Basque national team

[cymrococh]

Wales are playing a friendly against a Basque national XI at some point. I seem to remember Guardiola playing for a Catalan XI while also playing for Spain, so are we likely to see Xabi turn out?

 

If so, could be worth a trip down to San Sebastian or Bilbao for this one.

 

PS

Don't do a search for 'Basque team' at work.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Paul Caruso

[Des]

Alontho, he ith Bathque!

[cymrococh]

Garthia, he ith Catalan. He come from Barthalona.

[matty]

Xetxetrria

Xgouirnxa

Zevxearia

Opezecxia

 

Quite a defence there.

[Coyler]

Lovely place, the Basque country. Definitely recommended.

[Guest Gaz_J]

Bet they beat us. :thumb:

[Stevie H]

the basque against the baaasque?

[Eskimo]

Xetxetrria

Xgouirnxa

Zevxearia

Opezecxia

 

Quite a defence there.

 

My line up would be:

 

-----------------------Obelix----------------------

Xetxetrria--Xgouirnxa--Zevxearia--Opezecxia

Vitalstatistix--Cacofonix--Getatfix--Unhygienix

----------------Asterix-----Dogmatix-------------

[Coyler]

Dem's Bretons.

[PhilM]

There is a team line up from a recent match on this board.

 

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156918

[Maldini]

Lovely place, the Basque country. Definitely recommended.

What's your sig about by the way?

[AE]

My line up would be:

 

-----------------------Obelix----------------------

Xetxetrria--Xgouirnxa--Zevxearia--Opezecxia

Vitalstatistix--Cacofonix--Getatfix--Unhygienix

----------------Asterix-----Dogmatix-------------

 

 

Most of those are French ???

[Owen1978]

My line up would be:

 

-----------------------Obelix----------------------

Xetxetrria--Xgouirnxa--Zevxearia--Opezecxia

Vitalstatistix--Cacofonix--Getatfix--Unhygienix

----------------Asterix-----Dogmatix-------------

 

Who were the fishmonger and blacksmith who kept fighting each other?

[Eskimo]

Dem's Bretons.

 

Dem's Gauls...

 

Modern Basque is thought to be the direct descendant of that Aquitanian language spoken in southwestern Gaul and in most of the Pyrenees, with (so far as we know) only a rather modest extension into Spain, in eastern Navarre and probably Gipuzkoa. Hence, in origin, Basque was primarily a language of Gaul which later spread west and south into Spain, into the remainder of the modern Basque Country.

[Gilps]

My line up would be:

 

-----------------------Obelix----------------------

Xetxetrria--Xgouirnxa--Zevxearia--Opezecxia

Vitalstatistix--Cacofonix--Getatfix--Unhygienix

----------------Asterix-----Dogmatix-------------

 

Getafix is ahowing his age now and Cacofonix is far too lightweight to cover for him. Savage should have an easy game.

[Eskimo]

Getafix is ahowing his age now and Cacofonix is far too lightweight to cover for him. Savage should have an easy game.

 

your forgetting the magic potion....

[Gilps]

your forgetting the magic potion....

 

Cacofonix always refused to take any potion as it might damage his voice.

 

KYAS

 

Who were the fishmonger and blacksmith who kept fighting each other?

 

Unhygienix and Fulliautomatix

[Mono]

Stop it now!

This thread has just become too silly

[Mad_Fer_It]

I'm basque...

 

the basque country has a pretty good team...

 

yeste

xabi

del horno

la fuente

llorente

etxeberria

gurpegui

arteta

iraola

 

we always have good youngsters that come through the ranks and go on to play for spain...

[Coyler]

What's your sig about by the way?

Eskerrik asko 'thanks very much' is, to my eternal shame, the only Basque I can remember from my fortnight's drunken stay. My signature gives thanks in pidgin Euskara and Spanish for the Basque that plays for Spain, Mr. Xabi Alonso (o.g.). It is also in the Mayo colours.

 

Which happily coincide with those of the Basque country.

[cymrococh]

I'm basque...

 

the basque country has a pretty good team...

 

yeste

xabi

del horno

la fuente

llorente

etxeberria

gurpegui

arteta

iraola

 

we always have good youngsters that come through the ranks and go on to play for spain...

Will the team that plays against Wales be made up of youngsters then? Or will Xabi and the boys turn out?

[Mad_Fer_It]

youngsters probably...

 

the only time when these "national teams play" is in december because theres a christmas break in spain and all the little nations play each other and against other countries from south america or little countries in europe...

 

theres also a political issue some players refuse to play for the likes of Catalunia and the Baque country while others refuse to play for the Spanish national side...

[galés rojo]

Will the team that plays against Wales be made up of youngsters then? Or will Xabi and the boys turn out?

 

Can't see Xabi etc playing, the game is on may 27th so he'll probably be with the spain world cup squad.

Edited February 2, 2006 by galés rojo

[cymrococh]

Would be a nice touch if Juan Ugarte turned out.

 

Assuming he's proper Basque.

[Maldini]

youngsters probably...

 

the only time when these "national teams play" is in december because theres a christmas break in spain and all the little nations play each other and against other countries from south america or little countries in europe...

 

theres also a political issue some players refuse to play for the likes of Catalunia and the Baque country while others refuse to play for the Spanish national side...

Didn't Oleguer say he'd never play for Spain, think he had to be persuaded by the Barca board and a few others to accept the call up