Can Girona win La Liga? | 115 charges' trophies to be exhibited in Girona

[Pogue Mahone]

Epic win over Atletico the other day. Title charge continues. I want to like these guys so badly. One of my best friends lives in Girona and any team other than Barca/Real doing well is so refreshing but but but…

 

[UnitedSofa]

If they win La Liga they won't be able to compete in UCL which is quite frankly hilarious considering they're owned by the City Football Group

 

[Hammondo]

But, but, but - until now it was corrupted by people who were close to Madrid and fit well into generally acceptable system of corruption (GAS-C)

So your solution to corrupt is more corruption?

 

[adexkola]

So your solution to corrupt is more corruption?

Since no one cares about current corruption, yes. More corruption, more oligarchs, more levers... maybe it'll shock people into finally fixing the whole thing

 

[Ole'sgunnarwin]

If they win La Liga they won't be able to compete in UCL which is quite frankly hilarious considering they're owned by the City Football Group

All they need to do is ask UEFA for permission. There's no way it would be denied.

 

[autopilot]

Who have been the standout performers this year? Got to watch some of the match against Atletico and Yan Couto looked good quite (and subsequently found out he was loaned from City of course). I've seen some Dovbyk headlines but I'm unsure if that's the "star" of the team.

 

[Chipper]

Was just looking through their squad. Didn't know Blind was there!

Nice to see Stuani still going. One of those players notable to me because I once did well with a representation of him on Football Manager.

Look to have done well with the couple of Ukrainian signings.

If they win La Liga they won't be able to compete in UCL which is quite frankly hilarious considering they're owned by the City Football Group

I believe they can due to City Football Group owning under 50%. It's 47% they have.

10 points clear of 5th, in a great position to qualify.

 

[Bertie Wooster]

If they win La Liga they won't be able to compete in UCL which is quite frankly hilarious considering they're owned by the City Football Group

I believe they can due to City Football Group owning under 50%. It's 47% they have.

10 points clear of 5th, in a great position to qualify.

Yeah, the City First Group and their expensive lawyers will be well on top of all the loopholes that allowed the Red Bull teams to play in the same European competition.

It's all about claiming you only own certain percentage, or that different people own it not the same ones, etc. They know their way around all of that stuff by now so they'll both be able to enter it, I'm sure.

 

[Pes6Monster]

Epic win over Atletico the other day. Title charge continues. I want to like these guys so badly. One of my best friends lives in Girona and any team other than Barca/Real doing well is so refreshing but but but…

If Girona won La Liga with Mark E Smith and your nan up front, it's still sportswashing.

Since no one cares about current corruption, yes. More corruption, more oligarchs, more levers... maybe it'll shock people into finally fixing the whole thing

If 'nobody cares' now (false), why do you think they suddenly will afterward?

Look to have done well with the couple of Ukrainian signings.

Galling considering the club's major owners are pro-Putin. They had him over in December and refuse (alongside Saudi Arabia) to ratify his international arrest warrant.

Agueroooooooooooo!

 

[Ole'sgunnarwin]

Was just looking through their squad. Didn't know Blind was there!

Nice to see Stuani still going. One of those players notable to me because I once did well with a representation of him on Football Manager.

Look to have done well with the couple of Ukrainian signings.



I believe they can due to City Football Group owning under 50%. It's 47% they have.

10 points clear of 5th, in a great position to qualify.

Blind has been excellent for them, best I've seen him play in his career. Seems very popular with players and fans. Really impressed that he was 33 with United 8 years ago and is still 33. He's been excellent despite his lack of pace and aging.

 

[TheRedDevil'sAdvocate]

Are people still discussing a ban from UEFA because they're owned by City Group? They narrowly missed out on a European Conference League spot last season, but, since it was a possibility, they actually sent their file to UEFA asking for permission to play in Europe. And, later in May, UEFA licensed them as they found nothing untoward in the attached documents.

 

[Robbie Boy]

No.

 

[Hammondo]

Since no one cares about current corruption, yes. More corruption, more oligarchs, more levers... maybe it'll shock people into finally fixing the whole thing

Pure chaos, corruption Vs corruption.

 

[duffer]

Girona City? Yuk. I'd rather Real Madrid win it.

 

[Jev]

Are people still discussing a ban from UEFA because they're owned by City Group? They narrowly missed out on a European Conference League spot last season, but, since it was a possibility, they actually sent their file to UEFA asking for permission to play in Europe. And, later in May, UEFA licensed them as they found nothing untoward in the attached documents.

Plus Salzburg and Leipzig have participated in the same Champions League. No chance Girona will be banned.

 

[TheRedDevil'sAdvocate]

Plus Salzburg and Leipzig have participated in the same Champions League. No chance Girona will be banned.

Yup. For the same reason, nobody is concerned about United and Nice being run by the same person.

 

[FreakyJim]

They're probably testing the newest PEDs for Pep.

Looks like it's a decent batch.

 

[Rapsel]

Blind has been excellent for them, best I've seen him play in his career. Seems very popular with players and fans. Really impressed that he was 33 with United 8 years ago and is still 33. He's been excellent despite his lack of pace and aging.

