Real Madrid... The New York Rangers of Soccer?

[Belms]

Well it looks like Real Madrid signed another superstar today. They signed Michael Owen from Liverpool for about $24 million. Now this leaves me thinking are they gonna struggle through the season as they did last year or will Owen bolster their line up? Think about it with a team full of players such as Beckham, Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane, Raul, Samuel ( signed from AS Roma ), Roberto Carlos and now Owen, they should take a serious run at the Champions League as well as La Liga. If they fail to win any hardware it will be a sad sad day in soccer. What do u guys think? Will they be a super-powerhouse? Or just an overly expensive sports team ala New York Rangers?
Post ur thoughts.

[Filo]

Real Madrid is rediculously good. Another " New York Ranger-ish" team has got to be Chelsea.... Their new russian owner has money burning in his pocket and went out and bought every good player available.

[Belms]

Yeah that russian billionaire is straight buying his way to a championship.

[Atlantis77]

dont get me started on the real madrid man, I cant believe the results this year!! i mean gimme a fukin breake. Honnestly they are like lakers of soccer!!

[e_BoY]

chelsea owns

[KenJi]

Can't compare Real Madrid to the Ranger. While you can but the rangers were a team of OLD SUPERSTARS. Sure some of the players of Real Madrid are older now li ke Zidane, but still they have proved before they can win it all. I.e the champions league's titles.

Real Madrid can compete where as the Rangers have come no where near even making the playoff's.

I think Real Madrid is more along the lines of a say Philadelphia Flyers?

[Belms]

lol yeah the flyers is more like it. i just compared them in the sense of the way they spend their money. Also Real Madrid failed to win shit all last season.

[e_BoY]

^^
disagree. Personally when i make that comparason im not really tlaking about the results of either team but rather the spending habbits. New York rangers are known to sign superstars left and rite spending money at will and so has Real Madrid. Philly isn't really seen as 1 of those teams although they are stacked.

[Belms]

Yeah i was saying that i compared them to the Rangers on how they spend their dinero. I'll let Kenji handle the Flyer's comparison.

Chelsea does own. I dont even want to get started on all their players lol.

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by e_BoY

^^
disagree. Personally when i make that comparason im not really tlaking about the results of either team but rather the spending habbits. New York rangers are known to sign superstars left and rite spending money at will and so has Real Madrid. Philly isn't really seen as 1 of those teams although they are stacked.

Yes Real Madrid has signed their players, but they didn't necessarily sign them after their time was done.

Rangers signed all veteran's way past their prime and in no way or form able to win an ything.

When Real Madridm the powerhouse was put together they did well for a few years, rangers o nly had the glory of 94, since than nothing at all. No regular or post season success....

Philly is a stacked team but their players' are at least of age and still have years left in them as you saw in the 2004 playoff's. All the way to the Eastern Finals.

and they still have at least 2 more years in each star. Real Madrid has a few years left in everyone too, thats my opinion any ways.

Rangers basically have to dump and start young. Which m eans years of rebuilding. Madris just needs to stay healthy

Make sense?

[Hot Karl]

if i was a big madrid fan, i'd prefered to have seen viera join that team.

as much money real spends, let's face facts, last year was an off year. where as the rangers have basically had an off decade. on that same note though, the underdogs can and still do win big tourneys in soccer. its' not like hockey, the underdogs get there, but they never win the big one.

[Belms]

viera would of helped real alot more i think. hopefull they dont have an off-season. i mean really with a team like that, they shouldnt lose that many games.

anyone know that Zidane retired from the French national team. looks like i gotta get a new favourite european team.

[e_BoY]

Originally Posted by KenJi

Yes Real Madrid has signed their players, but they didn't necessarily sign them after their time was done.

Rangers signed all veteran's way past their prime and in no way or form able to win an ything.

When Real Madridm the powerhouse was put together they did well for a few years, rangers o nly had the glory of 94, since than nothing at all. No regular or post season success....

Philly is a stacked team but their players' are at least of age and still have years left in them as you saw in the 2004 playoff's. All the way to the Eastern Finals.

and they still have at least 2 more years in each star. Real Madrid has a few years left in everyone too, thats my opinion any ways.

Rangers basically have to dump and start young. Which m eans years of rebuilding. Madris just needs to stay healthy

Make sense?

i know what ur saying kenji and im not disagreeing. But my meaning wasn't to get too in depth. I was just meaning the overall image of these 2 teams. If you ask a hockey fan the question "which team do u think throws the most money out to try and get all the stars" im sure theyd say rangers. As for soccer this can be debatable but im sure most would say Real Madrid. Well doesn't really matter as i think were both rite. Overall picture me, more indepth and comparing the statistics blah blah blah then definatly u.

[KenJi]

yea but fact wise real madrid is a good team where as as karl has said the rangers have been shitty for a decade straight. nothing close since 94.

[KenJi]

they may be the same money wise, but talent and season wise real madrid has owned new york in terms of success

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by e_BoY

i know what ur saying kenji and im not disagreeing. But my meaning wasn't to get too in depth. I was just meaning the overall image of these 2 teams. If you ask a hockey fan the question "which team do u think throws the most money out to try and get all the stars" im sure theyd say rangers. As for soccer this can be debatable but im sure most would say Real Madrid. Well doesn't really matter as i think were both rite. Overall picture me, more indepth and comparing the statistics blah blah blah then definatly u.

why not the detroit red wings. they shell out about 78million don't they, and they got a pretty stacked team, but failed in the post season this year.

I th ink thats a better comparison than New York Rangers and Real Madrid

[Undecided]

Micheal Owen $18,000,000

like I need to say anything else