Joseba Etxeberria

[FiNeRaIn]

For those of you that don't know, this guy is a Bilbao legend having spent 15 seasons for bilbao. He agreed to play his last season for free for the club out of respect.

Recently retired in an emotional departure.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0p-LmxpMwk

His testimonial instead of playing a top euro side he opted to pick a bilbao eleven and play again 200 children from the area. 100 in the first half and 100 in the second half.

What amazing scenes, brilliant to watch. They won 5-3 but the opener for the kids was a belter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elg-1kSYCKs

Legend IMO.

[Urinal Mint]

all those kids on the pitch. That's great to see! Sounds like a great servant to the club, and a local hero and quite rightly so.
Sadly not enough people like him in the greedy game of today!

[FORSTERS_RIGHT_FOOT]

oxf*rd being at the bottom of that bundle!

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

If only the ref had booked him for time wasting after he hugged him!

There's some really good books out there about the history of the club, highly recomend a look on amazon.

[Compo's Hat]

http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopi ... &start=660

[FiNeRaIn]

You joking, you are attempting a dodd from " anything else" to general football?

Turning down the dodd for that very reason. You posted in the wrong forum.

[Compo's Hat]

A Dodd's a Dodd i'm afraid, deal with it!

[FiNeRaIn]

A Dodd's a Dodd i'm afraid, deal with it!

Im denying your dodd. Refusing it. Turning it down.

[soggy biscuit]

in the European Leagues thread too

[Urinal Mint]

Wtf is a Dodd?!

[FiNeRaIn]

in the European Leagues thread too

Its not, checked there, only mentions his retirement.

[soggy biscuit]

in the European Leagues thread too

Its not, checked there, only mentions his retirement.

[Urinal Mint]

in the European Leagues thread too

Its not, checked there, only mentions his retirement.

You have to be winding me up?

[FiNeRaIn]

No, it says nothing about his testimonial which IMO deserves its own thread. Don't like it fvck off or don't read that thread, as usual with HNA another thread derailed by ridiculous responses, can a thread stay on track anywhere on this board?

[sandman]

Considering your protestations over Barcelona FiNeRaIn it's a surprise that you are praising a player from a club that has more than a few similarities with Los Cules.

[FiNeRaIn]

Considering your protestations over Barcelona FiNeRaIn it's a surprise that you are praising a club that has more than a few similarities with Los Cules.

If you are trying to troll me at least get it right.

I'm praising the man, not the club. Poor effort.

[sandman]

Edited it before I saw your message.

[FiNeRaIn]

Edited it before I saw your message.

Once again, poor effort.

[sandman]

I'm not quick enough at typing to have edited it after I saw your reply. My reply to the topic wasn't supposed to be inflammatory, I just found the subject quite amusing considering the fact it is about a player who plays for a club with a such a similar ideology to Barca.

[papereyes]

Considering your protestations over Barcelona FiNeRaIn it's a surprise that you are praising a club that has more than a few similarities with Los Cules.

If you are trying to troll me at least get it right.

I'm praising the man, not the club. Poor effort.

I rather like the club as well - only play Basques, strong links to the region, didn't have a shirt sponsor until quite recently iirc