1. with honda, kaka, saporona i am unsure it would make sense to get another AM for CF unless we want
2. Silva and pastore for all those would be acceptable but again we would be relying on pazzini and king matri as our stiker option assuming el sha is more of support striker

Balo is still a question mark. His potential is huge, but he must learn how to use it. My answer on the first question? No, not right now. As for question #2, hell yes!

The thing is, we've gotta do the Milan magic again with Balotelli. We have to make him a different player, and there's where all the Milan legends should jump in and play a role. I remember years ago when we had a struggling Lentini, Milan used Altafini to speak with him and help get through his crisis.

To answer you questions: 1) No. I don't rate Pastore that much. He's a good AM but nothing that special and never proved himself when it was most important. Yet, he's still young, that's his only advantage. 2) Yes, but it won't make any sense. The guys mentioned are Raiola guys, and it wouldn't make sense to go for Ibra who's also with Raiola. All the talk about them leaving has to do with us cutting all ties with Raiola.

Whoa, who spiked your rum with salt this morning, pirate? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) None of this is happening in my opinion, but it's a good dream. I mean, the possibility of either of these two deals happening is 1%. Maybe even less. Particularly the Silva and or Ibra bit. We may get them in their very final seasons as professional footballers, and that's that.

Pastore may come to Milan, but I don't quite see Balotelli going there. Even if Ibra comes. Unless big changes happen. Because, really, we as a club have dug ourselves in too deep, and good players on the fringes of greatness is the best we can do. Champions, maybe, but not proven ones.

But, well, since you asked, I'd be okay with both notions, any given Sunday, many times over!

Some crazy news today eh!?

First off Niang can go with pleasure. So much talent but a dreadful attitude and he's never going to grow up while at Milan.

Abate is a growing story, linked to PSG. I think we've debated his merits and weaknesses enough recently.

Balotelli can leave unless he SERIOUSLY bucks himself up before January. He's been a disgrace this season and I wouldn't miss a liability like him. For all his undenied talent he has serious mental issues and I can't be bothered with dealing with them anymore.

Robinho can stay, even when we get Honda he'd be a handy player to keep, having a good season.

Can't be any worse than the shambles we currently have.

But aren't Corriere a Roman publication and rather biased against the Milan clubs?

I don't think that has anything to do with it.

All for it, bud. Save for the Robinho bit. He can stay if he's on 1 million. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) Because, good season or not, that's what he's worth now. Some would say that that's what he was throughout his career, but the guy is a lucky son of a gun, who rode the Pele hype train, one that brought him to stations like Manchester, Madrid and Milan.

I'd take a pure talent and hard worker like Lamela over Robson, ten times over. But he can stay, the rest I agree.

Lamela ain't got sh*t on the old Robinho.

Nah, I was talking about applying yourself on the pitch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Robinho has a far too easy going attitude.

Ideally this January we loan Niang, sell Nocerino or Muntari bring in another DM to cover for De Jong + the already confirmed Honda and Rami. I think that's enough for now.

If we get Pastore in the summer it will only happen if we sell Robinho. He's already taking up a good chunk in wages. We can't afford to bring in more players without selling others in return.

I personally don't want to see us giving up on Balo simply because he lost form. Yes, he's acting like a petulant child because things aren't going his way right now, but all he needs is a couple of good games and he'll be back to scoring regularly and the petulance and childish attitude will go away with it. And I find it hard to believe that a top club would come anywhere near Balo right now. He's just a huge problem, especially when the club could afford to get someone in of the same calibre without all the baggage Balo brings with him

In the UK you can't trust a right wing newspaper like the Daily Mail to report a positive story about a left wing political party.

Can't see the difference here; if a southern publication is reporting on a political antithesis (isn't Rome a slightly right-wing city while Milan is left wing industrial) surely it's slightly biased against its target?

Therefore can you trust 'your opponent' to discuss you accurately?

No. But then again, you can't trust a right wing journal to discuss internal right-wing party affairs openly as well. You've gotta read everything and then deduce by yourself (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Yes, when discussing itself the propaganda will be positive, when discussing its opponent it'll be negative.

Hence read a neutral, non-agenda laden publication for some accuracy.

But you're also correct, read absolutely everything and the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Deduce, You Say! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Sorry, can't help it. I just love this cartoon, absolute classic and timeless!

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