its fucking brilliant for him and his Agent and I bet that's where this came from, but I can't really see it happening see this comment from Warnock re Diouf after a nasty incident a few seasons ago;
http://youtu.be/B-fG-w0O2HI ttfn Richard -----Original Message----- From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] On Behalf Of Dr Michael Benjamin Sent: 26 April 2012 16:19 To: Chris Briggs Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] 2-1 Is the signing of Diof , if true, a bad thing? I have no problem with it. Should I have? Michael Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 26 April 2012 18:01, Chris Briggs <c_bri...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > I agree about the atmosphere, both games I have seen (AC Milan and Ath > Bilbao) had good sized crowds (99k and 88k respectively) and even > though folk were in full voice it was very quiet, I was expecting it > to be better, I presume that the open bowl design with a lack of roof > makes the difference. > > The thing that surprised me most though was the lack of alcohol in the > ground. > > > On 26 Apr 2012, at 12:26, "Brendan McWilliams" < > brendan_mcwilli...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hmmmm, i have to disagree slightly. > > > > FCB and RM are both sides of the same coin: enormous, big histories, > huge support, devour the majority of the tv rights from La Liga making > it evermore uncompetitive and neither are true businesses - at least > if we consider the debt they carry. > > > > I came to Spain as a neutral and in fact went to the Bernabeu 2 days > after my arrival in Madid for a cup match with an entirely open mind > and without prejudice....now several years later, the lesser of the > two evils by any measurement is FCB. RM are tedious beyond belief. > > > > This week apart, this present FCB team and squad are the best I've > > seen > at any time and i'd like to know of what team has ever played with > style in the modern era. Their squad has been in large part developed > from their youth teams and surely that is the aim of all clubs? > > > > RM on the other hand dominate EVERYTHING in Spain, you'll find more > coverage regarding them on the main news (i.e. equivalent of BBC1) > than you'll find on e.g. Syria, Afghanistan, you name it. Their fans > are wildly disloyal and expect Harlem Globetrotter levels of > performance and see conspiracies everywhere when a team has the > temerity to put it up to them and shock horror beat them. > > > > The atmosphere in both grounds is usually pitiful - but that's more > > due > to their being all seating - and if anything you'll find that in the > Bernabeu the fans will quite often start whistling or booing at half > time if they have not scored. > > > > The common charge that RM were "Franco's XI" is not strictly true as > other teams won just as much domestically - although di Stefano > mysteriously went to Madrid and not Barcelona... - but it's a charge > often levelled due to their main competition at the time being > Athletic Bilbao and FCB - both nationalist strongholds. > > > > Anyhow, i was disappointed that FCB were knocked out by Chelsea - a > > club > that is the anithesis of all that football should be about.... and > whilst i wasn't too disappointed last night when RM got knocked out, > it's impossible to say anything bad about Mou this year (poking his > finger in the FCB coach > apart): great powerful football and CR7 is only a whisker behind Messi. > > > > Mario Gomez will charge through Chelsea and Bayern should easily win > > it, > plus it's in their stadium. > > > > > >> To: p...@cundell.com; wiscole...@hotmail.com > >> From: seanscr...@aol.com > >> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:24:04 -0400 > >> CC: leedslist@gn.apc.org > >> Subject: Re: [LU] 2-1 > >> > >> Yeah, but no Leeds supporter can support Barcelona either. Whining > sods, always getting favour from the refs and UEFA. I will never > forget how somehow they managed to get FOUR MINUTES of injury time at > Elland Road in a half when the physios hadn't come on once (not to > mention getting Gordon McQueen sent off in 1975). And I can't stand > how so many folks in the news media just fawn over them, not to > mention the way people all over the world who've never been to Spain, > let alone Catalonia, declare themselves "Barcelona fans." Good riddance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
