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Yep- let's talk about Atletico.


In only one of the last six seasons have they made a net loss on players sales. They've turned a profit in each of the last three seasons with a net total profit (over those 3 seasons) of ?56m.


If they draw anyone other than RM in the semis of the Champions League, they have the opportunity of beating their closest, much more illustrious and much bigger spending local rivals in the final and also have the opportunity of winning the La Liga title on the last day of the season against Barca in the Camp Nou. Not bad on a budget!


Clubs will be knocking down the door and offering very great riches for Diego Simeone to manage them next season. How delicious would the irony be if he ended up managing Man Utd?

Otta Wrote:

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> It was almost cruel of United to take the kead

> last night. A fb friend posted F***ING GET

> IN!!!!!!! and by the time she'd posted it she was

> typing BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!


That happened to me last night, only I was the recipient. Received a Get in! text from a West Ham* supporting friend just as Bayern scored...quickly followed by Bollox!

*EP take note ;-)

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I've fancied Atletico for a while now and it was

> no surprise to me that they knocked Barca out.

> Simeone is doing an amazing job there.


I think most neutrals have enjoyed watching them this season. They play in the mould of Simeone...MUFC board take note

red devil Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I've fancied Atletico for a while now and it

> was

> > no surprise to me that they knocked Barca out.

> > Simeone is doing an amazing job there.

>



> I think most neutrals have enjoyed watching them

> this season. They play in the mould of

> Simeone...MUFC board take note.



I'll stick my neck out here and say they'll win it.

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> If Simeone is appointed manager of a Prem sidem no

> doubt the hacks of the red tops and other media

> types will be crying foul and stating that yet

> another Johnny Foreigner has been appointed at the

> expense of a good solid Brit manager like, for

> example, BFS.


I'm not sure he'll be looking towards England as his holy grail PD.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Parkdrive Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > If Simeone is appointed manager of a Prem sidem

> no

> > doubt the hacks of the red tops and other media

> > types will be crying foul and stating that yet

> > another Johnny Foreigner has been appointed at

> the

> > expense of a good solid Brit manager like, for

> > example, BFS.

>

> I'm not sure he'll be looking towards England as

> his holy grail PD.



I agree, I think he's far more at ease in Spain

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> red devil Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Jah Lush Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > I've fancied Atletico for a while now and it

> > was

> > > no surprise to me that they knocked Barca

> out.

> > > Simeone is doing an amazing job there.

> >

>

>

> > I think most neutrals have enjoyed watching

> them

> > this season. They play in the mould of

> > Simeone...MUFC board take note.

>

>

> I'll stick my neck out here and say they'll win

> it.



Hard to back against on the evidence of last night

red devil Wrote:

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> Ohhhhhhhh yessssss!...the nation can unite for

> that one...still have to 'support' them for the PL

> though ;-)



With you on CSKA Fulham getting battered but do not under any crircumstances want them winning the PL, Liverpool please.

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