Lazio to be relegated ?

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Lazio directors have asked the Italian League for patience in order to solve their financial problems. Financially troubled Lazio have now until July 29 to find cash to pay out last season's remaining wages. Players did not receive their money in March and April and the club must now show the money to be cleared to play Serie A football next year. Otherwise the grim prospect of relegation or even extinction could bring the Eagles down.
 
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It's about time those lazios get what they deserved!
 
Oh dear! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
 
Never mind <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
 
i bet they try sending us 12m worth of tomato sauce ;)
 
How about we offer them 10m for Nesta AND Crespo? :D
 
if league regulations don't allow us to buy Leeds, maybe we could buy these guys instead... :D
 
That could be even better business than buying the sheeps, afterall, Lazio do have quite a few WC players... I wouldn't mind seeing Nesta, Crespo & co at United, we'll flock the rest.
 
The easiest one to get would be Sorin.
The others are busy queing for last season's wages
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That Piersifal always disappears when an interesting post is made concerning shite Italian football doesn't he?
 
All the other clubs in Italy are waiting for the deadline so they can have a car boot sale at Lazio.

Just wait, Nesta will end up at Inter for half what we paid for Rio.
 
Originally posted by jraby:
<strong>All the other clubs in Italy are waiting for the deadline so they can have a car boot sale at Lazio.

Just wait, Nesta will end up at Inter for half what we paid for Rio.</strong><hr></blockquote>

as long as we get crespo and sorin for 10m ;)
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where is this Piersifal dude when we need him , maybe thats why he likes Real Madrid so much, his side is facing extinction.
 
Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>That Piersifal always disappears when an interesting post is made concerning shite Italian football doesn't he?</strong><hr></blockquote>True very true Wanker

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But what about the money they still ow us when will we get it! i hope we get a player in exchange
 
really?
heard there's a fella called Totti up there... ;)
 
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/2147601.stm" target="_blank">Italian giants given warning</a>

No big deal, just more Italian melodrama :rolleyes:

They'll pay up, but they're Italians, and they'll make some scenes before they pay up


P.S. By the way isn't it insulting to other fans using the word 'giants' for such dwarfish teams eh Argie?
 
Getting a player such as Sorin instead of them stumping up the cash they owe would be quite something. Is there any ruling of this issue? Who decides?

Sounds more like a legal matter than a case of two clubs haggling at a bring and buy sale.

Presumably Juve and Roma still have a few quid to play with, how come they're so quiet??? <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" /> <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" />
 
Originally posted by Suedesi:
<strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/2147601.stm" target="_blank">Italian giants given warning</a>
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Thanks Suedesi, for the help.
I am in serious troble: next time I start laughing so violently after reading a Raoul topic on Nesta and Lazio, I could be having an heart attack!
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Boy, this forum is better than the Simpsons!!!
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Raoul the Jolly Joker!
When did you start your career, mate?
Can I hire you for some parties here and there?
You are such a laugh!!!
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Its nice to see Piersifart being so optimistic. The Italian press arent so bullish. It seems the majority think Nazio are in deep shit.

Never mind eh Percy?
 
Percy wont be able to support Roma after Lazio go bust as Roma have the same deadline or else they are finished as well. Maybe they can raise more money by selling their drugs openly, instead of just to their own players <img src="graemlins/angel.gif" border="0" alt="[Angel]" />
 
apparently both Lazio and Roma have 6 days to work things out.

Reuters.....

MILAN (Reuters) - AS Roma and Lazio have six days to meet various financial requirements or else be barred from the forthcoming Italian league season, the Serie A finance authority Covisoc said in a statement.

Serie B teams Fiorentina, Genoa, Messina, Napoli, Palermo and Verona were also given until July 29 to get their finances in order or face exclusion.

A total of 15 teams in Serie C, Italy's third division, were also refused registration for the upcoming campaign due to the state of their finances.

