The Rumour Commode L - Take the L

[tonyb]

The manager isn't that important.
We've just chosen so badly recently.
The recruitment is far more important.

I say this because it shouldn't take much to get top 4 with this current squad.

So 24/25 we neglected defence way too much by playing without a midfield. Fofana and Reijnders in a pivot. Both don't like to defend. And that cost us every time against the bigger teams.

This season, it was the exact opposite. We dropped points more often than we won against teams at the bottom of the table.

Just find the balance! We are built to hurt top teams when they give us space! We've proven that with some good wins in the UCL too! With leao and Pulisic and the fact teams weren't really going to respect/fear us.

We need a manager that doesn't play the same tactic every game. When we come up against a bottom half teams, obviously we can't play the same way against a Como. I can't defend playing 5 at the back at home against relegation sides! And keeping it like that with 20 minutes left and chasing the win!

It's not rocket science. But it will take a good manager to push us to a scudetto. Annoyingly I felt it was definitely there to win 24/25and maybe even this season just gone. No excuse for not pushing inter harder.

 

[IL-Capitano]

One minute Iraola has rejected us, the next minute talks are ongoing

Are they speaking to the correct agent ?

"The will of the player" before "optimism filters" then something to do with "signing on fee" then we find out we "spoke to the wrong agent"... Then RnB proclaims "we never wanted him" and some stuff to do with being "weak mentally" and what not...

Special advisor, hand picking the coach and the SD and now chief negotiator. What could possibly go wrong

 

[Dena]

 

[Deep Fried Pizza & Chips]

Are they speaking to the correct agent ?

Special advisor, hand picking the coach and the SD and now chief negotiator. What could possibly go wrong

Ibra's got this bro... But he doesn't work for Milan, so it's not really his fault... It's all so complicated lol.

 

[Papa_midnight]

Fuck. Sometimes I read about limked coaches and players and i get all excited. Then it always falls through. Next season i can only hope

 

[Deep Fried Pizza & Chips]

Just a friendly reminder that Origi can no longer hold us back, or affect our onfield performances as he's no longer part of the club... What a day to be alive.

 

[leaf]

Cassano: "Who was better, me or Kaka? I was better all my life."​

"Cassano or Kakà? Technically and as a genius, I'm always the one. Kakà was very strong when he was physically fit, a change of pace, but in dribbling, in the final pass, in genius, it's always me."

Behold!!!!
The Adviser to the Adviser

 

[leaf]

We will win scudetto next season.

not so fast brk

 

[BreadPitt]

Lmao this is such a shitshow conference league next year anyone?

 

[CROMIL10]

The manager isn't that important.
We've just chosen so badly recently.
The recruitment is far more important.

I say this because it shouldn't take much to get top 4 with this current squad.

So 24/25 we neglected defence way too much by playing without a midfield. Fofana and Reijnders in a pivot. Both don't like to defend. And that cost us every time against the bigger teams.

This season, it was the exact opposite. We dropped points more often than we won against teams at the bottom of the table.

Just find the balance! We are built to hurt top teams when they give us space! We've proven that with some good wins in the UCL too! With leao and Pulisic and the fact teams weren't really going to respect/fear us.

We need a manager that doesn't play the same tactic every game. When we come up against a bottom half teams, obviously we can't play the same way against a Como. I can't defend playing 5 at the back at home against relegation sides! And keeping it like that with 20 minutes left and chasing the win!

It's not rocket science. But it will take a good manager to push us to a scudetto. Annoyingly I felt it was definitely there to win 24/25and maybe even this season just gone. No excuse for not pushing inter harder.

I think what you were trying to say in a nutshell is, 'The squad lacks a real balance,' which is pretty much what I wrote somewhere too.

Personally, I think the biggest issue is that the defense is terrible; we are literally missing that one proper player who will just handle the defensive dirty work at a high level, none of that 'modern CB who creates play and this-and-that' nonsense...

Gabbia is literally a good center-back if he is one of the three, but by no means the central, main guy. Treeović is good at driving forward, but absolutely useless at actually defending, and so on...

It's tough to play proactive football with that.

 

[rossonero1]

Odd that Iraola took a step down from his current club. O well.

 

[The Cat]

Rangnick and glasner?

Glasner is being overlooked. His record is pretty damn good

 

[BreadPitt]

Good for him. Palace are a decent team. Why ruin your career by coming to this circus

 

[Dena]

Nothing from Iraola it seems. Thank god I’m drunk right now.

 

[forward]

Archie Brown vibes right there.

 

[mazurxiii]

And Milan is currently not a big club but a club in reconstruction, you need someone charismatic and capable of making your teams play.

