Winter Mercato

First, I like to ask why is a Juventino doing in a Milan forum? Secondly, why is that Juventino easily the best poster of the forum?

I have been following this forum for awhile now and at the beginning, mistook the Juventino as a Milanista. But it has been while since and I just found out he/she (?) is a Juventino, and a very well-informed and knowledgeable person.

And I still find it hard to comprehend why a Milanista like mzk57 is nothing short of ludicrousness. It is simply an embarrassment, notwithstanding if it was just an epilogue performance for attention.

But of course I am not saying all Milanisti are like that nincompoop mzk57. There are good posters like Jim_UK and a few others around.

Originally Posted by Piscinin

First, I like to ask why is a Juventino doing in a Milan forum? Secondly, why is that Juventino easily the best poster of the forum?

I have been following this forum for awhile now and at the beginning, mistook the Juventino as a Milanista. But it has been while since and I just found out he/she (?) is a Juventino, and a very well-informed and knowledgeable person.

And I still find it hard to comprehend why a Milanista like mzk57 is nothing short of ludicrousness. It is simply an embarrassment, notwithstanding if it was just an epilogue performance for attention.

But of course I am not saying all Milanisti are like that nincompoop mzk57. There are good posters like Jim_UK and a few others around.

Can a mod confirm that it's not me , under another username, who wrote this post. Even to me it looks like it was me who wrote the above post, praising myself

Thanx for the kind words Piscinin.

On your first question..... a Milan or Inter forum without a Juventino is like serie A without Juve .....Boring
Lol, seriously, i came here to defend Juve during Calciopoli and i got stuck here ever since

Edit : btw, Piscinin, are you a blogger under this nickname and do you use this nickname in other (Italian) forums or you took this nick here only because of Baresi ?

Originally Posted by Piscinin

First, I like to ask why is a Juventino doing in a Milan forum? Secondly, why is that Juventino easily the best poster of the forum?

I have been following this forum for awhile now and at the beginning, mistook the Juventino as a Milanista. But it has been while since and I just found out he/she (?) is a Juventino, and a very well-informed and knowledgeable person.

And I still find it hard to comprehend why a Milanista like mzk57 is nothing short of ludicrousness. It is simply an embarrassment, notwithstanding if it was just an epilogue performance for attention.

But of course I am not saying all Milanisti are like that nincompoop mzk57. There are good posters like Jim_UK and a few others around.

well, Tony is indeed one of the best posters around, IMO, and if a smart guy like him gets "stuck" at MM, then the forum (i.e. the posters) can't be that bad, right?

regarding your post though - this is your first post and all you do is bash Milan fans and attack one of them in particular, yet you ask yourself how come a Juventino is one of the best posters around!!!!
Is it just me or the irony here is a bit too obvious than it probably should be.

Today's Gazzetta has a long interview with Galliani and the first 3 pages are pretty much dedicated to Milan.

Galliani confirms that Milan is working with 5 names:

Drogba, Eto'o, Pato, Ronaldinho, and Sheva. There is also a sixth, who Galliani will not name.

He ruled out a midfielder and said that the club will keep faith with Gourcuff.

Gazzetta seems to think that Drogba and Sheva are not likely arrivals. The former because Chelsea consider him an important player, the latter because Sheva is not really the first choice.

The player who will arrive will be non-EU, or become EU before August 31 (so Eto'o or Dinho in this case).

Interesting news

thanks for the info Hasan

btw, did Galliani himself mention those names or did he just say that the player would be non-Eu and then the journalists basically "guessed" the list of names based on that "clue"?
I would think it's the latter

Hello MilanMania. I've been following this forum almost daily for years now and I'm not sure why it has taken me this long to actually register. Since this is my first post and because I've sort of gotten to know a bit about all of you through your posts, I think I should introduce myself (please excuse the momentary drift off topic, I'm not exactly sure where to post this).

My name is Karim Fanous. I'm a filmmaker from Cairo, Egypt and I've been an avid Milan fan since I can remember (late 80s). One day, I hope to be able to capture the passion and elegance of this great sport on film - I don't think I've seen any films that have really managed to do that yet.

Anyway, I want to thank each and every one of the moderators and posters here for keeping it insightful and helpful, and hope to be able to contribute to the cause. There aren't a great deal of Milan fans here in Cairo (silly, really) so this forum has been a blessing.

Now, back on topic. This year has definitely been emotional. Despite the fair share of problems we faced at the beginning of the season, nobody can deny that we managed well and finished in style - proving once again that this squad is pure class! (My favorite moment was during the Milan v Man U CL 2nd Leg when Kaka was hyping Gattuso up as he was being subbed.. tears of joy, I tell you).

So, I'm not sure we necessarily need to make major changes and disrupt the unity that has been achieved through years of these players working together as a team. It is a bit unusual however that we haven't made any real moves yet - it leads me to believe that the management is up to something big.

Thanks again, people.

Just been reading the HK news, since I am in HK and all.
Well, Barcelona is coming to town next month and the contract between Barcelona and HKFA or something like that states that Dinho and Eto will be coming to HK. So I guess if one of them are going to be Milan player, it will be one of those last day transfer deal that Milan is so good at.

