I sent a Q in regarding the 1972 Anglo-Italian 50th anniversary as it was mentioned in the last minutes.
Will pop it up when I get a reply in due course…
My Q was this:
This Q is for the Group regarding the plans for the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup campaign, as from the last minutes it appeared to be a Group Discussion:
In the last minutes regarding the 1972 anniversary you say “He said it would be extremely unlikely that the club could get a pre-season friendly against Roma despite efforts to contact them and ask”
Can I ask exactly what communication has taken place? Have the Club made contact with Roma directly? What about Catanzaro too?
Also, the minutes say a cohesive approach may be needed around this occasion, but it appears that the London Branch will be doing something, whereas an event at the Club itself ‘could be laid on quite easily’. This suggests that one is concrete whereas another is only maybe. This isn’t a dig at the LB I’ll add, more that they are organised whilst CUSG have just sat on the original idea after it was first mooted by myself several months ago. It will be most disappointing if there is nothing local to mark this famous occasion!
I then received a reply prior to the Meeting:
Hi Dan
We are meeting tonight and it will be discussed but from previous experience I think it unlikely that an event will be organised. In the current state, I imagine that the club will not be thinking about pre season friendlies.
A commemorative t shirt is being produced by the London Branch and they are looking into organising a game against Roma supporters based in London.
Simon
I responded with:
Hi,
Thanks for the reply, I trust the Q’s enclosed will be answered in full.
Dan
I have received no further reply.
In the minutes, the following sentence was noted:
CUFC had made no formal approach to Roma for organising a friendly.
So my Q has sort of been answered, in that the Club have made no contact, but that kind of goes against the suggestion that attempts had been made (not sure by whom) in the previous minutes?
Anyways, looks like be sod all round these parts to commemorate the 1972 Anglo-Italian Campaign…