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Aristotle · « **Reply #240 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:49:35 pm »

Wow did Roma really sign Miralem Pjanic ?

BigMarcs · « **Reply #241 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:45:09 pm »

Quote from: Aristotle on August 31, 2011, 12:49:35 pm

Wow did Roma really sign Miralem Pjanic ?

Source ?

Aristotle · « **Reply #242 on:** August 31, 2011, 03:12:55 pm »

Quote from: bigmarcs10 on August 31, 2011, 01:45:09 pm

Source ?

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/roma/2011/08/31-191188/Ufficiale%3A+Pjanic+%C3%A8+della+Roma

Trying to find the L'Equipe link, they broke the news.

BigMarcs · « **Reply #243 on:** August 31, 2011, 03:25:07 pm »

Quote from: Aristotle on August 31, 2011, 03:12:55 pm

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/roma/2011/08/31-191188/Ufficiale%3A+Pjanic+%C3%A8+della+Roma

Trying to find the L'Equipe link, they broke the news.

Great signing for Roma. 10 million too, thats a massive bargain. Gago could be on the way to the capital as well.

Inter have also signed Kucka from Genoa on a co-ownership deal.

Aristotle · « **Reply #244 on:** August 31, 2011, 03:46:49 pm »

Quote from: bigmarcs10 on August 31, 2011, 03:25:07 pm

Great signing for Roma. 10 million too, thats a massive bargain. Gago could be on the way to the capital as well.

Inter have also signed Kucka from Genoa on a co-ownership deal.

Yeah, he's a fantastic player. And really adds to the argument that Lyon are actually struggling. He'll become a top, top player and I'll be amazed if Roma manage to hold on to him for 3+ years

Zaffarious · « **Reply #245 on:** August 31, 2011, 07:56:28 pm »

Really surprised pjanic didnt go to a spanish or english club.

BigMarcs · « **Reply #246 on:** September 1, 2011, 03:28:21 am »

Deadline Day Deals That You May Have Missed

Diego Forlan to Inter from Atletico Madrid (5 million euro)

Mauro Zarate to Inter from Lazio (on loan for 2.7 million euros, with an option to buy for around 15 million euros)

Juraj Kucka to Inter from Genoa (co-ownership)

Lorenzo Tassi to Inter from Brescia (2.7 million euros for 50% of his contract) - 16 year old hailed as the next Baggio.

Fernando Gago to Roma from Real Madrid (on loan, with an option to buy)

Simon Kjaer to Roma from Wolfsburg (on loan, with an option to buy)

Fabio Borini to Roma from Parma (on loan, with an option to buy)

Miralem Pjanic to Roma from Lyon (9 million euro) - BARGAIN !!

Eljero Elia to Juventus from Hamburg (9 million euro)

Antonio Nocerino to Milan from Palermo (undisclosed)

Sergio Floccari to Parma from Lazio (on loan with an option to buy)

Michael Bradley to Chievo from Borussia Monchengladbach (undisclosed)

Emiliano Viviano to Genoa from Inter (co-ownership)

Gabriel Torje to Udinese from Dinamo Bucharest (undisclosed) - the 'Romanian Messi' apparently

Maximiliano Pererya to Udinese from River Plate (undisclosed)

Luca Cigarini to Atalanta from Napoli (loan)

Matteo Brighi to Atalanta from Roma (loan)

BigMarcs · « **Reply #247 on:** September 1, 2011, 03:38:30 am »

Also Palermo president Zamparini has sacked his coach Pioli before the season has started. He just appointed him a few months ago. This man is deadset fucked, anyone want to guess who he wants to bring back in ?

BigMarcs · « **Reply #248 on:** September 1, 2011, 05:16:07 am »

Quote from: Hank Scorpio on August 31, 2011, 08:43:27 am

Hi Guys,

Anyone got some time to talk through the Roma signings this summer? Seems very interesting.

How do you think they will perform under Enrique?

