General La Liga Discussion

[Eco]

I am thinking of Real Betis or Villareal. Not sure which..

[Eco]

4 minutes ago, Teso Dos Bichos said:

Bilbao is a good shout, they are the only team that truly uses their homegrown talent, unlike Barcelona, although they claim they do. 

Bilbao, while respectful, are not fans of outsiders. I'd rather follow Real Madrid that Bilbao. 

[SirBalon]

9 hours ago, ATL said:

Bilbao, while respectful, are not fans of outsiders. I'd rather follow Real Madrid that Bilbao. 

Do you mean ""outsiders" as in people that aren't Basque?

If that's the case then you're wrong mate.  The Basques is most of the north of Spain, are the most welcoming people in the country.  Supporting either Athletic or Real Madrid (Barcelona included) has nothing to do with one another.

[carefreeluke]

Tony Adams becoming the manager of Granada is the funniest thing to happen all season.

[Eco]

18 hours ago, SirBalon said:

Do you mean ""outsiders" as in people that aren't Basque?

If that's the case then you're wrong mate.  The Basques is most of the north of Spain, are the most welcoming people in the country.  Supporting either Athletic or Real Madrid (Barcelona included) has nothing to do with one another.

I just assumed I guess that since they don't get non Basques on their team, they are probably pretty localized. 

 

 

[Smiley Culture]

Kieron Richardson and Nigel Reo-Coker (I forgot he even played anymore) are on trial at Granada. 

2003 called and want their up and coming talents back. 

[Honey Honey]

4 hours ago, Cannabis said:

His press conference was pretty special too - "I'm going to kick them up the arse!"

Will be interesting to see how it goes.

Wait til he finds out Granada's number 9 is called Ponce

[Stan]

Tony Adams at his finest

 

[...Dan]

I heard about this yesterday and I was a bit baffled. Last I heard he was managing in Azerbaijan.

Strange decision by Granada. I'm not sure an inexperienced Englishman is the right choice to get you out of a relegation scrap.

[Dave]

Good luck to him. England misses characters like Tony Adams. Really hope he finds a niche role somewhere in football.

[Dave]

Yeah, Soccer AM should have just gone once Tim Lovejoy went and Helen Chamberlain got old. Absolute cringe now.

Oh and when Max Rushden talks about 'Soccer AM the glory days' I just want to punch him him. 'The Glory Days' were long before he had anything to do with the programme.

[Stan]

I posted that link cos it was the only video I saw of it . I don't watch and can't stand Soccer AM any more either. 

[Honey Honey]

Tony Adams 1-0 down at home to Celta Vigo right now. 36 mins in on SlySports 1.

[Jay]

Not sure he'll be the right decision at all.  His first training session looked a good laugh as he tried to communicate with the players through mime and gesture.  He also hasn't set the right tone by not having at least an attempt at talking Spanish during his introductory press conference.  Even the odd sentence or two can make it clear to the fans that you're up for the job and passionate about moving forward.  This would especially be the case for Granada fans being three points off the bottom of the Liga Santander.

Anyway, he's now 3-0 down to Celta Vigo.  Celta have scored two goals in the space of three minutes...

[Jay]

Seven points from safety now following that loss and only three points separating them and bottom of the table.

[Honey Honey]

He's got to go now surely 

[Dan+]

They look doomed either way to be fair to him.

[Carnivore Chris]

I don't get why any Spanish club, whatever league position they are in would go in for an English manager. Not even English clubs want them and Spain has a lot of talented coaches who would also demand less money.

 

 

[Chaaay AFC]

On 15/04/2017 at 0:40 PM, Cannabis said:

Hope he does well just to prove the #Utterbantz mongs wrong.

Soccer AM needs to die too, it's been pure AIDS for years now.

Even worse when it's Arsenal fans ripping the shit out of him. I fully understand why so many people dislike our fans. So many fucking cretins about.

[Carnivore Chris]

I like Adams myself and would always wish him the best but I still don't understand why clubs in Spain would want to bring in English managers/coaches, when there are better options out there.

 

Why did Valencia get Neville and not just give Voro a chance originally? Why did Real Sociedad go in for Moyes when Eusebio was clearly the far more suitable option?

Granada are a mess either way and nobody will save them this season.

 

 

 

[The Artful Dodger]

Adams was already there, it's a convenient and possibly cheaper option than going externally.

Adams across as having serious mental health issues to me, I can't see it lasting long.

[SirBalon]

1 hour ago, The Artful Dodger said:

Adams was already there, it's a convenient and possibly cheaper option than going externally.

Adams across as having serious mental health issues to me, I can't see it lasting long.

Adams' "mental health" issues have their source and stem from the bottom of a bottle. He is a drunk and always has been (I actually know him quite well)... He's a great guy though and I can only wish him the best to ge honest. 

[Toony]

It's a bizarre appointment and his managerial record has been poor but why not give it a whirl, they look as if they were down regardless of who they appointed anyway.

[Honey Honey]

[SirBalon]

20 minutes ago, HoneyNUFC said:

I feel for Adams on that one...  It must be hard to obtain quality Spanish assistants while living and working in Spain. 

Edited April 20, 2017 by SirBalon