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Kaka's not the only one, haha.
But seriously, how much more ridiculous can this all get?!

Originally Posted by jtelly

Kaka's not the only one, haha.
But seriously, how much more ridiculous can this all get?!

Count on Madrid to set new lows.

Welcome ACTRADER!!

Ok, so, a weekends absence, and you rumormongers cant come up with anything better than:

Baptista to Milan
Baptista + Cassano to Milan
Pato to Milan
Riquelme to Milan/Not to Milan?

Come on guys!! What am I paying you for? Unearth the truth, or dont come to me at months end for your paycheque!

Since this is such a slow news day, lets take a look at liverpool´s adoption of: "if u cant beat them, join them"

Click here to see how.

for free i think cassano could be a bargain for us, theres nothing to lose. We can offer him a year contract. He can either grow up or move on. Let the Milan lab get to work on him, and we might have a different player like how ronaldo is a different player now at Milan.

Like i have said before, i think we could do with signing 3 strikers. Pato for january. Eto for now, and Cassano for a couple of months time. Then next season if Pippo decides to retire, and ronnie goes to america we will be in a better situation.

I think there is more likelihood of Beckham coming to Milan than Ronnie going to the states...speaking of america, milan should give me a mercy-signing and get a yank so i can get all my non-footie friends here to be interested (at least for a year). someone mentioned altidore, and there are a few youngsters that, under the right circumstances, might become useful. if we can buy georgian, liberian, and others and turn them into great players, why not a hardworking american kid?

What would be Milan's motivation to land Baptista? I mean, Inter went out and signed Suazo because he had very good season for Cagliari. They also secured Chivu because he proved in Roma he is a very capable defender. But we (Milan Management) are basing our decision on what?

hes brazilian

+ scored a goal in Coppa America final

Originally Posted by jtelly

I think there is more likelihood of Beckham coming to Milan than Ronnie going to the states...speaking of america, milan should give me a mercy-signing and get a yank so i can get all my non-footie friends here to be interested (at least for a year). someone mentioned altidore, and there are a few youngsters that, under the right circumstances, might become useful. if we can buy georgian, liberian, and others and turn them into great players, why not a hardworking american kid?

Good point jtelly, but in our "defense" while we did sign a Liberian, he was already a very talented player, and so was Kaladze, having played in "reputable" leagues.

I do not say this to disparage the MLS, but it is certain that the French league, (I forget where we got Kaladze from) is much more reputable than the MLS is, and I stress, at present.

That being said, I think it would be a great idea to buy an MLS product, but the same rationale could be used to justify a player from China for arguments sake...and there does seem to be some level of backlash when the player is purchased, but never plays...like was the case with Man U and a Chinese player they bought, but never used I believe.

What we should await, is the rise of a player so talented, that we would be forced to look at him, and make an offer...rather than make a "mercy" signing, or one based soley on "attracting" the US TV audience...who, as previously mentioned, could become disenchanted by seeing the object of their adoration "polishing the pine" with his butt (ie benched).

I quite like the MLS, insofar as it represents an excellent opportunity for countries such as Jamaica, who dont really have a professional league, but have a plethora of talent (Silver medal in the Pan American games just last week) that tends not be get exploited.

Altidore is certainly a prospect, but I think the route for him would be for us to buy him, then loan him out...he wouldnt walk into the Milan team, the reserves, but maybe the primavera...if he was of the right age...

Originally Posted by GilAttack [11]

What would be Milan's motivation to land Baptista? I mean, Inter went out and signed Suazo because he had very good season for Cagliari. They also secured Chivu because he proved in Roma he is a very capable defender. But we (Milan Management) are basing our decision on what?

Could it be that Carlo likes him because he is so versatile? He can play as a Midfielder, Striker, or support striker...maybe even as a DM....

Now, let me hasten to add that I am not "for" or "against" this purchase, simply because I havent given it much thought, though I do think that if Carlo likes the player, then, where there is no clearly better alternative, we should buy him...alternatively, if Carlo has a preference, then we should look at that player first, and have Baptista as a back up.

If one were to pose the question of: Riquelme vs Baptista, then I think hands down, I would take the Argentine...but for me, both "options" are purely speculative, so I wont waste my minute quantities of mental power on that debate.

Bronzetti has been quoted saying that Cicinho "wants a move only to Roma" and had more to say on the situation. Its on calciomercato. I'd like to have Cicinho in our side if he were available, and he does have the Italian passport I think.

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

- Finally, Ancelotti responds to Schuster who said that Real have a suitcase of money for transfers with "well we have trophies that weigh more", and Kaka said yesterday that he is happy to play his fifth consecutive season with Milan.

Legenary response!!!!

Originally Posted by Rosso6

Why is this Kaka to Madrid not going away. It seems Kaka's mind is not 100% on Milan or Galliani is willing to take another look at Madrid's offer. I do hope Ricardo stays, if he doesn't Milan will go on as usual.
On a venting note, why would he want to go a mess of a front office that is Madrid. I predict Schuster will not finish this season with Madrid.
If Kaka is sold after Gallliani assured fans of his stay, he might as well relocate to Turin

Marca and AS come out with the rubbish we keep seeing on this. Don't forget one of these two even photoshopped an image of Kaka for Real. Milan have officially said that they want Kaka as their symbol (both Berlu and Galliani made it clear he can't leave) and Kaka has said he wishes to stay and remain Milan's symbol. He's even said how he talked to a friend (probably sheva) who told him money isn't everything. I wouldn't bother giving these stories a second look now.

Make a break at the conversation, does anyone of you interested in basketball, if so to open a tread, you know eurobasket and othe things. Just each of you say yes or no to decide what to do.....

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

though I do think that if Carlo likes the player, then, where there is no clearly better alternative, we should buy him..

thats right!