LDN Blue

BRING BACK CLARKE CHELSEA. DO IT. DO IT NOW!

NO!

If the player obtains permission he is. We don't know if that's the case or not though, but it's the most popular rumour that Hulk has informed Porto of his wish.

The plus side of Sturridge's lack of game time and negative perception at the moment is, it'll lure away potential lurkers this summer. That being said, final year of his contract begins in August. Anyway, people forget this is in-fact his debut season within the squad so I think over all we can say it's gone pretty damn well. We've seen the good, bad & ugly from the 23-year old. Ended it on the 'ugly', but the foundations are there for maximum growth to become the player we all know he can become. I'm sure he'll reflect on it all the same and realise he was poor in the last few months, but he will grow. André has helped his career in the opposite way that Carlo nearly damaged it when he persisted on having Kalou higher in the pecking order (off the bench) than the 22-year old. Coyle must also be credited.

Here's some fun stats for us. England's club representatives: 4 - Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool & City. 2 - Arsenal & Tottenham 1 - Everton, Norwich & West Ham If Sturridge does find his way in, it'll be 5 for Chelsea!

I agree, but the spending of United's been under the radar quite a bit in the last few years. They'll actually fork out when it's necessary.

Didn't I read a comparison of the United v City line-ups which showed the value of United's squad was about equal to City's?

Things wrong with this squad: Richards, Downing & Barry. Anyway I see nothing in this squad to indicate any hope of going past group stages. Brilliant.

WHS you legend

You're not serious?!

Isn't he on £250,000/week at City? No way.

The term 'ruining a winning formula' comes to mind. In any case, I'd rather see him in that 4-2-3-1 aside a natural DM (MIKEL.). That way the DM can win the ball, play Ramires through to make those incredible runs from deep. That way we'd still have the security of having Mikel marshal the back while Ramires is free to make those breakthrough runs. To keep him locked behind the centre-line would be an insult to his ability.

So do United though? And this is the type of player they've been lacking. It's a shame they've found that type of player

http://www1.skysport...rt-with-Jovetic

Or Let the battle commence!

LOL now BBC saying Rio will be omitted. Oh the fun of the build up...

Well considering the state of Chelsea's financial books, it means a hell of a lot.

Oh seriously?! I thought that'd be quite logical, ah well, I stand corrected :tophat:

Call it blue-tinted glasses here, but I fail to see how Rio's outdone Terry this season, considering the former missed most of the season!

Kostas, where are you?

Wouldn't be surprised to see United going for them if when they lose out on Hazard.

Well, Kenny said Liverpool focus on stats. Hence Downing!

Yea, winners of the Europa get automatic entry to the Champions League. Whether its in the qualifying rounds or group stages, I'm unsure.

LMAO. The Israeli government are ridiculous and their relationship with the USA is embarrassing on a humanitarian level. Time after time they believe they have a "right" to have the state of Israel, which was granted and ACCEPTED by the Palestinian people. They got greedy as f'ck and occupy land they're not even allowed!! They've squashed the STATE OF PALESTINE to a nutshell and that wall is embarrassing as hell. What's more embarrassing is the world does nothing! The most sickening part? Zionists use the holocaust as an excuse for their actions. EMBARRASSING.

Lukaku would be on loan, presumably and I don't think any manager will take a punt on Sturridge. Falcao in January won't happen. Letico will still be in the Champions League and will not lose their main striker and star in mid-season, there will be no replacement.