Forbes list of the most valuable football clubs - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Milan is STILL 14th most valuable club in the world. If thats is our historical low...we should be considered one of the greates clubs Not our fault that donkeys have poower here, same case with f.e. Manchaster United. Problem is literally no stability. We look like Atletico Madrid under Jesus Gil y Gil in 90s...after Pioli we change coaches as often as one changes one's clothes...no wonder even upstart managers hesitate to come here, especially from aboard - Seria A is specific league - little money but enormous prerssure in the top.

 

[SuperPippo]

Rangnick and glasner?

Glasner is being overlooked. His record is pretty damn good

Have they worked together before?

 

[The Cat]

Have they worked together before?

Not that I'm aware of

 

[leaf]

Not too bothered about Iraola, if he doesn't jump at the opportunity fuck it. Last thing we want is another pussy who can't take the pressure

Calm down there Zlatan

 

[Master Smurf]

Besides @Raghav and @Raz

Did we lose anyone else?

Dem bitches only lost until Matchday 1

 

[leaf]

If you want something to watch when you’re high I’d recommend young Pato or Allen Iverson highlights

A man of culture I see

 

[SuperPippo]

Calm down there Zlatan

He's right though. Mentality is everything in sport. Most of our players are pussies who fold every time the pressure goes on. Feyenoord, Coppa Final, last Sunday. There are three examples in a little over a year. We need to recruit real men, and a real leader to lead those men.

 

[Vlad]

No decent human want to work with two megalomaniacs like cardinale and ibra

 

[leaf]

[Bianchin] Andoni Iraola to AC Milan has fallen through. He could be announced as Crystal Palace as early as tomorrow. Iraola isn’t convinced by the challenge of AC Milan, a very complex situation, to be built from scratch with new management, new players, in a league he’s never coached in before.

Romano says there is a chance, Bianchin says we lost.

Even the coach understands he's being set up to fail
but R&B commoders when asked about not having Italy experience: "Nah it'll be fine "

 

[ACM14061988]

Tomorrow there should be an extraordinary board of directors meeting because we need a Ceo immediatly, probably Calvelli will be the temporary Ceo, the reasons are

Before delving into the specifics of the powers, a clarification worth establishing once and for all. The title of the report states "Number of members: 12." However, if you count the names in the detailed list—the one that is legally binding—you arrive at ten: Paolo Scaroni (President), Giorgio Furlani (CEO), Gerald Cardinale Jr., Stefano Cocirio, Randy Lewis Levine, Riccardo Stefanelli, Robert Jay Klein, David Castelblanco, Alfredo Craca, and Massimo Calvelli.

Ten. Not twelve. The number in the title is an inconsistency in the document that has no substantive relevance, but it does cause confusion if taken literally. The actual board is what emerges from the list, not from the title.

Why does it matter? Because Article 15 of AC Milan's bylaws requires a minimum number of nine members. With ten directors in office, the margin before reaching that critical threshold—the one that would require an emergency meeting—is only one director. A razor-thin margin, precisely when co-optations, resignations, and appointments are being discussed.

The point that the sports press continues to cover superficially is this: Gerry Cardinale is not a simple external "partner" who issues directives over the phone. He is a member of the Board of Directors with delegated powers formally granted in the minutes of November 6, 2025, to be exercised by a single signature with the right to sub-delegate. This means that, legally, he can act on behalf of the club on a wide range of matters.

The powers granted to Cardinale include general representation before public and private entities, national and international authorities, sports federations, courts of all levels, chambers of commerce, and trademark offices. He can sign correspondence, execute board resolutions, represent the club at meetings of its subsidiaries, manage the stadium dossier, and appoint and dismiss lawyers and consultants.

So far, so good. The limit comes when it comes to contractual activity. For ordinary banking transactions, the limit is €500,000 per transaction. For the negotiation and signing of contracts—consulting, sponsorship, merchandising, leasing, and services—the annual limit is €500,000 per individual contract. Above this threshold, Cardinale cannot sign alone. A collegial resolution from the Board of Directors would be required, or the presence of a CEO with appropriate powers.

To avoid any misunderstanding: for the club's day-to-day administration—communications, institutional representation, and management of subsidiaries—Cardinale is fully operational. The problem arises as soon as you move up the ladder, and in football, you move up the ladder with embarrassing frequency.


This is the point that directly touches on the coach issue and the timing of the transition. The contract with a new coach worth million euros per year—the figure circulating in recent hours—explicitly falls within the powers of the CEO, not of the director Cardinale.

The minutes of November 6, 2025, grant Furlani, with sole signature for up to €30 million per transaction, the power to negotiate, stipulate, amend, and terminate—among other things—the "agreements for the definition of the relationship relating to the sporting performance of footballers and agreements with coaches, technicians, and talent scouts." The word "coaches" is explicitly written in the minutes. There is no room for interpretation: that contract, within the current power structure, can be signed by Furlani as CEO, or by the Board of Directors as a body through a specific resolution.

