Anyone starting to get worried about Real and Xabi?

[Chewie]

starting to read more reports about Real and their intent to land Xabi...unfortunately when they go knocking at most clubs they get their man....anyone else worried that if they really start pushing the buttons they will eventually succeed. Xabi only said the other day that he is not thinking about Real 'now' which is fair enough but what about in a weeks time when they really step up the chase?

 

Desperately Seeking Reassurance

 

Chewie

[cymrococh]

I'm petrified.

[Guest Prongsy]

nope

[CarraLegend]

starting to read more reports about Real and their intent to land Xabi...unfortunately when they go knocking at most clubs they get their man....anyone else worried that if they really start pushing the buttons they will eventually succeed. Xabi only said the other day that he is not thinking about Real 'now' which is fair enough but what about in a weeks time when they really step up the chase?

 

Desperately Seeking Reassurance

 

Chewie

 

Not in the slightest bit bothered. He wont be going to Real Madrid.

[Benitez]

you been asleep for a week?

 

This story has been and gone since days ago.

[cymrococh]

you been asleep for a week?

 

This story has been and gone since days ago.

There are more reports.

[Montse]

Really dont think the club have any intention of selling, its RM stirring

[Benitez]

There are more reports.

 

which will be met with the exact same answers.

 

Groundhog Day. May as well just sticky a post about it so we can go back to it every couple weeks.

[Guest Prongsy]

Well, He is worth £75m now that carrick is being spoken about in terms of 18m

Edited July 28, 2006 by Prongsy

[Stanley Leisure]

Xabi

[Maldini]

He obviously wants out

 

Xabi

"I snubbed Real to Kop Reds Title" and then the only reference to Real from Xabi is "I have heard nothing from Real"

 

Classic Maddock

[Buzz]

Though I am worried because of Reals weight in football, I thought Xai was a Catalan, so may not want to go there anyway and would prefer Barca?.

[Kahnee]

Can't see him going anywhere for a while

 

Though I am worried because of Reals weight in football, I thought Xai was a Catalan, so may not want to go there anyway and would prefer Barca?.

 

He's Basque, or is that the same thing?

[Chewie]

The only reference to Real from Xabi is "I have heard nothing from Real" from the Sky Sports quote and as others have said there are new reports in addition to the reports and rumours that I heard and read about whilst wide awake for the last week or so...

 

my point is more or less this, Real very rarely miss their man when they set their sights on him. Viera is one of the few and hopefully is the example for Xabi to follow...more often than not though when they turn up the heat other clubs get burned with the loss of their player...what about Xabi when he does hear something from Madrid...I hope the club will pull out all the stops to keep him...I can see Benitez appreciating the need to work within a budget for new signings but I don't think he would suffer lightly the loss of one his key players....

 

Still Desperately Seeking Assurance

 

Chewie

[Buzz]

Can't see him going anywhere for a while

He's Basque, or is that the same thing?

Not sure now, , bloke here is gonna check with his spanish girlfriend.

[Maldini]

Real's new board convened yesterday

 

[Guest Kev]

Xabi will stay at Liverpool as long as Rafa is there, and Rafa is here for the long haul.

 

I'm not worried one iota.

[Jimi Rojo]

catalans are from the Barcelona area

Xabi's a Basque. Is it Atletico Bilbao with a team made up entirely from Basque players? i.e. they choose to do it that way.

 

Very proud, independent people the basques, but I don't buy this 'he wouldn't want to play for Madrid because he's a basque' stuff. There is a lot of talk here in Spain now, but I don't think they'll get him.........yet.

[Maldini]

Not sure now, , bloke here is gonna check with his spanish girlfriend.

He's Basque, but spent part of his childhood in Barcelona when his dad was playing for them. Basque and Catalan are different, although both see themselves as seperate states from the rest of Spain.

[Kahnee]

At the end of the day, if he goes he goes (I'll just strress again that I neither think he will or want him to, otherwise some berk will miss my point).

Great as he is, one man doesn't make the team. We've lost great players in the past without any great loss on the pitch.

[Buzz]

He's Basque, but spent part of his childhood in Barcelona when his dad was playing for them. Basque and Catalan are different, although both see themselves as seperate states from the rest of Spain.

Yep, that is what she just said. Franco tried to unify it all but they lost their independence or something. Anyways, she said a basque wouldn't normaly play for Real Madrid, as neither would a Catalan (Dunno who that leaves) but Athletico Bilboa will only sign and play basque players. Maybe thats why Real get loades of foreign players in, cause there is no-one left in spain to play for them!.

[Stevie H]

Yep, that is what she just said. Franco tried to unify it all but they lost their independence or something. Anyways, she said a basque wouldn't normaly play for Real Madrid, as neither would a Catalan (Dunno who that leaves) but Athletico Bilboa will only sign and play basque players. Maybe thats why Real get loades of foreign players in, cause there is no-one left in spain to play for them!.

there are always exceptions. think luis enrique was a catalan wasn't he but he played for madrid?

[Buzz]

At the end of the day, if he goes he goes (I'll just strress again that I neither think he will or want him to, otherwise some berk will miss my point).

Great as he is, one man doesn't make the team. We've lost great players in the past without any great loss on the pitch.

Quite agree but it would be just our luck that we lose him as we get the two wingers his passing ability has been crying out for.

[Kahnee]

Quite agree but it would be just our luck that we lose him as we get the two wingers his passing ability has been crying out for.

 

I love it when you look on the bright side

[RafaShanks]

No. Simple.