What do you think about their "you can only play if you were born here" policy
bit racist haha
good policy
should be sued for discrimination under EU law tbqh
Their club, their rules.
>>68052893
quintessentially basque
Every club should do it.
They don't win anything so they're only hurting themselves
It's not just about birthplace, but also nurture. Griezmann, for example, could sign for Athletic since he played for the youth ranks of a Basque team.
>>68052992
i see
>>68052893
>le lets put a nigger there so they dont say we are racist
>>68052935
they won a cup against barcelona tho
>>68052935
won more than that shit team from Barcelona......Espanyol
>>68052856
This
>>68052935
they said that their biggest victory is seeing 11 basques playing
Athletic has a noice anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dhOC4yC5A
>>68052856
Athletic's policy isn't official. It's a commom law between club members and supporters.
Fucking love it. usa should implement that policy.
Tldr; no spics allowed
>>68053350
EEUU es Méjico
>>68053382
I'm white but ok monkey. Don't die of zika ;)
>>68053350
15% of our population is latino, and most of them were born here. This rule would only exclude the Germans on our team.
>tfw no sudacas and blacks in Guadalajara
Feels notrophiesinyears man.
>>68052935
They won 2 consecutive Ligas in the '80s. Also, they do well in Copa and reached an EL final some years ago.
>>68052992
This too. Llorente f.i isn't basque but riojano.
>>68052992
They also had a Venezuelan player of Basque descent iirc
>>68053450
Spic detected.
Sorry you have shit for skin but here in my waterfront town in MA we barely have any beaners.
Btw stay out of my state wetback.
Based policy.
>>68052935
Better than most clubs that aren't named Barcelona or Real Madrid.
>>68054324
Canadian NHL franchises should adopt this policy
It's good, I like it.
>>68054362
Ass: porrista de Chivas
>>68054385
no
I'm a Cruz Azul fan and you can tell I'm not lying because no one in their sane mind would lie about supporting such a suicide-inducing club as Cruz Azul
help me please :(
>>68054471
who you think will win the libertadores?
How it should be everywhere.
>>68054354
That'd be fine. Even better if the US and Canada had separate leagues, with actual clubs instead of franchises and promotion/relegation.
I find it astonishing how such a club can compete in this day and age. It just shows the importance of players identifying with their club.
>>68054575
probably São with some crazy Ganso assists but it would be nice to see Independiente win the whole thing
>>68054742
Also: never has been relegated
On a side note, why do I see so many Britbongs on here saying that the EPL should do the same to increase "quality"?
It's not like England's national team has done so well as of recent.
>>68052893
God damn he is ugly
>>68054272
We are coming for (You) cuck.
>>68053450
They have to go back
>>68055656
Stay in your own shitty country. We already have enough people shitting up ours.
>>68055435
to increase the quality of England's NT, that is
>>68052992
Yep in FM you can sign any Spanish or French player as long as they're 16
>>68052893
>implying he's not Basque
>>68056083
oh fuck, now I want to start playing FM again; is FM 16 worth it or should I keep playing 13?
>>68056609
It always is
Say what you want, but they're the spanish club with the most identity.
Incredibly impressive. They also dont sell players unless they get every penny they want.
You could form an all basque team with players across leauges and theyd compete with barca and the madrids.
More clubs should do this
More clubs should have this policy, though I'd respect them an actual noteworthy amount if they hadn't caved and let a few dindus play. There's a documentary on them and the first half of it is basically a load of people going
>B-But we're not racist, guys! l-look! There's a nigger here now!
>>68053487
Other way around. He was a basque player of venezuelan decent who decided to play for venezuela when it became clear he was too shit for Spain.
>>68052893
>There are not black people born anywhere outside Africa
>>68061578
you didn't have to go /pol/ there
>>68060850
They were a third wheel to Madrid/Barca for the longest time until money became the issue.
>>68052813
So are the the Chivas of Spain then?
>>68062311
They would be more like the Chivas of the Basque Country
>>68062365
You know what I mean senpai.
Are there more clubs like this?
I mean the muh heritage and pride is pretty cool I guess.
>>68061626
I don't like liars, m8. If you want a basque only policy, it better be a fucking basque only policy. And if you're so afraid of being called racist that you ditch everything to sign a black kid called Williams (proper basque name, that) then you better be honest enough to say its because you're afraid of being called racist.
>>68062407
There are loads, not many as strictly enforced or as successful as Bilbao. There were a bunch of teams in Europe with the name Hakoah or Maccabi, which were all Jewish, like Hakoah Vienna, who won the Austrian league in the 1920s before mysteriously disappearing in 1938. Celtic and Rangers used to be much fiercer about allowing Protestants and Catholics to join their clubs, but that's changed now. There's an FC Romania in the English lower leagues who only use Romanians.
>>68062582
His name is Iñaki and he was born in Bilbao.
>>68062582
You're a retard
>>68054272
No one cares about your backwater redneck village, Cletus
>>68052813
Based as fuck. Guadalajara lifelong here, >we have the same policy for hiring just Mexicans. Second place in liga titles in >Mexican league
>>68053350
Who's going to make my carne asada super burritos and lengua tacos then?
