Joe1973 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2024/01/17/tenerife-season-ticket-holder-writes-letter-to-cyle-larin-to-thank-him-after-canadians-winning-goal-for-real-mallorca/ sose, Unnamed Trialist, frmr and 19 others 18 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 39 minutes ago, Joe1973 said: https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2024/01/17/tenerife-season-ticket-holder-writes-letter-to-cyle-larin-to-thank-him-after-canadians-winning-goal-for-real-mallorca/ Funny how this post and the jokes of Larin's vehicular incident are juxtaposed. Goes to show that you cannot judge a man's character by the mistakes he's made in the past. Classy gesture. Way to go, Cyle! sose, johnyb, GasPed and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Joe1973 said: https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2024/01/17/tenerife-season-ticket-holder-writes-letter-to-cyle-larin-to-thank-him-after-canadians-winning-goal-for-real-mallorca/ Unnamed Trialist, gator, Obinna and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 With the round done, Mallorca goes into the Copa del Rey quarter final draw tomorrow midday in Spain. Games set for next week. Mallorca has played their last 7 Cup matches away, but I am hoping they draw Barça or Girona away again, will enable me to go. Rivals, single game knockouts: Athletic Club (Bilbao), Atlético de Madrid (just beat Real Madrid), Barcelona, Celta Vigo, Girona, Real Sociedad and Sevilla. Very strong draw. Wanted to comment, something is odd with the Mallorca press, they are really disappointing me. Yesterday's post-game press conference, not a single question or comment about Larin, after the winner. And very few features on him in the press. It's like they refuse to acknowledge him, instead talk about peripheral players and anecdotes. They seem petty and provincial. Must admit, there are some really childish posters on social media "blaming" Larin for not scoring more (and bitching about other new players like Darder) when he's given the team 4 points in the last two league games and this quarter final round. Nello, costarg, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 He wasn't playing today but he definitely should have had more. johnyb, sose, Unnamed Trialist and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 7 hours ago, PegCityCam said: He wasn't playing today but he definitely should have had more. He should definitely have practiced more.... PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Mallorca has played their last 7 Cup matches away, but I am hoping they draw Barça or Girona away again, Mallorca will host Girona? Unnamed Trialist, narduch and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 In quarter finals Copa del Rey, Mallorca is home to Girona, game set for next midweek. Think it's accessible, Girona is leader in La Liga, play great, but are focused on it, and may not have the depth to handle another competition. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: In quarter finals Copa del Rey, Mallorca is home to Girona, game set for next midweek. Think it's accessible, Girona is leader in La Liga, play great, but are focused on it, and may not have the depth to handle another competition. They play Wednesday the 24th at 7.30 local time, 1:30Pm EST. Tomorrow they are at Villareal in league play. I saw Cyle last year there with Valladolid. It is a bit of a haul for me to drive, 3 hours. Think I'll pass. I do have tix for Barça-Mallorca on 10 March. Edited January 19 by Unnamed Trialist Obinna, longlugan, BrennanFan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Weird. But kinda cool. Corazon, Unnamed Trialist, Kadenge and 10 others 6 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Weird. But kinda cool. What the shit. Olympique_de_Marseille, sose, Shway and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Until we start filming second language music videos in an empty stadium at midnight we will never be a soccer nation. cronaldo7, Kent, dyslexic nam and 5 others 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Weird. But kinda cool. Spanish people doing Spanish things. Weird isn’t the word I would use on so many levels, but I’ll see the positive as they took a different culture and appropriated the song for him. That whole robe choir shit is for black American churches, you will rarely/never see that in Canada. The song “don’t worry be happy” was performed by a 8th generation American trying to mimic Jamaican reggae music. frmr and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Related to that, it is extremely popular to do choirs in Spain in the last few years, and many traditional choirs, like with your friends at work, have added gospel. They love it, amateur gospel, they chip in, hire a choirmaster, and go for it. With no connection to evangelical or Pentecostal traditions, with no idea of Protestantism really (discriminated and even penalized under the dictatorship). And little awareness of cultural and even racial appropriation, they are rather blind to that in Spain. That said, it is a bit quirky in a good way, since Mallorca has a very popular mascot who is a devil figure, called Dimonió, so there are these angel-devil, good-bad religious metaphors flying around. He's actually voted the best in the Liga, the guy is talented and funny too. That is related to traditions on the Balearics (and here in Catalonia also) where you have