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Keystone Phil
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« on: May 28, 2007, 01:22:52 PM »
I guess we can use this thread for the Euro Cup discussions...
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 01:59:03 PM »
Serie A started today! Watching Inter vs. Sampdoria. I'll root for Inter since those were one of the teams I considering "supporting" this season. I'm just going to stick with AC Milan though.
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 11:09:32 AM »
2-1 Bologna  Sad
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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2008, 03:52:15 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on September 07, 2008, 12:06:16 AM
Wow !

I just heard in the news that Austria beat France 3:1 ... Tongue

We have a World Cup qualifying thread in the Off Topic section, just so you know.  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2008, 12:45:27 PM »
Quote from: Jas on October 13, 2008, 06:12:19 AM
Giancarlo Abete, head of the Italian Football Association, wants a ban on Italian fans travelling to away games following further trouble involving Italian fans at the game with Bulgaria on Saturday.

- Reuters

The action was obviously inappropriate but to ban fans from travelling? Uh...no. Good luck with that.
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2008, 04:39:55 PM »
Italy vs. Greece - Friendly - Right now

Thank God my Dad saw this in the paper today.  Smiley  Otherwise, I would have missed it. 
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2008, 04:54:03 PM »

...or not "right now." Apparently, this is just replay of the game and our Italian forum member ruined the result for me.  Tongue
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2008, 05:52:51 PM »
Lippi breaks record by going undefeated in 31 straight games as Italy's head coach!  Smiley

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/11/19/friendly.italy/
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2009, 11:32:47 AM »
Serie A...

Atalanta finds a way to beat Inter 3-1 but my Napoli loses to last place Chievo Verona! Unbelievable.
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2009, 08:39:18 PM »
Napoli fires Reja...and hires Donadoni.

Now I totally believe that Napoli clearly needed some new leadership. I think they've won literally one game since December but I am no fan of Donadoni. I hope he proves me wrong this time.
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2009, 05:29:31 PM »
Quote from: Jas on April 01, 2009, 04:12:48 PM
Before tonight's game, I wouldn't have though I'd be able to say that Italy would be lucky to get away with a draw.

Total disgrace. They defend a lead for eighty minutes and can't hang out at the very end. Unreal. This is especially irritating because I can't stand Trapattoni.

Anyway, now I'm a little worried. Who knows if they'll decide to throw away another game against one of the real joke teams and with a loss in Dublin possible...

I'm really disappointed.
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« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2009, 05:39:23 PM »
Quote from: Senator Lief on April 01, 2009, 05:34:34 PM
Though that game must have been awfully boring to watch.

So I've heard. I didn't even get to really watch it. It's not on GolTV until 10 tonight and the live stream wasn't working so I had to watch on ESPN GameCast. Towards the very end (right when I typically start to worry because they're usually defending a one goal lead...), I saw that a goal was scored. Idiotic ESPN had to color yellow assigned to Italy and blue assigned to Ireland (genius move, right?). I see a blue spot appear on the screen and thinking it was a goal for us, I let out a cheer. Ten seconds later, well...I let out a different reaction.
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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2009, 05:50:30 PM »
Quote from: Senator Lief on April 01, 2009, 05:43:52 PM
It's okay Phil. Italy is still going to qualify easily. It doesn't matter how ugly the qualification is, as long as you do.

We don't "qualify easily" by pulling shit like this. I'm really worried about a Euro 2008 repeat - not sure about qualification until the final games and then a disappointing result in the actual tournament.

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The classic Italian defensive strategy has annoyed me to no end.
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2009, 09:37:31 AM »
The red card was complete bullshit. We had to play 87 minutes without one of our new stars. I'm the first to blame the very conservative defensive strategy for problems and that's why we conceded a goal so late but when you have us playing with only ten men for basically the whole game after a bad call...
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2009, 07:32:15 PM »
Napoli remains winless. They haven't won a game since January.

Here's what I predict: They'll beat defending (and most likely 2008-2009) Champions Inter next week and, of course, that'll be the game I can't watch live (family party).
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2009, 10:37:18 PM »
Quote from: The Man From G.O.P. on April 19, 2009, 10:20:53 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on April 19, 2009, 07:32:15 PM
Napoli remains winless. They haven't won a game since January.

Here's what I predict: They'll beat defending (and most likely 2008-2009) Champions Inter next week and, of course, that'll be the game I can't watch live (family party).



I like how you pretend any of us follow/care about Italian clubs.  Smiley

Haha! And the best part is that I only post about my club and that's only to say they have been royally sucking.
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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2009, 04:49:15 PM »
Napoli wins!

I knew it. I just knew it would happen today. It was so appropriate that they (on a fourteen game losing/tie streak) beat the champions (who have only lost three or four games all season) on the day when I couldn't follow/watch it live. Go figure!

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.  Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2009, 01:59:20 PM »
I was worried about the strong start by United and then, almost out of no where, Barcelona scores. Smiley  Lovely start.
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« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2009, 12:24:03 PM »
The best part, of course, came at the end when we got to see Silvio up there.  Wink  Fini was even on the stage (but sort of behind Platini)! Barcelona's coach even went out of his way to shake his hand!
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« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2009, 03:11:55 PM »
Quote from: The Man Machine on May 28, 2009, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on May 28, 2009, 12:24:03 PM
The best part, of course, came at the end when we got to see Silvio up there.  Wink  Fini was even on the stage (but sort of behind Platini)! Barcelona's coach even went out of his way to shake his hand!

I know you will take offense to this Phil, but as odious as Berlusconi is in Politics, he's even more odious in Football...


Hey, I don't care. I'm a Napoli fan.  Smiley
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