Furlani has not yet signed his resignation as CEO, nor has the Board of Directors yet resolved to revoke his mandate—at least not according to public documents as of the date of this writing. Until this situation is resolved in one of the ways envisaged, AC Milan cannot finalize the contract with the new coach without either Furlani or an urgent board resolution. This is why the Board of Directors' meeting in the next few hours is not a formality: it is an operational necessity.

For transactions between €30 and €100 million—large sales or significant acquisitions—the structure was even more complex: joint signature between Furlani and Cardinale (or alternatively between Furlani and Scaroni). Without an operational CEO, even those transactions require a collegial resolution for each. In the midst of the summer transfer window, this mechanism becomes a bottleneck.

 

[Pb02]

He's right though. Mentality is everything in sport. Most of our players are pussies who fold every time the pressure goes on. Feyenoord, Coppa Final, last Sunday. There are three examples in a little over a year. We need to recruit real men, and a real leader to lead those men.

Real men don't want to come to this clown circus to fight for CL qualification against teams with better players, better coah, better management and a willingness to invest in the team that Cockindale and Zebra don't have. Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, Leverkusen or Como are much more atractive teams right now.

Give this morons a couple more years and the comparison will be Sassuolo, Levante, Hamburg or Nice...

 

[Curupira]

Lmao this is such a shitshow conference league next year anyone?

Until we actually prove ourselves in Europa / Conference, we are living on name alone and CL will likely be group stage, or at most R16 exits.

We continue to look down upon these smaller competitions but our shitters show how they play when something is on the line.

 

[Vlad]

Iraola picking crystal fuckin palace over milan tells you everything what a disaster cardinale is. It will take milan decades to recover from that rettard.

 

[Deep Fried Pizza & Chips]

Tomorrow there should be an extraordinary board of directors meeting because we need a Ceo immediatly, probably Calvelli will be the temporary Ceo, the reasons are

Before delving into the specifics of the powers, a clarification worth establishing once and for all. The title of the report states "Number of members: 12." However, if you count the names in the detailed list—the one that is legally binding—you arrive at ten: Paolo Scaroni (President), Giorgio Furlani (CEO), Gerald Cardinale Jr., Stefano Cocirio, Randy Lewis Levine, Riccardo Stefanelli, Robert Jay Klein, David Castelblanco, Alfredo Craca, and Massimo Calvelli.

Ten. Not twelve. The number in the title is an inconsistency in the document that has no substantive relevance, but it does cause confusion if taken literally. The actual board is what emerges from the list, not from the title.

Why does it matter? Because Article 15 of AC Milan's bylaws requires a minimum number of nine members. With ten directors in office, the margin before reaching that critical threshold—the one that would require an emergency meeting—is only one director. A razor-thin margin, precisely when co-optations, resignations, and appointments are being discussed.

The point that the sports press continues to cover superficially is this: Gerry Cardinale is not a simple external "partner" who issues directives over the phone. He is a member of the Board of Directors with delegated powers formally granted in the minutes of November 6, 2025, to be exercised by a single signature with the right to sub-delegate. This means that, legally, he can act on behalf of the club on a wide range of matters.

The powers granted to Cardinale include general representation before public and private entities, national and international authorities, sports federations, courts of all levels, chambers of commerce, and trademark offices. He can sign correspondence, execute board resolutions, represent the club at meetings of its subsidiaries, manage the stadium dossier, and appoint and dismiss lawyers and consultants.

So far, so good. The limit comes when it comes to contractual activity. For ordinary banking transactions, the limit is €500,000 per transaction. For the negotiation and signing of contracts—consulting, sponsorship, merchandising, leasing, and services—the annual limit is €500,000 per individual contract. Above this threshold, Cardinale cannot sign alone. A collegial resolution from the Board of Directors would be required, or the presence of a CEO with appropriate powers.

To avoid any misunderstanding: for the club's day-to-day administration—communications, institutional representation, and management of subsidiaries—Cardinale is fully operational. The problem arises as soon as you move up the ladder, and in football, you move up the ladder with embarrassing frequency.


This is the point that directly touches on the coach issue and the timing of the transition. The contract with a new coach worth million euros per year—the figure circulating in recent hours—explicitly falls within the powers of the CEO, not of the director Cardinale.

The minutes of November 6, 2025, grant Furlani, with sole signature for up to €30 million per transaction, the power to negotiate, stipulate, amend, and terminate—among other things—the "agreements for the definition of the relationship relating to the sporting performance of footballers and agreements with coaches, technicians, and talent scouts." The word "coaches" is explicitly written in the minutes. There is no room for interpretation: that contract, within the current power structure, can be signed by Furlani as CEO, or by the Board of Directors as a body through a specific resolution.

