Posts by bolt

Quote from serdar

Omg you are really a lost case. I explained you VERY clearly that people might have different reasons while deciding on their career paths and dumb fans shouldn't lose their shit over their choices🤦 you don't have all the data about what's going on in their lives so who the fuck are you to comment on their decision whether it is a smart choice or not?

You were literally disagreeing with Begum's choice to play in Firenze and you said you'd rather have her in Vakif because at least she gets to learn from the best.

THE HYPOCRISY

Quote from serdar

Some players' focus isn't always 'volleyball first'. granMaja followed her ex basketball boyfriend to Greece league and went back to Serbian league when she was around strubbe's age. She was even considering to quit volleyball to become a housewife to his bf 🤦 and look where she is now, playing volleyball at highest level at the age of 41 😂 another example is brie king. She could have been a starter setter in most of top clubs in both Italy and turkey but she prefers to stay in Brazil due to personal reasons.

So I don't get this overreaction hype from fans. Strubbe isn't a done player at such a young age. Just remind yourself: Players aren't robots. They have non-volleyball lives too, with families to take care of or lovers etc. although you wouldn't have made the same decision if you were in their shoes, it doesn't mean their decision is wrong

Strubbe's fine she will renew with Bergamo so I don't think anyone will get mad

Quote from Matthias

No. It's not even official yet And at the end of the day she doesn't have to explain it publicly.

In her case because the outrage is well kinda big (twiter/tiktok) the hate comments may not stop unless she says something. I agree though that she doesn't have to explain herself but this level of bullying sometimes won't stop unless there's some type of explanation given even if it were something shallow and unacceptable.

Quote from Matthias

Once again, people forget that players are in the end the ones who decide where they play, not leagues or clubs, and players have reasons for their decision. From an athletic point of view, of course the decision to return to German league when she could easily continue in a better league is questionable for a very talented player in her best years, but athletic arguments are not the only base for such a decision. She'll have her reasons and honestly they're not anyone's business, least of all that of us or some bullies on social media. If she were to play in Dresden because she felt homesick in Italy then it's a sad reason but still one everyone has to accept. It's not like she'll be thrown out of NT for leaving Italian league

Did she already say why she decided to return?

Correct me if I'm wrong but from the translation it sounds like Ortolani is announcing her retirement? she said she was supposed to quit back in 2021...

Quote from volleySrb

Delete post before someone see it 😂

From stupid fenerbahce fans trolling the post because Consolini is supported by Fenerbahce

From what I've seen ppl are under the impression that Straube prefers it there and not because she has any particular personal problems. Her IG Story that she posted yesterday indicates she doesn't give a fuck though so no one knows if she's even seeing those comments...

I mean we might see some kind of message on her story if she was really bothered by it

Quote from Steven

I can't think of anyone except Bregoli but idk how long his contract with Ecza is. Nicola Negro already renewed with Chieri.

Considering he's still listed as possible exit and also Milano's sponsors have said they weren't pleased with the results so far same as Novara's sponsors so I think a change will happen eventually

It's really a shame but her choice in the end and if she's fine with just being a regular setter instead of a promising one like Van Aalen then that's on her

Bregoli is doing great with Dilay

Quote from Hassan Kadem

This might be one of the most baffling cases of transfers. What bad experience did she have? is it with the coach? and even if that was the case, she wasn't going to stay in San Giovanni anyway. The girls all adored her I've been following them from the very beginning.

I don't see her getting picked up again by another Italian team because the foreign setter demand is very limited and most teams would rather invest in spikers and middles than liberos or setters. Like Fukudome for example who returned to Japan after an awful season with Milano but she got injured.

An erratic choice as it entirely defeats the purpose of her going to italy in the first place. As someone said in the previous thread once you "graduate" a lower league returning there should be the last thing you'd expect them to do. She can always come to Italy when she's like 30 and be the sub at a top team but then at that point that's definitely not a career writing home about because everyone knows it's a filler position not meant for anything bigger at that age like Marta Bechis.

Quote from Toguttt

Omag-Mt San Giovanni in Marignano

S:

Rachele Morello (?)

