I can confirm the brilliant treatment we ( me and my brothers went ) were
given in Bilbao. We were worried about the reception in Spain since our media
we pushing the line that the Spanish were on the side of the Argies re
Falklands, and showed pictures of the " black whole of Bilbao "One journo (
Terry something) even wrote a story about someone "spitting on his shadow " a
massive insult, because he was English! Met Terry later and he admitted it
was main,y crap, some tramp had spat on floor as he walked past, just a
coincidence, but made a good story
In the event we were treated like royalty, lots of free drinks and food , the
Basques loved the English because HMS Hood (???) had beaten a blockade and
saved them all from starvation in the war
We got our own 'guide's- Billy the Basque who showed us round and get us an
invite to dinner at some head honchos house, where another guest was an ex
Athletic Bilbao player
Still right up there with my favourite ever foreign trips
Got lots of tales - they taught us to say "GORA EUSKADI" rather than viva
Espana !!DaveHaving a real old reminice to myself !
On Sunday, 1 March 2020, 22:53:24 GMT, Tim Whelan via Leedslist
<[email protected]> wrote:
He's already managed my favourite club in the Spanish league, in the shape of
Athletic Bilbao. (Choosing my words carefully so I don't call them a 'Spanish
club', in view of their Basque following).
I've never been there, but I've 'supported' them in Spanish football since
1982, when I read that during the World Cup of that year the England fans had
got on well with the Basques when all 3 first round group games were played in
Bilbao, but not with the Spaniards once England got through to the second round
mini-group. So it was doubly glorious to see Bielsa's Athletic side outclass
Man United in the 2012 Europa League, beating the red scum home and away.
https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/07/09/how-marcelo-bielsa-turned-athletic-club-into-one-of-europes-most-exciting-machines/
On Sunday, 1 March 2020, 16:21:51 GMT, Matt Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:
It’s not really but if I had a favourite Spanish club i’d want bielsa to
manage it
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> On 1 Mar 2020, at 15:29, Scott1cairns1 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Well that’s cold frickin comfort
>
> Best regards,Scott.
>
>> On 1 Mar 2020, at 15:21, Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I heard the betis thing too. Luckily my wife used to live in Seville and
>> spend a fair bit of time there and Betis games are great! Proper old school
>> atmosphere. Sevilla is like watching arsenal at emirates, totally dull. If
>> the worst happened that would give me a modicum of happiness
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 29 Feb 2020, at 17:22, John Lee via Leedslist <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Great result, and despite a pretty frantic first half, the result was what
>>> we deserved ( and bizarrely what I’d tipped pre-match) - in fact 7 or 8
>>> would have been a fairer result.
>>>
>>> Harrison was excellent today, bar a couple of overhit crosses - he never,
>>> ever, stops running! Ditto Klich - in the post match interview (he was
>>> Sky’s MOTM) he did admit to being tired!
>>>
>>> As for Meslier - 4 botched passes out of goal, but no rash dashes out,
>>> caught everything that came his way and was a calming influence, on me at
>>> least!
>>>
>>> One slight irritation is Ayling’s new found ‘skill’ of falling over the
>>> very microsecond anyone brushes him. I can’t say I like it, but it’s how
>>> football is I suppose?
>>>
>>> Felt very sorry for Bamford with Roberts’ 2 goals - maybe he’s more of a
>>> finisher than Bamford, but Bamford does put in a proverbial shift. He
>>> desperately needs a few goals though!
>>>
>>> Fulham result aside, not a bad day!
>>>
>>> One thing I hadn’t heard was if Leeds go up Marcello will stay, but if we
>>> fail he’s going to Real Betis in Seville. Not heard that before.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>>> On 29 Feb 2020, at 16:18, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just what the doctor orderedAnother clean sheet to give Meslier confidence
>>>> , I thought he mainly did well and looked very composed. Also for once s
>>>> scoreline that reflected our overall dominance. Ok we were very lucky
>>>> with the first goal but just as unlucky when Pablo hit the woodwork
>>>> minutes laterFirst half was poor but once we stepped up a few gears we
>>>> were unstoppable. Harrison dead unlucky twice and their keeper their man
>>>> of the match whilst conceding 4, says it all.However poor they were and
>>>> the fact it was a reserve team does not matter, we put them to the sword
>>>> Big thing now is can Tyler stay fit ? With him and Big Kev on the bench we
>>>> can either rest Bamford or bring on someone to put the ball in the net if
>>>> it continues to not quite work for him
>>>> Brilliant day and with a lot of bottom teams to play it is all in our own
>>>> hands
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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