[bigmacmtl]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[kurtsimonw]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Spot on.

[I_Rossoneri]

Well it is true that Buffon was on the verge of joining us last season!

In fact, Buffon kept the Juve management and tifosi in the dark about his decision to continue with Juve, until we won the CL. When that happened, Berlusconi had to renew Dida's contract, not because it was cheaper, but because he helped his team win the cup!

This is a real life team, not FM07 (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Did you not get the hint when Buffon said "I want to pay CL football" knowing full well Juve won't have any this year?

Dida was the one who kept everyone in the dark with his shall I shant I attitude towards signing his extension. I don't now whether Galliani persuaded him to re-sign but if he did then it was the worst days work he has done (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And yet again we shoot ourselves in the foot by extending old players contracts instead of letting them go.

[dst]

In fact, Buffon kept the Juve management and tifosi in the dark about his decision to continue with Juve, until we won the CL. When that happened, Berlusconi had to renew Dida's contract, not because it was cheaper, but because he helped his team win the cup!

That doesn't make sense... I agree with bigmacmtl completely on this!

[agenth]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

that's right, but Milan is classy, and a part of our classyness is, that we treat our players like humans, not numbers, places, statistics...

Milan family *sighs* In good and bad times

[Zed.D]

I expect galliani's been working on this and he has a solution - to bring back franco Baresi (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Oh, and when Dida get's banned by UEFA Seb Rossi will cover goal (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

No money spent, job's a good 'un (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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

I wouldn't be surprised if it really did happen in real life... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

This I agree with! I haven't forgotten his mistakes in Bayern, Man U games. and of course his blunders in many other games in Serie A as well. he was perhaps lucky in not getting us eliminated from the CL, let alone helping us in it... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) only in Athens he had a good show IMO.

[Rossoneri7]

Did you not get the hint when Buffon said "I want to pay CL football" knowing full well Juve won't have any this year?

Dida was the one who kept everyone in the dark with his shall I shant I attitude towards signing his extension. I don't now whether Galliani persuaded him to re-sign but if he did then it was the worst days work he has done (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And yet again we shoot ourselves in the foot by extending old players contracts instead of letting them go.

Well, it was so obvious during those closing days of last season .. Buffon was completely undecided about his future. The press kept asking him and articles were published every other day about his future with Juve (and yes his reason was CL football, he had to have one to leave Juve anyways ..).

But as we have all come to know Milan, the management are faithful to those who do good things for the team and the club. Now whether it was Galliani/Berlusconi/Carlo/or Dida himself .. We can only speculate .. In the end, it comes down to this .. We won the CL, Dida stayed and Buffon signed on for Juve.

That doesn't make sense... I agree with bigmacmtl completely on this!

Which part doesn't make sense?

[Fillipo Simone]

help us win? he helped us lose and almost get us eliminated.

dudek was amazing in the final but they dint allow thet ffect their decision to get a new keeper because he was allowing a lot of weak goals in addition to some good performances.

would you say pool are better offf with dudek or reina? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

When did he help us loose? Last season Dida was a bit above the averange keeper, with some bad goofs but also some brilliant saves. That's normal,...We seem to forget to rate our players not only by their perfomances but also for their behavior in the team. And from what I've seen and heard Dida is an essentil part of the Milan team.

No, Milan is not Liverpool. I don't care if they shipped off Dudek. I don't care about Liverpool and maybe I'm arrogant to say this but Milan is above all that and really does not have to look for examples. We are strong enough with our own methods. And what if we are in a crisis right now? For the past 7 years I (we) had so many good moments with our team and I really wasn't so hard to be a fan. Imagine how it felt to be a Fiorentina fan? Or even a Liverpool fan. They had in their last 7 years many black periods. So whatching Milan right now playing bad and doing not so good is not that hard for me. It makes my love to the club even stronger,...

[bigmacmtl]

When did he help us loose? Last season Dida was a bit above the averange keeper, with some bad goofs but also some brilliant saves. That's normal,...We seem to forget to rate our players not only by their perfomances but also for their behavior in the team. And from what I've seen and heard Dida is an essentil part of the Milan team.

No, Milan is not Liverpool. I don't care if they shipped off Dudek. I don't care about Liverpool and  maybe I'm arrogant to say this but Milan is above all that and really does not have to look for examples. We are strong enough with our own methods. And what if we are in a crisis right now? For the past 7 years I (we) had so many good moments with our team and I really wasn't so hard to be a fan. Imagine how it felt to be a Fiorentina fan? Or even a Liverpool fan. They had in their last 7 years many black periods. So whatching Milan right now playing bad and doing not so good is not that hard for me. It makes my love to the club even stronger,...

do i really have to elobrate? two blunders vs. bayern and two vs. united in the late stages of the competition, we we're so close to not winning the only trophy we won last season because of dida it's as simple as that.

an thats fine you have ur opinion about liverpool but dont forget we about at the same level as liverpool 7 years ago and going thru a dark patch as well playing uefa caup and all..

[Fillipo Simone]

an thats fine you have ur opinion about liverpool but dont forget we about at the same level as liverpool 7 years ago and going thru a dark patch as well playing uefa caup and all..

Our dark period was an intermezzo between the great Capello-Sacchi era+the confusing Zach era and the Carletto era. While Liverpool, they came out of the dark with Houllier. Not to compare,..

[Jack Sparrow]

No, Milan is not Liverpool. I don't care if they shipped off Dudek. I don't care about Liverpool and maybe I'm arrogant to say this but Milan is above all that and really does not have to look for examples. We are strong enough with our own methods. And what if we are in a crisis right now? For the past 7 years I (we) had so many good moments with our team and I really wasn't so hard to be a fan. Imagine how it felt to be a Fiorentina fan? Or even a Liverpool fan. They had in their last 7 years many black periods. So whatching Milan right now playing bad and doing not so good is not that hard for me. It makes my love to the club even stronger,...

Very succinctly put. We complain that Milan places too much sentimentality on players and blah blah, how we shouldn't really show gratitude for services rendered. Well it's this Milan's attitude that meant, players in the midst of the calciopoli, said they'd stay on even if we were relegated.

Baresi stayed on in Serie B. You think it was coz he wouldn't have any takers outside Milan?

I admit, sometimes we are lost for the reasons why some players still stick on, but as a club we have a tradition for valuing loyalty, even if the player concerned is no longer at his peak. This for me is a huge reason why I support the club, and while you can deal with one season of poor performance, a shallow act like a knee jerk dismissal from Milan would be a little harder to digest.

[MizNelson]

In fact, Buffon kept the Juve management and tifosi in the dark about his decision to continue with Juve, until we won the CL. When that happened, Berlusconi had to renew Dida's contract, not because it was cheaper, but because he helped his team win the cup!

Dida renewed his contract two and a half months before we won in Athens.

[kurtsimonw]

while you can deal with one season of poor performance, a shallow act like a knee jerk dismissal from Milan would be a little harder to digest.

I do agree with you there. But the Dida situation is different in my view. It's not just one bad season, it's plenty of them. And a player that makes his team look like a joke, and disgraces it's name does not deserve to be honoured by his club, he SHOULD be made an example of.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Oct 6 2007, 09:54 AM

[dst]

Which part doesn't make sense?

Check BigMac's post...

[Rossoneri7]

Dida renewed his contract two and a half months before we won in Athens.

Thank u for clearing that up. But fact remains, Berlusconi was ready to take Buffon and Juve couldn't have done anything. Since we won that CL, as a tradition in this club, we remain faithful to our players.