3 precious points..

Lazio Finamente!!!! Finally!!!!

S.S LAZIO SINGAPORE FLAG

Hi all! I know the derby is 2 months away but im already freaking excited! The below flag is something i came out with and i need your suggestions!! :)Anything i should add to spice up the flag? Or should i keep it as simple as possible? Please, your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Edy Reja it is!

We've got ourselves a new coach. Ballardini has ben ousted by Lotito after losing 1-0at home to Catania.

2 days ago, 1000 angry Lazio fans held a demonstration at Formello- Lazio's training base.Training was called off as fans stormed the pitch. The police fought them off and 3 ended up in hospital with injuries. The demonstration in my opinion is futile as nothing changes. Lotito and Igli Tare are still around. Well perhaps, the angry supporters just wanted to make known that the team's current position is unacceptable, and that Lotito should step down and shoot himself on the head. I can understand how the fans feel but still like what Darran said, nothing will change. Lotito will remain in Lazio for another 100 years.

Edy Reja has been appointed as new coach of Lazio after terminating his contract with Hadjuk Split. The latter is famous for guiding Napoli from lowly Serie C to A! He is a former team-mate of Fabio Capello when they were training in SPAL youth/senior team in the 70s and apparently, their wives are good friends. I remember reading all these facts from some book which i forgot.

Nevertheless, i think he should be tactically inclined and good enough to guide us out of this mess. I hope im right..





Forza Lazio!
Nigel

Lazio 2-0 Palermo

Lazio vs Livorno / Udinese vs Lazio

Sorry for the super late post!! I was on the cruise ship when Lazio played Livorno in midweek and i only returned today from a week long holiday!

I was really excited about the game, and the worse thing for any football fans is that u cant catch your favourite team in action. The internet speed was pathetic but luckily my pal, Darran was updating me the score via sms through out the 90mins, while i was watching some lame magic show onboard the ship. When Floccari scored to make it 2-1, i punched my fist in the air! Some audiences + staffs were quite upset about it. Hahaha..but i dont really care, i was too highly intoxicated!

I think we have accquired a great footballer in Sergio Floccari. Although its a loan deal, i hope the club can work out something to make the deal permanent. Apparently, he has scored in 2 games in a row -the latest against Udinese away.

Anyway, i will like to discuss about an issue regarding us, Laziali. This topic has been ringing in my head for the past days and i promised to share with readers on this blog.

I bought a football magazine during my holidays in Hongkong as they have an article about Lazio. In it, they were saying about how badly we have played this season and that we Lazio fans could not accept the fact that the glory days were gone. We have to do a reality check and that we are now merely an average team.

This somehow struck me and got me wondering.

I think in our history, we have gone down to Serie B and back to A in more than 2 occasions(Pls correct me if im wrong) and each time, stronger than before. I read that in 1973 season when we were just promoted to A, we were title contenders straightaway and only lost the title to Juventus in the last game of the championship. However, we got the scudetto the following season with the help of Chinaglia and the great Giuseppe Wilson.

During the 80s, we were in B and nearly in C! And we too got out of that dark period. All these demonstrated that we have survived the worse and will definitely survive the current slump.

Therefore, i disagree with the article that we Lazio fans have to accept the fact that we are nolonger the team of Cragnotti. We suffered mainly due to poor management from Claudio Lotito. He reinforcement during pre-season was mediocre and the Pandev and Ledesman saga left alot of players worried.

We were competing in Europe and Serie A and we simply do not have the squad to rotate week in, week out! So, it is very clear and obvious that we Laziali are fustrated because deep down, we know that our team are capable of better results and league position only to have an incapable president leading us.

Ok ok, enough of talks and grumbling. Lets enjoy the highlights of both the games!

Singapore Lazio fans gathering -29/12/09

From Left: Jon, Harun, Nigel, Stefano and Darran.

I didnt go to an Ex-colleague’s wedding yesterday. I had something more important to attend. Its the Lazio supporters gathering.

I used to think that i was the only surviving Lazio fan on this EPL infested island. Never in my freaking entire life would i expect myself to sit together with a bunch of Lazio fans in some cafe at Bugis junction, discussing about the latest situation/players and insulting the president of Lazio.

It felt good. The camaraderie was fantastic..we looked like as though we knew each other for a long time. It is really touching and heart-warming that despite such difficult time we are going through, there are still fans like Darran, Stefano, Jon and Harun behind Lazio. I was over-whelmed!

I’m sure if its some other Singaporeans who supports winning teams like Liverpool or Man united, they would have already long given up or ‘Switch teams’. We Laziali are truely rare and unique..and together, we will ride out this storm and prevail!!!


Lazio till i die!
Nigel

Vittoria!!

We finally won!!! 500 minutes without a goal!!! Kolarov broke the goal drought and La LAZIO defeated Genoa 1-0 at the Olimpico!! Enjoy the highlights: