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Chelsea wouldn't do this. Because I doubt Roman would even want to sell a quarter of Chelsea..

He doesn't blast him at all. The actual quotes are: “If you look at the players Chelsea had on the pitch at the end of the game, there weren’t too many under six foot – Jose Bosingwa and Ashley Cole were probably the only two. “We do the best we can with what we have got. We are not enamoured with the wallet Chelsea have got. “We haven’t got the great players Chelsea have got. But the players we do have are very honest and give it their best every game.” Doesn't "blast" him.

Yawn.

Yup, because he finally warranted it I pray he maintains this attitude though!

Unneeded. We already have Ramires as a box-to-box. Mikel & Essien are there too.

This will be interesting..

I don't think he'll be on the bench vs West Brom, but I do think we'll get confirmation this week sometime. He's been training with us so he's virtually ready, but it may be too soon to get him into the squad for Saturday.

These days in football, seeing acts of loyalty are scarce in a game where we constantly pay over the odds for players who show no commitment for the team or fans to repay their generous salaries. John Obi Mikel is a delightful anomaly. The fact he still asked to play is one of the most courageous things I've seen from a Chelsea player, or any player, in a very long time. What's more is, he didn't let it affect his performance as he was solid throughout as usual. Absolute hero.

How's he doing at Gala?

Ah really? Alright cheers!

http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2421213,00.html

Ah so that's you! Good luck

Anyone got tips about specific agents in the game?

Thanks for this, interesting read.

Haha relax, relax, just a bit of fun stating it. I know in context it's a different story

I hope we "Hernandez" him.. By that I mean, give him his chance straight off the bat.

Great player, but we don't need him.

I don't think there's any kind of plot against Chelsea with refs

The moment AVB realised Kalou's no good.

Fabregas will obviously not be an immediate starter, but what he does, is maintain the core of Barcelona. So far their core is Xavi (31) & Iniesta (27). And soon it will be Fabregas (24) & Thiago (20). It makes sense..

Aguero's scored more goals in 20minutes than Torres has in 20games

Statement on Mikel reports http://www.chelseafc...2420805,00.html

Good on him for saying all that. Wenger's been very important in his development so it's good to see him pay that deal of respect.

One could argue, Kalouda will be in there because of lack of alternatives. It's a thin argument, but valid.

Haven't seen much of Hazard. Anyone want to sum up his main attributes, strengths and weaknesses?