From Wembley to Istanbul

Grazie to all of you, I feel embarassed

Seriously thanks again to all of you

I suggest learning the words and melody of the following song

J'aime Paris Au Mois De Mai

J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Quand les bourgeons renaissent
Qu'une nouvelle jeunesse
S'empare de la vieille cité
Qui se met à rayonner
J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Quand l'hiver le délaisse
Que le soleil caresse
Ses vieux toits à peine éveillés

J'aime sentir sur les places
Dans les rues où je passe
Ce parfum de muguet que chasse
Le vent qui passe
Il me plaît à me promener
Par les rues qui s'faufilent
A travers toute la ville
J'aime, j'aime Paris au mois de mai

J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Lorsque le jour se lève
Les rues sortant du rêve
Après un sommeil très léger
Coquettes se refont une beauté
J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Quand soudain tout s'anime
Par un monde anonyme
Heureux de voir le soleil briller

J'aime quand le vent m'apporte
Des bruits de toutes sortes
Et les potins que l'on colporte
De porte en porte
Il me plaît à me promener
Dans les rues qui fourmillent
Tout en draguant les filles
J'aime, j'aime Paris au mois de mai

J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Avec ses bouquinistes
Et ses aquarellistes
Que le printemps a ramenés
Comme chaque année le long des quais
J'aime Paris au mois de mai
La Seine qui l'arrose
Et mille petites choses
Que je ne pourrais expliquer

J'aime quand la nuit sévère
Etend la paix sur terre
Et que la ville soudain s'éclaire
De millions de lumières
Il me plaît à me promener
Contemplant les vitrines
La nuit qui me fascine
J'aime, j'aime Paris au mois de mai

I'm sure the players would enjoy springtime in Paris too.

Originally Posted by Ruffian

I'm sure the players would enjoy springtime in Paris too.

YES....they 'will'

I read this on XT and I have to give you credit for it Diavolo, it really made me feel a lot better

Originally Posted by adnan

I read this on XT and I have to give you credit for it Diavolo, it really made me feel a lot better

I second that.

Diavolo, I know how you feel about XT, why not post here amongst friends more often?

Great post Diavolo!!! For the whole week following the incident at Istanbul, I refused to watch or read anything that has to do with football. I did not even want to talk about the game with my friends at all, many who were Liverpool fans. But I realized that this is how this beautiful game goes.

For 18 years I have been a Milan fan and I've never experienced such a heart-pounding game in Istanbul. I was in another city for a job-related trip, and spent the whole night trying to figure out which pub or cafe would show the game. I settled for the one nearest to my hotel, established my seat by 2am with my beer ration. By 2.30am, I was swarmed with people in red-colored jerseys, the Liverpool fans have arrived. No Milan fan was in sight, and I knew instantly that I was in the wrong place. I couldn't move away coz the game was about to start.

We all know what happened throughout the game. I experienced the same situation of being 'out numbered' in 2003 when we won but I cried of joy then. When we lost this one, I weeped alone unashamely in front of the Liverpool fans, amongst strangers in another city that I've never been to. I've never felt so lonely then, amidst the cheers and screaming of Liverpool-ians. I thought to myself again and again "This can't be. This is just not possible. Why?" After 10 minutes of bowing my head in total despair, I gathered my courage and pride, and quickly got up from my seat. I started clapping my hands to cheer for the Milan players, for the good game that we played and the great season that we had. Then, I turned around and offered my handshakes to every SINGLE the Liverpool fans there, congratulating them on their victory. I can see from their expressions that they were quite amazed to see a sole, forlorn Milan fan, walking from one Liverpool fan to another uttering "congratulations" to them - with dignity.

This is Milan and we are its fans. We shall return. FORZA MILAN!!!!

Originally Posted by Henrik

I second that.

Diavolo, I know how you feel about XT, why not post here amongst friends more often?

Cause we're on a mission from Hell
BTW, I often browse here

Originally Posted by acmilan89

Great post Diavolo!!! For the whole week following the incident at Istanbul, I refused to watch or read anything that has to do with football. I did not even want to talk about the game with my friends at all, many who were Liverpool fans. But I realized that this is how this beautiful game goes.

For 18 years I have been a Milan fan and I've never experienced such a heart-pounding game in Istanbul. I was in another city for a job-related trip, and spent the whole night trying to figure out which pub or cafe would show the game. I settled for the one nearest to my hotel, established my seat by 2am with my beer ration. By 2.30am, I was swarmed with people in red-colored jerseys, the Liverpool fans have arrived. No Milan fan was in sight, and I knew instantly that I was in the wrong place. I couldn't move away coz the game was about to start.

