Negan Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Looks like this will be the friendly in Marbella we play on the 21st of July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Awesome. They've got great fans, politically a bit like St. Pauli and really lively. They're based in a poor suburb in Madrid and I saw a game with their support at Real Madrid. Went on a football special they put on via the Madrid underground. Passing joints around, no trouble at all - just got to the ground, sang all game and had a good time despite being smashed 5-0 or something. Far more fun travelling with them than with one of the big Spanish teams. Curiously lots of them wore English football pin badges and caps - mostly West Ham actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Lucky for me I'm going! I'm out there from 20th and looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Excuse my ignorance. I thought this was a new signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, marmite said: Excuse my ignorance. I thought this was a new signing. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, marmite said: Excuse my ignorance. I thought this was a new signing. Me too , another Irishman Ray O'Vellecano . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undy English Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 21 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Awesome. They've got great fans, politically a bit like St. Pauli and really lively. They're based in a poor suburb in Madrid and I saw a game with their support at Real Madrid. Went on a football special they put on via the Madrid underground. Passing joints around, no trouble at all - just got to the ground, sang all game and had a good time despite being smashed 5-0 or something. Far more fun travelling with them than with one of the big Spanish teams. Curiously lots of them wore English football pin badges and caps - mostly West Ham actually. Even the Real Madrid fans admit Rayo are the truly 'working class' club of Madrid, based near the street/neighbourhood which bears the clubs name. Don't know much about their politics but saw a few documentaries and they all look like good lads, unlike the glory hunting fair weather fans of Spain's big 2 clubs. I believe Swansea purchased Michu from them going back a few seasons and he turned into a great little signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I thought this was going to be the next club in the Bristol Sport empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 They played in La liga a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Great documentary on them on YouTube by Copa90 iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Garland-sweden said: They played in La liga a couple of years ago. Promoted back to La Liga this summer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 minute ago, View from the Dolman said: Promoted back to La Liga this summer too. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 What’s that ex Cardiff player who plays there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 48 minutes ago, marmite said: Excuse my ignorance. I thought this was a new signing. Me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 5, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, alexukhc said: What’s that ex Cardiff player who plays there? Only one I could find was Javi Guerra - but he only played 3 times (as a sub) for Cardiff??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 5, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Negan said: Looks like this will be the friendly in Marbella we play on the 21st of July One of two games arranged out there @Negan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, alexukhc said: What’s that ex Cardiff player who plays there? Bobby Reid has been sold on already!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, phantom said: Only one I could find was Javi Guerra - but he only played 3 times (as a sub) for Cardiff??? That’s it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said: Awesome. They've got great fans, politically a bit like St. Pauli and really lively. They're based in a poor suburb in Madrid and I saw a game with their support at Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbital Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I used to live in Madrid and initially thought I would start following Atleti (no one in their right mind would follow the soulless, corrupt fascists up the Castellana). I met a few fellow teachers in my new job who said that they were going to watch Rayo and so I tagged along. After one game, I was hooked. This is a truly special club and the club, the fans and the community are all as one. So much passion, so fierce in their opposition to the far right, corruption and media bias. So supportive of any just causes. As an example, behind one goal there are blocks of flats (not dissimilar to Mandela House). When the club found out an old lady who lived there was being evicted because she couldn’t afford her rent, the players and Rayistas (loyal fans) had a whip round and bought her flat for her. They gave me one of my greatest seasons watching football a few years ago, staving off relegation on the last day of the season, with Michu, the talismanic hero (I still love him for that phenominal year in particular). He was followed by Diego Costa the next season in a line of hero club figures. They are in my blood now. I never thought it would be possible to have two mistresses, but Rayo are special. If you go to Madrid and want loyalty, passion, anarchy, humour and a welcoming embrace, forget the other Madrid teams, go to Vallecas and follow Rayo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 17 hours ago, marmite said: Excuse my ignorance. I thought this was a new signing. Never come up in a pub quiz then?; what is the third league club of Madrid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, havanatopia said: Never come up in a pub quiz then?; what is the third league club of Madrid? Is it Union Adarve ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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