Articles tagged with "zamparini"
Palermo v. Juventus: Colantuono's Last Chance, Really This Time... I Swear
By roberto | April 3rd, 2008Tifosi Rosaneri don't tell me, let me guess. Colantuono's got some secret plan to beat us come Sunday. I mean, that's the reason why Zamparini hired him again, right? Well it's either that, or he persuaded your president for another chance afte ...
Disorganised Mercato Thoughts before Madrid
By Marco | March 2nd, 2008* game ''review'' is here Here’s a Pot-Pourri, a Melting pot, a ramassis of Mercato stuff : Let's get right in to this ! So it seems like la Roma is interested in half of La Viola ? Gazzetta is reporting that Roma are interested in
Cellino samples Spinelli, Crying Coaches and Coco
By Marco | January 29th, 2008*Livorno - Juve review here One of my favourite Soccer Subjects is crazy owners/presidents, Serie A is a a fertile ground for the eccentric President. Being a fan of a team owned by none other than the King of Bullshit himself, Aldo Spinelli, i ca
Martedi Mercato Moves and Antonio Gramsci
By Marco | January 22nd, 2008Aldo Spinelli has said that he voluntarily didn't try to sign Lucarelli. Livorno's president said he was too expensive, that his transfer money was spent on Tavano and that his Livorno cycle had come to a definite end this summer. As of now, t
Controversy-Free(ish) News Roundup
By Martha | January 21st, 2008•Cagliari sporting director Nicola Salerno is reasonably confident his team will stay up. (Feel better, Jeremy?) To help with that effort, Cagliari have added Portuguese youth international Vitor Gomes on loan from Rio Ave, a second division side in Por
Amauri Has Learned a Lot From His Agent
By Martha | December 31st, 2007Amauri's agent Mariano Grimaldi is, from all available evidence, an unrepentant sleazebag. In order to keep his client's name in the press, he has no compunction about telling bold-faced lies about other clubs and their interest, as well as Amauri's relat
Juventus 5 Palermo 0 - Recap: A Black and White Affair
By roberto | November 27th, 2007By now you've read the articles, heard the news, and seen the highlights. Juventus simply dismantled Palermo. So much so in fact, that Palermo's Head Coach was fired just a few hours after the match. Now that's what I call dismantled. Really, the only pos
Marry Me, Zampa. Seriously. Marry Me.
By Martha | November 26th, 2007God damn. Just when you start to turn your back on Maurizio Zamparini for his periodic semi-racist rants, he turns around and does something so spectacularly awesome you can hardly keep from hugging him. Today, happily, is one of the days for hugging.
Zampa is Back: Down with Juve! Down with the French!
By Martha | November 23rd, 2007Serie A's resident crazy person, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini, is at it again, this time aiming the barrels of his madness at twin targets: Juventus and, of course, the French. Ahead of Palermo's visit to Turin tomorrow, Zampa has been letting
New Bid for Amelia?
By kevin | August 21st, 2007Palermo appears to be back in line for Azzurri goalie Marco Amelia. It is now apparent that Livorno is adamant about unloading Amelia. Why? I have no idea other than money issues. After Serie A’s second leading scorer Christiano Lucarelli
Barzagli in Battle With the Man
By Martha | June 16th, 2007Remember the sudden change of direction for Andrea Barzagli earlier this week? He seemed destined for Fiorentina, only to turn around and start trudging towards Juve, with no explanation for the change of plan. Well, though Barzagli himself is still on
Dig Out the Black Bunting: Corini is Leaving Palermo
By Martha | June 8th, 2007From the moment the season ended, Crazyass Maurizio Zamparini has been talking smack about The Great Eugenio Corini, sternly telling the press that if the midfielder -- whose contact expired this month -- wanted to stay around, he'd be signing a contr
Palermo v Siena: Finally!
By Martha | May 20th, 2007So, it turns out all Zamparini had to do to get his team to play again was to fire Guidolini and then rehire him three weeks later. Of course! Why didn't we think of this before? The season could have been a lot less frustrating had he just done that in D
Saturday Morning News, Or: While I Was Out
By Martha | May 19th, 2007Just so you know, I had three flights canceled in less than two days. Clearly I have done something to deeply offended the Aviation Gods. •In case you've been under a rock (or on a really, really long plane flight): Despite losing the game, Roma won
Ah, So Guidolin Has a Sense of Humor! That Explains So Much.