Bad plan, fuccboi. Let the ones who work AND aren't criminal scum, stay. If you commit a crime, send em right over into a Mexican prison. Ours are full.
If you don't want to work, send them back.
If you're here for work and you can get a job and pay taxes, you can stay.
>>68061664
Money wasn't the problem, but the osman law
funny thing the actual assholes might be Real Sociedad whose policy during a long time was to only sign basques and foreigners, never spanish players
at least Athletic has muh youth excuse
>>68061621
You would know a lot about that, wouldn't you Argentina?
>>68064089
Why would they be assholes when teams like madrid only have 2 spaniards in the starting line up? The end result is similar
>>68055435
That's the whole point. It would increase the quality of the national team.
>>68053231
our biggest win is to see 11 basques not laying bombs
>>68064149
>It would increase the quality of the national team.
how?
>>68064089
That sounds hilarious to be honest. It would be like if Celtic or another Scottish team refused to sign any English players. Lol. Taking bants to a whole new level
>>68054471
How is Vazquez playing? Is he still premacrocked?
Heard that you guys are interested in buying Castillo from Universidad Catolica for a a lot of €€€. (Club Bruges currently still owns him)
t. Bruges supporter
>>68064144
maybe assholes wasn't the best word, I just didn't want to say racist
and yes, Madrid are pretty bad at it but still it's not some kind of every but this people allowed
>>68064187
depending on local talent mean you will have to develop it instead of throwing money at some foreigner
Athletic is the main reason of why basques have been historically so dominant in our NT
>>68064202
they are also the only ones who have payed tribute to ETA and that kind of things IIRC
>>68064187
Because it would increase the pool of English talent. More English players playing regular football for the top clubs. Instead of Englishmen being sidelined for Johnny Foreigners like it is at the moment.
Maybe to a foreigners perspective you think the reason England do shit is just because there's so much hype and weight on the shoulders. Well we think that a little bit too. But also we are all pretty sure that if we fostered more English talent in our game then England would be monumentally better off.
I don't know the statistics but I'm pretty certain we have more foreigners than Germany, France, Spain, Italy in our top league, and all you guys do better than us because you've got that home grown talent.
>>68064217
>basques have been dominant in the NT
Really? Only a few years ago all your best players were Catalans from Barca. Xavi, Puyol, Pique, etc
>>68064293
the top two provinces with more internationals (in our whole history) are basques
catalans only got gud recently because of La Masia
>>68064293
not sure if it's updated but it's useful to get an idea of it
NT players per region
>>68052813
An inspiration to us all maybe the rest of the world should follow their example in all walks of life
>>68052813
should be obligatory for all clubs, and a few slots for foreign players
it works for them because spain has good players
>>68064563
I don't think there should be any foreign players. Go back to football teams representing the area that they're from
>>68052813
Love Athletic. Firm, solid belonging. This should be a rule.
>>68052856
I agree, we should not rest until there's not a single spaniard left on the team.
better than having a club of mercs like PSG or sum shit
>>68054272
you make some moonshine today cletus?
>>68052893
Great player desu
>>68052893
He was born in Bilbao, and the OP did say "born there", not "basques who were born there"
>>68064182
Underrated post.
>>68062582
The policy is unwritten and its basically anyone born in the basque region or went through the youth academy.
Iñaki Williams was born in Bilboa hence why he qualifies. There arent that many players born outside of the basque region that they take, regardless if they are of basque blood, if they are born outside of basque country or didnt go through the youth Academy it doesnt happen often at all. That Venezuelan dude is one of the few, and currently Laporte who is french-basque.
>>68064637
>the eternal swede
>>68052992
would be really really cool to see griezzman sign for them when hes older and not good enough for any of the super clubs. it would cuck real sociedad pretty bad but it would be nice to see a player like that at bilbao
>>68065743
Apparently Bilboa management is not one players would like to deal with. Javi Martinez, Ander Herrera, Fernando Llorente have had horrible things to say about the way the club handled their situations. If you notice they never really bring in high quality basque players, only youth players.
>>68064115
Really?.... you?
>>68053112
Underrated post
>>68062407
Chivas - Only mexicans
Saprissa - Only costarricans
El Nacional (Ecuador) - Only ecuatorians
>>68064115
>>68068480
lmao
>>68052935
Outside of Halal and Uefalona, they're the only team never to be relegated in La Liga history.
>>68066890
Because they can't afford to buy consolidated high quality players.
The way it usually works is young players> Athletic>leave to somewhere else if you're good enough.
They tend to cuck Real Sociedad when it comes to sign kids for the youth teams.
They are going to be pretty fucked when Aduriz retires.
For the record Fernando Amorebieta's father is a former cesta punta (jai alai in the USA) who is from Iurreta, town where some of my cousins live, and played in Venezuela at the time. He was raised here. He plays for Venezuela because he has a bigger chance of being capped.
t. Athletic fan
