2 people that i like but not in Milan anymore are Gila and Dida , if i say that 5th place is their weakness gift would not be false !

exactly! brocchi just isnt cuttin it

Hrm. Well, now the Italian press is hinting that it's a matter of time before Milan hold a news conference to announce Gattuso's departure. (wouldn't be surprised if this changes in an hour or two, opinion's all over the place).

I hope it's decided asap. my heart can't take it anymore.

if he is so keen to leave then i think he should leave

Really should have looked at getting vargas..

Seems fiorentina and real are fighting it out for his services.

Was impressive against us, can actually put a good ball in. Think he defended pretty solidly too. Not sure how he's been all season though, but was certainly potential there.

If gattuso is going to leave we should go after diarra. Him and flamini can fight it out until one of them secures a spot or we can just directly bench ambro and use him for depth cover. He is a super-sub.

The good thing about diarra is that at max he will cost 15 mil. We can sell gattuso for around that price and replace him with diarra.

Diarra is 26, gattuso is 30.



Essien is impossible to get as abro doesn't need money. Only way of getting essien is kaka going to chelsea.

I would like to bring in another DM, or preferably a box-to-box player, if Rino was to leave. Somebody that could offer more than just thumping his chest and winning the ball back. A team like Milan needs players that can do things while in posession, as they have alot of it, and maybe even chip in with a few goals.

RINO IS STAYING.

Press conference apparently still going on but there's this snippet on acmilan.com's italian page: RINO GATTUSO: 'Chiuderò la mia carriera al Milan'

[I will end my career in Milan. ]

Dessena



Sounds good, although i need to hear it from him and hope he dosent do a "Sheva"

gazzetta

acmilan.com

controcampo

They seem pretty convinced and controcampo in particular has some good quotes (I'll translate later, work's killing me at the moment). Seems genuine to me.

WoooHooo!!

Forza Ringo !!!

Moggi Gives Big Four Transfer Advice


Former disgraced Juventus transfer guru, Luciano Moggi, has revealed who he thinks the big four Serie A teams should invest in during the summer's transfer market.


Moggi, who was at the centre of the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, became famous for his scouting talents and tansfer deals at the Bianconeri. His biggest success was masterminding Zinedine Zidane's move from Bordeaux to Juventus in 1996. He was also responsible for luring players like Christian Vieri, Pavel Nedved and Gianluigi Buffon to Turin.

Although he recieved a five year ban from the game for his part in the 2006 scandal, he is still making a noise behind the scenes and he has shared his opinions on who the big boys in Serie A should buy.

"It's hard for Inter to strengthen their squad because they already have many superstars," Moggi told Il Sussidiario.

"They will only buy big if they let someone big leave but if they don't invest, they still have the capabilities of winning another title.

"Milan on the other hand need a goalkeeper, they can't get Buffon but they should go for Frey as an alternative.

"The Rossoneri also need a striker, someone like Luca Toni or Amauri perhaps maybe even Ibrahimovic. But they should go for Amauri as the other two maybe impossible targets.

"Juventus need to strengthen their midfield, they need to look at some of their older players and they have to strengthen their bench as well as the first XI.

"They have the Champions League next season and thus like the old times, they would need to reinforce accordingly.

"As for Roma, I would suggest they also try for Amauri because he would do well there. But given their circumstances with take overs, they may not be able to afford him."

All four clubs need to strengthen given their objectives next season. Milan have already stated that they will focus on Serie A while the other three all have their eyes set on Champions League glory. Amauri is set to join Juventus but Milan may have the chance to pounce if the Old Lady fails to land her man.


GOAL.com





I believe in Moggi even with those events !

thanks moggi, the common man could even decipher that milan need a goalie and strikers.


Now in 3 years replace galliani and lets see you sign those players.

Strachan (spell) Celtic coach was asked about Artur Boruc ... And he said that Boruc has a contract and has to respect it. Then he took it personal by claiming that Ancelotti shouldn't push his weight around to tempt Boruc

He added that these days, the best keepers are in Poland and if Ancelotti wants one, he should go get one from there.

