Torino are 2-0 up against Milan at half time. Falque being awesome in the buildup for the first goal, and a nice predatory finish from Belotti too:

The second goal was a nice backheel from Benassi, Belotti with the assist:

The new Juventus crest is absolutely fucking terrible. What in the world were they thinking.

Irish gunner wrote:

The new Juventus crest is absolutely fucking terrible. What in the world were they thinking.

I think this one looks better!

😆 Who did they pay to design that crest for them, the Apple support?

Klaus wrote:

😆 Who did they pay to design that crest for them, the Apple support?

😆 

Klaus wrote:

Torino are 2-0 up against Milan at half time. Falque being awesome in the buildup for the first goal, and a nice predatory finish from Belotti too:

The second goal was a nice backheel from Benassi, Belotti with the assist:

Savz' boy Romagnoli for both goals looking as dogshit as the new Juve crest

The new Juve crest would be great if Juve was a fashion brand. I'm all for rocking the boat when it comes to branding, but the new crest is a corporate logo, not a crest. The new typeface is really nice though.

Edit:
I just read this unbelievable piece from the Juve fan blog:

http://www.juvefc.com/juventus-logo-rebranding-bigger-picture/

Would it make sense to have a computer logo from 1977 on an internet device in 2017? The new Juventus logo is no longer about the football team, it’s about the brand. An expansion beyond the pitch that must encompass everything it does and that it intends to do. Therefore, it must not only appeal to the core football fan, it must appeal to non-football fans.

HOLY SHIT. What utter nonsense is that?

banduan wrote:

The new Juve crest would be great if Juve was a fashion brand. I'm all for rocking the boat when it comes to branding, but the new crest is a corporate logo, not a crest. The new typeface is really nice though.

Edit:
I just read this unbelievable piece from the Juve fan blog:

http://www.juvefc.com/juventus-logo-rebranding-bigger-picture/

Would it make sense to have a computer logo from 1977 on an internet device in 2017? The new Juventus logo is no longer about the football team, it’s about the brand. An expansion beyond the pitch that must encompass everything it does and that it intends to do. Therefore, it must not only appeal to the core football fan, it must appeal to non-football fans.

HOLY SHIT. What utter nonsense is that?

That's no fan. That's the guy who was paid half a million dollars to come up with that new logo

banduan wrote:

Edit:
I just read this unbelievable piece from the Juve fan blog:

http://www.juvefc.com/juventus-logo-rebranding-bigger-picture/

Would it make sense to have a computer logo from 1977 on an internet device in 2017? The new Juventus logo is no longer about the football team, it’s about the brand. An expansion beyond the pitch that must encompass everything it does and that it intends to do. Therefore, it must not only appeal to the core football fan, it must appeal to non-football fans.

HOLY SHIT. What utter nonsense is that?

😆 The hilarious thing is that it literally IS a computer logo that existed in 1977:

Bryant wrote:

😆

Claudius wrote:
banduan wrote:

The new Juve crest would be great if Juve was a fashion brand. I'm all for rocking the boat when it comes to branding, but the new crest is a corporate logo, not a crest. The new typeface is really nice though.

Edit:
I just read this unbelievable piece from the Juve fan blog:

http://www.juvefc.com/juventus-logo-rebranding-bigger-picture/
HOLY SHIT. What utter nonsense is that?

That's no fan. That's the guy who was paid half a million dollars to come up with that new logo

😆 My exact thoughts.

I love reading horrible pieces like these. I always imagine the author of these articles to be some well-educated moron sipping on an caramel latté thinking themselves to be profound when they type out some shit about working on "expanding the appeal of your brand". And of course the article as every marketing piece of piss in existence comes complete with a mention of how fucking Apple changed the world with its vision, regardless of how completely irrelevant Apple is to the topic at hand

Napoli are 2-0 up against Milan after 10 minutes. Another class goal from Insigne.

Milan vs Napoli now, 2-0 to the away team and not even 10 minutes played yet. Napoli is deadly on the counter.

16 days later

Apparently Marco fucking Parolo scored four fucking goals in one game against Pescara, the first three all headers. 😆

Also shame about Juventus steamrolling everyone because Napoli really deserve a title with this team. Won 7-1 away at Bologna with both Hamsik and Mertens scoring hat tricks

😆 I like Parolo. He's not the flashiest but you tell him to run and he'll forrest gump it throughout the game.

I can't believe how great Mertens is this season, by the way. Bloke has never looked like anything but a bit-part player before in Italy and now he's one of the best forwards in Europe.

He always played on the wings in the past, now he has the chance to flourish in the centre after Higuain left and he has made them an even more fluid side in attack. It's amazing.

Hamsik hattrick was class by the way.

A 9-man Milan just scored a 90th minute winner against Bologna away. 😆

Paletta for a second booking after 38 minutes and Kucka for a second booking within six minutes after 58 minutes 😆

Tough week for Bologna after conceding seven at home vs Napoli. I'm going to put my life savings on Donadoni getting the sack before midnight

He's testing their patience for sure.