He even scored against Atletico. His first goal since his goal at the WC against the US for the Dutch NT.

 

[giorno]

Who have been the standout performers this year? Got to watch some of the match against Atletico and Yan Couto looked good quite (and subsequently found out he was loaned from City of course). I've seen some Dovbyk headlines but I'm unsure if that's the "star" of the team.

The manager, Michel(who has apparently attracted attention from Bayern), Savinho, who might show up at city next year, and Aleix Garcia, their midfield string puller

 

[FootballHQ]

Who have been the standout performers this year? Got to watch some of the match against Atletico and Yan Couto looked good quite (and subsequently found out he was loaned from City of course). I've seen some Dovbyk headlines but I'm unsure if that's the "star" of the team.

Lots of technical quality in midfield. Loved watching Pablo Torre the other night, he played a few games for Barca last season.

 

[DWelbz19]

Who have been the standout performers this year? Got to watch some of the match against Atletico and Yan Couto looked good quite (and subsequently found out he was loaned from City of course). I've seen some Dovbyk headlines but I'm unsure if that's the "star" of the team.

Daley Blind. Arguably the best CB in the league this season. (I haven’t seen a single Girona game)

 

[DJ_21]

All they need to do is ask UEFA for permission. There's no way it would be denied.

But then they’d have to stop city from entering it? Only 1 team with the same owners can enter the tournament can’t they?

 

[Samid]

Daley Blind. Arguably the best CB in the league this season.

He has a knack of winning league titles. This will be his 9th in 13 years.

 

[Rapsel]

He has a knack of winning league titles. This will be his 9th in 13 years.

The only team he never won the league with is....United. Every other team he won the league every year at Ajax and Bayern and now maybe even with Girona. Bless him.

 

[NewGlory]

So your solution to corrupt is more corruption?

No, my friend. I hate all corruption, but I also cannot help noticing how usually the loudest ones "crying wolf" against new corruption are the ones who want to preserve their existing corruption.

I think fans should see through that bullshit and don't let old or new assholes manipulate their emotions

 

[That_Bloke]

I so badly want them to win it.

 

[Pes6Monster]

No, my friend. I hate all corruption, but I also cannot help noticing how usually the loudest ones "crying wolf" against new corruption are the ones who want to preserve their existing corruption.

I think fans should see through that bullshit and don't let old or new assholes manipulate their emotions

When you support CFG clubs like Girona, you support corruption.

Don't dither into false equivalences, whataboutery and attacking critics. The archetypical triptych of sportswashing advocates.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

I so badly want them to win it.

I don’t. Feck anyone associated with Man City.

 

[Lexicon Red Devil]

Yup. For the same reason, nobody is concerned about United and Nice being run by the same person.

United's league position means it's pretty unlikely they'll both qualify this season anyway. Not really a bridge we need to cross right now.

 

[TheRedDevil'sAdvocate]

United's league position means it's pretty unlikely they'll both qualify this season anyway. Not really a bridge we need to cross right now.

As i mentioned in my previous post, our current league position doesn't say much. If we are near any of the European spots, and the chances are that we'll be even if we fail to qualify, we'll soon have to send our file to UEFA to get licensed for next season's European competitions. Just like Girona did last season, and they got the green light (but failed to qualify in the end). UEFA has already made sure the rules are lax enough for this to be a non-issue. If the distinction between majority and minority owners doesn't do the trick, a supposedly independent company can be put in place as a front for one of the clubs. Ratcliffe is a minority owner and, unless i'm mistaken, it isn't "officially" INEOS who acquired United's shares, but another company.

 

[Dave Smith]

Girona City? Yuk. I'd rather Real Madrid win it.

Be funny to see Real and Barca lose their league title to City's B team. For me, it is karma for ruining La Liga and then trying to create a Super League.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

The only team he never won the league with is....United. Every other team he won the league every year at Ajax and Bayern and now maybe even with Girona. Bless him.

That’s going to be in one of those memes on Facebook that’s used to try and piss off United fans because it means more engagement.

 

[GatoLoco]

I didn't watch the game 0-0 vs Almeria but I just saw Almeria had 20 shots and Girona had 5 so maybe they are showing signs of exhaustation already.

 

[giorno]

I didn't watch the game 0-0 vs Almeria but I just saw Almeria had 20 shots and Girona had 5 so maybe they are showing signs of exhaustation already.

They just had a bad game

 

[Samid]

Looks like they're running out of steam. Haven't been the same the last few weeks.

 

[GatoLoco]

Real Sociedad are a very good team tbf.

 

[RG77]

Looks like they're running out of steam. Haven't been the same the last few weeks.

That VAR intervention was a bit harsh but yeah. RS all over them in the second half. Think we should be dealing with them without many problems at the SB.

Just need our dummies at the back stop leaking goals.

 

[Samid]

They're finished. Should solely focus on 2nd place.

 

[Yagami]

No Blind, no party

 

[horsechoker]

Get this false fairy tale in the bin