MrExcalibur100

Pretty much!

Oops, my bad. Seems like I missed the gravy train :dude:

Actually, no it isn't, lol. It's a religious belief system. Yep. Thought as much.

I personally will put Lewis Baker ahead of Musonda. And maybe even Loftus Cheek. Musonda is a very talented player but he still has a lot to prove this season in the U21's.

He's actually 17 going on 18. He'll be 18 by the turn of the year on Jan 3rd. The timing is perfect for him to be loaned.

Petr is simply too good to be benched this season regardless of what Courtois does. Two world class keepers fighting it out for one spot hardly ever works. I'll like to see us hold out for a season at least but the time to bid farewell to one of the best keepers of all time might come pretty sooner than expected.

All of a sudden Andreas fallen down the pecking order. Hopefully, he can be loaned out to a good team and show his class. He's an incredible talent.

We never "needed" him in the first place.

The most important thing is that we loan him to a good club in a decent league were he can play every game. I won't mind him going to the Dutch league. Not Vitesse, maybe a lesser side there. I certainly don't want him to go to the kick and rush championship. Won't suit him and the managers there won't even play him. It's too early to talk about Germany or Spain, unless it's a lower division side. We've made some daft loan decisions so I hope we make a sensible decision this time.

Who remembers this? http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/chelsea-sign-12-year-old-french-youngster-203131#.U9AKa_ldXT8 We got a lot of stick for it. I remember some thinking it was outrageous to sign a 12 year old from a foreign club.

Boga's just amazing. World class talent.

We completely controlled the game in the 1st half. Besides, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make considering most of our front 4 are youth team players.

And so it begins...

Decent first half so far. We've had some nice possession and have created some chances. Better performance than against AFC Wimbeldon. Filipe Luis and van Ginkel have impressed me the most. Luis has looked incredibly composed and made some vital interceptions in our 18. He's also had some good forrays in attack. van Ginkel has been full of energy and has some really nice, crisp passing. I have a feeling he'll be a pretty important player this season. I'll like to see him push up a bit more though. Izzy has been pretty decent as well.

Salah's been poor unfortunately. Not just in this game too but against Wycombe and AFC Wimbeldon. Needs to step it up a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqu9ZqcWb8 Full interview. I'm sure a better one will be uploaded here soon, but this is okay.

Pathetic. We'll smash these on the counter-attack if we face them in the CL.

Noice!

Mourinho said it himself that it's easier to score in La Liga than the PL. I'm sure he knows much more than us so I go with what he says. "If you are an attacking player and go to Barcelona or Real Madrid, it is easier to score 50 goals than if you’re playing in England. Of course these clubs are a big attraction. You can’t blame a player. As a manager I had that instinct, too. I wanted to go to Madrid myself. “So if a player has that feeling it’s very understandable. But I keep thinking in my case, where I enjoyed most is where the competition is. It’s high here. If I was a player I wouldn’t leave the Premier League."

Hahahahaha, I'll take it that's a yes.

That's just so unprofessional to the core. Truly pathetic. Btw, are you a fan of Greizmann or something?

It's them. The guy with the long hair at the back is also holding a jersey.

Cesc cut his hair. According to a Facebook comment, that's Filipe and Diego Costa in th background. Now I don't know how anyone can come to that conclusion.

Pshhh, those were Hazard's stats when he was 19. Doesn't even come close to justifying the absurd figures.

Another thing that irks me about this is (aside from distorting the transfer market) that Madrid are strengthening the rest of our champions league and premier league rivals especially by these buys. Last season it was Ozil to Arsenal. This season Di Maria is most likely off to PSG and one of Isco or Khedira might be coming to one of our PL rivals.