Newsgroup: it.sport.calcio
Titolo: Juventus to sponsor Notts County

Translated from Gazetta dello Sport (
http://www.gazzetta.it/
), 1/1/98:
In a shock development early this morning the President of Italian
champions Juventus, Giovanni Agnelli, and the Chief Executive of Notts
County, Geoff Davey, held a joint press conference at the Stadio degli
Alpi in Turin, at which they announced that Juventus will be
sponsoring Notts County next season, with a view to further
sponsorship over the following seasons if the experiment is deemed to
be a success.
"Our two clubs have strong historical links," said Agnelli through an
interpreter. "Our famous black-and-white strip was originally adopted
when one of our scouts visited Nottingham back in 1903 and liked Notts
County's strip so much that he bought their jerseys and had them
shipped back to Turin. Notts County are the original bianconeri."
"This deal," he continued, "will enhance Juve's presence in the UK and
allow us to penetrate the lucrative merchandising market in the UK."
Davey, smiling broadly, said that the deal "was a historic moment for
Notts County which will safeguard our long-term future and link us
with what many consider to be the best team in Europe. Instead of just
seeking to consolidate our position in Division Two next season we
shall be setting our sights firmly on the Premiership. We will not
only gain from the sponsorship fee, but also from the two friendlies
that Juve will play here. Our fans will now have the chance to see
players such as Alessandro del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi gracing
Meadow Lane." 
Under the deal, Notts County will wear Juve's strip and act as agents
for Juve merchandise in the UK. In return, they will get 500,000
pounds over the 1998/99 season, and Juve will play two games at Meadow
Lane during the summer, once the World Cup has ended. 
The Notts County manager Sam Allardyce was unavailable for comment
when Gazzetta dello Sport rang Meadow Lane this morning, but the
Juventus coach Marcello Lippi said: "This is a great moment for
Juventus, to be linked with one of the oldest and most respected teams
in the English football league" [see translator's note below].
A rumour that Juventus were planning to take over Notts County and use
it as a "nursery team" in which up-and-coming Juve players could gain
first team experience was met with a firm "No comment" from both men,
which did little to damp down feverish speculation that brilliant
young Italians could be facing the likes of Carlisle and Gillingham in
Division Two next season.
© Gazzetta dello Sport, 1998
[Translator's note: this phrase was difficult to translate precisely
due to the use of colloquial idioms. The original quote was:
"Vaffanculo, sei un deficiente e mi stai prendendo per il culo".]

f.h....@NOSPAM.selc.hull.ac.uk
 (FredRiley) wrote:
[report of shock development deleted]
: Juventus coach Marcello Lippi said: "This is a great moment for
: Juventus, to be linked with one of the oldest and most respected teams
: in the English football league" [see translator's note below].
[...]
: [Translator's note: this phrase was difficult to translate precisely
: due to the use of colloquial idioms. The original quote was:
: "Vaffanculo, sei un deficiente e mi stai prendendo per il culo".]
sakes, how does that quote -really- translate?  it doesn't have anything
to do with the first of april, does it?  8-)
chuck
-- 
                                              [thanx to douglas giancoli.]
if music be the food of physics, play on.
 
cpea...@freenet.columbus.oh.us

 "Vaffanculo, sei un deficiente e mi stai prendendo per il culo".]
Fuck you..., you are a foolish man and you are trying to joke me!!!!    :-P

 Fuck you..., you are a foolish man and you are trying to joke me!!!!    :-P
That is a cleaned up version -- it is a lot harsher than that! A lot!You say
this to someone who understands it and you had better
get ready either for a long argument or to duck a punch......
- Riff " If you really want to know what it says, send me a dollar at....."
Ster