processions of devils and demons, shooting off fireworks and firecrackers (sometimes incredibly dangerous and noisy), there are clubs dedicated to organising these for given days. So I think they are mixing that in. I personally find it uncomfortable and don't like it, they are making a racial inference despite turning the gospel song into a song encouraging Larin, and giving him some major hype as a player. It's off, but that is Spain. Sociological studies say people are openly, in language, often intolerant and seem discriminatory, but then in practice some of the most tolerant. Already, in the 1920s, the Spanish league was multi-racial, but then we get those incidents with Vinicius last year and it is all too contradictory. I suspect someone at the choir told the club they'd done a version in honour of Larin and they went for it, because it is based on the most recent goals, they produced a fairly decent video quite quickly. Here's a video of the Demon mascot, gets some news, locks himself into the dressing room causing havoc, they call in the police and army, it becomes national news--then we find out why he was so angry: they'd announced signing the striker Angel from Getafe. Turns out Angel is now at Tenerife and they played against him last week in the Cup Edited January 20 by Unnamed Trialist Olympique_de_Marseille and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 6 hours ago, Shway said: Spanish people doing Spanish things.....That whole robe choir shit is for black American churches, you will rarely/never see that in Canada. 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: And little awareness of cultural and even racial appropriation, they are rather blind to that in Spain. I personally find it uncomfortable and don't like it, they are making a racial inference despite turning the gospel song into a song encouraging Larin, and giving him some major hype as a player. It's off, but that is Spain. Agree with both of you @Shway & @Unnamed Trialist. It feels like they wouldn't have filmed that for a white player. Larin did spend many years in the states and I have no idea what his religious or cultural background is but, regardless, that performance is uncomfortably bizarre. I used the word "cool" as well because there is obviously a genuine appreciation for Larin that shines through. 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: That said, it is a bit quirky in a good way.. I did not know the Spanish were that weird. Thanks for the background info. Edited January 20 by Olympique_de_Marseille toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Starting v Villarreal Canuckia and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Is this game on a stream anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 38 minutes ago, king1010 said: Is this game on a stream anywhere? https://scorevisit.com/match/villarreal-vs-mallorca-18850017 This works for me, English Bein commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 It's a 5-4-1, vs a Villareal team struggling too much, with coaching changes. Villa buying out Emery hurt them I think. They also have injuries, and lost some key players to transfers. So should be close, Mallorca has only lost once, to Real Madrid, since November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 13 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: https://scorevisit.com/match/villarreal-vs-mallorca-18850017 This works for me, English Bein commentary. Timed out after a few minutes. Now I am trying these links.... https://1.ivesoccer.sx/ king1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Yellow, m. 30 late challenge pressuring a defender. Fairly uneventful so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 They were saying Mallorca has an xG of 0.01 so far, after 40 minutes. That includes a few corners, a shot, a few free kicks. Which they suggest is the lowest they've seen all year of any team. But I don't care much about that stuff, the match is fairly even and they are in possession in the Villareal half quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1-0 at the half, the locals grab one at the end. With Larin having a yellow, and the Villareal players trying to get him another, he could be off by m. 60, not sure he'll last the whole match otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 This may of been the most boring 45' minutes of any match I have watched this year. If you like midfield passes, this is the game for you. No attack at all by Mallorca. Larin got an early yellow and then had two other fouls that could of been a 2nd yellow. There has been no service at all to him. Mallorca goaie is in the Borjan school of attack. Evenytime he gets the ball he just hammers the ball to half and hopes for the best. This hasn't been successful once yet this game Villareal scored just before half, so hopefully the Mallorca coach gets Larin some help up front. I keep wanting to switch to the Bristol/ Watford game. This one is not fun to watch johnyb and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: 1-0 at the half, the locals grab one at the end. With Larin having a yellow, and the Villareal players trying to get him another, he could be off by m. 60, not sure he'll last the whole match otherwise. Larin has also been very clumsy in his fouls. He was been lucky with that forearm to the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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