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...well according to the Adver any way (and the Gazetta de la Thingy in Italy). I have to say, I am very surprised having read the players comments the other day. Based on that I would have said there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell of him signing but that does not seem to be the case.

I had never heard of him until a couple of days ago and would not know him if he walked up to me in the street and punched me in the face but his name alone tells me this would be a fantastic signing :clap: :clap:

Good news.

Who has been messing with his wiki page then...


It was confirmed in June 2011 that Swindon Town Manager Paolo Di Canio was interested in signing Comazzi for the 2011/12 Season[2]. A little known fact about Comazzi is that he can play the theme tune to Shaft on the kazoo.

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Calciomercato/24-06-2011/viviano-accordo-last-minute-801736103690.shtml&ei=sX0FTufIKNKbhQeQn6TPDQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEkQ7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLa%2BGazzetto%2Bdello%2BSport%2BComazzi%2B%2Bswindon%2Btown%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D7mh%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26prmd%3Divnsu


If its in the Gazzetta it must be true :)

Welcome aboard Comazzi, hopefully.

http://thewashbag.com/2011/06/22/an-italian-view-on-alberto-comazzis-proposed-move-to-swindon/

The low down on him plus video footage and a goal. Lets hope he is one of those big dirty Italian centre backs!

I'll believe it when its on the OS shirt and/or scarf picture.

The adver article hasnt been posted directly in here but I love Di Canio a bit more every time he speaks.

If he walks the walk even half as good as he talks the talk we're going up as fucking champions.

Fucking hell dv have you been on the waccy baccy? It must be time to start getting excited :)

Nope.

All I've really said is he talks a good game. I was never a pessimist always a realist.

More of a realist with distinct leanings towards pessimism I would say. I like to think of myself as a realist with optimistic leanings. It's much more fun ;)

As a great man once said, a realist is just a pessimist who likes to think his opinion is more valid.

I think its fair to say when it comes to STFC pessimism is the realistic option!

I like: "The optimist and the pessimist both end up in the same place but the optimist has a better time getting there"  8)

With regards to Comazzi though, a player's appearance record is usually quite telling. It does not necessarily tell the whole story of course but his looks pretty solid. Only two games when at Milan but he was only a kid, a 'lost season' at Lazio (but he must of done pretty well to get picked up by them in the first place). Other than that though, very steady and at a good level:

1996-1998    Milan              2    (0) 1998-2000    Como (loan) 59    (1) 2000–2001    Monza     29    (0) 2001–2002    Lazio               0    (0) 2002–2007    Verona    170    (3) 2008–2009 Ancona(loan) 30    (0) 2009-10    Verona      23    (0) 2010-    Spezia        7    (1)

Hardly?

I would have thought the pessimist would have accepted our relegation to League Two in December and had given up so long in advance that he had become comfortably numb to the actual relegation.

Where as the optimist would have been forever thinking we'll turn it around, we'll go on a run we did it last season, we can do is again this season. The likes of Prutton and Rose are good players in Wilson we trust. Then they'd be gutted when we actually got relegated

Yes Dave. You're quite right. As always 8)

I was an optimist

And when we went down I was so devastated that I didn't say I was going to stop posting in the TEF.

If DV attends games next year I'm banning him from the TEF.

An interesting video clip there for anyone who thinks he won't fancy a wet Tuesday night in Morcambe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzA6djNPlpE&feature=player_embedded

I think that is Morcambe :hmmm:

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You havent got the balls.

Nah DV never said he was going to stop posting on the TEF, just threw a bit of a paddy and stated he wouldn't watch us in league 2.

He'll be there all season, wont be able to resist it

Ah right.

But then, I was so devastated after my optimism I never said I'd stop going either.

errrrmmm

Indeed.


No.

I love the fact that this thread is now all about DV.

He's soooooooo much more interesting than our potential new signing ::)

Let's face it....we know relatively fuck all about Comazzi, not even his favourite cheese, whereas we know loads about the Special One. 

Do we know the special one's favourite cheese?

no one has ever asked!

Dairylea

What's your favourite cheese then O' special one?

 Here's the list of officially endorsed TEF cheeses.


   
   
TEF statement
« on: Friday, June 1, 2007, 01:07:11 »
   

The TEF would like to announce that following recent controversy in cheese related subjects the following cheeses are officially endorsed:

Brie
Camembert
Cheddar
Derby
Double Gloucester
Cheshire
Boursin
Paneer
Edam
Parmesan
Stilton
Shropshire Blue
Manchego
Tetilla
Idiazabal
Mozzarella
Red Leicester
Roquefort
Blue Vinny
Wensleydale

 Take your pick

You need to add Spitfire cheese to that list.

Additions can only be made after a full and frank debate as to the relative merits of the cheese, and a collective decision arrived at.

 A little research shows that Spitfire cheese is made by something called the O*ford Cheese Company, thus rendering it totally unacceptable in the present febrile atmosphere....some might argue a banning offence for merely suggesting such a thing.

