Palermo

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Steven — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:44:17 +0000

Yeah, that’s right: nothing happening these days! Oh wait, except for the fact that we seem to be failing to sign just one of all our possible transfer-targets. Siena get Zuniga, Samp get Fornaroli, and we get…nothing. It’s just waiting for any news on the Thiago Neves-front.

In the meantime, here are some more rumours:

* Betis offered 8 million for Chrétien. This was a Foschi-connection, so he probably won’t be seen anywhere near La Favorità next season.

* Ciro Capuano is going nowhere. His manager said that he’s not afraid of battling for his place with Balzaretti. If i were Ciro, I’d be shitting myself. Yet again.

* Outgoing possibilities: Buttersfingers to Recreativo, Caserta to Lecce/Parma/Reggina and Miccoli to Benfica. Yawn.

I expect a new signing every minute now:

Stadionews Fuckin’ Pisses Me Off

Steven — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:35:21 +0000

Everytime I read an article about Cavani over at the Stadionews website, I want to head over to their offices and smack their fuckin’ heads in. If you’re all that passionate about your team, it’s not that hard to remember that the kid’s name isn’t Edinson…

It’s EDISON! Like the fuckin’ inventor! You heap of retards!

Glad I got that out of my system.

I am the Perez Hilton of Calcio

Steven — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:17:15 +0000

No, not because I’m slightly overweight, wear pink shirts and like to take it up the pooper (which I don’t), but because I bring you lots of rumours and gossip without any real sources!

As we all know by now, Milan has found a replacement for their fat, kinda gay lookin’, underperforming Brazilian. His replacement is, well, another fat, kinda gay-lookin’, underperforming Brazilian. In the meantime, half of Palermo still seems to be leaving and we’re after half of Serie A to replace them.

First, the good news. Sergio Floccari is not coming to Palermo. Sabatini blew up the deal, so he’s done his first good job. But Floccari probably won’t be staying in Bergamo, as another team is already on the look-out. Who? Genoa. That’s right, Foschi’s Genoa.

More good news: Emo’tino is getting playtime next year! At Triestina, but it’ll still be a chance for him to make some progress. Our other young potential, Edgar Cani, is close to a loan to Ascoli.

Seems like Udinese is after Mattia Cassani. Zamparini said he’s not going anywhere. I can’t blame him. I think you all might remember a little something called ‘kaboom!’:

Bresciano, on the other hand, is not untouchable. Not only is he transferlisted, but he’s even being offered to teams. Like Roma. They need a new benchwarmer now that Esposito is getting some playtime.

Too bad for Ricci, but Zigic ain’t coming. Zamp said that ‘he’s not needed at the moment’. Good, we can splash the cash on someone else. Someone like the person who said this yesterday:

“Per me è davvero un piacere ed un onore essere accostato ad una grande squadra e ad una società seria come quella rosanero.”

Wanna know who said that?

That’s right, Lil’ Abate. I love him. I love him like Martha loved Figo. And Vieri. And me.

And one last thing: we’re still after Michaël Chrétien, because Dellafiore seems to be leaving. A little more about him: he’s french-moroccan (which means he combines couscous with baguettes at dinner time), in six season he played 174 games for Nancy, scoring 9 goals. Oh yeah, and he looks like a tuffguy.

FC Messina Peloro é morte

Steven — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:42:12 +0000

It’s been bound to happen for a couple of years now, but it seems like next season Italian football might lose one of it’s Sicilian teams. FC Messina have failed to find a new owner (nobody wanted to cough up about 4.5 million euro), and the club has gone bankrupt. This means Messina will go to Serie C, and Avellino will return to B. But, and here’s the terrible part: if the license isn’t bought by the end of july, FC Messina will be wiped of the calcio-map, maybe for good. The club already went through something similar in the early 90’s, but a new recovery is unrealistic. Good luck to all the Messina-fans, I sure hope the team keeps existing.

There’s A New Kid In Town

Steven — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:29:49 +0000

Messieurs et mesdames, le nouveau boy wonder est arrivé.

Our Boys In Beijing

Steven — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:12:41 +0000

Pierluigi Casiraghi has named his Olympic team today, and we’ll have some guys up in Ching-Chongland. Antonio Nocerino and, surprisingly, Salvatore Sirigu will be in Beijing getting some weird diseases from either the air pollution or the unclean prositutes. Best of luck boys!

The End Of An Era

Steven — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:21:56 +0000

After seven years of (mostly) great transfers, Rino Foschi is out of Palermo. Not happy with the new role Zamparini wanted to give him, Foschi decided to leave. Not that he will be out of work: Genoa, Lazio, Bologna, Juventus and Livorno want him as their new DS as soon as possible. Let’s say goodbye to the guy that brought us Amauri, Miccoli, Zaccardo, Toni, Rinaudo and err…Guana, Caracciolo and Capuano. I will always remember him for his antics in the game against Genoa. Just see him go crazy after about 2.20.

Transfer Crap Stuff And Things

Steven — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:58:44 +0000

So, the Euros are almost over and Donadoni’s gone. Let’s talk Palermo again. A little round-up of what happened and/or is happening.

Lorenzo asked us who we hated most: Guana or Caracciolo. Behold…Androberto Guaracciolo!

Today was a pretty busy transfer day, with all the co-ownership deals happening. A small round-up:

* Marco Pisano is now officialy a Torino-player. A one way ticket to Serie B.

* Lecce’s back in A, so we are looking to reinstate our friendly gemellagio with the Salentini. Gianni Munari is staying in Puglia for another year, and if Miccoli isn’t moving to Lecce, we might loan out Cavani. Seems like a good thing: let the kid get some first-team experience, for all we know he might turn out to be the next Mirko Vucinic.

* Massimo Bonanni is staying at Samp for another year.

* The Moris Carrozzieri deal is finally done. 3 years, 4 million euros. First check the picture below, then hit the ‘more’ link to see that you don’t need to look human to score some fine ass if you’re a footballer. But don’t do it at work. It sure beats the Bovo-picture.

This one is the best, but it’s too big to put here. Enjoy.

The Prodigal Son Returns

Steven — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:41:43 +0000

After short spells at Genoa and Torino, Cesare Bovo is a Palermitano again. Three million go to Genoa, and there’s more: not only do we gain a great defender, we also got rid of Giuseppe Biava! D’Artagnan has signed a two-year contract with the Grifoni. Welcom back, Cesare, you big hunk of man-meat!

VOTW: Wunderbar

Steven — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:05:09 +0000

Remember this guys? Back in the day when we were still sure of a UEFA-spot at the end of the year.