THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi I

[RomaShield27]

[stefano]

[Italiamia]

[Pauly W. Nuts]

[Pauly W. Nuts]

[RomaShield27]

Are you sure you didn't mean your working on a paper for Pato, Pauly...?

Nice cover on todays :

[maro]

Pauly, what Plato are you doing? I'm quite fond of Plato. Socrates may not have the raw pace of Pato, but his movement is wonderfully clever and he has this brilliant way of always bringing out the best in others. He also has a formidable constitution and never gets drunk and so never gets into bar brawls like so many modern-day footballers.

[RomaShield27]

Plato was a guinness of a man. His time in the Greek leagues really brought him to the fore in the European game, and he forged a powerhouse of a partnership with the imposing Aristotle. And at least neither of them made as many blunders as the clumsy Cicero.

[maro]

A guinness of a man - what a fine turn of phrase and what a fine term of praise.

[RomaShield27]

Perhaps Socrates was more of a Guinness of a man, when you think about it. His pace in the school of guinness was legendary.

[RomaShield27]

w2k, hows tricks? You've been an awfully quiet man as of late. How ya gettin on?

[w2k]

Hey i've been doing a lot of traveling in Australia this past year. I've given up on uni, i guess studying wasn't my thing so no I'm thinking about starting a trade of some sort and do a little part time work in a charity organisation that me and a couple of mates started.

I come and check up on the forums often but i dont usually post anything because I feel that i dont add anything special into the converstions you guys have so yeah i'm still around.

[RomaShield27]

Good to see you around again, anyway, and hey, of course you should post more. I mean if we can tolerate a Kiwi then the Aussies are a welcome breather. Not to worry about Uni, Maro told me in confidence he was a flop [sic] in Uni too and he turned out alright. Sorta. The charity and trade work sounds great.

http://www.romanews.eu/news.asp?newsID=10742&pag=2

Oh lord, Cicero Cicinho with an "ugly" blow to the knee in training today. Initially it doesn't appear as serious but he has gone for tests.

Images of the new boys in training:
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Fotoga ... 0e%20Motta

Damiano Tommasi, who's been training with us the last couple of days, may join a Chinese club, and he says its a "culture which fascinates him, the culture and human enrichment" :
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Pia ... masi.shtml

[w2k]

Thanks Shield. If Cicinho is out injured then this Motta fella is playing this weekend for sure

[pocari_fenrir]

..........unless Panucci kisses and makes up with a renewal

[RomaShield27]

As of now it looks like Cicero won't recover in time for Sunday (actually, we haven't had a Saturday game in ages?), but you never know. I think they're still to ascertain the full extent of his injury (them ginocchio's are fragile things), but have it as 50/50 with himself and Motta to start. Motta played at right-full in the training match today and impressed so we may well see him from the off against Genoa. Menez didn't train today as he is still not 100% but should be alright.

And what da feeeeck, Menez didn't make Dumbenech's , despite reports earlier in the week that he was in. Mexes did, though (the only Serie A player included). I'm sure Menez's time will come (when he moves to the EPL, like).

[Italiamia]

Did anyone mention that Riiseeeee is out for a minimum of 3 weeks. Who is playing on the left this week. Max? I don't think there is any question that Motta will start. He's probably better than Cicinho anyway.

[stefano]

[marco]

[edge_xeno]

Can Motta play as a LB?

and what a player we missed on, he was a free agent this week, and Prade was sleeping, you should have told him Shield!

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1510/spl/20 ... -ian-harte