Bluebirds with an Italian Connection

Two of Warnock's inspired short term contract signings Armand Traore and Rolf Feltcher both played in Italy. Also Zohore was on Fiorentina's books playing one less game than Bamba in during his three year spell.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

I’m sure during our ECWC adventures that we never crossed swords with an Italian club.

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But we toured Italy in 1963, losing to Juventus and Roma and drawing with Latina.

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Originally Posted by Swiss Peter

Let it go, Bob :hehe:

Lamouchi played in Italian football, didn't he?

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Wasn't it Parma?

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Originally Posted by alan_corneli

Wasn't it Parma?

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Had to look this up. Yes, Parma mainly but spent time with Inter and Genoa. Between 2000 and 2005.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

What position does she play?

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She is nearly 92 so not as mobile as she used to be.

A bit like Joe Ralls.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

She is nearly 92 so not as mobile as she used to be.

A bit like Joe Ralls.

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You can’t beat an old head:hehe:

John Charles

I'm sure Sidolis ice cream used to have some advertising and sponsored match balls.

I think a lot of cafe owners came to South Wales from Bardi, near Parma. My dad who grew up in Mountain Ash used to call them the 'bracchi'.

Bari Jones

I'm sitting in a train from Verona to Milan as I type.

Andreas Cornelius played 78 times in Serie A, netting 16 goals and 10 assists

mark Delaney's maternal grandparents came to Wales from Italy after WW2

How come no one has mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea...er,_born_1986)

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

There was that Ferreti who Sir Alex Ferguson was supposed to have recommended to us who played a few games about fifteen years ago.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

How come no one has mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea...er,_born_1986)

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ahem

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Originally Posted by Harry Lime

I'm sure Sidolis ice cream used to have some advertising and sponsored match balls.

I think a lot of cafe owners came to South Wales from Bardi, near Parma. My dad who grew up in Mountain Ash used to call them the 'bracchi'.

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Correct Harry. My dad was from Bardi and took me to my first City game in 66/67 season.
Bracchi ended up a generic name for the cafes that were in every valley town, like station cafe, Blackwood. They sold food quite cheap and had the big silver coffee machine that made frothy coffee so hot it would burn the roof of your mouth away. Asteys in town was the same.

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Originally Posted by Random in Duquesa

Correct Harry. My dad was from Bardi and took me to my first City game in 66/67 season.
Bracchi ended up a generic name for the cafes that were in every valley town, like station cafe, Blackwood. They sold food quite cheap and had the big silver coffee machine that made frothy coffee so hot it would burn the roof of your mouth away. Asteys in town was the same.

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It was always a source of confusion for me as the "bracchi" in Abertridwr was owned by a family with the surname Bracchi!

Leo Fortune-Wests first name is, presumably, Italian. Maybe.

Binman and I’s grandfather also came from Bardi

Tosh managed Catania FC.

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Originally Posted by Don Corleone

Binman and I’s grandfather also came from Bardi

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I's?

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Anymore out there? However loose the connection is.

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I'm sure a few of the players must have bought the Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii album.

(Mahlon) Romeo and Juliet was set in Verona

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Originally Posted by Rjk

ahem

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Oops.

Don Corleone is my brother. Our grandfather was from Bardi and is now buried there

Another link is that my twin 21 year old boys who sit in The Canton were conceived in Bardi as there’s bugger all else to do there 😂😂

I like pasta and pizza.