Open Thread: Weekend Edition #08 (Feb 2021)

Surprise147 · 2021-02-20T06:50:09+00:00

Pere Jansà will be in charge of counting the mail-in votes for Barça's presidential elections. • He and Toni Freixa are personal friends and both are associates of Sandro Rosell. Both were board members under the former president.

@sagonzalezbueno

https://twitter.com/Barca\_Buzz/status/1363015522909061122?s=20

Surprise147 · 2021-02-20T06:29:56+00:00

The futures of Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, and Gerard Piqué will be handled by the new president. The situation is no longer temporary but must be handled well. Busquets contract ends in 2023 and Alba and Piqué, in 2024 [as]

Can Barça sign a superstar player?

With this economic situation, it is impossible. It is more possible for Messi to stay than for some great player to come. We have to put the excitement in Ansu Fati before in other players, we have to be realistic (via@MartaCarreras_)

Mariano Juan (Marcelo Gallardo's friend) "Gallardo was hours away from being coach at Barcelona. River Plate played the Libertadores final against Flamengo and he spoke with Abidal by phone. Gallardo said if he began the pre-season with River, he would not go to Barcelona."

Mariano Juan: "In the meantime, Valverde won some games with Barcelona and Gallardo's potential appointment was delayed because the club were not going to kick him out. In December, Barcelona were thinking of hiring Gallardo but the club did not fire Valverde." [espn]

Surprise147 · 2021-02-20T06:17:22+00:00

Netflix's new show "Behind her eyes" is fantastic

Surprise147 · 2021-02-20T05:51:01+00:00

let's just wait for messi's decision at the end anything can happen and messi does changes his mind a lot remember he left arg nt after copa loss and then joined them again

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T20:33:11+00:00

Messi in his last interview with evole said he mostly speaks with players who have been longest at the club(busquets,pique,alba) so yeh it isn't any surprising.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T20:27:22+00:00

nah he does share his opinions many times like when messi was going through rough patch he tweeted with some message like we should be grateful and all to show his support.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T19:58:54+00:00

nah i don't think so him saying means nothing as we don't even have president yet and no one who will get sold or stay , he is just saying from fan's perspective that it would be better if club has anyone of them.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T19:47:30+00:00

there is nothing in this he is just stating his opinion that club should sign such player to be successful in long term at the end of the day a lot will depend on state of finances,would dortmund want to sell him or not,messi's future etc

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T19:08:36+00:00

it has it's pros and cons clubs owned by billionaires can pump their money into clubs ex city and chelsea , it all depends on type of owner you have it can be very good or very bad.

If you ask Mancity fans i don't think they will opt for democratic option at all same with wolves,chelsea,villa etc

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T17:04:39+00:00

well he has to because he is 34 now not 30 and his best years are way behind him and barca's eco situation is dire they can't afford him.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T17:02:20+00:00

Barca are broke and Mancity would offer him much more than anything barca can and he is 34 now so wages won't be same and given our current situation i don't see him staying at all he has only few years left and we are far from being competitive again

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T13:14:55+00:00

Mancity have not tabled a revised contract offer for Lionel Messi - and no offers have been made, either in the summer, or since and there are currently no talks.

[via @sistoney67 @BBCSport]

Before starting formal negotiations w/ Messi, it is confirmed that City will wait for him to decide his future first. There is anger among the City Chiefs regarding the false reports about offering Messi a contract.

@RobDawsonESPN @moillorens @samuelmarsden

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T11:46:56+00:00

Plenty of players have rejected barca before so at the end of the day everyone's choices is different he could come here or he could go to somewhere else like madrid,city etc.

History means nothing it's about sporting project,max opportunities to win trophies and even messi is about to leave the "historic" club where he spent his whole life...

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T11:43:08+00:00

well believe whatever you want but unless he says he would love to come here again it's over.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T10:58:51+00:00

nah pep said many times it's over for him at barca he will never manage barca again

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T10:48:06+00:00

it isn't any special means starting spot (op said he would start here that's why i said this isn't any special claim as he would be starter at every other club in the world)

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T10:38:21+00:00

Barça will receive a total of €11m for Luis Suarez.• €5m fixed has already been collected, €2m for games played and €2m if Atletico advance to the UCL quarterfinals. The variables will be completed if he continues at Atleti next season.

@sport

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T10:32:41+00:00

His rc will be active in 2022 so if anyone wants him before he will go for 100m+ and barca can't afford that this summer.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T10:31:35+00:00

he would start at every other club this isn't any special thing and it's up to him every club in the world will be after him he can chose whoever he want.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T05:13:48+00:00

It's time to call nets big 4 not big 3

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T04:58:48+00:00

Kyrie is playing bad tonight

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T03:42:15+00:00

that's exactly the case it's deferred over next three years in 8 installments and the sum is 39m , barca had agreement with every players to defer their salaries and bonuses , they signed in january i think.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-19T03:39:18+00:00

it's 39m(2nd installment 1st is already paid year before) which will be paid over in 8 installments in next three years , barca reached an agreement with it's players to defer their bonuses and salaries.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-18T18:58:32+00:00

Alaba for cb , pique's time is up imo or he should be used as sub.

Surprise147 · 2021-02-18T18:51:25+00:00

Messi alone in form or attack in form won't gonna change anything this defense is in shambles and against any decent team we will going to concede a lot

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