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Welcoming Seydou Keita and Gerard Pique
By: Isaiah |
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Because I was away when they were officially signed and announced, here is a double post on our two newest members: Seydou Keita and Gerard Pique. Obviously most of you have heard of them — in fact, I’d be surprised if anyone reading this blog hadn’t heard of them, though that would suggest Kevin and [...]
How to Build a Better Team (and have fun doing it!) part 2
By: Isaiah | 122 Comments
Before, in Part 1, we covered both Voldemort and the defense, so today it’s only fair that we cover the midfield. I’m not going to lead with some sort of gimmick (like last time) or anything, I’m just going to jump right into the cauldron.
Guardiola has not promised anything other than to play like Barcelona [...]
The Lighter Side of A Bad Year
By: Isaiah | 8 Comments
This comic appeared here in El Mundo Deportivo today. It features President Joan Laporta, Vice President of Sports Operations Marc Ingla, and Director of Football Txiki Begiristain all being incapable of pronouncing the Spanish word “autocritica,” which translates as “self-criticism.”
All 3 have accused various members of the squad and technical staff (meaning Rijkaard and the [...]
Category: Team NewsHow to Build a Better Team (and have fun doing it!), part 1
By: Isaiah | 64 Comments
Now, I will admit right here that I considered titling this post “Defense Against the Dark Arts” or some such nerdical nonsense, but changed my mind in order to protect my good name. Then, obviously, I went ahead and made a Harry Potter reference by posting the picture above. Great. And yeah, for the record, [...]
Real Murcia 3-Barca 5, a.k.a. “What’s up with the glass?”
By: Kevin | 22 Comments
So. Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?
Depends.
The half-fullers will say “See, the lads just needed to relax and be a bit more direct, so that truth, goodness and joga bonito can prevail. They want to fire coaches and sell players after that glorious display? Lordy!”
The half-empties will say “Yeah, anybody can beat up a [...]
Murcia – Barcelona: The End of the End, Saturday 4pm (GolTV)
By: Isaiah | 22 Comments
Well, it’s the last preview of the 2007/08 season and it can’t come fast enough for most of us. We all want to get on with the changes, with the new era that will be beginning at the final whistle. But this is could be our last chance to see several of our players in [...]
Category: Team NewsWelcome Back, Pep
By: Isaiah | 18 Comments
Well, it’s out with the old, in with the new. The new, of course, just happens to be an old face around the Camp Nou: Josep “Pep” Guardiola.
But who is Pep Guardiola and what does he bring to the table? First, let’s discuss what he has already brought to the table in the past. Born [...]
Category: Team NewsQue te vaya bien, Frank
By: Isaiah | 55 Comments
I’m not generally one for too much sentiment when it comes to sports. I bid players and coaches farewell about as emotionally as I do laundry, but somehow this is different. Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard will certainly be missed around these parts, despite the on-again-off-again relationship most of us have had with him over the last [...]
Barca 2-Mallorca 3, a.k.a. “Too much ugliness all around”
By: Kevin | 47 Comments
Must look good in blue and red, great first touch mandatory. Must be a team player and a fast learner. Patience and ability to learn new systems is essential. Catalan skills desired, but not essential. Please apply to:
Pep G
Camp Nou
Avignuda Aristides Mallol
Barcelona, Spain
All replies kept confidential.
Barca vs Mallorca, or “Here’s to happier times,” Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, (5pm on GolTV)
By: Kevin | 21 Comments
Okay. Time to play out the string, to find out what kind of fans we have at the Camp Nou. We’re bound for third place, and will have to play our way into the Champions League next season. Frank Rijkaard and Ronaldinho, two faces who came to epitomize all that this side stands for and [...]
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