European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

[Winston Biscuit]

Leganes up as champions after they win and Valladolid put their feet up on the beach away at Tenerife

Was flicking between the Leganes match, and also the Racing Santander match where for the last 20 minutes they just needed 1 goal to get them into the play offs, but couldn't get it. Cue handbags from players and staf at the end as frustration boils over

[Winston Biscuit]

Saint-Etienne promoted to Ligue 1 after beating Metz in the play offs with a 117th minute winner

[Hendo]

Galatasaray are champions. Both clubs smash the points record for the Turkish Super Lig

Jose Mourinho joins Fenerbache as their new manager.

[tnosugar]

Watching the developments in Germany and Italy, particularly, reminds us of how competitive these leagues are, with every game potentially flipping the standings.

[Winston Biscuit]

Segunda play off semi final first legs this weekend

Real Oviedo Vs Eibar
Sporting Gijon Vs Espanyol

[Loafer]

Segunda play off semi final first legs this weekend

Real Oviedo Vs Eibar
Sporting Gijon Vs Espanyol

Using my sporting gijon boys in sorare this weekend

Ruben yanez is a beast at home

[Franchise FC]

Segunda play off semi final first legs this weekend

Real Oviedo Vs Eibar
Sporting Gijon Vs Espanyol

All way too far for me to get to, sadly

[Brogue]

[Sutekh]

Even at that level that's any questions asked?

[Loafer]

Very boring 0-0 yesterday in la liga 2 playoff between ovideo and eibar

Sporting hee haw (my team I support from la liga 2) vs espanyol today

Martin braithwaite plays for espanyol , he was utterly shit for ages and ages and then randomly popped up at Barcelona

[Winston Biscuit]

Very boring 0-0 yesterday in la liga 2 playoff between ovideo and eibar

Sporting hee haw (my team I support from la liga 2) vs espanyol today

Martin braithwaite plays for espanyol , he was utterly shit for ages and ages and then randomly popped up at Barcelona

His move to Barca had people up in arms. Was extremely unfair on Leganes.

[Winston Biscuit]

Malaga into the 3rd tier play off final after winning the semi 4-3 on aggregate. Home leg won 2-1 yesterday in from of 30,000 fans

[From Despair To Where?]

Very boring 0-0 yesterday in la liga 2 playoff between ovideo and eibar

Sporting hee haw (my team I support from la liga 2) vs espanyol today

Martin braithwaite plays for espanyol , he was utterly shit for ages and ages and then randomly popped up at Barcelona

His move to Barca had people up in arms. Was extremely unfair on Leganes.

Didn't they try to release him without paying up his contract because they'd signed Lewandovski and the Spanish FA wouldn't register him because they were taking a giant shit on FFP?

[Stranded]

In Italy, I read this morning about Carrarese Calcio who have gained promotion to Serie B.

This apparently brings to an end their stay in Serie C where they have played since the 1977/1978 season. The longest stay in the division by some 32 years.

They are owned by Gianlugi Buffon.

[Winston Biscuit]

Very boring 0-0 yesterday in la liga 2 playoff between ovideo and eibar

Sporting hee haw (my team I support from la liga 2) vs espanyol today

Martin braithwaite plays for espanyol , he was utterly shit for ages and ages and then randomly popped up at Barcelona

His move to Barca had people up in arms. Was extremely unfair on Leganes.

Didn't they try to release him without paying up his contract because they'd signed Lewandovski and the Spanish FA wouldn't register him because they were taking a giant shit on FFP?

Not sure on that tbh.

When they signed him they used the La Liga rule that says if you have excessive injury problems in the squad you can make an 'emergency' signing outside the transfer window. Barca then looked at players who had release clauses so they basically could just pick one of them, and offered the amount in Braithwaite's contract. The player accepted and off he went.

Leganes though were not allowed to sign anyone to replace him, and so after the Jan window closed, they lost their best forward, had no say in it, and were not allowed to bring anyone in to replace him.

Leganes were relegated by 1 point

[Winston Biscuit]

[Sanguine]

I like the Germany one of those.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bundesl ... tbewerb/L1

The lack of Bundesliga clubs in, well, most of the country, is striking.

[Winston Biscuit]

Was reading about CD Castellon. 3rd tier Spanish team who were champions in the season just gone.

Been out of the top flight since 1991, and one of the best supported clubs in the Valencia region. Been a bit of a mess for years but new owners came in 2 years ago, brought in a Dutch manager, who got Zwolle promoted to the Eredivisie the year before, and in his playing days was at Stoke for a while, who brought in a really attacking exciting style of football, and they went up having scored the most goals across both regional 3rd divs, to much applause.

Now up into the Segunda and apparently already being talked of as one who will be pushing hard for promotion to La Liga.

Couldn't help but think of Ipswich when I was reading it.

[Franchise FC]

Was reading about CD Castellon. 3rd tier Spanish team who were champions in the season just gone.

Been out of the top flight since 1991, and one of the best supported clubs in the Valencia region. Been a bit of a mess for years but new owners came in 2 years ago, brought in a Dutch manager, who got Zwolle promoted to the Eredivisie the year before, and in his playing days was at Stoke for a while, who brought in a really attacking exciting style of football, and they went up having scored the most goals across both regional 3rd divs, to much applause.

Now up into the Segunda and apparently already being talked of as one who will be pushing hard for promotion to La Liga.

Couldn't help but think of Ipswich when I was reading it.

I am seriously impressed that you find the time to keep up with so much
Have you retired or just taking the piss out of your company, Big Win ?

[Winston Biscuit]

Was reading about CD Castellon. 3rd tier Spanish team who were champions in the season just gone.

Been out of the top flight since 1991, and one of the best supported clubs in the Valencia region. Been a bit of a mess for years but new owners came in 2 years ago, brought in a Dutch manager, who got Zwolle promoted to the Eredivisie the year before, and in his playing days was at Stoke for a while, who brought in a really attacking exciting style of football, and they went up having scored the most goals across both regional 3rd divs, to much applause.

Now up into the Segunda and apparently already being talked of as one who will be pushing hard for promotion to La Liga.

Couldn't help but think of Ipswich when I was reading it.

I am seriously impressed that you find the time to keep up with so much
Have you retired or just taking the piss out of your company, Big Win ?

Currently on week 4 of sitting at home with a bashed up shoulder. Back to work next week.

TBH I just spend so much time reading about foreign football, way more than I post about on here. I should have made it my job really. I see some of the journalists doing just that, writing about football away from the big headline stories, and I get quite jealous that they are following the dream I should have followed.

Would love to actually fly abroad once or twice a year to watch some games, just work through a dream list of teams & stadiums to attention while soaking up the local culture, but I don't know anyone else that has any interest in doing that.