Senate has just given Madrid the power to remove Catalan president, suspend ministers and take control of region’s public media/police/finances.
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Senate has just given Madrid the power to remove Catalan president, suspend ministers and take control of region’s public media/police/finances.
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Nice to see that both sides are doing their best to calm things down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
The fun bit will be seeing if the scotch decide to publicly recognise Catalonia as an independent state. Not that that would have any actual diplomatic weight, of course, but the SNP will look right cvnts if they don't :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Would expect the Spanish tanks to role in soon...they should set up camp in the Nou Camp imo :nod:
Chuck 'em out the league. See how they get on without most of the Spanish TV money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
And deport Messi...you need to break their hearts imo
At least if there were a war, it would give the lie to that tedious EU nonsense about keeping the continent peaceful for 50 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Will Cesc go back to fight for his homeland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
Of course not. He has proved he has no loyalty, honour or decency.
You have to wonder how long before it all kicks off in Bilbao ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Yes. Johnny Basque must be thinking that Johnny Catalan has rather stolen his thunder.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Can't see the skinny, duplicitous little boss-eyed pikey making much of a soldier anyway! :shots fired:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Had a little tour around green Spain and the Basque region recently and was aghast at the money those surly, miserabalist ****s have had thrown at them to keep them quiet.
Every small mountain village has brand new, stone built sports facilities and a theatre and an olympic swimming pool yaddy yaddy and the po-faced ****s don't even make eye contact with you.
I'm not sure how much of a war it'd be, mind you. What with with Catalans having no army/air force. Surely it will just be a case of arresting people?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Right. And you know who paid for all that lot, of course?Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Where do you imagine the word ‘guerilla’ comes from, r?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Basically the reverse of Barca playing one of the smaller clubs imo
Yes but they may have a few police issued pistols but that's not going to help against 70,000 Spanish army with Heckler & Koch MP5s, is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I was inconsolably disappointed by that, as a kid. Just like when I was informed that the teddy bears didn't really meet in the woods occasionally for a picnic :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Have you ever heard of the Boer War?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I expect the noble spaniards refused all help from the EU saying "This is our problem kind senors and we will deal with it".
Oh, no .. Really? That too :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Yes. Planet of the Apes confused matters, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
To be honest, I’d have thought even the Spanish army would be issued with proper assault rifles rather than submachine guns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich