AjcW Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Juventus play Notts County tonight in a friendly to mark the opening of this...... This is historical for many reasons, the first being that Juventus have become the first team in Italy to actually Own their own stadium. Secondly, and the reason most of us are probably familiar with is the famous "black and white" kits that both teams share. A little history behind the kits: On 1st November 1897, some boys from “Massimo D’Azeglio” high school hatched an idea to start a football club in Turin. They decided to name the club Juventus – meaning youth in Latin. Under the presidentship of Eugenio Canfari, the new club adopted a pink jersey. By 1903, Juventus decided to change their shirts and asked John Savage, an English player at the club, to order jerseys from England. Savage asked one of his friends to deliver a set of shirts to Turin. His friend was not only a resident of Nottingham but also supported Notts County. He chose to deliver shirts which were similar to the club he supported. The Black and White striped jerseys were an instant hit with the club and Juventus has sported the same combination as its first choice kit till date. Its Live on ESPN... a link for those without it can be found below.. Juve v County. Enjoy .
thewarmanator Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Juventus play Notts County tonight in a friendly to mark the opening of this...... This is historical for many reasons, the first being that Juventus have become the first team in Italy to actually Own their own stadium. Secondly, and the reason most of us are probably familiar with is the famous "black and white" kits that both teams share. A little history behind the kits: On 1st November 1897, some boys from “Massimo D’Azeglio” high school hatched an idea to start a football club in Turin. They decided to name the club Juventus – meaning youth in Latin. Under the presidentship of Eugenio Canfari, the new club adopted a pink jersey. By 1903, Juventus decided to change their shirts and asked John Savage, an English player at the club, to order jerseys from England. Savage asked one of his friends to deliver a set of shirts to Turin. His friend was not only a resident of Nottingham but also supported Notts County. He chose to deliver shirts which were similar to the club he supported. The Black and White striped jerseys were an instant hit with the club and Juventus has sported the same combination as its first choice kit till date. Its Live on ESPN... a link for those without it can be found below.. Juve v County. Enjoy . Really daft question but i will ask anyway, i presume this is at Juventus and not County? ta
Happy Fox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Really daft question but i will ask anyway, i presume this is at Juventus and not County? ta At Juventus
Fox92 Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Notts County are playing in their blue away strip I thought it would be the other way around, even though Juventus are at home, because of historical reasons. Notts County's kit man was on Sky Sports News and saying he thought County would have been in black and white instead of Juventus.
I am Rod Hull Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Nice touch by Juve Could`nt agree more.. Mad dog will be loving it..
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 New ground looks really impressive, their fans hated the Delle Alpi. Always had a little soft spot for Juve.
Raj Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Lovely touch. Not much sentiment and regard for history in football nowadays just $$$$$ and £££££££
AjcW Posted 8 September 2011 Author Posted 8 September 2011 The stadium looks fantastic. Really does doesn't it! - I like the idea of how close to the pitch the stands are. - I like the thinking behind reducing capacity to increase atmosphere.
Soar Fox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Really does doesn't it! - I like the idea of how close to the pitch the stands are. - I like the thinking behind reducing capacity to increase atmosphere. The atmosphere on a champions league night will be unreal. Also to think it only cost €105 million euros.
AjcW Posted 8 September 2011 Author Posted 8 September 2011 The atmosphere on a champions league night will be unreal. Also to think it only cost €105 million euros. Would be even better if they could hurry up with these bloody opening ceremony fireworks and let the lads kick off .... County have a game in 43 hours!
Ashley Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Really does doesn't it! - I like the idea of how close to the pitch the stands are. - I like the thinking behind reducing capacity to increase atmosphere. Juventus never sold there old ground out anyway, think it was because of some health and safety restriction that they could only have certain parts of the stadium open
Soar Fox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Would be even better if they could hurry up with these bloody opening ceremony fireworks and let the lads kick off .... County have a game in 43 hours! Never thought I would see the day, Martin Allen managing a team against Juventus. Also it looks fantastic how close the fans are behind the goals.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Shouldn't think it'd be too long before sides like Lazio, Roma, Milan etc paying rent for these huge stadiums, move into their own purpose built grounds. Average gates tens of thousands fewer than what a ground can take does not make for a good atmosphere.
