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Real to reject Guard of Honour for Barcelona | Small time or nothing major?
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I'm not cleaning it up.
Fergie's gesture was classy because it was personal and surprising. If the common expectation of all losing managers in that situation was to take a bottle of champagne to the winning team's dressing room, then it would have totally taken away from what was special about it. Doing what he did would have only been regarded as embarrassing, but necessary to avoid looking like a sore loser.
If any team wants to give a guard of honour, then fair play to them, but if the losing team are only doing it out of some sort of social obligation rather than out of genuine respect, then what's the point?
It's an interesting one, because had City won the league against us this season, and if Mourinho then showed up with 2 bottles of champagne... I'm not sure it would have gone down so well on here.
Wish my girlfriend was the same.
Well She can be but then She'd refuse to give you a Guard of Honour
.I don't disagree and nor do I think taking champagne to the opposing team's dressing room is the obligation of every manager - I was just using it as an example of magnanimity in defeat and respect for one's advisaries, even in acute situations. But then that begs the question, why don't Madrid respect Barcelona's achievement.
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Tbh, wish they ditch it altogether. It's not sincere, most players probably hate it, fans certainly hate it, so it is born out of some kind of tradition and feelings of sportsmanship which are not even honest in the first place.
I wouldn't care if for example Liverpool/City refuse to do it to us.
I wouldn't care if for example Liverpool/City refuse to do it to us.
Well I wouldn’t want to give it to the likes of Liverpool or City, so makes sense. feck being nice and everything, all I care about is the football part.
No but I'm sure I could give her one. I'll leave it there now.
Well She can be but then She'd refuse to give you a Guard of Honour
It might not have gone down well on here in 2002 either, but, 16 years later, in the cold light of day, we can appreciate it for the act of magnanimity it was.
I'd have been disappointed if we hadn't given City a guard of honour this season, if they'd wrapped up the title in the game before the derby. *shudders at the thought*
I'd definitely want us to do it if that horrific situation ever arose.
Yeah it's about that. You're free to feel that way you make yourself feel better.
Zidane doesn't care about looking classless and being the bad guy
He really is almost the perfect manager for us and Florentino in particular
Don't like it though. After the league they played...Zidane should be the first in line
And yes, it is classless and small time, which is why we needed Zidane to be the bad guy. Otherwise we would've dragged our feet the whole way but ultimately would have done it
He really is almost the perfect manager for us and Florentino in particular
Don't like it though. After the league they played...Zidane should be the first in line
And yes, it is classless and small time, which is why we needed Zidane to be the bad guy. Otherwise we would've dragged our feet the whole way but ultimately would have done it
For sure. The thing is, it's amazing whether they do it or don't, because either option is agony for them.
Can't really express how relieved I am that we beat City and didn't have to host their title celebrations.
Hopefully we’d do the same to Liverpool & City
Pathetic really. Sports supposed to be a competition between gentlemen. You show respect at the end, then try again next year. Feck boxers, fighters can have wars and after all is said nd done shake hands hug it out. Classless, tasteless and pathetic.
It's small time but if I was a Barca player it would not piss me off, I'd just laugh at the terrible sportsmanship.
What else to expect from that circus.
Stupid "tradition".
Athletic Bilbao did it in 1929-30, and Real Madrid did it in 1931-32. At the time there were only 18 games though.
In more recent times, the closest to going a full season unbeaten was Real Madrid in 1988-89, and Barcelona in 2009-10, both seasons ended with one defeat in the league, to Celta Vigo and Atlético Madrid respectively. Both away from home.
its far from just football rivalry. While politics are not directly involved, the two cities simply do not like or interact with each other
Yes it’s astonishing in this day and age when so much emphasis is put on fine mental margins in sport that an opposing team virtually stand to attention and seemingly respect the haka. It shows a real mental weakness and god knows how much more pumped up the all blacks must be seeing the opposition looking in awe at them before a ball is kicked.