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Title: River Plate.
Post by: darren woolley on June 27, 2011, 09:54:42 AM
Juan Pablo Angel's old club River Plate have been relegated for the first time in there history fans rioted inside the stadium there were reports that one fan as had a heart attack all this with the country hosting the Copa America in five days time.
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Post by: UK Redsox on June 27, 2011, 09:55:43 AM
The fact that this can happen to River Plate gives us hope that something similar can happen to Man Utd.
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Post by: cdbearsfan on June 27, 2011, 10:03:47 AM
I think I'd rather see Spurs go down.

Spurs, Man U and Liverpool would be perfect. That said, I never get tired of watching Geordies cry...
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Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on June 27, 2011, 10:10:36 AM

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Post by: Salsa Party Animal on June 27, 2011, 11:05:29 AM
River Plate keep selling all the stars players and eventually it bite them hard as they won't be able to find/develop decent replacement
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Post by: timeoutbigbar on June 27, 2011, 11:38:12 AM
Had no idea they were anywhere near in danger of going down.  The Argies had better do well at the Copa America now or there'll be a few more riots i'd imagine.
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Post by: DB on June 27, 2011, 01:10:04 PM
I thought they took it well.
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Post by: Fergal on June 27, 2011, 01:32:44 PM
Just think what would have happened if they had appointed our manager...
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Post by: Ad@m on June 27, 2011, 01:37:25 PM
I went to a random league game there a few years ago and the police presence was ridiculous.  I can't even begin to imagine the amount of trouble there would've been after this.
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Post by: adrenachrome on June 27, 2011, 02:41:17 PM
Wiki states:
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Los Borrachos del Tablón (Drunks of Terrace in english) is the barra brava of the Club Atlético River Plate. They are considered one of the most violent and feared barra brava group in Argentina, and one of the four most powerful
Another translation is drunks of the plank.

Looks like Los Borrachos might need to forsake the bottle for the crack pipe. 
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Post by: damon loves JT on June 27, 2011, 02:51:03 PM
Dulwich Hamlet's equivalent is known as 'the rabble behind the goal'
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Post by: Risso on June 27, 2011, 04:38:19 PM
I like rivers and plates.
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Post by: kipeye on June 27, 2011, 04:59:35 PM
How ironic. I thought HMS Conqueror sent Belgrano permanently down a while back.
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Post by: The Left Side on June 27, 2011, 05:07:58 PM
How ironic. I thought HMS Conqueror sent Belgrano permanently down a while back.

Made me smile seeing Belgrano's team name.
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Post by: kipeye on June 27, 2011, 05:30:38 PM
I feel bad for saying that now. Just a stupid reaction to the name. :-X
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Post by: enigma on June 27, 2011, 06:17:51 PM
Kind of ironic since the rules for relegation were changed back in the 80s to save them from the drop. What goes around comes around I suppose.
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Post by: Dante Lavelli on June 27, 2011, 06:20:58 PM
I went to the first game of the season in 2007, this when the barras bravas traditionally appoint their leader for the season. This is an important gig because that means they generally control the catering, away travel etc for the season i.e. get rich.

They didn't arrive until well into the match which I thought was weird. It turns out they were all outside the stadium negotiating who should be the new boss. In reality this means they were riotting and stabbing each other.

Am I right in thinking they actually did quite well this season but it was their record last year that relegated them?
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Post by: Lambert and Payne on June 27, 2011, 06:21:41 PM
*Prays this happens to manure and 'The Mighty Reds YNWA'*
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Post by: enigma on June 27, 2011, 06:27:59 PM
Am I right in thinking they actually did quite well this season but it was their record last year that relegated them?

Something like that. The average points total is totted up over the last three seasons if I remember right. As I said, this system was hastily brought in back in the day specifically to save River from relegation.
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Post by: cdbearsfan on June 27, 2011, 06:40:47 PM
It's a bloody stupid system. Almost makes the SPL seem sensible. Only almost though.
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Post by: wombat on June 27, 2011, 07:11:09 PM
They should get them water cannons down the take that gig. We could claim the guiness book of records for the worlds biggest wet tshirt contest!
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Post by: Lambert and Payne on June 27, 2011, 07:17:20 PM
Am I right in thinking they actually did quite well this season but it was their record last year that relegated them?

Something like that. The average points total is totted up over the last three seasons if I remember right. As I said, this system was hastily brought in back in the day specifically to save River from relegation.
So this as a good case to prove karna?
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Post by: SoccerHQ on June 28, 2011, 12:42:48 PM
Am I right in thinking they actually did quite well this season but it was their record last year that relegated them?

Something like that. The average points total is totted up over the last three seasons if I remember right. As I said, this system was hastily brought in back in the day specifically to save River from relegation.

Yeah, heard that and couldn't work it out at all. Can they come back up straight away or will they have to wait a few years with that system?
Title: Re: River Plate.
Post by: Dave Cooper please on June 28, 2011, 01:06:12 PM
No, it's automatic promotion from the second division. The average points system was only bought into the first division to save the really big clubs if they happened to have one bad season.
Title: Re: River Plate.
Post by: DeKuip on July 14, 2011, 04:42:11 PM
The whore that birthed him and his sister's pussy - a fans reaction to watching his team go down!



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Post by: pauliewalnuts on July 14, 2011, 04:48:33 PM
^^ I just came on here to post that.

That's the Argentinian Risso.
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Post by: Sam Smith on July 14, 2011, 04:55:38 PM
Absolutely brilliant! Multiple birthing whores???
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Post by: MalcolmP on July 14, 2011, 06:56:29 PM
River Plate keep selling all the stars players and eventually it bite them hard as they won't be able to find/develop decent replacement
Just like an English Premier League Team located in Aston!
Title: Re: River Plate.
Post by: The Left Side on July 14, 2011, 07:00:03 PM
Superb!
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