Summer mercato 2012

[ACMILAN1983]

Stole this from a fellow MM member's fb page:
http://www.beyondthepitch.net/podcasts/e...n-insider/

Puts everything in perspective for me.

Read the FFP article, which was quite insightful..good points made throughout...that said, did anyone listen to the link in my post above? While patronizing in the extreme at times, I felt it was refreshing....feedback anyone?

I finally got a chance to listen to this today. I agree, it is a very patronising in the way they talk about so many Milan fans, as though if you are to understand what it means to support Milan then you need to have been supporting the club for more than 10-12 years.

Anyway, getting onto their points, yes the club are in a phase of rebuilding and restructuring. Everything they say, whether it be reading out the figures regarding the financial state of the club, or whether it be about investing in young talent has been discussed in depth on these boards, on the boards of other forums too. This isn't to say what they point out isn't true, just that it seems to be fairly common knowledge.

What I do take issue with is they constantly talk about rebuilding and spending again in a few years time, but then fail to give any reason how we're going about doing this. Italy's got massive problems, starting mainly with the issue of stadiums. They also argue things like Barca's wage bill is huge (as is Real's) and these clubs being in debt. It's also worth noting these clubs are making double than us. Most of their losses come from stupid purchases and overpaying on the market.

The other argument is are we actually going to remain competitive, as these guys seem to assume we'll maintain our spot. They went around Serie A and said everyone's rebuilding to some extent, but they failed to acknowledge we're rebuilding to a much greater extent to every other team in Serie A. If we're to get through these times, we need to at least maintain CL positions, which at this point is difficult with the balance within Serie A for these spots.

Finally, and this is a really small point they made but it's bothering me, but damn Allegri should get a little more respect. They talk about Guardiola coming in and being this great visionary for the club, but Allegri's done really well with a squad that's been cobbled together over the past couple of years. He's also been coaching on par with the best around Europe with a less impressive team. We shouldn't be looking to get through this phase with Allegri helping us through. Instead, for me, he should be entrusted to build on the footballing culture within the club, bringing direction to our future. He gets treated like some third rate coach (in the press and amongst fans) and it's totally uncalled for.