[drucurl]

OMG I'll be over the MOON of Rickinho comes back!
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This post has been edited by drucurl: Jul 9 2012, 07:02 PM

[Jack Sparrow]

The last player we sent to Mourinho, came back ravaged. I wonder if this will be any different. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[Bluesummers]

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-Galliani had a press conference and said the following:

Galliani: "We thank Corinthians. They allowed us to remain the most succesful club in the world by beating Boca Juniors."

Galliani: "27 seasons are a lot. It has been a wonderful period where we have clearly been the best team in Italy."

Galliani: "We've won 26 trophies in the past 28 years. Nobody are like us. Milan have been the best team over a 25-year period."

Galliani: "Our objective is to compete for the Scudetto and the CL. And also a new objective: reducing the number of injuries."

Galliani: "Statistics tell us that there is a correlation between injuries and the results achieved."

Galliani: "We're missing many players today, due to the Euros and the Olympics."

Galliani: "We have 3 new players with us today: Acerbi, Constant and Traoré. We believe that we have a competitive squad."

Galliani: "We have one of the best attacks in Europe, and we also have important players in the midfield."

Galliani: "President Berlusconi gave us a great gift by keeping Thiago Silva."

Galliani: "I don't know if Milan will be stronger or weaker than last season, but we will be capable of competing for our objectives."

Galliani: "Ambrosini is the last one from the old guard. The only one left from the Champions League final in Athens."

Galliani: "I give my warmest regards to the players that have left Milan and who kept Milan at the top of UEFA's rankings for 5 years."

Galliani: "I told Massimo Ambrosini that he still has to be the captain for another year."

Galliani: "Milan will have a very competitive squad by the 31st of August 2012."

Galliani: "This is a new Milan. The age is irrelevant. There older players, younger player and the youngest ones. Age is a relative thing."

Galliani: "Thiago and Ibra? There's still a long time left before the transfer window closes. It's useless to talk about this."

Galliani: "We have the highest number of new players in a long time. It will be a very special year in terms of creating a new squad."

Galliani: "We have the highest number of new players in a long time. It will be a very special year in terms of creating a new squad."

Galliani: "Milan have certainly changed its skin. Many great players have left and we all have to be at our best to remain at the top."

Galliani: "Unpredictable things happen in the transfer market. It has been like that in the past two years."

Galliani: "I won't confirm nor dismiss anything, as to not tell any lies. I'll talk about Milan's transfer market August 31st at 19:00 CET"

Galliani: "We're number one in Italy, but yet our revenue is only half of what the Spanish clubs have in revenue." --> "It's an incredible situation."

Galliani: "There are other clubs who really spend a lot of money." --> "3 out of the 4 CL semifinalists this year are also those who have the highest revenue."

Galliani: "The situation is this: the top players are no longer easy to sign for Milan, Inter or Juve. We're number 7 in terms of revenue. --> "and in Europe we're only among the best 8. We have done our job but we will try to do more.""

Galliani: "Real and Barça get €150m from TV rights. We only get €70m. You need to understand that the situation has changed."

Galliani: "You can't not dismiss the fact that there's a financial crisis."

Galliani: "Clubs like Steaua Bucharest, Red Star Belgrade and Benfica used to be in the Champions League final. It's not possible any more."

Galliani: "Once you could easily keep Cruyff at Ajax. Today you wouldn't be able to keep Ibra at Ajax. It's so obvious."

Galliani: "Players who want a yearly salary of €10-12 won't be able to find a club in Italy that will pay that kind of money."

Galliani "With regard to the injuries, we will try to work on preventing them. We'll do more test with the MilanLab." --> "and we hope that we won't have as many injuries this season."

Galliani: "We have really spent a lot of time on analyzing the injury situation and our training methods."

Galliani: "We're doing everyhing we can to improve our injury situation."

Galliani: "You need to forget about the big signings. The biggest names go to the clubs that have more than €500m in revenue." --> --> "or clubs that have foreign owners who aren't from Europe."

Galliani: "A club like this one have costs that are difficult to support." --> "However, I've noticed that we get these questions asked more than other clubs." --> "But I repeat: these amount that are being paid to acquire players and the salaries are not compatible with the economy in Italy."

Galliani: "In 2012 it would have been impossible to buy Ibra because of the costs and the financial situation."Galliani: "The code of ethics within the squad has been strengthened and tightened."

Galliani: "We have added many things, but everyone talks to much and I would put too much of the blame on the players." --> "It's not only the players who have to talk less. Even the directos and coaches should talk less, like the journalists also should."

Galliani: "More contract renewals? I don't know. We'll see." --> "It's usually just routing work. We will talk about it, even though anything is possible." --> "The world has changed, and I insist on saying that anything is possible."

Galliani: "The country of Italy is in crisis, not Italian football." --> "Italian football is doing well and the revenues are increasing, just like Milan’s revenue has increased."

