The Torino - Man City link....

[Pam]

Juve get most of their fans from all over Italy wheras Torinos fans are from Turin.Remind you of anything?

Real and Athletico?

 

[Young_TomO]

Always had a soft spot for fiorentina and Inter milan myself.

 

[liamctid]

This extract is from Wiki.. which means little I know.

Derby della Mole

Derby della Mole
Turin Derby

Derby della Mole, known in English as the Turin Derby is the local derby, played out between the city's two most successful teams, Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C.. The first being in 1906, there have been many since, mostly through Serie A fixtures but also the Coppa Italia and friendly matches.
In the stadium, Juventus fans usually shout out "Inferior!" and "Minors!" however Torino fans have been known to shout "Cheats!" and "Scum!" due to Juventus' match fixing allegations. Violence often breaks out on and off the pitch. In 1967 after a match that Torino won 4-0, incensed Juventus fans vandalized the grave of Gigi Meroni. This act only served to fuel the rivalry and hatred. In 2007/2008 there were riots before the match between hooligans and police with 40 arrests and 2 injured policemen. Rubbish bins were set on fire and many cars and shops vandalized as a result.
The Turin Derby has been compared to the Manchester derby in England. While Manchester United have large support from all over the world including England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Manchester City's support is almost entirely restricted to the city of Manchester and its surrounding area. In Turin, Torino has the biggest local following but Juventus draw support from all over Italy and all over Southern and Eastern Europe.

I wonder if Torino fans will be in attendance in December?

That photo is epic!

 

[Blue-Eyes]

The link was forged in 2008 when we sold Rolando Bianchi to them.

 

[Ricster]

I used to love watching Torino, and the main reason was a guy called Lentini. He became the most expensive footballer in the world and moved to Milan, but back in his Torino days and when Football Italia was on C4 i used to watch Torino all the time.

They had a great team back then with Dino Baggio and Fuser playing in that team too. My passion has just resurfaced for Torino after reading this thread. Cheers guys.

I'm not going to Turin, but any blues gonna be wearing Torino tops?

 

[levets]

There is none.

Just because a couple of fans make a flag doesn't mean anything.

No more than we have a link with Wigan.

Not entirely correct. In 1992 we had a pre season tour of Italy and one of the games was Torino. prior to the tour, Torino fans sent a load of info on their club, lots of photographs, a load of common phrases (including chants against Juve)..

We had a coach from the Chadderton Arms and met up with some of their fans; if there was no official link, there was certainly an unofficial link.

 

[WidnesBlue23]

I used to love watching Torino, and the main reason was a guy called Lentini. He became the most expensive footballer in the world and moved to Milan, but back in his Torino days and when Football Italia was on C4 i used to watch Torino all the time.

They had a great team back then with Dino Baggio and Fuser playing in that team too. My passion has just resurfaced for Torino after reading this thread. Cheers guys.

I'm not going to Turin, but any blues gonna be wearing Torino tops?

Im thinking about it now after this

 

[wearethesouthstand]

I used to love watching Torino, and the main reason was a guy called Lentini. He became the most expensive footballer in the world and moved to Milan, but back in his Torino days and when Football Italia was on C4 i used to watch Torino all the time.

They had a great team back then with Dino Baggio and Fuser playing in that team too. My passion has just resurfaced for Torino after reading this thread. Cheers guys.

I'm not going to Turin, but any blues gonna be wearing Torino tops?

what... one guy's got a city-torino flag and now everyone wants to wear torino tops at juventus ??? they are a bit unsure about english fans there after heysel anyway... the police are a bit twitchy... and we all turn up with torino shirts... mmm, thats gonna go down well isn't it

 

[chedinho]

I used to love watching Torino, and the main reason was a guy called Lentini. He became the most expensive footballer in the world and moved to Milan, but back in his Torino days and when Football Italia was on C4 i used to watch Torino all the time.

They had a great team back then with Dino Baggio and Fuser playing in that team too. My passion has just resurfaced for Torino after reading this thread. Cheers guys.

I'm not going to Turin, but any blues gonna be wearing Torino tops?

what... one guy's got a city-torino flag and now everyone wants to wear torino tops at juventus ??? they are a bit unsure about english fans there after heysel anyway... the police are a bit twitchy... and we all turn up with torino shirts... mmm, thats gonna go down well isn't it

they are smart shirts though;)

 

[Pigeonho]

I used to love watching Torino, and the main reason was a guy called Lentini. He became the most expensive footballer in the world and moved to Milan, but back in his Torino days and when Football Italia was on C4 i used to watch Torino all the time.

They had a great team back then with Dino Baggio and Fuser playing in that team too. My passion has just resurfaced for Torino after reading this thread. Cheers guys.

I'm not going to Turin, but any blues gonna be wearing Torino tops?

This is the guy who flopped at Milan and, as a result, rumours surfaced that a major car crash he had whilst with Milan was caused by an attempted 'insurance job'. Will never forget that story in the early-mid 90's. Always forget his name though!