to catch it at my mom's place, or stream it on the computer. Will no have to continue this madness, but only streaming will be available since Goltv will be of no use.

On another note… things are looking good, eh… Great start for Tito and the Gang. Watched the opening match at the Galician Bar in Montreal, which hosts the Barça matches. Not all is lost, but can't see myself heading out there each time.

 

Hey Josie, I was just thinking of you! I'm going to be in Montreal Thursday-Monday, need a place to watch the games. There is a place right across from the hotel that advertises showing EPL matches...maybe I'll get lucky and catch the Supercopa and La Liga match there!

e: I see I won't be able to watch La Liga in Canada at all, but did find a place that'll show the Super Cup. Better than nothing...