Roma will be very interesting to watch this year. They are already out of Europe after losing to some Slovakian team (I think its disgusting how Italian teams treat the Europa League), apparently Totti is not getting on well with the coach Enrique, and when people don't get on with Totti they are usually the ones leaving (ie. Ranieri, Cassano. etc). At the end of the day, Totti is bigger than Roma - bigger than the fans, bigger than the coach. This 'honour' is thoroughly deserved after everything that Francesco has done for the club, but it is going to prove detrimental to them in the future, as he gets older and demands a first team spot. Also, the Marco Borriello situation will also have a negative affect on the team after he was put on the transfer list and voiced his concerns about it, and also the issue of talisman De Rossi's contact expiring next year (there will be riots if he leaves on a free next season). They are staying - till January at least. Not everything is doom and gloom however for the Giallorossi, which brings me to their impressive signings:

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Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) 6.3 million euros
Bargain signing in my opinion. For 6 million, he is one of the best keepers in Europe and definate upgrade on Doni/Julio Sergio/Curci. Will prove to be a solid signing for sure.

Gabriel Heinze (Marseille) Free
Strange signing. Im guessing they had to replace Mexes somehow, so they went and signed Heinze. Very clumsy, and hes getting on in age, I cant see this working out - a definate downgrade on Mexes and surprisingly there only centre signing, a position in which they are really weak in. Still not complaining.

Jose Angel (Sporting) 4.5 million euros
Rumoured to be on the way to Barca before signing for Roma, so he must be pretty decent. Relatively young and should do the job at left back where he'll be first choice after Riise left. Haven't seen too much of him so I can't comment.

Simon Kjaer (Wolfsburg) Loan, option to buy
Strange one. Flourished at Palermo, but struggled in Germany. I have a feeling this is either going to be a genuis move or a disaster. Still on loan, so they can always send him back if they want to. Classy ball playing CB on his day.

Fernando Gago (Real Madrid) Loan, option to buy
Happy for Gago, I like him as a player and for the last 2 years hes stagnated big time. Should be a welcome addition and will provide competition for their other little maestro David Pizzarro.

Pjanic (Lyon) 11 million euros
The Bosnian could be the signing of the season, in terms of value. An absolute bargain on Romas part, this guy is still only 21, hes been around for ages. A class act, he was valued at around 30 million a year ago or so, so kudos to Roma for getting a great deal.

Erik Lamela (River Plate) 12 million euros
Another highly rated Argentinian who flourished in Rivers relegation campaign last year. Still only 20, he is supposed to be very good on the ball, but to be honest I havent seen much of him to comment with any real conviction.

Bojan Krkic (Barcelona) 12 million euros
He will get alot of playing time, and a real chance to see how good he is. On the fence with this one, he has definite talent, but if he couldn't shine with the all star Barca team, hes gonna have to work hard to show his real talent. Make or break season for him IMO. Should link up well with Totti and provide a potent partnership.

Fabio Borini (Parma) Loan
Strange one as he just moved to Parma a few months ago. Looked good for Swansea when I watched him last season, but can he step up, I'm not sure.

Osvaldo (Espanyol) 17 million euros
Kind of the opposite to Kjaer, in that he struggled in Italy, but flourished in Spain with Espanyol. Even in the Serie A you could see this guy had talent (I remember an awesome overhead kick he scored), but was very inconsistent. He seems to have matured overseas, but I still think the fee is a bit excessive.

Borriello (Milan) 10 million euro
They signed him before Enriques appointment. Enrique said he doesn't fit in with his style of play and was thus put on the transfer market. Will barely play and will probably be shipped off in January.

