[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.”

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

[Tennie]

The Amato legislation passed in February set out very detailed regulations for ultra/club stuff. This includes stuff like: club subsidization of ultra tickets, club sale of blocks of tickets to ultras for the ultras to then resell at profits, club subsidization of the coreos, ultras having free concessions to sell food/gear/stuff at and around games. Legally, clubs can't do any of that now -- and the ultra groups don't like it one bit. This is why the Milan fans were 'silent' for a couple of games earlier in the season. It's why Lazio owner Lotito has a bodyguard: he's had multiple death threats since he yanked the concession stands from the Lazio ultras 3 years ago.

The police need to enforce the laws. But it isn't as simple as that, because in Italy there's an undercurrent of distrust/disrespect for 'law'. There are also some pretty serious economic problems; the gap between rich/poor is getting bigger, unemployment is high, etc etc. ITaly is still dealing with the negative effects of converison to the euro. The poor economy is feeding into the general discontent that we see manifested as rioting ultras.

So it is really a societal thing that needs to be addressed. Calcio needs to do its part but so does the government, the church, business, and individual people.

[Rossoneri7]

The Amato legislation passed in February set out very detailed regulations for ultra/club stuff. This includes stuff like: club subsidization of ultra tickets, club sale of blocks of tickets to ultras for the ultras to then resell at profits, club subsidization of the coreos, ultras having free concessions to sell food/gear/stuff at and around games. Legally, clubs can't do any of that now -- and the ultra groups don't like it one bit. This is why the Milan fans were 'silent' for a couple of games earlier in the season. It's why Lazio owner Lotito has a bodyguard: he's had multiple death threats since he yanked the concession stands from the Lazio ultras 3 years ago.

The police need to enforce the laws. But it isn't as simple as that, because in Italy there's an undercurrent of distrust/disrespect for 'law'. There are also some pretty serious economic problems; the gap between rich/poor is getting bigger, unemployment is high, etc etc. ITaly is still dealing with the negative effects of converison to the euro. The poor economy is feeding into the general discontent that we see manifested as rioting ultras.

So it is really a societal thing that needs to be addressed. Calcio needs to do its part but so does the government, the church, business, and individual people.

Brilliant insight !!! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

The Euro has increased the gap between rich/poor in Europe (middle class is diminishing at the same rate) .. More importantly, exports are decreasing (and not only from Italy, but all over the EU). One of the main issues why GB wont convert from it's Sterling.

About the Ultras, yeah, I remember you talked about them earlier ... And a radical change such as what the Amato had taken, needs time for the Ultra's to take in, as they have been given such privileges for sometime now.