Hi mates, a CCFC fan from Italy (9 Viewers)
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ajsccfc
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I'm the complete opposite on both cheese and football. I'd love Sky to ditch La Liga and its Ole Firm in favour of Serie A, but it'll never happen of course. Luckily James Richardson has his gig on BT.
Weinventedwingbacks
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Ciao Bello,
Not to be confused with the Bellend that once played for us.
Forza Azurri!
Not to be confused with the Bellend that once played for us.
Forza Azurri!
Sky Blue Harry H
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Tim Parks 'A season in (with?) Verona' - read it about 4 times after a holiday to Lake Garda and a visit to Verona (Hellas are now my second team as a result - relegated to the third tier, and promoted back to Serie A this season - hoping for parallel fortunes for the City). Check out Tim Parks other books (an Italian Education and another about holidays - forget the title - great reads) I'm going to check out that Castel del Sangro one when I get a moment - let me have the title, author if you can get it. Cheers Rev
Allora Frapani, Come mai tieni per i "Sky Blues"?
Ho mangiato carne alla zinghera, guidavo una Lancia, e bevuto Grappa...... ho piaciutto tutte........ ma la nebbia e il calcio italiano fa proprio schiffo.:guitar2::guitar2:
The Reverend Skyblue
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Skyblueharry, I also follow Hellas Verona since reading that book, they really struggled on the pitch after I read that but I still followed them afterwards, some of the away days those hardcore fans had were very violent. You got to know the main characters really well and loved their long journeys on the coach, and the many stops they used to make, which nearly always involved more trouble.
The other book is called The Miracle at Castel di Sangro by Joe Mcginiss where he followed, and lived, amongst the community of this small town up in the mountains in Italy.It covers the football clubs unexpected rise from the minor leagues up to serie B. You get to know the main characters really well , not just the football club but the small community and was well written IMO, but the rise was short lived and they are back amongst the also rans now. Good read and is available on amazon I think
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Sky Blue Harry H
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Cheers Rev. Followed Hellas in the same way (they've got a player called Halfredsson, who on Google translate always appears as 'The Walnuts' ?! - love the quirky google translations). Thanks for the heads up on theJoe Mcginnis book - will definitely get it. Tim Parks other books were Italian Neighbours and he's just done one called The Italian Way (about train journeys, where he regurgitates the tale about the Hellas fans travelling to Napoli), but I'm waiting til it comes out in paperback. Nice to know there's xome like minded City fans out there! :welcome:
frapalin
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Thanks a lot to all of you for your nice welcome, I'm very happy to make your knowless and I hope that everyone can share this passion with me. You're a very big group of people so is very hard to answer to everyone of you, but my friendship is going to all of you.
In those days I'm very busy at work, but I try to take part at discussions at best I can. Well, so we've a lot of days to prepare the next match against Bradford, we're in a good moment and we can look to a good score in our season.
Francesco
In those days I'm very busy at work, but I try to take part at discussions at best I can. Well, so we've a lot of days to prepare the next match against Bradford, we're in a good moment and we can look to a good score in our season.
Francesco
Sky Blue Harry H
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frapalin
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I enjoy your translation :claping hands:I like the Sky Blues team because about 15-16 years ago I met the famous "Talbot jersey" on a Subbuteo catalogue, so it was "love at first sight"
imp: If you like football, you know that there are a some teams that you fall in love with them also if they didn't win any important trophies; a lot of people in Italy asks me "why CCFC", but I don't have a particular answer, the only right answer is that my heart is beating for this wonderful team, also in difficult moments of its life
frapalin
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Be sure that we'll going out of this terrible moment; but let me said one thing, that is "Support your team in any case, as in the Champions League final as in the match to avoid the retrocession". This is the reason because we support a "local team" and not an international famous team...
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
It was a true story which happened on the Greek Island of Kephalonia (I've been a couple of times), but it was the story of the ITALIAN soldiers who were based there during WWII and later massacred by the Germans. There is still a monument just outside Argostoli (Kephalonia capital) dedicated to the nearly 5,000 Italian soldiers.
Vabene pirla, ti saluto.
Spero che L'Italia Ha visto la fine Di quel stronzone Berlusconi.
Forza I Partenopei del Nord!!
LastGarrison
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I once got drunk on Peroni and own a Stone Island jacket.
We are almost like brothers.
We are almost like brothers.
League1Tour
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Haha only SBT would fall for this, genius!
League1Tour
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League1Tour
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That a SBT scallywag has created a second profile, pretending to be an Italian and you all lap it up, fantastico! : D
League1Tour
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I do top effort 'Italian' Sky Blue!
WillieStanley
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Noooooooooooooooo!!!!
Houchens Head
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Nick could easily expose someone if they have two log-ons. If it's a wind-up, it seems a bit over the top to me. Why go to the bother of saying you're from Italy if you're not? Just can't understand it really.
Seyeclops666
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Torino then?? I played football in Italy when I was 11 and was made very welcome by the family we stayed with - and was presented with a Torino kit (I still have it somewhere)!!
Jackwellis
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It's not a wind up i've seen Francesco posting around on Facebook, unless someone is impersonating the guy from Facebook but i doubt it.
Sky Blue Spud
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I'm told that the name Fiat was derived,, due to their cars unsurpassed reliability, after the words "Fix It Again Tony"?
frapalin
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I'm not on Facebook, so unfortunatly I'm not the people that you see posting something on Facebook. Could you link me the page you see? :thinking about:
I don't support them, but the real team of Turin's people is Torino FC (or Torino Calcio, with the old and historical denomination)
Ahahahahahahahah very funny ahahahahah
Hei mate, remember that "pirla" in italian is a bad word, is like to said "idiot". Be careful when you use these terms with italian people
I'm in according with you with Berlusconi, but I think is not the good place to talk about it... :claping hands:
Ciao picciu,
In L'Inglese "pirla" sarebbe "sunshine" or "me old china" pensavo che sarebbe una parola si usa fra amici........bu?
Ma non E' vero?? Chiedo scusa, mi spiace .....
Ma certo ....Questo e un buon sito per parlare sul qualsiasi cose. Anche la vita politicha sopra tutto perche andiamo d'accordo: Berluscone pirla lo fa!
In L'Inglese "pirla" sarebbe "sunshine" or "me old china" pensavo che sarebbe una parola si usa fra amici........bu?
Ma non E' vero?? Chiedo scusa, mi spiace .....
Ma certo ....Questo e un buon sito per parlare sul qualsiasi cose. Anche la vita politicha sopra tutto perche andiamo d'accordo: Berluscone pirla lo fa!
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
Someone's been using "Google Translate" :thinking about:
frapalin
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Yes mate, you can use "pirla" if you are speaking with friends; for me is not a problem, I know that with you I'm in a group of friends ;-)
This site is very nice, it's only a bit difficult (in Italy forum usually have more sections), but I hope in a short period to make knowless with all the rules and using of this great forum.