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

I really shouldn't have to say this but in the grand scheme of things, football is irrelevant at the moment.

Then again, here I am posting on a futbol message board so......

 

Any truth in the story that Pep’s mum has died from Cov19?

 

Yes :-(

 

Feel really sad about Pep. Holy crap awful news!

 

Things happening in the board, many members resigned! Bartomeu under pressure now.

 

ya, what a stinking mess

 

2020 kits:

 

when will we have a player like him? He was god like

 

Champions League and Europa League finals likely to be played in August

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52386601

To summarize, the idea is to focus on domestic competitions once its safe to do so since international travel will still be difficult/impossible. Once those competitions are completed (hopefully by 31 July), then August will be reserved for the last 3 1/2 rounds of CL.

 

Second day of training, Umtiti picks up calf injury.

 

Laporta will win presidential elections for sure

 

Not so sure about that. Hasn’t Xavi praised Víctor Font?

 

It’ll be close. Laporta recently announced that he’s a presidential candidate. Xavi is close with Laporta as well

 

I thought it's been fairly known that Laporta, Font and Benedito are the presumed candidates. They've all talked about a censure motion against Bartomeu the last couple of years.

Font has already stated that he wants Xavi to lead the project if he wins the election while Xavi has basically endorsed Font for president.
Former players Carles Puyol, Oscar and Roger Garcia, Gerard Lopez, Ramón Alfonseda, Barca handball legend Enric Masip, La Masia influential coach Joan Vila (unceremoniously ousted in 2018), current club spokesman Josep Vives - andex-presidentJoanGaspart - all lended their support by attending the press conference when Font announced his candidacy last summer.
No doubt, Laporta is more well known and has past success to help his cause. And he';ll likely have a strong backing of support, as well (Pep Guardiola, for starters).
But for the moment I'd put Font as the favorite to win.

I want to see the platform of ALL the candidates before expressing who I hope wins.

 

Even if Font wins, there’s a huge chance Guardiola will return where Xavi serves as assistant coach.

 

Despite what his father has said I honestly don't see Pep ever returning to manage Barca, even if Laporta were to win the election.
I believe he would return in some other capacity, perhaps in an advisory role similar to what Cruyff was to Laporta in the 2000s.
That is, IF he were to return to the club.
He's already stated that he will eventually return to live in the city "sooner or later".

 

Former La Liga referee claims 90% of officials in Spain support Real Madrid 👀 pic.twitter.com/bkIoUqHDou

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 22, 2020

Still only 2 leagues in 10 years.
Should have 0 in 10 years

 

With unbiased refs Barca would've won liga every year. 11-12 was a complete robbery. If I remember it correctly Barca at one point went 10 at least 50/50 penalties not given in a row. Chance of that not being a referee bias, is less than 0,5^10 = 1 in 1000. And of course the Atletico titulero 13-14, won by onside goal whistled as offside.

 

I think that's old news. I remember about 3-4 years ago a referee claimed that many officials were LPB supporters although the 90% claim wasn't mentioned. Also don't recall the referee who said it but it was brought up in this forum. Could have been the same guy.

 

It was Iturralde, as it was the quote I brought, like 5-10 years ago. But this is from new interview, picked up by ESPN, so it's good thing either way.