di Canio to retire

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:28 am

Lazio legend Paolo di Canio has announced he'll retire @ the end of the season. he has played for Cisco Roma since 2006 when he had a contract dispute with Claudio Lotito. His goals nearly led Cisco to promotion to C1. Paolo lived for the derbies with Roma and scored against them in 2005 famously celebrating in front of the merda in Curva Sud. Great night that was.

Forever a Laziale tifoso, Paolo is a legend and one of my all-time favourite players / heroes etc.

THE ORACLE · Post by **THE ORACLE** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:05 am

no chance of getting him over here then. i would have loved to have the chance to pay to see both him and zola playing here. even if they were not playing for adelaide. how i wish they had been born englishmen.

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:39 am

lefty will be in tears!

Ps, Di Canio was a class act and I loved how he played the football!

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:15 am

well i havent been able to see him play for Cisco... so not seeing him play for a while has been disappointing, woulf been brillant if he came to the A-League, would bring a level of passion as well as technical class.

FORZA PAOLO!

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:09 pm

LFTWNG11 wrote:well i havent been able to see him play for Cisco... so not seeing him play for a while has been disappointing, woulf been brillant if he came to the A-League, would bring a level of passion as well as technical class.

FORZA PAOLO!

As well as he making u come in ur pants!

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:15 pm

diegom wrote:
LFTWNG11 wrote:well i havent been able to see him play for Cisco... so not seeing him play for a while has been disappointing, woulf been brillant if he came to the A-League, would bring a level of passion as well as technical class.

FORZA PAOLO!

As well as he making u come in ur pants!

of course...

Fred Goldstone · Post by **Fred Goldstone** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:32 pm

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!

He WAS a class player until he went back to Italy and started pushing his Right Wing (NAZI) political ideals.

Now he's just another player who fell for the mistake of believing his own publicity.

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:38 pm

Fred Goldstone wrote:Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!

He WAS a class player until he went back to Italy and started pushing his Right Wing (NAZI) political ideals.

Now he's just another player who fell for the mistake of believing his own publicity.

Hillsfootball · Post by **Hillsfootball** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:59 pm

Fred Goldstone wrote:Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!

He WAS a class player until he went back to Italy and started pushing his Right Wing (NAZI) political ideals.

Now he's just another player who fell for the mistake of believing his own publicity.

I couldn't agree more. If he just sticked to play football he would have been considered a great player.

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:01 pm

Fred Goldstone wrote:Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!

He WAS a class player until he went back to Italy and started pushing his Right Wing (NAZI) political ideals.

Now he's just another player who fell for the mistake of believing his own publicity.

you a fuckwit for saying that. how many Lazio matches did you watch with Di canio playing? go watch some replays from 2005 and see how good the guy was.

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:32 pm

being good is one thing
pushing your political agenda via playing is another

maybe he should of started his politcal idealism's after he retired ?

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:39 pm

nachoman wrote:being good is one thing
pushing your political agenda via playing is another

maybe he should of started his politcal idealism's after he retired ?

but how does giving a Roman salute make you a bad player?? it doesnt affect his playing ability.

to say 'good riddance to bad rubbish' is a joke. you know what would be good riddance to bad rubbish, if England never qualified for another major tournament again.

would have loved to see Paolo come to the a-league.

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:00 pm

Laziale why do you even bother, they dont know what it means, let their ignorance make them happy...

Paolo was a great a player and is a great man.

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:02 pm

LFTWNG11 wrote:Laziale why do you even bother, they dont know what it means, let their ignorance make them happy...

Paolo was a great a player and is a great man.

im bored atm

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:21 pm

Fred Goldstone wrote:Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!

He WAS a class player until he went back to Italy and started pushing his Right Wing (NAZI) political ideals.

Now he's just another player who fell for the mistake of believing his own publicity.

Its comments like this that makes u feel proud that u have NO FARKEN IDEA!

Di Canio is and always will be a FARKIN LEGEND!

