Comments on: 10 Things I Learned from Lyon vs. Fiorentina

By: Inara

Inara — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:44:32 +0000

K, I’m closing comments on this post. There’s obviously nothing relevant left to discuss about the game.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:05 +0000

Ronan ?
Have you ever heard about the IP ?
Just asking.

By: Ronan "The Don" Napier

Ronan "The Don" Napier — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:28:03 +0000

Inara what have i done wrong ?

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000

Wow !
You’re so good, Santa ! You read my mind !

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:21:28 +0000

Dear Santa,

I’ve been very kind, all year. Really, believe me.
For Christmas, I’d just like you to ban Sid Govou and Mad’s from this debate.
Just forget about my last “beautiful car with 3 naked models in it” request.

Kind regards

By: Inara

Inara — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:21:10 +0000

Ronan, keep that up and I WILL ban your IP.

By: sidney govou

sidney govou — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:02:58 +0000

You smile to me? Yo maccaroni, you are just a little italian, you little frog. We Croatinas hate Italy, so I hate you. And don’t never say that Lyon is weak, I kill for that. So, frog man, back off.

By: ursus arctos

ursus arctos — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:12:18 +0000

What brilliant analysis. Do keep it up.

Quite amazing that the Viola scored the second while in full retreat.

By: sidney govou

sidney govou — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:10:02 +0000

We did’t win because you play football like crap. You score a goal and then you play with 11 players in box of 16 metars. Fight like a man, don’t be like a pussy, score a goal and then full retreat. Lyon kill Fiorentina, but we didn’t score a goal more then italians.

By: sandrahn

sandrahn — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:59:52 +0000

“I noticed that you don’t mind this guys’ intolerance. I mean I saw that you posted on the blog and called me a bigot, for not actually being one, but you didn’t say boo about this guy”

Oh please–I’m sure you very generously express your condemnation when anyone makes francophobic comments (while always being quick to condemn anti-Italian slurs). I’m not going any further with this, to me you remain a francophobic bigot who wields double standards when it comes to your sensitivity about anti-Italian bigotry.

“And I am going to bet that you didn’t complain to Matt Groening either.”

Interesting that you mentioned that because in the past I HAVE written letters of complaint to TV shows that have made slurs against certain nationalities (including the French). I don’t watch the Simpsons but I wouldn’t have liked that comment at all had I seen the episode in question.

It’s not bigotry to bring up Mussolini — it’s bigotry to generalize Mussolini as an innate expression of the Italian culture and character–to bring him up in an attempt to make ugly stereotypes about Italians. Sorry you can’t understand such a basic distinction.

And ursus is right to question the notion that Lyon are so much better than Fiorentina — it’s not true. Fiorentina are my #1 Italian team to watch, way ahead of Inter or Roma or Juve or Milan. For them to get 2 goals away from home in the CL is no mean feat. Let’s see if Lyon can do the same in the reverse leg.