The Return of Lucho the Legend: The 2014-15 Season Thread, Part I

Let's wait and see, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

How come we " seem" to buy for cash but sell players and accept instalments .

 

We also get instalments included when we buy players.

 

Well that would suggest that we can spend so s serious money then , rather than just the 120 million plus cash raised from sales ..

 

Instalments is money still, though.

JUST 120M + sales? Geez. Dunno if we're gonna spend EVEN that much.

 

18 years ago today (1996), Luis Enrique signed a five year deal with FC Barcelona.
He ended up playing the rest of his career wearing Blaugrana, retiring eight seasons later in 2004.

 

The LFP have released a few dates for next season.
I'll also add in a few other dates already known.

August 23-24: La Liga J1
August 28: UCL group stage draw
September 17-18: UCL Matchday 1
September 24: Midweek La Liga (the only one listed but by my calculations there should be at least two more. October, November, March and April are possibilities)
May 24: La Liga J38 (final day of play)
May 27: UEL final in Warsaw
May 30 or 31: Copa del Rey final
June 6: UCL final in Berlin
June 12: Copa America in Chile kicks off.

 

Sorry if this happened and I missed it but it looks like our Prediction thread is locked and I don't know if anyone has taken the trouble to post all the correct answers so that we more lazy participants can tally up our points and figure out who won (I'm pretty certain it was not me though I nailed a few of the "subjective" no points awarded ones out of the park).

Also, if it makes most sense to do it there can a mod please unlock that thread?

Finally, should we get a World Cup prediction thread going for folks on this forum?

 

Calendario 2014-15

This is the outline of when specific matches will be played.
The announcement of the Liga schedule (who plays who in which rounds) should be made in early July.

JULY 2014
Weekend 5-6
Midweek 8-10
Weekend 12-13
Mon 14: Players return for medicals (World Cup players gradually return later depending on when their teams were knocked out.)
Weekend 19-20
Midweek 22-24
Weekend 26-27
Midweek 29-31

AUGUST 2014
Sat 2: pre-season (A) OGC Nice (UNCONFIRMED by FCB)
Midweek 5-7
Sat 9: pre-season (A) HJK Helsinki
Midweek 12-14
Sat 16: Trofeu Gamper (H) opponent tbd
Midweek 19-21:
Weekend 23-24: Liga J1
Midweek 26-28: Thur 28: UCL group draw
Weekend 30-31: Liga J2

SEPTEMBER 2014
Midweek 2-4:
Weekend 6-7: FIFA calendar date
Midweek 9-11: FIFA calendar date
Weekend 13-14: Liga J3
Midweek 16-18: UCL M1
Weekend 20-21: Liga J4
Midweek 23-25: Liga J5
Weekend 27-28: Liga J6

OCTOBER 2014
Midweek 30-2: UCL M2
Weekend 4-5: Liga J7
Midweek 7-9
Weekend 11-12: FIFA calendar date
Midweek 14-16: FIFA calendar date
Weekend 18-19: Liga J8
Midweek 21-23: UCL M3
Weekend 25-26: Liga J9
Midweek 28-30:

NOVEMBER 2014
Weekend 1-2: Liga J10
Midweek 4-6: UCL M4
Weekend 8-9: Liga J11
Midweek 11-13:
Weekend 15-16: FIFA calendar date
Midweek 18-20: FIFA calendar date
Weekend 22-23: Liga J12
Midweek 25-27: UCL M5
Weekend 29-30: Liga J13

DECEMBER 2014
Midweek 2-4: Copa 4-1
Weekend 6-7: Liga J14
Midweek 9-11: UCL M6
Weekend 13-14: Liga J15
Fri 15: UCL-2R draw
Midweek 16-18: Copa 4-2
Weekend 20-21: Liga J16
Midweek 23-25
Weekend 27-28
Midweek 30-1: Unofficial international friendly - Catalunya v ?

JANUARY 2015
Weekend 3-4: Liga J17
Midweek 6-8: Copa Oct-1
Weekend 10-11: Liga J18
Midweek 13-15: Copa Oct-2
Weekend 17-18: Liga J19
Midweek 20-22: Copa Qf-1
Weekend 24-25: Liga J20
Midweek 27-29: Copa Qf-2
Weekend 31-1: Liga J21

FEBRUARY 2015
Midweek 3-5:
Weekend 7-8: Liga J22
Midweek 10-12: Copa Sf-1
Weekend 14-15: Liga J23
Midweek 17-19: UCL-2R1
Weekend 21-22: Liga J24
Midweek 24-26: UCL-2R1
Weekend 28-1: Liga J25

