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Warnock is a proper cunt. EOS

We should have loaned him Luiz.

I am not losing any sleep over him and an almost exact carbon copy (in terms of age and style of play) Stefan Savic failing to come here. I don't think either fits Sarriball style CB play. I am open to being proven wrong, and I do rate both as top level CB's. NOW, Manure SHOULD be allll over those 2. Both are perfect for their style of play, and far better than what they have now (Eric Bailly ranks up there with Morata and RLC as to being true enigmas).

It's all one big game to get him more money, why would Juve sell him, as Chiellini will be 35 next season, Benatia 32 this season, Bonucci 32 this season, Barzagli 38. I say go for Romagnoli, he is half a year younger than Rugani and a better player, a proven starter. The only top class Italian CB's are Bonucci, Rugani, Caldara and Romagnoli. Its going to be insanely hard to prise the last 3 (the young ones) out of Serie A, but Juve are PROVEN bullshit game player with us (Alex Sandro multiple times, Gonzalo Higuaín, Arturo Vidal, Fernando Llorente Kingsley Coman, Marko Pjaca, Bonucci, Claudio Marchisio, Federico Bernardeschi, Caldara, Miralem Pjanic, Rugani all coming to mind as targets they have played games with over the last 4,5 years or so) They have assfucked us so many times already I trust them as far as I can spit. Napoli is near their level, and that is more recent, and boils down to Koulibaly and now Sarri, mostly. Fiorentina is also up there. BTW, lol Dybala supposedly wants out too. Paulo Dybala Will Exit Juventus in January Amid Offers, Says Palermo Owner https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2795549-paulo-dybala-will-exit-juventus-in-january-amid-offers-says-palermo-owner

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Suso isn't remotely worth £65m, which is around what we should get for those two combined ffs, BARCA paid only £37m for Malcom, a clearly better player than Suso Suso is a squad level younger, slightly lesser version of Pedro, but will never be as good as Pedro was in his prime (prime being whilst mostly at Barca), but is probably equal now, and still fairly young, so a good depth buy our Board is SHIT Willian is SHIT compared to Bailey or even Malcom now, and the twats turned down 65 MILLION QUID FOR A 30yo who is a ball hog and slows up play massively

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Neil Warnock hits out at Chelsea and Aston Villa over "disappointing" Tammy Abraham transfer https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/neil-warnock-hits-out-chelsea-2000768 Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock says he does not understand Chelsea's decision to send Tammy Abraham back to the Championship with Aston Villa. The striker lit up the division with Bristol City two years ago before making the step up to the Premier League with Swansea City last season. Whilst the former Robin faltered in South Wales and the Swans were relegated, Abraham attracted Premier League interest this summer again, with Warnock keen to take him to the Bluebirds. Yet no move materialised, and, on transfer deadline day, Abraham went on loan to Aston Villa, returning to the division where he first made his name with the Robins. snip Warnock seems to be flapping his gob a lot these days about us, not the smartest move before we play them.

LOFTUS-CHEEK HINTS AT PALACE RETURN AFTER CHELSEA STRUGGLES https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/09/13/loftus-cheek-hints-at-palace-return-after-chelsea-struggles/ Crystal Palace target Ruben Loftus-Cheek has refused to deny he could re-join the club in the new year if he fails to break through at Chelsea. The Guardian quizzed on his future and discussed the potential of a Selhurst Park return, with the England international struggling to break into the Chelsea first-team squad under new head coach Maurizio Sarri. The midfielder, who impressed at Palace and with England over the summer, turned down moves away from Stamford Bridge in an attempt to nail down a first-team place, but that is yet to happen. Loftus-Cheek faces a battle to break into the side with Sarri using a 4-3-3 system. Both Jorginho and N’Golo Kante are going to be regulars under the Italian, leaving Ross Barkley, summer signing Mateo Kovacic and Loftus-Cheek battling it out for that third and final spot. snip

