Lurker 2,118 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Echo now reporting Round as part of the backroom team. Not heard anything for a while on that though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 640 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 hours ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said: They are the biggest team in Rio, a city of 6,500,000 football mad people, they play at the Maracana Stadium. Ajax are a big team in a small city (860,000) in a less competitive league. People very often tend to be Eurocentric when it comes to football, but there are some massive teams in South America. Have you ever been to a Brazilian league game? I’ve been to quite a few on my travels, including a Fluminense game at the Maracana. They may play at the Maracana but Queens Park play in a 50,000 seater in Hampden Park... it doesn’t make them a big team! Fluminense’s average attendance this season is below 15,000. Also, the standard of football there is truly awful, which really surprised me. Going to Brazil, the home of football, I was expecting big things. However, the football was on par of League 1/Championship standard. Obviously just my opinion though. However, let’s face it, all of the best talent in South America will move to Europe. I don’t see many moving the other way. But, having seen the standard and spectacle of football over there, there is certainly no way that you can convince me that Fluminense is anywhere near as big a club as Ajax! Link to post Share on other sites
"KM" 1,656 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, LinoJo3 said: Do you mean the infamous ‘boro_legend’ didn’t he/she get banned off here and even fmttm haha. wouldnt believe a word of it. Oh is that him? I thought the name sounded familiar. ? Link to post Share on other sites
mendieta420 988 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I could see Karanka as a DoF.. what rollercoaster this has turned into. Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggydownsouth 1,621 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Round is at Rockcliffe 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rocket 244 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Are they actually getting the old boyband back together? Link to post Share on other sites
northern boro 446 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 52 minutes ago, "KM" said: A certain poster who I have come across on social media is pretty adamant about Aitor Karanka. Said he's due at Rockliffe @ 8pm. Is he still living in the UK? Link to post Share on other sites
nunthorpered 1,920 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Lurker said: Echo now reporting Round as part of the backroom team. Not heard anything for a while on that though. surely there no chance round will play second fiddle to woodgate. no way. Hes far beyond woody in ability and experience. DOF maybe Link to post Share on other sites
johnhorse 35 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Apparently manager confirmed and announced in 48 hours... tweet from Bernie Slaven and Boro rumours... screen shot the pics bit can’t see how to attach them. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Just now, johnhorse said: Apparently manager confirmed and announced in 48 hours... tweet from Bernie Slaven and Boro rumours... screen shot the pics bit can’t see how to attach them. Bernie slaven was trolling with his "manager confirmed" tweet earlier today. Link to post Share on other sites
gloom4u 2 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Just now, J.T. said: Have you ever been to a Brazilian league game? I’ve been to quite a few on my travels, including a Fluminense game at the Maracana. They may play at the Maracana but Queens Park play in a 50,000 seater in Hampden Park... it doesn’t make them a big team! Fluminense’s average attendance this season is below 15,000. Also, the standard of football there is truly awful, which really surprised me. Going to Brazil, the home of football, I was expecting big things. However, the football was on par of League 1/Championship standard. Obviously just my opinion though. However, let’s face it, all of the best talent in South America will move to Europe. I don’t see many moving the other way. But, having seen the standard and spectacle of football over there, there is certainly no way that you can convince me that Fluminense is anywhere near as big a club as Ajax! The level of coaching is not that great either. There is a big desire to adopt more European methods in Brazil as the tactical side of the game is still stuck in the 80s for the most part. Maybe Leo was bringing some of that? Or maybe it was a low level work environment. Fluminense are currently 15th in serie a. Link to post Share on other sites
northern boro 446 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, johnhorse said: Apparently manager confirmed and announced in 48 hours... tweet from Bernie Slaven and Boro rumours... screen shot the pics bit can’t see how to attach them. On twitter, you tap/click the down arrow and select copy link to tweet then just paste the link into the forum Link to post Share on other sites
"KM" 1,656 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Right I’m going into the gym so expect an announcement within the next hour. ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, J.T. said: Have you ever been to a Brazilian league game? I’ve been to quite a few on my travels, including a Fluminense game at the Maracana. They may play at the Maracana but Queens Park play in a 50,000 seater in Hampden Park... it doesn’t make them a big team! Fluminense’s average attendance this season is below 15,000. Also, the standard of football there is truly awful, which really surprised me. Going to Brazil, the home of football, I was expecting big things. However, the football was on par of League 1/Championship standard. Obviously just my opinion though. However, let’s face it, all of the best talent in South America will move to Europe. I don’t see many moving the other way. But, having seen the standard and spectacle of football over there, there is certainly no way that you can convince me that Fluminense is anywhere near as big a club as Ajax! I have, I go to Brazil a lot, as my in-laws live there. Attendances tend to vary depending on who the opposition is. I’ve never been to a flu match as I’m a Flamengo fan, myself. Local Derby’s tend to be packed, so the Flu -Fla match or verses Botafogo or Vasco are always lively affairs. The biggest problem with non derby matches is that fans of other teams live so far away. It’s a massive country with no rail links. Normal people can’t afford to fly by plane every weekend to watch matches so this can kill the atmosphere and lower attendances. The standard of football varies very much, depending on the teams playing and you are right, there is a massive player drain from Brazil to Europe as that is where players can make their fortune. I don’t follow the Dutch league, I presume it to be a bit like the Scottish league with 2 decent teams. Whilst the others make up the numbers, do Ajax fill their stadium when they play the smaller Dutch sides? I have no idea. Maybe I’m biased, as I love Brazil and it’s passion for football. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Dutch league has more than two good teams. Ajax, psv and feyenoord all regularly jostle for titles. Then a few other decent teams too Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now