Ciao, amici Doriani

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 affair that began, as I’m sure many British and Irish Serie A fans can relate to, thanks to Channel 4’s weeky Sunday afternoon fix of calcio. The love began with Gullit and Lombardo, developed with Montella and Boghossian, but really showed its true colours when Samp dropped into Serie B in the late Nineties. My fandom was challenged for those difficult four years, but my crappy internet connection and I always managed to tune in for the scores, good, bad or indifferent.

So my delight was immeasurable when Samp’s return to Serie A coincided with a year abroad for me as a part of my Italian studies. Of course, I chose Genova as my destination. And it was a phenomenal year – I saw every home game bar two, and made it to Milan, Turin, Siena, Bologna, Modena and Verona for away games.

Sadly, my year came to an end, but my love was as fresh as ever, and still is.

I’m looking forward to talking Samp with y’all.

Stephen

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