Messi -46 Goals for the season

[HibbyAndy]

With half an hour to play, He's 1 goal away from eqaulling Ronaldo's best of 47.

Betcha he at least matches it :cool2:

[GB6]

make that 47 :thumbsup:

[HibbyAndy]

Knew it.


47 for Messi, :cool2:

[Hibercelona]

I wish i was Messi

[HibbyAndy]

I wish i was Messi

You are in a way.

I heard your birds are messi.

[seanraff07]

I just turned it on, how many has he scored so far in this game?

[Teo10]

He is just.... unreal.

Nice to see him run over and give his mum a hug and not get booked for leaving the field of play:wink:

[Hanny]

I just turned it on, how many has he scored so far in this game?

2

Pedro and an own goal scored the others.

[seanraff07]

2

Pedro and an own goal scored the others.

Cheers, Messi showing again why he truly is god.

[HibbyAndy]

Well done Barca..Back to back league titles..For all there hundreds of millions real madrid spent in the summer tae, They end up with fekall.

Well done Barca, They reek and breed success.

[seanraff07]

Delighted that Barca won the league.

Always found them more entertaining to watch and hate it how Real tried to buy their way to the title, even by their standards.

[Seanair]

Delighted that Barca won the league.

Always found them more entertaining to watch and hate it how Real tried to buy their way to the title, even by their standards.


Still think they could strengthen the team. Daniel Alves is over-rated IMO (and is always getting booked for nasty fouls which hardly match the Barca image.) Ibrahimovich not worth the money they paid for him---Nish would score more goals with the service he would get. Busquets? Average.:devil:

[Hibercelona]

You are in a way.

I heard your birds are messi.

They are.... after about an hour. :wink:

[Toaods]

well done


...just the 8 more than HMFC managed this season in the league and 3 cup competitions.

[Woody1985]

well done


...just the 8 more than HMFC managed this season in the league and 3 cup competitions.

:faf:

[McD]

well done


...just the 8 more than HMFC managed this season in the league and 3 cup competitions.


This is quite possibly the most entertaining fact I've heard in ages :faf:

About twice as much as Nade has ever achieved,give or take, innit?!!! Can't we club together to ensure this comedy genius is kept around the PBS for a while yet.....Pretty please :jamboak:

[seanraff07]

well done


...just the 8 more than HMFC managed this season in the league and 3 cup competitions.

They done their business a year ago when they won the CL.:agree:

[since90plustwo]

i would take nishy any day over this messi guy ;)

[Sir David Gray]

Delighted that Barca won the league.

Always found them more entertaining to watch and hate it how Real tried to buy their way to the title, even by their standards.

Real Madrid's current squad might have cost a bit more to put together but Barcelona have spent a lot of money in building their team. There's a few players in their side that have cost them at least £20 million and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to Barcelona for around £60 million, is still the second highest transfer fee of all time.

[Haymaker]

Still think they could strengthen the team. Daniel Alves is over-rated IMO (and is always getting booked for nasty fouls which hardly match the Barca image.) Ibrahimovich not worth the money they paid for him---Nish would score more goals with the service he would get. Busquets? Average.:devil:

Old Zlatan is not worth anywhere near the money they paid for him and TBH Guardiola's signings havent been particularly impressive given the money he has spent... Barca have been brilliant, no doubt, but his buys leave alot to be desired and he is lucky he has such great youth products coming through.

I have always had doubts over Valdes as well but then great goalkeepers are hard to come by and cost a fortune. Alves is someone who I really cant understand why he plays right back, he spends more time around the opposite box! Should have been a winger.

That said I think they will strengthen again this summer and I wouldnt be suprised to see Zlatan go.

[Sandy]

Well done Barca and Messi. My father bought me the following football tops when I was about 4 (in Order) Hibs, Barca and then Roma, not a bad trio to support, shame Roma are the weakest link :greengrin

[Sylar]

Real Madrid's current squad might have cost a bit more to put together but Barcelona have spent a lot of money in building their team. There's a few players in their side that have cost them at least £20 million and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to Barcelona for around £60 million, is still the second highest transfer fee of all time.

Lets compare shall we:

Barcelona

Valdes - youth product - no purchase cost
Puyol - youth product - no purchase cost
Xavi - youth product - no purchase cost
Iniesta - youth product - no purchase cost
Messi - youth product - no purchase cost
Bojan - youth product - no purchase cost
Pedro - youth product - no purchase cost
Busquets - youth product - no purchase cost
Jeffren - youth product - no purchase cost
Pique - youth product - undisclosed fee returning from Man Utd
Henry - 14 million euros from Arsenal
Ibrahimovic - 60 million euros plus Eto'o (STILL don't understand this one!!!)
Abidal - 15 million euros to Lyon
Alves - 34 million euros to Sevilla
Maxwell - 4 million euros to Inter
Marquez - 4 million euros to Monaco
Keita - 14 million euros to Sevilla
Milito - 20 million euros to Zaragoza
Toure - 9 million euros to Monaco

Total in purchase cost for first team squad - 174 million euros


Real Madrid

Casillas - youth product - no purchase cost
Arbeloa - youth product - resigned for 6 million euros
Pepe - 30 million euros
Ramos - 27 million euros
Gago - 20 million euros
M.Diarra - 26 million euros
Raul - joined as a youth from Atletico - no purchase cost (?)
Kaka - 70 million euros
Ronaldo - 80 million euros
L. Diarra - 24 million euros
Benzema - 41 million euros
Marcelo - undisclosed fee to Fluminese
Dudek - free transfer
Guti - youth product - no purchase cost
Drenthe - 14 million euros
Albiol - 15 million euros
Garay - 10 million euros
Higuain - 13 million euros
Alonso - 34 million euros
van der Vaart - 13 million euros
Granero - youth product - no purchase cost
Adin - youth goalkeeper - no purchase cost

Total purchase cost for first team squad - 407 million euros.


