Real Madrid team thread 2011-12

[ShiftyPowers]

Arnau, SG's most staunch Barcelona fan, has the most posts in this thread by double the amount of the next highest poster, who is ShiftyPowers!

Real Madrid fans you should be ashamed of yourselves!

There really aren't any anymore. They all fled over the last 3 years.

 

[Pogba4Now]

How do you find that out?

lol n00b!

Just kidding. On the Team Threads page, click on the number of replies. In the case of this thread, click on the 262.

 

[Mus]

lol n00b!

Just kidding. On the Team Threads page, click on the number of replies. In the case of this thread, click on the 262.

Ah I see, thanks.

 

[Jaboldinho]

Casillas has invited more Barcelona (Puyol Xavi Iniesta Cesc) than Madrid (Alonso Ramos Arbeloa) players to his wedding. from twitter

Guess there may be some truth to the rumors of him having troubles with some of the guys in the team. Although it's likely not a big deal. Just invited the guys he's known for longer - national teammates.

 

[Mandieta6]

Kind of surprising that he doesn't invite any more of his teammates. I mean, sure, it's a job and you don't invite all of your coworkers, but does he only have 3 friends in the team? None of them foreign?

 

[Jaboldinho]

Seemed weird to me too. Must be a small wedding. But would think you'd be pretty close with most of the team. Especially when you're the captain.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

There's rumors of a Spain vs. Foreign contingent in the Madrid locker room; in fact I think it's beyond rumors. Even more hostile than Chelsea's similar split. Still, that does seem really odd to not invite any coworkers to your wedding. I mean, seriously? You aren't inviting Ronaldo?

 

[Xifio]

really? Iker has never given off a xenophobe vibe before ... I mean we know he and Mou aren't necessarily seeing eye to eye, and there is a big Portuguese-speaking contingent at the club that includes the coach, but inviting only Spaniards to his wedding just sounds unrealistic ... what, for example, did Mesut do to get left out? this story sounds more like the source just mentioned the Spanish invitees, and that's been intentionally misconstrued and extrapolated ...

 

[Filipower]

Ditto. Also, if he did only invite those guys it doesn't really mean anything, he could have invited more SPANISH people from Barça, as well. Media thrives on this kind of ****.


Also, apparently not only Touré is rumoured as a possible signing, but Bale has supposedly said he wanted to play in the same team as Ronaldo. Now tactical difficulties aside, those would be some serious mega transfers. That being said, if they did go to Madrid, along with a desperately needed other defender, I reckon Mourinho would need another two years to win the CL. He's Mourinho though, so he might not.

 

[Mandieta6]

Can't see Bale there, they have Marcelo and Coentrao, they can't justify a 30m+ bid for Bale.

 

[Filipower]

Just like they wouldn't justify almost 100 for Ronaldo and then they got profit from it after just on year counting only shirt sales in Asia. I don't see the money being the trouble here.

 

[Mandieta6]

Getting the best, most marketable player in the world as a marquee signing as a signal of intent on behalf of the president isn't the same thing as getting a good player who has just as good, if not better players in front of him, much less for that price, and even less when there are bigger fish to fry.

 

[Jaboldinho]

Mourinho renewed for 4 years. Surprised and not too excited.

 

[Xifio]

City won the league, Srallex is emulating his Queen, and Pep is gone -- makes sense that José decided to stay ...

 

[MaestroZidane]

He always said he was staying, so no surprised there.

 

[Jaboldinho]

Not surprised he stayed, but that he signed such a long contract.

 

[Back Door Skip]

The contract length is meaningless. If he decides to jump ship next year, there's plenty of teams willing to buy out his contracts I'm sure.

 

[Filipower]

Exactly. It's probably just a way for Mendes to buy a new Aston Martin anyway.

 

[Arnau]

He want to win CL and the other titles (european supercup and club world cup)

 

[Filipower]

Yeah I reckon he'll stay for at least a couple more. If he wins the CL next year he'll stay and win those, as much as he says he doesn't care about them, he'll still want to win them at some point. If he wins the CL two/three years from now, though, I don't know if he'll stay.