Well, that's certainly a good point. I'm sure it's true for some GM's out there in the football world, but probably not all. Some of these guys would deal with the Devil if they thought they'd come out on top financially. Some might refuse to work with Moggi, but in honesty it would be foolish to reject our bids when we offer the highest amount for a player. I can't see the owners of clubs agreeing to lesser income simply in order to screw over Moggi and Juventus -- that's simply idiotic management. It's not like Moggi sponsored genocide in Darfur like the folks over at PetroChina either.
But I don't think we have to worry about this anyway. Moggi's ban is still in effect and I really doubt we'll rehire him. Those in charge of the club are seemingly still worried about our image, so there's no way Moggi will be allowed back. To me, I couldn't care less about image... all our competitors are just as dirty and their fans are all scumbags. So I say fuck them all and I'll take back my "cheating Juventus" any day of the week. Seriously, these fans and other clubs can go straight to hell, IMO.
Yes, lets censor some opinions. Start with Moggi and then censor posters like me who aren't very giddy with joy over the current situation. Really a great idea.
Let me clarify what I'm trying to say.
My reasoning for my opinion is this. The image of Juventus, rightly or wrongly, has been tarnished, and that image will continue to have that stain for a long time coming. Along with this, I feel, is almost a "Guilt by Association" reaction that other Director Generals will have if and when they do business with this man.
Which brings up an issue.
For well over a decade Moggi was considered a transfer guru, the best of the best. One of those characteristics that he displayed was the ability to get quality players at prices that were considered below market value for what they were worth. He didn't do it on all of those players that he acquired, but he did that on enough of a fair share that would make some people think "Well, how on earth did he pull that off?"
Some of it could be contributed to the aura that he gave, and his presence at these dealings, where there was an air of invincibility about him. Where only "Don Luciano" could pull that off. Now, the emperor has no clothes. If he were to come back, that advantage that he had in dealings with other GM's is gone. He would have to start at Ground Zero, with his presitge and reputation in tatters.
That would affect Juventus on the transfer market greatly. As I had stated earlier, although Italian Owners do care about money and business sense, they do hold serious grudges, and with that will come a lot of jealousy, and an urge to one-up Moggi, to finally get one over on him. This may or may not affect his dealings with other leagues, but putting human emotion and the need for good PR into the equation, you can bet that other GM's from around the leagues would probably have that notion as well.
So, I think, and again this is my opinion, that Juve would in fact have to overpay for players that they normally wouldn't have had to in the past, and yes, Andy, Italian owners (and well, Italians, in general) would cut their noses off to spite their faces. Is it smart? No, not necessarily, but sometimes it is the way they do business.
I'm not doubting the man's ability to do business on the transfer market, or to find talent. I did not question that. What I do question is how he would respond to an enviroment not just with Juventus, but the whole paradigm shift of what Serie A is now compared to what it was 5 years ago. Say what you want, but being away from the sport on that level for that amount of time will have an effect on how good you can be. Basically, all he has been doing these last 5 years is what we have all been doing during that time, except he gets paid handsomely for it.
I don't know if he would be able to adapt to these new enviroments.