Furlani has not yet signed his resignation as CEO, nor has the Board of Directors yet resolved to revoke his mandate—at least not according to public documents as of the date of this writing. Until this situation is resolved in one of the ways envisaged, AC Milan cannot finalize the contract with the new coach without either Furlani or an urgent board resolution. This is why the Board of Directors' meeting in the next few hours is not a formality: it is an operational necessity.

For transactions between €30 and €100 million—large sales or significant acquisitions—the structure was even more complex: joint signature between Furlani and Cardinale (or alternatively between Furlani and Scaroni). Without an operational CEO, even those transactions require a collegial resolution for each. In the midst of the summer transfer window, this mechanism becomes a bottleneck.

So we can't really do anything just now, even if we wanted to, is what you're saying? Because we fired Furlani, he didn't sign something, and we've not replaced him, at least on paper?



These guys... Honestly... They just keeping collecting L's...

 

[Milanman92]

Tomorrow there should be an extraordinary board of directors meeting because we need a Ceo immediatly, probably Calvelli will be the temporary Ceo, the reasons are

Before delving into the specifics of the powers, a clarification worth establishing once and for all. The title of the report states "Number of members: 12." However, if you count the names in the detailed list—the one that is legally binding—you arrive at ten: Paolo Scaroni (President), Giorgio Furlani (CEO), Gerald Cardinale Jr., Stefano Cocirio, Randy Lewis Levine, Riccardo Stefanelli, Robert Jay Klein, David Castelblanco, Alfredo Craca, and Massimo Calvelli.

Ten. Not twelve. The number in the title is an inconsistency in the document that has no substantive relevance, but it does cause confusion if taken literally. The actual board is what emerges from the list, not from the title.

Why does it matter? Because Article 15 of AC Milan's bylaws requires a minimum number of nine members. With ten directors in office, the margin before reaching that critical threshold—the one that would require an emergency meeting—is only one director. A razor-thin margin, precisely when co-optations, resignations, and appointments are being discussed.

The point that the sports press continues to cover superficially is this: Gerry Cardinale is not a simple external "partner" who issues directives over the phone. He is a member of the Board of Directors with delegated powers formally granted in the minutes of November 6, 2025, to be exercised by a single signature with the right to sub-delegate. This means that, legally, he can act on behalf of the club on a wide range of matters.

The powers granted to Cardinale include general representation before public and private entities, national and international authorities, sports federations, courts of all levels, chambers of commerce, and trademark offices. He can sign correspondence, execute board resolutions, represent the club at meetings of its subsidiaries, manage the stadium dossier, and appoint and dismiss lawyers and consultants.

So far, so good. The limit comes when it comes to contractual activity. For ordinary banking transactions, the limit is €500,000 per transaction. For the negotiation and signing of contracts—consulting, sponsorship, merchandising, leasing, and services—the annual limit is €500,000 per individual contract. Above this threshold, Cardinale cannot sign alone. A collegial resolution from the Board of Directors would be required, or the presence of a CEO with appropriate powers.

To avoid any misunderstanding: for the club's day-to-day administration—communications, institutional representation, and management of subsidiaries—Cardinale is fully operational. The problem arises as soon as you move up the ladder, and in football, you move up the ladder with embarrassing frequency.


This is the point that directly touches on the coach issue and the timing of the transition. The contract with a new coach worth million euros per year—the figure circulating in recent hours—explicitly falls within the powers of the CEO, not of the director Cardinale.

The minutes of November 6, 2025, grant Furlani, with sole signature for up to €30 million per transaction, the power to negotiate, stipulate, amend, and terminate—among other things—the "agreements for the definition of the relationship relating to the sporting performance of footballers and agreements with coaches, technicians, and talent scouts." The word "coaches" is explicitly written in the minutes. There is no room for interpretation: that contract, within the current power structure, can be signed by Furlani as CEO, or by the Board of Directors as a body through a specific resolution.

Furlani has not yet signed his resignation as CEO, nor has the Board of Directors yet resolved to revoke his mandate—at least not according to public documents as of the date of this writing. Until this situation is resolved in one of the ways envisaged, AC Milan cannot finalize the contract with the new coach without either Furlani or an urgent board resolution. This is why the Board of Directors' meeting in the next few hours is not a formality: it is an operational necessity.

For transactions between €30 and €100 million—large sales or significant acquisitions—the structure was even more complex: joint signature between Furlani and Cardinale (or alternatively between Furlani and Scaroni). Without an operational CEO, even those transactions require a collegial resolution for each. In the midst of the summer transfer window, this mechanism becomes a bottleneck.

This goes to what I was thinking today and that the papers have us approaching this backwards. We need to hire the guys at the top first before we hire a coach. Someone said it earlier but with the cleanout of the upper management, it may take a few weeks to see who is trust worthy of these journalist and their speculation of what is happening inside the club. I would say that not too many people know what is going on at the moment if it truly is just Cardinale and Ibra arranging things as a duo.


Always appreciate the insight @ACM14061988