Pope John XXIII
Vital Football Legend
Catalonian separatist parties are set to win an overall majority in their regional elections, in what is being presented as a de facto independence referendum.
The coalition has said it will unilaterally declare independence within 18 months, which the Spanish Government says it will block in court.
Not directly forest related, but this sparks two debates;
if Catalonia declares independence, can Barcelona remain in the Spanish league? Will the club still have quite the same appeal if they are representative of an independent nation and not Spanish? And if they are thrown out of the Soanish league, what does that mean for the dominance of Madrid and Barcelona?
Personally I loathe both clubs and don't see how they could survive in their present form without each other. I personally see it as good for football if they don't.
I think it also raises the second debate if Barcelona could not stay in the Spanish league- should our dearly beloved Welsh clubs be here? I've always thought it ludicrous that effectively foreign clubs, governed by a foreign FA with its on FIFA and UEFA vote could live off the fat of the land in our league
The coalition has said it will unilaterally declare independence within 18 months, which the Spanish Government says it will block in court.
Not directly forest related, but this sparks two debates;
if Catalonia declares independence, can Barcelona remain in the Spanish league? Will the club still have quite the same appeal if they are representative of an independent nation and not Spanish? And if they are thrown out of the Soanish league, what does that mean for the dominance of Madrid and Barcelona?
Personally I loathe both clubs and don't see how they could survive in their present form without each other. I personally see it as good for football if they don't.
I think it also raises the second debate if Barcelona could not stay in the Spanish league- should our dearly beloved Welsh clubs be here? I've always thought it ludicrous that effectively foreign clubs, governed by a foreign FA with its on FIFA and UEFA vote could live off the fat of the land in our league