We all know what happened throughout the game. I experienced the same situation of being 'out numbered' in 2003 when we won but I cried of joy then. When we lost this one, I weeped alone unashamely in front of the Liverpool fans, amongst strangers in another city that I've never been to. I've never felt so lonely then, amidst the cheers and screaming of Liverpool-ians. I thought to myself again and again "This can't be. This is just not possible. Why?" After 10 minutes of bowing my head in total despair, I gathered my courage and pride, and quickly got up from my seat. I started clapping my hands to cheer for the Milan players, for the good game that we played and the great season that we had. Then, I turned around and offered my handshakes to every SINGLE the Liverpool fans there, congratulating them on their victory. I can see from their expressions that they were quite amazed to see a sole, forlorn Milan fan, walking from one Liverpool fan to another uttering "congratulations" to them - with dignity.

This is Milan and we are its fans. We shall return. FORZA MILAN!!!!

We'll be back, don't know if next season or further on, but we'll be back

As said, no tears but pride

Originally Posted by Diavolo

We'll be back, don't know if next season or further on, but we'll be back

As said, no tears but pride

We will! And we are indeed proud

As said on XT, awesome post Prez

Originally Posted by shoryuken

We will! And we are indeed proud

Welcome to MM Ryu

Originally Posted by ilgenio

As said on XT, awesome post Prez




Welcome to MM Ryu

cheers !

Diavolo, let me say this: I have never read a better post on this site. Never.

You have made me feel so much better after the Istanbul insanity.

Thanks, and let me add, that after we lost, (I did shake the hands of the nearest Liverpool supporter to me, then left the sportsbar)...a serious depression set in, and let me say that only now, after reading your post, has it been truly lifted.

I can now go out and buy that UCL edition of World Soccer, with Gerrard´s face on the cover...and actually read it.

Thanks again my fellow milanista...

Originally Posted by Diavolo

As some of you know, I am a season ticket holder, been one since I was a kid but for the years I've lived abroad, I have never failed but due to being sick or other unpostponable reasons to show up in San Siro I've lived the highs and the lows, I was one of thoese that packed the stands even when things were not that glamourous and succesfull I was in the stands when we played and lost in the last second through a Bergomi goal a Coppa Italia derby back in the early 80's when we were in 2nd division and it meant so much for us, I remember as yesterday our city rivals enyoing every second of it. I remember the years of doom when we were barely allowed to speak cause every single fan in Italy would laugh at us, I saw with my eyes 60 years old men crying when we were relegated for the 2nd time in 3 years
I remember kids going to school in tears when this happened, I remember how us Milan fans were deprived of even the right to speak, such was the embarassment we went through; it was as if every single non Milan fan was on a special mission to bash us. We were the first team to bring a Champions League to Italy back in 1963 doubled in 1969, every single fan no matter in wich stadium, school, office or bar had a moral duty to corner us in our misery
But for Franco Baresi a number of players left us, the most illustious of wich was NT player Fulvio Collovati that signed for Inter, we were defeated and humiliated
In Milano in particular, things were even worst, the Inter board had a week of feasts, with parties every single day of the week.
We stood United, we gathered in San Siro aswell as in away games in numbers Incredibly Milan fans were multiplying by the day, we felt united against everbody, we had no twinned teams but a couple, unlike Inter and Juventus, we were filling our stadium :shades: in our first years back in Serie A, prior to pay tv, in one particular season we had 70.000 plus season ticket holders a tangible sign of love faith and and hope not based on the true value of the team. Other teams had players such as Rummenigge, Platini, Paolo Rossi, Falcao or Zico, we had Luther Blissett, but we were back
Such was the love and passion that our supporters granted the team that in 1986 a then young buisnessman decided that it was time to bring some pride back to the team of working class Milano.
Then came history, We were back, this time for good
Derision was still their, but day after day, our rivals knew that something BIG was to happen
The 28th of May 1989 in Bracelona, 20 years after our last, and victorious, Champions League final, the incredible happened; The Neu Camp was totally tinted in Red&Black, I was their, it was the last time my eyes were watering for my/our beloved Milan
90.000 devotees to the Devil gathered in Barcelona in the biggest migration Sports has seen all the brothers humiliated for years travelled to Barcelona with all possible means, car, bike, train, bus, boat. He whos was their, will never witness anything remotely comaparable Barcelona 28th May 1989, a date that should be learnt by heart by all Milanisti. It was our resurection from doom

We are a melting pot of emotions, no other team in the last 40 plus years has been on the front pages like us decade after decade. From Nereo Rocco to Sacchi, from Fabio Capello to Ancelotti, from Maldini father to Maldini son, from Jose Altafini to Shevchenko

In 1993 we lost a Champions League Final after having won every single match leading to the final, last wendsday we lost after delivering showtime to the world
Never a defeat has been so unfortunate, never a defeat has been taken with such grace, never a defeat has been so circumstantial
You know it, they know it, I know it

Forza Milan

Still from Milan vs Steaua 28th May 1989
http://www.sunwing.co.jp/MatchOfTheD...sb-CampNou.jpg

The current lack of morale of a number of Milanisti, has encouraged me to refresh this old post of mine

We are Milan

We'll make it a season to remember hopefully. History beckons, glory beckons and the Party in Paris beckons.

Originally Posted by Haroon

We'll make it a season to remember hopefully. History beckons, glory beckons and the Party in Paris beckons.