MARCH 2015
Midweek 3-5: Copa Sf-2
Weekend 7-8: Liga J26
Midweek 10-12: UCL-2R2
Weekend 14-15: Liga J27
Midweek 17-19: UCL-2R2
Weekend 21-22: Liga J28
Midweek 24-26
Weekend 28-29: FIFA calendar date

APRIL 2015
Midweek 31-2: FIFA calendar date
Weekend 4-5: Liga J29
Midweek 7-9: Liga J30
Weekend 11-12: Liga J31
Midweek 14-16: UCL-Qf1
Weekend 18-19: Liga J32
Midweek 21-23: UCL-Qf2
Weekend 25-26: Liga J33
Midweek 28-30: Liga J34

MAY 2015
Weekend 2-3: Liga J35
Midweek 5-7: UCL-Sf1
Weekend 9-10: Liga J36
Midweek 12-14: UCL-Sf2
Weekend 16-17: Liga J37
Midweek 19-21
Weekend 23-24: Liga J38
Wed 27: UEL-F in Warsaw
Weekend 30-31: Copa final

JUNE 2014
Midweek 2-4:
Sat 6: UCL-F in Berlin
Midweek 9-11
Fri 12: Copa America Inaugural in Chile
Weekend 13-14: FIFA calendar date
Midweek 16-18: FIFA calendar date
Tue 30: : Copa America Final in Chile

 

big infographic on the 100 goals we scored in La Liga:

 

Nice Graham Hunter piece on Sergi Busquets: http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1838373/busquets-man-hate-love?cc=5901

 

TalkSport radio suggesting a straight swap - Cesc for Ozil is possible and would suit ALL both players and clubs . I can see this happening .

 

i can't really see that one happening. i think the idea behind looking at players like koke/pogba/vidal/gundogan is to add some strength to the midfield so we don't get run over by more physical sides (but without sacrificing the quick technical passing). a midfield of busi-iniesta-ozil would make our midfield easier to bully. someone like koke offers more balance as he'll be able to contribute both defensively and offensively, and gives Lucho the option of inverting the midfield triangle and play with two holding midfielders when necessary.

 

Barcelona charged with tax fraud on the Neymar deal, over €9m to be paid as the €40m paid to Neymar's father is considered wages.

 

Well I thought that the issue was that they first paid taxes on the transfer in Brazil, then, under protest/investigation, they paid a second time in Spain. If that is the case then the real issue is who they owe the money to, and if Spain is correct then can they get a refund (or a credit in Spain) for the money Brazil charged them? The point is that you are not supposed to pay twice, though the tax on wages in Spain might be higher than the tax on fees in Brazil.

 

Good summary of where the Neymar tax case stands which mentions both the good faith payment Barca already made, and the no double taxation treaty between Brazil and Spain (and most countries in the world), the new info is that there is a possible penalty clause of up to 6 times the amount not timely withheld BUT I'm pretty certain that will never be applied given the good faith double payment to Brazil and Spain: http://www.totalbarca.com/2014/news...eged-to-have-committed-tax-fraud/#more-159352

 

Good faith payment? This is ain't charity. Good faith payment means they screwed up and hope they get away with it!

MORE: Santos ex-President said Barcelona paid for an orgy at a hotel for Neymar's father. This isn't a professionally run institution anymore

This Barcelona board has to go so we can start right next season.

 

From your lips to FSM's ears.

 

and this is the board that kept going on and on about Laporta's irresponsible spending.

But having elections this summer would effectively kill this summer's transfer window. By the time the elections were over and the new leadership in place, their chances of signing their first choices would be very slim and we would end up with a bunch of Song-like signings. With the transfer ban looming, it's vital that they make the most of this transfer window. so i think next summer would be a better time for elections.

 

They were provisionally found to owe 9M to Spain by a Spanish court which will not be the final arbiter; they previously paid 13.5M to Spain, so they already paid more than they owe (barring a penalty); and they previously paid tax on the same amount (the fee to Neymar Sr.'s co.) to Brazilian tax authorities. The issue is whether the tax is owed in Brazil or Spain as it is NOT owed in both countries, at least not absent getting a credit for what was paid in one applied towards the other. Point is both Spain and Brazil want to get paid and have yet to agree on who is entitled to what. Barca will be getting a refund from at least one of these countries by the end of this mess.

I am not saying we have a great board but just that Barca has paid both countries likely more than it will owe to either one when all is done and dusted.

 

...which they can spend on an orgy for Aguero's father!

thanks for the explanation.

 

Marco Reus is close to Barca. When both Sport and EMD have it as No.1 news in the same time, that's kinda interesting ...