You’ve got to hand it to Joan Laporta.
The man for the big occasion, he hit all of the right notes in his opening, official address as Barcelona president.
A smattering of expected schmaltz notwithstanding, Laporta appeared genuine in everything he said.
Good job because every step he takes, every move he makes, we’ll be watching him.
Certainly, the feeling one had when watching him was of positivity. Of being at the beginning of something special again, however much the odds are stacked against him.
That’s what Laporta is so good at you see.