Welcome Fanous.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

thanks for the info Hasan

btw, did Galliani himself mention those names or did he just say that the player would be non-Eu and then the journalists basically "guessed" the list of names based on that "clue"?
I would think it's the latter

No problem.

The journalist listed the names (Shevchenko, Drogba, Pato, Ronaldinho, Eto'o), and Galliani said, yes, these are the names we're working on.

The five names appear in quotes in the article heading:
"Shevchenko, Drogba, Pato, Ronaldinho, Eto'o. Da noi una di questi. C'e anche un sesto ma non lo dico".

The interview was promoted as a response to Gazzetta's question from yesterday's paper: "Milan, is anybody there".

Originally Posted by Fanous

Hello MilanMania. I've been following this forum almost daily for years now and I'm not sure why it has taken me this long to actually register. Since this is my first post and because I've sort of gotten to know a bit about all of you through your posts, I think I should introduce myself (please excuse the momentary drift off topic, I'm not exactly sure where to post this).

My name is Karim Fanous. I'm a filmmaker from Cairo, Egypt and I've been an avid Milan fan since I can remember (late 80s). One day, I hope to be able to capture the passion and elegance of this great sport on film - I don't think I've seen any films that have really managed to do that yet.

Anyway, I want to thank each and every one of the moderators and posters here for keeping it insightful and helpful, and hope to be able to contribute to the cause. There aren't a great deal of Milan fans here in Cairo (silly, really) so this forum has been a blessing.

Now, back on topic. This year has definitely been emotional. Despite the fair share of problems we faced at the beginning of the season, nobody can deny that we managed well and finished in style - proving once again that this squad is pure class! (My favorite moment was during the Milan v Man U CL 2nd Leg when Kaka was hyping Gattuso up as he was being subbed.. tears of joy, I tell you).

So, I'm not sure we necessarily need to make major changes and disrupt the unity that has been achieved through years of these players working together as a team. It is a bit unusual however that we haven't made any real moves yet - it leads me to believe that the management is up to something big.

Thanks again, people.

Welcome to MM. well said, deffinetely agree with your comments. We seem to have this amazing chemistry and magic between the players, but one wonders how long it will last. Frankly, i think that if we keep this squad next yr we will have a tough time. milan needs 2 new strikers, 2 middlefielders and 2 defenders to renew its squad, but we all know that is not happening. i am hoping we see a new face in each position, and i certainly am not counting the mystical ibrahim ba.

Sigh, why is there no Cassano on that list?

Eto'o wouldn't come. Dinho I doubt after Berlusconi's recent comments. Drogba? Nah, he's happy where he is..even though he wants Milan I dont think Milan are that crazy about him. Pato? Maybe but he wouldn't do anything only until a few seasons IMO. Sheva? possibly..

Cassano would be the most ideal purchase. In terms of financial, talent and his playing abilities, no one comes close. His head is where the prob is, but is it really that big of a problem that we cannot handle at Milan with our experienced players?

Adriano is a tricky one. I think he is the player that Ancelotti was talking about when he said it would cause chaos if we knew who wants a move to Milan. But he seems to be settle at Inter, for now at least. Ibrahimovic came out dissing Inter at the beginning of the summer and things cooled up since then. Couple of days ago he was talkin bout Milan, I wouldn't rule him out just yet.

and oh yeah, i read a report sayin Real have putten Cannavaro on the transfer list.. Cannavaro-Nesta would indeed give me an orgasm.. i hope the management consider this!

Who else is out there?

cannavaro is a very short term solution, if we did sign him we would still need another option to LB/RB unless they think serghino and jank are fine..

Welcome Fanous, good points.

Why does Seria A have to be soo different compared to the other leagues when it comes to non-eu players?

Originally Posted by Fanous

Hello MilanMania. I've been following this forum almost daily for years now and I'm not sure why it has taken me this long to actually register. Since this is my first post and because I've sort of gotten to know a bit about all of you through your posts, I think I should introduce myself (please excuse the momentary drift off topic, I'm not exactly sure where to post this).

My name is Karim Fanous. I'm a filmmaker from Cairo, Egypt and I've been an avid Milan fan since I can remember (late 80s). One day, I hope to be able to capture the passion and elegance of this great sport on film - I don't think I've seen any films that have really managed to do that yet.

Hi mate. Why don't you start a discussion on movies in general and especially why football movies have often been a flop, and never managed to capture the sport spirit?

I would suggest you to have a look on some '80 italian comedy movies about football: they are parodies of the world of football, and among the italian crowd they are already cult movies. I think they catch, in a funny way, the hilarious face of old italian football: a player having sex with the president's wife, president going for a journey in Brazil hoping to find the new Zico but signing a donkey, coaches that have no clue how to make a team field decently, players that try to skip in every way the trainings, a team called Longobarda that tries in every way to avoid relegation.

The best of them is "L'allenatore nel pallone".
I don't want to spoil all the fun, if you manage to take a look to this material. You can enjoy them even if you don't get the dialogues: the plot is pretty simple to be followed.