The Skipper

Probably not breaking even but there are a lot of things that wasn't included in that report. If we spend wisely this January and in the summer the number will definitely improve - the new sponsorship deals, the new TV rights deal, hopefully some decent CL money if we reach like the quarter finals or semis and PL money... We're fine. Don't forget we also have a huge asset in Mata (probably around £30m in itself) as well in the summer.

I'd throw in Baker as well.

First Sturridge and now Rodgers. Liverpool PR machine at it's finest. You've got to laugh.

Now both him and JT are finally getting some proper protection from midfield they do look better indeed.

You're right, but tbh I'd rather give someone like Chalobah Essien's current spot.

Nah, you expected us to get battered. You're not the voice of every Chelsea fan mate.

It's stuff like that that I want to see more often from Romelu. Intelligent play, bringing in others, linking up well. He did well indeed and if he does that more regularly he'd have an easy time here at CFC when he comes back.

Aww come on, not again surely. People making stuff up. Starting once up front in the 2012/13 season is numerous chances? No one was expecting Sturridge to start up front before he went out on loan to Bolton, he had Drogba, Anelka and Torres in front of him. He returned to us from Bolton and was the top scorer in the league for us despite barely playing in the second half of it and playing out of position. We cashed in on him because his contract was running out, not because he had numerous chances and failed to prove himself. He should've had more chances last season but RDM persisted with Torres and Rafa was more interested in resuscitating Torres too. Both times Sturridge was overlooked simply due to Torres having to play to prove his price tag.

Cleverley, Fellaini, Giggs, Fletcher, Jones, Carrick. Whoever plays.

We're very thin in midfield, if he comes in and does well in the few training sessions before the game I think he'll start against United too.

If it's anyone he's similar to, it's Javi Martinez indeed. He has a little bit more finesse about him though. More fleet footed.

£16m rising to £20m isn't bad at all, profit made, chunk of it goes to the Matic deal, shrewd business. Good luck KDB, hopefully you turn out to be the magnificent player you're promising to be.

I don't come on here lauding every goal he's scored but I thought, as I was watching the game, his assist was sublime hence why I commented. I'd do the same if I was watching a Galatasaray game or WBA game and Anelka or Drogba came up with a sublime assist too. All I did was comment on how I liked his assist (nothing to do with him leaving us or the comments he's made) and apparently I'm a Liverpool supporter or scum. There's bad blood and I completely understand why some CFC don't like him but some on here (not yourself) go on like we treated him fairly to begin with. He wasn't given a fair chance here so obviously he won't promote the club in a positive light... I personally don't care about his comments because honestly the only bad thing he has said is that to him Liverpool are a bigger club but I know he's just saying that to appease his fans there, that's all. It's the Liverpool PR system. That's not going to make me stop liking him as a football player because I honestly don't care about his personal opinions about us, I just like him at as a football player, don't know how my "loyalty" to Chelsea is questioned because of that. I really like Wayne Rooney as a player too, does that suddenly mean I'm a United fan if I go on his thread and praise a goal he's scored or an assist he's made?

Funny thing is, clumsy Brazilian and Matic would walk into their team right about now.

Adebayor wasn't that bad for City though in general.

Matic isn't coming in for Mikel though. If you're saying that then you clearly think Mikel was a starter. Matic is coming in to fill the void next to Ramires. That means less playing time for Mikel and Lampard. It wasn't a problem with Mikel because he wasn't a starter to begin with, it was a problem with the squad make up.

LOL Jay please, I'm not you!

It really is amazing how you one can blame every single thing on one person.

Brilliant signing.

Why? Again, if he stayed at Cobham, he wouldn't have been the player he is today.

This is how I feel about it too. I feel he has a decent passing range and composure in order for him to become the link between midfield and attack which means it could work out decently. He's not the exact type of player I would like but he's not a bad option to have around at all and at £20m it'd be a fair deal.

Please, it wasn't. Matic at the time was worth peanuts. No one would've said that Matic was worth any more than 5m euros at the time and there is no way Matic would be the player he is today had he stuck around at CFC.

I've watched enough Benfica games last season and this (around 10) to have a decent enough opinion on him. He isn't a bad signing at all but some people seem to have a very different idea to the sort of player he is. Personally I think he's more of a pure CDM with a bit more finesse. He's not in the DLP category people seem to put him in IMO.

Funny thing is, I thought Fernandinho was a great signing albeit a bit overpriced, thought Javi Martinez was exactly what Bayern needed and wasn't really surprised at his price. Ozil again was another signing I thought made sense, but I'm not really feeling the Matic signing, especially at 35m euros. I think he's worth 25m max. As someone else said above we'd still need another midfielder if we wanted to have a collective group as good as City's or Bayern's or Real's or Barca's etc. It's an interesting signing though.

It's as weird as people comparing Matic to Yaya Toure.