And while we're at it, just for fun:

Manchester United

van der Sar - 4 million euros
Neville - youth product - no purchase cost
Evra - 9 million euros
Hargreaves - 20 million euros
Rio Ferdinand - 37 million euros
Brown - youth product - no purchase cost
Owen - free transfer
Anderson - 22 million euros
Berbatov - 35 million euros
Rooney - 30 million euros
Giggs - youth product - no purchase cost
Foster - 2 million euros
Park - 6 million euros
Vidic - 10 million euros
Carrick - 20 million euros
Nani - 19 million euros
Scholes - youth product - no purchase cost
Fabio - undisclosed
Rafael - undisclosed
O'Shea - youth product - no purchase cost
Fletcher - youth product - no purchase cost
Valencia - 18 million euros (rumoured)
Obertan - 5 million euros
Macheda - youth product
Kuszczak - 4 million euros

Total purchase cost for first team - 241 million euros.

[seanraff07]

Real Madrid's current squad might have cost a bit more to put together but Barcelona have spent a lot of money in building their team. There's a few players in their side that have cost them at least £20 million and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to Barcelona for around £60 million, is still the second highest transfer fee of all time.

Yep i'm sure it was a deal that involved Eto'o going to Inter plush giving cash to Inter which IMO wasn't a good bit of business from Barca's point of view.

I've always thought that Ibrahimovic was a bit over-rated and i think he's proven my point this season. I know you could say their different types of players but i would say Eto'o is a better player than Ibrahimovic, works harder and scores round about the same amount of goals if not more.

Apart from possibly physical presence i couldn't name one thing that Ibrahimovic is better than Eto'o at. Ibrahimovic is like what Nish is like at us a bit, many moves brake down when he becomes part of it.

I just don't think he was ever worth what Barca paid to get him and was a poor signing by Guardiola. Despite that he has got Barca playing some excellent football and has done very well in his spell at them so far.

[Sir David Gray]

Lets compare shall we:

Barcelona

Valdes - youth product - no purchase cost
Puyol - youth product - no purchase cost
Xavi - youth product - no purchase cost
Iniesta - youth product - no purchase cost
Messi - youth product - no purchase cost
Bojan - youth product - no purchase cost
Pedro - youth product - no purchase cost
Busquets - youth product - no purchase cost
Jeffren - youth product - no purchase cost
Pique - youth product - undisclosed fee returning from Man Utd
Henry - 14 million euros from Arsenal
Ibrahimovic - 60 million euros plus Eto'o (STILL don't understand this one!!!)
Abidal - 15 million euros to Lyon
Alves - 34 million euros to Sevilla
Maxwell - 4 million euros to Inter
Marquez - 4 million euros to Monaco
Keita - 14 million euros to Sevilla
Milito - 20 million euros to Zaragoza
Toure - 9 million euros to Monaco

Total in purchase cost for first team squad - 174 million euros


Real Madrid

Casillas - youth product - no purchase cost
Arbeloa - youth product - resigned for 6 million euros
Pepe - 30 million euros
Ramos - 27 million euros
Gago - 20 million euros
M.Diarra - 26 million euros
Raul - joined as a youth from Atletico - no purchase cost (?)
Kaka - 70 million euros
Ronaldo - 80 million euros
L. Diarra - 24 million euros
Benzema - 41 million euros
Marcelo - undisclosed fee to Fluminese
Dudek - free transfer
Guti - youth product - no purchase cost
Drenthe - 14 million euros
Albiol - 15 million euros
Garay - 10 million euros
Higuain - 13 million euros
Alonso - 34 million euros
van der Vaart - 13 million euros
Granero - youth product - no purchase cost
Adin - youth goalkeeper - no purchase cost

Total purchase cost for first team squad - 407 million euros.


And while we're at it, just for fun:

Manchester United

van der Sar - 4 million euros
Neville - youth product - no purchase cost
Evra - 9 million euros
Hargreaves - 20 million euros
Rio Ferdinand - 37 million euros
Brown - youth product - no purchase cost
Owen - free transfer
Anderson - 22 million euros
Berbatov - 35 million euros
Rooney - 30 million euros
Giggs - youth product - no purchase cost
Foster - 2 million euros
Park - 6 million euros
Vidic - 10 million euros
Carrick - 20 million euros
Nani - 19 million euros
Scholes - youth product - no purchase cost
Fabio - undisclosed
Rafael - undisclosed
O'Shea - youth product - no purchase cost
Fletcher - youth product - no purchase cost
Valencia - 18 million euros (rumoured)
Obertan - 5 million euros
Macheda - youth product
Kuszczak - 4 million euros

Total purchase cost for first team - 241 million euros.

I thought you might respond. :wink:

[Houchy]

Real Madrid's current squad might have cost a bit more to put together but Barcelona have spent a lot of money in building their team. There's a few players in their side that have cost them at least £20 million and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to Barcelona for around £60 million, is still the second highest transfer fee of all time.

The fact is though that Barca have not put themelves in debt no matter how much it's cost to put their squad together. Compare this with Real Madrid whose current debt as a % of value is 54%.