Transfers After CL Returning

I dont know what the need is to keep harping on what may have been. We have to live in the PRESENT. Sure, its been an eventul summer. Sure, we were almost relegated. Sure, we almost missed out on CL.

But the reality is that we are still in serie a and still competing in CL, without our star striker and with an aging defense. It wasnt like the calciopoli verdicts came out yesterday, you know. We've had plenty of time to let all of this summer's events sink in and start preparing for the season ahead. We should be reinforcing ourselves. We got a cool 35M for Sheva---that should be more than enough to net us a quality striker. Why are we not more active in the transfer market, when there is clearly a NEED this year?

Originally Posted by rt9

I dont know what the need is to keep harping on what may have been. We have to live in the PRESENT. Sure, its been an eventul summer. Sure, we were almost relegated. Sure, we almost missed out on CL.

But the reality is that we are still in serie a and still competing in CL, without our star striker and with an aging defense. It wasnt like the calciopoli verdicts came out yesterday, you know. We've had plenty of time to let all of this summer's events sink in and start preparing for the season ahead. We should be reinforcing ourselves. We got a cool 35M for Sheva---that should be more than enough to net us a quality striker. Why are we not more active in the transfer market, when there is clearly a NEED this year?

Indeed rt9...I am quite aware that we do NEED reinforcements...but are we that bad as we are? Can we wait until January? Will that see us kicked out of the UCL group stage, and in the relegation positions if we dont reinforce before then?

We did not have plenty of time, we had a few weeks after the qualification matches.

Please try to be realistic...and the final question, is one that has already been answered ad infinitum by myself, and others here...but if you want, I will try to provide an answer for you, but not now, as I am tired of doing so.

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Indeed rt9...I am quite aware that we do NEED reinforcements...but are we that bad as we are? Can we wait until January?

The truth is no we cannot. Because most of the stars would be cup tied in the UCL, thus linmiting our options. Milan shoul have and could have landed a big signing. There was more than enough time even after waiting to qualify. Berlusconi gave many of us fans that he would give us a few surprises. The only suprise to me is that Milan have made no big signings. Nevermind replacing Sheva, what about the ageing defense, and to too defensive minded midfield. I dont know about Oleivera but the other signing appear to me to have very little to offer. SO i am going to say with a heavy heart that Milan could battle in the CL and the scudeira may be a longshot especially with -8 points. But good luck I love this club and I always will. I am just a little disapointment with this transfer season.

posted this in another thread, shud have been here

Shame on the management. Promising us a big-name signing as a surprise to satisfy the fans cuz of Sheva's departure. Shame on them. Its like our target next season is to get 3rd spot in Serie A and pass group stages in CL. How fking low can that be for a team that is managed by Berlusconi and a team that has 6 CL's?

Yes there was the calciopoli and CL qualification but STILL our management made DISGRACEFUL mistakes. I mean sending Foggia to lazio and not getting Oddo in return? Selling Sheva for a mere 30m when he is the best striker in the world and is at his prime? and not even getting a player we really wanted in return (gallas)? Missing out on Zambrotta and Buffon? 3 of our targeted strikers wanted Inter over us because of their offers to them (Ibra,Crespo,Ronaldo).

Ofcourse I will remain a Milan fan through thick and thin but this transfer campaign is certainly the worst one I have ever lived through. Its humuliating to know Valencia got Joaquin, Tavano and Real got Canna,Diarra,RvN and Chelsea got Sheva,Ballack and Inter got Ibra,Vieira,Crespo,Gonzalez,Grosso and FKING WEST HAM GOT TEVEZ/MASCHERANO. Shame on the management for not working early in the market, they cant use the Calciopoli as an excuse. They had 3 months to do the transfers. That is why we have Braida working in Milan, he is a transfer director he is not a Milan official. He should have been working on transfers even if Milan were in trial.

im writing another thread about it now, so im not sure where it belongs lol can i quote what u said hitmannq8?

People, we all know that quality players and not "stars" can win scudetto and CL. Oliveira was a good move, but we didnt get our RB cover for Cafu. Cafu surely cant play whole season like he is playing right now, and I really dont uinderstand our managmnent. They did good job in securing us serie A football, CL place and so on....butfrom qualiti signings we only got Bonera, Gourcuff ( who cant majke an instant impact ), and Oliveira for SHEVA. now....did we do great in the transfer window? no.

Dissapointed.

Originally Posted by Graeme C

im writing another thread about it now, so im not sure where it belongs lol can i quote what u said hitmannq8?

sure np

I see they have published our squad for 2006/07 on the official site now, does that mean the market is closed? I thought it would last until midnight CET... Hmmm...

