: Mon May 04, 2009 9:40 am  

The Penguin wrote:

10 times out of 10, I would watch La Liga over the premiership. It is more entertaining.

Your kidding, right?

Im no big football fan but i do watch the La Liga games at the weekend, tbf there have been some shockers, The Betis game last night was awful but then again it would have been hard to follow the Barca feast on saturday

From what i watch the premiership has far more entertaining games over a season, take the top 2 out of Spain and you'd struggle to get a dozen decent games a year

Just my humble two' penneth

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:46 am  

So, it looks like 2 from 5 for the last two champions league spots in boring La Liga...

3 Sevilla 34 18 6 10 48 38 60
4 Valencia 34 16 8 10 62 50 56
5 Atlético 34 16 7 11 69 54 55
6 Villarreal 34 15 10 9 49 46 55
7 Deportivo 34 15 8 11 44 43 53


Sevilla:
10/5 Sevilla - Real Mallorca
17/5 Osasuna - Sevilla
24/5 Sevilla - Deportivo
31/5 Numancia- Sevilla

Valencia:
10/5 Valencia - Real Madrid
17/5 Atlético - Valencia
24/5 Villarreal - Valencia
31/5 Valencia - Athletic

Atlético:
10/5 Atlético - Espanyol
17/5 Atlético - Valencia
24/5 Athletic - Atlético
31/5 Atlético - Almería

Villarreal:
10/5 Barcelona - Villarreal
17/5 Villarreal - Real Madrid
24/5 Villarreal - Valencia
31/5 Mallorca - Villarreal

Deportivo:
10/5 Recreativo - Deportivo
17/5 Deportivo - Getafe
24/5 Sevilla - Deportivo
31/5 Deportivo - Barcelona

Looking at the fixtures, and current standings, Sevilla should be safe in 3rd, and Atlético have the more favourable fixtures - with the game against Valencia in a fortnight looking like it will be the key match, I wouldn't particularly like to call it though!

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 am  

Asim wrote:

So, it looks like 2 from 5 for the last two champions league spots in boring La Liga...

3 Sevilla 34 18 6 10 48 38 60
4 Valencia 34 16 8 10 62 50 56
5 Atlético 34 16 7 11 69 54 55
6 Villarreal 34 15 10 9 49 46 55
7 Deportivo 34 15 8 11 44 43 53

If you'd have included Madrid and Barça in there, it would have illustrated my problem with La Liga this year.
I was saying to a mate during El Classic on Saturday night that the difference in points between 1st and 3rd is embarrassing.
This season has shades of the Scottish top division.

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:25 am  

Benitez wants another Spaniard http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/04/manual_102453.html

Benitez wants another Spaniard http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/04/manual_102453.html

: Mon May 04, 2009 12:10 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

If you'd have included Madrid and Barça in there, it would have illustrated my problem with La Liga this year.
I was saying to a mate during El Classic on Saturday night that the difference in points between 1st and 3rd is embarrassing.
This season has shades of the Scottish top division.

Indeed, but as Real and Barca will qualify for the CL every year they'll just keep getting stronger in relation to the rest, in a way we can be grateful that it isn't the very same top 4 year in year out like in the Premier League.

I don't see anything to change it happening anytime soon, the only thing that might happen is clubs like Sevilla and Atlético starting to qualify every year, and continue to get richer and attract the better players, and there will be a non-changing top 3 or 4 in Spain too.

: Mon May 04, 2009 12:13 pm  

Asim wrote:

Indeed, but as Real and Barca will qualify for the CL every year they'll just keep getting stronger in relation to the rest, in a way we can be grateful that it isn't the very same top 4 year in year out like in the Premier League.

I don't see anything to change it happening anytime soon, the only thing that might happen is clubs like Sevilla and Atlético starting to qualify every year, and continue to get richer and attract the better players, and there will be a non-changing top 3 or 4 in Spain too.

i wasn't comparing it to the premier league. i see more spanish than english football as it happens.
i posted to get others' thoughts on it.

: Tue May 05, 2009 9:55 am  

Almeria want Bojan Krkic on loan next season.

: Tue May 05, 2009 11:31 am  

Catalancs wrote:

Almeria want Bojan Krkic on loan next season.

Could be an Interesting move for Bojan with his limited game time this season, Good move IMO if it happens although i think they will be quite a few interested should the possibility occur...

: Tue May 05, 2009 11:38 am  

The Joker® wrote:

Could be an Interesting move for Bojan with his limited game time this season, Good move IMO if it happens although i think they will be quite a few interested should the possibility occur...

well it looks like it will be the same situation at barça in terms of forwards, so im inclined to agree with you.
as long as he goes to a club where he'll play regularly.

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:33 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

well it looks like it will be the same situation at barça in terms of forwards, so im inclined to agree with you.
as long as he goes to a club where he'll play regularly.

I agree
A move to the Premiership should'nt be on the cards for Bojan this early in his career.