The Franchise wrote:Yes and if Barca did that for no reason other than to be petty then we was wrong and we deserved criticism at the time.

And what has the 2010 final got to do with anything?

The Franchise wrote:Its not about Barca or Bilbao..its about the kings cup.

You should respect it.

The fans are not thinking about the best interest of your clubs rep, instead they are thinking about petty things like Barca celebrating in their home.

I agree with Pep. Its your home, you do what you want with it. If you dont want us then so be it. But I personally think its quite petty.

Saetablanca wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Yes and if Barca did that for no reason other than to be petty then we was wrong and we deserved criticism at the time.

And what has the 2010 final got to do with anything?

The 2010 final saga just shows how petty Barca can be when it wants. Nice to see you take criticism for that too.

Crimson wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Its not about Barca or Bilbao..its about the kings cup.

You should respect it.

The fans are not thinking about the best interest of your clubs rep, instead they are thinking about petty things like Barca celebrating in their home.

I agree with Pep. Its your home, you do what you want with it. If you dont want us then so be it. But I personally think its quite petty.

Barcelona did the exact same thing to us with Zaragoza some years back, so if we look bad why not Barcelona. And Barcelona did not even have one single viable excuse back then.

Add to the fact of how much it will cost the city of Madrid in cleaning up the mess and damage Barcelona fans seem to cause when they come to Madrid, let alone a final like this, why would we bother? Not just that but the security and combined police effort as well.

Add to that the fact we are starting renovations and planning for the expansion of the stadium.

No point.

I laugh at how Barcelona fans seem to be taking the moral high ground.

The Franchise wrote:

Saetablanca wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Yes and if Barca did that for no reason other than to be petty then we was wrong and we deserved criticism at the time.

And what has the 2010 final got to do with anything?

The 2010 final saga just shows how petty Barca can be when it wants. Nice to see you take criticism for that too.

How is wanting to go the the final petty?

The Franchise wrote:

Crimson wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Its not about Barca or Bilbao..its about the kings cup.

You should respect it.

The fans are not thinking about the best interest of your clubs rep, instead they are thinking about petty things like Barca celebrating in their home.

I agree with Pep. Its your home, you do what you want with it. If you dont want us then so be it. But I personally think its quite petty.

Barcelona did the exact same thing to us with Zaragoza some years back, so if we look bad why not Barcelona. And Barcelona did not even have one single viable excuse back then.

Add to the fact of how much it will cost the city of Madrid in cleaning up the mess and damage Barcelona fans seem to cause when they come to Madrid, let alone a final like this, why would we bother? Not just that but the security and combined police effort as well.

Add to that the fact we are starting renovations and planning for the expansion of the stadium.

No point.

I laugh at how Barcelona fans seem to be taking the moral high ground.

But as I said, when we did it we deserved criticism.

Am I not allowed to point out you deserve that too? Or is that right only reserved for non Barca fans?

Be real, Madrid are not having the game there because its Barca..everything else is a just a convient excuse.

Saetablanca wrote:

The Franchise wrote:

Saetablanca wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Yes and if Barca did that for no reason other than to be petty then we was wrong and we deserved criticism at the time.

And what has the 2010 final got to do with anything?

The 2010 final saga just shows how petty Barca can be when it wants. Nice to see you take criticism for that too.

How is wanting to go the the final petty?

It wasnt going to the final, it was the idea of winning the CL on our home turf after the whole new Galacticos thing. Dont try and pretend that there wasnt an insane obsession in Barca about that. Come on, when Mourinho knocked you out even he commented on it and the press took a collective sigh of relief.

BarcaLearning wrote:So that is the reason for Real not giving the venue? To avoid seeing us lift the trophy??? How fking pathetic!

BarcaLearning wrote:Renovations? I mean really? Surely it can be delayed just for a day or so to hold the final?

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:Bilbao is making it known officially that their preferred location for the final is still the Bernabeu. They are trying to put pressure on the league, lol.

What's with the obsession?

I imagine they want the most matchday revenue from seats

Anyways I'm not opposed to having a final in the Calderon

Crimson wrote:

BarcaLearning wrote:Renovations? I mean really? Surely it can be delayed just for a day or so to hold the final?

This proves you have 0 knowledge of construction and business.

A delay of a single day can cost thousands, even hundreds of thousands, especially if everything has already been booked in/planned and prepared and considering the strict time line of certain things that have to be finished in a certain time.

Se7en wrote:

Then there's the Copa del Rey. Athletic cruelly destroyed little Mirandes' dreams in the semi-finals, but you can hardly blame them. However, their renewed presence in the final against Barcelona has resuscitated several bad national memories, of a certain political persuasion. It may be difficult to understand this outside of Spain, but the main controversy at present is Real Madrid's refusal to have the game played at the Bernabeu, ostensibly due to the 'works' that they have allegedly scheduled for May 25, a fortnight after the final game of the season. In an attempt to defuse the situation, Athletic even announced that they would be prepared to have the game played at the Camp Nou, but now the Mestalla or the Calderon seem the most likely venues. The lack of a real, politically neutral national stadium, makes this a nightmare game for the authorities. The feeling in the parts of the country and in the press that dress to the left is that the rectors of Madrid do not want a repetition of the 2009 final in which the national anthem was booed and King Juan Carlos subjected to various chants of - shall we say - a non-patriotic nature. TVE1's famous turning down of the volume caused heads to roll and democracy to be questioned, and there have been suggestions that 'Bernabéu-Gate' is actually a product of pressure from on high. The new right-wing PP government has enough on its plate, without a Cup final which turns into a celebration of so much that is anti-Spanish.

To further fuel the flames, the famous Basque chef Karlos Arguinano, who does a daily cooking show on national Spanish television, dropped in one of his jokes last week as he was working on a Vizcayan dish from Bilbao. Arguinano is a very funny man and a natural raconteur but he has been in trouble before, largely because he simply talks to the camera as if he were in the pub with his mates, an endearing style that can nevertheless lead him down paths that certain elements of Spanish society find less than amusing. Last week he announced, whilst making up his sauce (which reminded him of Athletic), that the Bernabeu was actually the place where the final should be held. Grinning at the camera from behind a fish, he then added the line - amusing or deadly depending on which side of the fence you sit - "If it was the Generalissimo's Cup [referring to Franco] then of course Florentino [Perez] would hold it there". He then made things even juicier with the almost subliminal rider, "But because the king's a bit on the quiet side...". The fact that Arguinano had probably got it right was immaterial. His own connections to Basque nationalism brought a tsunami of rage down upon his head, with some calling for him to be taken off the television. This is unlikely, given his laddish popularity, but the incident showed how barren is the valley of free speech here. Certain minorities here are easy game. But attack the sacred cows and it's a national scandal

Doc wrote:OAnyway, I forgot the final in 2009 was in the Bernabeu

Se7en wrote:http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/seria-honor-albergar-final-copa/20120228dasdaiftb_38/Tes

matpol wrote:

Doc wrote:OAnyway, I forgot the final in 2009 was in the Bernabeu

2009 CdR Final was at Mestalla.