Comments on: The Hellas Verona Tragedy http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.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: barry reed http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44171 barry reed Wed, 07 May 2008 22:33:37 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44171 I came upon the club's history the same way . I found the book at a Barnes & Noble store in the U.S. , where football books are few and far between , and began to follow their fortunes and their the sad decline . I can't believe how hard they find it to score goals , even at this sorry level . The guys on the bus must be devastated . As a Spurs supporter , I know what frustration is , but I have never had to live through the kind of dismantling that they have watched for the past few years . I fear that one more drop will kill the club . A tragedy indeed . I came upon the club’s history the same way . I found the book at a Barnes & Noble store in the U.S. , where football books are few and far between , and began to follow their fortunes and their the sad decline . I can’t believe how hard they find it to score goals , even at this sorry level . The guys on the bus must be devastated . As a Spurs supporter , I know what frustration is , but I have never had to live through the kind of dismantling that they have watched for the past few years . I fear that one more drop will kill the club . A tragedy indeed .

]]> By: ursus arctos http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44159 ursus arctos Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:43 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44159 Actually, Steven's comment would ring true for the large majority of people in Verona who care about football. Even at the bottom of C1, Hellas have still been outdrawing Chievo by more than 2 to 1 (and have a higher average attendance than any club in Serie B and about half a dozen in Serie A). The degree to which Hellas supporters simply ignore Chievo's existence is striking. Their main rivals remain Vicenza, followed by Padova and Venezia; that wouldn't change even if the two Verona clubs were in the same division. The one ray of hope in Hellas' situation is that they finished the season strong, except for losing their last match against automatically relegated Manfredonia. For quite a while, it looked as if they weren't even going to make the "play outs". As it is, the last match loss means that they are paired with Pro Patria rather than the less formidable Lecco. Actually, Steven’s comment would ring true for the large majority of people in Verona who care about football. Even at the bottom of C1, Hellas have still been outdrawing Chievo by more than 2 to 1 (and have a higher average attendance than any club in Serie B and about half a dozen in Serie A).

The degree to which Hellas supporters simply ignore Chievo’s existence is striking. Their main rivals remain Vicenza, followed by Padova and Venezia; that wouldn’t change even if the two Verona clubs were in the same division.

The one ray of hope in Hellas’ situation is that they finished the season strong, except for losing their last match against automatically relegated Manfredonia. For quite a while, it looked as if they weren’t even going to make the “play outs”. As it is, the last match loss means that they are paired with Pro Patria rather than the less formidable Lecco.

]]> By: Steven http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44157 Steven Wed, 07 May 2008 09:39:25 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44157 I'm not a fan, I just have a soft spot for them. I’m not a fan, I just have a soft spot for them.

]]> By: alessio http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44147 alessio Tue, 06 May 2008 21:39:07 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44147 I assume you're a Hellas Verona fan the. I assume you’re a Hellas Verona fan the.

]]> By: salvatore http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44146 salvatore Tue, 06 May 2008 21:21:26 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44146 Good post. That Parks book, I think, is one of the best ever to be written about what it's like being a fan of a team, for better or worse. It's really worth a read, especially for the first chapter. Hilarious stuff. Good post. That Parks book, I think, is one of the best ever to be written about what it’s like being a fan of a team, for better or worse. It’s really worth a read, especially for the first chapter. Hilarious stuff.

]]> By: Steven http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44145 Steven Tue, 06 May 2008 20:41:47 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44145 Alessio, there's only one team in Verona. I have no idea of which team in Serie B you're speaking. Alessio, there’s only one team in Verona. I have no idea of which team in Serie B you’re speaking.

]]> By: alessio http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44144 alessio Tue, 06 May 2008 20:39:15 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44144 Nice post, I liked it. Funny how one Verona team is meteorically crashing and the other is famous for their rocket to the CL qualification? And when one is on the verge of relegation to C2, the other is on the verge of returning to Serie A. Nice post, I liked it.

Funny how one Verona team is meteorically crashing and the other is famous for their rocket to the CL qualification? And when one is on the verge of relegation to C2, the other is on the verge of returning to Serie A.

]]> By: ricci http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44142 ricci Tue, 06 May 2008 20:05:38 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44142 great stuff STEVE-O great stuff STEVE-O

]]> By: kari http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44140 kari Tue, 06 May 2008 17:11:02 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44140 OMG, I don't know what happened with Verona.I've expected them to come back to Serie A . OMG, I don’t know what happened with Verona.I’ve expected them to come back to Serie A .

]]> By: Matt http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44134 Matt Tue, 06 May 2008 08:31:07 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-hellas-verona-tragedy.html#comment-44134 Tim Park's book is one of the very best football books I've read. His other non-football books about life in Italy are excellent too. I've kept a look out for Hellas ever since I read the book (even got myself a Hellas top on Ebay!), sad to see them sinking so low. Tim Park’s book is one of the very best football books I’ve read. His other non-football books about life in Italy are excellent too. I’ve kept a look out for Hellas ever since I read the book (even got myself a Hellas top on Ebay!), sad to see them sinking so low.

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