Nicely stated.

+1 Cookie to han.

I wasn't viciously opposed to signing him.

What I said was I wanted Milan to focus on signing a defender (Kovac), instead of getting a striker. It appears that Milan did the other way around and signing a striker, then a defender (Senderos). My opinion on Senderos is not relevant. I think he'll be fine playing in lesser important games where certain defenders of ours (Kaladze) lose concentration.

I did a 180 because I eventually did accept Shevchenko's apology to Milan. I'm not one to immediately accept someone after they stab me in the back but I felt he was genuine.

I didn't support this from a start. It's not my fault you refuse to read half of what I post, and if you have a vendetta against me. End it. I'm not here to fight with anyone anymore. If you want to make issues with someone who did support it from day one, as I said Kurt was the one who supported it.

Sheva will regain his form at Milan. Jaap Stam was over 30 when he joined us wasn't he? He was lousy right?

Zambrotta got his spark back and he's 31... that was a signing I always supported. Why aren't you attacking me on that one? Zambrotta was sometimes lousy, if most of the time average with Barcelona.

These older players have their uses, especially when we signed a whole bunch of younger players under the age of 28. We brought in what? 8 players? 6 of these were under 28.

I'm not here to fight with anyone either. I simply got annoyed at people settling for mediocrity. I KNOW you wanted Eto'o as much as I did. Now that we've gotten $heva all I hear is support of the signing...as if it was done soely in the interests of AC Milan......aaaah well it's just my opinion that we've gone for cheap and mediocre -to -good rather than excellent. the sad thing is that excellent was within our reach.

I don't Sheva is mediocre, and I think our signing season has been absolutely excellent. Superb. Stunning. Simply brilliant considering all the quality we've signed, as well as youth players (the two from Uruguay). No one is settling for mediocrity. But I'm not unrealistic. I have realistic goals. I wanted Eto'o for a while, but I knew that Barcelona was not going to part with him... AT ALL.

I'm more happy we settled for the players we did, plenty of top name signings like Zambrotta and Ronaldinho, some youth talent like Flamini, Viudez and Cardacio..

Sheva will regain his form and score tons of goals for us I'm sure. And I'm even sure he'll meet the goal scoring total of our top scorer, Gunnar Nordahl.

I think our signing season has been full of EXCELLENT signings.

Sheva Hopes For More Goals Against Inter

Andriy Shevchenko gave his first interview as a 'new' Milan player.

After officially sealing his move back to Milan on Saturday, today Andriy Shevchenko made his arrival at Milanello, and it was an emotional day for him and all the players he had gotten to know intimately during his first stint at the club.

He later gave an interview to Milan Channel in which he said he hopes to score more goals against Inter and to win the Uefa Cup in Istanbul, where the Rossoneri famously lost the Champions League to Liverpool in a legendary final.

"Now I'm back home, I am not looking backward anymore but forward," he said. "In these two years I always felt like they were waiting for me here. I will have the opportunity to make amends and score more goals.

"I would give anything to score immediately. I feel like starting again and working hard. I hope I don't suffer the same injuries as I did the last few years, but here I have everything I need to do well and it only depends on me."

He also spared a thought for his favorite 'victims' Inter: "I always felt good when there was the derby, I hope that tradition continues.

"I really hope we can win the Uefa Cup in Istanbul, where we lost against Liverpool" Sheva concluded

lol no barca was gonna part with him but silvio wouldn't part with 30m

Or maybe Berlusconi wanted Ronaldinho more than he wanted Eto'o.

Oh he didn't? Tell me how much was Ronaldinho? He was 21.5 million I believe... and Zambrotta was roughly 9 million I believe...

So he didn't part with 30 million huh? No... Barcelona didn't want Eto'o to go.

LOL! thats the funniest analogy i've ever heard. Buddy he didnt' want to part with 30 million for eto alone. Besides eto would cost us 30-40 mil range and silvio wouldn't pay it for one player.

and also keep in mind that ronaldinho was the most expensive player of this campaign which really shows you our financial position (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) while barca paid over 30 for alves which is the best RB on the planet. If you want players in their prime who are worldclass you gotta pay there is no going around it.

Alves...is pretty much, the best offensive RB in the game right now. Defensively, I suppose there are others who are better. But it depends on what kind of input you want from your fullback in your gameplay. Whether you want him to be bombing down and overlapping, or staying back and provide cover for the winger.

In Barca's case, the game plan is probably to have Alves and Messi overlap, and overrun, the opposition's left flank. Double edged sword, especially if your opposing team has got a muscled hardman, and players who can play on the counter, by cutting in from the flank.

Hmmm...Rino, Flamini, Pirlo, Kaka, Pato, Ronaldinho. Holy cr@p...that sounds like us...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) At least that sounds like us, when we urm play like 'us'.

Exactly... and I think I'm more happy we have Ronaldinho, rather than Eto'o...