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Doni (Liverpool) Free
Decent keeper but nothing more. Was not even first choice last season

John Arne Riise (Fulham) 2.8 million euros
Was probably one of their most consistent players in the past 2 years. Strange that they sold him off for pittance. I think they will miss him, especially if the Angel signing doesn't work out or he gets injured

Phillipe Mexes (Milan) Free
Big loss IMO. Heavily criticised by alot of critics and football fans (including me), but he has been a wonderful servant for the Romans. He truly is class on his day, bar the odd concentration lapse, and I feel Roma will miss him alot. Furthermore, they let him go to a rival in AC Milan.

Jeremy Menez (PSG) 8 million euros
A good player on his day, but very inconsisnent with poor end product and questionable attitude (but undeniable talent). This one was coming as he fell out with the fans, so they got rid and brought in more than suitable replacements (eg Lamela, Pjanic, Bojan)

Mirko Vucinic (Juventus) 15 million euros
Huge loss again. Inevitable considering he put in a transfer request, but hes been brilliant for the past 5 or so years for Roma. Still they have replaced him pretty well so the loss hasn't been too big

Finally, I think Roma can be proud of their transfer market this summer. They still won't win the title, but they've set themselves up with a young and exciting team and a long term plan. It will prove to be a very interesting season for the AS Roma this year, no doubt.

Hank Scorpio · « **Reply #249 on:** September 1, 2011, 09:26:48 am »

Thank you bigmarcs10, really appreciate your time.

I think Roma will definitely be ones to watch this season.

Popcorn · « **Reply #250 on:** September 1, 2011, 07:38:34 pm »

Some good prospects there for Roma, look forward to seeing more of Pjanic as didn't watch much Ligue 1 last year. Jose Angel's a good signing too.

Nocerino to Milan for 500k is a massive bargain. Couldn't believe it but contract running down and gave Palermo co ownership of another player.

Anywhichwayicant · « **Reply #251 on:** September 1, 2011, 07:39:35 pm »

Quote from: Lethal on September 1, 2011, 07:38:34 pm

Some good prospects there for Roma, look forward to seeing more of Pjanic as didn't watch much Ligue 1 last year. Jose Angel's a good signing too.

Nocerino to Milan for 500k is a massive bargain. Couldn't believe it but contract running down and gave Palermo co ownership of another player.

Absolutely.

sinnermichael · « **Reply #252 on:** September 5, 2011, 03:57:18 pm »

the strike is off after an agreement was reached

Calciotore · « **Reply #253 on:** September 5, 2011, 04:40:08 pm »

Quote from: stmichael on September 5, 2011, 03:57:18 pm

the strike is off after an agreement was reached

Ace news.

BigMarcs · « **Reply #254 on:** September 7, 2011, 07:54:56 am »

Another interesting read from the Swiss Ramble regarding Lazio football club (written a couple of days ago).

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2011/09/can-lazio-achieve-success-on-cheap.html?utm_source=BP_recent

Uhoh AureliOs · « **Reply #255 on:** September 9, 2011, 01:27:14 pm »

Little bump for AC Milan v Lazio tonight.

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TEAM NEWS

Milan are without Mathieu Flamini due to a long-term knee injury and Philippe Mexes, Mark van Bommel and Taye Taiwo are also unavailable. Brazilian forward Robinho is a fitness doubt but in midfield Alberto Aquilani or Antonio Nocerino could earn a debut for the Rossoneri.

Lazio have a minor concern over French striker Djibril Cisse who is nursing a sprained ankle and fellow summer signing Miroslav Klose may be short of fitness after representing Germany during the international break. Lazio are definitely without Lorik Cana, Stefan Radu and Marius Stankevicius.

MANAGER QUOTES

Massimiliano Allegri: "Lazio will be fighting for the title, they're a strong side and like us they’ve been playing together for a year. Klose and Cisse will bring something new to the team. They’ll come here and I expect an open game. I don’t think they’ll play mainly in their own half as they did last season and so I expect a good game."

Edy Reja: "Klose and Cisse are great players. We have a strong squad and if we stay focused then we can put Milan into a lot of difficulty. They are favourites, but this is a game that can tell us where we are at this stage of the season. It is an important test for us and we hope our attitude will be different to last year."