Suso needs convincing before signing new Milan deal https://readchelsea.com/2018/09/13/suso-needs-convincing-before-new-milan-deal/?poll-results=1 Chelsea target Suso reportedly still needs to be convinced in order to sign a new deal at Milan, according to reports in Italy. Calciomercato report that the Suso is yet to decide on whether or not to put pen paper on fresh terms. The Spaniard, who has been heavily linked with a move back to the Premier League, sees his current deal expire in 2022. Chelsea were linked with the player throughout the summer transfer window, but Milan were not interested in selling. It is now believed that Maurizio Sarri could launch another move to sign the player either in January or next summer. Reports in Italy have claimed the Blues will look to take advantage of the communication between both clubs after Tiemoue Bakayoko joined on loan this summer. The Rossoneri are also interested in signing Cesc Fabregas at the end of his deal in London, something that could work in Chelsea’s favour. snip

We are pikers compared to some of the Italian clubs. Look at Parma, 2014-15 403 total arrivals/outbounds https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-parma/transfers/verein/130/saison_id/2014 TRANSFER ACTIVITY 14/15 Earnings/expenditures Arrivals/Departures Fee Total results +£5.16m Income 190 £11.52m Expenditures 213 £6.36m

The family feeling the political environment (the yank/UK Russssssssia!! hysteria bollocks) is so unstable and not wanting the risk is what I meant.

Premier League footballer charged with raping schoolgirl in France https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/09/12/premier-league-footballer-charged-raping-schoolgirl-france/?li_source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget A Premier League footballer has been charged with raping a schoolgirl in France after allegedly lying to police about having sex with the 15-year-old because "he did not want to upset his girlfriend". The 23-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently on bail awaiting trial along with his cousin, who is now 25, over the alleged attack in the southern city of Nimes, a court heard. Both men, who could face jail terms of up to 15 years, deny charges of raping the unidentified victim, who was found "in tears and deep shock" by school friends after the attack in July 2012, according to legal sources. There are no immediate restrictions on his playing career, although he is constant touch with detectives and lawyers in France. She was 15 at the time – the minimum of age of consent in France – and claims she was forced into sex by her assailants, who were then 17 and 19. Neither is French, but they were on holiday together at a campsite in Aigues-Mortes, which is 30 miles south of Nimes, and close to the Mediterranean coast. snip

Leave it to Drinkwater to fuck it up, SMDH

We should go for either regardless as Cesc, Drinkwater and Bakayoko need to go go go. Between the Hazard situ (if he fails to renew), the Kovacic situ, the Roman political situ, and a rapidly ageing and/or team loaded with deadwood, next summer is going to a shitstorm, even moreso if we dont qualify for the CL.

It's not, really. Unless Hazard renews, we are fucked. This was the window to sell him, hey turns 28 in 3 and a half months (so whoever buys him only gets an under 30 Eden for a season and a half), and with only one year left on contract, we either will be forced to sell him at cut-rate price (like Courtois) or lose him on a free in June, 2020. Price wise, I think it will be a miracle if we get £125m for him, we probably will settle for £100-110m. Why would a club pay more if they can get him for free 10 months later? Zidane has at least of 50/50 shot at being Manure's manager, and that further fucks us (not just on Eden) but then I highly doubt Rashford or Martial will leave. It would be anthoer miracle if we can play the Mancs v Real and come out with a swap Eden plus Willian for Martial and Rashford (maybe Luke Saw tossed in, or even better, Diogo Dalot, but now I AM dreaming) <<<<<<<<<<< this is a catch 22, as to get Martial and Rashford (and Mo is the Willian driver, not ZZ), we need Mo to stay, but ZZ is the driver on the Hazard deal with the Mancs or Eden plus Alonso for Kovacic on a perm plus Vinícius Júnior and RB Álvaro Odriozola (and maybe some cash tossed in by us as well, say £10-20m, as those 3 RM players are worth around £150-160m en toto) <<<< THIS I would take in a flash The Hazard situ (if he refuses to renew) can REALLY fuck up the club partially, IF we bollocks it up, which I would say is a deffo possibility, given our boards outright SHIT performance the last few years.

José Gayá was an absolute terror at LB versus Croatia. Far better than Alonso was in the last game, I hate to say.

