The Skipper

Seriously can't wait to see what Mourinho does with him. Nowhere near the "average" defender people call him.

Yeah I agree, but it's not going to stop. There's always fickle people about that'll call a player overrated after only seeing 2/3 games of that player.

Do you blame them though? Neymar usually never plays as well as he does for Santos when he's with Brazil so obviously people are going to call him overrated and stuff. Had a great game tonight though, him and Luiz my MOTMs.

It could be. If you could try and get tickets for the CL game.

You don't need to be a ST holder, just a member. It'll be around £50-£60 and you'll still get a good seat if you sit anywhere in the MH Stand or Shed End.

Gonna try and get tickets for Hull, atmosphere is going to be electric.

You're right in saying that we don't really have a spine anymore but you create one by keeping a group of players together. Luiz, Mata, Hazard right now are on the cusp on being considered as the new spine - to me they already are. Mourinho's coming in at the right time to make it definite.

We were interested in Neymar a few years ago, that's very clear, but I don't think we actually made a bid for him this summer. We weren't too slow regarding Falcao either, like I said, if we really wanted him and we let Falcao's representatives know that he would've waited for us to make a bid for him but obviously we didn't want him, no other top team wanted Falcao, and that's why he went to Monaco as they were the only ones willing to cough up the cash for him. We haven't "learned our lesson" regarding Falcao at all, we just weren't interested in signing him for that money, that's pretty clear.

If we really wanted Falcao we would've coughed up the cash and got him. Neymar obviously wasn't a target of ours this summer. Lewandowski is arguable, but we never were strongly linked with him anyway. Those were your targets, not Roman's.

If Luiz isn't part of our spine then Hazard isn't either.

No... Stingray's lovely. Let's just say he has a "special" way of welcoming people to the forum Stick around pal!

Sucidal, too many gaps in between the channels and lines. A 2 man strike force would have a field day, just doesn't work, especially with Terry there, who although might be position all astute lacks in pace. A ball over the top and it's game over. If you're going to play 3 at the back you need a narrow back 3, not a wide one. Ambitious, but just wouldn't work. Any team deploying that would get eaten alive.

I would still consider signing him, he's just as good when he plays as a deeper CM but its a tricky one. A Thiago - De Rossi pivot could potentially be awesome.

There a plenty of reputable sources that say he's gone for 57m euros.Also... http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/bartomeu-neymar-cost-57-million-euros

Thiago hattrick against Italy in the European U21 finals. Half time.

It's not 30m. It ended up being 57m. Barcelona overpaid IMO, especially considering he's in his last year, but that's what happens when your contracts split between 4 companies.

Cavani and De Rossi or Kondogbia and we're done in the transfer window IMO. Try to offload a few players, especially Torres, and we're set for years.

£10m would be the bargain of the season.

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Since when did Dortmund represent KDB? Non-story.

You're right in a way that Cavani is more devastating whilst facing goal but he's far more rounded than Falcao is or ever will be, simply because of his frame. Cavani is quite a big unit, I've seen people compare him as the South American Drogba which is quite accurate - he's just not as powerful as Didier, not as good in the air - but what he does have over Didier is pace and he's more clinical as well in my opinion. He's the best well rounded striker on the planet in my opinion.

Thor is pretty much saying that Isco's already on Mata's level.

So am I right in thinking that some of you say that Isco is already on Mata's level?

Courtois will not come down from being regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Spain to cup games at Chelsea. I don't know why people fail to grasp that. Besides, him saying he's more of an Atleti player than a CFC player - what do you expect him to say? Of course he is. He's going for his third season there now so he's just being honest. Nothing wrong with what he said - he's a wise bit and understand the situation with Cech. It's not like we're talking about a 12 year old.

Would be a fantastic signing, especially if we can't get De Rossi.