The Rumour Commode XXVI: March Fourth!

Hitchens said:

Fabrizio Romano just confirmed Conte to Inter, agreement reached three weeks ago.

I hope the players are able to concentrate on Sunday. This week has been an absolute whirlwind of rumours and news.

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Inter turn to Victor Moses

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LocalHero80 said:

Berlusconi: "When Milan plays I turn off the TV after 10 minutes" lul..

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Milan10 said:

I think there are a few stages that led to Milan’s fall, and they can all be attributed to Berlusconi:

1) He turns complete control of the club over to Galliani, who then forces all of the quality individuals in director/management positions out of the club and appoints basic ass holes to replace them.

2) Silvio declares he can no longer fund the club as he has in the past and the club must be self-sufficient. He leaves Galliani in charge, and not surprisingly he proves completely incompetent.

3) The club is sold to god knows who in China. Berlusconi being the bullshitter that he is had insisted for many years that he wouldn’t sell the club to anyone that was not worthy of it. Ultimately, he sells the club to a front man, who has to leverage the shit out of the club to get a loan from a vulture fund.

4) Said vulture fund gains control of Milan after said front man fails to meet his debt obligations.

Silvio’s political and personal downfall, his divorce, and finally the 700M+ fine and multiple court cases all combined to place Berlusconi in a position where he couldn’t continue to fund Milan. He left it to his old friend Galliani to find a way out, and Milan’s value plummeted as we fell further and further from the top of Europe.

Milan wouldn’t be Milan without Berlusconi. But it’s a little “cult of personality” in nature. Like when a dictator takes over a country and forces it forward and re-shapes the country in their image, but what happens when they are gone? So far, the results have been pretty poor.

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Congo Powers said:

on sunday we qualify for the CL

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Hitchens said:

Nice summary there, friend.

It's not any consolation but this entire situation must have looked as unreal from the outside as it has from the inside. The greatest fall in modern football.

I don't know what to expect going forward, but it will certainly have a structure. It might not bring us the Scudetto next season but it will be something to understand and appreciate. Those last indescribable years of Galliani and the Chinese turmoil was very far from meeting those parameters.

I'll go out on a limb and say that there are many reasons for positivity if Leonardo chooses to walk away and Campos takes over. From what I can understand he is a very competent individual. As long as Maldini stays I'm happy. Looked very comfortable and feng shui in that DAZN-interview. I don't understand why people are hating Gazidis either. At least wait until after the mercato We will be stronger in August than we are now.

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Hitchens said:

Fabrizio Romano just confirmed Conte to Inter, agreement reached three weeks ago.

I hope the players are able to concentrate on Sunday. This week has been an absolute whirlwind of rumours and news.

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Congo Powers said:

i will say....winter of 17/18 it was looking like it could have been the greatest fall in football history. yonghong can't pay the debt, elliott management takes over and guts the team for parts. yet somehow, here we are, qualifying for the CL

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papaberlu said:

Berlusconi:

"I don't agree with the current formation being used with just one striker. I would play Suso behind two strikers or use him as a second striker because he has a fantastic shot. Milan fire few shots on goal, that is why I turn the TV off after 10 minutes".

[ANSA]

attacare

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Milan10 said:

I think there are a few stages that led to Milan’s fall, and they can all be attributed to Berlusconi:

1) He turns complete control of the club over to Galliani, who then forces all of the quality individuals in director/management positions out of the club and appoints basic ass holes to replace them.

2) Silvio declares he can no longer fund the club as he has in the past and the club must be self-sufficient. He leaves Galliani in charge, and not surprisingly he proves completely incompetent.

3) The club is sold to god knows who in China. Berlusconi being the bullshitter that he is had insisted for many years that he wouldn’t sell the club to anyone that was not worthy of it. Ultimately, he sells the club to a front man, who has to leverage the shit out of the club to get a loan from a vulture fund.

4) Said vulture fund gains control of Milan after said front man fails to meet his debt obligations.

Silvio’s political and personal downfall, his divorce, and finally the 700M+ fine and multiple court cases all combined to place Berlusconi in a position where he couldn’t continue to fund Milan. He left it to his old friend Galliani to find a way out, and Milan’s value plummeted as we fell further and further from the top of Europe.

Milan wouldn’t be Milan without Berlusconi. But it’s a little “cult of personality” in nature. Like when a dictator takes over a country and forces it forward and re-shapes the country in their image, but what happens when they are gone? So far, the results have been pretty poor.

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Polotelli said:

keep this news for his own thread

not worthy for the rumour commode

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papaberlu said:

Inter getting Conte and Milan going down the Arsenal route is genuinely depressing

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MarioReality said:

? you're depressed despite not knowing who our coach will be?

nor how the season will end?

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papaberlu said:

The only accessible world class coach for Milan heading on over to Inter is rather depressing

And the Leo stuff doesn’t help

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MarioReality said:

conte to inter doesnt bother me one bit.

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Congo Powers said:

i will say....winter of 17/18 it was looking like it could have been the greatest fall in football history. yonghong can't pay the debt, elliott management takes over and guts the team for parts. yet somehow, here we are, qualifying for the CL

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papaberlu said:

Inter getting Conte and Milan going down the Arsenal route is genuinely depressing

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The build quality was definitely a problem with puma

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Former AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has revealed his distaste of the team’s current tactics under Gennaro Gattuso.

Berlusconi was at the helm for 30 years with the Rossoneri overseeing the club’s most successful period, and he is now in charge at Monza.

He has revealed that he still watches his former club’s games, but usually not for long.

“I disagree with the current tactic of using one striker rather than two, especially behind there are such good shots from distance,” Berlusconi said.

“Milan make very few shots on goal, so that’s why I turn on the TV to watch the game, but turn off after 10 minutes.”

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Neo'82 said:

Speaking of post Gazidis Arsenal - Adidas have delivered on their new 2019/20 kits.

The build quality was definitely a problem with puma

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Moggster said:

He's right you know.

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Moggster said:

He's right you know.

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