2005–06 A.S. Roma season 2005–06 A.S. Roma season The 2005–06 season saw Associazione Sportiva Roma experience several ups and downs, as it went through periods of poor form which bracketed a then-record 11 match winning streak in Serie A. Despite this period of excellent form, the club originally finished just fifth in the final standings, before Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina all were declared of varying guilt in a scandal that rocked Italian football in the summer of 2006. The resulting point deductions directed toward all three aforementioned clubs promoted Roma to second in the final standings. The season also saw Roma hit with a
John Hope (footballer) was intending to give up the game and resume working as a welder. He spent the 1975–76 season with Hartlepool United in the Fourth Division, and then moved into non-league football with Whitby Town. Hope had two sons who became professional footballers, both of whom played as defenders. Chris made more than 500 Football League appearances for Scunthorpe United and Gillingham, and Richard made more than 350, of which 135 were for Northampton Town and the remainder split between six other clubs. In middle age, Hope was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. John Hope (footballer) John William March Hope (30 March