I'm pretty sure Casemiro is a DM.

Anyway, no way in hell should we let De Jong go. The guy is obviously disappointed by the way we've treated Seedorf, but Pippo has to talk him into staying. He was our best player this season, we can't lose him.

As for DS, I'm not sure. I was very disappointed in him this season, but I don't want to lose him so soon.

I don't think we'll sell him. He's obviously a bit disappointed with our season as well. But I personally think he'll still be a Milan player next season


I don't really see him as a DM.

And agreed about DS. I don't want us to lose him, especially not for Marcelo.

Transfermarkt says his main position is DM, and that's what I always thought.

No. Just don't sell DS. Anyone else but him.

DS would fetch 30M in this market. He was awful last season on the right but he's got the makings of one of the best LB's around. Pity no bugger managing us wants to play him there.

Cheers for this, truly thought it had slowed to a crawl. Glad to hear negotiations are happening for him. We do need to get rid of a lot of players - problem is getting rid of 10+ unwanted players is very, very hard to do.

We don't even have a goalie next season yet given Agazzi has been earmarked as third choice. Thankfully.

+∞ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Thing is I have been saying this way back in 2008, without Silvio's 'direct' funding Milan is not a top club. Yes there is history and prestige, but that was all bought by Silvio.

Times are very different nowadays and Nesta is stressing on the same.

However, I do hope there are some tricks up the management's sleeves to squeeze us through this window.

I think we're long passed the tricks and squeezing period. We need a new management, one that is, well, ready to spend without profit. But spending is just one obvious thing: we need a new concept, a fresh approach, new methods and a new general direction. A change must come, as soon as possible to make this better. Because keeping the status quo made only sense as long as we had legends in our team who made trophy-less seasons watchable or even historical. Once they were gone, we became mortal again, and this status quo thing is only hurting us.

Look at this humiliating Seedorf situation? We managed to alienate a true Milan legend, a gentlemen who has unthinkable prestige and would have inspired many young potentials to come to Milan. On top of it, we made him retire and come back to us in the most dire of situations - and his response was at least "good" or "very good". All this and then we decide to play games, give once again Galliani more then a regular say, and here we are, waiting for our beloved legend to depart in something completely different then an amicable separation.

But that is the thing, we cant spend unless we have positive operating CF. Having no profits means we cant spend.

Frankly I couldn't care less if Silvio/Galliani stayed or left, as their replacement is going to be stuck in the same quagmire.

Any new funds coming into the club would go towards infrastructure works, and not the squad per say. Unless, it is funds generated from operations or operating activities. When this part sinks in, I think you will come to understand how poor Milan really is (when peered against the top teams).

What we do need is strong sponsorship deals like City and PSG. Except we are not owned by a sovereign wealth-fund like those two. And we are not big like Madrid or United to command the commercial marketing status.

As an old proverb goes 'wherever I close you my ***, you still blow gas'.

No, I don't buy into this "no out scenario". If you say we don't have the funds to buy anymore, okay - I say, let's be stingy but rational and invest in the right choices. Let's invest in infrastructure and youth development as well. Wouldn't you say that the conditions at San Siro are terrible and need to be taken care of?

Bottom line is: I'm not expecting us to be top again or reemerge as a top spender, but I'm not willing to say that Berlu and Galliani do their best possible either. I think we could do better, even in this awful situation.

Don't buy it buddy, I'm not the sales man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I'm not saying it is a no out scenario, just saying you should not expect much. In the sense that we might be putting some of the good players we have on the market to fund for a fresh team (you would consider that a two steps back).

I would very much love for the club to invest in our infrastructure and youth set-up, that is something the club could 'invest' in without being restricted by FFP, actually the club has already invested in the youth set-up, since 2008/09. As for infrastructure works there was talk of a new stadium in the vicinity of Rho in Milan, however talks ran dry because of the price the government was asking for the land was north of whatever valuation the club had done.

And this is not a matter of my opinion or your opinion, this is a matter of a simple equation;
'income - expense = profit or loss'

Well, I will always expect much. The moment I start expecting less or minimum is the moment I'm turning into a Parma or Bologna fan. This is how big things get mediocre or experience a downfall.

High expectations are fine, but also you have to be realistic with them to.

Sad fact is we aren't what we were, and that's been obvious for 2-3 season's. High hopes and expectations can only leave you disappointed i'm afraid.

Things will get better no doubt but it's a slow process (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I think I am realistic when I say we can do better then handle club legends alla Seedorf like they're just fillers or alienating leaders like Maldini. And both have nothing to do with club finances.