Cristian Romero

[harr1984]

Genuine question as someone that doesn't know a great deal about it:

Are there real benefits to owning this land? Is there any great economical or other benefit, or is it more about 'bragging rights'?

 

[Mikey10]

Genuine question as someone that doesn't know a great deal about it:

Are there real benefits to owning this land? Is there any great economical or other benefit, or is it more about 'bragging rights'?

Lots of oil drilling potential, I think.

 

[billyiddo]

They have a 'right' to advance an argument that the islands should belong to Argentina. From what I've read their argument is not obviously unreasonable or illogical. The problem is that the historical arguments have been cherry-picked by both parties to suit their claims. The right of self determination for the current population of the islands is a pretty powerful factor but again I can see why Argentina would feel that is an inbuilt bias. I don't see any way to resolve the competing claims.

Other than them being close to Argentina mainland i don't see the logic in their claim. Falklands were already a British outpost when Argentina was founded as a country

 

[Yiddo.1882]

Lots of oil drilling potential, I think.

It’s 100% that, my now retired uncle worked for Gulf Offshore, he spent most of the 90s and early 00s travelling back and forth to the Falklands working six weeks on six weeks off.

 

[NaijaSpurs]

Romero for Ferran Torres (Barca) would be good for both parties

Barca cannot sell him unless they get a replacement striker

 

[BigChiv9]

Other than them being close to Argentina mainland i don't see the logic in their claim. Falklands were already a British outpost when Argentina was founded as a country

It's a bit more complicated than that. I particularly like the bit where we abandoned the islands for 59 years during which time our only claim to sovereignty was that we had left behind a flag and a plaque claiming it.

Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Bishop]

Other than them being close to Argentina mainland i don't see the logic in their claim. Falklands were already a British outpost when Argentina was founded as a country

It was a Spanish overseas territory that Britain inhabited on the sly and then asserted ownership. Spain were contested this British claim to the island and Argentina once they separated from Spain inherited their claim.

 

[stratnumberone]

It’s rather flippant but I like to say that if the Hispanic majority Argentines hand the land mass now known as Argentina back to the indigenous peoples then they can come and live in the Falklands

 

[Yiddo]

If he wins the world cup thats surely £70m we should be getting?

 

[mjc23]

If he wins the world cup thats surely £70m we should be getting?

I think that's a fair valuation but I just can't see who's going to buy him that could afford him