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We should have signed him a summer ago! Instead we have bloody Turnbull!

I agree with absolutely everything there!!

I'm actually happy with a point in all honesty. Stoke is a tough venue to go and get a win. I believe the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool would have found it tough there as well, so it's okay. Kalou was poor though! Absolutely poor... if we had Sturridge on the right rather than Kalou, I reckon we could have seen more pace and speed down the wings, and Torres would have got a goal or two. Torres looked spectacular. He may have not scored, but he was able to find spaces up front and get past players. If he gets in his stride as the season goes on, he will be banging in the goals. Ramires I also thought had an excellent game. He was getting to the ball really quickly and passing well. Overall... I thought our performance was not up to scratch, but I'm happy with getting a point at Stoke. Hopefully we'll put it all right at home to West Brom next week.

Benayoun is the only player who can unlock Torres... that's why I feel we should bring him on in the second half!

Chelsea are wailing out for some creativity, and that first half tells us all why! We need some better width too, Malouda's shooting is laughable, and Kalou is just too slow! Would have liked to have seen Sturridge there instead of Kalou but he's not even on the bench!!

well... nothing's changed from last season really... poor approach!

Possible team for Stoke... Begovic Huth, Shawcross, Woodgate Wilson, Delap, Pennant, Whelan, Etherington Jones, Walters

Villa Park... Goodison Park... to name a couple

Savage would be the perfect signing... and one of the easiest too because he's 36...

Three words... "Financial... Fair... Play"

1. The Champions : Manchester United 2. Top 4 : Manchester United Chelsea Manchester City Liverpool 3. Relegated : Blackburn, Swansea, QPR 4. Signing of the season : Sergio Aguero (I hate that he plays for City, but I have a feeling he'll prove to be a big hit) 5. Surprise Manager sacking of the season : Alan Pardew 6. Over-achieving team of the season : Manchester City 7. Flop of the season (Team) : Arsenal 8. Flop of the season (Player) : Stewart Downing

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Yeah I'm with you! If we've sold Zhirkov to Anji and Malouda is our only recognised left-sided winger, then it does make sense. Can we afford both Modric and Mata though??

Well, I guess you could say it was partly down to bad timing, because at the time of Carlo's tenure at Chelsea, he wanted to win things with Milan. Carlo's gone now, and now suddenly Pato's girlfriend is putting a price on him.

It's devil's advocate... yeah I know... but if I'm stating the facts for everyone else to know about I don't really give a fuck

I think Barton is an exceptional player, but there are better players out there in his position... I'd welcome him to Chelsea though without a doubt! I saw in one report he was linked with Zenit St. Petersburg...

Arsenal failing to qualify for Europe! Now that's what I'd love to see!

It wasn't Ancelotti's fault that we had a bad season last time out! It was because Ray Wilkins left the club because Ron Gourlay was far too busy making enemies and disagreeing with everyone. Ancelotti then became a wotsit in a trance and he had no-one to speak with on the touchline, which meant tactics and approaches to games weren't thought out as well... ... that's how I see it, I don't blame the players at all!

Yeah I agree, but we still have City and United to play yet. Arsenal and Liverpool normally battle it out for 4th place right?? :eyebrows:

Valencia told Arsenal they were slapping a £26m price tag on him, and that they didn't expect such a bid from them for the player, so they've said he's staying. I honestly don't see us bidding for him, but strange things have happened in the past.... still a few days to go until the end of the window, would love it if we came in for a cheeky bid for him!

welcome to the forums dude!

That Red Real Madrid shirt looks really weird! Their black away kit was miles better than that

I think 20 is a really good number for Josh!

Something that we never saw when Ancelotti was in charge! Boas on the other hand wants to build the team himself. The board only make the suggestions.

Yeah, that's if we can keep Rajkovic... if we still can't get a work permit for him, then I see Alex staying for another season.