Troubled Un-edited Thoughts of a Nerazzurri...

By Gautam Sharma

Its over. The transfer market has officially closed in Italy. And Inter made no big signings. Is this time to get worried? Or even scared?? These are the ramblings of a worried Inter fan, interspersed by ramdom & unnecessary Yoda quotes.

"The path to the dark side, fear is." - Yoda

CalcioMercato Watch: Deadline Day updates!

By Gautam Sharma

Latest: Borriello joins Roma, Robinho joins Milan, Taraore & Rinaudo join Juve, Cribari joins Napoli, Kaladze joins Genoa Camoranesi & Zebina leave Juve, Dumitru joins Napoli, Stankivicius joins Valencia, Huntelaar joins Schalke, Candreva joins Parma, Sosa joins Napoli

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CalcioMercato Watch! 2 days to deadline...

By Bluenine

Latest: Bocchetti joins Rubin, Montelongo joins Milan, Trezeguat joins Hercules, Burdisso joins Roma, Ilicic & Bacinovic join Palermo, Yebda joins Napoli, Ibrahimovic joins Milan, Quag joins Juve, Diego joins Wolfsburg, Cerci Joins Viola, Diamanti joins Brescia, Cavalieri joins Cesena, Andreolli & Thereau join Chievo, Chevanton joins Lecce, Lucarelli joins Napoli

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Serie A 2010-11: A Peak at the First Weekend!

By Bluenine

Serie A finally starts this weekend, and as I write this blog, the first game is already underway! Must say, I didn't realise how much I missed my weekly dose of Calcio... its a serious addiction! Waiting to watch my first game of this Serie A season (Roma-Cesena in 2 hrs time) now feels like waiting in line in the loo to take a leak... like for 3 months..............

............Serie AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! ;)

This weekend's fixtures:

CalcioMercato Watch! 3 days to deadline...

By Bluenine

Latest: Burdisso joins Roma, Ilicic & Bacinovic join Palermo, Yebda joins Napoli, Ibrahimovic joins Milan, Quag joins Juve, Diego joins Wolfsburg, Cerci Joins Viola, Diamanti joins Brescia, Cavalieri joins Cesena, Andreolli & Thereau join Chievo, Chevanton joins Lecce, Lucarelli joins Napoli

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Ibra Transfer Explained - Football Accounting Jazz!

By Gautam Sharma

Intriguing facts about the Ibrahimovic transfer... and all that Jazz!! (The figures have been edited after the transfer)

Ibrahimovic is all set to transfer from Barcelona for Milan. Its a 1 year loan deal, after which Milan have the option to buy Ibra for Eur 24m. But here are some very interesting facts about this transfer... Milan were ready to buy Ibra outright this summer, it was Barca who insisted on a loan deal!! If that sounds strange, how about this fact - Barcelona will lose only Eur 17m in the entire Ibrahimovic saga!!

Intrigued? Shocked? Read on....

Who Needs Whom? A look at some Transfer Market Gaps...

By Bluenine

So as the summer draws to a close, the time is short for european clubs to achieve their transfer objectives... Here is a look at the gaps yet to be filled, and some intriguing questions so far unanswered...

Arsenal:
Another miserly summer, though this time the Gunners managed to retain all their stars. And decent additions in Chamakh and Kociensky. So it does appear as one of the better summers for Arsenal. However, Wenger surprisingly still hasn't done anything about Arsenal's Achilles heel...

Inter's Shadow on Mancio City!

By Gautam Sharma

What is the price of failure? Manchester City may soon give this question a whole new answer... or is Mancio building another Inter at Citeh? As Mancio City cross the £100m mark in transfer spend this summer, this has become one of the most debated topics in football...

This is an honest attempt to analyse the grand Mancio plan, and form of view on whether this would work...

Too Good a Summer for Genoa...?

By Gautam Sharma

Genoa are buying a player who impressed in the World Cup (Boateng) only to loan him to Milan... a role reversal?? Yeah, its been that kinda summer... Genoa have surprisingly been the biggest movers in Serie A this summer. But is this their usual scatter-brained approach to the transfer market, or is there more method to the madness this time...?

Forza Prandelli... A Triumphant Loss!

By Gautam Sharma

The first shot has been fired. The intent is now clear. The Revolution. Has Just Begun.

Italy lost their first game under Prandelli to Ivory Coast. But the intent was clear. Prandelli plans to completely reconstruct the Azzurri from scratch. And I think that not only was this long due, it is infact the best thing to happen to Italian football since the 2006 World Cup final.

Oriundi Reloaded!

By Gautam Sharma

One of the more heated arguements in Italian football these days is what to do about the "Oriundi" concept. Or more specifically, should they be allowed to play for La Nazionale??

Oriundi is a term used to describe foreign players of Italian origin (at least one of whose ancestors emigrated from Italy) who then immigrate "back" to Italy. There was a time when Oriundi played a large part in the success of Azzurri, and from the sounds of it, they may play a large part once again... Perhaps there are lessons to be learnt from the past...

CalcioMercato Watch!

By Bluenine

Latest: Lazio buy Hernanes, Veloso joins Genoa, Garrido joins Lazio, Munoz joins Palermo, Kolarov joins City, Chico joins Genoa, Ranocchia & Destro now co-owned by Genoa & Inter;

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Inter Summer Diary: Youngsters impress at Baltimore

By Gautam Sharma

Decent start of the summer tour for Inter with a comfortable 3-0 win over City.... with many of our primavera lads showing why the future of Internazionale is secure.