Robi our absent friend..

[Surrey Sky Blue]

Really enjoying what they do on the official site at the moment and think articles like this are a breath of fresh air.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/What-the-pap ... MS-April-3

Nice little comments..

if City were interested, you’d hope that it would be football reasons that would influence Neymar's decision rather than whether the sun was beating down each day and the restaurants and nightclubs were up to scratch

That, Robi, is what makes a hero and wins the respect of the City fans. It’s also how players from abroad make a real success of their time in England

[blues-clues]

Nice.

Not just one way traffic with the snide remarks and digs!

[BlueinBosnia]

Although I agree with the sentiments, I find it somewhat lazy journalism. Particularly this point:

Perhaps our erstwhile striker should take a leaf out of Pablo Zabaleta’s book. He left behind the same sort of lifestyle and weather that Robinho did

Perhaps someone a bit more knowledgeable on the subject (Carl? And yes, I do appreciate the irony) can back me up here, but doesn't Buenos Aires have a more similar climate to Britain than to Rio?

[Chinners]

Sunday's b*ll*x .... funny stuff imo

[Wooders]

Although I agree with the sentiments, I find it somewhat lazy journalism. Particularly this point:

Perhaps our erstwhile striker should take a leaf out of Pablo Zabaleta’s book. He left behind the same sort of lifestyle and weather that Robinho did

Perhaps someone a bit more knowledgeable on the subject (Carl? And yes, I do appreciate the irony) can back me up here, but doesn't Buenos Aires have a more similar climate to Britain than to Rio?

I think they are referring to spain

[Alioune DVToure]

Although I agree with the sentiments, I find it somewhat lazy journalism. Particularly this point:

Perhaps our erstwhile striker should take a leaf out of Pablo Zabaleta’s book. He left behind the same sort of lifestyle and weather that Robinho did

Perhaps someone a bit more knowledgeable on the subject (Carl? And yes, I do appreciate the irony) can back me up here, but doesn't Buenos Aires have a more similar climate to Britain than to Rio?

I think they are referring to spain

Which is also bollocks. Having lived in Madrid and Valladolid and spent a fair bit of time in Barcelona, I can say that they're totally different climates. The winters in Castile are cold and dry and the summers blazing hot. As they say in Burgos in the north of Castile, 'nueve meses de invierno, tres meses de infierno' (nine months of winter, three months of hell). It's like that in Madrid, but sort of 6 and 6. Barcelona is at least mild all year round but the summers are much cooler than on the meseta in the middle of the country.

Anyone who's played in the Spanish top flight will have played at grounds such as Real Valladolid's 'Flu Stadium' (Real name 'Estadio Zorrilla') so the 'England's too cold' argument has always been shite. It's much milder here in winter than in a large part of Spain. Fact.

[Wooders]

I think its fair to say that spain, regardless of the area, is a fair bit hotter/sunnier than manchester

[Arjan Van Schotte]

I think they are referring to spain

Which is also bollocks. Having lived in Madrid and Valladolid and spent a fair bit of time in Barcelona, I can say that they're totally different climates. The winters in Castile are cold and dry and the summers blazing hot. As they say in Burgos in the north of Castile, 'nueve meses de invierno, tres meses de infierno' (nine months of winter, three months of hell). It's like that in Madrid, but sort of 6 and 6. Barcelona is at least mild all year round but the summers are much cooler than on the meseta in the middle of the country.

Anyone who's played in the Spanish top flight will have played at grounds such as Real Valladolid's 'Flu Stadium' (Real name 'Estadio Zorrilla') so the 'England's too cold' argument has always been shite. It's much milder here in winter than in a large part of Spain. Fact.

wahaha - very strong views regarding the climate of iberia/southern south america and the UK there!

I'm telling you right fucking now - galicia is far wetter than manchester, and anyone who says different can use my winnets as chewing gum. Got that?

[Alioune DVToure]

I think its fair to say that spain, regardless of the area, is a fair bit hotter/sunnier than manchester

I'm sorry mate but that simply isn't true. I've lived and worked there so I know what I'm on about.



Galicia and Asturias in the NW are roughly as wet as Manchester the year round (although considerably warmer).

Castilla y León, La Rioja, Aragón and Comunidad de Madrid in the centre are scorching hot in summer but have incredibly cold winters. Two of the biggest cities in this area, Madrid and Valladolid, are at an altitude of around 2,000 feet on the 'meseta' (plateau) and are surrounded by mountain ranges, cutting off any of the winter warming effect of the Atlantic.

All other areas, barring the Pyrenees and the other mountain ranges, are warmer and sunnier than Manchester all year.

Manchester is by no means a cold city, even on a European scale.

[mr_nool]

But Manchester is quite a lot darker during the winter, which I imagine could have an impact on the delicate psyches of the modern football player.

Being from close to the Artic Circle, I know that a limited amount of daylight hours can make you quite depressed...

[ant london]

Manchester is a fucking great place....too wet, too cold, too dark my arse

[carl_feedthegoat]

Although I agree with the sentiments, I find it somewhat lazy journalism. Particularly this point:

Perhaps our erstwhile striker should take a leaf out of Pablo Zabaleta’s book. He left behind the same sort of lifestyle and weather that Robinho did

Perhaps someone a bit more knowledgeable on the subject (Carl? And yes, I do appreciate the irony) can back me up here, but doesn't Buenos Aires have a more similar climate to Britain than to Rio?

I suppose it does.....B.A has the 4 seasons..i.e hot in summer and fuckign freezing in Winter.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

plus, you cunts, - buenos aires is miles colder than manchester. In july the average temperature in BA is 11C whereas in manchester it's 17C. so there.

[lets all have a disco]

plus, you cunts, - buenos aires is miles colder than manchester. In july the average temperature in BA is 11C whereas in manchester it's 17C. so there.

What about December and January pal?

[Arjan Van Schotte]

plus, you cunts, - buenos aires is miles colder than manchester. In july the average temperature in BA is 11C whereas in manchester it's 17C. so there.

What about December and January pal?

i'm disappointed it was you lahad.... :)

[Tony P]

Manchester is a fucking great place....too wet, too cold, too dark my arse

Read that as you have a cold, wet, dark arse....