What a f2cking joke

Well, Boruc has played 4 games against us recently and was superb in all 4 games. Certainly better than any keeper we've got at the moment, and better than most keepers I've seen.

As for Gattuso, I think it's a shame if he stays. I think this proves that the whole 'Milan family' thing does hurt us. He was not at his best last season and has been terrible this season, yet he'll no doubt keep either Ambro/Flamini out of the first XI next season.

Great news about Gattuso. thank god we're going to have great depth in midfield next year.

But for what it's worth, I think it all was a well made soap opera with Galliani as the director! now they're going to repeat the same sh1t they used to say last season when they didn't give up to Madrid's pressure to sell Kaka, that how convincing Gattuso to stay is a great move in the market, etc, etc. this is just a boring strategy, I won't get fooled again!

Well, after the 'Rino's staying' press conference, Galliani is quoted as having said that Milan will bring in 7 or 8 new players.

One of the kids they may be bringing back is midfielder Paolo Sammarco from Samp. He's a Primavera product and is co-owned with Samp.

Rino stays that a great news

Sammarco is quite good technically (had a good game against the zebras) but I'm not sure about his other qualities.

Anyway I don't think he could be a good replacement for Brocchi

Is this an actaul term?! (no disrespect to you, its just that....)
Brocchi Sucks!!!!
I much rather someone else!
Brocchi may try and he fights hard, but it gets him no where needless to say how this helps the team, I wish him luck in his future endaevours as long as its away from us!

LOL!!!!!!!! brocchi shouldn't even be playing soccer. replacement? Dont make laugh.

ADRIANO GALLIANI:

"I relied on the sentiment which always distinguishes our club. We wanted Carlo Ancelotti to be with us because it was right to talk about these problems in his presence.

19 May is an important date because this is the day we started creating a new Milan, a winning Milan already next season. Later we will talk with the coach to see what his ideas are. The first objective will be the Scudetto, but we'll also try to win the Uefa Cup. We'll have 7-8 new players because we want to cancel out the 23-point gap from Inter."

yesterday's galliani's interview...shocking

[GALLIANI]

New player:

1- Kaka -new striker
2- Pato - First full season
3- Ba - Will be included in the 1st team
4- Flamini
5- Gattuso - After the hardwork to convince him
6- Maybe Zambro
7- Maybe Lloris
8- Maybe R10

[/GALLIANI]

There u go

I know it's hard to believe, but we're going to have a lot of changes. if he says 7/8 new players then 4/5 good players is definite. I think it's time we finally believed Galliani.

good news from baldy.

he made the first step, which is the easiest.

now it's time to follow through, which will be the testing part.

maybe grimi,boriello & oliveira will be included in this...and maybe even pozzi

+1

For the good of the club I think it would not have been the worst thing for rino to leave and maldini to retire. It would have been a good way to show the changing of the guard. Instead both will probably play on and we'll pretty much see the same team fielded week in week out. Hopefully its a good thing.

I think Rino staying is a good thing. I also think that Maldini playing another year is a good thing -- especially if, as Galliani states, Milan bring in 7 or 8 new players. There needs to be some continuity to the dressing room.

The source is not the most reliable (it's Corriere) but there's a report out that Milan has met with Sampdoria to figure out what to do about the co-ownership of Sammarco and also for Milan to inquire about Maggio (who's an RB. we do need one of those).

The problem is whats galliani's definition of 'new' players.

So far we've got one in flamini and possibly two in lloris. Bringing back loan players shouldn't count, since there unlikely to get a game and hence not going to improve out depth.

Really hoping we can get some quality defenders, particularly with pace, since none of our defenders can really cope with that.

Maggio has impressed me alot this season, we should try and push for him

I remember Sammarco, but cant remember what he is like on the pitch. A decent enough replacement for Brocchi and since he was a Primavera player all the better

lino marzoratti, abbiati, antonini, oliviera, abate,sammarco these are all milan cowned or loaned players can anyone confirm that???

Off the top of my head, I think they are all owned/co-owned by Milan, yep.

