Stephane Grappelli Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Despite being tapped up by Barça for the last 2 years, Antoine Griezmann has announced that he's staying at Atleti. One in the eye for the Catalan giants and the latest in a line of shambolic transfer dealings at the Nou Camp. Hopefully there is still an investigation into the way Barça have behaved in this whole affair. If it had been the most blessed Real Madrid carrying on like Barça have been, the rage would have been off the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Despite being tapped up by Barça for the last 2 years, Antoine Griezmann has announced that he's staying at Atleti. One in the eye for the Catalan giants and the latest in a line of shambolic transfer dealings at the Nou Camp. Hopefully there is still an investigation into the way Barça have behaved in this whole affair. If it had been the most blessed Real Madrid carrying on like Barça have been, the rage would have been off the scale. That 'La Decision' programme nonsense more shambolic, if some Hearts player pulled a stunt like that I would be fuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Religion Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 55 minutes ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Despite being tapped up by Barça for the last 2 years, Antoine Griezmann has announced that he's staying at Atleti. One in the eye for the Catalan giants and the latest in a line of shambolic transfer dealings at the Nou Camp. Hopefully there is still an investigation into the way Barça have behaved in this whole affair. If it had been the most blessed Real Madrid carrying on like Barça have been, the rage would have been off the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Didn't he actually say that at the moment he is staying? I don't think he was actually all that strong in his commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Dale Cooper Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 What's with the Real Madrid Vs Barcelona crap on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 A documentary where the player does a big reveal at the end.... that he's staying at the club he's contracted to? Gies peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 And the fans were booing him towards the end of the season as well as they assumed he was off... awkward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, RS86 said: And the fans were booing him towards the end of the season as well as they assumed he was off... awkward Booing him because he was making a big drama about it all, biggest surprise for me is that he is 27, almost reaching peak in his career and not really performed on the big scene. File under over-inflated ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, Bad Religion said: I hope that is not sarcasm. That would be VERY disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jambo92 said: Booing him because he was making a big drama about it all, biggest surprise for me is that he is 27, almost reaching peak in his career and not really performed on the big scene. File under over-inflated ego. Saw a video of him crying on the pitch and thought get a grip. He's helped Atletico reach 2 CL finals and scored a double to win them the Europa League (after scoring and assisting the 2 goals over 2 legs to beat Arsenal in the semis). Also averages more than a goal every 3 games in La Liga and for France. Wouldn't say he hasn't performed on the big scene personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Jambo92 said: Booing him because he was making a big drama about it all, biggest surprise for me is that he is 27, almost reaching peak in his career and not really performed on the big scene. File under over-inflated ego. That's not really true though. He has performed at a high level for a number of seasons and has generally been Athletico's best player. He also won the golden boot at the 2016 Euros. It's just a shame he has turned into an arsehole. Edited June 15, 2018 by Sooperstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevins_barnet Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, RS86 said: Saw a video of him crying on the pitch and thought get a grip. He's helped Atletico reach 2 CL finals and scored a double to win them the Europa League (after scoring and assisting the 2 goals over 2 legs to beat Arsenal in the semis). Also averages more than a goal every 3 games in La Liga and for France. Wouldn't say he hasn't performed on the big scene personally Also Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016. Scoring twice in France's Ro16 comeback win v Ireland and twice in their semi final win over World champions Germany. ...hasn't performed on the big scene though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Sooperstar said: That's not really true though. He has performed at a high level for a number of seasons and has generally been Athletico's best player. He also won the golden boot at the 2016 Euros. It's just a shame he has turned into an arsehole. 3 minutes ago, RS86 said: Saw a video of him crying on the pitch and thought get a grip. He's helped Atletico reach 2 CL finals and scored a double to win them the Europa League (after scoring and assisting the 2 goals over 2 legs to beat Arsenal in the semis). Also averages more than a goal every 3 games in La Liga and for France. Wouldn't say he hasn't performed on the big scene personally Of course context is required - however the way he is marching around making 45 minute documentaries about his future you would think he was Messi/Ronaldo combined. His achievements in the game are not impressive for all the fanfare he gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixHearts Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Atletico were eyeing up Cavani as his replacement too. I say Barca go after him instead. Better player than Greizmann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Is the OP formerly