Guys pls i need your superior intelligence

Anyone of you know anything about Ian Cathro? I know he was assistant at Valencia until a couple of weeks ago.

He's apparently going to be McClaren's no 2 and i know nothing about him

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Guys pls i need your superior intelligence

Anyone of you know anything about Ian Cathro? I know he was assistant at Valencia until a couple of weeks ago.

He's apparently going to be McClaren's no 2 and i know nothing about him

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/02/valencia-real-sociedad-la-liga-david-moyes-ian-cathro

Someone who sounds he actually knows what he's doing

Unlike this crack squad of goons.

Spoiler:

Title contenders Valencia offering some superior Liga management to struggling EPL side Newcastle

GOAT Liga at it again, nothing to see here folks

Tbf he resigned two weeks ago because he was home sick apparently lol.

Now he's joining McClaren's backroom staff along with a host of other people, but i never actually heard of him and apparently he has a good reputation.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Tbf he resigned two weeks ago because he was home sick apparently lol.

Now he's joining McClaren's backroom staff along with a host of other people, but i never actually heard of him and apparently he has a good reputation.

Home sick. A scotsman. Living in Valencia. Is homesick of the UK.

Let that sink in.

Eh? He probably missed his family, same as any other person.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Eh?  He probably missed his family, same as any other person.

Sun, good food, beautiful girls, the beach...

Some people will really give up the good life for family instead of bringing them there?

Tebas (Liga president): "My four children are Real Madrid fans, so it's not hard to know which club their father is fan of..." [ser]

Liga president is a Madrid fan and FIFA president was/is a RM honorary member

linetty wrote:Tebas (Liga president): "My four children are Real Madrid fans, so it's not hard to know which club their father is fan of..." [ser]

Liga president is a Madrid fan and FIFA president was/is a RM honorary member

You still won 1 Liga in 7 years

linetty wrote:Tebas (Liga president): "My four children are Real Madrid fans, so it's not hard to know which club their father is fan of..." [ser]

Liga president is a Madrid fan and FIFA president was/is a RM honorary member

linetty wrote:You still won 1 Liga in 7 years

Clearly he is just a fan and Real Madrid is the captain of their own demise no?

And he said this

Real Madrid have been accused of being power-hungry and trying to have everything Barcelona have by the head of the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) chief Javier Tebas.

Traditionally, Barca and Madrid have been able to negotiate broadcasting rights apart from the rest of La Liga, but that will change from 2016-17 when they will all be sold to external clients as one package.

This is an active effort to push the Spanish league system towards the Premier League's way of working, with the British top flight valued higher financially than any other on the planet.

However, Tebas claims Madrid were the only club part of negotiations who were against the move and criticised the club for being selfish.

"I talk again of a war in Spanish football because of all 42 clubs involved in the centralised distribution of broadcasting rights just one – Real Madrid – do not agree," he told AS.

"Why? Well you'd have to ask Real Madrid. If we knew the reasons why it signed a contract with [Spanish broadband and cable provider] Telefonica in May – an agreement which would qualify as strange to say the least – that would help us understand.

"Madrid are a great club who believes itself to be a champion of transparency; but the truth is that they have other interests than the rest of La Liga. I think Madrid wants to keeps control of its broadcasting rights.

"It's a mix of being money-hungry and power-hungry. It is not clear what they are up to. Their agreements with Telefonica and Microsoft are strange to me and I've told Madrid that.

"I believe their agreement with Telefonica is because Barcelona signed one similar with the same company several months earlier and – of course – we know that Madrid must have whatever Barcelona have. I suspect this whole mess stems from that."

Why they sign a contract in May with Telefonica? I could probably assume with some accuracy that Real Madrid is seeking Real Madrid's interest and doesn't really have much care for La Liga since their job is not to run La Liga but simply try to win it. The day to day running of La Liga is Tebas' obligation, not Madrid's.

It is selfish though, incredibly actually. Madrid would be relatively fine with even a (significant) reduction in television rights since their marketing brand is huge and they own their own stadium.

I don't blame Madrid for their position but at the same time, sometimes sharing is a good thing.

Full schedule just released

http://www.laliga.es/calendario-2015-2016.html

Time to make a new thread I guess

Barca have a tough first three games. We have the exact same three games from week 5-7.
Bilbao away, Malaga Home, Atletico away.

We've got all the tough away games in the first round... San Mamés, Calderón, Bernabéu, Mestalla and Pizjuán

I'm not liking this

RFEFdrid chose though games for Barca because, Barca plays 3 additional games and some players are still tired from Copa America. It's how the most corrupt season ever starts, I'll be documenting refs from the start this time.

Harmonica wrote:RFEFdrid chose though games for Barca because, Barca plays 3 additional games and some players are still tired from Copa America. It's how the most corrupt season ever starts, I'll be documenting refs from the start this time.

Lmao you can't do anything about the leauge being corrupt and biased towards the beloved and great capital city club. Can't blame them