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Hi mates, a CCFC fan from Italy (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Nov 10, 2013
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turlykerd

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #36
Welcome frap


I once had a cappuccino , it was nice
 

ajsccfc

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #37
torchomatic said:
I love pasta and pizza - without cheese though. As for Italian football. It's boring. Much prefer German footy.
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I'm the complete opposite on both cheese and football. I'd love Sky to ditch La Liga and its Ole Firm in favour of Serie A, but it'll never happen of course. Luckily James Richardson has his gig on BT.
 
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Weinventedwingbacks

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #38
Ciao Bello,

Not to be confused with the Bellend that once played for us.

Forza Azurri!
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #39
The Reverend Skyblue said:
Frapalin , Italian football supporters are very passionate , I have read two good books on the violence that surrounds it, one of them about fans that followed Hellas Verona.
On the flip side I also read about the miracle of Castel del Sangro, (or something like that as it was a long time ago) ,and it was about the rise of a very small town team in Italy and its rise to serie B.Another good read
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Tim Parks 'A season in (with?) Verona' - read it about 4 times after a holiday to Lake Garda and a visit to Verona (Hellas are now my second team as a result - relegated to the third tier, and promoted back to Serie A this season - hoping for parallel fortunes for the City). Check out Tim Parks other books (an Italian Education and another about holidays - forget the title - great reads) I'm going to check out that Castel del Sangro one when I get a moment - let me have the title, author if you can get it. Cheers Rev
 
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dadgad

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #40
Weinventedwingbacks said:
Ciao Bello,

Not to be confused with the Bellend that once played for us.

Forza Azurri!
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Allora Frapani, Come mai tieni per i "Sky Blues"?

Ho mangiato carne alla zinghera, guidavo una Lancia, e bevuto Grappa...... ho piaciutto tutte........ ma la nebbia e il calcio italiano fa proprio schiffo.:guitar2::guitar2:
 

The Reverend Skyblue

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #41
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Tim Parks 'A season in (with?) Verona' - read it about 4 times after a holiday to Lake Garda and a visit to Verona (Hellas are now my second team as a result - relegated to the third tier, and promoted back to Serie A this season - hoping for parallel fortunes for the City). Check out Tim Parks other books (an Italian Education and another about holidays - forget the title - great reads) I'm going to check out that Castel del Sangro one when I get a moment - let me have the title, author if you can get it. Cheers Rev
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Skyblueharry, I also follow Hellas Verona since reading that book, they really struggled on the pitch after I read that but I still followed them afterwards, some of the away days those hardcore fans had were very violent. You got to know the main characters really well and loved their long journeys on the coach, and the many stops they used to make, which nearly always involved more trouble.

The other book is called The Miracle at Castel di Sangro by Joe Mcginiss where he followed, and lived, amongst the community of this small town up in the mountains in Italy.It covers the football clubs unexpected rise from the minor leagues up to serie B. You get to know the main characters really well , not just the football club but the small community and was well written IMO, but the rise was short lived and they are back amongst the also rans now. Good read and is available on amazon I think
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #42
The Reverend Skyblue said:
Skyblueharry, I also follow Hellas Verona since reading that book, they really struggled on the pitch after I read that but I still followed them afterwards, some of the away days those hardcore fans had were very violent. You got to know the main characters really well and loved their long journeys on the coach, and the many stops they used to make, which nearly always involved more trouble.

The other book is called The Miracle at Castel di Sangro by Joe Mcginiss where he followed, and lived, amongst the community of this small town up in the mountains in Italy.It covers the football clubs unexpected rise from the minor leagues up to serie B. You get to know the main characters really well , not just the football club but the small community and was well written IMO, but the rise was short lived and they are back amongst the also rans now. Good read and is available on amazon I think
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Cheers Rev. Followed Hellas in the same way (they've got a player called Halfredsson, who on Google translate always appears as 'The Walnuts' ?! - love the quirky google translations). Thanks for the heads up on theJoe Mcginnis book - will definitely get it. Tim Parks other books were Italian Neighbours and he's just done one called The Italian Way (about train journeys, where he regurgitates the tale about the Hellas fans travelling to Napoli), but I'm waiting til it comes out in paperback. Nice to know there's xome like minded City fans out there! :welcome:
 

frapalin

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #43
Thanks a lot to all of you for your nice welcome, I'm very happy to make your knowless and I hope that everyone can share this passion with me. You're a very big group of people so is very hard to answer to everyone of you, but my friendship is going to all of you.

