Real Madrid vs Athletico

[xabi the red]

I'm about to move to Madrid and am planning to get some regular La Liga footy in. Question is: which team to go and watch? Real Madrid have quality players and play classy football, but does that override the arrogance of their transfer policy. All thoughts welcome.

 

also, if anyone happens to know of any sunday league teams out there, i'd appreciate contacts.

 

cheers.

[Brownie]

They are called 'Atletico' mate not 'Athletico'. That may seem like a small technicality but they won't take too kindly to the wrong word! I have a Spanish mate(awaits NP's wrath) who supports Atletico. They are definitely more of a 'moral' club than Real so i'd go for them if I was you.

 

The Vicente Calderon is a really nice stadium as well. And you'll have Torres to watch which is always good.

[Bob]

Why not go and see both? You can have a favourite (probably atletico) but it would be silly not to go and see some Real games wouldnt it?

[The Bugged Out]

down with the facists!

[chorlton]

fook madrid man, ahtletico man, i still keep an eye out for alavez.

[bri]

The bernabeau is well worth a visit. However only in big games do the crowd get up for it. Its a far cry from the rag bags who go and watch footy in this country. The average madrid fan is well turned out, middle aged, smoking a massive cigar and reasonably mild mannered.

 

Evidently all the nutters go to watch athectico

[Big Noel]

Gotta love Atletico's shirt as well...

[Strontium]

Yeah, red & white striped shirt and blue shorts is a football kit made in heaven.

 

Gotta love that when Atletico got relegated, their striker Kiko played for them for free, so as not to be a drain on the wagebill.

[xabi the red]

The bernabeau is well worth a visit. However only in big games do the crowd get up for it. Its a far cry from the rag bags who go and watch footy in this country. The average madrid fan is well turned out, middle aged, smoking a massive cigar and reasonably mild mannered.

 

Evidently all the nutters go to watch athectico

 

 

sums me up to a tee. apart from the middle aged, mild mannered, well turned out bit. i have smoked a cigar before though.

 

thought atletico would be unanimous...just wouldn't mind seeing robinho play. as they wereall goimg mad about him when i was in rio three years ago.

[Rushian]

you want to go and watch Real Vallecano.

[bri]

yep its defo worth a visit just to see how good zidane etc really are

[Stu Monty]

They are called Atletico as Franco would not allow them to have a foriegn name when they were then called Athletico aviacion.

 

The colour of the kit came about because of thier basque roots, the 3 guys who founded the club were from the basque region hence the similar colours to Bilbao.

 

They have a fiercely held "us against the world" attitude akin to Millwall and they are known to be a dangerous bunch if you are an away fan.

 

Here endeth the lesson for today.

[Paul]

Why not go and see both? You can have a favourite (probably atletico) but it would be silly not to go and see some Real games wouldnt it?

Deffo Atletico, but what he said.

[MLB]

Isn't it Rayo Vallecano?

[Brownie]

Isn't it Rayo Vallecano?

 

I think it is yes.

[Guest L11FC]

Have to be Atletico the way Real have the backing of the establishment and can get out of debt by simply selling there trainig ground for millions and then buy it back for peanuts. The banks love them and they are the club of "Spain". More a Bilbao man myself though.

 

Atletico new stadium

 

Masssive club Atletico but they have Real in the same City so doesn't help.

[Jerry St. Clair]

read a book called Barca by Jimmy Burns and i bet you'll have a Torres jersey bought by the end of it !!

 

real are filth

[TalkSilly]

The colour of the kit came about because of thier basque roots, the 3 guys who founded the club were from the basque region hence the similar colours to Bilbao.

Who wear those colours because the club was founded by ex-pat Sunderland supporters apparently.

[Stu Monty]

Who wear those colours because the club was founded by ex-pat Sunderland supporters apparently.

 

Yep, was indeed mate.

[Hermes]

Barca's colours come from Waterloo rugby club I think, the founders originated from the Crosby area.

[Rushian]

Isn't it Rayo Vallecano?

 

yep thought it looked wrong when I typed it ... anyway a nice three sided ground - they were in the top division for a couple of years. They have a Liverpool flag behind the goal at their end (with plenty of Che Guevera flags) and sing a song about meeting Liverpool in Europe one day. Play in the same colours as River Plate. Based in south west Madrid on a metro line.