View Full Version : Whom should I support?
TheMutts
18 Aug 2002, 05:22 PM
Hey I am new to this league. Does anyone have any suggestions on who I should support?
Thanks
Foots
18 Aug 2002, 06:45 PM
You should decide for your own which team to support. But if you want to support a successful team, support Juventus or AC Milan. And if you want to support for a sorry team, go for Udinese or Hellas.
BrianCappellieri
18 Aug 2002, 07:22 PM
I agree with Foots, you should definitely decide on your own. Learn about the club's history, past and present players, managers, owners, and supporters. Also pick which club colors, uniforms, logo, stadium etc. that you like.
AC Milan (http://www.acmilan.com/)
Foss dei Leoni (http://www.fdl.it)
Google Links (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=AC+Milan)
If you need anything else just let me know.
O'Dubhghaill Rules!
18 Aug 2002, 10:18 PM
Chievo. There's nothing better than a Cinderella story.
http://www.chievoverona.it - The website's in English too.
Crew14
18 Aug 2002, 10:38 PM
chievo is just a club for verona's front-runners and fair weather fans
C14
mnthunder
18 Aug 2002, 11:08 PM
You should support Perugia because Clint Mathis and DMB play for them...oh wait
BrianCappellieri
18 Aug 2002, 11:25 PM
You shouldn't support a club whose name you can't spell either. ;)
astabo0ty
18 Aug 2002, 11:29 PM
go for juventus. u cant go wrong with a team that has edgar davids :-) but milan, inter, and chievo are fun too. and if you do like a bad team go for udinese, they are my fav team from the bottom.
retnicf
19 Aug 2002, 10:01 AM
Look, he can't support Liverpool AND Juventus. That's just impossible I believe.
Need some info on Inter? ==> LINKS (http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6297)
TheMutts
19 Aug 2002, 12:12 PM
Thanks for teh suggestions.
Why cant I support Liverpool and Juventes I was actully thinkin of Juventes,
Does anyone know of any links with like news on the entire league. Thanks.
astabo0ty
19 Aug 2002, 12:43 PM
you can try http://www.soccernet.com to follow news and stats on Serie A. It doesnt follow it as strongly as it does england or scotland but it does have good info on it in the Europe section.
retnicf
19 Aug 2002, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by TheMutts
Why cant I support Liverpool and Juventes I was actully thinkin of Juventes,
I would like to share with you some history you may not be aware of..
The Heysel Stadium Tragedy, 1985
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A713909
bestianera
19 Aug 2002, 03:34 PM
if Udinese is a sorry team where does that leave DC United,precisely?
anyway,the original question of the thread is insane in the first place...
Foots
19 Aug 2002, 05:09 PM
Originally posted by bestianera
if Udinese is a sorry team where does that leave DC United,precisely?
Both clubs are on the same boat.
cpwilson80
19 Aug 2002, 05:19 PM
I'm of the belief that if you cheer for a team from another country, it really doesn't matter how you come to support them, just that you stick with them through good and bad.
There are plenty of ways to pick a team, from supporting one that has a member of your national team (I'm guessing a fair amount of US fans follow Ajax a little closer than before because of O'Brien) to the first team you can see live. I went with Manchester United and AC Milan as my two teams as they were the first Euro games I saw in '90. And San Jose I've been with since day one.
Honestly, if you are just starting to watch Italian soccer, see as many games as you can and see which teams excite you. You tend to be drawn to certain teams, even if they aren't your favorite. As others have suggested too, read up on the history of the clubs and after that, the choice pretty much makes itself. Good luck!
cpwilson80
19 Aug 2002, 05:20 PM
Oh, and www.italian-soccer.com should be back online the 25th of August I believe - it's one of the better Italian league sites in English
TheMutts
19 Aug 2002, 05:41 PM
I would like to share with you some history you may not be aware of..
The Heysel Stadium Tragedy, 1985
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A713909
Geez thanks for sharing that with me. Those guys take football to seriosly. Any way I guess Juventes is out of the quistion.
retnicf
19 Aug 2002, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by TheMutts
Any way I guess Juventes is out of the quistion. \
Or Liverpool is out of the question, but I digress...
I agree with cpwilson80, given you have no history with any team, then follow the league for a while and see which team/player/group of fans excite you.
MassachusettsRef
19 Aug 2002, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by TheMutts
Why cant I support Liverpool and Juventes I was actully thinkin of Juventes,
I'm curious as to just exactly how one "supports" Liverpool without knowing about Heysel.
And Brian.....
Originally posted by BrianCappellieri
Learn about the club's history, past and present players, managers, owners, and supporters.Fair enough, I agree so far, but......
Also pick which club colors, uniforms, logo, stadium etc. that you like. Colors? Uniforms (that change every year)? You're not serious, are you?
BrianCappellieri
19 Aug 2002, 06:09 PM
Club colors, symbol, and their stadium rarely change. I'm not sure why you think they change every year.
Uniform styles change often but usually have a similiar stlye and the same colors. If you love Lazio's sky blue you won't hate their new kit the next year...
And Mutts, that is pretty pathetic that you never heard about Heysel, Liverpool fan or not.