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[The_Hitcher89]

Nope, I've always played with it off.

Cheers. Wish me luck

 

[Yurt]

AS Roma manager Zdenek Zeman has accused Juventus and the Agnelli family of failing to reform Italian football while they had the game "in their hands for 20 years".

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli said on Friday that Italian football was in need of drastic reform if it was to reverse a dramatic decline at domestic level during which it lost its fourth Champions League place to Germany.

Zeman, who has been frequently critical of Juventus, resumed hostilities by suggesting that the Turin club should have looked to reform Italian football while they were in charge of the game.

"Agnelli said that the system of Italian football is going through a period of rapid decline. I think he's right, there is need for reform, a need to improve," Zeman told reporters in the leadup to Roma's match with Udinese on Sunday (1945 GMT).

"The thing is that it's something that everyone says, meanwhile it's another thing altogether that they (the Agnellis) had football in their hands for 20 years and there was all the time needed to make those improvements."

Agnelli said Italian football was in need of drastic reform on Friday, saying that the present structure was like a local sports club and not appropriate for a multi-million euro business.

"We support a structural reform of professional football ... those who don't condemn Italy to being marginalised in Europe and the world," he told a Juventus shareholders' meeting.

"Reform of the league, the number of professional clubs and the youth sector. Reform of the status of professional sports, currently governed by a law from 1981 - trademark protection, stadium regulations.

"Comprehensive reform of sporting justice, which cannot deal with investments worth millions of euros as though they were a dispute in a local sports club."

Italian football was fine when Juve and Milan dominated. Only recently it started to decline really.

It's very admirable what Agnelli is trying to do, but I don't see it happening. They like/enjoy having a corrupt system in Italy.

 

[Ushojax]

Kompany skinned easily there

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Hart cannot deal with those

 

[PrematureQuiche]

Do you guys still play Fifa 13 cluba on PC, or is it dead now?

I know this is late but we were trying to get people back on today! We may start playing after the Swansea/City game.

 

[Hixx]

Jesus! Were they that bad attacking-wise last season?

No.

Bring back Bendtner.

Spoiler

McClean, Sess, Johnson have just been awful. Not poor. DOG SHIT

 

[Meus Renaissance]

How are City playing

 

[Ushojax]

How are City playing

Naff. Both teams sloppy.

Atkinson lol

The worst in the league

 

[Messi]

For the record I am not a bond fan, loved Casino Royal and thought QOS was eh. Skyfall was great.

 

[SHarris78]

Yellow card? Seriously?

 

[Vivalaraza]

Player get's fouled.

Booked for diving.

Martin Atkinson :lol

 

[Wilbur]

No way can you give a yellow for that, Barry's blocked him off.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

How is that a dive?

Clue: it wasn't.

 

[Fry]

How are City playing

Well, the game isn't entertaining me.

 

[Az]

was not a dive

 

[Salvadora]

I want Bendtner back at Arsenal.

 

[Diablos54]

Wrong player got carded there. That was never a dive.

 

[elsk]

City are only fun to watch when a proper team is trashing them.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Hull are playing some stunning football

Edit. Not a single shot in the City game. Wow

 

[Linius]

For the record I am not a bond fan, loved Casino Royal and thought QOS was eh. Skyfall was great.

QOS was meh indeed. Casino Royale is one of the best Bonds ever made imo. Daniel Craig is an awesome Bond.

 

[SHarris78]

Some shocking passing from ManC. Hope it continues

 

[bud]

city lack creativity.

 

[Fry]

city lack creativity.

and a good manager

 

[Ushojax]

city lack creativity.

They are a strange team really. They have games where they look totally flat and games where they totally murder teams. Personally I don't think they have too many top class technical players in the squad.

 

[Slizz]

Super Boring Saturday™

 

[sneaky77]

For the record I am not a bond fan, loved Casino Royal and thought QOS was eh. Skyfall was great.

good to know, because thats my exact feelings in those two first movies lol

 

[Wilbur]

and a good manager

Possibly the only case in world football where it hasn't seemed to matter in the league.

 

[bud]

and a good manager

well, of course! when you have unlimited funds at your disposal, and your team still lacks creativity (and isn't very good in general), even with silva injured, then you're a shit manager.

 

[yella]

and a good manager

Didn't you hear? They don't need one!

 

[Yurt]

 

[elsk]

Possibly the only case in world football where it hasn't seemed to matter in the league.

because the league is shit

 

[Wilbur]

because the league is shit

 

[feel]

Nope, it's because they got the best player in the world.

So does Argentina.

 

[Fry]

Wasn't this the fixture from last season that Agüero had his debut?

I remember Liam Gallagher exploding on twitter :lol

 

[KidA Seven]

because the league is shit

 

[Linius]

Have we seen Juanpablo today? Or is he tired now?

 

[bud]

welsh tickih tackah.

 

[Kyoufu]

Have we seen Juanpablo today? Or is he tired now?

I don't know but my local team fucked me out of 80 quid.

Fuck local teams.

 

[sneaky77]

I don't know but my local team fucked me out of 80 quid.

Fuck local teams.

if you fuck the whole local teal does that make you a real fan?

 

[KidA Seven]

So does Argentina.

Dat victory.

 

[Linius]

I don't know but my local team fucked me out of 80 quid.

Fuck local teams.

You should throw money at them, maybe they start playing better.

 

[Salvadora]

Regarding Gervinho

"It's an ankle problem and how damaged the ankle is we will have to wait 24 hours to know more but it doesn't look good."

So Arsenal now have Giroud, Podolski & Chamakh as forward options. Great.

 

[Kyoufu]

if you fuck the whole local teal does that make you a real fan?

Indeed it does.

 

[Wilbur]

Regarding Gervinho

So Arsenal now have Giroud, Podolski & Chamakh as forward options. Great.

And Walcott. Who is a better finisher than anyone there.

 

[Salvadora]

And Walcott. Who is a better finisher than anyone there.

He'll be sold before he plays upfront.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Fucking hell. Only 1 shot so far in the City game. Doesn't look like my accumulator will come off

 

[GorillaJu]

Swansea dealt with City very well last year in this fixture before conceding 4 in the last 20 or whatever minutes.

 

[elsk]

Have we seen Juanpablo today? Or is he tired now?

Not much free time if you have to go to all the home and away matches of your local team.

 

[bud]

that through-ball was stunning.

 

[Az]

City about to score