LDN Blue

Can't do anything but feel sorry for him. Can't believe this. Hopefully it's not the end of his career, wish him luck.

Napoli unveil new signing, Gokhan Inler.. In a, lion mask

Training kit I presume? Unless the number will actually be on the chest?

Yeah exactly.. Not the worst we've had, it's just.. Different.

I guess he won't be included in the 25-man squad for the first half of the season then I suppose.

It is estimated by the Football Association that it takes 10,000 hours of training and education from the age of about seven or eight to be good enough to play professional football - accepting a child has the talent to begin with. Of this theory, Allardyce added: England have infamously failed to replicate their only major international glory of lifting the World Cup back in 1966. Source: The Sun (via ESPN) Published: 11th July

If Real want him, I say we slap a £15million price tag on his head

LMAO!!

Can't believe we sent and kept Delac at Vitesse. Horrible loan spell.. Hope he bounces back!

ChelseaRumours Chelsea Rumours #EssienUpdate: Unfortunately, I'm hearing that the injury is as serious as feared. Statement to be released by #Chelsea later. #CFC

Thank fuck for that. Scott Dann I wouldn't mind, but not Johnson.

Richards denies exit claims

I will look for you. They should be uploaded on this site when you get back

Really? I think he could be a great winger personally. Good pace and control on him. Not sure about his crossing though since I haven't seen much of him there. Though if attacking mid is really his natural position, then he should be allowed to play there. Fulham wasn't the best spell for him in that regard.

http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/video/live/index.html

If anyone's bored. Germany v. Brazil in the u17 World Cup, 3rd place play-off is on right now. Germany led 1-0. Brazil brought it to 3-1. Germany nicked one before half-time to bring it to 3-2. It's now 4-3 to Germany. Still 26minutes left to play. What a match! Paizon's playing, but is hardly been involved.

It's certainly something new.. I'm not a big fan of it though if I'm honest. I can see why people are excited by it, but it's not one for me.

Looks German

He's definitely one of the better areal attackers in the world at the moment

Source: Vanguard Published: 10th July

They're building a very good team, but like dave30 said, they do need a few world class talent. I don't believe they'll get one to be honest after Henry what'shisface said no finished products. Don't think they're title contenders per se but they're doing well to build for the future.

I see your point. The bold parts, make a lot of sense now that I look upon it. Perhaps you are right then.. However if we cannot land De Rossi, how about Fernando of Porto (the link will come eventually, I have no doubt about that )

This I will agree with. It really will depend on the extent of Essien's injury. De Rossi wouldn't be ideal cover though. I'd rather see us linked with Tiote of Newcastle. Though his disciplinary record lets him down.

For the moment, yes. If the worst case scenario is true, that Ess will miss certainly most the action, then I think Ramires & Mikel can certainly step up. Not to mention on top of that we'll have Josh making some more cameo appearances. I'm not saying he's going to be important, but he will give us something extra should we bring him on. Until we get the other positions filled such as winger & attacking midfield player, we shouldn't need a box-to-box player yet. Remember, despite the horrific campaign last season, we still had a very good defensive record compared to our rivals. Problems were not in defence, it was in attack.

Thanks for this. That Swift boy looks a real talent, got some tricks, can play a good pass. One to look out for.