[Serie A] Napoli 3-3 JUVENTUS (Nov. 29th 2011) (33 Viewers)
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" Too bad the game was postponed due the rain , otherwise i was so going to brush my teeth with the rain water "
Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
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Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
www.napoliprickspost.co.it
" Too bad the game was postponed due the rain , otherwise i was so going to brush my teeth with the rain water "
Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
www.napoliprickspost.co.it
Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
www.napoliprickspost.co.it
" Too bad the game was postponed due the rain , otherwise i was so going to brush my teeth with the rain water "
Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
www.napoliprickspost.co.it
Marek Hamsick
" Well you can see my hair looks when i'm pissed "
Marek Hamsick
www.napoliprickspost.co.it
+rep. I love it!
In Serie A, even the weather can be the subject of a conspiracy. Following the news on Friday that Genoa v Internazionale had been postponed due to flooding that cost seven lives – and left the pitch at the Marassi under water – on Sunday it was announced that Napoli v Juventus would also have to be rearranged. Although not as severe as in Genoa, a night and morning of extreme rainfall in Naples had led to the death of one man and rendered a number of roads impassable.
But while the list of inaccessible roads included a key underpass that would be used by tens of thousands of fans, and while the authorities noted that the emergency services were already severely stretched, there were still many who argued the decision had been rushed. After the rain gave way to a sunny afternoon, the pitch at Stadio San Paolo had become playable. Some pointed out that less-high-profile matches had gone ahead nearby (brushing over, of course, the obvious fact that those matches had crowds a fraction of the size).
Certainly it was true that the decision had not been handled in the ideal manner – taken by city authorities in consultation with Napoli and not the league itself, with organisers only learning of the news when it was reported by the media. Maurizio Beretta, the Lega Serie A president, said: "I understand the atmosphere of concern, in light of what has happened over the last few days, so I won't go into the merits of the decision. But the fact is this decision was taken without consulting the body that organises the league."
That, in turn, fuelled suggestions that Napoli had been all too ready to have the game postponed. While Juventus accepted the decision without complaint, their sporting director, Beppe Marotta, did note his disappointment at not being able to play such a big fixture at a time when his team are enjoying such fine form. Napoli, it was noted elsewhere, were coming off a draining Champions League trip to Munich and stand to get the midfielder Walter Gargano back from injury in time for the rearranged fixture.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/07/udinese-lazio-naples-floods-juve
But while the list of inaccessible roads included a key underpass that would be used by tens of thousands of fans, and while the authorities noted that the emergency services were already severely stretched, there were still many who argued the decision had been rushed. After the rain gave way to a sunny afternoon, the pitch at Stadio San Paolo had become playable. Some pointed out that less-high-profile matches had gone ahead nearby (brushing over, of course, the obvious fact that those matches had crowds a fraction of the size).
Certainly it was true that the decision had not been handled in the ideal manner – taken by city authorities in consultation with Napoli and not the league itself, with organisers only learning of the news when it was reported by the media. Maurizio Beretta, the Lega Serie A president, said: "I understand the atmosphere of concern, in light of what has happened over the last few days, so I won't go into the merits of the decision. But the fact is this decision was taken without consulting the body that organises the league."
That, in turn, fuelled suggestions that Napoli had been all too ready to have the game postponed. While Juventus accepted the decision without complaint, their sporting director, Beppe Marotta, did note his disappointment at not being able to play such a big fixture at a time when his team are enjoying such fine form. Napoli, it was noted elsewhere, were coming off a draining Champions League trip to Munich and stand to get the midfielder Walter Gargano back from injury in time for the rearranged fixture.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/07/udinese-lazio-naples-floods-juve
