Not declaring victory yet, but it would take a pretty disastrous form of play in remaining matches along with some near perfect form from 3-4 of the clubs below us. No declaring victory just yet, but I suspect we’ll look back on the season and see today’s match as the moment we exorcised our demons and got back on the path to the SevillaFC we all know and love.
And one more table analysis question. If the current table ended up being the final tables of La Liga and La Liga Smartbank…next year we would have a Liga with five (5!) teams from Andalucía.
Not sure if Almería or Cádiz are breathing easy just yet, but I personally will be rooting for them as soon as Sevilla has a few more points under our belts. Slightly less a fan of Granada, as I feel like there’s some bad blood with SevillaFC, but would be happier for them to come back to La Liga than most other alternatives from Liga Smartbank.
Like most here, I’ve enjoyed seeing Valencia struggle. I’ve seen them as a long time enabler of RM and Barca and a barrier to progress. If they go down, good riddance.
But yesterdays game gave me pause. And I’m interested in what others think. Like them or not, Valencia are one of the teams with widest name recognition, greatest history, and biggest fan base. La Liga in general is losing the war to the EPL (and probably others too). Is it bad for la liga if Valencia goes down? Should we hope they escape and stay up?
I don’t really care if any team goes down or stays up. I just hate to see a club so incredibly mismanaged. It’s bad for the league as a whole when an outside entity can come in a run a club into the ground. Hell, this could be happening to and I’d still feel bad for the fan base.
La Liga needs to close the gap to the EPL in the states (and virtually everywhere). But the money being flung around in England arguably hurts the sport as a whole I think
Yes indeed but haven’t Sevilla shot in front. Valencia haven’t done much since liga titles in 2003 and 2004 while Sevilla have won half a dozen European cups giving them a lot of international recognition. If Valencia went down it would certainly help them get rid of Lim and come bouncing back.
Funny you brought them up. Here in my town (La Algaba) Diego Tristan is famous for “making it”. I think he played for Deportivo La Coruña during the early 2000s. He bounced around a bit after. Now he owns a bar here and is a director on the local club my kids play for. Occasionally I head to his bar and chat with him. He is a decent guy and easygoing.
That’s so cool. Diego Tristán was one of my idols growing up, not that I knew him so well, but Depor has been my team since a little kid. Mostly because of Valerón but, Roy Makaay, and eternal talent Alberto Luque. The names, the club and the talented players, made them magical for me.
Still following them from a distance and hoping everytime they get closer to coming back. Maybe this year’s they find the promotion. Lucas Pérez has returned and is still class, hoping to help them out, Quiles is doing work too, and good old Alex Bergantiños still there. Can’t wait for when they eventually come back, it will be inevitable in the end!
I have heard that too but have not heard him say anything either way pro :poop: or pro Sevilla. I haven’t outright asked him, but if the chance comes up I will.
wow. i asked a question about whether or not we were happy that our sworn enemy might get relegated and this morphed into the hidden Valencia fan/tribute thread. i had no idea.
interesting stuff tho guys. i think im finding myself inching to the camp of hoping that they stay up.
sad that Deportivo are down in RFEF (with Sevilla Atleti) would love to see them rise again.
Eibar and Granada in lead positions for promotion to la liga from segunda as of now.
The referees from La Liga and segunda are apparently striking back at the clubs after the recent statements from several clubs (I actually thought Sevilla were the only ones, but I guess not). A strike should have been on the table, but it was dismissed.
Hopefully this will open up for a healthy debate regarding the standards of the refs. I agree that we should never go personal and single out refs and it is a very dangerous path to hint at corruption and bribery. But with that said, we should not ignore the fact that a very serious investigation is currently underway regarding corruption and bribery, so the refs should definitely tread carefully. And when multiple clubs are questioning the standard of the refs, it would be crazy to just play the victim-card and not do anything about it. A heavy upgrade in the education of refs should be the first step.
And I always wondered why the refs are never held accountable for the close calls they make during a game. What made del Cerro Grande NOT award Valencia a penalty for the handball on Fernando when some of his colleagues would have awarded a penalty for much less? Transparency regarding the tough calls for refs during a game would definitely help in my opinion.
I wish futbol would publicly post the results of the calls of a game. Grade the referees like baseball does. Grade their accuracy. The cream will rise to the top. The others will be publicly shamed. This is neutral to teams.
Thanks for the kind invitation. I’m not living in Cordoba anymore or any place close anymore so it might be a while but if I happen to go there that would awesome
since August in terms of Soccer Power Index (SPI) rating. We’re now back on top, as of last week.
