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AC Milan have joined the race to sign Blackburn defender Lucas Neill. (Daily Star Sunday)
milan was interested for neil .. long ago
but im not a big fan of this transfer .. he is very aggresive in field and could bring problems in our team :) i think he is going to leave blackburn this year but coming to milan dosn;t sounds to me right !! he can go to real i think they are intersted in him too
gospodinov
02-07-2006, 05:50
I think we need some player like Miguel.
Graeme C
02-07-2006, 06:04
i think we should wait and see what happens with Gallas first, we could do with a left back and right back this summer...
no thanks, there are much better options out there IMO
kenny_shev
02-07-2006, 07:22
As much as I'd love to see another Aussie wearing the red and black shirt, I must agree with opinions here that there are better options around. Although Lucas Neil has had a superb world cup, i dont think he possesses enough experience (and probably class) to fare in Milan's central defense. Having said that, I'd welcome Lucas to the san siro ;)...
This IS NOT A TRANSFER... why do you have to open a thread when we already have an Official Rumours thread...
this is not even a rumour... why do you keep adding more BS?
feel free to give your point of view, but do it in the proper manner, just with a post in the correct thread...
Can a MOD please take care of all this????
I am tired of browsing thru all this stupid threads...
Sheva7_Evo
02-07-2006, 21:00
there's more moaning to mods than anything here @ milanmania
get over it! with a lucas neill thread is in the transfers section...it doesnt take a genius to work out what itll be about...so use your head, than you wont have to browse through these 'stupid threads' you post in
For the record, I dont think this is a stupid thread. After all, we are in the market for a new right back, rumours of Milan being after Lucas Neill have been around for the last couple of years, and Neill has had a great world cup and now has many top teams after him. So, I think it is more than reasonable to have a discussion as to how he will fit into our team if we were to sign him.
Honestly, I dont think Neill is good enough. Further, I dont think he's classy enough either. I think he's got an incredible streak of breaking his opponents' legs!! He broke a Liverpool player's leg some years ago (when Houllier was in charge) and someone else's legs a year later. If there is any use for him, it'll be to bring him on to take care of Nedved and the other serie a "divers"----just kidding. Yeah, so I think his style suits England more than Italy and hopefully we consider more classy alternatives. But knowing our management, especially if Neill comes cheap, you never know....
This IS NOT A TRANSFER... why do you have to open a thread when we already have an Official Rumours thread...
this is not even a rumour... why do you keep adding more BS?
feel free to give your point of view, but do it in the proper manner, just with a post in the correct thread...
Can a MOD please take care of all this????
I am tired of browsing thru all this stupid threads...
Who made you milanmania police? sack my cook nob'ead
ACMILAN1983
03-07-2006, 05:56
Actually, Sant has a very reasonable point, in that Debs announced a rumour thread for all these stories. In reality, I should have already merged ALL rumour threads created into that one. The reason I haven't is because whether I do or not merge, we'll be seeing people creating new threads for pretty much every new story out, without actually just posting it in the rumour thread.
Therefore, I've shown some leniancy until now regarding this, as it lessens my workload rather than having a daily merge session whenever I come here (wasting a great deal of my time).
Rather than blaming Sant for blasting such threads, read the rules.
Actually, Sant has a very reasonable point, in that Debs announced a rumour thread for all these stories. In reality, I should have already merged ALL rumour threads created into that one. The reason I haven't is because whether I do or not merge, we'll be seeing people creating new threads for pretty much every new story out, without actually just posting it in the rumour thread.
Therefore, I've shown some leniancy until now regarding this, as it lessens my workload rather than having a daily merge session whenever I come here (wasting a great deal of my time).
Rather than blaming Sant for blasting such threads, read the rules.
What you say doesnt make complete sense. Every transfer begins as a rumour. Remember all the rumours about us signing Gourcuff? It all started way before we actually signed him. So if we were to discuss every potential transfer in the "rumours" section, then what are we to discuss in the "transfers" section? Completed transfers only? There wouldnt be too much to talk about then. I think it's only right that threads are opened up about potential transfers or transfer targets for discussion. That way threads are separated and if someone is not interested in discussing a particular player or rumour, then they can feel free to not read the thread. I dont see anything wrong with someone opening up a thread for discussion in the appropriate section.
By the way, I just had a quick glance at the other threads in this section----Ze Roberto, Diarra, Emerson, Zambrotta, Tymochouk----arent they also nothing more than rumours? Shouldnt they also ALL be discussed in the rumours section? Not that Im a big fan of this thread, but if all of the others are allowed to stand, then why not this one?
Because the mods, espcially Dev, are overwhelmed with all the threads starting in this section and simply don't have time to merge or close all the pointless threads.
BTW, I was looking over the moderators of the forum and over half don't even go on anymore :( Is it just me or do we need some new mods?
rahul.acm
04-07-2006, 04:01
As suggested by SANT, you can use the ignore list to avoid any posts by any particular person whom they feel aren't that intellectual or "realistic". Even Debs had told that if you uncomfortable with the amount of the "BS" threads or posts that crop up, just ignore them and post in the ones which you feel are relevant. No one forces you to post or read each of them
If all the rumours are discussed in one thread then how can there be uniformity? How can every one discuss about Buffon and Torres in the same thread?
About the relevancy of this thread/Lucas Neill:
If we are unable to get Miguel or Alves then there is no way we should ignore this player. He is fighter and is very well known among the Blackburn fans and has played in the RB position succesfully for over 2 years. He is not that young but but I beleive everyone knows the importance of experience after the show put up by France. Along with that, now-a-days a player enters his prime at around 29.
ACMILAN1983
04-07-2006, 06:51
rt9, I understand your point and honestly, I've spoken to Debs about it. The rules are during "silly season" (i.e. transfer season, when absurd stories are released daily) to have a rumour thread and official signings thread (to attempt to manage the heavy load of activity). Seeing as I'm actually currently the only acting mod (seemingly) with only the admins helping when they can, I have been allowed to manage the transfers as I find easiest (which is why I've left threads like these rather than merge them all into one huge thread). My point was Sant was technically correct (and therefore doesn't deserve to be blasted for making his comment) in that officially the rules state to use the rumour thread for such stories. I hope now you understand why I said what I said, and why I do what I do (the official rules and the way I've ended up managing things are actually quite different).
Vadim there has been discussion about new mods and you can give further input about who you think could be good candidates here...
http://www.milanmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19350
Right, so to end discussion about this for now, I won't be closing this thread as a reasonable (in pretty much as loose a sense as you can get) source has been provided to suggest Milan are after Lucas Neill. I SHOULD merge this thread into rumours thread if I am to abide strictly by the rules. But considering that as the only active mod here, I have taken responsibility to manage things in how I find most easiest, and any negative feedback or problems in the transfer section will be my responsibility.
So now that its all said and done, can we please just discuss Lucas Neill?
Kev Ryan
18-07-2006, 10:21
I hope Milan don't sign Neill. He is not of a high enough standard IMO.
ozMilanista
18-07-2006, 19:22
Johann Neeskens who was the assistant coach of the Australian national team and who is moving to join Rijkard at Barca has come out & said that he is good enough to play for Barca as well. If you saw his performance at the World Cup for Australia where he was a rock at the back you may think differently. Although it is unlikely that would come to Milan let me assure you that he would be more than good enough.
BluezBruva
19-07-2006, 04:53
He can be an exceptioanl defender at times! BUT at times he acts like a right THUG on the pitch! And do Milan rearly a player like this in their team? I personally think you can do better then him.
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