MaineStandMoaner
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Blue_Times said:blueballoon said:Blue_Times said:Of all the Champs league teams we could be drawn against, which ground and city would you most like to visit?
Milan would definitely be up there for me. I have never been to Italy before and Milan is apparently a beautiful city. I would also love to experience the San Siro.
Porto would also be an amazing draw.
What two day breaks are you wetting your lips for?
Milan is not a beautiful city I'm afraid, it is much more modern and industrial than your stereotypical Italian City. From my experience Naples although in many places very rough is a far more interesting place to visit, whilst Rome is the historical dogs bollocks, sadly no Lazio or Roma this time.
The San Siro is a good buzz, it's a little ramshackle round the ages (saying that i went in the late 90's to see Dinamo Zagreb v AC in a UCL qualifier), so it may have changed, the Stadio Olympico was I felt grander and more atmospheric.
If you haven't been to Italy before and want to see it's outstanding beauty wait till we play a Roman team, because otherwise you will be disappointed in Milan. Or go to see AC or Inter then spend more time in the surrounding countryside in Lombardy like the lake district, or make the short journey to Verona.
Yeah since posting that I wanted to go to Milan, I have heard nothing but bad reviews of the place so I might be tempted to give it a miss. Although the San Siro is a massive pull.
I am still keen on Italy however. Has anyone been to Udine?
Went to see Rangers in Parma few years ago and used Milan as a base. Saw an AC Milan game in the San Siro (against Udinese as it happens)...great stadium, and IMO a great city.