The Big Thing: How is Girona top of La Liga?
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🗓️ 15 December 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Despite hailing from a city with a population of 100,000, with a stadium holding 14,000, and a relatively tiny budget, Girona sit atop La Liga. How has the Catalan club pulled it off, and how long can they stay at the summit?
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| 0:28.5 | Thank you. Welcome to the big thing on total soccer show, the endeavour where we dive deep into a big news story in the beautiful game. |
| 1:00.2 | And in Spain right now, there might not be a bigger story than Gerona. |
| 1:04.2 | The Catalan club, whose stadium holds a little over 14,000 in a city with a population of just over 100,000, a top of La Liga after 16 games. |
| 1:14.6 | Two points clear of Real Madrid and seven points clear of their regional rivals, Barcelona. |
| 1:20.6 | Coached by former Revere Cano midfield and Michelle, Gerona have dropped only seven points this season |
| 1:25.9 | and dealt Basa a four to defeat in their own |
| 1:28.6 | backyard in the most recent game week as we record. This was their first ever win over |
| 1:34.3 | Barcelona in the league. Today we're asking how this small regional club has managed to get to |
| 1:38.3 | the top of the Spanish game and if they've had any help from I don't know, San Abadabian |
| 1:42.5 | Ownership Group that also owns Manchester City. We'll see. My name's Ryan Bailey joining me to discuss my Gerona, someone who may or may not |
| 1:49.9 | understand that reference. Graham, Rutherney's returned. Do you appreciate my reference there? |
| 1:55.2 | I knew you wouldn't wait long to get. Is it the knack that sings my Sharona? Yeah, I... Yeah, I... You lasted like, what, like a minute |
| 2:02.5 | in 30 settings? Well, well done, Ryan Bailey. I'm good, Ryan. I had a good time this, this week, |
| 2:07.4 | visiting a place in France designed to be like a mini-America. Sort of funny how there's a |
| 2:12.2 | Disneyland in France, a country which famously doesn't like Americana and American culture. But |
| 2:16.6 | yeah, I had a good time there paying 20 euros for very mediocre burgers. And I am pleased to be back on the show talking about the NAC and Girota. Glad to have you back, Graham. Glad that you enjoyed the Mouse House and your little sojourn there over the past few days. Who's been watching all the games? I've been gone. |
| 2:34.5 | If you've been double, triple, quadruple screening? |
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