It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[Gumzy97]

They are highly leveraged now, both asset wise and future income.

This is going to get painful for them

They still facing bankruptcy in your opinion?

 

[BAB.DAB]

But you said he's turned us down, which wasn't the point you're making now!

Said he was staying at Barcelona, and I was prepared, for him not join us

 

[DanJ210]

I’m 99.9% sure Messi signs a new deal. But something today has got Tolmie excited to the point of multiple music videos.

for something as big as this he should just say, i dont think its about messi

 

[Mancity0303]

I’m 99.9% sure Messi signs a new deal. But something today has got Tolmie excited to the point of multiple music videos.

Same here.. 100% sure before today..

 

[manimanc]

Said he was staying at Barcelona, and I was prepared, for him not join us

OK.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Barca will get so much help and investment from so many people, they are not going broke. They are trying to clear the decks of the shocking amount of deadwood that's been allowed to accumulate, and negotiate the highest paid player's last contract. The president and everyone else at the club needs the perception of them being utterly destitute and even in big danger to go as far and wide as possible. They need to attract as much 'help' as possible.

They also need to be seen as in an extremely vulnerable state, so any one coming after them for old debts, or old scores, will be painted as trying to kill Barcelona. All the current debt can be blamed on the last president. "It's not fair to destroy The Symbol Of Catalonia because of one man who they voted out!" sort of thing. Laporta is playing it to perfection.

Sure, there's a squeeze on. But really - they'll be ok. Everyone in this business is leveraged. And it keeps going and going, decade after decade, because the club valuations keep getting bigger.

No big signings. Messi resigns. Sell youngsters and deadwood. Next summer, back in business.

 

[BAB.DAB]

OK.

Would love to see him in blue
So close last year,

 

[DTKOAG]

 

[Dirty Harry]

If Messi was a woman we’d be calling him a prick teasing dwarf.

 

[manimanc]

Barca will get so much help and investment from so many people, they are not going broke. They are trying to clear the decks of the shocking amount of deadwood that's been allowed to accumulate, and negotiate the highest paid player's last contract. The president and everyone else at the club needs the perception of them being utterly destitute and even in big danger to go as far and wide as possible. They need to attract as much 'help' as possible.

They also need to be seen as in an extremely vulnerable state, so any one coming after them for old debts, or old scores, will be painted as trying to kill Barcelona. All the current debt can be blamed on the last president. "It's not fair to destroy The Symbol Of Catalonia because of one man who they voted out!" sort of thing. Laporta is playing it to perfection.

Sure, there's a squeeze on. But really - they'll be ok. Everyone in this business is leveraged. And it keeps going and going, decade after decade, because the club valuations keep getting bigger.

No big signings. Messi resigns. Sell youngsters and deadwood. Next summer, back in business.