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Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 5:59 pm

Nice to see a team that isn't Barcelona or Real Madrid win it.

Congrats to Atletico!!

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Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 6:05 pm

Barca fans give players standing ovation and chant "Atleti Atleti Atleti"

Classy Support

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Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 6:55 pm

Deserved it and I'm glad someone other than the big 2 win the title. Can't decide who I want to win the Champions League, would like to see Real win it just to see Bale get a winners medal.

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 7:24 pm

What a result for the Spanish league. Shakes it up a bit. And with athletico building a new stadium to rival the big 2, we could see athletico challenging the big 2 for a for a few years to come

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 7:44 pm

Green Arrow wrote:Nice to see a team that isn't Barcelona or Real Madrid win it.

Congrats to Atletico!!

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:


I agree, great to see :thumbup: :bluescarf: :bluescarf:

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 7:48 pm

Trouble is the TV deal in Spain is so lopsided this will be a one off, like Valencia 10 years ago. Half the TV money goes to Barca and Real, the other half is split equally between the other 16 teams. Barca and Real are also allowed to negotiate seperate foreign TV deals. Atletico are also about €300m in debt and need to sell at least €30m in players every season to satisfy the bank. Makes their achievements this season even more remarkable.

Atletico were 10th last season when Simeone took charge, he won Copa del Rey last season, sold Falcao and won la Liga and in final of Champions League this season. Fantastic manager.....

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 8:18 pm

Barcelona manager has stood down, I think this is the job Malky has been waiting for :ayatollah:

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 8:19 pm

PartyWithOle wrote:Barcelona manager has stood down, I think this is the job Malky has been waiting for :ayatollah:

Luis Enrique has left Celta Vigo. Theres the new Barca manager.

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 8:20 pm

CraigCCFC wrote:
PartyWithOle wrote:Barcelona manager has stood down, I think this is the job Malky has been waiting for :ayatollah:

Luis Enrique has left Celta Vigo. Theres the new Barca manager.

Great job he's done IMO getting Vigo to top 10, would have been nice to see a shake up though rather than go with the same old mould

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 8:35 pm

PartyWithOle wrote:
CraigCCFC wrote:
PartyWithOle wrote:Barcelona manager has stood down, I think this is the job Malky has been waiting for :ayatollah:

Luis Enrique has left Celta Vigo. Theres the new Barca manager.

Great job he's done IMO getting Vigo to top 10, would have been nice to see a shake up though rather than go with the same old mould

Hey always promote from within or use legends of their past who know how they work. Martino was an exception of late because Messi wanted him

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 8:56 pm

CraigCCFC wrote:Trouble is the TV deal in Spain is so lopsided this will be a one off, like Valencia 10 years ago. Half the TV money goes to Barca and Real, the other half is split equally between the other 16 teams. Barca and Real are also allowed to negotiate seperate foreign TV deals. Atletico are also about €300m in debt and need to sell at least €30m in players every season to satisfy the bank. Makes their achievements this season even more remarkable.

Atletico were 10th last season when Simeone took charge, he won Copa del Rey last season, sold Falcao and won la Liga and in final of Champions League this season. Fantastic manager.....

I didn't know all that. Good read, and makes it all the more remarkable that athletico managed to win the league

Re: Atletico Champions in Spain

Sat May 17, 2014 9:47 pm

AJ1927 wrote:Barca fans give players standing ovation and chant "Atleti Atleti Atleti"

Classy Support

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They just Real Madrid more