In those days I'm very busy at work, but I try to take part at discussions at best I can. Well, so we've a lot of days to prepare the next match against Bradford, we're in a good moment and we can look to a good score in our season.

Francesco
 

Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #44
frapalin said:
Thanks a lot to all of you for your nice welcome, I'm very happy to make your knowless and I hope that everyone can share this passion with me. You're a very big group of people so is very hard to answer to everyone of you, but my friendship is going to all of you.

In those days I'm very busy at work, but I try to take part at discussions at best I can. Well, so we've a lot of days to prepare the next match against Bradford, we're in a good moment and we can look to a good score in our season.
Francesco
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Brigate Gialloblu ! Brigate SkyBlue !
 

frapalin

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #45
dadgad said:
Allora Frapani, Come mai tieni per i "Sky Blues"?

Ho mangiato carne alla zinghera, guidavo una Lancia, e bevuto Grappa...... ho piaciutto tutte........ ma la nebbia e il calcio italiano fa proprio schiffo.:guitar2::guitar2:
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I enjoy your translation :claping hands:I like the Sky Blues team because about 15-16 years ago I met the famous "Talbot jersey" on a Subbuteo catalogue, so it was "love at first sight" imp: If you like football, you know that there are a some teams that you fall in love with them also if they didn't win any important trophies; a lot of people in Italy asks me "why CCFC", but I don't have a particular answer, the only right answer is that my heart is beating for this wonderful team, also in difficult moments of its life
 
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Tonylinc

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #46
All our hearts are beating my friend. They are all beating in the same direction and in the hope that we can get clear of all the rubbish that is going on at the moment.
 

frapalin

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #47
Tonylinc said:
All our hearts are beating my friend. They are all beating in the same direction and in the hope that we can get clear of all the rubbish that is going on at the moment.
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Be sure that we'll going out of this terrible moment; but let me said one thing, that is "Support your team in any case, as in the Champions League final as in the match to avoid the retrocession". This is the reason because we support a "local team" and not an international famous team...
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #48
thaiskyblue said:
the film was greek houch !
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It was a true story which happened on the Greek Island of Kephalonia (I've been a couple of times), but it was the story of the ITALIAN soldiers who were based there during WWII and later massacred by the Germans. There is still a monument just outside Argostoli (Kephalonia capital) dedicated to the nearly 5,000 Italian soldiers.
 
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dadgad

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #49
frapalin said:
I enjoy your translation :claping hands:...i like life
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Vabene pirla, ti saluto.
Spero che L'Italia Ha visto la fine Di quel stronzone Berlusconi.
Forza I Partenopei del Nord!!
 

LastGarrison

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  • Nov 11, 2013
  • #50
I once got drunk on Peroni and own a Stone Island jacket.

We are almost like brothers.
 
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League1Tour

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #51
Haha only SBT would fall for this, genius!
 

ajsccfc

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #52
Where's the scam? If he's lying about being from Italy, all it's resulted in is people talking about Italy.
 
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League1Tour

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #53
ajsccfc said:
Where's the scam? If he's lying about being from Italy, all it's resulted in is people talking about Italy.
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Did I mention a scam?


I'm from Luxembourg by the way.
 

ajsccfc

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #54
Ok, what is the 'this' that people are falling for?
 
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League1Tour

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #55
ajsccfc said:
Ok, what is the 'this' that people are falling for?
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That a SBT scallywag has created a second profile, pretending to be an Italian and you all lap it up, fantastico! : D
 

ajsccfc

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #56
If that's true, you've got to admire the commitment to the role in creating a blog too.
 
