[RUGBYLIST] spero sia una notizia falsa

[Luca Oliva]

Sono veramente sconcertato e spero siano veramente voci false e 
tendenziose che la FIR smentirà presto.
Pare (fonte: Irish Times) che ad andare in Celtic League saranno Treviso 
e Roma.
Allora, per non fare le cose all'italiana ci vorrebbe un pò di serietà 
in più.
Se fosse vera la notizia noi manderemmo in Celtic League:

a) Roma: una squadra che non ha la copertura economica: nessuno ha 
garantito che i 7 milioni di € di budget siano garantiti
b) Treviso: una squadra che non ha alcun aggancio territoriale se non 
quello del territorio trevigiano, che già ha dimostrato ... ( :-[ ) 
l'attaccamento alla propria maglia ... che non ha mai perseguito una 
politica di valorizzazione delle risorse italiane e che è inviso al 
proprio territorio (ve li vedete Rovigo, Padova e Venezia a tifare per i 
"Leoni" ...) ??

Gli unici che hanno portato avanti un progetto serio bisogna ammettere 
sono gli Aironi del Po, che hanno predisposto nome, simbolo, un accordo 
fra club, individuato lo stadio e... soprattutto, garantito la copertura 
finanziaria con i fatti ... e non con le parole ...
Se fossero gli unici ad essere esclusi sarebbe veramente una beffa ...

Personalmente mi fa "schifo" - ed uso il termine consapevolmente ... - 
leggere che dietro la franchigia romana c'è AN (per chi non lo sapesse: 
Alleanza Nazionale) e dietro Viadana e Treviso ci sarebbe la Lega ...
Fuori la politica dal rugby .. !!! E' l'unica cosa che mi sento di dire ...

Tratto da Irish Times

Italy close in on Magners League
GERRY THORNLEY and JOHN O'SULLIVAN

RUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE meeting between the Magners 
League chairman John Hussey and the Italian federation president, 
Giancarlo Dondi, in Rome on Saturday, has brought the prospect of two 
regional Italian sides entering the league much closer to fruition.

Hussey returned with the Irish team to Dublin yesterday "reasonably 
confident" the Magners League board will ratify the inclusion of two 
Italian sides in time for the 2010-11 season between now and the end of 
March.

Exploratory talks have been ongoing about some form of Italian 
involvement in the league for a couple of years and although the formula 
for making this come to pass has not been finalised, the proposal has 
gathered momentum lately because Nick Mallett and Dondi believe it is 
imperative for the future health of Italian rugby.

The Italians would like to have four teams entering the competition but 
as that would mean eight extra rounds of matches it is not feasible. But 
they are prepared to compromise, with two largely indigenous Italian 
regions being based in *Treviso and Rome.*

Accommodating two Italians sides would be problematic given it would 
require finding four extra weekends and Hussey admits the board would 
have to be "creative" in finding them, perhaps during the Six Nations. 
It helps though that the EDF Cup is in its last year.

Meanwhile, Mallett has received the dreaded "vote of confidence" from 
Dondi in the wake of Sunday's defeat to Ireland at the Stadio Flaminio. 
The South African has attracted a barrage of flak in the last two weeks, 
beginning with his experiment of playing flanker Mauro Bergamasco at 
scrumhalf against England at Twickenham on the opening weekend of the 
tournament that imploded disastrously.

The Italian media was quick to point out the error of Mallett's ways and 
were again unconvinced with Italy's performance against Ireland in Rome. 
Picking up on the displeasure of the home supporters at the Stadio 
Flaminio, Dondi was asked whether Italian rugby was heading in the right 
direction. "I am saddened to have heard the booing. But that only came 
after the last two tries."

Another more pointed inquiry suggested Italy have regressed this season 
under Mallett. Dondi argued: "It is difficult to think that our team has 
become worse with respect to 2008. My belief is that the other teams 
have improved and they have absorbed the new rules better. Mallett does 
his job and he has no fault."
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