All the teams have two days to appeal against the tough Covisoc ruling and they will almost certainly do so. They have no choice if they want to take part in the upcoming season which begins on September 1.

The unprecedented stream of warnings comes as Italian soccer faces a serious cash crisis, with hefty players' fees and wages leaving many teams facing huge debts.

Fiorentina, relegated from Serie A last season and with long-term financial problems, appear to be the most at risk of not getting their house in order in time for the September start.

Some media reports say they need to find 22 million euros to be in a position to satisfy the Italian Football League.

But it is the possible exclusion of Roma and Lazio, title winners in 2001 and 2000 respectively, that has shocked Italy.

MAYOR APPALLED

"It is unimaginable for the championship to take place without the Roman clubs," said Rome mayor Walter Veltroni.

"Roma and Lazio have won two of the last three titles and provided some of the best players to the national team. They are teams that are representing Italy in the world of sport and without them there won't be a championship.

"I hope the Football League and the Federation can get together with the clubs and resolve the problems," added Veltroni, who said he had already made contact with soccer authorities.

Officials from Roma and Lazio, which are both listed on the Milan stock exchange, expressed anger and bitterness at the Covisoc statement.

Roma chairman Franco Sensi told Ansa news agency that his club had been put on the blacklist because it had failed to hand over the required cash guarantees to secure its Serie A place.

"Roma has so far refused to pay up because I want to know why we are being asked to pay three times more than Inter or (AC) Milan," he was quoted as saying. "In the end we'll pay but first of all I want some explanations."

Lazio chairman Sergio Cragnotti said there had been a breakdown in communications between Italy's various soccer authorities, adding that he had already explained fully his club's situation -- a message he said Covisoc had not received.

"What has happened today is very serious, above all because Roma and Lazio are listed on the bourse and this way of doing things seriously risks undermining their shares," he told Ansa.

DRASTIC SITUATION

Last week a survey of Italian soccer's finances showed that Serie A clubs made a combined operating loss of 702 million euros in the 2000-01 season.

The drastic financial situation has even led some of Serie A's best-paid players, such as Inter Milan trio Ronaldo, Christian Vieri and Alvaro Recoba, to offer to take a pay cut.

The problems are also deep in Italy's lower divisions, although most of the Serie B clubs threatened with exclusion were quick to say they will be able to reach their targets in time.

Genoa's general director Gianni Blondet said his club's problems were merely a reflection of the general situation.

"The number of clubs that were not registered shows that the economic and financial problems are widespread across football.

"Our problems are not desperately serious -- the fact is that the money going out is double the money coming in."
 
Originally posted by Raoul:
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"Roma has so far refused to pay up because I want to know why we are being asked to pay three times more than Inter or (AC) Milan," he was quoted as saying. "In the end we'll pay but first of all I want some explanations."

Lazio chairman Sergio Cragnotti said there had been a breakdown in communications between Italy's various soccer authorities, adding that he had already explained fully his club's situation -- a message he said Covisoc had not received.
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I don't think the situation is as bad as some of you seem to hope(!). Roma aren't in big trouble and Lazio might have to offload some players - Pancaro, Baggio and Liverani have been mentioned. I suppose there's no need to worry Roma and Lazio wouldn't play in Serie A. However, for smaller clubs in Serie B and lower divisions that might be a bigger problem.
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Why is the title of this topic not "Lazio and Roma to be relegated ?" ? <img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />
 
True, but historically teams that are in financial difficulties struggle before they are able to settle the ship. It shows a weak management.

New players will not be attracted to them.

Old players will be looking over their collective shoulders wondering if its them who are going to get the chop.

Losing ground to clubs that arent in difficulty.

All in all its not looking good for the boys in black shirts and jack boots.

:)
 
Originally posted by 2Bullish:
<strong>Do you think it appropriate to laugh at everything you write Percy, I mean, with your team in free fall, are you really this happy?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Do you think it's appropriate to harm your parents' souls like this, showing how ridicolous your I.Q. is?
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