The word Athletic can say again

The word ‘Gabarra’ can now be spoken openly again in Lezama and surrounding areas. Once they have won the Cup title against Mallorca in La Cartuja, the Bilbao club’s representatives in the offices and also in the booth are preparing to sail the estuary in their emblematic and little-used blue boat. The KO tournament title via penalty shootout ended in a particularly red and white jinx around the Athletic barge.

Nico Williams, after the final and the subsequent formal events, appeared in a press conference and publicly admitted something taken for granted in the football rumors close to Athletic news. “La Gabarra is the unmentionable, that’s what we call him in the locker room. We have several commands, which are ten in the booth there, and they cannot be mentioned. If not, you need to sanctify yourself (maybe meaning ‘crucify yourself’) to Jesus Christ. It’s great because finally it’s something that I wanted to experience more and more, after a long time we achieved it and I hope that all of Bilbao enjoys it.”

The memories of the president

Jon Uriarte was also asked during his stay in Seville, shortly before returning home, about his memories of the last time he sailed the Gabarra along the estuary. The head of the Bilbao club said yes and gave a really strange information about it.

“I remember very little of that incident. I was in school, we went to the forest to get some sticks to make a flag, because at that time things were not bought but you had to make it at home, and we drew some Athletic flags to take to estuary Then I remember the things they told me at home,” he pointed out.

At this point, Uriarte was surprised by saying “I want to dress as a footballer in Gabarra and at home we don’t have any kits except the one from Real because half of my family is from Gipuzkoa. My mistress dressed me as Royal and there are no incidents (laughing). This Thursday we will relive it again and I suppose it will be an impressive event,” he concluded.