Banned for cheese related offences

Comazzi sounds like a kind of cheese

This saddens me deeply. I had no idea :( But it's so bloody good :(

No mention of Dolcelatte.... nice cheese that, and italian.

Anywho, Comazzi looks quite a beast judging from that clip. Perhaps we should sign the guy that put the dead ball in as well - fantastic delivery that!

There's nothing like a brief, isolated video clip to help me make up my mind that a player is going to be a world beater. What it didn't show though was the red card he accumulated shortly after...when he was exposed as a flapping, poorly positioned, one paced defending carthorse.

Shame.

I'd hate to think where that cheese has been

I really advise you all to try some. If you're into spicy food then you'll definitely like Spitfire.

Frowning cow

the first?

he hasnt even arrived yet?

ALBERTO Comazzi has agreed terms at Swindon Town.

The 32-year-old defender will officially make the switch to the Robins on a two-year deal following the completion of a medical in the next 24 hours.

You're going to have to step it up. Very poor.

Just watching interview with him on STFC World.

His English isn't good.

Well it was last week apparantly

Oh it's poor.

Watch the interview.

Not great.

I was joking

No worse that Simon Ferry's.  ;D

Well PDC obviously told a bit of a white lie to the press about his English. Let's see how good this guy is before we jump to conclusions though.

IF Comazzi is made captain, maybe De Vita will be used as a translator ?

His English is sublime.

I'm sure he'll have mastered "fucking get it out", "move out", and "he was your man, Kev" by August... he doesn't need to be a cunning linguist to get by on the pitch

and ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Blimey, you're all being a bit harsh. After reading the comments on here I was expecting him to be looking lost after ever question. He understood what he was asked, he's got a decent vocabulary... give him a month speaking English with the rest of the squad and he'll be fine.

He did seem to understand questions perfectly well.

just seen the interview and i think his english is fine, probably a little better than my french and i don't tend to have too much difficulty living in france for 6 months of every year

That reminds me, when I was a ball boy all I could here all game was Reeves shouting ''Get up the fucking park'', ''time, time fucking time'' and ''out, out , out'' to Duke. Brilliant days.  :D

Didn't Jon Gittens always shout "Time, time" really loudly but in a bafflingly high pitched schoolgirl type voice?

I remember a load of us taking the piss out of him on the terraces away at Fratton Park during his time playing for Pompey... or did I dream that?.. I'm sure it was the first game after Kevin Morris' sad passing.

I'm afraid Jon Gittens was before my time. I started going to games in 1994.

The importance of David Duke's (200+ Football League appearances) arrival at Esh Winning F.C. was surpassed by the news that former Consett player Kieran Megran and Chris Smith had signed.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/northernleague/division1/news_articles/9067056.Relegated_Esh_sign_nine/

Great, now I feel old... this isn't improving my bad mood... although Ferris Buellers Day Off is on E4, that'll cheer me up... I always wanted a bedroom like Ferris, not now obviously, that would be a bit weird. Hey-who, wandering off topic a bit, but Cameron Fry's parents house was put up for sale a while ago, just in case anyone was interested in purchasing some prime Chicago real estate, its yours for £1.1m.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/09/house-ferris-buellers-day-off?

I know Im old because I watched Ferris Buellers day off recently and just thought what an arrogant spoilt little twat.  I wish the teacher would punch him in the balls repeatedly.

Thats real middle age grump for you.

Ohhhhh yeeahhhhh

Bom bom

chicka chuckaaaaaaa

I've seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off - I thought it was absolute shite.

There was this one time, I think it was around 01/02 we we're playing Wigan I think and we won a free kick by our corner flag (foul on one of our defenders) and Duke was assigned to take it. He put the ball where the ref said and prepared to take it, Reeves was shouting at Duke to steal a few yards and bring the ball forward, Duke moved the ball forward but Reeves kept on signalling him to bring it forward more, one of the Wigan players signalled this to the ref and the ref told Duke to move it back. Reeves just looked at Duke, shook his head and said ''you fucking idiot''.  :D

Stop your nonsense

Apologies BR.


I'm right though.

I rememeber kingy gave an interview after a game and said he'd been given a letter by a fan.
He then said he was unsure there was a bomb in it, so he got dukey to open it :D

Long live the King 8)

You're more wrong than Craig Thomson.

Well maybe not, but you are wrong.

Didn't King walk into his office and find Mel Mechin sitting at his desk, getting ready to take over the 1st team? Circa the beginning of 2002/2003 season?  :D

Juddie might know this..

He said that when the Trust held a meeting at the GW Bar to flush out Brady et all.

Do you know why they stuck with Kingy in the end? I heard him and Machin almost came to blows  ;D

This makes me think that Duke (and probably Hoolet) were fixtures, almost like furniture, in his office. I imagine they were like his bitches. Or gimps.

Grant smith aswell

Not sure about this one. I do recall Bobby Gould once enquired about the job even though King was still here, and it was Kingy who picked up the phone...