England flags at the Nou Camp???

[bluevengence]

They are behind the goal on the left side of the screen. It's like their singing section and they've got England flags with badges and writing on some of them. What's that all about? Anyone know??

barca were founded by an englishman

Wrong this I'm afraid. Joan Gamper founded Barca, I found this out when I went over there for our friendly with them and we won the 'Juan Gamper trophy'. Really good museum on their stadium tour maps out the history of the club etc.

He was Swiss by the way.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper</a>

An Englishman was their first president..


Businessman Hans Gamper, born in Winterthur on 22 November 1877, was the man who decided to start a football club in Barcelona, by putting a note in a local sports magazine on 22nd October 1899, calling for players.


Gamper, known in Barcelona as Joan, had moved to the Catalan capital in 1898 for business reasons and just over a month after placing his ad, on 29th November 1899 he preside over the first club meting at the Gimnas Sole. Together with Gamper, Gualteri Wild, Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons and William Parsons attended that historic gathering. The meeting established the club and Englishman Gualteri Wild became the first President, combining his executive duties with his playing skills, since Wild, like the rest of the founders, was first and foremost a player.

 

[YaYa]

barca were founded by an englishman

Wrong this I'm afraid. Joan Gamper founded Barca, I found this out when I went over there for our friendly with them and we won the 'Juan Gamper trophy'. Really good museum on their stadium tour maps out the history of the club etc.

He was Swiss by the way.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper</a>

An Englishman was their first president..


Businessman Hans Gamper, born in Winterthur on 22 November 1877, was the man who decided to start a football club in Barcelona, by putting a note in a local sports magazine on 22nd October 1899, calling for players.


Gamper, known in Barcelona as Joan, had moved to the Catalan capital in 1898 for business reasons and just over a month after placing his ad, on 29th November 1899 he preside over the first club meting at the Gimnas Sole. Together with Gamper, Gualteri Wild, Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons and William Parsons attended that historic gathering. The meeting established the club and Englishman Gualteri Wild became the first President, combining his executive duties with his playing skills, since Wild, like the rest of the founders, was first and foremost a player.

I'm confused mate, is this not implying that Gamper founded the club?!

 

[bluevengence]

Wrong this I'm afraid. Joan Gamper founded Barca, I found this out when I went over there for our friendly with them and we won the 'Juan Gamper trophy'. Really good museum on their stadium tour maps out the history of the club etc.

He was Swiss by the way.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Gamper</a>

An Englishman was their first president..


Businessman Hans Gamper, born in Winterthur on 22 November 1877, was the man who decided to start a football club in Barcelona, by putting a note in a local sports magazine on 22nd October 1899, calling for players.


Gamper, known in Barcelona as Joan, had moved to the Catalan capital in 1898 for business reasons and just over a month after placing his ad, on 29th November 1899 he preside over the first club meting at the Gimnas Sole. Together with Gamper, Gualteri Wild, Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons and William Parsons attended that historic gathering. The meeting established the club and Englishman Gualteri Wild became the first President, combining his executive duties with his playing skills, since Wild, like the rest of the founders, was first and foremost a player.

I'm confused mate, is this not implying that Gamper founded the club?!

Indeed he did..what i was pointing out is that
people confuse him with the first president who was English

Ps ..i also done the stadium tour,as you say
the museum is impressive but the stadium left me
a bit under whelmed

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Cheeky bastards using an England flag when they are not even from England......reminds me of a certain team from Trafford using the name Manchester!

 

[southwalesjesus]

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barcelona" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barcelona</a>

The cities flag is the cross of St.George and the catalan flag. Hence why it looks like the English flag but is not :)