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MILANO and BASEL
November 2004
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6 del mattino a
Prestwick ed il contingente scozzese del LHSC \'e8 attesa del proprio
volo per Bergamo. Si comincia con qualche leggero snack......da
sinistra a destra : Chris,Rab,Roger,Keith,Alan e Kenny
Six o'clock in the morning at Prestwick, and the Scotland contingent of Lombardia Hearts are waiting for their plane to Bergamo, with a few light refreshments to hand and (out of picture) a large number of Celtic supporters taking the most complicated route to Barcelona they could find... L to R: Chris, Rab, Roger, Keith, Alan, and Kenny. |
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Una breve sosta a Melzo per un veloce
incontro con Andy ed un piccolo
spuntino, poi tutti in metropolitana x raggiungere il centro di Milano
e San Siro per l'incontro di CL milan-SHAKHTAR. Si tifava Donetsk,
davvero Andy !
A brief stop at Melzo to meet President Andy and get some scran, and then on the train at Gorgonzola to head for the centre of Milano and the AC Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk champion's league match. We were supporting Donetsk, of course. Honestly, Andy. |
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L'unica foto che Andy ci ha permesso
di pubblicare sulla partita al Meazza. Pochi istanti prima del calcio
d'inizio
The only picture Andy has permitted us to show of Milan v Donetsk. It's just before the kick-off, and everyone finds the suggestion that Milan will win 4-0 very amusing. |
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Prestissimo il mattino seguente siamo
gi\'e0 in viaggio per Basilea. Keith e Alan hanno dimenticato di
regolare gli orologi sul fuso orario continentale e quasi perdono il
treno ! Sul treno siamo stati in compagnia di Ian, Lee e la
"convertita" Heather da San Diego (la prima della foto) che abbiamo
lasciato a Zurigo con una sciarpa maroon al collo ed il cervello pieno
di notizie sul grande calcio scozzese.
( Meno di due settimane dopo, abbiamo incontrato ancora Heather al Diggers per uno scintillante 3-0 sul Dunfermline, avendo visto la Roma giocare all'Olimpico, Heather ha eletto i nostri Hearts come mihgliore squadra....come darle torto ?? ) Early next morning, and we're off to Basel. Keith and Alan forgot to set their clocks to continental time, and almost missed the train as a result. On the train we were joined by Ian and Lee, and converted Heather (from San Diego, at the bottom of the pic) to the ways of the Hearts. We left her at Zurich with a Hearts scarf, and a broad and deep knowledge of the merits of Scottish football. [Less than two weeks later, Heather and some of her pals met up with the rest of us in the Diggers, and saw the Jambos beat the Pars 3-0. Having previously seen Roma play, she decided Hearts were the more skilful team. We couldn't possibly disagree...] |
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Ed eccoci allo stadio St. Jakob. C'MON
THE HEARTS ! La nostra tecnologia digitale non ha immortalato molto
allo stadio, ma se volete sapere il risultato......VITTORIA 1-2 !
In basso a destra : Lardo o Blofeld da James Bond quello con Miss Kittie in mano ?? And so to the St Jakob Stadion in Basel. C'mon the Hearts!Our digital technology didn't capture the match too well, but if you need to be told the score... WE WON 1-2 !!! Below, right : Is it Lardo, or Blofeld from James Bond, with Miss Kitty in hand? |
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Fraser and Stuart wearing post-match grins as big as the Matterhorn. Probably. |
A bit out of order, so to speak : banner waving during the
refuelling |
It will come as absolutely no surprise that we returned to the Bar Stockli and had a few wee drinks after the game too. This delightful lady, who wasn't called Patrick, served us with beer into the early hours. |
Celebrations went on into the night (above). Fraser (alone, right) enjoys a power nap between ..well, drinking and sleeping... Not sure what the guys in the background are getting so animated about. |
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Roger fails miserably in his attempts to take candid photos of the rest of the group. |
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 Andy with Big Rab (left) and Old Wee Rab (right). |
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Sunday.
Much of the
Scottish
based group had headed home on the Saturday. But for Lardo and Chris,
Andy
and Big Rab, there were two games to take in today...
Firstly, a trip to the Stadio Giovanni Mari to see serie C2 side AC Legnano take on Pizzighettone in an important clash. Lilla won it 1-0, and went top of the league. |
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We stood in the curva (entrance
was free for this big
match!) and
joined in the singing, chanting and clapping. Arms and hands were sore
for days afterwards...
More pictures from this match are on the Legnano Ultras website: |
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Ever
wondered what
happens when
you play for Rangers and concede an early penalty against Hearts in a
Cup
Final that the Jambos go on to win?
Well, if your name is Sergio Porrini, you end up playing for Pizzighettone (arrowed)... |
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But the real reason for going to
this match was to meet a
cup WINNER.
For Legnano are coached by our very own Italian midfield maestro, Stefano
Salvatori! Andy Teruzzi used all his influence to contact the great
man, who seemed very pleased to see us (not sure what he made of the
impromptu
rendition of the Hearts song in the car park after the game,
though).
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Just time to take a few photos
with the banner, and then
jump in
the car and head off to the San Siro for the second game of the day
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Inter v Juventus. Andy has let us display a lot more photos of this one. |
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 Johnny and Debbie (above) looking cheerful before the game kicks off. Our expressions were a little different when Inter were 0-2 down, but Vieri and Adriano saw them to a worthy draw in the end, and the smiles returned... |
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Fireworks accompany the arrival of
the teams.
The celebrations following Adriano's equaliser were pretty spectacular too! |
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And
so back to
Andrea's restaurant
for our last Pizzas of the trip. A frutti di mare and a beer
around
midnight just can't be beaten.
Tired but happy, we made our way back to Prestwick, then Edinburgh, the next day. Four games in six days : Football Heaven!
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