They have many similarities. Both play/played for RB Salzburg, they arr from neighbouring counties (Mali and Guinea). Haidara is almost exactly 3 years younger, and a wee bit (4xms) taller, but not as muscular as Keita. Keita is a little better shooter, Haidara a little better passer (at similar stage). Keita is more offense minded at this stage, and a more rounded player, but Haidara has the potential to become the same.

Barkley is a good enough pure athlete (maybe the best we have except for Kante, who is inhuman) that he should, in theory, be able to play almost any position on the field, as long as he stays healthy. He also has a good deal of technical skills too. Sarri, whilst appearing atm to be quite rigid about rotation, nor into positing truly expansive thinking, certainly has, deep down, the innovative mind and a bit of gambler streak in him needed to eventually start to think outside the box. I fully believe this to be the case. I think he is intelligent to the point that he has a master plan all shaped out, and wants to have a solid baseline (in terms of both results and player performance improvement on a steady upward slope) to springboard slowly off of in a controlled fashion and manner as he starts to hit the meat of our fixtures.

If that happens, abject panic will start to ooze in, especially if followed up by a second poor performance (away in the EL at PAOK Thessaloniki). I have seen this script before. That said, I see almost zero chance of us dumping the 3 points, unless Bobby Reid, Josh Murphy, and Junior Hoilett all have MONSTER games. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is out injured (knee) so I expected Hoilett to maybe start as an inverted RW, and he is pacey, so might give Alonso a bit of a go, but Reid has to deal with our MF, so should be in for a right proper bollocksing. Azpi can surely take out Murphy most of the time. They have the worst strikers in the league, and their CB's are for shit too.

You know what I going to say, lol SELL the deadwood, and ffs, try Barkley at RW I absolutely also believe that we can play Kante, Kova, Jorginho, and Barkley in any 3 out of 4 player combinations Against shit n sit flat back 10 like Newcastle tried, pull either Kova or Kante, and release the hounds with Barkley and one of the other 2 pounding forward, with Jorginho playing deep pivot DMF Or, hell, try Barks at striker ffs, he might just surprise. I weeks ago posted an old article where he claimed that was a position he could well play. I am not a huge believer in a player needing one position and one position only as their ticket to on the field match play. Back before Mo went mental the 2nd time, Zouma coming in as a DMF DESTROYER later on in games always warmed my heart.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek must leave Chelsea as he's fighting losing battle for regular football https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ruben-loftuscheek-must-leave-chelsea-as-hes-fighting-losing-battle-for-regular-football-a3933656.html This season should prompt Ruben Loftus-Cheek into making the biggest decision of his career — and that is to leave Chelsea for good. The midfielder is almost certain to be offered a new contract before the end of the campaign because he will have just two years remaining on his current deal next summer and Chelsea will want to protect the valuation of their star academy product. But the England international needs to move on, and what has taken place during 2018 should be regarded as the final straw. The alarm bells must have begun ringing when Chelsea bought Ross Barkley for £15million in January. Barkley plays in a similar position to Loftus-Cheek, is an England player and, at 24, is just two years older than his team-mate. Barkley started Chelsea’s first three games this season, while Loftus-Cheek, who joined the Chelsea academy at the age of eight, made one brief cameo in that time from the bench. snip

John Terry confirms he has turned down Spartak Moscow move https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/john-terry-confirms-he-has-turned-down-spartak-moscow-move-a3934451.html Former Chelsea defender John Terry has turned down a move to Russian Super League outfit Spartak Moscow. The 37-year-old is currently a free agent after leaving Aston Villa at the end of last season where he started 32 Championship matches after being handed the captain’s armband by manager Steve Bruce. The ex-England international was expected to sign a one-year contract - believed to be worth £3 million-a-year - with the Russian club after undergoing a medical in Rome. However, in an Instagram post, Terry confirmed the deal was off and revealed family reasons were behind his decision to snub the move to Moscow. snip I think the political situation got to him

Poyet One of my first favourite Chelsea players (I was 5 when he signed, lolol). My father loved him! Can we find a clone, please? (Vecino, just because they both are Uruguayans, is NOT one) Sorry about yer wager loss, mate.