Re: Serie A Thread - 2012/13 Season
I'm not surprise at all , in Italy this shits happen ALWAYS , there are always racist calls and stuff like this
i share your concerns on the matter but to say this is a common problem in italy (something that "
always" happens in italian stadia) is a bit of a stretch.
just to make an example, i've never witnessed such episodes in palermo in my entire life. sure i've been far from sicily for many years and i haven't been at the renzo barbera stadium for the last 1 year and a half, but i reckon i've been to at least 50-60 matches at palermo stadium in my life... and like i said, i've never seen any sort of abusive display from the palermitani. that's just an example, of course; i mentioned palermo because i live here and the renzo barbera is the italian stadium i visited the most in my life, but i believe (or at least i hope) the same could be said about several other stadia.
anyway, i understand your point. this sort of episodes are occurring way too frequently in italian stadia, but i'm inclined to believe the reason for that is hidden in amineken's post....
amineken said:
Actually they were abusing any black player not just him, he was the only with the guts to throw the ball at them and walk way. I still can't believe these peoples, and the most shocking thing they seem to get away with this behavior, such a shame
exactly. that's the real issue. every country has its fair share of uncivilized, intolerant, ignorant savages, and italy is no different than any other country in this. but here in italy we ignore the problem, rather than addressing it; and as a result of that, football fans came to consider italian stadia as some sort of a no man's land, where u can unleash your most savage instincts without having to fear any sort of repression or response from the authorities (and that's where the difference between italy and other countries lies). it's quite sad really, especially for the moltitudes who love the game and go to the stadium only to share their passion for this sport and their club.
the refs have been given the authority to stop the game whenever they hear racist chants or insults.... but they never do it, out of respect for the game (i kinda understand that, but shouldn't we respect a man's dignity above the game?).... club owners turn a blind eye because they don't wanna lose popularity among their supporters, and so nothing happens. clubs owned stadia can't come soon enough.
anyway, to be fair with pro patria supporters, the vast majority of them took distance from those few savages... infact in that video u can actually hear the entire stadium applauding boateng as he steps out of the pitch. unfortunately it takes only a few dozens savages to tarnish the reputation of an entire stadium.
johnconstantine said:
Also i didnt quite unterstand what happened in 2006 (Calciopoli). Its all very unclear and shady. Juve were charged for unfair behaviour i believe (Cause Moggi and co were in contact with the referee-assignment. But later i think it came out that several other clubs also had contact with the referees). I could be wrong, cause i cannot see trough all this mess. For me as a fan its terrible. Maybe someone can explain all a abit.
Thanks meschugee (sorry for my bad (terrible ) english)
to summarize such a complicated situation as the calciopoli scandal would take way too long mate, but if u make a search in this very thread (perhaps using the word "calciopoli"), i'm sure u'll find all the info u might be looking for
aitken said:
'Roma have announced a partnership with Disney at the unveiling of plans to build a new stadium.'
The president, Pallotta, added: "Totti's dream of playing in the new stadium? I hope he scores the first goal there!"
totti's fairytale ending?
sounds nice... let's hope they hurry up though, as i believe totti only has a few years left ahead of him as a football player

speaking of totti, how awesome has he been this season!!! it looks like his old teacher zeman rejuvinated him!
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still on roma's topic, at this point in the season, i guess it's fair to say zemanlandia is officially back! roma has scored 3 goals or more in 7 matches (out of the 18 games played so far). that means that in almost every other game (around the 50% of the games played) roma scored at least 3 goals.... wich obviously makes roma the highest scoring offense in serie a. and they also have the 4th worse defense in the league...... classic zeman


he won't win u anything, but boy, is he going to entertain u!!!
