Most of the Fiat factory workers support Torino:down:
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A most interesting theory you put across, tarmpropp.
Acknowledged as it is to be the most loved team in the Peninsula, the Old Lady remains second to Torino in terms of popularity in the city of Turin.
However a vast majority of those Fiat workers (Fiat and Juventus were founded the same year, or nearly I believe) do claim to be Juventus fans.
This may be partly due to the fact that the Agnelli own Juventus, but also because many of these workers are southern italians who emigrated to the North looking for a job.
Indeed Juventus is all the more popular in the southern regions of Italy, as a game they played in Palermo some time ago in front of a 50 000 attendance testifies. This is why they did envisage to move there at some point, since they were guaranteed to see the exuberant sicilian fans fill the stadium every weekend, unlike their detached (or Torino-supporting) pre-alpine counterparts.
Acknowledged as it is to be the most loved team in the Peninsula, the Old Lady remains second to Torino in terms of popularity in the city of Turin.
However a vast majority of those Fiat workers (Fiat and Juventus were founded the same year, or nearly I believe) do claim to be Juventus fans.
This may be partly due to the fact that the Agnelli own Juventus, but also because many of these workers are southern italians who emigrated to the North looking for a job.
Indeed Juventus is all the more popular in the southern regions of Italy, as a game they played in Palermo some time ago in front of a 50 000 attendance testifies. This is why they did envisage to move there at some point, since they were guaranteed to see the exuberant sicilian fans fill the stadium every weekend, unlike their detached (or Torino-supporting) pre-alpine counterparts.
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Sorry Franco, but Juventus has never considered a move to the south of Italy. While Juve is wildly popular in the south, the only move Juve has considered was a move out of the Torino city limits. This was considered as way out of the dreadful Delle Alpi, but the club was always going to remain in Piemonte. Before the club could decide where to build a new stadium, a deal was struck to renovate the Delle Alpi.
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Padovano,
Perhaps I did not formulate it clearly. Juve never seriously considered a move to Palermo, but some saw it as an appealing (albeit unlikely) solution to the chronic desertification which affects the Delle Alpi.
The possibility of building a smaller but better conceived stadium on the outskirts of Turin has not been put aside though. In fact, if Italy were to host a major tournament in a near future (say, Euro 2012), the italian government might very well allocate the necessary funds for this project.
Or Juve could also buy and build a new stadium on their own before that. This would result in the destruction of the Delle Alpi and in Torino's return to their beloved and glorious Filadelfia.
Perhaps I did not formulate it clearly. Juve never seriously considered a move to Palermo, but some saw it as an appealing (albeit unlikely) solution to the chronic desertification which affects the Delle Alpi.
The possibility of building a smaller but better conceived stadium on the outskirts of Turin has not been put aside though. In fact, if Italy were to host a major tournament in a near future (say, Euro 2012), the italian government might very well allocate the necessary funds for this project.
Or Juve could also buy and build a new stadium on their own before that. This would result in the destruction of the Delle Alpi and in Torino's return to their beloved and glorious Filadelfia.
That is why I love you Franco.
However, in tracking every move Juve makes, the deal that is already moving ahead is that Juve is redeveloping the Delle Alpi, work to be completed by 2006, as work can only be performed during the close season. Torino is moving back to their historical home, which will also be refurbished. Juve is likely reducing the capacity of Dell Alpi to around 40,000, which I think is too small for such a grat club.
However, in tracking every move Juve makes, the deal that is already moving ahead is that Juve is redeveloping the Delle Alpi, work to be completed by 2006, as work can only be performed during the close season. Torino is moving back to their historical home, which will also be refurbished. Juve is likely reducing the capacity of Dell Alpi to around 40,000, which I think is too small for such a grat club.
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40 000 capacity...That's less than half of San Siro.
Speaking of which, Milan and Inter are seriously considering buying San Siro (they're currently renting it to the city of Milan) and equip it with a fourth "anello" (ring), bringing its capacity to ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND spectators.
The bigger, the better. No motto seems more appropriate for the Scala del Calcio.
Speaking of which, Milan and Inter are seriously considering buying San Siro (they're currently renting it to the city of Milan) and equip it with a fourth "anello" (ring), bringing its capacity to ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND spectators.
The bigger, the better. No motto seems more appropriate for the Scala del Calcio.
Im hoping th the delle alpi rebuild will be succesfull... but anyways... it hink that the 40,000 fans capacity is ok, taking in consideration that juve just reach that numbers in the biggest matches.
But IMO i think that a new stadium somewhere (it could have been not as glamorous as delle alpi) could have been the best choice.
But IMO i think that a new stadium somewhere (it could have been not as glamorous as delle alpi) could have been the best choice.
Since the Delle Alpi is fantastic on the outside facade, that will be all that is retained. The dreadful athletics track will be removed, and fans will be as close to the action as in Old Trafford - which is a lot closer than fans get at San Siro (the greatest football stadium in the world)! So with these improvements, the people of Torino should want to come out to the stadium for matches in numbers greater than 40,000.
