They bought Baptista and Riise...both of whom have kinda flopped.

I still don't understand how the Roma of last season who took Inter to the wire concerning the title have declined so rapidly over the course of a couple of months.

Yes they lost a couple of players during the summer (mainly Mancini who personlly I don't rate so highly) but I didn't think that could result into this mess called Roma that we are seeing before us today.

Well Roma are in a bad state but it does take class to beat them 4-0 in Rome.

They could have taken the lead in this game.


Mancini was not such a vital member for them. Totti is but they should be doing much better with him anyway... I think it has cost them to lose two titles in a row when they were so close. Do not forget they were champions for an hour last season... their players are not experienced enough to deal with this loss quickly.

It still is boggling me though...

If they don't make the CL spots they will be forced to sell. And "forced" means they won't be in a position to ask for much... I'd certainly welcome Mexes and/or Aquilani.

Well, if Bologna or Chievo win tomorrow, Roma will be in the relegation zone by Sunday night. Given the financial issues management has, the lack of depth of the squad, the inadequate replacements for players who left, the injury issues of key players, etc etc etc, it's more a matter of hoping they don't get relegated at this point. They may be forced to sell some of their big names, which is a sad thing to contemplate.

(Fishdoll would prefer De Rossi if he could pick one guy from Roma).

Aquilani would be my pick. There's something I don't like in De Rossi's behaviour and attitude.

De Rossi was praised by referee Mauro Bergonzi after he had scored a goal with his hand in a match against Messina. Bergonzi allowed the goal until De Rossi showed a great piece of fair play when admitting to the referee that he had pushed the ball in with his hand, the goal was disallowed and Roma went on to win 2-1.

I think they'll wake up and fight for the CL places until the very end personally.

I'd take De Rossi too. Our midfield is aging like milk. Gattuso and Ambro are both over 30 and Emerson will be gone sooner or later. I'd bet Aqualini would go to Juve or something... But this is all fantasy anway.

Doesn't matter as Carlo believes in 'the older the better'...

I think Aquilani is more like Gourcuff than Pirlo...but yeah whoever. I'm not sure if it will come down to raiding Roma though. I hope it doesn't.

i think milan will only go for mexes ( Berloscuni junior lves the guy)

That sounds...wrong.

TBH I think the major problem of Roma is Rosella.

Hope Genoa win tonite !!! and we get our 3pts to go top !

The fact that they cannot compete for the scudetto is the management's fault but the fact that they're in the relegation zone is clearly the team's fault.

The mayor of Reggina (keep in mind that Calabria is the poorest region in Italy) apparently made a snarky comment about handouts to the poor from the (rich) northern coaches. Bad move.

Both of whom are crap. Especially Riise. That guy is a joke, it's really a miracle that Liverpool won the CL with players like him.

What the **** is that guy's problem?

So Udinese are up 1-0 already. D'Agostino penalty in the 4th minute. (The penalty was given for a Criscito foul on Floro Flores). Udinese have started the game with both Di Natale and Quagliarella on the bench.

Come on Genoa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you Rosso Blu !!! draw or win do your best !!! lol

+1 cookie to Mourinho.

Udinese without Toto and Quagliarella are beating Genoa?? damn, they're really strong!

Chivu has knee ligament lesion

Sunday 2 November, 2008

Cristian Chivu’s knee injury is worse than previously thought, as the Inter defender has torn the ligament.

The Romanian limped off during Saturday’s 3-2 victory away to Reggina and there were fears he had sprained the left knee with a strain to the ligament, requiring a three-week lay-off.

However today the official club website announced that tests performed at the San Matteo clinic in Pavia discovered “a lesion of the interior collateral ligament in the left knee.”

The medical staff have decided not to pursue an operation for the problem, instead trying to cure him with non-surgical therapies.

It remains to be seen how long Chivu will be out for, but it is likely to be a month at the very least.
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Hey, even I will admit he is cookie-worthy for giving the Fatima crucifix to the little boy. It's hard to explain for those who may not be Catholic, but it's a big thing.

So in Italy, there are usually a number of seats near the pitch reserved for the disabled (not sure if it's the same in other countries). After the Reggina-cugini game yesterday, Mourinho stopped on his way to the dressing room and spoke briefly with a young boy who was disabled.

The mayor of Reggina (keep in mind that Calabria is the poorest region in Italy) apparently made a snarky comment about handouts to the poor from the (rich) northern coaches. Bad move.

It turns out that what Mourinho had in fact given the child was a crucifix that had been blessed at Fatima (for the non-Catholics, Fatima is a pilgrimage site in Portugal) that his wife had given him.

I still don't like the way the man coaches and the way he behaves in public, but for what he did yesterday, +1 cookie to Mourinho. Very classy - not-publicity-seeking - gesture from him.
QUOTE (Tennie @ Nov 2 2008, 06:40 PM)
Hey, even I will admit he is cookie-worthy for giving the Fatima crucifix to the little boy. It's hard to explain for those who may not be Catholic, but it's a big thing.