Comments on: Inter = Dirty, Dirty Cheaters!

By: simon

simon — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:51:03 +0000

Hi, I’m from Milan, I’m a Inter Milan fan. I didn’t read latest Paolo Bergamo’s interview on that “cheap magazine”. I just can tell that Paolo Bergamo should speak in front of a court, where you must to say the truth, not in front of a journalist of a magazine, where you can say whatever you want.
If Inter did something wrong, it was to accept latest scudetto. But what Moggi and friends did was much worse than any complaining Inter could say to Bergamo about officials.
Simon

ps sorry for my English.

By: Albo

Albo — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:41:27 +0000

Martha, thanks for your kind response.
Now, you say:

>> I’ll certainly report if it Inter are proved to be just as angelic as they claim.>>

Let me remind you though, that people and institutions are never supposed to prove their innocence.
I imagine corruption reaches mostly every club and every country (my country for sure).
But when we publish words that may offend other people we have to be prepared to back them up with clear concrete evidence. Didn’t mean to preach on you. Saludos

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:30:52 +0000

You may be right, Albo — I’ll certainly report if it Inter are proved to be just as angelic as they claim. That said, however, I can’t imagine that anyone who knows the history of Italian football believes for a second that things in this scandal are as limited as the punishments handed out made them seem. It would surprise the hell out of me if Inter received any significant punishment, but unpunished and innocent are in no way the same thing.

And, for what it’s worth, I’ve seen mention of the article on several news sites and a few soccer blogs — we’ll see if it goes further.

By: Albo

Albo — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:10:17 +0000

Martha, you might be right, and time will tell because Berlusconi is not the only guy in Italy who gets what he wants done.
Now you base your argument on 2 elements.
1. An interview Paolo Bergamo gave the sports paper Futbol Italia.
2. The mere logic that says: If the other big ones are involved, Inter are involved too.
So far, a day later, I haven’t seen any mention of that interview in any major newspaper of the world, so this big development could still be cooking.
Yet, I believe you chose a very poor title for your thread. At least up to now.
Calling Inter: “Dirty, dirty cheaters” with what you have on them, sounds cheap to me. Cheap as the sports paper you quote.
Again, it’s too early to tell, but we’ll see soon enough. Will Inter go down too?
Now, after so much has already come to light ?
Or are you going to have to eat those words you used as a title?
Sharp words to swallow indeed.