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Mr. White, Senor Blanco, Signor Bianchi
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Whatever you want to call him, I prefer two-faced jackoff myself, Bianchi is proving to be quite the elusive target. I wrote David Trezeguet’s signing with Juventus probably cleared the way forRolando Bianchi to sign with Napoli. Seemingly, Juve should have enough strikers (Trez, Palladino, Del Piero, Zalayeta & Iaquinta) and they wouldn’t need [...]
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He’s mister sun. He’s too much. He’s Marek Hamsyk
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Napoli look set to sign 19-year old Marek Hamsyk from Brescia. Given the Lupoli calamity earlier this season, Pier Paulo Marino and the rest of the Napoli staff have kept fairly mum about the potential signing. However, that hasn’t stopped Brescia chairman Gino ‘don’t call me “Don”‘ Corioni from providing fodder for the [...]
News and notes
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There’s almost too much going on with Napoli to keep straight. The signing of Rolando Bianchi is certainly a signal Marino understands the need to add another legitimate threat up front to partner with Calaio. A full 28 of the 42 games this season found Napoli scoring 1 goal or less. While the record was impressive in these [...]
Didn’t see this one coming
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I was all set to write a post about Raffaele Auriemma, the radio voice of Napoli, when I saw the news about Rolando Bianchi. Mulitple reports are reporting Napoli have reached an agreement with Reggina to purchase the dynamic forward for between 7 and 10 million euro. The sticking point now remains convincing Bianchi of the move. Someone [...]
They’re making a list and checking it twice (midfield)
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Napoli took another step towarding reinforcing the squad for a successful return to Serie A. The club worked out an arrangement with Sampdoria to purchase Roman defender Maurizio Domizzi and extend his contract through 2011. He was a rock this year and worked well within Reja’s “launch the long balls from the back and hope [...]
They’re making a list and checking it twice (forwards)
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After Napoli partied like it was 1987, Coach Edy Reja and Direttore Generale Pier Paulo Marino got together to hammer out the plans for next season. Marino and Reja are looking to add five or six new players with the anticipated 30 million euro budget. Help is being targeted to acquire two defenders, two midfielders, one or two forwards [...]
Category: Team NewsHit the road, Giovanni
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“Every farewell combines loss and new freedom.” Mason Cooley. Or to put a finer point on it: Don’t the let the door hit you on the ass on your way out!
For most calcio fans, summer is a time to wind down from the long domestic season, reintroduce ourselves to the concept of a ‘free’ weekend morning [...]
Are you ready for the summer?
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While Napoletano’s worldwide will celebrate Napoli’s triumphant return to Serie A, there is one man who must clear out his summer calendar and focus on reloading the squad: Direttore Generale Pierpaolo Marino.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis has already declared the goal for next season is to secure a top 10 finish. Next year’s Serie A [...]
To hell and back again
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Napoli supporters must have felt a bit like Dante Aligheri when his character in the Divine Comedy passed through the gates of hell. “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate” or “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” The concentric circles of hell had closed in on the once proud societa who remain the only [...]
Return to Glory!
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After six years in, what President Aurelio De Laurentis called, “hell” Napoli returned to the promised land of Serie A. Yesterday’s match against Genoa was one for the ages. While the teams and the fan base share a mutual affection for one another (such a rarity in Italian calcio), it was evident each side was [...]
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