++ [ originally posted by Padovano
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I picked Juve not knowing if they were good or bad. Most of the Italian immigrants I grew up around were from Southern Italy and loved Juventus. In the USA as a child, all I knew of Italian football was the name Juventus and the names of the players, but I had no idea if they ever won. Juve, to me, was a symbol of Italy, so Juve became my club. When I became a member of the Juventus supporters club, Juve had not won anything in something close to a decade, as I recall, but we then started our winning era under Lippi. So results had nothing to do with it.
Now, I know that River and Incubo came here thinking that all Juve fans were just in it for the titles, but as you have found out in hundreds of cases, the people here are truly passionate about Juventus and will love this club no matter how little we win and no matter which players come or go.
River, you like Chelsea - no longer a small club. In England, my club of choice is Wolverhampton. Wolves are in your Second division, so I guess YOU are the one is uncool, you little vixen, you