No Rest For The Weary & Insane - But Some For Vincenzo.
By: chris |
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Vincenzo
Did not see it coming, yet unsurprised all the same, as looking back all the signs were there. Vincenzo, like everyone on the roster, battled through his fair share of injuries this year, but the difference is he’s been doing it for years and it’d clearly taken its toll. The chances he’d have buried just two years ago were skied over the bar or hit weakly into the napping keeper’s arms. The legs were going and at 35, he was clearly in the tapioca pudding stage of his career.
After it was clear this season was going nowhere fast - at least not without the hasty transfer of a miracle healer - one of my great hopes was just one more goal for Montella at the Stadio Olimpico. That’s all - and one which probably wasn’t much of an ask, given his qualities in front of the net. Unfortunately he didn’t get it - not unless you include his stutter step against Arsenal in the PK’s - and that’s probably sign enough that his career was over. The chances were there to be had, but he could no longer bury them. The lone indication it’s time to walk off.
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Category: Team News
I Have No Idea What’s Going On
By: chris | 719 Comments
You may have noticed that a “ownership change imminent” sign began flashing roundabout Friday morning. You also may have noticed that Saturday morning produced some Luis Suarez to Roma rumors. What you may not know, my friends, is that these are not mutually exclusive.
I’ve jested in the past, but it’s true: I sign off on all major Roman moves (except Loria - ’twas on vaca that day…somewhere). By day I’m mere flesh and blood, but by night I’m Roma’s big mover and shaker. And if you’ve been stumbling around these parts for more than a week or two, I’m anti-non-Roman ownership. Particularly when you have no fucking idea who the new owners would be.
I’m sorry to say the Luis Suarez rumors were merely a shameless ploy for me to sign off on the sale, and it didn’t work. It was close, I’ll admit, and it forced me into hours of lost time and blubbering tears in and amongst YouTube, but it ultimately failed. Why? Because it’s too obvious. You’ve got to be more clever than that, and giving me my dream Roma signing isn’t going to cut it.
Thus the end of the sale mumbo jumbo, I’m sorry to say.
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Category: Team NewsVotD: Your Newest Giallorosso.
By: chris | 429 Comments
He’s like a Menez who can stay on his feet.
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VotD: The Only Possible Way For Francesco To Enter Games From Here On Out.
By: chris | 283 Comments
Candela & Totti entering Vincent’s farewell match:
(If anyone can find highlights and/or a way to download the match it’d be much appreciated.)
Category: Team NewsBriefest of Friday Briefs: Guess Who’s Back.
By: chris | 67 Comments
“I remain for Roma’s good. It can’t be said that I am not happy or am not motivated.”
Category: Team NewsRoman Q & A (That’s ‘Questions & Answers’ For The Dim Ones)
By: chris | 200 Comments
I have an important delivery coming Thursday - one which requires a signature and is time sensitive (it’s heroin). When I called Brown to ask for a roundabout delivery time so that I could be home, they replied “Thursday”. I said “no, roughly what hours?”. And Brown again replied “Thursday”. @#$%ers.
So here I will sit. Likely all day as Brown steals my precious time. Send (Roma*) questions. I will answer. Not correctly, but I will reply to your question mark with a statement of some sort in a structure which may vaguely represent a sentence on occasion. And I can’t promise to take your serious question seriously.
* - Realizing quickly we’ll have to nix personal questions because this needn’t turn into a dating profile (and no, you cannot request one of those…unless you send pictures first - female only please). Roma/calcio related.
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