Shame on the management. Promising us a big-name signing as a surprise to satisfy the fans cuz of Sheva's departure. Shame on them. Its like our target next season is to get 3rd spot in Serie A and pass group stages in CL. How fking low can that be for a team that is managed by Berlusconi and a team that has 6 CL's?

Yes there was the calciopoli and CL qualification but STILL our management made DISGRACEFUL mistakes. I mean sending Foggia to lazio and not getting Oddo in return? Selling Sheva for a mere 30m when he is the best striker in the world and is at his prime? and not even getting a player we really wanted in return (gallas)? Missing out on Zambrotta and Buffon? 3 of our targeted strikers wanted Inter over us because of their offers to them (Ibra,Crespo,Ronaldo).

Ofcourse I will remain a Milan fan through thick and thin but this transfer campaign is certainly the worst one I have ever lived through. Its humuliating to know Valencia got Joaquin, Tavano and Real got Canna,Diarra,RvN and Chelsea got Sheva,Ballack and Inter got Ibra,Vieira,Crespo,Gonzalez,Grosso and FKING WEST HAM GOT TEVEZ/MASCHERANO. Shame on the management for not working early in the market, they cant use the Calciopoli as an excuse. They had 3 months to do the transfers. That is why we have Braida working in Milan, he is a transfer director he is not a Milan official. He should have been working on transfers even if Milan were in trial.

agree with every word. i can't remember being more disapointed. even after Istambul, I knew they tried. This summer was disgraceful for Milan management, and, on their part, disrespectful towards us, fans.

I am not expecting anything this season. Actually, I hope that we will be able to get into the champions league 07/08. Shame on you, management!

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

Shame on the management. Promising us a big-name signing as a surprise to satisfy the fans cuz of Sheva's departure. Shame on them.

I'd say shame on you for claiming something that the management didn't say. Where did they say "big name" signing? Those are the words and invention of message board posters, not the words of Milan management. They can't be held responsible for the way people in these forums get excited and twist things around. The idea of a "surprise" came from a statement made by Braida. Here is that statement:

“We usually spring a surprise around the transfer deadline and we’re hoping to do the same again,” Braida explained. “It would be good to give our unique fans a present.”

Nowhere in that statement is any indication of a so-called "big name." And considering that Oliveira -- who is a helluva player, by the way, regardless of his marquee value -- had not, as far as I know, even been connected to Milan in the media or on these forums prior to Friday, I'd say that qualifies as "a surprise around the transfer deadline."

If the Oliveira transfer REALLY satisfies you and you really think he can fill in Sheva's shoes - I really have nothing else to say to you. That simply just shows how hard-headed you are and how much of an optimistic person you are. Even if Maldini,Costacurta retire next year, your the type of person to say "oh, why need them? or why even bother getting new players? we have Nesta and Kaladze and simic to back them up, thats more than enough".

Really buddy, your optimism is nice to have around, but enough of it already. Changes are needed and if its not clear to you then you really are a very hard-headed person.

Now Ambrosini is injured and its rumoured that its quite serious. I really am anxious to read the next statement by Galliani/Braida/Carlo on who will be Pirlo's sub during this time. My bet is that they wont even talk about it. If they did, they'll say its Gourcuff (who actually is Kaka's sub, not Pirlos).

that's almost the same conclusion every year as transfer is over, and we all know what happens.

To replace sheva is impossible; you can't find a sheva-clone and the only player I rate be able to on - par with him is henry who is not coming.

It's funny how some people here think that optimists think that it's ok to let sheva go and be satisfied with Oliviera . To be honest, nothing will quench the pessimists unless... unless... unless... Torres? Tevez? so how do these pessimists thought that these players can replace Sheva? laughable.

If you look at the side objectively can you honestly say that this squad is as strong or stronger than the squad we had at this point 12 months ago?

Personally, i don't think it is.

Anyway ... Arsenal have sold Cygan to Villareal for £2 million. Which if i'm correct leaves them with Toure, Senderos and Djourou as cbs ... i can't see them letting Cygan go unless they knew Gallas was coming in.

So i'd be surprised if we haven't lost the opportunity to sign him in January by midnight.

Well look at it from the bright side now we maybe have two attackers who doesn't´t run in each others way all the time, and maybe just maybe we may look like we can play fluid football again we haven't done it for for a wile now. As a lot of other people here I´m not that positive with this transfer campaign but we got what we got and lets make the best of it OK.
p.s. When people (maybe not you guys) compare a coach like Carlo to lets say Cappelo or Morinho and say they are better coaches it makes me really mad, do they believe these coaches would stand for this kind of treatment with small transfer money and still have the same pressure to win NO WAY!!!!