THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi II

[Carlo Romano]

Don't worry about it Johnny, I'm not! I dug out my old VHS (how quaint) recording, it's playing now. I see it was Mr "Total Football" Cruyff who was their coach then. I don't know how I could have forgotten that!

His face was a picture of impassiveness after Danny Massaro & Co. ripped into his supposed guaranteed winners!

[maro]

[Carlo Romano]

Oh good. Does that mean I can tell you, "You are an asshole" for +5?

[maro]

I'm not sure you're allowed to +1 or +5 your own posts, no? I'm still pretty new to this plus-oneing game, though, so I'm not sure. I just meant that as a general rule I think the place would be a happier one if people were to work from the starting assumption that any and all posts are meant in good humour. It seems to me that good-humoured posts are being misconstrued as sniping ones. We will be better off if sniping posts get misconstrued as good-humoured ones - that's much the more constructive mistake for us to be making. Taking each other's banter too seriously is ruining the good-spirited, irreverent energy of the place. So, then, unless there is absolutely incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, why not take any comment as good-hearted banter. If it's not all that funny or witty you don't need to laugh at it; if for some reason it's too close to the bone you can mention this in a corresponding spirit of good humour; if someone calls you a sheep-shagging udder-nibbler assume there's no edge to it. If we don't do this then this site will lose once and for all the spirit which, for me, has long been its greatest strength.

[Carlo Romano]

OK Tom, fair play. You know in it's place I love humour. I just don't think it's smart to pick on someone behind his back, who isn't there to stand up for himself.

That said, this is a CL matchday and we are not discussing it...

[vtec]

[maro]

Well, Carlo, this will be my last comment on this, I think: the very idea that anyone is picking on anyone behind his or her back seems at once to take as mean-spirited sniping something which is only good-humoured banter. It misconstrues the tone of most of what passes for humour around here. This is why Chewna - to choose perhaps the least controversial representative - suggests it would be good if one and all might try not to take themselves and others quite so seriously.

[vtec]

[Deini]

I remember at that time there were some complaints of Milan that the UEFA gave that match to a Dutch referee. He got replaced. Milan ripped them to pieces anyway, was great play by them, enjoyed that match. And the title of Mr. Total Football belongs to the other great Dutch coach, Rinus Michels.

Hmm, gonna miss the Roma - Bayern match since I'm going to Amsterdam for Ajax - Real Madrid. Put some money on Roma to win so they better be haha.

[Carlo Romano]

Johnny, you know, for some reason I must be amongst a very small minority of Italians who never bothers much over who the referee is. I believe possibly too much in fate.

Rinus Michels, yes, a grand master! No prizes for guessing you want an Ajax victory then, huh? That should be an interesting match!

[vtec]

[Carlo Romano]

But only +5, Monsieur 'Tec, irrespective of whether it is five different people or one?

Also, I get what Uncle Tom Cobblers means. But the circumstances surrounding a comment plus the particular person making it is where the difference usually lies. Even with a known joker like you, the expression, "you had to be there" applies at times!

I also don't believe in coincidences and I do believe in some people trying to play others like puppets to suit their needs.

[Deini]

[vtec]

[Italiamia]

Can we have links posted before the game today please.

[Carlo Romano]

[Carlo Romano]

Further to this morning's team news, it would seem as if both Pizarro and Totti will be on the bench. We thought this morning our pizza man would start...

http://www.forza-roma.com/23527/roma-ba ... n-panchina


Also from the same source, Aabar is now thought to hold a definite advantage over our other prospective buyers...

http://www.forza-roma.com/23521/cession ... -vantaggio


Lastly, forza-roma are saying Napoli want to buy Cicinho...

http://www.forza-roma.com/23517/calciom ... le-cicinho

[Italiamia]

Where is Giacomo, he should read this article. Yes, Rosella was doing a fine job.

http://www.romagiallorossa.it/da-unicre ... i-stipendi

[Carlo Romano]

Gio, maybe he has a secret passion for the woman. He wouldn't be the first one! I'd never heard of the American term "tapass" until I saw it used in connection with her!


So, mission accomplished tonight but we STILL need one more point to progress... away in Romania to Cluj.

The British expression, "cludge" will hopefully be where we will leave these guys...

[RomaShield27]

Grazie Roma. What a dire first-half, but man that second-half was something else, all started by Menez's amazing run down the wing and Borriello's great finish. Brilliant second-half performance and brilliant displays all round. We needed the win and Ranieri went for it, his subs were great and his half-time speech must of been something else. This will do wonders for the confidence.