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AOM

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  • Tuesday at 4:31 PM
  • #176
covcity4life said:
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.
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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

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  • Tuesday at 4:44 PM
  • #177
AOM said:
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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Yeah it's also my favourite league by far
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Tuesday at 4:52 PM
  • #178
AOM said:
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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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
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Tuesday at 5:33 PM
  • #179
covcity4life said:
Yeah it's also my favourite league by far
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The Italian Leagues are littered with big clubs at all levels aswell - have a Pro Vercelli game every year in FM
 
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AOM

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  • Tuesday at 5:38 PM
  • #180
Brighton Sky Blue said:
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
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Thought it was a shame the St Pauli pre-season game wasn't away! Could have been a good weekend
 
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Dougin

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  • Tuesday at 7:32 PM
  • #181
AOM said:
Thought it was a shame the St Pauli pre-season game wasn't away! Could have been a good weekend
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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

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  • Tuesday at 7:44 PM
  • #182
Dougin said:
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
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Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?
 

covcity4life

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  • Tuesday at 8:38 PM
  • #183
David O'Day said:
Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?
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Oh is it him? What happened to his Pete login?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Tuesday at 8:43 PM
  • #184
David O'Day said:
Hi Greggs, how's things going for you?
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Its not Greggs
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Tuesday at 10:32 PM
  • #185
AOM said:
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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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.
 
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AOM

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  • Wednesday at 9:41 AM
  • #186
Sick Boy said:
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.
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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

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  • Wednesday at 9:56 AM
  • #187
AOM said:
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.
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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.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Wednesday at 9:57 AM
  • #188
Brighton Sky Blue said:
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.
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Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Wednesday at 9:58 AM
  • #189
AOM said:
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.
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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.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Wednesday at 10:12 AM
  • #190
Sick Boy said:
Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.
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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
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Wednesday at 10:13 AM
  • #191
AOM said:
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.
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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
 
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AOM

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  • Wednesday at 10:21 AM
  • #192
alexccfc99 said:
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
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Yeah, I've heard similar about Milan a few times before
 
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wingy

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  • Wednesday at 10:21 AM
  • #193
AOM said:
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.
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Is this with the provisio that corruption is/was rife and the mafia were around (
 

AOM

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  • Wednesday at 10:21 AM
  • #194
Sick Boy said:
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.
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Thanks, I'll add it to the list!
Venezia's ground looks brilliant as well, but never really fancied Venice
 
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wingy

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  • Wednesday at 10:23 AM
  • #195
AOM said:
Yeah, I've heard similar about Milan a few times before
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Northern and industrial in the past?
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Wednesday at 10:27 AM
  • #196
Sick Boy said:
Napoli is very intense but a fantastic place.
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We thought it was a lot like Liverpool.
 

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Wednesday at 10:30 AM
  • #197
wingy said:
Is this with the provisio that corruption is/was rife and the mafia were around (
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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
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Wednesday at 10:32 AM
  • #198
AOM said:
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
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Chap who runs it is a Hull fan with a lot of spare time on his hands
 

AOM

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  • Wednesday at 10:33 AM
  • #199
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Chap who runs it is a Hull fan with a lot of spare time on his hands
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Yeah, he does about three "What on earth is going on at Hull?" videos a season
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Wednesday at 9:50 PM
  • #200
Sick Boy said:
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.
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Sounds like an offer I can't refuse.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Wednesday at 9:51 PM
  • #201
They’re approaching Gerrard for the job now
 

David O'Day

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  • Wednesday at 9:56 PM
  • #202
Brighton Sky Blue said:
They’re approaching Gerrard for the job now
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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

Well-Known Member
  • Wednesday at 10:08 PM
  • #203
Can see them doing well with Gerrard there again. Seems to be a good match.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Wednesday at 10:13 PM
  • #204
Ccfcisparks said:
Can see them doing well with Gerrard there again. Seems to be a good match.
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Fair play to him taking a step back after Saudi. It shows he loves the game.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Wednesday at 11:49 PM
  • #205
AOM said:
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.
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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
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Thursday at 8:00 AM
  • #206
Sick Boy said:
Fair play to him taking a step back after Saudi. It shows he loves the game.
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He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level
 

ovduk78

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  • Thursday at 10:31 AM
  • #207
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level
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I wonder if he'll get MacAllister & Beale in his backroom staff again
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Thursday at 10:56 AM
  • #208
ovduk78 said:
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I wonder if he'll get MacAllister & Beale in his backroom staff again
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David O'Day

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  • Thursday at 11:27 AM
  • #209
Brighton Sky Blue said:
He just isn’t very good at being a football manager. Maybe Rangers is his level
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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

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  • Thursday at 11:28 AM
  • #210
David O'Day said:
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,
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Really should be Danny Röhl
 
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