http://sampdoria.theoffside.com News from UC Sampdoria Italian football team Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:39:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Cassano v Lippi plot, although beginning to bore and stagnate somewhat, has taken yet another mildly interesting turn. Riccardo Garrone's comments about knowing why Cassano isn't involved in the Azzurri setup (apparently it's a "very, very ugly story") have provoked a campaign in the Corriere dello Sport, demanding an explanation ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/the-people-have-a-right-to-know.html Samp 0-0 Bari This was a tough one to call pre-kickoff. How would Samp react to the demolition at Juve, and what about Bari's excellent away form (including two draws in the San Siro Milano's finest) so far this season? In the end, Samp were lucky to escape with the point. The ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/uc-sampdoria/phew.html Hi there, I'm theoffside's latest signing, drafted in mid-season through a combination of feeling the need to shout loudly about Samp's good start to the season and not really having much better to do on these nasty dark winter evenings. I've been a Samp fan for about fifteen years now, a love ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/ciao-amici-doriani.html So, we're in the middle of July and the majority of Doria's transfer activity has (probably) taken place. Here's a Doriani's take on the action: Delvecchio to Catania. I don't know what to say. Delvecchio was quickly becoming one of my favourite Sampdoria players of all time, and a key player in ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/transfer-summary-the-story-so-far.html All right, I've been gone since March (as you'll hopefully have noticed). My absence has many reasons, and I won't bore you with them, but lack of time does account for quite a lot of it. Now however, I feel prepared for another go, one that hopefully will see a bit ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/back-on-track-well-sort-of.html You might have noticed I rarely do after-match posts. This is 1; because I don't really have the time and 2; because the other bloggers around here are far better at it than me. However, I'd like to say we should be perfectly happy with the result, seeing as the current Roma ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/a-point-well-earned-and-uncomforting-cassano-news.html Ok, so we got hammered by Bologna last weekend, a disastrous result compared to our recents triumphs against both the Milanese teams. Or is it? I know this may be bordering on the lunatic, but I don't think we should be in the least worried about that defeat. Di Vaio was ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/why-the-bologna-defeat-doesnt-matter-and-roma-are-in-town.html So, it's been nearly a week since we edged out Milan and three days since we steamrollered Inter. And not a word from me. Shame. Fact is, I'm over the moon at the moment, seeing as a number of extremely pleasing situations have come into place... -We've beaten Milan. -We've destroyed Inter. -The goal ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/celebration-and-preparation.html ...but I simply won't be able to come up with a Coppa Italia post today or tomorrow, so the earliest sign of life you can expect to see from me is Friday or Saturday. However, Johonna over at the Inter board has made a perfectly fine preview not just for Interistas ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/im-terribly-sorry.html So, after getting our heads handed to us by Metalist Kharkov or whatever, we've got one thing left to fight for; the Coppa Italia. Others will say we have a relegation fight coming up as well but I refuse to give in to talk like that. This squad is far ... http://sampdoria.theoffside.com/team-news/uefa-cup-woe-and-meeting-with-the-rossoneri.html