[KillerMax]

Preziosi: Stop Serie A 
Monday 12 November, 2007
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi has called for a long break in the Serie A season after the weekend’s turmoil.

After the chaotic events of the weekend, the Rossoblu patron doesn’t want to see the problem brushed under the carpet.

“You can’t pretend that nothing happened yesterday,” Preziosi told Radio Kiss Kiss. “This is the umpteenth demonstration that something isn’t working.

“I don’t agree with banning away fans. Why should we have to stop honest citizens who want to watch a game in another city?”

Preziosi’s solution to the current crisis is one of the more radical suggestions to be proposed over the last 24 hours.

“It’s not right to punish everyone just to stop a few. Rather than stop a single game or ban away fans, I’d be inclined to suspend the championship until something changes.

“Two or three months off would help show the world of football it’s true nature.

“I don’t believe in the culture of prohibition, rather I think we need to apply the rules that we already have.

“The laws are there to stop these events, but they are never fully applied. I think it’s time to call an end to this.”

Football Italia

I agree 100%. This is the way to deal with these issues.

[Jack Sparrow]

If Serie A is suspended, then UEFA will have to block Italian teams from European competitions as well. Since all these teams will have a huge advantage over the others.

Are the FIGC ready to go to this extent? I don't think so. Not to mention to resume the season would mean the season would extend well into the summer, leaving the players too worn out to begin next season. And that in turn affect next year's CL, starting off a whole vicious cycle.

Nope I think the government official is just playing to the media. Football is in Italy's blood, it's not just entertainment for these guys. I don't think the government would stop it.

Besides what's the Genoa prez on about? Isn't the new measures all about stopping crowd violence in stadiums?? You can do as much about two sets of people fighting outside on the streets(not even near a stadium) as you can with routine gang wars, or muggings. It's simply not a footballing security issue. It's just that the two sets of fans happened to have a cause to argue. In all probablity, it was not even a team loyalty issue. Just push coming to shove and it became a gang war.

I mean Lazio-Juve?? Sure Juve is a team everyone loves to hate, but there's nothing between them! If it was lazio-roma maybe they can come up with the footballing rivalry getting out of hand.

I'd say two drunk guys picked up a fight, their buddies joined in, and it became a free-for-all. Don't tell me you haven't heard this story before!! The football angle is a coincidence.


Serie A shouldn't be stopped imo for this reason (the Laziale's death).

If anything, what the FIGC should look into, is why inspite of all those new restrictions, stuff rained into the Bergamo stadium. How the glass was broken? etc.

And of course the rioting is the biggest mistake the Ultras are making, they're in fact putting themselves up for the penalty when it would otherwise have slipped off them. I would guess, from what I've seen, it's just people letting some steam off after last year's FIGC baton waving. I'm not saying it's right...but that's pretty much what it is.
IMO.