Comments on: Bad times return to Camp Nou http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/ World Soccer views and news Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Lee http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337877 Lee Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:19:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337877 I think Laporta's behaviour that afternoon had as much to with the reaction at the game. I pretty much threw down the gauntlet to anyone who didn't see eye to eye with him and - in one foul swoop - alienated himself from many of those who have supported him with his George Bush moment of 'you are either with me or against me'. Watch the film -http://spanishfootball.typepad.com/la_liga_review/2008/04/joan-laporta-lo.html- this was no way for a president to carry on and I think thats why the fans finally turned on him I think Laporta’s behaviour that afternoon had as much to with the reaction at the game. I pretty much threw down the gauntlet to anyone who didn’t see eye to eye with him and - in one foul swoop - alienated himself from many of those who have supported him with his George Bush moment of ‘you are either with me or against me’. Watch the film -http://spanishfootball.typepad.com/la_l iga_review/2008/04/joan-laporta-lo.html- this was no way for a president to carry on and I think thats why the fans finally turned on him

]]> By: bill http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337876 bill Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:28:53 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337876 I would have to disagree with you. It seems as though equation money=success is melting. Soccer is triumphing. Look at Barca, Real, AC Milan, Inter, Bayern(last year), Liverpool, all of these teams have invested heavily year over year and still fail to reach bring in the amount silverware they desire. Who cares if Henry cannot perform at Barca, that means Villareal can challenge for the #2 spot. Soccer is all about chemistry. http://futbolinks.blogspot.com I would have to disagree with you. It seems as though equation money=success is melting. Soccer is triumphing. Look at Barca, Real, AC Milan, Inter, Bayern(last year), Liverpool, all of these teams have invested heavily year over year and still fail to reach bring in the amount silverware they desire. Who cares if Henry cannot perform at Barca, that means Villareal can challenge for the #2 spot. Soccer is all about chemistry.

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]]> By: Richard Finley Smith http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337874 Richard Finley Smith Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/08/bad-times-return-to-camp-nou/#comment-337874 A potentially explosive debate could stem from this article. I am very much in agreement that far too much apathy is shown from these multi-millionaire players. Not just at Barcelona, but around the rest of European football. one onl needs to look at the state of the English national team for further evidence. I think that football is fast reaching melting point. The game has prostituted itself to the multi national corporatiosn through sponsorshipa nd TV rights. As a result, we now how talented players failing to perform week in week out. A potentially explosive debate could stem from this article. I am very much in agreement that far too much apathy is shown from these multi-millionaire players. Not just at Barcelona, but around the rest of European football. one onl needs to look at the state of the English national team for further evidence.

I think that football is fast reaching melting point. The game has prostituted itself to the multi national corporatiosn through sponsorshipa nd TV rights. As a result, we now how talented players failing to perform week in week out.

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