THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi II

[DCGweez]

No chance. We talked of co-ownership but I'm sure they now know what I said early.

Had we kept Caprari on the roster we would have won the Scudetto, the CL and the Euros this year.

let's get silly:
http://www.romanews.eu/2012/05/21/jacob ... ul-budget/

[maro]

[maro]

[RomaShield27]

So to make this clear:

Caprari > Pescara co-ownership for €1.2 (with no counter-option for us)
Florenzi > Crotone co-ownership for €250,000 (with no counter-option for us)

Sini (Livorno), Antei (Grosseto), D’Alessandro (Verona), Crescenzi (Bari), Stoian (Bari), Bertolacci (Lecce)
> We do have an option to counter and take back, is that correct?

With Caprari, with Pescara achieving promotion, sure why wouldn't they execute their right to buy half of him? It makes sense for them, they get to keep him for another season. And it might not be all that bad a move from us, really. Make no mistake, I don't want to lose him, but if we let Pescara have half of him and give him a full season to gain some top-flight experience it would greatly benefit him. He is still only 18, and competition for our forward department is fierce. All this as long as plan to take him back at the end of the season, of course.

With Florenzi, losing him to co-ownership for just €250,000 with no counter-option is crazy stuff. I can only assume our management didn't believe he would have such a season with Crotone. Now he's not only one of the most promising young players in our ranks, but as that article above says, one of the most promising young players in Italy. We better pray we do have a good relationship with Crotone. I want him back now.

[maro]

Excellent work, thredzo. Clearly the midwifery is bearing fruit.

[DCGweez]

It's typical biz. Feeder teams don't benefit from screwing over the clubs which give them their talentini.

[maro]

[DCGweez]

[maro]

Not, of course, that said dictionary is especially long.

[DCGweez]

You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way' and the only way, it does not exist.
FN

[maro]

Let's work as a team and do it my way?

[DCGweez]

For what is man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has naught

At any rate back to our regularly scheduled silliness it appears we have missed out on Il disgustoso cordino.

http://www.football-italia.net/19103/ge ... inter-deal

[juventino_italiano]

[RomaShield27]

Peculiar friendly, this. In something called a 'baseball' ground, whatever that is, some weird Yanky sport or something. Wonder why Zaglebie were chosen as the opposition?

ROMA V ZAGLEBIE LUBIN AT WRIGLEY FIELD IN CHICAGO: TICKETS ON SALE 24 MAY
/ 05/22/2012

The summer tournament for Roma’s first team, taking place in the United States in July, will have its first stop Chicago as the Giallorossi take on Polish team Zaglebie Lubin in their first friendly match. To purchase tickets for the match, which will be played at the legendary Wrigley Field on 22 July, visit this link: www.cubs.com/soccer. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, 24 May, at 17:00 Italian time. Wrigley Field, built in 1914 and home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, hosted its first football match in 1984 when the Chicago Sting took on the Vancouver Whitecaps.

[maro]

I think it's to draw in the gay American crowd. Apparently - if you'll excuse the inapposite pun - it's an untapped market.

[DCGweez]

Chicago is Polish. New York Italian and Boston Irish.

[RomaShield27]

[maro]

Nah, Pallotta misunderstood when Uncle Tom told him to get his lube in for the friendly.

[DCGweez]

Florenzi coming back? Who da thunk it?

Rolando's agent confirmed that Roma have discussed his client's services with Porto (One of AVBs old boys). 15 mill and they ain't budging.

Translation: silliness

[Italiamia]

Hey, Collucci, have you seen the signs all over Roma for the new high speed train? "Dirai Italo per dire il treno." Apparently, you can nearly fly to Napoli on this baby. Of course, the high speed rail converts back to regular rail outside of Napoli for some odd reason. I would be curious to know if you are going south or north to Milan just to experience what they are advertising as: "Il Treno piu`moderno d'Europa."

Let us know if you take a ride and share the experience with all of us.