Speaking of Serie A, Higuain showed up with another goal tonight. That's his 6th in 2017 and overall the 19th in 23 starts for Juve this season. Top scorer in Italy again despite a struggling start. What a player he is.

I didn't see the Milan match but apparently they've not only been down to 9 men but Poli was limping shortly after coming on after 60 minutes. Which reminds me of this video

17 days later

So Juve now has 30 consecutive home wins....30. I can't even imagine that the way we play at home.

Nainggolan is back at it again! 

That's some goal.

Do you have a vid of the trick Perisic did and got booked? Didn't know that wasn't allowed!

Clrnc wrote:

That's some goal.

Do you have a vid of the trick Perisic did and got booked? Didn't know that wasn't allowed!

seems verratti did this a few weeks ago and booked? 

Bryant wrote:

Nainggolan is back at it again! 

He's in ridiculous form this season. I'd take him ahead of Vidal the way he's playing

Be depressing interesting to see who he'll play for next season

Fuck, Naingolan just scored another cracker 😆

2-1 now. Ref has been against Inter this game, missed the foul on Eder in the box.

ref easily calls penalty for roma 😆 what a walk up by Perotti. (

Bryant wrote:

2-1 now. Ref has been against Inter this game, missed the foul on Eder in the box.

ref easily calls penalty for roma 😆 what a walk up by Perotti. (

He does that walk up every time. Don't think he's ever missed one either

5 days later

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-01/berlusconi-said-considering-further-delay-in-ac-milan-team-sale

[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Billionaire Silvio Berlusconi is considering accepting a third, non-refundable 100 million-euro ($105 million) deposit to give the Chinese investor group seeking to buy his [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]AC Milan[/font] soccer team more time to complete the deal, according to people familiar with the situation.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing’s preliminary agreement to purchase AC Milan for 740 million euros was supposed to be concluded in December, but Berlusconi extended the deadline to March 3. Bloomberg News reported last month that Chinese authorities have blocked the investment group from transferring funds from mainland China to buy the seven-time European champion team.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Berlusconi will benefit from the new delay in closing the transaction. Even if the deal collapses, the former Italian prime minister would get 300 million euros and retain control of his beloved soccer team. That scenario would be a remarkable twist in his three-decade ownership of AC Milan, which enjoyed its longest period of success under the 80-year-old.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]The transfer is being held up partly because the Chinese embassy in Rome disapproved of the warm welcome to Milan for the Dalai Lama in October, according to people familiar with the situation. In addition, China is redoubling efforts to encourage domestic investment in a bid to prop up the yuan.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Berlusconi’s holding company [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Fininvest SpA[/font] is considering granting the new delay until the end of March in return for another non-refundable deposit, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. SES and Fininvest declined to comment.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]The former Italian prime minister’s two-year odyssey to sell the soccer team has been among the lengthiest in recent history. He turned to SES in August after more than a year of talks with Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol failed. In October, Bloomberg News [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]reported[/font] the Chinese investors filed a false bank report during initial negotiations.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Unable to transfer its money out of China, the investors had to draw on accounts based in the British Virgin Islands to make a second, 100 million-euro deposit in December.
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Sale of Milan running into problems yet again. I wonder if this is just a ploy for Berlusconi to launder money. 

Belotti scores three goals within seven minutes of eachother for Torino.

4 days later

We could probably go to Serie A for all the players we need this summer. Lots of good talent there.

Klaus wrote:

Belotti scores three goals within seven minutes of eachother for Torino.

Icardi just scored a hat trick in 11 minutes as well. Argentina is still banning him from their NT 😆 

What is he banned for? Whatever it is, isn't his quality irrelevant?

Rumour has it that Messi and Maradona are blocking him from the NT squad since they both know and like Maxi Lopez. I'll say this, he has a knack for pissing off the wrong people. 😆

I've warmed up to Icardi as a footballer a lot over the last year or so. He's never going to create much on his own but there's an air of David Trezeguet over him.

He's full of shit, there are loads of Italians who hate his guts at pretty much every club. The Wanda story is one thing but he loves to constantly wind up opposition fans

Great player though. Used to be a highly limited and deadly striker but he's added a lot to his game over the last 18 months or so

4 days later
13 days later

Sevilla just announced that Monchi is leaving them. It sounds like he's heading to Roma as their new sporting director.

Roma has gotten themselves a real coup.

Clrnc wrote:

Roma has gotten themselves a real coup.

Serie A as a whole has gotten itself a real coup if it's true.

If we landed him I wouldn't care if we got Allardyce or Moyes as our next manager. He made Juande Ramos, the guy who spent the last couple years in Russia and Eastern Ukraine, look good enough to manage Real Madrid after landing a record breaking deal at Spurs.

Can't think of anyone I'd rather see sign a contract at the club bar Messi or Simeone maybe. Even Gazidis and Kroenke couldn't prevent us from becoming a successful club again with him in charge.