tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12154887.post7317122026827990793..comments2024-01-02T23:42:42.632+00:00Comments on Bitter and Blue: A look ahead to the new seasonDanny Pugsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14426646073355525430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12154887.post-61178272561458943562007-08-11T21:45:00.000+01:002007-08-11T21:45:00.000+01:00Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckley We've got a GD of 2 no...Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckley <BR/><BR/>We've got a GD of 2 now! Isn't Sven our main man!?<BR/><BR/>Don't you love it when we fly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12154887.post-9105050781244195862007-08-08T22:51:00.000+01:002007-08-08T22:51:00.000+01:00From my many and varied travels most folks, as wel...From my many and varied travels most folks, as well as pundits and rags disguised as journos, are putting us between 8th and 14th with the big money going bang in the middle of the table, 10th.<BR/><BR/>I think this may be a season of two halves (oh dear).<BR/><BR/>Although we had a good defensive record last season, 44 goals, 7th, our scoring, 29 goals, joint worst with Watford! Pathetic. We should be looking for a plus 15 to plus 20 GD by seasons end.<BR/> <BR/>Back to reality.<BR/><BR/>The rumours about Amelia are more than rumours.This is from an edit to Marco Amelia's entry that I made earlier today on wikipedia (with cites! to click on).<BR/><BR/>La Gazaetta della Sporto, 8th of August 2007, Livorno President Aldo Spinelli wants 7.5 millions Euros (5 million British Pounds), and a replacement, the first choice being unsettled AC Milan goalie Storari, whose 2 year loan to Real Betis fell through a few weeks ago. Negotiations with Manchester City have been formal since at least August 6th. The current manager of Livorno, Fernando Orsi used to work under current Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson at Lazio. Spinellis willingness to let Amelia go was first aired in June 2007, and in January 2007, after the sacking of coach Danielle Aragoni he said of Amelia "I've tried to teach Amelia some manners but he can't hold his tongue, like all Romans", this in reponse to Amelia's post-Aragoni statement that Spinelli should himself resign "if he's got the balls to do it."[5] Amelia earns 700,000 British Pounds per year.[6][7][8]<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>We'll see!Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005759479935411018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12154887.post-55731984054533563222007-08-08T21:19:00.000+01:002007-08-08T21:19:00.000+01:00Good article! I suspect we may struggle to get th...Good article! I suspect we may struggle to get the team to gel at first, so I think a mid-table position may be more realistic. But next season! Come on - lets go!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com