The Champions League (Mainly Barca) thread
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Stevo 666 wrote:my grandad's bike wrote:a campag riding Evertonian!!!
Glad to be of service - the way I look at it is I could be an Ammeco riding Tranmere supporting smack head so it's all relative0 -
Oh well. Didn't see the game.
Can someone fill in?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Feel a bit sorry for Atletico, losing twice to Real in a CL final in the space of 2 years."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Atletico's keeper has made some fine saves during the games I've seen this season but in the penalty shoot-out last night it suddenly looked like it was his first time ever in goal.0
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It's like buses for Real - years for La Diecima to come along and now two in (?) three years...........
And Ronald got what he wanted after all these years - winning spot kick.
I must admit that I'm glad that Bale is Welsh - could you imagine the hyperbole spouting forth from the Englocentric media if he was English - Gawd, thes of trash him and that Rashford (or whatever he's called) dude could fill......
Still not a patch on Del Pierro/Pirlo though ........
I actually screamed and ran around in circles when this happened - if Carlsberg made footballing moments. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ehbfgISDEUPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
it is reasonable to expect the champions league to become a league within the next ten years, no qualifiers, just a league of teams that belong there (basically the top 16 based on revenue/results plus a few invited/qualified). At that point there will be nowhere to go... it is already a very boring competition as it is, it's just going to get more boring, with the same 3-4 teams winning over and over.
Over the past 20 years, only once the winner didn't come from one of the 4 richest leagues (Porto 2004). In the previous 20 years Romania, Yougoslavia, Netherlands, Portugal and France did win the competition at least once.
Over the past 20 years, nearly half on the times (9) either Barcelona or Real Madrid won the cup.
I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates...left the forum March 20230 -
I personally don't really care who wins it, it's the standard (quality/entertainment I suppose) of the matches together with the Europeanness of it all (I just get a special feeling out of watching it) that matters to me.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:I personally don't really care who wins it, it's the standard (quality/entertainment I suppose) of the matches together with the Europeanness of it all (I just get a special feeling out of watching it) that matters to me.
I don't watch it/follow it, but I like cold statistics and seeing it from the outside it keeps repeating itself and has reached a point where you can compare it to formula one... not much happens and the same bloke wins almost all the time. I suppose as long as you have markets to sell your crap to, you can keep the ball rolling on the pitch and keep paying the astronomical wages of the stars and suckers involved in the game, but once even the Chinese have got bored of it, what's left?left the forum March 20230 -
another entertaining fact... since 2008 only 2 players have been awarded the coveted balloon d'or, one plays for Barcelona, the other for Real Madrid... neither has won the World cup or the Euros... on many occasions they have not been the best players of the year by any stretch of imagination, but the industry has decided to go for a restricted number of superstars, rather than a larger pool of stars, as it was the case previouslyleft the forum March 20230
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ugo.santalucia wrote:I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates...
Which leads inevitably to the question I have been asking since the days I was moderating (mainly to the seemingly vanished VTech): why the heck you guys are on a cycling forum and not one which is more in line with your interests, being that politics, combustion engines, football, real ale or whatever?left the forum March 20230 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates...
Which leads inevitably to the question I have been asking since the days I was moderating (mainly to the seemingly vanished VTech): why the heck you guys are on a cycling forum and not one which is more in line with your interests, being that politics, combustion engines, football, real ale or whatever?
I find watching road races boring. Try watching the world cup down hill series if you want to see interesting bike racing."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I always thought MTB doesn't make for good TV, but I have never seen any downhill televisedleft the forum March 20230
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ugo.santalucia wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates...
Which leads inevitably to the question I have been asking since the days I was moderating (mainly to the seemingly vanished VTech): why the heck you guys are on a cycling forum and not one which is more in line with your interests, being that politics, combustion engines, football, real ale or whatever?
Because we have multiple interests and are not dullards and don't make sweeping statements about things we don't watch or follow.
