Don't worry, we are just doing this in order to create an opening to the US. We already have their technological know-how from [insert your favorite company here]! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

i think u missunderstood what i said....if Lahm and Zambrotta came im sure they would both or atleast one of them start, but what i said or ment to say was if both come we would have: Oddo, Zambrotta, Lahm and Janko on the flanks so it didnt matter who started cuz we would have great starters and great back ups incase of injury of fatigue...which would also turn out to be a great rotation system so were not playing the same players over and have to worry bout saving certain players for key games and have to risk losing points in seria a to have fresh players for cl cuz you would feel secure with any one of thoes players playing. Make a little more sence?

This summer is going to be very exciting but scary. We have way to many people to replace. I think the management realizes they need to drop the average age of the club by quite a bit.

Out:
Dida. Valerio
Cafu, Maldini, Simic. Favalli, Serghino
Brocchi, Ba
Gilardino, Ronaldo

Now these are players we should be replacing. They are either retiring, are to old to play regularly or don't posses enough quality to be productive for the team.

11 players out. That is scary. But here is the fun point. Milan have not splashed out a lot of cash in quite awhile. 1 major signing per year for the past 3 to 4 years. Their coffers have to be exploding. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/96.gif)

I look at Bayern this past off season and say it's time to buy a great team.

In
Akinfeev/Frey, Offredi
Lahm, Zambrotta, Barzagli, De Silvestri, Criscito, Ramos, Zaccardo
Aquilani, Montolivo, Hamsik, VDV, Diego
Toni, Paloschi

We have the money, we have the prestige, bring on the talent. I understand that it will be difficult to get most of these players away from their owners but This will build a great team for a long long time.

Bring on 4th place, the CL trophy and the summer transfer window. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

This post has been edited by omahawi: Feb 28 2008, 11:40 PM

(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/96.gif) Welcome, Omahawi! Do feel free to post an intro in the introductions section!

I think a lot of us would love to see Milan make wholesale purchases like those you mentioned. The problem is that I just don't see quite that many people coming in all at once -- and some of those you listed will be very hard to pry away from their clubs (eg Ramos, Aquilani, Montolivo, Toni) as you said.

I'd be happy if we made 4-5 buys (1 keeper, 1-2 defenders, 1 good mid, 1 good striker). I suspect we'll probably only see 2-3, sadly.

lol, you really think we will buy more then 3 players...i mean, changing whole team wouldn't be great in any aspect...you must consider settling in concept of play, and many other things...in my opinon, we can expect max 5 transfers, but i'm more on tennies side of thinking, as we'll probably see only 2-3 signigs

2-3 signings would be pretty good...if we're pulling someone up from the youth ranks...

Let's see

1 Wingback
1 Creative Mid
1 Striker

^^^

Looks good...(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Of course more than 3. We don't have a choice because of our managemet impotency over the last two summers. We could have done it gradually but ...

I am in agreement. If they had been working on the situtation for the past 3 years I would say 2 to 3 signings would be good. Unfortunately multiply that by 3 and we are looking at replacing a large portion of the squad. It all stems from lack of movement in the off season for too long.

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wow. i just watched the man u lyon first leg replay...im not sure if theres anything going on in that thick head of yours galliani..but if there is, i hope its telling you to sign karim benzema. dude is a beast. pato, benzema, kaka, gourcuff, pirlo, gatusso the brazilian-french-italiano connecion.

^^

I saw him in that game too. he reminds me of Sheva. powerful shot, good physique, intelligent, with 'sufficient' technique. definitely a future star.

But don't bother too much, he will end up in Spain or England...

There's an article in Corriere today -- keep in mind that Corriere is not especially reliable -- stating that Shevchenko wants to return to Milan and that he's already house hunting there.

Buffon is house hunting here for almost two years according to press.

^^

Drogba as well right?? Everyone wants to be rossoneri... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Nobody does though...(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Okay, so if you believe the press (pfft), Sheva, Buffon, his old lady, and Frey have all gone house-hunting in Milan. If it were true, I think we've discovered the new gold rush of the 21st century.

lol true (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)