View Full Version : Perugia is a joke.
DaeHaMinGuk
23 Jul 2003, 03:55 PM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=272093&cc=5739
Is their main objective to produce publicity stunts, over winning matches?
They deserve to be relegated for having the wrong outlook.
Ombak
23 Jul 2003, 03:58 PM
Apparently the owner is a wacko...
He also now owns a smaller team, Catania, and has been engaged in a legal battle trying to get them some points from a game last season to keep them up in Serie B instead of C... the status of those two divisions is somewhat uncertain while this unfolds.
But yeah, signing Gaddafi and wanting to sign a woman can only be for publicity.
Treetaliano
23 Jul 2003, 04:04 PM
wanst there some loud talk after the womens exhibiton tournament in '99 about signing Mia Hamm to MLS?
oh ...and Perugia is famous for nonsense like this...most Serie A fans have a "buffoni" song they sing for Perugia..pretty funny
DaeHaMinGuk
23 Jul 2003, 04:06 PM
He said he hoped to nail the signing during July's transfer window, and he had a final word of warning for anyone who stamped on the dream.
'If that happens, women all over the world will revolt.'
Uh, too bad no one gives a rat's @ss about Perugia, therefore I doubt "women all over the world" would bother to protest.
Just that quote alone lets you know that Gaucci thinks his club is bigger than it really is, publicity stunts not withstanding.
Perugia is a circus act who do not belong to be in a prestigious league such as Serie A.
Perhaps they can have their own TV show on Comedy Central.
DaeHaMinGuk
23 Jul 2003, 04:10 PM
http://www.bobbotheclown.co.uk/clown.jpg
Perugia's new signing.
retnicf
23 Jul 2003, 04:41 PM
Perugia has great chocolate.
That's about it.
panicfc
24 Jul 2003, 10:09 AM
That chocolate is very good.
Chachi King
24 Jul 2003, 01:45 PM
Is Gaddafi's son any good? He's the striker for the Libyan team, but what does that really mean since his dad is the ruler?
Good thing Ahn jumped ship before all this. The Korean tabloid media is having a ball with Perugia nowadays.
SueB
24 Jul 2003, 01:51 PM
Perugina Baci. The bane of my existence whenever I visit my in-laws at the holidays. I pretend I'm just studying Italian on those cute little multilingual sayings that are inside them, but I just love popping down those little chocolates. Hershey Kisses just can't compare.
panicfc
24 Jul 2003, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Chachi King
Is Gaddafi's son any good? He's the striker for the Libyan team, but what does that really mean since his dad is the ruler?
Good thing Ahn jumped ship before all this. The Korean tabloid media is having a ball with Perugia nowadays.
I know an American coach who has seen him play "Bench on MLS team or A-League starter"
take it for what its worth.
Ahn...I'm glad none of the rumored Yanks went there.
prk166
24 Jul 2003, 02:44 PM
And now Perugia is vowing to have a woman to play for them by Jan 2004. Pure craziness!
panicfc
24 Jul 2003, 09:02 PM
I've had my own dealings with Perugia - clown outfit sounds about right.
Snuffy
25 Jul 2003, 01:18 AM
Honestly, not that big a fan of the chocolates for some reason. Much prefer Ferraro Rocher.
As for the team, it'a a ***************-show.
Hey, maybe he'll try and sign Ronaldo's (ex?)wife?
Doctor Stamen
30 Jul 2003, 11:57 AM
Perugia IS a joke team-they signed Jay Bothroyd from Coventry. He's one of the most clueless strikers I've ever seen. He has no first touch, no real pace, is bereft of creativity and is hopeless in front of goal. He's a terrible player, on a par with Andrea Silenzi.
panicfc
31 Jul 2003, 11:42 PM
Originally posted by Doctor Stamen
Perugia IS a joke team-they signed Jay Bothroyd from Coventry. He's one of the most clueless strikers I've ever seen. He has no first touch, no real pace, is bereft of creativity and is hopeless in front of goal. He's a terrible player, on a par with Andrea Silenzi.
Somehow your assessment doesn't surprise me. They are a bunch of clowns. CLowns!!!
Sardinia
01 Aug 2003, 08:15 AM
Originally posted by panicfc
Somehow your assessment doesn't surprise me. They are a bunch of clowns. CLowns!!!
Gaucci is a clown, no doubt.
Knowing umbrians and their artistic easy blasphemies (along with tuscans), missiles are heading towards the sky. :D
Elninho
03 Sep 2003, 03:02 PM
Perugia's finally dropped a name... Hanna Ljungberg, striker on the Swedish WNT. For her own part, Ms. Ljungberg claims it's news to her - which, knowing Perugia, should come as no surprise.
the_13th_redneck
03 Sep 2003, 04:51 PM
Yeah this is surely a huge publicity stunt. I checked some feminist sports websites incase they picked it up and so far, (at least the US ones) seem pretty clueless about it. Either that or they're being ultra silent and seeing what it turns out as.
Anyways things like this... dunno it's silly. I think it was two years back they had some silly boxing match against some woman boxer and some Chinese-American ex-boxer who couldn't be bothered with the whole matter. If he beat her, he'd be a woman beater. All he did was just stand there and get hit.
dah_sab
03 Sep 2003, 06:52 PM
Gaucci may be a joke but Bothroyd looked pretty good holding off two defenders and scoring this weekend.
Of course the season is long and it remains to be seen if he can score consistently.
panicfc
03 Sep 2003, 07:13 PM
Originally posted by dah_sab
Gaucci may be a joke but Bothroyd looked pretty good holding off two defenders and scoring this weekend.
Of course the season is long and it remains to be seen if he can score consistently.
He was apparently highly regarded a few years back. Big, strong guy, good athlete.