Galliani: "But the problem is related to the shareholders and owners and their companies," --> "and that means that they can't transfer the same amounts of money to the clubs as they were some years ago."

Galliani: "New owners at Milan? At the moment, new owners aren't expected."

Galliani: "Italian football can have a long life, as long as they have a healthy balance sheet, but it requires really hard sacrifices."

-We have proposed a loan deal for Man City's Kolarov. However, city have declined the deal saying that they want to send him away permanently and are willing to negotiate.



-We have approached Santos about a possible deal for Ganso. Robinho maybe included.



-IF ibra leaves, we will go for either dzeko or tevez.





tmw/mn/sky

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Jul 9 2012, 10:17 PM

[Bluesummers]

What I don't get is how Inter and Juventus can spend at least 20-30 million and we can't even spend 10.

[Zed.D]

I can't say I would be against selling Binho and Zlatan and bringing in Dzeko and Ganso. what we will have, considering no long term injuries to our key players, will be an excitingly young team good enough for Serie A.

[Fillipo Simone]

What I don't get is how Inter and Juventus can spend at least 20-30 million and we can't even spend 10.

FIAT. Inter - well, Moratti, but their spending power reduced over the last couple of years.

[Bluesummers]

I wish berlusconi would just sell this club and let the club go back to what it once was. He's goin down and draggin us with him.

[Rossoneri7]

I wish berlusconi would just sell this club and let the club go back to what it once was. He's goin down and draggin us with him.

What a sound judgment Blue, a Company that absorbs 60MM in losses annually being lucrative for new investors?

[Bluesummers]

What a sound judgment Blue, a Company that absorbs 60MM in losses annually being lucrative for new investors?

Its not lucrative but we have people in Russia who have been interested several times and Berlu has always said no.


And our losses stem from one thing. Wage budget. We have actually increased our revenue over the last couple years and our marketing has gotten better.


That 60m hate to say it, but it comes from giving the senators their massive wages with the redicilous extentions.



Next season we won't take that big of a loss, maybe around 10m.

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Jul 10 2012, 08:27 AM

[Bluesummers]

News:

sigh....




Berlusconi has told the board that his family will not cover Milan's annual defecit any longer nor will they add any additional funding towards the club. Silvio's family does not have the same view on Milan as he does and they look at it more as a liability than an asset. With Silvio approaching retirement, piersilvio could become Milan's new President.


Therefore, Milan will offload one of its key players this summer. The original plan was to offload Thiago Silva or Pato as PSG was willing to splash on the brazillians but Barbara was dead set against it. The new approach will be one of Robinho, Ibra, or Boateng.


CDS

Whether the report is actually true or not, I can believe it. I dont think Silvio's family other than Barbara really has an interest in Milan. If Silvio goes and at his age its imminent, we'll probably fall deeper and deeper in stature.


My guess is that we'll cover our defecits and sell the club. Right now the club is sitting at -60m. So we have no money to spend and if any transfers come in it'll be out of berlu's pocket or loan.



Whats my reasoning? This:

Galliani: "The country of Italy is in crisis, not Italian football." --> "Italian football is doing well and the revenues are increasing, just like Milan’s revenue has increased."

Galliani: "But the problem is related to the shareholders and owners and their companies," --> "and that means that they can't transfer the same amounts of money to the clubs as they were some years ago."

Galliani: "New owners at Milan? At the moment, new owners aren't expected."

Galliani: "Italian football can have a long life, as long as they have a healthy balance sheet, but it requires really hard sacrifices."



-He says clubs aka milan can't spend like they use to because finivest is in crisis over debt.

-When asked about new owners he doesn't decline it like he always has in the past. He says they aren't expected at the moment meaning it is a possibility in the future.

-He talks about sacrifice meaning that we will be selling soon.

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Jul 10 2012, 08:49 AM

[X-Offender]

If Berlu and his family have no intentions of spending money for Milan any longer, then why keep the club? Why insist with something that only brings losses to you? The only answer to all of this is SELL! Sell to foreign investors. Sell, like the Sensi sold Roma to the Americans. Italy and Italian football are not the same as they were 15-20 years ago. Changes must incur, one way or another.

[Fillipo Simone]

And what if no one suitable is interested?

[drucurl]

If Berlu and his family have no intentions of spending money for Milan any longer, then why keep the club? Why insist with something that only brings losses to you? The only answer to all of this is SELL! Sell to foreign investors. Sell, like the Sensi sold Roma to the Americans. Italy and Italian football are not the same as they were 15-20 years ago. Changes must incur, one way or another.

Agreed....there's no reason to go down with the ship when other sailors can rescue it and the crew (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

[CrazyMilanFan]

Agreed....there's no reason to go down with the ship when other sailors can rescue it and the crew (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

as flippo said what if there are no other realistic sailors (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)

[dst]

I wish Corinthians had not beaten Boca. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

I wish berlusconi would just sell this club and let the club go back to what it once was. He's goin down and draggin us with him.

Back to what? Back to what it was before he bought her? You don't want that!