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Haha; I guess some drinks made me conveniently to forget this fact.:D Lee Chun-Soo impressed me again. He was really good at first half taking defenders on, and nearly scoring excellent goal. In the second, defenders were beginning read his dribble a bit and stopping him more. I kind of...

@ Gray, I just want to say I did go to Fulham and saw South Korea play. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and though the end result could have been a bit better.:D. Anyway, I'll give some brief report on the atmosphere and the game. Firstly, I have to say Greek support was fantastic. They fan really...

Well there are many aspects I don't like about Arsenal, but one thing I do like about them is the insistence on technical aspects for young players. I have no problem taking in the fact that Bentley's technical ability is largely due to the your academy system. His ability on the ball is simply...

Damn, Vla, you stole my verse.:D Isha is simply :pint: . I find it somewhat ironic that a sportsman such as Chiellini came across as more composed, rational and intelligent individual than Harvard Graduate that Rossi is.:shocked2: . Pitty that people across the globe come to think of...

I wouldn't be surprised at all Angela. I have been to San Siro a few times, and the stadium is actually a redevelopment of 1920s original part, so its actually pretty old in some part of the stadium. I mean some of the toilets in the dressing room is those ancient ones with no sitting stuff on...

I guess this is the biggest tragedy of the whole saga. A person dies, and yet we are talking about not being able to bring anyone to justice. Worse still, this will send message to the Ultras (or rather irresponsible members of this group) that Italian jurisdical process, clubs, F.A, and fellow...

I do share with you that riots could be just moved away from inside to outside. And if we think about it, the current debacle precisely happened outside anyway. In this sense, I do think employing the English model of majority of trained police force to ensure outside satefy and privately hired...

Well, I guess its a question of whether the glass is half empty or half full. Personally, I see no reason as to why Italian Clubs would want to have Ultras in their stadium. The crowd disturbances are causing them as a serious loss of revenues from gate receipts. They are far more valuable than...

I guess as you have said it may not be possible given the close link with the club and the ultras. But I do want to give it a go for solution that keep their vibrancy and at the same time curb down violence. The point I wanted to make and I am sure I am in agreement with you wholly on this...

Oh I agree with your point. Normal Ultras can be terrific. I don't how things are in Spain since I only seen Real playing friendly against Milan, 4-5 years back, but I preferred Italia stadium atmosphere than English. Ultras really get the atmosphere going, and make the place vibrant. I heard...

I don't want to derail the thread but if Hamburg gets relegated, I think Joris Mathijsen and Kompany could be available for bargain prices.

I agree Salman. Gamst was a player I did not hear before following EPL this year. I am still not convinced by his over-rall game, as he doesn't quite get into flow of the match as much as you would expect from a player of his calibre. But still, his ability to kick dead balls is up there with...

Good post vlatko:pint: . As I have said, I like the unique culture created within the match game by the ultras. I have been to both Serie A and Premiership matches, but for me, at least, I found Serie A matches to be a bit more tense, and orchestrated than say EPL. As you said, the issue...

Sponsorship such Emirates will be nice, but the matter of fact is they only take relatively small part of the investment strategy. In essence, in way or the other, if we are to rebuild the stadium then we will have to assume the risks by ourselves. This means less money for transfer budget...

Rebel, if anythingelse the values in the link you provided for us (thanks a lot again, you are truly the informer in this board:pint:) is unestimating the financial value of Italian game. Serie A, IMHO, is highly unmarketed compared to its full potential, and with good management it is only...

Well if we buy likes of Mavuba who is relatively unproven in Europe then I see no reason to preclude Zanetti for starting eleven, especially if he is in as rich vein of form as you suggests. I say make Paro, Marchiso, Zanetti, Mavuba win starting spot based on merit. With Mascherano signing for...

I have some reservation on Cristiano Zanetti since he was a walking foulding machine with Inter. But the man has good track record representing Italia at an international stage. I am not sure how he is playing right now, but he is defintely servicable for Serie A. Still, there are many better...

I see Mutu II coming up pretty soon.:D Anyway what loyalty does he owe to Barca. They have been shipping him out on loan eversince buying him as a wunderkid with half of Europe after him. He will be around 29 when his next big contract opportunity comes up. There is no guarantee that he will...