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POSITIVE ANTECEDENTS FOR THE CLUB

The previous votes of censorship of the Barça finished with titles for the club

Published:24/10/2020 - 00:38h

Updated:24/10/2020 - 00:38h

The Barcelona's board will confront in the next weeks to a vote of censorship. The two previous antecedents were positive for the club, at least to sportive level.

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After ratifying the validity of the signatures, the vote of censorship against the president of the FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, is a reality, to fault of date to go to the urns. This will be the third vote in the history of the institution culé to insist in the exit of the directors of the club. Up to now, in the two previous cases the presidents have kept in the charge after the celebration of the referendum.

The first vote of censorship of the history of the Barcelona took place in the year 1998, when Josep Lluís Núñez was the president of the club. It was promoted by Joan Laporta and the already died Sebastià Rock. Seven months before, Nuñez had won the elections and the Elefant Blau had done use of the Statutes to treat to overthrow to the mandator by the democratic shortcut. The referendum took place in a day of party between the Barcelona and Real Madrid (3-0), where annotated Sonny Anderson, Figo and Giovanni for the culés.

The president Núñez obtained 25.000 votes in favour, against 14.000 of the censores. Like curious data, in this year Louis Go Gaal premièred in the benches of the club and, under his orders, the Boat won the doublet of the League and the Glass of Rey. In the national competition, the blaugranas took him out 11 points of advantage to the Real Madrid.

The second vote of censorship promoted it Oriol Giralt, this time against the president Joan Laporta. It voted in the month of July of 2008, without party. It did not arrive to 66% demanded of the contrary vote (remained in 60,6%). Laporta Opted for remaining in the charge for the two seasons that subtracted him of mandate. In this occasion, Pep Guardiola also premièred like trainer of the club.

In this course, the 2008-2009, the Barcelona of Guardiola proclaimed champion of the sextete of League, Glass of Rey, Champions League, Supercopa of Spain and Europe, in addition to the World-wide of Clubs and turned into the best team of the world, with Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta like maximum referents. In the national competition, the blaugranas took him out nine points of advantage to the Real Madrid.

It will repeat the history?

The Barcelona will live this year his third vote of censorship, against the directive of Josep María Bartomeu. Unlike the previous, the social disapproval is deeper and will be very difficult that the directors remain in his charges further of December, but is that they decide to resign before by own account. However, the fanatical expect that it repeat the history regarding the titles. Ronald Koeman finish to arrive to the benches of the Camp Nou and, until the moment, the expectations are maximum.

The Dutch technician, to the equal that his compatriot Van Gaal and Pep Guardiola, have a solid staff and there are a lot of possibilities that the club litigate by all the titles. With the good state of the more youngsters of the staff, as Ansu Fati or Pedri, and the renacer of Philippe Coutinho after returning to the City Condal, after his cession in the Bayern, Koeman has a lot of possibilities to carry to the blaugranas to the highest.

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