It wasn't to be this term, we (and I more than anyone else, perhaps) made a number of mistakes it was hard to recover from, but it's now time to leave it all behind us and start looking at the future.
Next month, we'll be competing in the Primavera Tournament, and a few new faces will be seen in the dressing room.
Other players, on the other hand, will be released by the club.
Let's try and sow a few seeds for the 2009/10 campaign... something's on the move already.
The following players have been informed they won't be part of the club's future plans:
GIANLUCA LANATA (gk) - 3 app 0 goals
ALBERTO PITTALUGA (d) - 2 app 0 goals
ENRICO MIROGLIO (m) - 0 app 0 goals
FLAVIO LENZA (m) - 6 app 2 goals
FABIO BOCCACCIO (m) - 16 app 16 goals
MATTIA MANESCHI (m) - 15 app 8 goals
ROBERTO STRANO (m) - 1 app 0 goals
DANIELE DE MARIA (m) - 1 app 0 goals
FEDERICO GALLO (f) - 6 app 5 goals
STEFANO GANDUGLIA (f) - 1 app 1 goal
The position of Marco Semino is yet to be ascertained, as the influential goalkeeper will be probably given a proper bow during the course of the Primavera Tournament, although he's already declared his intention not to play any major part next season and, at 39 and with all the support he's given the team so far, no one will quite fault him for that.
Fausto Crosetti, the defender, has been given green light to join another side for the Primavera Tournament, but will be returning to Dunfermline for the beginning of the 09/10 campaign.
Alberto Buccianti, too, will miss out on at least part of the tournament as away on international aid duty in Haiti, for which we would like to wish him all the best.
Finally, a few players will be tested by the fully reinstated manager, Luigi Vanin, during the tournament, with a look to permanent switches ahead of next season.
The board are pleased to welcome onboard the following members of the squad:
ALESSIO SCALI (1983) is a goalkeeper who used to be within Sestrese's ranks in his best years. He'll be one of the candidates for Dunfermline's No 1 jersey next term.
ALESSANDRO MERELLO (1984), previously with Never Alone Soccer within the realm of AICS football, used to ply his trade with Sampierdarenese and Cella during his 11-a-side days.
A left-footed defender, Alessandro was also close to signing for the Pars during last summer's close season, and he's now ready to join Dunfermline.
DAVIDE DUCCO (1984) has been with Dunfermline for a while now, but on paper only, as a couple of loopholes here and there have so far prevented him from making his debut for the Scots. A quality midfielder-turned-defender, Davide is still a FIGC player as well, having just terminated the 08/09 season with Sporting Casella.
FILIPPO FINOTTI (1984), a Turin-born winger, has spent the last 3 seasons with Division C outfit Controcamper and his most recognisable feature is his powerful long-range accurate right foot.
STEFANO ROSSI (1982) is a 5-a-side and 7-a-side pacy forward, who used to play for Castelletto Solferino back in his heydays, as he even shared a couple of matches with club's captain, Aldo Marletta, two years his junior. Stefano is currently within the ranks of regional 5-a-side finalists Rovegno, and will bolster a side badly needing some pace upfront.
Therefore, Dunfermline's squad for the Primavera tournament should look as follows:
GK: Perugini, Semino, Scali
D: Filippi, Frassinelli, Ducco, Merello
M: Bovalino, Cantelli, Marletta, Finotti
F: Buccianti, Rossi
MANAGER: Vanin
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