[MilanManiac9]

Hi, fellow red-and-black-blooded Rossoneri fans! This is MilanManiac9 with his first Topic on site (yeah, I know my screenname is a little crummy, but using the same one for all kinds of different logins is just easier)!

As optimistic as I am about hopes for my various favorite clubs (Milan of course being the first and foremost), I'd like to hear what goes through everybody else's heads and not just my annual "I hope we can take the Treble" routine. I chose the Rossoneri as my club of choice after some time looking at histories and records, but that was relatively recent as I grew ever more rabid in my love of the beautiful game. What I want to hear is the point of view from everybody: Experts that know everything, lifelong supporters brought up well by parents, etcetera, etcetera... you get the picture.

I also want to hear about why you are all so loyal to the Rossoneri. You know, like old anecdotes from your youth, that kind of stuff, just so we can all get a feel for who this mighty Red and Black Revolution is made up of.

As for pictures: Please post as many as you want! There's a very short list of things I enjoy seeing more than other people uploading pictures from watch parties, matches, or just throwing on the timeless uniform of our Red-Blacks for all to see. Thanks, everybody, and FORZA ROSSONERI!

[MilanManiac9]

I guess I should have been a bit more specific, but I'd also like to know why everyone's projections are the way they are.

Serie A: We can take our 18th Scudetto this year, mostly because Roma won't be able to handle us, Juve are fallign apart at the seams, and Inter... well, just saying Rafa Benitez pretty much sums that up. They'll flop.

Coppa Italia: I'd say Semifinal at best. In Cup play, crazy $#!% happens, and I think we've exhausted our compliment of good karma by signing Ibra and Robinho in a fire-sale. We'd kinda have to get lucky here.

UEFA Champions League: I think we can win this. Sure, City is still tough, not to mention the traditional powerhouses are all in it (well, minus Juve), but like I said, it's Cup play. My team won our 3-3 Cup Final this season in penalties after going the entire season without a win (not for lack of goals; I myself scored 12 in 7 matches and had 3 assists) for our secodn straight League Title. If my motley side can take down a team that ripped us apart all year long, surely the most decorated club in the world can pull it off.


A revision on my reasons for loving Milan: Like most, I was captivated by Maldini, but I also played as ACM on FIFA 2005 for five years 'til I got a Wii and FIFA 10. Since then, the only reason I play as any team but Milan is if I'm playing online against someone who beat me to picking 'em. Plus, I've always loved Sheva, so it was just chemistry. Rossoneri are a different breed: As Jack said, anybody can root for a team that wins... it takes a real sportsman to root for Milan. With our tradition, nobody is quite like us.