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nez75
09-01-2005, 18:48
Looks like he's attention seeking again.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4158591.stm
igm1
09-01-2005, 18:54
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4158591.stm


Your link doesn't work- this does.
nez75
09-01-2005, 18:58
Cheers. Bloody computers!
duffman
09-01-2005, 20:20
It shows he played for West Ham and Charlton but he is probably most famous for when he was at Wednesday and the push on the ref'

I think he scored in that match too, so is there something he has against Roma or is it just a heat of the moment Derby thing?
igm1
09-01-2005, 21:49
To be honest though we could accuse Alan Shearer of a fascist salute when he celebrates :P

http://sweb.cz/bestfootball/images/shearer.jpg
igm1
09-01-2005, 22:03
Originally posted by duffman
I think he scored in that match too, so is there something he has against Roma or is it just a heat of the moment Derby thing?

Roma, I think, was Mussolini's favourite team....
Robbie Loving
10-01-2005, 00:45
Originally posted by IanMitchell
To be honest though we could accuse Alan Shearer of a fascist salute when he celebrates :P

http://sweb.cz/bestfootball/images/shearer.jpg

his arm aint quite as straight as di canio's,
there is a smiliarity to what has happened previously with di canio, but i think it is something made out of nothing yet again
igm1
10-01-2005, 07:06
Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
his arm aint quite as straight as di canio's,


lol I was only joking mate, :P:P:P
nez75
10-01-2005, 10:46
The "fascist" salute in Italy and in particular Rome which is Di Canio's home city has different connotations compared to other countries. It comes from the ancient roman salute. Hitler adopted it 'cos he wanted to be as great as the Roman empire but in Italy it still has the same meaning as it did in ancient times. So it does'nt mean to say he's a racist or anything. Its just the media getting into a frenzy as usual.

Still a stupid thing to do though!
Greenback
10-01-2005, 10:58
Originally posted by nez75
The "fascist" salute in Italy and in particular Rome which is Di Canio's home city has different connotations compared to other countries. It comes from the ancient roman salute. Hitler adopted it 'cos he wanted to be as great as the Roman empire but in Italy it still has the same meaning as it did in ancient times. So it does'nt mean to say he's a racist or anything. Its just the media getting into a frenzy as usual.

Still a stupid thing to do though!

Very true, but Lazio do have a strong affiliation with right-wing extremism. It was Lazio, I've read, who were Mussolini's boys.

Di Canio's always been a bit of an "eccentric", shall we say. Perhaps his over-enthusiasm can be excused somewhat by the fact that a) he's a lifelong Lazio nut, and b) his team, a shadow of its former self, had just thrashed their bitter local rivals.
owdlad
11-01-2005, 09:47
Originally posted by Greenback
Very true, but Lazio do have a strong affiliation with right-wing extremism. It was Lazio, I've read, who were Mussolini's boys.

Di Canio's always been a bit of an "eccentric", shall we say. Perhaps his over-enthusiasm can be excused somewhat by the fact that a) he's a lifelong Lazio nut, and b) his team, a shadow of its former self, had just thrashed their bitter local rivals.

I think it's easier to justify his "eccentricity" if we admit he's just crackers.