Spanish Press
Printed in El Mundo, 8/11/2007PLEASE, DON'T EVER COME BACK AGAIN
Dear Rangers supporters- never come back to Barcelona again.And not because your players themselves aren’t a legitimate team.No, it’s not because of that- the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend,who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn’t be in elite competition.On top of this, Rangers merely defend, run at the oppositionand play dirty. Their defenders are butchers, their midfielders, heavy-footed; andtheir strikers just stand there like the furniture.
But even apart from the footballing aspect, the best thing would be for Rangers neverto return to Barcelona, because every time they do, they make a mess of the place. 35years ago, you (the Rangers supporters) destroyed the seats at the Nou Camp. Thistime we have enjoyed no less than 48 hours of brawls, provocation, rackets, fights andcommon drunk women throughout the whole city, which you have fouled howeveryou pleased.
Stay at home and vomit in your own living-room, urinate in your sitting-roomcorners, fight with your neighbours, the Celtic supporters (who deserve a prize just forputting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow instead. Don’t come back hereagain, because it is not a laughing matter. And, by extension, don’t play in theChampions’ League either. You are not at that level neither in a sporting nor humansense.
There are noisy groups of supporters who, although they drink vast amounts of beer,make friends at the same time. But you? Not you, because everywhere you go, youturn into a rubbish tip. You are undesirables. And so are those who fraudulently sell,or “rent out” their tickets. These people screw Barca over, because they trade theirseason tickets illegally. And in doing this they cause massive annoyance for othermembers of the club. A true Barcelona fan would not re-sell their ticket for the match.If you are not going to the match, give it to a family member, or you could even usethe 'Seient Lliure' service (an automated ticket service used by some Spanish clubsincluding Barcelona).
From now on, the responsibility lies with UEFA and the club itself to ensure who theticket is sold to. The best thing for all of us would be that you as a supporter, in amoment of lucidity, decide not to travel if you do not have tickets. As that is nevergoing to happen, those who sell the tickets illegally must be brought to justice. But thebest thing would be if we never had to play Rangers again.
Dear Rangers supporters- never come back to Barcelona again.And not because your players themselves aren’t a legitimate team.No, it’s not because of that- the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend,who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn’t be in elite competition.On top of this, Rangers merely defend, run at the oppositionand play dirty. Their defenders are butchers, their midfielders, heavy-footed; andtheir strikers just stand there like the furniture.
But even apart from the footballing aspect, the best thing would be for Rangers neverto return to Barcelona, because every time they do, they make a mess of the place. 35years ago, you (the Rangers supporters) destroyed the seats at the Nou Camp. Thistime we have enjoyed no less than 48 hours of brawls, provocation, rackets, fights andcommon drunk women throughout the whole city, which you have fouled howeveryou pleased.
Stay at home and vomit in your own living-room, urinate in your sitting-roomcorners, fight with your neighbours, the Celtic supporters (who deserve a prize just forputting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow instead. Don’t come back hereagain, because it is not a laughing matter. And, by extension, don’t play in theChampions’ League either. You are not at that level neither in a sporting nor humansense.
There are noisy groups of supporters who, although they drink vast amounts of beer,make friends at the same time. But you? Not you, because everywhere you go, youturn into a rubbish tip. You are undesirables. And so are those who fraudulently sell,or “rent out” their tickets. These people screw Barca over, because they trade theirseason tickets illegally. And in doing this they cause massive annoyance for othermembers of the club. A true Barcelona fan would not re-sell their ticket for the match.If you are not going to the match, give it to a family member, or you could even usethe 'Seient Lliure' service (an automated ticket service used by some Spanish clubsincluding Barcelona).
From now on, the responsibility lies with UEFA and the club itself to ensure who theticket is sold to. The best thing for all of us would be that you as a supporter, in amoment of lucidity, decide not to travel if you do not have tickets. As that is nevergoing to happen, those who sell the tickets illegally must be brought to justice. But thebest thing would be if we never had to play Rangers again.
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