We are all cyclists - some of us race bikes only, some of us do tri/duathlons, some downhill as well as footy/cars/life. We can talk about more than hand built wheels and steel frames.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:it...
I compare the excitement of the Giro d'Italia with the boredom of the Champions League and wonder how long before the balloon deflates...
I love the Giro and I loved this years Giro.ugo.santalucia wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:I...deflates...
...why the heck you guys are on a cycling forum and not one which is more in line with your interests, being that politics, combustion engines, football, real ale or whatever?
'Guys' ?!
There are not many people who frequent BB that is not a cyclist (I think) of one description or another.
For me cycling is a way of life. Has been for 30+ years. I don't want to talk cycling 24/7. That's why I frequent other parts of the forum infrequently but I do want to talk with like minded people to whom I can relate to.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:I always thought MTB doesn't make for good TV, but I have never seen any downhill televised
http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/bike/stories/1331790567644/cairns-dh-world-cup-2016-replay-results-and-race-action
Or if you prefer the madder stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FAuNcWSxuY
I think it makes for more entertaining watching than Giro/TdF stuff, but each to their own."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I often watch the Red Bull Rampage even though I have no interest in MTB/Downhilling.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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It is spectacular, but you watch 3 or 4 coming down, then it's all the same... there is no man Vs man action or drama... it's the same as skying... only exciting if you are a fanleft the forum March 20230
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ugo.santalucia wrote:It is spectacular, but you watch 3 or 4 coming down, then it's all the same... there is no man Vs man action or drama... it's the same as skying... only exciting if you are a fan
Action or drama. Wow. Superlatives from the club ridin' wheel buildin' steel framer.
It's cycling.
The main essence and being of cycling in all its forms is that it attracts all walks of life, from the farmer to the politician. We don't need to profess our cycling through snobbery and pictures of us riding with little cotton caps while slagging off people who buy (shock! Horror!) our wheels already made - the fact that we're doing it is the most important thing.
And I'll wager a bar of chocolate that a few of the BBers are faster, have done more and are actually more fun to ride with than than the holier than thous.........Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:It...fan
Action or drama. Wow. Superlatives from the club ridin' wheel buildin' steel framer.
It's cycling.
The main essence and being of cycling in all its forms is that it attracts all walks of life, from the farmer to the politician. We don't need to profess our cycling through snobbery and pictures of us riding with little cotton caps while slagging off people who buy (shock! Horror!) our wheels already made - the fact that we're doing it is the most important thing.
... and Carbon frames that are 'far too expensive'.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:It is spectacular, but you watch 3 or 4 coming down, then it's all the same... there is no man Vs man action or drama... it's the same as skying... only exciting if you are a fan
I do road riding and mountain biking so I can come to an informed view about what's more fun to do and/or watch. I suppose what you haven't had, you don't miss"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:It is spectacular, but you watch 3 or 4 coming down, then it's all the same... there is no man Vs man action or drama... it's the same as skying... only exciting if you are a fan
I do road riding and mountain biking so I can come to a personal view about what's more fun to do and/or watch. I suppose what you haven't had, you don't miss
FTFY.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Pinno wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:It is spectacular, but you watch 3 or 4 coming down, then it's all the same... there is no man Vs man action or drama... it's the same as skying... only exciting if you are a fan
I do road riding and mountain biking so I can come to an informed personal view about what's more fun to do and/or watch. I suppose what you haven't had, you don't miss
FTFY."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:
Action or drama. Wow. Superlatives from the club ridin' wheel buildin' steel framer.
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Don't ride for a club, haven't done so for over 5 years
I have an aluminium frame now...
I no longer build wheels other than for my own personal use...
On a more general note, I am not sure what you are on aboutleft the forum March 20230 -
Back to the footy...far more interesting than blokes on road bikes
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:Matthewfalle wrote:
Action....framer.
On a more general note, I am not sure what you are on about
We've never understood him, that's what it's like in the nut house.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Just don't worship the false gods built on stupidity. Then all will be well.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0