Winter Mercato

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

of course he'll do that ... when he sees sense and moves to Milan to join Buffon

sure, why not ... if Juve agree with Milan to a straight-swap deal Giovinco for Favalli

If the kid is bright enough he'll see out his contract at Juve and join us on a free transfer

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

If the kid is bright enough he'll see out his contract at Juve and join us on a free transfer

actually, that's what I had in mind too ... giving Favalli to Juve was intended just as a nice gesture by Milan so that Juve don't feel they are on the receiving side in that one ... you know, to keep the juices flowing between the two clubs

Nothing new today apart from the same old, that we Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchesrter United, Chelsea, Real Madris and Barca are after Tevez

well if you believe the mirror, which i find to be pretty hit and miss with alot of its stories, Tevez has already signed for Madrid in a £25 million deal.

Wherever he goes, i doubt West Ham will see alot of that money.

with that fine of 5.5. mil BP the FA slapped on them, I guess they should count themselves lucky if there are not in the red after everything is done and dusted.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

with that fine of 5.5. mil BP the FA slapped on them, I guess they should count themselves lucky if there are not in the red after everything is done and dusted.

We shall see after today if they are in deeper red or not, I must say if they do get relegated I shall miss them.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

well if you believe the mirror, which i find to be pretty hit and miss with alot of its stories, Tevez has already signed for Madrid in a £25 million deal.

Wherever he goes, i doubt West Ham will see alot of that money.

How he preforms against Man Utd today will also go on his future will they stay up or go down

Juventino Tony...

do you mean this kid? http://images.alice.it/sg/sportuni/u...2013031_v0.jpg

he looks like Natalie Portman... http://bloggywood.se/wp-content/uplo...r_vendetta.jpg

I'm sorry but I do not agree with this.

Lazio or Roma, on a given day, can beat Tottenham. Roma were in the CL QF recently. They were annihilated by Man U, but they did beat them at home 2-1 also.

Juve going down is a big blow for Juve and definitely for Italian football. However, once they come back up, and spend the large amount of money they have been promised (70m), I don't see a problem for Italian football at all.

Buffon will probably not leave Italy. Toni wanted CL, so I don't think he will go to Munich.

Roma should be able to compete with the EPL big 4 on an even level if there is still parity between the leagues. They did beat Utd (with 10 men) in the first leg but got absolutely destroyed in the 2nd, and that with a near full side out including many players that MM members have spent years calling for Milan to sign!

A side issue, but it does strike me as strange that Ronaldo got written off as overrated hype after the semi second leg, and yet Chivu still tops most lists as the ideal Maldini replacement despite the quarter second leg

Also, Italian players wanting to stay in Italy shouldnt really be seen as a measure of domestic strength anymore than English or Spanish or German players staying at home is. It has everything to do with national team selection and staying in the domestic publics eye.

EPL has more money throughout their league, but Italy is not behind the EPL on the pitch. Look at Palermo vs West Ham for an example. The Italian side demolished them

Well West Ham were going through their worst spell of what has been a disastrously bad season for them, they also got hammered 6 - 0 by mighty Reading but i wouldnt suggest that marks out Readiing as a potential European force

The major advantage for Serie A is actually the 4th CL spot. In England the top 4 teams are so clear that the major players from abroad will only move to the other 16 EPL teams to use them as a stepping stone (with maybe the exception of Spurs and Newcastle)

In Italy, with Juve back the top 3 are pretty obvious, but the 4th spot could go to Fiorentina, Roma, Lazio etc. Players from abroad can see those second tier teams have realistic chances of making the champions league and will consider them ahead of the same bracket in the EPL where only the UEFA cup is a realistic challenge.

In the future this will maintain a very competitive top 6 or 7 in Serie A. As long as no team can guarentee the 4th CL spot in the next few years then Serie A still has a very bright future. If however Roma for example were to join a near impregnable elite 4 then Serie A will face the same problems as England only with far less money to go round. The trouble is the current TV deals situation in Italy is set in favour of the bigger sides and therefore increases the risk of making the elite Italy should be trying to avoid

Originally Posted by Milan_Mad

How he preforms against Man Utd today will also go on his future will they stay up or go down

Well Tevez is on the score sheet and is playing ok

Well Tevez is on the score sheet and is playing ok

Utd are playing the part timers defence again though. Tbh i dont think anyone who is going to pay £20m or whatever for him will judge him on this game alone anyway, if they are going to buy him their minds will have been made up already.

Interesting day so far in the Prem, 3 different teams been in the relegation spot and with 45 minutes to go its all on a knife edge

Originally Posted by Stezagud

Interesting day so far in the Prem, 3 different teams been in the relegation spot and with 45 minutes to go its all on a knife edge

I know their defense is weak, also in the first 6/7 months Tevez was as quiet as a church mouse, I dont think hes worth more than about 10 Mill.

lol yeh, im glad not to be a fan of either of those three teams.

tevez is very inconsistent player,6 months or longer out of form the rest of the season he is in shape.

if we sign him as 4th choice or 3th i would rather to have him though.

Buffon says he will know something more about him future in a week or two. He also says he thinks Juve will need around 4 seasons to be at the top again as the prices of big players are extremly high...

I watched Ajax-Herenveen today and I have to tell you people that Huntelaar is moving around the field EXACTLY like Pippo Inzaghi. If we want new Pippo, Ive found one!

Also, Eto'o plays brilliantly for Barca and Ronaldinho can hardly move, I dont know what it is, but something is really wrong with him this season. He looks out of ideas and really slow in sprint. completely out of shape...

Also, I saw some part of French Cup final and monitored Ribery! Th man has it all: pass, speed, dribbling...can play with both feet and on both sides. Could really be a usefull player in Milan tactic sistem.