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09092011/58/serie-matchpack-ac-milan-v-lazio.html

J-W · « **Reply #256 on:** September 9, 2011, 07:22:19 pm »

Milan confirmed XI: Abbiati; Abate, Nesta, Silva, Antonini; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Aquilani, Boateng; Cassano, Ibrahimovic.

Lazio confirmed XI: Bizzarri; Konko, Biava, Dias, Zauri; Ledesma, Brocchi; Mauri, Hernanes, Cissè; Klose.

Not on ESPN or Sky for me.

Looks like I will have to watch a stream. $:-\$

downtown · « **Reply #257 on:** September 9, 2011, 07:55:01 pm »

Aqua just missed a 1 vss 1

downtown · « **Reply #258 on:** September 9, 2011, 07:58:49 pm »

1-0 Klose.

Still class

AnotherSpanishfan · « **Reply #259 on:** September 9, 2011, 07:58:59 pm »

Klose 0-1 for Lazio

Yiannis · « **Reply #260 on:** September 9, 2011, 07:59:01 pm »

Klose 0-1.Nicely taken.

downtown · « **Reply #261 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:03:39 pm »

same old Cisse

pass it ffs

downtown · « **Reply #262 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:08:01 pm »

Popcorn · « **Reply #263 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:08:07 pm »

Great header Cisse.

Lemieux · « **Reply #264 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:08:21 pm »

This is all Aquilani's fault.

pcch7 · « **Reply #265 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:08:52 pm »

stream anyone? Can´t find any good one

Not funny reecehenebry · « **Reply #266 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:09:27 pm »

Quote from: pcch7 on September 9, 2011, 08:08:52 pm

stream anyone? Can´t find any good one

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/82656/3/watch-ac-milan-vs-lazio.html

downtown · « **Reply #267 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:09:47 pm »

Barca vs Milan on tuesday will be fun at this rate

Popcorn · « **Reply #268 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:10:33 pm »

Defo strange considering it's the Serie A thread but what's a decent site for getting streams now that Myp2p has gone?

pcch7 · « **Reply #269 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:11:25 pm »

Quote from: Not funny reecehenebry on September 9, 2011, 08:09:27 pm

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/82656/3/watch-ac-milan-vs-lazio.html

thx, you´re a good man.

pcch7 · « **Reply #270 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:15:37 pm »

nice one Aquaman

Popcorn · « **Reply #271 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:15:39 pm »

Great pass Aquilnai in that build up.

Ibra!

Not funny reecehenebry · « **Reply #272 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:15:55 pm »

Lovely ball for Aquilani

Elzar · « **Reply #273 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:19:05 pm »

Is this on TV?

Aristotle · « **Reply #274 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:19:53 pm »

4 goals already. Same old Serie A. No action, boring defensive games

Yiannis · « **Reply #275 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:21:13 pm »

You know your defensive set-up sucks big time when Cassano scores with a header from a corner kick.

Popcorn · « **Reply #276 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:23:12 pm »

Quote from: Aristotle on September 9, 2011, 08:19:53 pm

4 goals already. Same old Serie A. No action, boring defensive games

It's the league to watch this season.

pcch7 · « **Reply #277 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:28:41 pm »

Quote from: Yiannis on September 9, 2011, 08:21:13 pm

You know your defensive set-up sucks big time when Cassano scores with a header from a corner kick.

think Aqua hit the corner so that´s two goals he´s been involved with now. Great fucking loan for them.

J-W · « **Reply #278 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:36:22 pm »

Quote from: Aristotle on September 9, 2011, 08:19:53 pm

4 goals already. Same old Serie A. No action, boring defensive games

Enjoyed this game so far. Nice to see some ex reds on both sides

Aristotle · « **Reply #279 on:** September 9, 2011, 08:54:56 pm »

Brilliant play from the loco duo. Cassano could've done better though