Skippy5

I received an e-mail this morning to say "the package is on it's way" and the UPS website confirms this (package sent from 19th Dec). So all is good with the world again! Now I just have to wait 3 weeks for it to be delivered. I'm still not sure if it was being processed when I first e-mailed, or if the many e-mails sent after finally made it happen, but at least it's on it's way. I guess that since I've made such a fuss here I'll have to update my profile with the new shirt when it arrives!

The [email protected] e-mail is the one I have used most and first of all. And again I expected delays due to the time of the year, but no notification for nearly a month and no replies to e-mails for nearly two weeks is not good enough. As someone who's been a fan of this great club for over 35 years (even though for the early years it was difficult to find news or results in New Zealand), it's frustrating that there's not been any acknowledgement. And most annoying was to read this article on the club website today (https://www.juventus.com/it/news/articoli/juventus-natale-iniziative). I do repeat that I have bought many items from the club store and have never had an issue with this, I really just would like to know what is happening with my order.

Thank-you for replies. I'm in New Zealand, and never had a problem ordering from the club store for the the last 10 years. I've not called them, mostly due to the time zone and also I would have thought it would be easier with using the e-mail channels.

Wow! What a social discussion this is. I don't have the answers, but can offer some points of view to this. I am a manager of a community football club men's team, and have been heavily involved in this club located in a low social-economic environment. The team I work with has grown up in the club and area from ~5 year old boys I knew 18 years ago to now. I have a couple of lads in my team that would easily fall into this gambling trap (and some have, but to a lesser extent - one lost NZ$6,000 a couple of years ago) if given the monetary and time freedoms that professional footballers are afforded. I have tried to help my players, but as I say, I don't have the answers. I do think that giving young professional players a "job" outside of football when they start on their career would be a useful step, not only in their development, but in the relationship between the club and it's local area. This could be helping out at community sports clubs or orginisations or with schools, care givers or other groups that are usually struggling for staff and funding. Make it part of their contract and pair them with the entity for a year (maybe with incentives included in the contract).

I do love seeing a good Italian goal keeper in a Juve shirt (and we have had some greats), however from the current 'keepers, there is something I really like when I see Alex Meret. Yes, it is easy to see Donnarumma commands the 8" x 8' goal very well because of his size, but Alex controls all of his 18' box with much better positioning meaning the saves he makes have been set up long before the shot comes and so it looks like he has less work to do. I am pleased we did not go in for Gianluigi back then and unless the deal is favorable for us, I hope we continue to look elsewhere in the future.

A great sorrow to hear this. Rest in peace champion ❤️