Ollie

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He blatantly put a transfer request in for us to get him. He must look at us and think about the Belgian influence and the fact that we're looking for a striker. I can tell you now that this boy wants to come here, it's obvious.

Also when we're losing, Rooney and De Rossi will kick someone, resulting in a 3 game ban and a 6 month layoff for the opponent. Would be exciting to see them both come, we'd be the dirtiest team since the old Leeds sides. The dirt of Rooney and De Rossi with the class of Hazard (Who incidentaly kicks ball boys, albeit, Welsh ones so it's ok) and Mata. We'll win the league easy.

Of all the players.... injury my Arse. He's off, 100% he's off. 4 weeks out, just in time for the season. Clever granny shagger.

So now PSG have pretty much sealed Cavani. If you consider than Zlatan played for Jose in 2009, he's 31 which isn't that old when you consider what Drogba did for us at 34 and consider that he always scores goals and becomes the top league scorer every season, that he scores Pens, FK's, beast in the air, scores from any area on the pitch, bullies defenders with his immense power and all this without looking particularly alive in most matches.... Worth an offer now? They won't have him and Cavani, would they? He's played in Italy, France, Spain... Juve just signed Tevez so may not go back there now. Wouldn't he be perfect here for 2 years, maybe 3? I think so. 31 is only old if we're gonna give him a 5 year deal. I used to hate Zlatan i'll be honest, i used to think he was the most over rated player on this planet but his record is actually quite scary. Since i started watching him properly, i understand just how good of a lone striker he really is. For our short term, until Lukaku becomes our main striker, i think to get Zlatan on a 2 year deal would be perfect.

Mandzukic is better anyway but i don't get the unloyalty of Bundesliga players. Dortmund are a great club and owned Bayern in the 11/12 season. They were in the UCL final last season... why would you want out to join Bayern, the rival?

Disgusting club but good for us. I don't wanna see us spending that type of money on 1 player again. I never heard of release clauses a few years ago but now it seems like the only way to buy a player. It's sick.

Wow a match thread. I'll just state the obvious which is i'd like our new boys to settle in nicely and the team to put on a great show. I'll be at work so meh, hope we win 7-0 n Schwarzer saves a pen.

Trying to re do their 'invincibles' away kit, arseholes, hope they come 6th. Looks a bit weird with their red badge.

He's great at saving penalties also. Isn't he Arsenal fans! I loved him for that. Great for our Aussie fans also.

I'd trust Jose with anyone, even Joey Barton.... but both of these players would do something eventually to put our club back in the papers for the wrong reasons. I'd rate him as one of the 5 best players in the world but one the worst human beings.

Cole next season with Baines. Baines 2013-2017, Shaw 2017-2025

Just get this rat out the country, deport him.

Shaw is adament he's gonna stay at Southampton for a good few years yet. If Everton Value Baines at £18m, we could probably get him for £14m. He has so many qualities, he could play for 4 more seasons at a great level.

Hopefully he does more than Bosnich.

Everton have put an £18m valuation on Leighton Baines. We need to really look at this, Cole has 1 year, maybe 2. Baines is perfect to replace him and worth every penny of the £18m valuation. DO IT!

All i can say is perfect. He's 40 but he's still a top keeper and perfect for the role. He's better than ruddy even if he is 40 (and Australian). Very well done Chelsea, awesome news.

I'm sure 1 year as a number 2 won't hurt. Anyway, that's what i believe will happen. If you believe otherwise, great

For 1 season i believe he will be our number 2 just to get used to English football.

Who we gonna sign up front? TELL US!

Cech is number 1. Season after Cech will still be number 1 with Courtois getting experience here as his number 2. Season after Courtois will be number 1 so maybe Cech will go. We're only looking for back up. You don't spend £10m on back up!

Will Jose bring these days back?

Does anyone know when the live premiership fixtures will be announced? I'm desperate as hell to go to the Hull game. I've never been to an opening game and i've not been to a league game for ages. I'm planning to go to at least 10 games this season. Tickets were supposed to go on sale to members on yesterday at 7am but it looks like being live so are holding on. The atmosphere on the first day down the bridge on Jose's 2nd coming will be electric.

Definitely this will alert everyone. I don't know a top 6 team that wouldn't be interested tbh. I don't reckon we will be though, maybe Tottenham and Arsenal would probably show the most interest

If we sign Rooney, it should be a 2 year deal max because if he's going to do a Torres and even dare i say a Rooney of 2013 proportions, he needs to do one asap. If he hits it off and shows his old form, extend it.