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Torino-Lecce Preview
By: bingitz2002 |After months of anticipation, transfer dealings, and meaningless friendlies, the time has finally come for Serie A to kick off. While we will see Udinese host Palermo and Sampdoria host Inter in two exciting matches on Saturday, Sunday will be the moment we Toro fans have all been waiting for. Will our team perform after [...]
Midfield Options
By: bingitz2002 |Although season previews are going up all over the place, I’m actually going to hold off on the Torino one until after the mercato closes (meaning after our first game) because I am of the opinion that these next few days of transfer activity could play a significant role in our performance this season. Mainly, [...]
Good Times, Bad Times
By: bingitz2002 |It was a good weekend. Toro beat Brescia 2-1 in the Coppa, the Bianchi affair concluded in a positive way, and I rocked out in Golden Gate Park. The game against Brescia was a struggle, not concluding until David Di Michele started to prove his worth by finishing off a wonderful move. Bianchi finally signed [...]
Let’s Get It Started: Torino-Brescia
By: bingitz2002 |Amid all the talk about the upcoming Serie A season and this Sunday’s Super Coppa between Inter and Roma it’s easy to forget we have a competitive match tomorrow. That’s right, tomorrow perennial Serie B favorites Brescia come to the Olimpico to take on Torino and I intend to give you the lowdown on the [...]
Transfer Tidbits and Squad Numbers!
By: bingitz2002 |When I read anything about this summer mercato, my initial reaction is often to punch a hole in the wall (luckily for my fist and the wall, I have refrained so far), so when I read (mostly) good news about our mercato today, I was pleasantly surprised. Reports in Italy suggest that Bianchi has agreed [...]
Scoring (and Financial?) Woes
By: bingitz2002 |Whoever says what happens in pre-season isn’t indicative of what happens in the regular season is full of it. The evidence? August 19, Lugano 0-0 Torino. David Di Michele shoots a penalty straight at the ‘keeper and if creating chances was like creating good food we’d still be stuck on frozen waffles after this game. [...]
Two Weeks…Where Do We Stand?
By: bingitz2002 |In just two weeks, we will host Lecce at the Stadio Olimpico in the Serie A kickoff and the transfer window will be open. In just that long, we will be able to take full stock of our summer activities and see where we stand compared to 19 other Serie A teams, all looking to [...]
Torino Legends: Il Grande Torino, Pt. 1
By: bingitz2002 |It has been slow going for Toro in the past few days, which is disconcerting as we approach the crucial point of our mercato. We beat up yet another lower league team today, this time taking our frustration out on Ivrea, whom we beat 3-0 with goals from Abbruscato, Vailatti, and Ventola. At least we [...]
Weekend Thoughts
By: bingitz2002 |These summer weekends can often seem long and tedious to the average calcio fan, full of meaningless friendlies and ridiculous transfer rumors, but luckily for us granata fans there is plenty for us to wrap our heads around. That’s right, a meaningful(ish) friendly and not-so-ridiculous transfer rumors!
First off, we traveled to London on Saturday [...]
Birthday Wishes
By: bingitz2002 |Everyone’s been asking me what I want for my birthday tomorrow and I’ve got no idea what to tell them. I have plenty of books to read, enough DVDs, and I’ve outgrown computer games (except for a healthy dose of Football Manager every now and again – sometimes I feel that’s the only way we’ll [...]






