Rangers (2 Viewers)

[AOM]

The last one was but usually it's full of tough tackles and great atmosphere. It's one of the few remaining games that reminds me of the good old days

Boca Vs river plate same. Always fun watching even if the teams not on top of their game.

This is why Serie A is probably my favourite league outside of England.
Some really old school teams and grounds, but most are financially ruined shadows of their former selves and have to live well within their means.
Makes it interesting.

 

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[covcity4life]

This is why Serie A is probably my favourite league outside of England.
Some really old school teams and grounds, but most are financially ruined shadows of their former selves and have to live well within their means.
Makes it interesting.

Yeah it's also my favourite league by far

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

This is why Serie A is probably my favourite league outside of England.
Some really old school teams and grounds, but most are financially ruined shadows of their former selves and have to live well within their means.
Makes it interesting.

Fair enough, big fan of the Bundesliga myself. Always seems to be fallen giants in the second or third tier with new teams coming into the top flight. Superb crowds too

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Yeah it's also my favourite league by far

The Italian Leagues are littered with big clubs at all levels aswell - have a Pro Vercelli game every year in FM

 

[AOM]

Fair enough, big fan of the Bundesliga myself. Always seems to be fallen giants in the second or third tier with new teams coming into the top flight. Superb crowds too

Thought it was a shame the St Pauli pre-season game wasn't away! Could have been a good weekend

 

[Dougin]

Thought it was a shame the St Pauli pre-season game wasn't away! Could have been a good weekend

Would of been brilliant for some on here as they could of combined going the match with a weekend full of free Palestine cock fests

 

[David O'Day]

Would of been brilliant for some on here as they could of combined going the match with a weekend full of free Palestine cock fests

Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?

 

[covcity4life]

Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?

Oh is it him? What happened to his Pete login?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?

Its not Greggs

 

[Sick Boy]

This is why Serie A is probably my favourite league outside of England.
Some really old school teams and grounds, but most are financially ruined shadows of their former selves and have to live well within their means.
Makes it interesting.

Some of the grounds are like stepping back 30-40 years in time. There’s also a big difference between the EFL and the lower leagues - there’s a Serie C club down the road from me, which is like going to watch Rugby Town.

 

[AOM]

Some of the grounds are like stepping back 30-40 years in time. There’s also a big difference between the EFL and the lower leagues - there’s a Serie C club down the road from me, which is like going to watch Rugby Town.

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

We went to watch Bologna a few years ago. The ground is really dated, but enjoyed the atmosphere and the small away following (Sampdoria) were more pyro than man.

We could have gone on to watch Napoli v Lazio, but thought better of it. Two batshit sets of fans in an…interesting city.

 

[Sick Boy]

We went to watch Bologna a few years ago. The ground is really dated, but enjoyed the atmosphere and the small away following (Sampdoria) were more pyro than man.

We could have gone on to watch Napoli v Lazio, but thought better of it. Two batshit sets of fans in an…interesting city.

Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.

 

[Sick Boy]

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

You're better off avoiding the bigger clubs, IMO. I'd definitely suggest going to watch Palermo play...it's a lovely stadium. I went to the Sicilian derby years ago and it was insane.

 

[alexccfc99]

Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.

I loved Naples when I went to watch England play Italy there in 2023 - Was warned it is a dangerous shithole and to stay in my hotel room when not at the game and I am glad I didn't listen

I suppose we did benefit from Neopolitans being the Scousers of Italy however with nearly all of the locals we met not being remotely interested that the National Team were playing, so I imagine it could be an intimidating place to watch your club side in Europe

 

[alexccfc99]

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

I loved the San Siro and is worth a visit alone, but I was bloody disappointed with Milan as a place, thought it was very dull

 

[AOM]

I loved the San Siro and is worth a visit alone, but I was bloody disappointed with Milan as a place, thought it was very dull

Yeah, I've heard similar about Milan a few times before

 

[wingy]

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

Is this with the provisio that corruption is/was rife and the mafia were around (

 

[AOM]

You're better off avoiding the bigger clubs, IMO. I'd definitely suggest going to watch Palermo play...it's a lovely stadium. I went to the Sicilian derby years ago and it was insane.

Thanks, I'll add it to the list!
Venezia's ground looks brilliant as well, but never really fancied Venice

 

[wingy]

Yeah, I've heard similar about Milan a few times before

Northern and industrial in the past?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.

We thought it was a lot like Liverpool.

 

[AOM]

Is this with the provisio that corruption is/was rife and the mafia were around (

Primarily due to lack of funding, a depression and a lot of teams don't own their own stadiums (where have we heard that before...)
It was this video if you're interested -



It's a decent channel imo

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Primarily due to lack of funding, a depression and a lot of teams don't own their own stadiums (where have we heard that before...)
It was this video if you're interested -



It's a decent channel imo

Chap who runs it is a Hull fan with a lot of spare time on his hands

 

[AOM]

Chap who runs it is a Hull fan with a lot of spare time on his hands

Yeah, he does about three "What on earth is going on at Hull?" videos a season

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

You're better off avoiding the bigger clubs, IMO. I'd definitely suggest going to watch Palermo play...it's a lovely stadium. I went to the Sicilian derby years ago and it was insane.

Sounds like an offer I can't refuse.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

They’re approaching Gerrard for the job now

 

[David O'Day]

They’re approaching Gerrard for the job now

He would have been sacked by them the season before if COVID hadn't ended the season early and it's a shame for him he won't be a) up against Neil Lennon and b) At a club so desperate to stop Celtic winning a 10th in a row they'll spend much, much, much more than they could afford just to do so.

He's been a unmitigated disaster everywhere since he left them. lovely

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Can see them doing well with Gerrard there again. Seems to be a good match.

 

[Sick Boy]

Can see them doing well with Gerrard there again. Seems to be a good match.

Fair play to him taking a step back after Saudi. It shows he loves the game.

 

[covcity4life]

Yeah I saw an interesting documentary about how some grounds were built for Italy hosting the World Cup in the 90s, and have been pretty much untouched since.

Really want to get to some games at some point, tickets to the San Siro look quite cheap.

Go now as it looks like it might finnaly get demolished and replaced with a modern stadium by 2030

A shame for sure but at same time lack of modern stadia has really hurt the Italian teams so this is a case where you have to accept it to make forwards

I've been and it's amazing and I wanna go again soon

Hopefully my son is into football, I wanna do a 2 week Italian holiday in future where visit 4-5 stadiums to watch a game in serie a or b

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Fair play to him taking a step back after Saudi. It shows he loves the game.

He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level

 

[ovduk78]

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He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level

I wonder if he'll get MacAllister & Beale in his backroom staff again

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

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I wonder if he'll get MacAllister & Beale in his backroom staff again

 

[David O'Day]

He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level

yep, he was good for one season because they spent a fortune to stop Celtic winning a 10th league in a row.

I support Rangers getting Gerrard back rather than going for a far better and more sensible option,

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

yep, he was good for one season because they spent a fortune to stop Celtic winning a 10th league in a row.

I support Rangers getting Gerrard back rather than going for a far better and more sensible option,

Really should be Danny Röhl