Curva Sud Milano

If I were traveling alone I would stay there for 7 days.

This is absolutely true, in Italy we have nothing like that (high cliffs and obviously the ocean). Moreover I am among the few Italians who love drizzle and fog... I could never live in Naples, I love the Milanese autumn mornings which are much more Irish than Italian.

I thought divorce was legal in the UK...

Thanks for the advice. I love the mountains and go skiing whenever I can (a two-hour drive from Milano). And precisely because I know the Alps I'm more fascinated by mountains I don't know, like yours. If you're a mountain lover (and haven't seen them yet) come to the Dolomites.

Jesus Christ, I'm sorry...what happened?

If you saw the coaches of children's teams you'd understand why in Italy we no longer have the talent we once had. They don't teach technique, they don't develop skills, they teach tactics to 10-year-olds kids... fucking idiots.

I looked at some pictures of Skye and it looks like a dream place....I'm in love with Achill Island (north of Galway) but this is probably even better.

As for the food, what can you tell me? In Belfast I ate really shitty food (from both Catholics and Protestants ) but it was 30 years ago. I have the feeling that the food in Scotland could be better and maybe more interesting.

Someone in the group says exactly this, also because we'll stay in Edinburgh or Dublin only for two days. What don't you like about Edinburgh?

I've been to Belfast and I loved the surroundings of the city, I think Ireland is even more beautiful and wild... I don't know anything about Scotland, I've only seen Glasgow but only one day for the AC Milan match.

That's the problem...all 6 of us prefer to see Edinburgh over Dublin but we also prefer the Wild Atlantic Way over the Highlands. But having never been there it's just our perception...as Italians we believe we like one thing more than another. Like when a Frenchman and a Spaniard ask me for advice on certain parts of Italy, my answer is different because I know they have different tastes. We hadn't considered the islands in Scotland, though, and it's definitely a great idea.

A dear friend of mine, who has traveled everywhere, always tells me that Paris is the most overrated city in the world (and I agree) and Edinburgh one of the most underrated.

Wow, almost a landslide for Scotland....thanks everyone.

I saw there's no travel section on the forum, so I'm asking here for some advice: we're a group of six and we're planning a 7-day trip for May/June 2026. We have two options: 1) Edinburgh and the Highlands 2) Dublin and the Wild Atlantic Way Both with rental cars... what do you recommend and why? In exchange I can give you advice on your Italian itineraries, thanks.

I have no doubt that England is a more civilized country than ours, and this is even more true in football terraces. In a supporters' club of 9,000 members there is rottenness but there is also goodness... several times over the years we have donated tens of thousands of euros to populations affected by earthquakes or floods, or sent food aid during the war in Bosnia; we donated money to the largest hospital in Milano during Covid. In short... not everything we have created in 57 years of existence is negative.

Correct... but here the uncle is Maldini.

Yes. However three years ago he was part of the club's staff and the relationship between us and him has normalized.

The first one had been a normal protest against the team, a non-violent protest, and he said that we had to keep quiet or stay out of the stadium. The third time at the airport he knows he made a mistake but he tells his own version: the fans see him enter and, in an argument, tell him he needs to apologize for losing a final like that. He replies that he has nothing to be ashamed of, having done his job. The truth: he enters and fans gather around him and ask "Paolo, what happened tonight?", his wife takes him away saying "Leave these miserable beggars alone." Someone takes it badly and says "We're the beggars who made you rich and idolized." He responds rudely and goes away.

You're right but I think you have no idea about the social composition of some sectors of the stadiums here in Italy. This is what the Chief of Police said a few years ago: https://laroma24.it/news/altre-altre/2017/05/gabrielli-il-27-degli-abbonati-di-curva-sud-ha-precedenti-penali It basically says that 27% of AS Roma season ticket holders (those in the south stand) have criminal records. In Milano, in two separate episodes, two Inter ultras were killed by gunshots during a feud between them. Something similar happened in our fan base too and a few months ago the trial ended with a general sentence of 90 years in prison for 15 people.

For all the other AC Milan fans yes, not for us. He disrespected us three times... the first time we forgave him because of the enormous respect we had , the second time was worse: he called us mercenaries in an interview and we still let it go just to be close to the team that was doing poorly. The third was a disaster... an incident occurred at the Istanbul airport after the AC Milan-Liverpool match between us and him (and his wife). A few days later we had a very long meeting among ourselves on how to proceed.,many wanted to wait for him outside his house and teach him a "lesson" ... just out of respect we had for his father (he was a TRUE legend of AC Milan in the '60s) we desist, but we swore he would pay. We waited years and we did it in the way that hurt him the most, on the day of his last football match... chants, banners, and the enormous flag of our only true captain, Franco Baresi. He reacted badly and the rest of the stadium booed us, we know that but we didn't care. We were the MERCENARIES who 30 years earlier went to Oporto with 12 pullman , a 50-hour travel and another 50 to return to Milano and we did it several times around Europe, in those years there were no Ryanairs.... the others, those who whistled at us, watched it on TV in their homes.

It's just a matter of respect, given and received. Maldini should be a legend of our AC Milan but he wasn't and never will be.

Caicedo and Sandro too.

Qualifying for next season's Champions League is the crucial point. If you succeed he'll stay 100%... the only team he wouldn't say no is Real Madrid but without Ancelotti, who was a huge admirer of Sandro, I don't think Real Madrid will bet on him. I'm more worried about Arsenal and Chelsea than City and Liverpool (living in London is a huge draw for his wife and for Italian women in general).

Anderson was shite and was sent away after a few months. I liked Tommasson and he left us with good memories...obviously he wasn't Sheva but he gave everything on the pitch and fought well, he even scored some important goals.

Maybe, and I say MAYBE because I don't know Howe in that aspect, his only weakness might be that in some situations he's not tough enough with his players. Mourinho and Conte, for example, have two opposing philosophies when it comes to their relationships with their players, and both can sometimes work or be disastrous (a few years ago Conte called Lautaro a "shit phenomenon" in front of the cameras after a substitution). Sometimes you have to use the carrot and sometimes the stick. Maybe Howe should use the stick better but some coaches, by nature, just can't do that. What really surprised me yesterday wasn't the loss or the poor performance against a much inferior team (that happens often in football) but the complete lack of reaction in the second half. I've been following Newcastle for two years and, for me, technically Howe is an excellent manager even if I can't understand some of his beliefs about 2 or 3 players. In his defense, however, he sees them train every day, I don't... he coaches in the Premier League, I've only coached 14-year-old kids in a small local league... basically, in technical terms, he's God and I'm an asshole.