By Martha | May 15th, 2007In what must have been an awesome press conference at Palermo's Secret!Training Camp in Rome today (The video is here, for those of you who understand Italian. Bastards, the lot of you.), Francesco Guidolin spoke publicly for the first time about his biza
Oh Dear God, Or: Someone Undid Zamparini's Straitjacket
By Martha | May 14th, 2007You know how Palermo's Maurizio Zamparini spent what seemed like months mulling over the inevitable departure of Francesco Guidolin before finally firing him a few weeks ago? Well, now that the team's results without him have been crap -- culminating with
Zampa: Paying the Price for Telling it Like it Is
By Martha | April 27th, 2007Remember back in February, when our friend Maurizio Zamparini turned the power of his crazy on the referee designator in advance of his team's match against Milan? At the time, he railed against the choice of official for the match, correctly pointing out
Guidolin Not Exactly Missed in Palermo
By Martha | April 26th, 2007Apart from my one and only Luis Figo, there are only a handful of others on my list of favorite footballers: Dejan Stankovic. Rino Gattuso. Eugenio Corini. One of the reasons I like this little crew is because (again, apart from Figo, who does like to whi
Trouble Brewing in Palermo (Again)
By Martha | April 23rd, 2007In the wake of yesterday's demoralizing loss the Parma, Palermo were supposed to have the day off, presumably to think about what they'd done and get even more depressed. Instead, meetings have been taking place all day at Palermo HQ, and as usual things
All is Well in Palermo. No, Really!
By Martha | April 9th, 2007What do you know! After savoring his Easter egg and taking some time to breathe yesterday, Palermo supremo Maurizio Zamparini has realized sacking Francesco Guidolin won't solve all his team's problems after all, so he's decided to let the gaffer stay on.
... Or Maybe Not
By Martha | April 8th, 2007In the second-most predictable event of the weekend (behind only last night's sacking), Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini announced this morning that he's not entirely sure he's going to fire manager Francesco Guidolin after all. Rest assured, however,
To The Surprise of No One, Gudiolin is Out
By Martha | April 8th, 2007My first thought when I saw the Palermo result today was "Oh, this is it. Zamparini is going to lose his mind." And, what do you know -- he has: Manager Francesco Guidolin is gone, and someone from inside the club will take his place early next week. I'm
And Now Fiorentina Are Upset. Not Crazy, Though. There is That.
By Martha | March 13th, 2007Now that the Palermo authorities have had their say, it's time for Fiorentina to step into the fray and do a little shouting about who, exactly, was in the wrong when heartless, cunning gypsy Adrian Mutu ignored/didn't see a prone Roberto Guana, went to g
Meltdown in Palermo, Installment Two
By Martha | March 5th, 2007This morning I reported on Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini's latest threat to quit the club and football, this time because he feels there's no room -- as evidenced, this time, by the bad/biased officiating in the Messina-Palermo game yesterday -- in
Stop Press: Zamparini is Leaving! Again!
By Martha | March 5th, 2007Our old friend Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has really had enough this time. Seriously. He's quitting. Again. And he swears it's for real: "I am leaving football and this time I am not joking." (If you have to assure people you're not joking after
Lots and Lots o' News
By Martha | March 1st, 2007•Serse Cosmi is back! Huzzah! Granted, he's in Serie B, but still -- he's around, and calcio will be better for it. •Not content to (correctly) attack only referees, Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini is now feuding with Milan's Adriano Galliani.
Palermo Prez Turns Out to be Clairvoyant. Who Knew?
By Martha | February 28th, 2007In an unusual step, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini started bitching about the referee assigned to his team's match with Milan today -- a man by the name of Matteo Trefoloni, who happens to also officiate World Cup and Champions League matches -- eve
A News Roundup to Get Us Back on Our Feet
By Martha | February 6th, 2007I don't know about you, but after all this pain and seriousness, I feel like a little gossip. Just a little bit. •The Thierry Henry rumors are everywhere these days, from England to Spain to the US to (of course) Italy. Shockingly, however, the name
Lazio, Palermo Presidents Going Gloriously Mad
By Martha | January 19th, 2007Imagine how much more fun the Premiership would be if Roman Abromovich ranted against the government rather than smiling inscrutably in his luxury box. Or if Freddy Shepherd yelled obscenities at the people calling him Fat Freddy, instead of just shaking
Palermo Boss: What Have You Done for Me Lately?
By Martha | December 18th, 2006Christ, talk about a hard gig: After his team's dismantling by Roma, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini decided that not only is he bummed out about the result, but also that the team is now "an embarrassment." I'm sorry, what? The team that's third in
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