I spoke to a serial divorcee some years ago and he suggested that after one bad marriage, you’re more likely to plunge headfirst into another, then another, than your average person, despite all the warning signs.
He was driven by a need to put things right in his life. Regretful of lost time, he wanted to get on with finding a secure, lasting, future relationship.
Parma were a tiny club for most of their existence, occupying the fourth tier of Italian football, but they rose inextricably to become one of the top clubs in Europe. When Rangers knocked them out of the Champions League qualifiers in the 90s, they were sixth top seed in the Uefa rankings. When the money dried up and insolvency grabbed them a few years ago it must have been hard to accept their place – a club with little substance going for it, but with fans expecting glory.
News this week that after liquidation a newco Parma would kick off at the bottom tier of the professional game in Italy is a morality tale. Just as my pal, the divorcee, was compelled to plunge into a ‘lasting and successful’ relationship at the first opportunity, few people who pick up the pieces of insolvent football clubs seem to be blessed with pragmatic expectations. A second, even more damaging liquidation, haunts in the shadows.
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Yassas,
Eurochamps67
Chairbhoy,
Inverted commas in wrong place
Football is the lungs on the nation
It’s probably wrong :)
Could have been the pressure release valve :)
Womens football
Remember about 6 or 7 years ago at kids training
one of dads girlfriends was there as usual.
But for once she was kicking ball about
and a bit of keepy uppy.
jc2 “says your no bad hen for a girl like ”
she replied ” I hope so I have > 50 caps for Scotland.”
jc2 ” What proper football full international ”
YIP.
Week later in local rag front page
congratulating her on >50 caps by age of 21.
new article posted.
the_huddle
14:33 on 28 June, 2015
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I’m very confident world number 100 in the mens game would beat Serena Williams, it would just be good to see to be proved right :O)
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Just think, if number 99 in the men’s game did a Frank Maloney he’d (?) be worth a fortune. A purely commercial venture of course :)
canamalar @ 15:12,
Yeah, I thought that, just rather liked your last sentance that inadvertently ryhmned with the quote:-)
Hail Hail
Petec
I speak from my experience and base my opinion on it.
Everyone does, but it is in sharing that experience we can enlighten each other.
I spoke of the good I observed coming from the ladies game in terms of the personal development and the many friendships my daughter made.
One of the girls, who might still play for Rangers Ladies now, came from Bridgeton and I sometimes gave her and her dad a lift. Lovely folk whom I would never have met but for the ladies game.
Stereo type barriers broken on both sides. A good thing surely?
Great seeing the Hoops again tonight and I think that is what has brought on an urge to watch “The Road to Seville” I am in a quandrie here,half of me wants to watch it but the other bit is worried about the pain it may cause.I was there but have never watched it again.
Should I give it a few more years,ignore the urge,or watch until the Final?
Please help.
confusedcfc.
Hail Hail