The Gentleman Ultra

Richard Hall and Emmet Gates analyse the opening weekend of the new Serie A season, and discuss how their respective fantasy football teams performed, and who sparkled in game day 1.

As a new Serie A season kicks off, we at TGU have started a new fantasy league in association with Mystery Kits, with the winner netting a mystery calcio shirt at the end of the season.

Richard Hall and Luca-Hodges Ramon sit down to discuss which players to buy, and the prospects for the new campaign. 

If you'd like to join the TGU league, hit us up on Twitter for the link!

Richard Hall, Emmet Gates and Luca Hodges-Ramon return to discuss the comeback of Pazza Inter, with the news that Romelu Lukaku could be sold by the club due to their crippling financial situation.

The three TGU stalwarts compare the events of 2021 to that of 2010, when Inter squandered their lead over the rest of the Italian game in the aftermath of the treble and the departure of Jose Mourinho.

Will things get better for Inter, or substantially worse? Who will be the next to go? Can Richard survive another decade of Inter mediocrity?

Richard Hall and Emmet Gates speak to Parma owner Kyle Krause about his plans for the club, bringing Gigi Buffon back to the Stadio Ennio Tardini, renovating the stadium and the training ground, growing Parma's brand and next season's challenge of playing in Serie B.

Apologies for the sound quality issue, there was mistakes made in the recording of the interview, so it's advised that you turn the volume up for this one!

Luca Hodges-Ramon and Emmet Gates are back to inspect Italy's Euro 2020 victory against England at Wembley.

We review the final, take a look at where it was won and lost, how Roberto Mancini's side will look ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and whether Giorgio Chiellini will retire from Gli Azzurri or stay for one more tournament.

As it's the 15th anniversary of Italy winning the 2006 World Cup, we also reflect on that win, and compare the 2006 side to the current iteration, and whether Italy winning the World Cup that summer was actually detrimental to the country in the long term.

Campioni d'Europa!

Richard and Emmet return to preview the final of Euro 2020, which has caused an endless amount of inner turmoil for Richard.

Who will he support, England - the team of his homeland - or Italy - the country he idolises - on Sunday?

Emmet has no doubts about which side he's backing.

We break down where the final could be won and lost, and talk about Roberto Mancini's elegance. 

*Apologies for the background noise on this episode. There was house renovations going on and the sound carried!

FINALLY! TGU's next entry in our look back at Italy at the Euros is here, after many delays. 

Luca Hodges-Ramon steps in for Richard, as he and Emmet delve deep into Italy's shambolic Euro 2004 campaign.

Giovanni Trapattoni was in charge of Gli Azzurri, who somehow hung on to his job following Italy's equally disastrous 2002 World Cup run.

This tournament is chiefly remembered for the 'biscotto' between Denmark and Sweden that eliminated Italy, but Il Trap's side were the architects of their own downfall. 

Also, Bernardo 'F**king' Corradi??!! Seriously??

Richard and Emmet return to discuss Italy's run to the final of Euro 2000.

After the failure of not even qualifying for Euro '92, and the disastrous Euro '96 under Arrigo Sacchi, Italy, now coached by Dino Zoff, brought Gli Azzurri to the edge of glory at the turn of the century.

Should Italy have won the tournament? How bad was Alessandro Del Piero in the competition? Should Roby Baggio have got a call-up? Was this Francesco Totti's best tournament showing for Italy? 

Richard and Emmet break it all down.

Richard and Emmet return to discuss Italy's foray in England in the Brit-pop tinged summer of 1996.

Gli Azzurri actually made it to the competition this time, after the doomed attempt to qualify for Euro '92.

Now under the tutelage of Arrigo Sacchi, Italy went into Euro '96 as one of the favourites, and Sacchi had an embarrassment of riches to choose from.

Things however didn't pan out like everyone thought, because of, well, Sacchi.

Italy were drawn in Group C alongside Germany, Russia and Czech Republic.

How did they fare out? Listen and learn of Sacchi's sheer lunacy.

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