Random footie

[Alviro Patterson]

Italian side Carpi have gone from the fifth tier to Serie A in 5 years! They only have a ground capacity of just over 4,000. Basically the Italian version of Eibar.

One of those seasons included a double promotion, but still a fine achievement noneoftheless.

There seems to be a number of small sized European teams on a meteorical rise of sorts. Makes you wonder whether is a phase or a start or the footballing geography is changing?

[Aidan11]

Jimmy Greaves is in intensive care after a stroke.

One of the legends of English football.

[Gingerfinch]

Ronaldo has apparently donated $7.8m to the Nepal earthquake aid

[ddb]

Great guy off the field, lots of stories like this. It's a crazy figure, the same as some Governments.

Keeps his ego on the field.

[Gingerfinch]

Another sad day for Belgian football

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32687608

[sussexpob]

I am sure all of you watched it anyway, but the Tromsø v Vålerenga 4-5 thriller match yesterday was the best match I think I have seen since..... the 5-5 playoff final the night before.

Vålerenga flying at the start of the season

[Gingerfinch]

Missed that one, sussex.

[sussexpob]

Missed that one, sussex.

Crap defending = goals.... need to watch more Norwegian league

[sussexpob]

I take it GF, that you are currently watching Start v Bodø/Glimt?

Two goals in the first ten, set to be a lower league thriller this

[sussexpob]

Not that anyone cares, but since old Martin left for Real Madrid's B team, Stroemsgodset look pants. I miss him already..... give him back damn greedy Real stealing him!! He was the only player in the league that had anything close to ball control!!

[Gingerfinch]

I take it GF, that you are currently watching Start v Bodø/Glimt?

Two goals in the first ten, set to be a lower league thriller this

Sounds like good old sunday morning Football, but with slightly better quality!

[sussexpob]

I take it GF, that you are currently watching Start v Bodø/Glimt?

Two goals in the first ten, set to be a lower league thriller this

Sounds like good old sunday morning Football, but with slightly better quality!

I wouldnt be sure about the quality... there was no more goals for 80 minutes

[dan08]

Ronaldo has apparently donated $7.8m to the Nepal earthquake aid

Great guy off the field, lots of stories like this. It's a crazy figure, the same as some Governments.

Keeps his ego on the field.

Turns out Ronaldo didn't donate anything:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/richardhjames/c ... n-to-nepal http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... rev=search

Still raised awareness though.

[sussexpob]

21 year old Emanuel Ortega has been killed in an Argentinian B Division match after losing an innocent shoulder to shoulder challenge, and suffered a double fracture to the head when he crashed into a concrete wall at the front of the stand.....

All football in Argentina suspended for the next week to pay respects.

[sussexpob]

Interestingly also, he once posted the following post on Twitter..... clearly died doing what he loved.

"Perhaps I won't ever play football professionally," he wrote. "Maybe I will, or maybe as an amateur, but when I go for each ball I am going to die, when my legs say STOP, my heart says CONTINUE.

"The difference between me and professionals is that when my boots break, I don't change them, I spent all night tidying them up and gluing them back together so I can play again because it is what I love.

"Football is my LIFE, not only a past-time, it is what makes me forget everything else, and I will give my life for it.

"The day that I can't play anymore, that is where my life ends."

RIP son