Comments on: Pro Vercelli: Put Down the Book, Francesca http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-9462 Sean Sat, 15 May 2010 03:26:02 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-9462 Ok, I read this exchange again after more than a year, and I laughed until I cried *again*, despite knowing what was coming. Well played, gentlemen. Ok, I read this exchange again after more than a year, and I laughed until I cried *again*, despite knowing what was coming. Well played, gentlemen.

]]> By: Pro Vercelli: When You're the Clouds, the Sky Looks Cloudless - The Run of Play http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-5780 Pro Vercelli: When You're the Clouds, the Sky Looks Cloudless - The Run of Play Sun, 17 May 2009 21:02:54 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-5780 [...] precisely, we've won two trophies: the Serie C2/A championship following our sort-of-undefeated season in 2009/10, and the Serie C2 Supercoppa, the three-team microtournament contested by the winners of [...] [...] precisely, we've won two trophies: the Serie C2/A championship following our sort-of-undefeated season in 2009/10, and the Serie C2 Supercoppa, the three-team microtournament contested by the winners of [...]

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3552 Fredorrarci Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:38 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3552 <i>(Pause)</i> Huh. Good comeback. <i>(Shuffles away, grumpily)</i> (Pause)

Huh. Good comeback.

(Shuffles away, grumpily)

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3548 Brian Phillips Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:12:48 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3548 Rafa? Rafa?

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3546 Fredorrarci Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3546 <i>But then we had to replay it, thanks to a corrupt save game file.</i> Uh-huh. Yep. Sure. So this is how you do it, then: let us know about this one time your conscience got the better of you so we won't suspect you of multiple instances of conveniently wondering what Ctrl-Alt-Del does as time ticks down on another game in which your impending defeat is definitely the ref's fault, I mean, their fifth goal was offside by <i>at least</i> a foot, maybe fifteen inches, even, and my team never play well with the breeze behind them, and that was definitely our throw-in, and three games in eight days?, this game has it in for me, I've a mind to send a stern email to Sports Interactive about this, etc. We're through the looking glass, here, people... But then we had to replay it, thanks to a corrupt save game file.

Uh-huh. Yep. Sure. So this is how you do it, then: let us know about this one time your conscience got the better of you so we won’t suspect you of multiple instances of conveniently wondering what Ctrl-Alt-Del does as time ticks down on another game in which your impending defeat is definitely the ref’s fault, I mean, their fifth goal was offside by at least a foot, maybe fifteen inches, even, and my team never play well with the breeze behind them, and that was definitely our throw-in, and three games in eight days?, this game has it in for me, I’ve a mind to send a stern email to Sports Interactive about this, etc. We’re through the looking glass, here, people…

]]> By: ursus arctos http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3544 ursus arctos Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:44:27 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3544 Someone's written some bad code . . . Though it is true that their real beef is with Legnano, who are only about 3km away. Someone’s written some bad code . . .

Though it is true that their real beef is with Legnano, who are only about 3km away.

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3543 Brian Phillips Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:39:18 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3543 What gets me is that, according to FM09, <em>we</em> consider <em>them</em> rivals while they're totally indifferent to us. Time to start caring, Pro Patria. What gets me is that, according to FM09, we consider them rivals while they’re totally indifferent to us. Time to start caring, Pro Patria.

]]> By: ursus arctos http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3542 ursus arctos Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:19:18 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3542 Pro Patria aren't that far away from you (Busto Arsizio near Malpensa Airport) and like to think themselves as sleeping giants because they've been around for almost a century and have had several stints in Serie A, but they can't hold a candle to your lot when it comes to honours. Pro Patria aren’t that far away from you (Busto Arsizio near Malpensa Airport) and like to think themselves as sleeping giants because they’ve been around for almost a century and have had several stints in Serie A, but they can’t hold a candle to your lot when it comes to honours.

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3528 Brian Phillips Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:13:30 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3528 Fixed. The relegated teams are Verona (picked to finish fourth) and Cittadella (picked to finish fifth). Both squads look strong, but Cittadella scares me---they scored fewer goals than any other team in Serie B last season, and still managed 17 draws. It's going to be like playing the concept of friction. Rimini, this year's Serie C1 media favorite, were relegated from Serie B the season before last and narrowly missed out on promotion in the playoff last year. Novara are squarely in our sights, don't worry. They're going to explode so hard they'll have to drop the last two letters from their name. At least according to the game, we also have a bit of a rivalry with Pro Patria. I can't find any information about that one, but we'll try to grind them beneath our heel just to be safe. Fixed.

The relegated teams are Verona (picked to finish fourth) and Cittadella (picked to finish fifth). Both squads look strong, but Cittadella scares me—they scored fewer goals than any other team in Serie B last season, and still managed 17 draws. It’s going to be like playing the concept of friction.

Rimini, this year’s Serie C1 media favorite, were relegated from Serie B the season before last and narrowly missed out on promotion in the playoff last year.

Novara are squarely in our sights, don’t worry. They’re going to explode so hard they’ll have to drop the last two letters from their name.

At least according to the game, we also have a bit of a rivalry with Pro Patria. I can’t find any information about that one, but we’ll try to grind them beneath our heel just to be safe.

]]> By: ursus arctos http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/09/pro-vercelli-put-down-the-book-francesca/#comment-3526 ursus arctos Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:46:49 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5325#comment-3526 A pedant writes: *Venezia* /end pedantry. Which clubs have come down from Serie B? They will generally challenge for promotion unless they are in serious financial difficulty. 1900 season tickets is very impressive for C1. The current average total attendance for the clubs in your "girone" is only 2,700, and that is seriously distorted by Hellas (who average over 10,000) and Cesena (who are over 6,000). With Biella and those parvenus from Belvedere left in the dust, I would expect you to turn your derby sights on Novara. A pedant writes:

*Venezia*

/end pedantry.

Which clubs have come down from Serie B? They will generally challenge for promotion unless they are in serious financial difficulty.

1900 season tickets is very impressive for C1. The current average total attendance for the clubs in your “girone” is only 2,700, and that is seriously distorted by Hellas (who average over 10,000) and Cesena (who are over 6,000).

With Biella and those parvenus from Belvedere left in the dust, I would expect you to turn your derby sights on Novara.

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