Comments on: Catania Fans Won’t Have to Find a New Place to Riot if the City Fathers Have Anything to Say About It http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html News from the Italian Serie A Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Martha http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4920 Martha Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:59:33 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4920 Pete: You figured it out! I know there's at least one Ultra with a premium LJ account. Pete and Lisa: I agree that the legal system tends to crawl in Italy, but at the same time when football and deadlines are involved, it can show rare signs of life. So one of two things will happen: Either Catania will get cleared to play the rest of the season at home in May, 2009, or it will be decided next Friday after four lightning appeals. Cham and Pete: Just so you know, Scipio Africanus is the new mascot of this blog. I'm going to find a picture now. Pete: You figured it out! I know there’s at least one Ultra with a premium LJ account.

Pete and Lisa: I agree that the legal system tends to crawl in Italy, but at the same time when football and deadlines are involved, it can show rare signs of life. So one of two things will happen: Either Catania will get cleared to play the rest of the season at home in May, 2009, or it will be decided next Friday after four lightning appeals.

Cham and Pete: Just so you know, Scipio Africanus is the new mascot of this blog. I’m going to find a picture now.

]]> By: RomaPete http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4914 RomaPete Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:47:39 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4914 I think in the mystery of the LJ account we can see the hand of the Catania ultras. No doubt they have heard of your comments. As for the legal proceedings, this being Italy, whose proceedings are as slow as American ones and even more convoluted, it will drag on for months, there will be at least half a dozen separate decisions rendered by various courts, boards, and other organs and appurtenances of the state, all of which will be appealed and overturned by another half dozen....well, you get the idea. In the end, nothing will change. Carthaginians indeed. I don't know if Scipio Africanus really qualifies as a fascist (though doubtless Mussolini would have made the claim), but he knew a thing or two about weapons. Ciao tutti! I think in the mystery of the LJ account we can see the hand of the Catania ultras. No doubt they have heard of your comments.
As for the legal proceedings, this being Italy, whose proceedings are as slow as American ones and even more convoluted, it will drag on for months, there will be at least half a dozen separate decisions rendered by various courts, boards, and other organs and appurtenances of the state, all of which will be appealed and overturned by another half dozen….well, you get the idea. In the end, nothing will change. Carthaginians indeed. I don’t know if Scipio Africanus really qualifies as a fascist (though doubtless Mussolini would have made the claim), but he knew a thing or two about weapons. Ciao tutti!

]]> By: Cham http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4903 Cham Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:05:12 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4903 Sicilians have been playing the party of victim quite well; just look at the First Carthaginian War. Wasn't that some ultra-fascist, weapons-stored nonsense. Sicilians have been playing the party of victim quite well; just look at the First Carthaginian War. Wasn’t that some ultra-fascist, weapons-stored nonsense.

]]> By: Lisa http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4901 Lisa Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:55:52 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4901 Hi Martha, I've been reading here for a while but never commented before. You may not be able to find out how the Live Journal feed came about- any paid or permanent Live Journal member can create a LJ syndicate from an RSS or Atom feed. Someone must have thought you were awesome, but didn't think to tell you. Back to Catania, what do you think their chances of finishing their legal proceedings before the end of the season are? As you say, if they follow the Juve/Milan try, try again approach, it seems likely they would get their punishment reduced eventually, but if that doesn't happen before the last week or two of the season, it won't matter much in practical terms. Hi Martha, I’ve been reading here for a while but never commented before. You may not be able to find out how the Live Journal feed came about- any paid or permanent Live Journal member can create a LJ syndicate from an RSS or Atom feed. Someone must have thought you were awesome, but didn’t think to tell you.

Back to Catania, what do you think their chances of finishing their legal proceedings before the end of the season are? As you say, if they follow the Juve/Milan try, try again approach, it seems likely they would get their punishment reduced eventually, but if that doesn’t happen before the last week or two of the season, it won’t matter much in practical terms.

]]> By: Satine http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4900 Satine Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:35:06 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4900 I read the livejournal account, too. Bring it back, please. I read the livejournal account, too. Bring it back, please.

]]> By: Martha http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4892 Martha Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:12:30 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4892 And Laurie, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://syndicated.livejournal.com/offsides_italy/" rel="nofollow">this</a> is what we're talking about (though that link is useless b/c, as Ruby said, it's been suspended). Somehow the RSS feed was being pulled into a Live Journal page, but I have no idea how that came about. It's all very mysterious. And Laurie, this is what we’re talking about (though that link is useless b/c, as Ruby said, it’s been suspended). Somehow the RSS feed was being pulled into a Live Journal page, but I have no idea how that came about. It’s all very mysterious.

]]> By: Martha http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4891 Martha Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:10:43 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4891 Man, I had no idea anyone was even reading that LJ account, that's crazy! Yvanne, Ruby, I'll look into it and see if I can find out what exactly is going on over there -- how my content got there in the first place, among other things! -- but in the meantime I would love it if you would be willing to hang out here with us. It's not Live Journal, but I promise the people are pretty cool here, too! Man, I had no idea anyone was even reading that LJ account, that’s crazy! Yvanne, Ruby, I’ll look into it and see if I can find out what exactly is going on over there — how my content got there in the first place, among other things! — but in the meantime I would love it if you would be willing to hang out here with us.

It’s not Live Journal, but I promise the people are pretty cool here, too!

]]> By: Laurie http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4888 Laurie Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:31:14 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4888 I feel like I just walked into the middle of a movie. Do tell! WHAT syndicated LiveJournal account? I feel like I just walked into the middle of a movie. Do tell! WHAT syndicated LiveJournal account?

]]> By: Yvanne http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4883 Yvanne Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:21:19 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4883 Hello ! I was wondering about the LiveJournal account, too. I loved to read your posts from my friends-list, it was very convenient. Ah, well. I'll have to love reading your posts directly here. Anyway, thanks for the daily dose of laughs and thought-provoking sarcasms ! Hello ! I was wondering about the LiveJournal account, too. I loved to read your posts from my friends-list, it was very convenient. Ah, well. I’ll have to love reading your posts directly here. Anyway, thanks for the daily dose of laughs and thought-provoking sarcasms !

]]> By: Martha http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4882 Martha Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:34:21 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-fans-wont-have-to-find-a-new-place-to-riot-if-the-city-fathers-have-anything-to-say-about-it.html#comment-4882 Hey Ruby, thanks for stopping by! Actually, I had nothing to do with that LJ account (didn't even know about it until today) which is probably why it was suspended. I hope you guys will read the site here, or grab the authorized feed (it's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://italy.theoffside.com/feed/atom/" rel="nofollow">here</a>) -- either way, please do hang around! Hey Ruby, thanks for stopping by! Actually, I had nothing to do with that LJ account (didn’t even know about it until today) which is probably why it was suspended. I hope you guys will read the site here, or grab the authorized feed (it’s here) — either way, please do hang around!

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