The Sporting Fans Only Thread [R]

Crazy what happened. Apparently Nivaldo will retire immediately as a result, he probably can't bear to play another game.

During today's match there was a moment of silence for the victims, as well as awesome support for Marcelo and Chape:





MARCELO BOECK: «NÃO PODIA ESPERAR MENOS DOS ADEPTOS E DO GRANDE SPORTING»

http://www.record.xl.pt/internacion...r-menos-dos-adeptos-e-do-grande-sporting.html

 

Yeah I heard he would retire as well. I wonder if that's something he will reconsider. Get his 300th in honour of them or something. I'm sure it's unbearable to think of right this moment. Either way I wouldn't blame him.

There has been a great amount support and respect throughout the football and sport communities. Atletico Nacional wants them to be named Sudamericana champions. The top flight teams in Brasileiro Serie A are willing to loan them players and have them immune from relegation. Small things in the grand scheme but classy gestures non the less. Its a terrible thing, but it's always nice to see groups band together like this. Still, very sad.

 

A good win tonight against Vitoria which puts us in excellent shape for the upcoming game against benfica, this game is huge for the title race even though its only december

 

I had the Benfica game recorded because I had to work but didn't get s chance to watch it before Sporting played. I couldn't believe it when they said Marítimo won 2-1 on the broadcast. Huge game in December indeed. All the top teams have left the door open at different times this year.

Thank god we got Adrien back from injury as soon as we did.

 

Suddenly the title race is on! Hopefully we get a good result next week.

 

Hi guys :

January is coming very soon, where do you think Sporting CP should focus on buying in the next transfer window? New CMS? New fullbacks? Where?

I know a Sporting fan and he's not happy at all with the backups in the midfield zone, is he wrong?

 

Keep an eye on the transfer thread : http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/2016-17-transfer-thread-r.2030543/

 

Personally I think its pretty simple..win on sunday and we're champions.

I know there is half a season to go but this is a big opportunity. Benfica are on a bad run and if we can pick ourselves up from last night and go and win away from home then it shows weve got the making of champions

 

A little premature man - remember we won at the Luz 3-0 last year and lost the title because we lost at home 1-0 to them later on

 

Premature yes, but its just a feeling I get and im trying my best to stay positive

 

Rui Patricio has finished 12th in the b'alon dor standings. Tops off a great year for him, well done Rui!

And congrats to cristiano for winning

 

Top GK ?

 

Buffon was 9th. So, almost.

 

Patricio finished ahead of names like Zlatan, Vidal, Pogba (lol), Lewandowski, Kroos & Modric.

England is going to come calling once again.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Antoine Griezmann
4. Luis Suarez
5. Neymar
6. Gareth Bale
7. Riyad Mahrez
8. Jamie Vardy
=9. Pepe
=9. Gianluigi Buffon
11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
12. Rui Patricio
13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
=14. Arturo Vidal
=14. Paul Pogba
16. Robert Lewandowski
=17. Toni Kroos
=17. Dimitri Payet
=17. Luca Modric

 

It will definitely increase his value - I just don't see Rui leaving anymore though.

 

yeah, He's here to stay.

 

http://www.sporting.pt/pt/noticias/...nicado-sporting-clube-de-portugal-futebol-sad

COMUNICADO SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL – FUTEBOL, SAD

Por Jornal Sporting
15 Dez, 2016

COMUNICADOS
Supremo Tribunal da Suíça não deu provimento ao recurso dos leões

Em virtude da decisão tomada pelo Supremo Tribunal da Suíça e de que hoje tomámos conhecimento, entende a Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol SAD fazer o seguinte esclarecimento:

1 – O Supremo Tribunal da Suíça decidiu não dar provimento ao recurso interposto pela Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD sobre o chamado “caso Doyen”. Nesse sentido, foi confirmada a sentença proferida pelo Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto de Lausanne (TAS) que condena a Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD ao pagamento de 12 milhões de euros à Doyen acrescidos de juros.

2 – A manutenção de situações como esta é uma das muitas razões que têm levado o Presidente do Sporting CP a manifestar publicamente, em inúmeras entrevistas, “vergonha” pelo estado em que se encontra o mundo do Futebol.

3 – Apesar de estarmos absolutamente convictos de que a razão nos assiste e está do nosso lado – e a prova de que é assim foi, não só o apoio manifestado pela FIFA e pela UEFA em diversas ocasiões à posição do Sporting CP sobre este tema em concreto e sobre a questão dos fundos em geral, mas também o facto de terem tido intervenção directa no processo – foi também afirmado em diversas Assembleias Gerais da SAD e do Clube e noutros fóruns que este era um processo que poderíamos perder tendo em conta o carácter cego da Justiça.

4 – A Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD reitera que os impactos financeiros decorrentes desta decisão já tinham sido integralmente provisionados nas contas da Sporting SAD, não apresentando qualquer risco para as mesmas, não sendo necessária a venda de activos como por exemplo a alienação de direitos desportivos de atletas, cumprindo as regras do Fair Play financeiro e a reestruturação financeira aprovada em 2013.

 

F*ck the Swiss.

 

Paulo Paiva announces he is a candidate for SCP president - the timing couldn't be better haha, right after a home loss.

PAULO PAIVA DOS SANTOS ANUNCIA CANDIDATURA À PRESIDÊNCIA DO SPORTING

Paulo Paiva dos Santos – sabe Record - anunciou na noite deste domingo a intenção de formalizar candidatura à concorrência do Sporting Clube de Portugal. "Face ao atual momento que vive o 'nosso' Sporting, informo oficialmente que serei candidato ás eleições presidênciais do Sporting Clube de Portugal, 2017. RESPECT!", escreveu na conta pessoal de Facebook.

Fundador de uma conceituada farmacêutica, este empresário, que representou os leões enquanto jogador de andebol, é o primeiro sócio do Sporting a entrar na corrida com Bruno de Carvalho, actual presidente dos leões.

http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/fut...ia-candidatura-a-presidencia-do-sporting.html

 

Lol he's got no chance. Would be nice to see some real competition for the spot, safe to say BdC hasn't delivered

 

Well your right - this morning he said he's no longer a candidate.

Honestly it would take a very convincing plan to challenge BdC as he has a ton of support from the fans. Although I don't agree with how he handles certain things, there's no question we became more competitive since he took over.

 

It's simple:

• BDC needs to stay off the bench and needs to stop meddling into coach's plans. He does not belong on the bench
• Focus on the things that matter, not whether or not we won 18 titles or 22.
• Fire JJ
• Replace JJ with a non-Portuguese coach who will pick the best players available.
• Do not provide that coach with power than he needs (i.e. JJ)

But regardless, as @GoodDead has pointed out, as well as others around here, the script is written for SLB to win it so unless there are any investigations or major reform, we won't win anything.

Have a good season guys!

 

One thing is for sure, get ready for a ton of speculation from here until March when the elections take place. There will be a hundred names that are gonna be spit out by the media to challenge BdC

 

If he wins any cup competition, he might still have legs at season's end, otherwise he's gone.

 

João Pereira look set to sign with Trabzonsport. According to DN, we're trying to sign Mayke, from Cruzeiro, to replace him. A Bola, however, claims we'll get André Geraldes back from Vitória FC.