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I've heard the rivalry is pretty intense between north and south. Especially from the heavily political fan bases like Hellas Verona. And also the Catania vs Palermo Derby, didn't someone get killed a few years ago. I had hoped to get over for Livorno vs Pisa this year, and Atalanta vs Hellas...

Not been to Turin but would like to go to Supergra and also see a match. Intended to last time, but went down to Genoa for the day instead. I really like Milan. It's not massively scenic in the same way as Rome/Florence/Verona, but it's still pretty buzzing, easy to get around, the train links...

Yes possibly, but what more can we really ask for. A local premier league side. We really do seem to be the epitome of fair weather fans. Always harping on about our massive fanbase, and getting a premier league side up at the Ricoh, now we're moaning that it's not a glamorous enough premier...

I don't think we're really in a position to be moaning that we've "only got Stoke" in the cup. They're 3 divisions above us and relatively local for god's sake... Yeah it's not a Wolves/B'ham/Villa but it's far better than it could've been. To be absolutely honest, as much as I'd have loved to...

Go for it mate. I'm sure Sick Boy can be equally helpful as a former/current resident, but I can definitely help out from a "tourist" point of view...

Definitely about sitting in the Tabacchi Bar with an "arranchia" at 8am reading the 48 page Gazzetta special on the upcoming big game! I have a fantastic hardback book charting the history of the Sampdoria Ultras. 300 pages of fantastic old photos, tickets, newspaper reports, etc, up until...

CJ you're obviously quite a well travelled football fan, so have no intention of abusing you, and your opinion is as valid as the next man, but got to add my weight to the argument for Italian football. The standard as mentioned above... Juve, Roma, Napoli... Inter on the way back. The likes...

Possible top 50 tomorrow but after today's exertions I'll be happy,with just a pb. Oh we won't win the cross country. I think 6th last year (of 16 teams). Loughborough seem to be perennial winners, I don't know what they're feeding them over there. Warwick Uni are a dark horse this year, came...

Thank you. Was tough this afternooon, we are in Div1 of the B'ham league, and it is arguably the strongest league in the country. A lot of local teams in the top division.... Godiva, Kenilworth, Leamington, Warwick Uni... and then some top clubs like Tipton, Wolves & Bilston, City of Stoke...

Running for Godiva in the Birmingham League Cross-Country in Stoke on Trent. Pissing it down on the way up the M6 at the moment. Also racing tomorrow in Shropshire, so Monday will be a write-off...

It's a progress-able group but it's certainly not a walk in the park. Belgium clear favourites, and Tunisia will be no pushover. Radio 5 last night you would think we're already in the quarter-finals. Do the media never learn. If we were to get Colombia in the 2nd round we'd get trounced, and...

Correct!

Dean Emerson played Sunday football for one of the Cov pubs, possibly the Rose as mentioned above, but I'm not exactly sure. I was playing for the Cherry Tree at the time (very early 2000's) and came up against him in the middle. Bugger me, his first touch was amazing and you could tell he was...

Carlisle seems to get a bit of unjustified stick as a bit of a grim place, but I think it's a lovely city. For me it's one of the nicest cities in the UK, and along with the location close to the Lakes, probably a damn nice place to live.

Good to see people making an effort to improve their health. It's hard work and takes discipline, but if you stick at it the results can be substantial. My catalyst came from weighing myself one Christmas and being slightly over 100kg, despite "carrying it well". Unfortunately playing/training...

I went to a Lincoln vs Grimsby (possibly a cup match) in the mid 2000's and it was the heaviest police presence I've ever seen for an English game.

Good luck Lincoln Imps. My brother was at Uni in Lincoln and had a number of good nights out there. We also took in the Lincoln vs Grimsby Derby which was quite tasty. Don't think I've ever seen so many police in attendance in this country for a game (although I have to admit being more...

Not wanting to put a negative slant on this... but even in our Premier League "glory years" there was so much negativity from the fans. People calling up Mercia saying they're never going again, after a narrow loss to a Spurs, Everton, etc. Perhaps if they had known what would ensue in the...

Seems like some people on this thread are blaming SISU for this guy seemingly being shown up as a bit of an amateur. Is there no end to what we can blame them for...?

But if we lost 4-3 you'd be saying you'd take 0-0 instead. Clown.