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  • jamessmoggy
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:57 pm Reply with quote
Does anbody apart from themselves like basques and why dont they.

 
  • Sister of night
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:54 pm Reply with quote
Is your question about basques in football or in general?

 

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  • RafaSpain
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:05 am Reply with quote
jamessmoggy wrote:
Does anbody apart from themselves like basques and why dont they.


I´m spanish and the problem can be with the separatism... maybe this is the answer at your question

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:20 am Reply with quote
What is a 'basque'?

 
  • RafaSpain
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:26 am Reply with quote
J-Axe wrote:
What is a 'basque'?


A basque I suppose that he means a spanish person from a part of the north of Spain called "The basque country"

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:30 am Reply with quote
Ah right. So what does this thread have to do with Spanish Football and La Liga?

 
  • yeekiat
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:49 am Reply with quote
Basques are people from the Northern region of Spain. They have for years tried to have their own separate and independent country. The Spanish group ETA, who are regarded as terrorists have been fighting for an independent Basque country for years.

In football, the most famous Basque footballer is probably Xabi Alonso Very Happy

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:47 pm Reply with quote
Theres alot of basque footballers, it would be interesting to see the spain squad split up and basque become a new footballing powerhouse lol but its never happening

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:18 pm Reply with quote
It would be interesting for you, but not for us Wink
And I agree, I don't know what has to do this thread here Rolling Eyes

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:14 pm Reply with quote
Athletic Bilbao only alow Basques to play for them dont they?

 
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:16 pm Reply with quote
more or less. They also have players from Navarra (a province next to Pays Basque), and they had some french players like Lizarazu and the coach Luis Fernandez.

 
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:31 am Reply with quote
Only thing I know about basque is ETA. This question is a little fuzzy. If it is about football, would love to follow it, but if it is about politics, I am out Arrow Arrow

 
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:06 am Reply with quote
and, if we are headed in a 'political' direction with this thread I will Lock it....keep it on football in Spain please...... Wink

 
  • Raul
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:46 pm Reply with quote
Exactly, I'm with you both

 
  • yeekiat
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Yeah lol, I think we still haven't answered jamesmoggy's question.

"Are Basques liked?"

Perhaps its a little political.

 
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:35 pm Reply with quote
In fact I don't understand the question... I mean, the fact of being Basque is not a reason to like them or not, lol. If the basque is a bad person, then I don't like him/her, but if it's kind, then I do!
This is like asking if you like the italian people. It depends, lol

 
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:44 pm Reply with quote
Ah ... thats true.

I, for one, love Xabi Alonso to bits and hope he stays at Liverpool till the end of his career.

 
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:28 am Reply with quote
I get the feeling that the question maybe reflects that the political so often gets tied in to anything relating to the region. But leaving that aside, we can safely point out that for a relatively small region it continues to produce a lot of good footballers - and Xabi heads that list, an Anfield legend already and one of the keys to our continuing development.

 
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:51 am Reply with quote
Think it's a bit of a stupid question..

It's like saying;
Do you hate Yanks? Yeah
Why? Because they're Yanks.

Just an example though! I love yee Oranje, really I do! My fellow Gooner.

Xabi isn't a hateful player. He's an excellent pro and a great footballer.

The question is.. Do you hate Arjen Robbens?

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