known as The Great Gatsby? Explains it if so. If not, looks like we have 2 resident Madridistas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, kevins_barnet said: Also Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016. Scoring twice in France's Ro16 comeback win v Ireland and twice in their semi final win over World champions Germany. ...hasn't performed on the big scene though ... He's a very good player - but not great - could list several players with similar achievements in the game as him that would be classed as guff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 36 minutes ago, Special Agent Dale Cooper said: What's with the Real Madrid Vs Barcelona crap on here? It's the Sky generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Lynam Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, Locky said: Is the OP formerly known as The Great Gatsby? Explains it if so. If not, looks like we have 2 resident Madridistas They are absolute scum Locky. Elitist supporting fascists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 31 minutes ago, Des Lynam said: They are absolute scum Locky. Elitist supporting fascists. Och not at all. That's just the myth that's been peddled by their rivals and believed by folk who are incapable of independent thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I've just seen clips of the "documentary" not the full thing, but from what I saw it all looked very tongue in cheek. Could have been easy for him to jump ship for (I'd imagine) more money but has decided to stay, so fair play. If France perform at the WC then he is in with a shout of being top scorer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Tremendous player but what an odd bit of theatre that TV show was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Despite being tapped up by Barça for the last 2 years, Antoine Griezmann has announced that he's staying at Atleti. One in the eye for the Catalan giants and the latest in a line of shambolic transfer dealings at the Nou Camp. Hopefully there is still an investigation into the way Barça have behaved in this whole affair. If it had been the most blessed Real Madrid carrying on like Barça have been, the rage would have been off the scale. Probably means athletico Madrid will stay the best team in the city. Probably hurt R Madrid more than Barca in the medium term. Good for Spanish football, A Madrid making a real statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Probably means athletico Madrid will stay the best team in the city. Probably hurt R Madrid more than Barca in the medium term. Good for Spanish football, A Madrid making a real statement. Atletico not Athletico. It was a common enough mistake years ago but there's no excuse for it in this day and age. Shame on you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, PhoenixHearts said: Atletico were eyeing up Cavani as his replacement too. I say Barca go after him instead. Better player than Greizmann. Cavani for Barca would make them even stronger. Some player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucille's Thirsty Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) Antoine Griezmann has some ego. He’s a very good player but he’s hardly a Ronaldo or Messi. That montage on Twitter was the most self indulgent,arrogant big headed thing I’ve ever seen from a football player. Even The Atletico fans are having a go at him for putting them through the ringer. Edited June 15, 2018 by Lucille's Thirsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Just now, Stephane Grappelli said: Atletico not Athletico. It was a common enough mistake years ago but there's no excuse for it in this day and age. Shame on you... Ouch, my spelling of Spanish clubs is being set upon - gutted! Thanks for the correction, tho. I never noticed that before! Least when Hearts become the top dog in Edinburgh-again it will off set any pain you have about R Madrid playing second fiddle in their city ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Ouch, my spelling of Spanish clubs is being set upon - gutted! Thanks for the correction, tho. I never noticed that before! Least when Hearts become the top dog in Edinburgh-again it will off set any pain you have about R Madrid playing second fiddle in their city ? Happy to help. Just try to be more careful, and accurate, in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Craig Burley says something quite interesting. He had the ego to make the video, but not to make the switch to Barca. I agree with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff the Mince Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: They were last season. They finished above us in the league, they we're better, unless you are saying we were better than Hibs last season? We we're the 6th best team last season, hibs 4th. Not a statement, surely a fact? Never !! The scum will never be topdogs never !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Jambo92 said: He's a very good player - but not great - could list several players with similar achievements in the game as him that would be classed as guff! So guff that if we had him and sold him, the finances raised would be enough that we could buy an entire squad good enough to win our domestic league at a canter, and probably another new stand or two in addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 38 minutes ago, Geoff the Mince said: Never !! The scum will never be topdogs never !! Maybe wrong term, they were the top team/ better than us last season was my point. Surely no argument there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff the Mince Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Maybe wrong term, they were the top team/ better than us last season was my point. Surely no argument there? Yeah it was the term no no doubt they had a better season ( hopefully that's a one-off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery_Moon Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 