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:01 am

great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:31 am

nachoman wrote:great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

find me an interview where he pushed his political agenda?!?! indeed find me proof he even has a political agenda... he did a Roman salute, all of a sudden thats an agenda

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:17 am

interview or actions ?

he himself states he is a facist ...

thats ok if thats all he said but some of his actions on the field ( ie celebrations/gestures ) provoked unrest

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:23 am

Ignorance is Bliss

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:30 am

LFTWNG11 wrote:
nachoman wrote:great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

find me an interview where he pushed his political agenda?!?! indeed find me proof he even has a political agenda... he did a Roman salute, all of a sudden thats an agenda

dont even bother lefty

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:33 am

nachoman wrote:interview or actions ?

he himself states he is a facist ...

thats ok if thats all he said but some of his actions on the field ( ie celebrations/gestures ) provoked unrest

tell me where hes says "I AM FACIST".

i woudl like to see it, not doubting that he is... just I never ever recognise him "PUSHING" his political agenda anywhere... ok he saluted THE LAZIO FANS... but most of them would recognise, embrace it, hardly "PUSHING" his ideals on them is he?!?! he never did it to England, or even to rival fans...

i would love to know where you get the idea that he "PUSHED" politcal views onto the football world and that his football career was as much about politics as it was about football...

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:34 am

Laziale wrote:
LFTWNG11 wrote:
nachoman wrote:great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

find me an interview where he pushed his political agenda?!?! indeed find me proof he even has a political agenda... he did a Roman salute, all of a sudden thats an agenda
dont even bother lefty

2 late...

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:36 am

can i quote wikipedia ?

Hillsfootball · Post by **Hillsfootball** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:39 am

LFTWNG11 wrote:
nachoman wrote:great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

find me an interview where he pushed his political agenda?!?! indeed find me proof he even has a political agenda... he did a Roman salute, all of a sudden thats an agenda

In Europe making a roman salute has a lot of significance. It is enough to create an agenda. Some of Lazio Ultra a renown to be right wing extremists.

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:41 am

Hillsfootball wrote:
LFTWNG11 wrote:
nachoman wrote:great footballer indeed
just needed to hold his political career until he finished playing

read it carefully

find me an interview where he pushed his political agenda?!?! indeed find me proof he even has a political agenda... he did a Roman salute, all of a sudden thats an agenda
In Europe making a roman salute has a lot of significance. It is enough to create an agenda. Some of Lazio Ultra a renown to be right wing extremists.

thanks for the info captain obvious

i was completely unaware of that

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:42 am

Dicanio himself states that he is a facist but not a racist .

Piola · Post by **Piola** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:44 am

nachoman wrote:Dicanio himself states that he is a facist but not a racist .

and according to wikipedia his lawyer made the comment not him.

whether you like him or not Paolo is & always will be a fucking legend

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:46 am

nachoman wrote:Dicanio himself states that he is a facist but not a racist .

ok ill give you that... so tell me where he PUSHES his ideals onto others and creates an agenda (giving a salute to your fans is not an agenda, no matter which way u look at it)...

not saying he perfect, far from it, but to make his career be about politics is your own ignorant doing and not a true indication of the man... a man who caught a ball with a wide open goal cos the keeper was injured when most would of tapped in.

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:01 pm

ok so he wasnt directly pushing an agenda ,

but associating with far right supporter groups and then labelling yourself as a fascist = political motivations

as for being ignorant - im just reading between the lines and not through the straight and narrow

"After making a salute in a match against Juventus in December 2005, he was suspended for one game by the Italian Football Federation and fined 10,000 Euros. After criticism from politicians for his behavior, he stated that he would,"always salute as I did yesterday because it gives me a sense of belonging to my people." Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, stated that the salute "did not have any meaning" and described the player as "an exhibitionist but a good lad". His own team Lazio, distanced themselves from his actions, claiming that they rejected the "politicization" of football in any way.

Di Canio initially refused to apologize for his actions and claimed that he did not intend to make a political statement. He insisted that he is free to communicate with his fans in whichever way he pleases, though the Italian constitution considers Fascist propaganda to be illegal. These events sparked a series of debates throughout the country, comparing the difference in the perception of the far right and left. Di Canio amended his earlier remarks and claimed that he is "a fascist, not a racist. The salute is aimed at my people. With the straight arm I don't want to incite violence and certainly not racial hatred."[2] He later denied ever having made that comment which was attributed to his lawyer "

Fred Goldstone · Post by **Fred Goldstone** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:26 pm

nachoman. you are wasting your time trying to get through to these idiots.

They are tunnel-vision types typical of the Fascist supporters Paolo aligns himself to.

Being a Fascist is by definition admitting to being a right-wing nationalist and thereby a racist.

That's how Hitler was able to garner support from so many 'average' people, because he appealed to their ideals of national/racial superiority.