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League1Tour

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #57
I do top effort 'Italian' Sky Blue!
 

ajsccfc

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #58
When I posted as psgm1 it fell apart as I lost the backstory and just went in snarling.
 

WillieStanley

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #59
ajsccfc said:
When I posted as psgm1 it fell apart as I lost the backstory and just went in snarling.
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Noooooooooooooooo!!!!
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #60
Nick could easily expose someone if they have two log-ons. If it's a wind-up, it seems a bit over the top to me. Why go to the bother of saying you're from Italy if you're not? Just can't understand it really.
 
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Seyeclops666

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #61
frapalin said:
Thanks a lot, mates.

The "Forza Juve" is not good:sarcasm:but I don't follow italian orrible football (but I come from Juventus's town)...
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Torino then?? I played football in Italy when I was 11 and was made very welcome by the family we stayed with - and was presented with a Torino kit (I still have it somewhere)!!
 
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Jackwellis

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #62
It's not a wind up i've seen Francesco posting around on Facebook, unless someone is impersonating the guy from Facebook but i doubt it.
 
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Sky Blue Spud

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #63
torchomatic said:
Had loads over the years, a Sedici now and a little Panda.
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I'm told that the name Fiat was derived,, due to their cars unsurpassed reliability, after the words "Fix It Again Tony"?
 
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dadgad

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #64
All refs in Italy go to matches on the bus but leave in a Maserati!
Factamissimo!
 
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Vedere

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #65
I'm Spartacus!
 

frapalin

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #66
Jackwellis said:
It's not a wind up i've seen Francesco posting around on Facebook, unless someone is impersonating the guy from Facebook but i doubt it.
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I'm not on Facebook, so unfortunatly I'm not the people that you see posting something on Facebook. Could you link me the page you see? :thinking about:

Seyeclops666 said:
Torino then?? I played football in Italy when I was 11 and was made very welcome by the family we stayed with - and was presented with a Torino kit (I still have it somewhere)!!
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I don't support them, but the real team of Turin's people is Torino FC (or Torino Calcio, with the old and historical denomination)

Sky Blue Spud said:
I'm told that the name Fiat was derived,, due to their cars unsurpassed reliability, after the words "Fix It Again Tony"?
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Ahahahahahahahah very funny ahahahahah

dadgad said:
Vabene pirla, ti saluto.
Spero che L'Italia Ha visto la fine Di quel stronzone Berlusconi.
Forza I Partenopei del Nord!!
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Hei mate, remember that "pirla" in italian is a bad word, is like to said "idiot". Be careful when you use these terms with italian people
I'm in according with you with Berlusconi, but I think is not the good place to talk about it... :claping hands:
 
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dadgad

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  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #67
Ciao picciu,
In L'Inglese "pirla" sarebbe "sunshine" or "me old china" pensavo che sarebbe una parola si usa fra amici........bu?
Ma non E' vero?? Chiedo scusa, mi spiace .....
Ma certo ....Questo e un buon sito per parlare sul qualsiasi cose. Anche la vita politicha sopra tutto perche andiamo d'accordo: Berluscone pirla lo fa!
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #68
Someone's been using "Google Translate" :thinking about:
 
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dadgad

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 12, 2013
  • #69
Remember that old Italian joke; how many gears does an Italian tank have?
Well they have been threatening to pull away from the South for decades but they haven't the bottle.
 

frapalin

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  • Nov 13, 2013
  • #70
dadgad said:
Ciao picciu,
In L'Inglese "pirla" sarebbe "sunshine" or "me old china" pensavo che sarebbe una parola si usa fra amici........bu?
Ma non E' vero?? Chiedo scusa, mi spiace .....
Ma certo ....Questo e un buon sito per parlare sul qualsiasi cose. Anche la vita politicha sopra tutto perche andiamo d'accordo: Berluscone pirla lo fa!
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Yes mate, you can use "pirla" if you are speaking with friends; for me is not a problem, I know that with you I'm in a group of friends ;-)
This site is very nice, it's only a bit difficult (in Italy forum usually have more sections), but I hope in a short period to make knowless with all the rules and using of this great forum.
 
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