33 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Maybe wrong term, they were the top team/ better than us last season was my point. Surely no argument there? Yep. Wrong term mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, doctor jambo said: So guff that if we had him and sold him, the finances raised would be enough that we could buy an entire squad good enough to win our domestic league at a canter, and probably another new stand or two in addition Didn't say he was guff.. if we did have him though he wouldn't be worth more than 10 million and he would probably leave on a bosman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTBCAL Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Des Lynam said: They are absolute scum Locky. Elitist supporting fascists. Yip. Hitlers fav team allegedly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfcbilly Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Probably means athletico Madrid will stay the best team in the city. Probably hurt R Madrid more than Barca in the medium term. Good for Spanish football, A Madrid making a real statement. This for me. Statement of intent and if they strengthen (looks like they will with lemar coming from Monaco) and the intensity simeone demands they could push for la liga and champions league again. Need a bigger squad though. Any team that challenges 'the big 2' gets my vote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julienbrellier Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Despite being tapped up by Barça for the last 2 years, Antoine Griezmann has announced that he's staying at Atleti. One in the eye for the Catalan giants and the latest in a line of shambolic transfer dealings at the Nou Camp. Hopefully there is still an investigation into the way Barça have behaved in this whole affair. If it had been the most blessed Real Madrid carrying on like Barça have been, the rage would have been off the scale. cool story bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinoJambo Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 4 hours ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Probably means athletico Madrid will stay the best team in the city. Probably hurt R Madrid more than Barca in the medium term. Good for Spanish football, A Madrid making a real statement. Fuerza Atletico y nada mas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoGwash Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 4 hours ago, rudi must stay said: Craig Burley says something quite interesting. Now that is news. First time for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, HoGwash said: Now that is news. First time for everything. He has the be a loud mouthed and aggressive guy role in the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 15:23, julienbrellier said: cool story bro Cheers pal. Hope the World Cup is treating you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 14:52, PTBCAL said: Yip. Hitlers fav team allegedly ? Was he not Mussolini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 15/06/2018 at 12:16, Smith's right boot said: Ouch, my spelling of Spanish clubs is being set upon - gutted! Thanks for the correction, tho. I never noticed that before! Least when Hearts become the top dog in Edinburgh-again it will off set any pain you have about R Madrid playing second fiddle in their city ? Real Madrid not just the top dog in Madrid but the top dog in Spain. More titles than Barça and Atleti put together. Similar story in Europe too. Still disagree that Hibs are top dogs in Edinburgh but you're entitled to your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Real Madrid not just the top dog in Madrid but the top dog in Spain. More titles than Barça and Atleti put together. Similar story in Europe too. Still disagree that Hibs are top dogs in Edinburgh but you're entitled to your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: Very accurate representation of my facial expression when posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Real Madrid not just the top dog in Madrid but the top dog in Spain. More titles than Barça and Atleti put together. Similar story in Europe too. Still disagree that Hibs are top dogs in Edinburgh but you're entitled to your opinion. Deserved title for them from what I've seen. Some might say Madrid got better when Ronaldo left Madrid, I never expected that. I was surprised at that, some thought he was the best player on the planet, one would think a team would get worse not better if that type of player loses form, never mind leaves them! Enjoy the win, not paid much attention to foreign football Tbh with the goings on at Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stendelnator Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Real Madrid did suffer when Ronaldo left. Barcelona got even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Smith's right boot said: Deserved title for them from what I've seen. Some might say Madrid got better when Ronaldo left Madrid, I never expected that. I was surprised at that, some thought he was the best player on the planet, one would think a team would get worse not better if that type of player loses form, never mind leaves them! Enjoy the win, not paid much attention to foreign football Tbh with the goings on at Hearts. Fair play my good man. Aye, the situation with Hearts is sickening but we'll rise again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Lynam Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 21 hours ago, Stephane Grappelli said: Very accurate representation of my facial expression when posting that. Where about in Madrid did you grow up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just now, Des Lynam said: Where about in Madrid did you grow up? Some would say I have never grown up! You having that one mate? Take it easy, God bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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