He's right you know.

I agree on third. We won't make third. It's just too much of a gap 14 points deep into December. I also suggested we will seriously struggle to make 5th and that last EL spot. That's 9 points to make up between now and the end of the season. If we absolutely nail a run of wins together it is POSSIBLE, if not probable.

As for CL, I doubt anyone would have predicted (well, aside me) Juve going out at this stage, or Zenit getting through on 6 points. Anything can happen in this tournament, as did indeed in 2004 when Monaco and Porto contested the CL final.

I would say that while there's a gulf large enough to fit the Titanic in between us and the Bayerns and PSG's, in a one off match, IF we get the right additions alongside Rami and Honda (latter being unavailable for CL I believe) then I guess we could get the rub of the green.

But that's a bigger IF than IFFFF.

I think the season was lost the moment Berlu decided to listen to Galliani and not fire Allegri during the summer.

Allegri is just not good enough to turn these bunch of individuals into a team, and when you don't have top stars but only good players with a small handful of top players, then you need someone who will turn those individuals into a great unit

Exactly what Conte did with Juve

This season is lost, but I'm hoping that they choose the coach for next season very carefully, we have talent in this side, but we need someone who will be able to utilise that to its full potential. Allegri tends to stifle talent and quality rather than utilise it.

Plus I think maybe being out of the CL for the one season will be good for us to regroup under the new coach, sort of like Juve. Not being in the CL that first year under Conte ended up being good for them

I sure am. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Very occasionally though. Quite it happens the opposite, the title of a piece comes first, or during the writing. But every once in a while the title becomes a Napoleonic task, more so when you have to get it just right. Only professional writers can get where I am coming from, though, those that have experienced it.


I still standby my earlier theory that if it is mathematically possible, it's mathemagically possible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Remember we don't have to gain all those 14 points, the other team has to drop a few too. And if they drop enough, and if we just collect enough, then anything can happen. There is a slimmest of a chance of us making third.

Though it's nothing like last season. This time there are a number of factors against us. But just maybe we can ride on the strengths of players like Kaka, De Scig, Rami and Honda - the former two because they are class, and currently the only two players I like in the team, the former two because they unproven. Unproven to be duds.

There other elements of our squad functions on and off, but it is these four players that may just turn out to be the light when all other lights have faded, when we are without direction during some matches.


And me. Me, me, oh me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) In fact, I was dingdang sure of them going out. The dozers are not allowed their biggest asset in Europe. The referees. Good show, Juventus, keep it up, you losers!

No I was actually being serious. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I know it's your thread when I read the title too.

Then thank you my one and only Greek chum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

You have to nail the balance between accuracy and misleading to get attention. Like if I write a piece about Rangers in football terms I have to be so careful the title doesn't say 'football stuff' otherwise no one is interested. But if I say something more cryptic, ambiguous and tabloid then it gets potentially more attention.

'Rangers played well' gets less attention than 'boardroom BS cannot wreck this club' or something!



I agree about the numbers - I just meant I think 14 points is too much to make up, be it us winning them or the above teams dropping them. Because I am absolutely sure we will too.



Haha. We are the Italian CL side, no matter how poor we are. It will always be the case.