tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post8422106864470178300..comments2023-10-17T17:03:54.473+01:00Comments on Rinaldi's Blog: You know when you've been Pato-ed!ginkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16346019297504649488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-32876221187198671672008-02-14T05:14:00.000+00:002008-02-14T05:14:00.000+00:00Well lets not forget Moggi's phones were tapped in...Well lets not forget Moggi's phones were tapped in relation to a doping case. In which the doctor took fall by saying he doped players like Zidane without their consent or knowledge. I mean please. They are professionals, even if they didnt know what was going on they should have taken the time to find out exactly what all those needles were pumping into them. And out of the original phone taps patcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562844048305070041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-16610788968832896072008-02-14T01:17:00.000+00:002008-02-14T01:17:00.000+00:00Pat, I'd happily have followed Juve to Serie D if ...Pat, I'd happily have followed Juve to Serie D if anything actually changed for the better. I've never seen a scudetto go to a team that didn't deserve it. Except 05/06.<BR/><BR/>Essentially, I think we were punished because Moggi had a massive ego. I mean, he even claimed that Cardinal Ratzinger only became Pope after signing with GEA. He was full of shit.<BR/><BR/>If everyones phones were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-77702220844860447212008-02-13T02:46:00.000+00:002008-02-13T02:46:00.000+00:00juventino, i happily accept that there was no clea...juventino, i happily accept that there was no clear evidence of everyone getting together and figuring out the score. when referees and their assisstants are bribed and harassed into favouring a team that is match fixing.<BR/><BR/>Locking referee's in their changing room because they didn't give you enough dodgy decisions to win the game isn't just "an improper and inappropriate relationship"<BR/patcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562844048305070041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-54115445434786911442008-02-11T10:46:00.000+00:002008-02-11T10:46:00.000+00:00It wasn't a match-fixing scandal. Which matches we...It wasn't a match-fixing scandal. Which matches were fixed?<BR/><BR/>It was an improper and inappropriate relationship scandal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-88456762174689376912008-02-11T05:03:00.000+00:002008-02-11T05:03:00.000+00:00I think we need to remember that the teams involve...I think we need to remember that the teams involved in Calciopoli were all found guilty of match fixing.<BR/><BR/>And while supporters of those clubs may complaining about flimsy evidence and over zealous prosicutors and judges, it is pretty much a dead certainty that people paid by those clubs were involved in match-fixing.<BR/><BR/>And I hate to see bad refereeing and corruption bundled into patcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562844048305070041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-30830747313771833492008-02-07T17:01:00.000+00:002008-02-07T17:01:00.000+00:00Guys, I think the point I was making was that dodg...Guys, I think the point I was making was that dodgy penalties will always be given. And because they are more often on the attack, big teams will get more than their share.<BR/><BR/>I really don't know just how systematic the favouring of Juve was compared to the "non-systematic" favouring of Inter now.<BR/><BR/>I thought Saudati made a bit of a meal of his penalty. However, he was booted...ginkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346019297504649488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-34733940500474872882008-02-06T14:21:00.000+00:002008-02-06T14:21:00.000+00:00Juventino, agreed about Rossi; it's a farce that h...Juventino, agreed about Rossi; it's a farce that he is playing outside of Italy.<BR/><BR/>From where we sit, it looked as if Saudati was outside the area when Materazzi kicked him. That's what I thought Ginkers was referring to when he described the call as "soft".<BR/><BR/>I also disagree about your general point concerning Juve, but then I would (being both a Viola supporter for 30 years and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-30572339600996258022008-02-06T13:06:00.000+00:002008-02-06T13:06:00.000+00:00Giuseppe Rossi for la nazionale...anyone???Shame o...Giuseppe Rossi for la nazionale...anyone???<BR/><BR/>Shame on all of the clubs in Serie A for not signing him last summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-47724155434683678512008-02-06T01:26:00.000+00:002008-02-06T01:26:00.000+00:00Ginkers, I appreciate you saying 'if it were Juve'...Ginkers, I appreciate you saying 'if it were Juve'!! I think it's pretty apparent that calciopoli fixed nothing. It's just the way it always has been. The big teams always got benefits. Juve got the most crap for it because we were usually on top. Now, post-calciopoli, Inter are getting the same benefits they always did, while Milan and Juve aren't because they were embroiled in calciopoli, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-90200579588712282832008-02-05T16:39:00.000+00:002008-02-05T16:39:00.000+00:00We were at the Inter-Empoli game, and without putt...We were at the Inter-Empoli game, and without putting on nerazzuro glasses, I really do think you need to look at it in the context of an absolutely shocking game by the ref and his assistants.<BR/><BR/>In addition to the "soft" penalty given Empoli (a classic "makeup" call in my book), that context would include Vieira's first yellow (for a completely innocuous foul), a host of literally Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-27817349670095034002008-02-05T10:06:00.000+00:002008-02-05T10:06:00.000+00:00TrentIt was a bad decision right enough. Mind you,...Trent<BR/><BR/>It was a bad decision right enough. Mind you, Empoli's spot-kick was pretty soft too. I didn't see that much of the Siena game but they are a good team to watch at the moment. Sadly, Roma always seem to slip up on regular basis.<BR/><BR/>Pat<BR/><BR/>Even though I was cursing him on Sunday, I want to see Pato back soon.<BR/><BR/>AR<BR/><BR/>Only if Roma go on one of their crazy ginkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346019297504649488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-52250558178855702072008-02-05T06:07:00.000+00:002008-02-05T06:07:00.000+00:00No apology needed Trent. I fully agree with you. S...No apology needed Trent. I fully agree with you. Shame as it may be that such an unItalian team will again be wearing the scudetto badge next season.Aussie Romanistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276817738112192948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-65968200931552155622008-02-05T05:31:00.000+00:002008-02-05T05:31:00.000+00:00I agree with TT, 8 points is surely too much even ...I agree with TT, 8 points is surely too much even with 17 games to go, especially if they keep getting those kind of penalties.<BR/><BR/>Pato's injury is a shame. Milan really need him fit and in form for Arsenal.patcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562844048305070041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24976150.post-59738209213659942982008-02-04T16:08:00.000+00:002008-02-04T16:08:00.000+00:00I've never given much credence to the great Serie ...I've never given much credence to the great Serie 'A' conspiricy theories about one team, usually Juve, being given a certain 'advantage' over another by referees. But having watched the penalty that Inter were gifted yesterday I think I finally 'get it'. It was a shocking decision.<BR/><BR/> Yesterdays live game was a belter to watch. Siena thoroughly outplayed Roma. Maccarone and Frick were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com