Without agreeing or disagreeing to whatever point you are trying to make I think you are an IDIOT. No one’s opinion here is absolute. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion so calling one club sympathizers idiots just makes an idiot out of you regardless of what you say.

Now that I have your attention, I think the main point of the article is that Laporta has heavily criticized Madrid for spending so much this off season, then hypocritically turns around and over spends on Ibra. All you Barca supporters can all stop living in your dream worlds where your always right and stop justifying this lob sided trade, because its crystal clear that its was. But honestly, I don’t care to argue about why the trade occurred, or Laportas irony. I want to prove that, despite Zlatan being great, Sammy’s better (but I hate them both).

For the guy that said Eto’o is a “marginally” better striker, your on drugs, because Eto’o has scored loads more goals than Ibra. And for the people that say Ibras better than Villa, your all uneducated, biased buffoons! Villa has a much higher scoring pedigree than Ibra, he’s lethal on dead ball opportunities, can cross as good as anyone, and doesn’t envy anyone when it comes to one on one opportunities, plus, despite his hight, he can head the ball too! Look at Ibras goals and assists over the last few seasons, he’s only “marginally” great. Don’t get me wrong, I agree that he’s one of the top footballers in the world, but he isn’t legendary. I’ve been following Diego Milito since his Zaragoza days, and he impresses me more than Ibra, this guy plays for smaller teams and still finds his way to the top of the scoring charts. No wonder Mourinho is so pleased, he got rid of his highest paid player, and replaced him with two better strikers (its true, before you Barca whiners post your ignorant reply to this, compare the three and see who’s scored the least amount of goals)!

Now I suppose you Ibra lovers are going to call me stupid and tell me about his magnificent ball skills as if I’ve never seen the guy before. Well, as good as they may be, Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, and Henry are better. Don’t even argue that point cus if you do, your just wrong. It doesn’t matter how pretty you can score goals, if someone else can score more ugly ones! The fact is Eto’o is a natural striker, that has a proven record of scoring more than Ibra. So my point here is, why do Barca need another ball handler when they already have so many options? It seems natural that with so many play makers that they have at least one true target man with speed and a masterful sense of position. Barca’s success and Eto’o's goals go hand in hand, so don’t tell me Eto’o is old and not as good as before. I think his 34 goals last season played a major role in his teams “triplete”. He is clearly a player that is still at the top of his game, and isn’t losing pace. The article makes a relevant point when it states that Barca rushed into this trade and acquired a player that isn’t an improvement on what they already have.

I also saw people talking about egos and personalities ( from what I understand, Eto’o and Ibra are both divas) but I don’t care about that, I care about results on the field. If there were no discrepancies in the length of their contracts, hands down, the only logical valuation is that Eto’o is better. Now, for some reason all you Barca clowns seem to have crystal balls that see into the future, and you have witnessed Ibra becoming the greatest player of all the ages… Your all clown shoes! The only way to objectively and fairly predict future success is by analyzing past results. I reiterate, Eto’o has consistently, and emphatically proven to be better.

It is also crystal clear that all you angry Barca fans are eternally trying to better Madrid. Don’t you ever get annoyed of constantly carrying your measuring stick, only to be reminded that Madrid’s cock is bigger than yours! Stop acting as though your 6-2 victory last season means anything anymore. In the past, Madrid crushed Barca 5-0, 8-1, and even 11-1! But that was in the past, and both teams are still here. Or is it because of the past that Barca fans have such a twisted Napoleon complex? You all know you will never amount to what Madrid has accomplished: the most league titles, the most european cups, larger revenue year after year, and FIFA’s team of the century!

Barcelona is truly a great team, I know this. They play beautiful, effective football. It brings me joy to see the Cules succeed because I know a truly great team deserves a truly great rival. I also know that no matter how successful Barca is, they will never match Madrids greatness.

The footballing community on here actually WATCH football themselves and form their own opinions. So we all buy into the media hype do we? Bollocks!

Barca won the treble in style and while I (and most of the posters on here) am (are) no Barca fan(s) I (they) respect that achievement and the style in which it was achieved. I also respect the way they handle themselves as a club and the fact they have brought so many pplayers thru the ranks. I would want (and did want) the same respect for my own club achieving the same.

And nobody thinks that Barca are morally superior…only that Real are morally inferior. There’s a difference.

As I said, the public have spoken and we don’t appreciate your condescending crap. Live with it..hopefully with regrets!

Pure comedy and typical references to Catalan independence blah blah blah. Laporta is more an idiot than Perez? That’s why under Laporta’s presidency we’ve seen three league titles and two Champions’ League titles compared to the solitary Champions’ League title and two league titles under Perez’s first Galactico administration. You are in no position to be talking about biases….

I’m all for Real Madrid’s perspective to be aired on this website. I think we need it. But to play the victim and say that the media is pointing fingers at Real Madrid and portraying them as the bad guys is nothing but laughable considering that a fan of a club who have historically manipulated results and played the image game as Spain’s team is making these allegations.

well written article although i do not agree… you said why does barca need ibra bc they just won the treble…well you answered your own question there,, they need him and other new signings bc after winning the treble you much restore some hunger and freshness in the team or 2006-2007 barca will happen again…. bringing in ibra and maxwell and a couple other players keeps everyone fighting for there spots on the field wish makes everyone improve… and etoo was not worth alot of money bc his contract was about to epire and he would leave for free… also laporta critized perez bc he was buying up players when he alrady had payers capable, Barca are replacing a player that was leaving in the buying of ibra.

For the record, this was never about Ibra not being a good player – he’s a very good player. It is just my opinion that if it hadn’t been for Perez, he wouldn’t be at the Camp Nou right now.

I can’t wait for the first El Classico – and I must admit, I’ve had fantasies of an EL Classico UCL final this season at the Bernabeu as well. That would be brilliant.

Is Ibrahimovich the greatest player in the world? I don’t think so. He’s certainly up there talent wise. But if you have a void filled in by Eto’o, you’re not doing your job if you don’t attempt to fill it. In this case, having Ibrahimovich is more of a plus than a disadvantage.