Through Hell and High Water.

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Thederbyjack

14 years ago

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12 Nov 2014 01:33:13

Venice. A city of beauty, elegance and class. Shame it can't be said about the football Team.

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Having recently taken a romantic break with the girlfriend to the most beautiful city in the world I somehow managed to convince her into a long trek across the island to the stadium of Unione Venezia the only stadium in Europe that has to be accessed by boat its not exactly what you think a ground representing such a stunning place would be.

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Built one hundred and one years ago the stadium is the second oldest in Italy and it certainly looks like it. Gray, lifeless and damp. The likes of Paris St Germain, Milan and Barcelona have nothing to worry about here, however it didn't stop me falling in love with the grubby little club lost in the depths of Italian football.

Now struggling within the Third tier of the Italian leagues, the club did briefly taste some success, picking up a prized Copa Italia in the 1940s but a combination of money grabbing Chairmen, crippling bankruptcy, a match fixing scandal and even a tornado soon pushed the club out of the limelight and a world away from the glitz and glamour of Piazza San Marco.

However all that could soon be forgotten with the arrival of Yuri Korablin. Having arrived like myself as an awed tourist nearly three years ago, the Russian Millionaire too fell for the little club lost in the lagoons ending his sight seeing as the new owner of Unione Venezia and setting his sights on restoring some pride to the Winged Lions.

With the aim of taking the Venetian club back to its long forgotten glory days in Seria A and the pressure of representing one of the most beautiful cities in the world, its no small task but that is where I come in.

Fresh from the holiday and into the dugout. Guess I should have packed more.

Johno

18 years ago

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12 Nov 2014 01:47:33

You're back \o/ Good luck with this.

Thederbyjack

14 years ago

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12 Nov 2014 02:08:09

Thanks Johno, looking forward to getting stuck into it

Having moved the majority of my possessions into a hotel room, I was hastily put into a meeting with the formidable Russian chairman, Yuri Korablin who quickly outlined what I had to work with at the helm of Unione Venezia.

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He might not exactly be challenging Roman Abramovich in the investment stakes but non the less it at least gives me something to work with as we look to claw our way into Serie B. Having no room to manoeuvre within the wage budget effectively forces me into making some changes to the squad as I look to free up some room to bring in anyone that could potentially make an impact upon the team but before I set to work its probably a good time to meet the current crop of players.

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With just fifteen first team players actually listed on Venezias books the club is worrying reliant on loanees from a host of Serie A clubs. With a huge number of central midfielders, a flimsy looking back line and just two strikers there is still plenty of work to be done with this squad despite them apparently taking on every single loan listed player available within twenty miles of the stadium.

With my scouts already set to work and a tactic hastily taking shape its potentially going to be a busy transfer window.