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Yeah but I assume they got through all the regular courses, qualifications etc you have to go through to become an umpire, didn't they? If a former player or manager wants to go through the regular process of becoming a ref or match official he's obviously free to do so, like any other person...

Genuinely surprised that it's half and half in the poll right now, it must be a wind up or knee-jerk reaction to the game because no sane person would think that's a good idea :lolol: "Let's get farmers to act as judges in land disputes"

I was just joking about the fact that I'm Italian and Italy is the country with most heritage sites in the world; I have no particular knowledge about the criteria though I'm sure you can find some very generic principles on the UNESCO website. The only site I visited among the ones mentioned...

It's also a dishonesty towards the servers who are expected to survive partially off of strangers' random kindness instead of off their regular fixed wage payed in full by the owner

No idea why they put Italy down as 10%, as I said I've travelled far and wide in the country and nobody expects you to tip, and I normally haven't seen anybody I know who goes out to a restaurant leaving a tip. You pay what's on the bill. Maybe they mean the cover charge that's already on the...

Being basically the equivalent of a madridista in terms of UNESCO sites, my very important and totally non-random opinion is that the Shetland site is the most interesting.

Well at least he's trying :lolol: As he said we seem to have a slightly laxer standard in Serie A, even though we obviously have some coaches sent off as well, but it's mostly Mourinho and his staff. Lots of coaches complaining with 4th officials etc aren't sent off here.

Where is this from? Anyway I think he's simply saying that he's trying to adapt to these stricter new rules, because that's what smart people do, they adapt.

Uhm almost nobody tips here in Italy, it's not like the US where the waiters survive on tips. There's usually a "cover charge" in the bill that indicates the table setting, service and sometimes the bread, and that's part of what I suppose goes to the waiters. In any case, it's the owner's full...

That lad is our beloathed and beloved coach 😇 Yep, if you play like that against a team that leaves you with so many chances, and do it regularly, you won't have a problem. Not easy though. I'm not saying you showed big flaws, but there are always small things to improve no matter how good you...

That clip is not clear enough that I can read their lips, and I'm shit at lip-reading anyway. In any case, it's all baseless hypotheses unless the assistants or the 4th official somehow revealed it to someone. They could have talked about their playing days for all we know. And it wasn't a big...

I didn't comment at the end yesterday despite having watched the full match because I had to go out with friends, then went to dinner at theirs and together we watched Juve lose 1-2 to Lazio because of a dubious goal. Not a good day for watching football all in all. I said before the match...

Nah you seemed ok in that sense, your players spoke to the ref as well, and besides with VAR making the big calls it's completely useless to have a go at the ref on the pitch

This is one of the songs I listen to on earphones at a moderate/low volume when I do house chores, because it has a calming/mindlessly-sing-songy effect on me; when you get over the initial verse and you get used to the song (go with its flow instead of against it) it's very rhythmic P.S. The...

Yeah, about that... I honestly think you'd be more comfortable against City, Arsenal or United

Agreed, which is why I think they're one of the most dangerous teams for you in the PL. Maybe not in this particular slumping moment, but they could also show a reaction out of pride today. Throwing Ferguson out there against Romero would have been way too risky, understable that he wants to...

It was a highly amusing episode that was shared all over social media even outside the UK; at the time I had no idea who Cucurella was (I still know him only vaguely) but it stuck with me given how funny it was, and I thought I'd mention that to you because it regards the PL

Yeah the FIA are not exactly an example to look up to given how much of a mess of things they make. Regarding the thread in general, I don't have much to say :lolol: 🇮🇹 Italian fans regularly get mad at opposing players who cheat, too, though. I do appreciate tactical fouls or sneaky (not...

Conte could not play centre back :lolol: If you really can't find him a place in midfield he should probably be a fullback

A minute time wasting in the 50th minute is not worth the same as one near the end, there's a reason why teams time waste more near the end. In the 50th minute the match is still completely in the balance (unless you're like we were or like Atletico can be sometimes, and you're not like that)...