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LMAO the funniest comment against Emenalo I've ever heard is that: Mikel's only here because Emenalo's Nigerian too. :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

meh, Porto are within their right to hold out for that. I mean come on, they're a selling club. but they're good at doing it because they reinvesting and bringing new guys like Mangala that they can then once again sell for astonishing prices. it's mutually beneficial. they get their rewards, the clubs they sell to get ready-made-talents.

Will be interesting to see where he's deployed and under what tactical instruction. An inside-forward in a 4-3-3 or perhaps and outright striker to compete with Torres & Ba? Pre-season should be a good indication. Good luck Andre!

LMAO. Bravo

VPN my friends. Be champions.

With respect to TOPTB, I don't fully grasp this "attitude" problem that you guys say Mikel has. I mean his role at Chelsea is so limited, it's not like he's given the chance to drive up the pitch, race his heart out and go for goal. Ramires is allowed to play that role, and that's why we love him.. He makes runs upon runs and can can produce the most composed of finishes. Last night, Mikel showed he can do that. He showed that passion people say he doesn't play with. Okay, I will admit that his performance against Rubin Kazan wasn't great and it wasn't nice. But I think you guys were also harsh on the Europa League comments.. He shouldn't have said it, because of the perception it gave off. But no-one does rate the Europa League. Sir Alex said, "that is our penalty for not qualifying" when he discussed United's drop into the EL last season.

Wasn't there talk that in 2012, Samsung were deciding as to whether they'd continue with us or not based on Champions League triumphs? You're right though, United & Arsenal have secured good commercial sponsorships in the last few seasons and we have to start maximizing on this increasingly lucrative market. -- As for Adidas, if the numbers are correct (between £200-300million) then that puts us on good money. Especially after Arsenal announced they've got a £30million/season contract with Puma for 5 years. But I think Arsenal have done better here, because their 5 year deal gives room for improved terms and a contract-auction almost in five years time. Hopefully this isn't a full 10 years, more like 5 with an option to extend.

Fabregas I understand... But no-one?! So you'd say no to Messi?

What's worse, is that they'll get him for like £15m.

If we'd signed him in 2011, then yeah sure. Now, there's no space. Can't believe he's 27 though, seems like he's been around forever

I guess the best thing about this move is that this thread will no longer be so controversial, as with what happened with Kalou

well look who finally crawled out from under a rock!

Lol come on guys. Roman Abramovich is openly in support of the FFP idea with Platini. Now if he's that happy to support it, it clearly means he's figured out a way to get past it. As for Gill, it doesn't matter what power he supposedly has, UEFA isn't going to sacrifice their financial income from the likes of City, Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea because of this. No way.

Even funnier, Dalglish wanted Downing instead for £20million :lol2:

Lazy? I think that's a bit harsh on him. A lot gets said about Sturridge, because he has been vocal about his position preference (down the middle) and so people are under the impression he doesn't give as much effort when he's on the flanks. But I didn't see a lazy player. I saw someone who was frustrated by tried to let his football do the talking. He was at fault for trying to go for glory most of the time, however, he was too persistent with cutting inside and going for the shot. But you see the effect he's had at Liverpool playing where he wants to be played. He's not just a poacher, he's also someone you can use as a target man and bring others into the game. He's had a fantastic work-ethic when playing with Suarez, the two just compliment each other. As for Kakuta, in relation to Sturridge, it'll be hard to judge his path till we've actually seen more of him. From what's been said about him at Vitesse, he's actually taken himself down a notch and focused on letting football do the talking. Everyone knows the ability, skill and potential he has. The think about potential is when a player knows his potential, he can either let himself fall on that and just dilly-dally along or he can try to live up to that potential too early - Which I think Kakuta attempted. I think he let himself get carried away trying to be that player, but it was simply too early.

To be fair, RVP didn't begin to get "world class" status until he was 27/28. Sturridge is still 23 and has the potential to be world-class.

Lmao! Tell that to everyone else

How about the midfield? You can still add Hazard, Mata & Oscar as part of our "strike force". When you compare that with most midfields in the world, we certainly come out on top. And with such an attacking force you don't need 3-4 big names operating as a striker, just one who can plant the chances they'll get.

Yeah, it's not that important in Europe certainly. The traditional ones like 9 and 7 might still be preferred, certainly the no7 shirt at Manchester United used to carry a certain level of weight but after Ronaldo they kind of disregarded it by giving it to Owen and then Valencia lmao. I mean we gave Bhoularouz the number 9, when we was a right-back I think now more players prefer unique numbers to be a bit more memorable or they're significant to them, like Terry with 26 for example.

We should, most did

Let's you know the kind of guy Oscar is to give it up without protest though!

His form wasn't terrific towards the end of the season to be honest. He's a good striker, but he's had one good half-season of good form with Watford. It's not enough to judge him, as to whether he'll be good enough for the Premier League. It's probably the last we've seen of him, because he won't go back to Watford next season.

It's just the internet, it doesn't mean anything

LMAO!