For better or worse, these people are lifelong socios and have been voted to be socio representatives numerous times. Perhaps a few younger people would be a good addition, as it could change the dynamic of and add to conversations held internally.
I do wonder how many candidates there are realistically that would ever go for the presidency role. The finances involved though are the same as they’ve always been, secure a bank guarantee (through the new president and its board members, not solely the president if he can’t afford it individually) of 15% of the clubs annual budget, which is around €1bn. That doesn’t mean you need €150m cash in a Spanish bank, the bank guarantee will cost about 1% of that value, but you and your new board need a collective personal wealth of around €150m. It’s not a crazy requirement considering the position. I don’t think the 15% rule has been changed but I could be wrong.
This pleases me. But honestly, your crisis is only distracting me from the probable stupidity that Deco will unleash in the transfer market this summer.
I truly sympathize with these vicious rumors about his health and mental capacity. But this wasn’t about that. This was about getting a vote of confidence at a time of most inconvenience for his one and only opponent that can stand against him. If Riquelme can mount a campaign and he’s serious about it, then I would love to see that. Let’s see what the socios actually think. I actually think it’ll be closer than what Florentino thinks.
Terrible press conference from Flo. Pretty rich calling for elections when he darn knows he made sure it will be difficult for anyone else to run. For me, the biggest red flag is him defending the players like they are his children. . A sign he will never change spoiling the players rotten.
Morata repeatedly said that there is a candidate ready to oppose Florentino, but I'm not so sure they'll be ready for elections the in the next 2-3 weeks, and that's by Perez's design. This candidate, per Morata, isn't from the anti-Perez faction, so I don't think it's Riquelme. One podcaster I listen to said these elections could end up resembling Augusto Pinochet's 1988 plebiscite (referendum) in Chile: a dictator so convinced of his own victory that he was ultimately brought down by the very mechanism his regime created to legitimize and prolong its rule.
On Riquelme, he seems like a bullshit artist from what I’ve read. Talks about tripling the clubs revenue in 8 years, not sure how that ever would possibly happen from the actions of a president as opposed to a macro economic setting like the globalisation of broadcasting rights which happened last decade. His father also was part of Calderon’s board member team and that doesn’t feel right knowing what Calderon was doing.
I’m sure there are some who anticipated this. Or at least I hope so. Not that I hope Florentino is ousted, but I hope for a reality check. I revere Florentino, he’s like a father figure to all madridistas. This is very hard on everyone who saw the ruthless version of Florentino, the shrewd deal maker, the man who accepted no failure. I love him as I love the club and he is what embodies the values of the club. I don’t know what comes next but it is very hard to see the club without Florentino.
I don’t want to read, I want them to debate. I want an actual opposition. Florentino should be challenged. His vision should be public, inclusive of plans for transition. The socios can then decide, they ultimately are the owners of the club and have the interest of the club at heart.
Yea. Socios fell for Calderon's lies when he promised to sign Kaka, Cesc and Robben in 2006 because Florentino usually delivered on such election promises. Riquelme can't win an election with fake promises against Florentino.
This is history repeating itself. He ended up quiting and saying: “I have spoiled them and they have become confused. I have acted like a father by giving the best to the kids, which has led to their confusion. I am the only one to blame. I want them to understand that the only thing that is important is Real Madrid” I might understand spoiling Raul, Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and Beckham but Junior, Mbappe, Bellingham, Valverde and Rodrygo? Too bad he learned nothing from 20 years ago. I don't think he'll resign this time. It'll be much worse, sadly.
Honestly, there are too many big egos at Real Madrid. This makes me appreciate what Carlo Ancelotti managed the past few years. He managed: Mbappe, Cristiano, Vini, Benzema, Bellingham, Ramos just to name a few on top of The president. It's no small feat. Everything Florentino did today could have been better as a well-polished, PR friendly social media/website post. Instead, we watched him argued and get angry over reporters who are lapping up the meltdown by this club. Why Grandpa Flo? You're usually so savvy!
Structuring entire years of the club’s transfer and squad construction strategy around a single player who was a poor fit tactically was the big sign he had lost the plot. You have no business running a football club if you can’t understand that there is no “next” CR or Messi to come and save you.
On the one side of this, in the very remote chance that Florentino is ousted, the thought of him leaving and likely exiled from the club is devastating. On the other hand, it’s quite ironic that he’s complaining about the media coverage when the club under him has used it as a tool to criticize players and coaches and lead to their exists from the club for years.
The old man is starting to show his age during the last presscon. Losing his train of thought, repeating his sentences. Being irritable. Signs he is slowly slipping.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ggu66rh61ds?si=xYucbBbfmiRSig5l For those who want to watch the press conference by Florentino Perez in English, you can use the link above and use closed caption with auto-translate to English.
Especially against Zizou. He deserved better than to have the media turned against him by Florentino and his henchmen. That was his biggest complaint when he left.
When people tell you they feel bad about the club institutionally you disagree, now that it's out there for everybody to see it's uncomfortable, isn't it? What happens now is very much deserved.
Sometimes it’s not about the message but how much of a smug asshole the messenger decides to be. That’s a concept a lot of posters here could try harder to grasp.
The clubs brand of attacking/doxing referees and league officials and family members via its official channel has been the message it's been conveying for maybe 1,5 years now. While I'm surprised at the aggression, the clubs message has been clear for a very long time now.
When somebody messes up so bad that guardrails are introduced and needed, it's difficult to not take them off without remembering why they were implemented in the first place.
People wanted flo to walk in and deliver a funeral speech for the entire club. There’s a difference between acknowledging a poor season and feeding media outrage machine that’s been farming madrid drama for clicks all year long it felt more like a president trying to calm the noise around the club than some cartoon villain denying reality. let's see what difference does it make to the general attitude from players