Comments on: Catania invent new way to distract the goalkeeper (and scar him for life) http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.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: LorenzoRosanero http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45725 LorenzoRosanero Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:05:51 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45725 Alessio - when doesn't Sicily riot? Don't confuse all of "Sicily" for Catania and its supporters... Alessio – when doesn’t Sicily riot? Don’t confuse all of “Sicily” for Catania and its supporters…

]]> By: alessio http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45724 alessio Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:41:58 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45724 Sereni has come out and claimed he didn't see anything...musta been pretty awful. Sereni has come out and claimed he didn’t see anything…musta been pretty awful.

]]> By: Football Shirts http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45723 Football Shirts Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:55 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45723 Never heard of anything like this before, but it's certainly worth a try. Whether it would work again or not is a different matter! Never heard of anything like this before, but it’s certainly worth a try. Whether it would work again or not is a different matter!

]]> By: Stefano http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45721 Stefano Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:55:43 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45721 FORZA CATANIA SEMPRE!! Good for them for being creative. Unsportsmanlike?? C'mon. All the ridiculous violent crap that goes on in Basketball, football(american), baseball... this is small potatoes. FORZA CATANIA SEMPRE!! Good for them for being creative.
Unsportsmanlike?? C’mon. All the ridiculous violent crap that goes on in Basketball, football(american), baseball… this is small potatoes.

]]> By: Nnahoj http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45717 Nnahoj Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:13:42 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45717 Marco P. Maybe it was Plasmati's sexy, black man-panties: http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Catania/Primo_Piano/2008/11/18/plasmati.shtml Marco P.

Maybe it was Plasmati’s sexy, black man-panties:

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Catania/Primo_Piano/2008/11/18/plasmati.shtml

]]> By: Marco P. http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45716 Marco P. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:56:58 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45716 I think everyone is missing the point here. The question is: what was so scary about Plasmati's backside that distracted Sereni so much? I call for an investigation. I think everyone is missing the point here. The question is: what was so scary about Plasmati’s backside that distracted Sereni so much?

I call for an investigation.

]]> By: Johonna http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45715 Johonna Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:54:13 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45715 I am not saying that we benefited from some favorable calls. We also got some very bad ones. The problem is, everyone always remembers the favorable ones. Whatever. Also, I dont, for one moment, think it is institutional. Not even in the case of Milan (and that is saying a lot!). I think if you look at football refereeing across Europe, it is pretty consistent. There are always good and bad calls. I think the ratio may skew towards "big clubs" only because that is where all the scrutiny is. In other words, you find what you look for. Reggina v Chievo does not sell papers so there is very little press coverage of the game. I am not saying that we benefited from some favorable calls. We also got some very bad ones. The problem is, everyone always remembers the favorable ones. Whatever.

Also, I dont, for one moment, think it is institutional. Not even in the case of Milan (and that is saying a lot!). I think if you look at football refereeing across Europe, it is pretty consistent. There are always good and bad calls. I think the ratio may skew towards “big clubs” only because that is where all the scrutiny is. In other words, you find what you look for.

Reggina v Chievo does not sell papers so there is very little press coverage of the game.

]]> By: alessio http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45713 alessio Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:54:18 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45713 KJs right......and I'm a fan of a big team. If Palermo gets fucked over, Sicily riots, but then again when doesn't it? If Juve gets fucked over, well, the ref gets sent to Serie B and the newspapers talk about a conspiracy against us. KJs right……and I’m a fan of a big team. If Palermo gets fucked over, Sicily riots, but then again when doesn’t it? If Juve gets fucked over, well, the ref gets sent to Serie B and the newspapers talk about a conspiracy against us.

]]> By: KJ http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45712 KJ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:05:54 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45712 "and that should be: being disliked is not a convictable offense." I don't hate Inter like most...I save that for ASS Roma Proof? Yeah, I actually watched alot of the games as an objective fan. Inter, especially playing a smaller team, got the lions share of 50/50 calls, or calls that could have gone both ways. I dont think it was ref bribing, but I do think it was pressure on the ref. Rich powerful clubs and their owners have an unsurprising influence on the refs. Cmon Johonna, I think youre pretty reasonable, but open your eyes “and that should be: being disliked is not a convictable offense.”

I don’t hate Inter like most…I save that for ASS Roma

Proof? Yeah, I actually watched alot of the games as an objective fan. Inter, especially playing a smaller team, got the lions share of 50/50 calls, or calls that could have gone both ways. I dont think it was ref bribing, but I do think it was pressure on the ref. Rich powerful clubs and their owners have an unsurprising influence on the refs. Cmon Johonna, I think youre pretty reasonable, but open your eyes

]]> By: Anthony http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45711 Anthony Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:26:50 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/catania-invent-new-way-to-distract-the-goalkeeper-and-scar-him-for-life.html#comment-45711 I'm not that impressed, just adds fuel to my fire of questioning the sexuality of the Catanese. I’m not that impressed, just adds fuel to my fire of questioning the sexuality of the Catanese.

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