Hindsight isn't 2020 - The 2019-20 Season Thread [R]

We actually need better defenders and a striker, yet the board will buy whoever they want to.

 

Fiasco if you tell me, Bartomeu should step down ASAP.

 

Imagine Messi doing what Nancy Pelosi recently did in front of Trump lol

 

He doesn’t have any shame. If he had class, then he would’ve stepped down.

 

Just like Valverde, two of the same kind. Sadly one with more power. Socios are probably being paid not to turn against him. Messi carried the team too long, I hope he forced a necessary change or EL is eventually on the cards.

 

I agree with you but I'm glad Abidal messed up for the reason that a melt down is needed to finally change this rotten board. I really hope that it will spill over to Bartomeu as well.

 

Yes, thanks for the edit, that was my understanding and happy to see it confirmed. the downside, as I see it, is that he won't be likely to be tossed before then since his era already ends in 16 months (though I suppose if Messi actually opted out this summer all bets are off).

 

British press reporting he’s considering joining Pep at City IF Pep gets a contract extension

 

Where’s the guy who bitches at me for quoting British press headlines

He’s gonna love this

Barcelona and Real Madrid 'join Manchester United in pursuit of Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...id-join-Man-United-pursuit-Jack-Grealish.html


Enjoy !!

 

I don’t think Pep is gonna extend his contract. If Pep really loves Barca then he should do something about this

 

Well, not that I was the guy, but here, dailymaily mentions Barca in title, and that's it. Like, it doesn't get much more iffy than that.

Some paper like Sun could just as easily say stuff like "Real Madrid joins the race for Adama Traore".

 

Yeah, they report that to generate clicks/money, not because they have info on Messi considering that.

(Not that it it's totally unimaginable that Messi would quit the club before retiring)

 

Then why did Xavi say Barca officials met up with him and made an offer? Why would he lie?

 

I doubt Messi is leaving the club especially when we get a new competent board.

 

They had it as he main topic on TalkSport this morning ..

 

Sometimes in cases bit like this, a club makes an unofficial offer, like, talk about what they would be willing to offer, but if the answer is no, an official offer is not made. So both kinda speak the truth, depending on how you see it.

*Not sure it was the case in this case, though. Maybe it was.

 

So?

I mean, people can speculate all the want, of course.

 

To me that just sounds like the usual shit that happens when a team is not winning. Nothing happened that warrants anyone to even open their big, uneducated mouth. We kept Valverde while we were winning, then fired him when things were going downhill. Blame goes to people at every level - Board, managers, players. Just easier to fire 1 guy instead of 10.

 

Apparently Messi and Ter Stegen were the two superstars who had a fight according to some rumours.

 

Wow