21st Century Fox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 1-1 Luca Toni & Lee Hughes TURIN, Italy — Juventus inaugurated their ground-breaking new stadium with a 1-1 draw against Notts County during a night of celebration on Thursday.The English League One side, the oldest professional club in the world having been founded in 1862, were the guests as a mark of thanks for their historic link with the hosts. That began back in 1903 when a Juventus player, Englishman John Savage, helped to arrange for the Italian club to wear the Magpies' black and white stripes. Until then Juve had worn a pink shirt but they were growing frustrated by the kit's habit of losing it's colour and having to be replaced, a costly process back in those days. The night began with a 114 second countdown, denoting the number of years the Old Lady of Turin has been in existence since it was formed by students from the Liceo D'Azeglio in 1897. "Welcome home! We're tens of millions around the world, millions in Italy and hundreds of thousands in the city," said an emotional club president Andrea Agnelli, whose family have had a long history with the club. "We're a people who know how to enjoy ourselves, how to suffer, to grit our teeth, we're the people of Juve. "We're people who recognise and know how to accept results achieved on a green pitch such as this one, with lines that don't lie because the pitch always tells the truth." That motivational speech was followed by a defiant unveiling of 29 Serie A titles, including the two Juve were stripped of for match-fixing in 2005 and 2006, something the club refuses to accept. The 122-million-euro 41,000-seater stadium was packed to the rafters, showcasing the first such ground in Italy to be privately owned by a club. It's a ground that Juve hope will revolutionise the match-day experience for fans and which the club hopes will also encourage far greater numbers to turn up than has been the case since they moved to the Stadio Delle Alpi from the old Stadio Comunale in 1990. The occasion was also used to remember the 39 victims of the Heysel Stadium disaster as well as former Juve legend Gaetano Scirea. There were also appearances from some of the club's oldest living ex-players, such as 91-year-old former goalkeeper Lucidio Sentimenti IV. There was even an appearance from a figure older still, the bench on which were sitting the students who founded the club. It descended from the sky with the two greatest goalscorers in Juve's history upon it. "I'm here after 67 years to give you all a hug. Winning isn't important, it's the only thing that counts," said 83-year-old Giampiero Boniperti, perhaps failing to see the irony of his comments alongside Juve's defiant brandishing of their ill-gotten titles. He had been Juve's greatest ever goalscorer for 50 years until current club captain Alessandro Del Piero overtook him. "I'm delighted to have contributed to writing a part of the 114 years of history, of fantastic pages and memories," said Del Piero before the fireworks began. On the pitch there were far fewer sparks as the most decorated side in Italy -- they have 27 scudetto crowns -- were held to a 1-1 draw by the English minnows. World Cup winning forward Luca Toni gave Juve a 53rd-minute lead but former West Brom forward scored an equaliser three minutes from time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXLdo7qLTAk
21st Century Fox Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 For anyone interested heres highlights of the opening ceremony... insane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny5KTTVwHMU
Corky Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 Really good of Juventus to remember their beginnings. Must've been a great night for the County players.
purpleronnie Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 I guess all seaters don't stop atmopshere, do you think any stewards told the ultras to sit down?
MC Prussian Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 The stadium looks real nice, albeit a bit stripped down/naked. I didn't really feel that there was enough atmosphere, it was maybe half-full and there were hardly any chants (and I obviously mean the atmosphere during the game and not the fancy shabang before - a lot of people just came to see the opening ceremony and left straightaway). Not being able to stand and no flags inside the stadium (well, I didn't see any) did their own part. As for the game, good result for Notts County snatching a late draw, but Juventus could've/should've put about five past them. The lack of games played showed.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 10 September 2011 Posted 10 September 2011 Some of those shots look like concept art or something. Sexy ground.
purpleronnie Posted 10 September 2011 Posted 10 September 2011 The stadium looks real nice, albeit a bit stripped down/naked. I didn't really feel that there was enough atmosphere, it was maybe half-full and there were hardly any chants (and I obviously mean the atmosphere during the game and not the fancy shabang before - a lot of people just came to see the opening ceremony and left straightaway). Not being able to stand and no flags inside the stadium (well, I didn't see any) did their own part. As for the game, good result for Notts County snatching a late draw, but Juventus could've/should've put about five past them. The lack of games played showed. There were loads of standing and I saw some large flags too.
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