What do you mean? the word replacement doesn't exit? Or it's something else?



A lot of people think that Brocchi, Favalli, Bonera, Simic, Kaladze, Ambrosini, Kalac ... etc suck, well feel free to think what you want, but I've seen most of them play for another team as starters and I don't think they suck, especially Brocchi.

For those who doesn't know, Brocchi is leaving Milan because he wants first team football, it's not the Galliani who wants to sell him.

Oh, and for the north maerican, it's football not soccer, soccer is this--->Soccer game

We should expect some of the players loaned out to come back and get their shot here. Lino and Boriello in particualar.

As for Brocchi...we should have sold him last year, when he still was worth something. Now we can get zero for him. But it doesn't matter anyway.

We need to focus on:

A. New LB and RB's - this is our prime target. If Zambrotta comes, the defensive section is pleased. But we still need help in the offensive section. We need someone with pace, a good cross and shot.

B. Keeper we can rely on. I'm in for Frey, Gomes or Abbiati. Experience should be the main criteria.

C. A new creative midfielder. To replace Gourcuff who should be sold or loaned out. It's clear that he's not Carlo's favorite.

Brocchi is not good enough for Milan. Maybe as a 4th choice dmf... but if he wants first team football then he should leave. I'm a starter in my team too, it doesn't mean I can play for Milan...

Barzagli seems to be about to sign for Fiorentina for 10M/euros...



F management. Always sleeping.

sorry but your wrong. The british were the first to call football, "soccer" and not north americans. Do some research.

On the brocchi issue no he is not good enough to be in milan. Not even good enough to play in Serie A. Hes like gilardino, a waste of space. Comes on doesn't contribute to anything. Furthermore, he puts milan in danger in various occasions. Remember last year vs man u at OT?

Its this family and unity crap that allows players like brocchi to even have a chance at milan.

Porty, Zamparini was never going to sell Barzagli to us. This way, maybe in a year or two we MIGHT be able to get him from the Viola.

OK guys, tomorrow Galliani will be in Barcelona.
Something may happen.

They say he'll go for Zambrotta (finally get him) but Ronaldinho could be in the talks too. Same for Eto'o though this one prefers the EPL.

yup...american football was actually named after Rugby, which used to be called football.

euro football was called soccer when the english started to migrate to the u.s. it wasn't changed back to football in europe after many years.

and word to the wise..there are more countries that do not call it football than there are that do.

To me his comments about the EPL are just ridiculous. He's half of the player he was before his injuries and if he makes a decision to move to the PL he'll be finished till mid-season period. That's just stupid. But I'm fine with that. We get Drogba and Chelski get Eto'o. Everybody will be happy..for a while.

I'd still rather have Mario Gomez from Stuttgart. He's talented, strong, a traditional centre forward, and YOUNG.

I don't want Eto'o in Milan. He's... fragile...

If we lose out on Barzagli then... **** it!

Brochi isn't a DM at all, he plays there just to do Carlo a favor, he's more of a CM/AM. Actually he's leaving, so ... Oh and for what it's worth I think he's a good bench wormer for Milan.



Really, I don't know that
How stupid do I look now?

Anyway, never liked the word "soccer" and never will and for me it's the american football that I call soccer, because I don't like it and because it's close to "sucker"



I think there's no need to comment the bold part

As for the rest, I disagree with you!

there is so much regret over Barzagli ,


if Galliani said that we will have a great deffender who is it ?

Zambrotta, most likely.

It seems that the word "soccer" is an abbreviation for association!

Wiki

I think I'll keep disliking that word and refer to it as the American football

By the way, it seems that Amauri is a done deal for the zebras, they actually keep listening to Moggi

Oh and Abbiati will probably come back to Milan next year, as a number 1 or not only time can tell ...

So Kaladze can be happy and make us mad & mad & mad as Gila and Dida

I prefer Zapata over Barzagli.

As some of you already said Zambrotta is probably that great defender fester mentioned. But I'm still hoping we sign Zapata + Canini.

P.S Brocchi sucks. Favalli,Bonera,Kaladze atleast contribute to the team.