Banter 2009/2010

good points by Geo(as usual) and Slifer, however I believe slifer is correct. Just as how Berlu can pump money into the club whenever, I believe he can take it out whenever. The main reason Milan is not spending money for the past few years is because Berlusconi is taking the money as he needs it. There isn't any logical explanation otherwise for Milan not to be spending money as any top European team in the past 5 years. Everytime Milan has had to spend a rather big amount of money, we have always had to publicly ask and then "thank" Berlusconi for paying out of his pocket, regardless of all the profits we've had from the CL, marketing, TV rights and ticket sales.

Slifer is also correct about the system in America, the example with the Lakers and King James (lebron) is a good one.

My personal opinion, is that we will see Milan selling a big player for big bucks every 1-2 years for the next 6-7 years and will minimize spending. I believe Berlu wants to squeeze every penny out of Milan before he sells it eventually. It's also true that his children are not interested in managing Milan and that's the biggest factor as to why he should sell.

Just read an interesting article...here are all the interesting players from Europea that will be out of contract in 2010:
F.Inzaghi
Jovanovic (28, Standard)
de Guzman (22, Feyenood)
Van Buyten (32, Bayern)
Altintop (27, Bayern)
Cacau (28, Schalke)
Hitzlsperger (27, Schalke)
Deco (32, Chelsea)
Ballack (33, Chelsea)
Joe Cole (28, Chelsea)
Thomas Rosicky (29, Arsenal)
Johnny Evans (22, Man U)
Kallstrom (27, Lyon)
Chamakh (25, Bordeaux)
Fernandinho (27, Shakhtar)
Maxi Rodriguez (28, Atletico)

I think the most useful to us from that list would be Evans, Joe Cole, Fernandinho.

Today my only wish for my birthday is that we sign an attacking full back in the next month! That's not too much to ask for, is it??