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  1. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    With the team now out of contention for the champions league and Serie A, a manager who has had 6 months to show a hint of usefulness, who has shown nothing but incompetence and inexperience, no natural talent, and a squad of players who look as hungry for battle and glory as a koala just...
  2. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    I was in far better spirits when I started this thread...ALL of my enthusiasm and patience has been drained, vampire like, by Ciro and his charges. I understand that periods of transition mean that we are NOT going to be KINGS...but we have gone from KINGS to jesters. And that isn't good enough...
  3. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    The lack of a Leader is one of the most common complaints thrown at the current squad and selection policy of the downtrodden Ciro. Its something which matters, immensely. not just performance wise, but steel wise. Players like to know that there is a Man to look up to, ON THE FIELD. a MAN...
  4. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    I could not agree more. Whilst we talk of talents, potential, we must also include spirit and heart and also mind. DRIVE to succeed, mixed with BELIEF in success, are prime ingredients for any serious assault on the league, or Europe. The champions league especially, when it comes to the...
  5. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    I would agree that our BEST starting XI is at least equal to, or better than that of Inter. Not judging purely on either muscle or flair, but on all elements. They are more mechanical, we have more players in our formation who want to play, not just score simple goals through grinding the...
  6. Lo-Pan

    Season of Transition...Exciting Times.

    Despite the ups and downs of this season's inconsistent form, tactical tinkering, horrible defeats, unfortunate injuries to key players...I am happy with the current state of the squad. Yes, I still harbour some romantic hope of truly challenging for, perhaps even winning, the scudetto, and...