The Skipper

It would be a joke if we got him. Absolutely fantastic he is. Probably the best 10 in the world.

I thought he was very good vs. United.

Yes. It was a vacant spot. You have the role. If you can show the same loyalty you showed for Jose for me, we'll be the most loved club in the world.

Dude, you're my agent. My Jorge Mendes. What are you smoking? Can't share you with Obiwan Mikel.

If we can buy Stones we should definitely be looking there. I would say then keep JT for another and let Christensen develop further, then bring him back and have a CB quartet of the above (in Tomo's post). That'd be excellent.

This is why you're Chief Scout.

Signed! Also signed on to be the manager of the tea ladies.

Hey guys, if Mourinho doesn't survive after Porto I will apply for the manager role. My back room team would be: Assistant Managers: @DYC., @OhForAGreavsie, @lionsden Coaching staff: @Magic Lamps (fitness), @Peace. (technique), @The Chels (defending), @Tomo (goalkeeping), @Muzchap (attacking). Scouting team: @Spike (chief), @stroey, @Fulham Broadway, @Stats Cheerleaders: @Jason, @BlueLion, @didierforever I'm bringing in a new DoF too: @Special Juan I'm ready to bring us back into the top 4 at the very least, this season. Edit: Almost forgot a very important staff member! Our new tea lady: @Leif.

Believe me, I'm not proud or happy about being right about it. As DF said, it is sad that it has turned out this way! Just a reminder to the people that abused people i.e. myself and DF about it.

I still think a Cesc - Matic - RLC is our most balanced midfield, and would negate everyone's weaknesses a bit.

I've honestly been one of the biggest campaigners over the summer, and the last year or so, that we should cash in on Oscar and get in a proper #10 or midfielder, that would add a consistent threat going forward with world class ability, or just improve our XI in general, because Oscar isn't and never will be world class. His market value is very high as well so we should definitely cash in and use that cash to get in a player up there on the cusp of world class or world class already, that obviously suits the team's needs.

Hi Jimmy, (I'm going to call you that because it's easier than spelling out your username if you don't mind?) I'm doing good. Hope you are as well. First and foremost, I actually almost fully agree with you. The main premise of my argument back then was also that Oscar has peaked already, and that the potential that people were seeing in him was an illusion. I also never thought that his tiredness was the issue either, in fact it was one of the many counter arguments that came up that I amongst others dispelled quickly (and I have never really bought into it as an excuse either before that). I also agree that people decided to think of Oscar as the player Oscar could be in the future rather than judge him for what he really is, which is natural after the (somewhat false) promise he showed early but for me, early last season after his initial good form I quickly understood that this is Oscar, he'll never get much if any better at all. What frustrated me was exactly what you were saying - it became acceptable - his poor form - because people thought it was his youth, tiredness etc. that were behind his inconsistent performances. When I came to the realisation of your point, that most of us miscalculated Oscar's potential - I became very critical of his performances because the Fake-Oscar-Potential-Tinted glasses came off. I've never said he's a bad player however. My argument was that he isn't good enough to be our main number 10. There'd be a place in the squad rotation for him possibly but any further than that? Not for me. This went on until after the summer transfer window was open, and a lot of people were very certain that this would be his season but I knew already that we've seen the best in Oscar, so started campaigning for a new number 10 (campaign Isco), or the Oscar to Juve for Pogba deal I was also a very big advocate of. Still you'd get criticised for even suggesting the above. My post earlier was tongue in cheek really, just a reminder to the people that were getting attacked personally for giving up on Oscar - even if you did so respectfully - that we were right.

I believe there is (well there has to be, we need English talent very badly due to the HG rules) but because the manager is trying to save his own ass by going with the tried and tested (Cesc, Oscar) - RLC isn't getting any proper chances due to this.

Lol, I remember saying that he's heading towards a Mikel sort of development and that he's stagnated probably around half a year ago and got slaughtered on here. Looks like I was right though.

"Trophies"

The fact that we didn't get the players we wanted doesn't warrant us performing the way we are now. The same team that won the title last season. It's inexcusable.

Sturridge is a much better footballer than Torres fundamentally so even if injuries effect him it won't be as severe as Torres. I agree that having an injury prone player isn't the best but he would've made for great competition with Costa.

Wondering what our squad would've looked like if we had him and Lukaku still here.

He's a good player that can contribute to the squad game at the least so it's alright. As Jason also said, it's basically a 2 year extension which I'm fine with.

Smh.

Would swap Falcao for Adebayor. Yes.

John Stones would be a step in the right direction.

His performance against Norwich just two games ago? Or how he dominated the league in the first half of last season. He definitely has it in him, whether he's in a bad moment or not you can't deny him that.

His technique is so much more superior than Ramires'. Leagues apart in that sense. If Ramires had his technique he'd probably be a world class player.

We have known he's a flat track bully for a long time now, and we know he doesn't work in the pivot in big games. I've accepted it for what it is, because our manager doesn't seem to have a work around for it.