Baldini off to Barcelona

[scat1620]

Did anyone else read the thread title and assume that Baldini had been hired by Barcelona?

 

[HappySpur]

Why would he go to Barcelona when we have a special relationship with Real Madrid

 

[ShaunL84]

Capoue
Paulinho Xavi

Best midfield in the world.

 

[danielneeds]

Xavi would instantly become the best player to ever play in MLS. He's still world class. Beckham was losing it a bit when he came over. Xavi would be a great acquisition for us, I think.

I agree, Xavi's got much more to give footballing-wise before the MLS. Then again, if someone offered to pay me £100k a week to go and work and live in New York, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[HappySpur]

I agree, Xavi's got much more to give footballing-wise before the MLS. Then again, if someone offered to pay me £100k a week to go and work and live in New York, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Xavi would be going to Miami. And you couldn't pay me 100k a week to live in Miami (I can barely handle 25 °C )

 

[danielneeds]

Xavi would be going to Miami. And you couldn't pay me 100k a week to live in Miami (I can barely handle 25C.

Rumours are he'd be joining New York FC. Man City's owners' new team in Brooklyn. They're joining the league next season.

 

[Ed Cohen]

He could be looking to sign a Barca player...

Though Vertonghen, Lloris or Sandro are all feasible targets for Barca! They are in need of replacements for Valdes, Puyol and Mascherano after all. worriEd!

 

[brasil_spur]

Saw the title and thought he was going to join Barca..

Reckon it's more holiday for Franco and perhaps the phone calls were regarding Poch and possible player targets.

Wow, holiday at this time of year seems a bit mental, i would hope not.

 

[Mr-T]

Or after helping Levy negotiate and bring in Pochettino, with it all done and dusted, he's now off on holiday and meeting his family in Barcelona before the World Cup starts and work starts again.

....or he's bringing home Messi

Would doubt he's on holiday now, he'll take his holiday when the window closes.

 

[Ed Cohen]

It is of course possible Baldini is out there after a player fro the OTHER Barcelona club -the one Poch used to manage...

RCD Espanyol?

 

[bho]

I am shocked that Baldini is not bald.

 

[remember91]

Holiday?

At the start of the transfer window?

That would be like Santa Clause taking the last two weeks of December off

 

[Ossie85]

It is of course possible Baldini is out there after a player fro the OTHER Barcelona club -the one Poch used to manage...

RCD Espanyol?

they're all shit except for the keeper who's pretty decent

 

[remember91]

As a random guess, I think he will be involved in buying, selling or scouting a player or member of staff (remember Poch's backroom guys largely came from Espanyol and they may have gone home at the end of the season) in the northwest of Spain (Barcelona? Espanyol? Valencia? Zaragoza?).

 

[HappySpur]

they're all shit except for the keeper who's pretty decent

And few of them are Ponch's as most of his better players have already moved.

 

[easley91]

He has a phone where he can access e-mails and call people of needed. He can take his work with him, can't he?

At the start of the transfer window?

That would be like Santa Clause taking the last two weeks of December off

He only works one night. Bit like Levy and deadline day.

 

[HappySpur]

in the northwest of Spain (Barcelona? Espanyol? Valencia? Zaragoza?).

Whoa! We don't blanket statement regions in Spain. Zaragoza is Aragon. Barcelona is Catalonia. Valencia is Valencia.

If this were 1936, you would have just started a war.

 

[timfrancis]

I am shocked that Baldini is not bald.

By the same token, can we make an assumption about his belly button?

 

[Beni]

Would doubt he's on holiday now, he'll take his holiday when the window closes.

Maybe, but all players are on their holiday or getting ready for the World Cup, so nothing's likely to happen until after World Cup in my opinion, so could be a chance for him to take his

 

[Rogmeister]

@paulrandall1973: #francoupdate He's in town for dinner with Luis Enrique. "Best manager he has ever worked with" not so complimentary with Tim & AVB #thfc