Joan Laporta

[serghei]

Everyone will want to inherit Laporta's foundation. A new golden youth generation coming up with Lamine as THE franchise player, the Nou Camp Nou will be the biggest and most beautiful stadium in Europe. The active president during that period will have a good time, while Laporta took over the club in the intensive care unit, without the means to pay even current wages thanks to Bartomeu.
I say even if Laporta fucked up hard with Olmo's registration, because he didn't appoint a new director with financial knowledge after Alemany left, he deserves to reap what he has sown. Especially the Espai Barca project was just a myth until he actually started to realize it.

Good post. I'd prefer for Laporta himself to get a shot at another term, but if it's not possible due to the club's politicking, it is very important for the next president to inherit a club in a better financial state, playing on an almost brand new stadium, and even having won some titles during all of those struggles.

I can't stress enough how huge a new big title would be for the club this season. A La Liga title or a CL final even is gonna elevate the club to elite status despite all issues.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Good post. I'd prefer for Laporta himself to get a shot at another term, but if it's not possible due to the club's politicking, it is very important for the next president to inherit a club in a better financial state, playing on an almost brand new stadium, and even having won some titles during all of those struggles.

I can't stress enough how huge a new big title would be for the club this season. A La Liga title or a CL final even is gonna elevate the club to elite status despite all issues.

Laporta is eligible for another term, which will be 2026-2031.


iirc it was him who put term limits to two consecutive terms, but I would like if someone would fact check that. He decreased term from 6 years to 5 too.

 

[RedxMAK]

Font is Rosell/Bartomeu 2.0, same people fluffing him now were doing this with the latter back in 2010

Short memories and absence of deductive reasoning

Same people who are Laporta Out were probably the same people who demanded Rosell and allowed him to obliterate the club

 

[RedxMAK]

Everyone will want to inherit Laporta's foundation. A new golden youth generation coming up with Lamine as THE franchise player, the Nou Camp Nou will be the biggest and most beautiful stadium in Europe. The active president during that period will have a good time, while Laporta took over the club in the intensive care unit, without the means to pay even current wages thanks to Bartomeu.
I say even if Laporta fucked up hard with Olmo's registration, because he didn't appoint a new director with financial knowledge after Alemany left, he deserves to reap what he has sown. Especially the Espai Barca project was just a myth until he actually started to realize it.

Agreed, it’s not the first time someone is gonna inherit Laporta’s amazing foundation….

 

[RedxMAK]

Whether you like it or not this man is cemented in the top 3 Barça presidents of all time along Nuñez

 

[Birdy]

The past 2 presidents couldn't complete their terms, both had to resign under fans pressure.

We can't make a habbit of this unfortunately. Even if you guys think someone like Font us better. Laporta resigns, Font in, opposition will kick him the same way the moment he fucks up, and he will fuck up at some point because no one can work without a fairly good margin of error.

I actually think Font himself knows that, and his statements is about building a profile for himself in 2026 while taking from Laporta's credit. Rather than a genuine interest in election this year.

So what is your proposal?
Drop the vote of no confidence procedures and have just elections every 5 years?

Whether the 'fairly good margin of error' is reached for Laporta or not is up for anyone to judge.
IMO, and in many others as well, it has been reached.

But that is precisely the purpose of the vote of no confidence: if the majority of the socios think that the margin of error has been reached or not. Why not let them decide

PS: about the consecutive terms restrictions. It doesn't make sense since one can drop out for a term and reappaer again, like Laporta did.
Either you have a limit that concerns years of presidency in total and in general (consecutive or not), or you don't have any restriction.
I am in favor of no restrictions: if a president is good and gets voted by the members again and again why having restrictons?

 

[Birdy]

How can anyone think Laporta doesn't care about the club at this point? Dozens of emotional appearances and press coferences. He fuckin cried during the anniversary ceremoney when talking about Barca. This guy wears the Barca badge on his heart.
It doesn't mean he doesn't have mistakes or is honest about everything he says, but saying he doesn't really care about the club is pure bullshit. Also as a president, you need a bigger portfolio than simply being honest and caring about the club. With this logic, the greenkeeper could become president.
This club is worth billions of dollars, you can't lead it like a team on the field. Without the right connections and education in many departments, you'll ruin the club no matter if your character attributes are maxed out in honesty and sympathy.

Perfect explanation why Laporta is not appropriate for the job.
It needs much more than emotion passion and caring.
It needs expertise and professionalism that Laporta lacks

 

[Windhook]

iirc it was him who put term limits to two consecutive terms, but I would like if someone would fact check that. He decreased term from 6 years to 5 too.

I suspect it's sometime between post-Nunez to 2002 under Joan Gaspart reforms.

Laporta was ordered to step down by the court in 2006. 3 years into his reign.

 

[khaled_a_d]

I suspect it's sometime between post-Nunez to 2002 under Joan Gaspart reforms.

Laporta was ordered to step down by the court in 2006. 3 years into his reign.

2006 was a weird decision, they have counted one month as full year. He actually changes this rules now.

 

[FCBarca]

The court order was a technical issue after Gaspart resigned in ‘03, claiming the initial 8 days of his ‘03 election counted as a full season - forcing him to rerun in ‘06 rather than ‘07

But in the end he ran unopposed and was automatically re-elected without a single vote (He won with 27k votes or 52.6% in ‘03)

He got 30k votes in 2022 or 54%

Rosell and Barto both had more votes in 2011 & 2015, enemies within

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

Agreed, it’s not the first time someone is gonna inherit Laporta’s amazing foundation….

The same way Bumsi Pick is inheriting Xavi and Oscar's amazing foundation.

 

[Raketa10]

Whether you like it or not this man is cemented in the top 3 Barça presidents of all time along Nuñez

That's true. Unfortunately, this Olmo debacle is a big blow for his legacy. He had four months to resolve this and they resolved it 3 days after the deadline. That's just unacceptable. However, Font is a much worse option for sure.

 

[khaled_a_d]

So what is your proposal?
Drop the vote of no confidence procedures and have just elections every 5 years?

Whether the 'fairly good margin of error' is reached for Laporta or not is up for anyone to judge.
IMO, and in many others as well, it has been reached.

But that is precisely the purpose of the vote of no confidence: if the majority of the socios think that the margin of error has been reached or not. Why not let them decide

Sure, Socios are the owners of the club, it doesn't mean we don't judge their decisions. Or that we don't share opinions that disagree with them. You do that almost daily, for example.

I don't think them doing it (no confidence) in this current instance is correct though. It do more harm than good. Vote of no confidence is about stopping someone from entirely destroying the club, which was happening under Bartou when he tried to save his ass by doing financial frauds that saves finances on his term but giving money to players and agents for 6 years in the future.

That was a correct use of it, now making it a habit isn't. Now is the time to built your candidacy and present yourself as an alternative. Critise the president, which are all fair, but not time for an immediate resignation, at all.

 

[DonAK]

I'll be surprised if they even get 15% of the socis' ballots for it to go to a vote.

And even if they do, I doubt they'll get close to the 2/3 majority.

 

[Birdy]

I'll be surprised if they even get 15% of the socis' ballots for it to go to a vote.

And even if they do, I doubt they'll get close to the 2/3 majority.

15% is easy pal
Opponents of Laporta got 45% in the last elections.

2/3 is hard to get, that's true for any president