Serie A hemoraged 400 million Euros last year-

[sl7vk]

Dropping attendance, a system where only 4 clubs can compete have caused Serie A to enter a massive crisis. Yet another reason the "modes" French system is King.

http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/03022006/1/italie-les-clubs-ont-cumule-pres-de-400-millions-d.html

[RandyNA74]

Dropping attendance, a system where only 4 clubs can compete have caused Serie A to enter a massive crisis. Yet another reason the "modes" French system is King.

http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/03022006/1/italie-les-clubs-ont-cumule-pres-de-400-millions-d.html
4 clubs? More like....three on paper, two de facto.

[sl7vk]

You're probably right Randy... Juve, Inter, and AC. At what point are the little Italian clubs going to boycott Serie A and its insane television revenue arrangements? You could have Juve Inter and AC play each other 16 times for the Serie A title.

[SportBoy333]

Someone needs to post this in the Italy forum if they havent already so we can laugh in their faces. :-)

[sl7vk]

Someone needs to post this in the Italy forum if they havent already so we can laugh in their faces. :-)

Don't worry, the poor bastards are well aware. Something is going to have to give, and the majority of the "real" Serie A fans are looking for the system to collapse ASAP.

[RandyNA74]

You're probably right Randy... Juve, Inter, and AC. At what point are the little Italian clubs going to boycott Serie A and its insane television revenue arrangements? You could have Juve Inter and AC play each other 16 times for the Serie A title.
I would love to see that. At least this way we would have some semblance of a league again, while Milan and Juve play their pro-wrestling glorified friendlies elsewhere.

We will allow Inter to stay, though. We need the comic relief.

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On a serious note, the discontent Italian fans feel with soccer is due not only to the dominance of the Big Two, but also to numerous other factors. Stadium violence, a worthless federation, etc. Vittorio Zucconi, a highly respected Italian editor/journalist, has written some absolute gems on the subject. I might well share them in the future, though I did already use a couple as my sig lines in the past.

[RandyNA74]

Someone needs to post this in the Italy forum if they havent already so we can laugh in their faces. :-)
As an Italy mod, I can tell you that it would be very much unappreciated, so please keep your, uh, "national pride" in this forum. Thanks.

[RandyNA74]

Don't worry, the poor bastards are well aware. Something is going to have to give, and the majority of the "real" Serie A fans are looking for the system to collapse ASAP.
Yup. except that with each passing year, there are less and less "real" fans anymore.

[SportBoy333]

As an Italy mod, I can tell you that it would be very much unappreciated, so please keep your, uh, "national pride" in this forum. Thanks.

but I'm not French I'm an American. :-) I was just kidding anyway.

[RandyNA74]

but I'm not French I'm an American. :-) I was just kidding anyway.
I know, I'm just sayin'.:cool:

[General Manager]

This is funny cause a few months back on these boards I got into an arguement with an italian fan who called MLS a financial disaster. I quickly pointed out Parma, Fiorentina, Napoli, Sampdoria and a few others and he quickly shut up. but something must be done to Serie A.