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Who's darling? [emoji1] Show me one person from this forum that wants Willian starting for Chelsea.

There's an option to buy as well. I just hope buy-back/first refusal clauses are the norm now with us.

Glamour name wins. Giroud robbed & it's as simple as that.

Nice little omen -

Completely agree. If he gets his own way this time, we're setting a bad precedent going forward. Some things aren't worth having.

Devil's advocates all around. It certainly wouldn't surprise me for Pulisic and Mount to play on either side resulting in him kicking up a fuss before the year is out. A leopard never changes it's spots.

Decent group

Two of the youngest sides will meet.

Domestic champions & European Champions are in Pot 1.

I'd be more worried about Napoli, should they get the Icardi deal over the line.

Haven't they spent a decent amount in Czech terms recently? I remember them being linked with Trezeguet last season to name one.

One of our worst sides to date and the year we made unwanted history. A lot has changed since then.

Modern football. We aren't exactly at the top anymore, so the club are trying to bridge the gap. I just hope this doesn't affect the club long term.

We're supposedly doing it with CHO (ignore the "potential" noise), so it would hardly be surprising. Gone are the days where JT was the highest paid.

It's solely down to the FA. They are following the new FIFA rules by the letter but allowing refs leeway in penalty calls, etc to prevent breaks in play. The latter shouldn't be a thing at all, as most should know about the current standard of refeering in the Prem.

Finally realise they are the only takers.

I know it's unlikely now, but I hope things will slowly go the way of Cech by the time we can buy again.

We can live in hope Cech's appointment will have an effect.

Really wish CHO was fit right now (providing that contract nonsense has been dealt with). There would be a possibility to get rid before the European window shuts.

Another case of the board not picking the right option & the player paying the price as a result. Can see it getting cut short in January already.

It doesn't matter, as the offence continues inside the box. I believe a number of decisions ought to have been changed (foul on Azpi, Martial & Kane); this sort of handling of VAR will backfire once teams step into European competition, etc. Anyone else in Ole's shoes would have been sacked. Got to feel for someone like Moyes in comparison.

Been excluded for all three match days (2 league, 1 Cup) so far. Not a great sign

When you have a clincial striker, you normally win.

I presume you mean Kelly? Cahill was fortunate not to get a red for being the last man.