OPP:

OH:

Alice Nardo

MB:

Dalia Wilson

L:

Sara Panetoni

Head Coach:

Massimo Bellano

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Bellano confirms Bracchi is also staying

https://sport.quotidiano.net/l…a1-femminile-san-ce544d4f

Quote from Novak Djokovic

Lmaaaaaao, that was funny as f***

I'm new here but I got the point quickly, and ngl, I kinda felt compassionate for the that kid begging for some attention

He's literally a grown man so saying kid is downright weird

Don't really care for him but nobody is worst than that absolute disgrace - rehmon. Identity crisis, racist remarks, KKK mentality even tho she's filpino, pedophile apologist, misogynist even tho she's a girl, stalking users outside of this forum, harassing players on instagram... list could go on forever

Quote from Phoenix

Pt 2 of Barbaro's interview and I know no one likes to read TLDR's but this is important since a lot of people ask in the transfer thread.

Are you planning any changes to the transfer windows for next season?

“Currently, the second transfer window for the women’s league runs from the start of the season in October until mid-January. In practice, it remains open throughout this period and already has a cap of three transfers, including between Italian teams. In the final window, which runs from mid-January to the last matchday of the regular season, there is instead a restriction limiting transfers to two players who have never played in Italy during the current season. For a number of reasons, we are actually considering opening a fourth window during the play-offs with very strict restrictions linked solely to serious, certified injuries.”

Is volleyball lacking a ‘transfer window’ event?

“I’m not saying it lacks maturity, but volleyball certainly lacks the ability to concentrate negotiations into a ‘transfer market week’. Apart from the windows open during the season, for the following season the transfer market happens earlier, it happens more or less in secret, many deals are already done, so setting aside a week to sign contracts is almost ridiculous because everyone would already know about it long before then.”

https://www.volleynews.it/inte…itti-media-merchandising/

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Didn't Pietro Maschio say like 2-3 yrs ago that Imoco has a dedicated ~transfer week~ for Chinese and Turkish market because those are the most difficult when it comes to deals. Shouldn't Scandicci and Milano do the same if they aren't already? I don't know their current system.

Quote from Sentenza_69

In early February 2026, rumors circulated about his possible return to Turkey to play for Galatasaray, which, as I said, he denied...

But now, given what's happening at Fener, I think everything is back in question...

Let's not forget what happened in 2023...

February 2023: Rumors begin circulating about Lavarini joining Fener. He and Novara deny it...

March 2023: Lavarini renews with Novara, and the club says they have big plans together...

May 2023: Lavarini and Novara announce their divorce...

June 2023: Fener announces Stefano Lavarini as their new head coach...

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Good point

Quote from Zxcvasd555

Let's just hope she plays more next season than this one (although imo novara was actually better when she was injured 🤔)

Backhanded compliment. Definitely ragebait.

Best you keep that shit to yourself

Quote from Sentenza_69

Lavarini personally denied the rumor, but it's also true that he did the same when he was at Novara before going to Fenerbahçe...

Some time ago, rumors circulated that he and Milano had reached an agreement for a renewal, but nothing has been signed yet...

I think the situation is evolving...

Is he rumored for any other teams? If it were a Turkish club we'd be hearing all about it already even if it doesn't pan out

Sorry but Manfredini to Imoco is giving watergirl

Quote from voly

I do think that has more to do with Bernardi's coaching than Cambi's intuition.

Every time I see those Novara's timeouts, while I can't understand it, Bernardi is always pointing at Herbots and you can clearly hear him saying "Charlie" = Cambi.

And that's why he's getting sacked

Quote from gravity

Looking back at th replay they didn't really look better. Herbots and Alsmeier are a bad combo and nothing really gets done. You're always saying work on defense this defense that but only for Tolok while the rest of the OHs falter in offense. At this rate even with spectacular defense Chieri will eventually overtake them. They wouldn't even get this far without Tolok.

novara only looked a lot more polished during the first set because conegliano was having a chaotic moment with errors upon errors but the moment they locked in and fahr was practically hawking cambi, novara didn't stand a chance. as usual cambi making herbots work for the score and until now has no idea how to utilize ishikawa during big matches always cost them the odds. i bet even if they got someone like zhuang, cambi won't know how to use her anyway.

Quote from kravmaga

You guys realize that there are more male content circulating out in the world, female volleyball isn't even recognized by majority of the world who don't follow volleyball and you're out here debating on killing dominant teams in female leagues lmao.

Just look at LeBron who has a daughter playing volleyball he can't even name a single female volleyball player.

Noumory Keita has a 100x more reach in terms of a non-volleyball audience than Gabi it's actually sad.

LeBron could've at least said Jordan Larson he named 5 male volleyball players