Comments on: Week 18: T-Minus 27 Hours http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.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/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33666 Martha Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:21:19 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33666 Mike, I've watched it three times today (including in Serie B), and it's been disappointingly free of violence thus far. Someone even hugged Chiellini, but I'm assuming it was an ironic clinch. [I'm looking forward to #5 most of all, I think. Your description of #1 is too prison yard to make me do anything but shudder.] Mike, I’ve watched it three times today (including in Serie B), and it’s been disappointingly free of violence thus far. Someone even hugged Chiellini, but I’m assuming it was an ironic clinch.

[I'm looking forward to #5 most of all, I think. Your description of #1 is too prison yard to make me do anything but shudder.]

]]> By: Mike http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33656 Mike Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:51:01 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33656 There's a new rule in serie A to promote fair play, according to channel4, and it starts this weekend. Apparently after every match each team is going to "shake hands" before they leave the pitch. With all the derby's we have this season, this could get ugly real fast... although we DO have some exciting post-match handshakes to look forward to, including: 1] IbraZINGARO vs. Chiellini - depending on "who becomes who's bitch" after the game, this should be a fun and friendly handshake. 2] Cassano vs. Totti - this might not happen, due to the heavy odds of Cassano seeing red, but we can hope, no? 3] Figo vs. Nedved - reprise! I'm sure both former Golden Ball winners will act like complete gentlemen once the whistle is blown, but the look they're guaranteed to give each other will surely be priceless. 4] Gattuso vs. Viera - nothing raises Gattuso's hackles more than a treacherous, bigoted, black'n'blue-jersey-wearing frenchman... hopefully Patrick is recovered from injury by then. 5] Baldini vs. Di Carlo - this should be a real kicker. (sorry! couldn't help it.) I'm just going to assume that [a] handshakes apply to coaches, [b] for the first time in a long time Parma will NOT replace their coach before the end of a season, and [c] Baldini doesn't die of shame from the abuse of visiting Parma fans. There’s a new rule in serie A to promote fair play, according to channel4, and it starts this weekend. Apparently after every match each team is going to “shake hands” before they leave the pitch.

With all the derby’s we have this season, this could get ugly real fast… although we DO have some exciting post-match handshakes to look forward to, including:

1] IbraZINGARO vs. Chiellini – depending on “who becomes who’s bitch” after the game, this should be a fun and friendly handshake.

2] Cassano vs. Totti – this might not happen, due to the heavy odds of Cassano seeing red, but we can hope, no?

3] Figo vs. Nedved – reprise! I’m sure both former Golden Ball winners will act like complete gentlemen once the whistle is blown, but the look they’re guaranteed to give each other will surely be priceless.

4] Gattuso vs. Viera – nothing raises Gattuso’s hackles more than a treacherous, bigoted, black’n'blue-jersey-wearing frenchman… hopefully Patrick is recovered from injury by then.

5] Baldini vs. Di Carlo – this should be a real kicker. (sorry! couldn’t help it.) I’m just going to assume that [a] handshakes apply to coaches, [b] for the first time in a long time Parma will NOT replace their coach before the end of a season, and [c] Baldini doesn’t die of shame from the abuse of visiting Parma fans.

]]> By: Vincent http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33614 Vincent Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:50:44 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/week-18-t-minus-27-hours.html#comment-33614 Yeah,can't wait for the season to re-start.Can Milan win a home game?.Will Inter remain unstoppable?.Will Cassano stop crying?.I like Livorno but am keeping an eye on Empoli's improving side.Here's to an exciting and peaceful resume. Yeah,can’t wait for the season to re-start.Can Milan win a home game?.Will Inter remain unstoppable?.Will Cassano stop crying?.I like Livorno but am keeping an eye on Empoli’s improving side.Here’s to an exciting and peaceful resume.

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