Duppy Conqueror

americans see the 1.12. as the 12th of January. british see 1.12 as the 1st of December.. I don`t know what it is in the rest of the world but might explain some confusion. either way he`s probably not gonna be with us by the time he turns 30.but atleast give him a chance. sky are reporting he was in the last year of his contract so the price was reduced.

seems like Jose miscalculated two things..that Bran could remain a reliable RB and that we would get Stones which made him feel like we should loan players like Kalas out because he wouldn`t be needed. now we are signing someone as a stop gap for CB that we wouldn`t have needed to sign if that miscalculation hadn`t occurred but as yet only have one fullback we can rely on and another who we have yet to see but optimistic that he both turns out good and doesn`t get injured. I hope we sign a fullback before the window shuts or we will be back where we have been so far with only one reliable fullback.if Baba doesn`t pan out or gets injured,and even worse if Azpi does. we should give Papy a chance. transfer fee does not make him a failure or a big transfer fee a success. it just is not even if he pans out a cure to all our back 4 woes.

both Oscar and Willian are players I like.both play out of position to where they should play,both are mismanaged,both put in a team first shift when fit and able. only comparisions I see in the players. they aren`t why we have started so poorly..if we have to pick two that is on Bran and Cesc,but others are playing below par too together with Jose taking off and dropping the wrong players and using the wrong formation.

I'm not knocking the player,my first comment in this thread is this one.but who is the youth player people are calling for? Kalas is somebody i've been calling for who was in the past classed as our youth but is 6 years since he first played a pro game.whose 22 now. Played well when given a chance with us and unlike seemingly Papy,can fill our biggest problem spot,RB. I'm neutral with this signing as a CB depth player,see how he goes when he plays but atleast no major fee so not a financial risk,just a performance one. i still see us needing two new signings tho if Kalas remains on loan where as if he had stayed or we got him back somehow this signing would not have been needed. We need another fullback and a midfielder.

Well Technically that was Welsh same as SuperTed..didn't you pick up the accents?

we saw Roger Ramjet the old American anti-communist propaganda cartoon over here..it wasn`t so good but more sad how even childrens cartoons were part of the paranoia. watching Pingu on acid is about the best kids tv show ever..or Monkey (from Japan)

he`ll never get a proper nights sleep in Napoli..i love the place but those lil cunts and their horns.. damn,what their coach said don`t sound promising..

The wealthiest teams would just buy players if they had an injury on the run in then..and destroy the competition. Even clubs like us.we could have a big run in and Barcelona start making offers for Eden.the media would love making up transfer rumours 12 months a year. In theory as we as normal working people we can leave whenever we want it may seen odd,but the fact that some footballers who are offered 50k a week can still be refused a work permit shows that football and normal careers don't go by the same rules.

I don`t think we should have a winter window. so just the summer one. every team should work on their academy and use that if they have too.same for everyone. or if they have a winter window,just open for loans.

some cheap cunts when it comes to our players leaving..so and so club are interested in so and so player..Juventus,West Ham,Everton,AC Milan,Napoli etc..time to get money,no,oh it`s only a loan. we want one of their players..starting bid gotta be 20m...

even if Boro paid a fee for him I would atleast offer them the money back and free salary paid by us loans back to them of other players to get Kalas back. he is exactly what we need at this point..a RB with pace who can defend and also play CB.

signed for the enemy now so for the first time since he left I care what he does. never wish any player has a serious injury (well unless they are a dirty leg breaker,then it`s not so bad) but never wish a player for a rival club has success either.

the price+the incredible tax fee +salary negotiations makes me think this is not a deal that could be done with so little time,even tho the buy out clause is better than haggling with a team who has a player without one. i think we are looking at more of a stop gap/cheaper option with the idea of going back in for Stones at a later date. buying Laporte would almost certainly count out going back in for stones in the near future unless we are planning on playing a back 3 ,due to us already having Zouma aswell as other highly regarded young defenders. if we as fans would be happy to have Laporte or not instead of Stones makes no difference. if the club thinks otherwise. i see some mention of us looking at Nicolas N`Koulo in the press today..

I don`t want us to lose Oscar so if that offer has any truth which I doubt I`m glad it was turned down. I wouldn`t mind having Pogba but only if we had to add a player it`s one we don`t need. I think if a player plus cash offer was to be good for us,the best chance of it happening was before we loaned them Cuadrado.

hope he has a good season on loan there. no telling at this point how it will turn out or what his future with us will be.

I certainly would be doing whatever it takes to get Kalas back even if we sign another CB we need players at Fullback too but then I didn`t want him to be loaned out in the first place this season. Azpi is the only sure thing at fullback. Baba may hit the ground running,he may not..and then there`s the daily possibility of injuries. I don`t want Bran to play another game at RB unless we playing a team whose coach and players has no access to game film.

I want anyone who puts on a Chelsea shirt to succeed. doesn`t matter who. when we are talking center forwards my money is on Costa doing more for us. it would be better for us as a club if Falcao,the player we haven`t signed to a longterm contract like we have Costa to, would have the least impact/lesser year. but that doesn`t cloud my opinion of the two. I am replying as somebody who has not been for or against loaning Falcao..just for those who are lazy in reading what others have said and decide to sweep members who don`t entirely agree with you into the "fanboy" or "hater" piles.

Drogba used to flop around like a salmon on a river bank,cost us the 2008 European cup and if his head wasn`t in it was completely useless regardless of what service he was given from behind. he was the ultimate looked like tarzan played like jane player in our history. do I love him,for the good times yes,when he matured,he mostly cut out the shameful behaviour. his latter years went a long way to make up for the earlier shame but not enough for certainly me and those who don`t have selective memory to forget them. as Costa is in his early years,i`ll say I am enjoying them far more than I did Drogba in his. from them as individual players and as team mates.

I`ve always liked Oscar. he is our tempo setter. his lean spells I blame on the workload he has had with no rest in the summer until this summer. needs to work on his stamina but an inform Oscar is a joy to watch how he glides around the field. taking different angles,reading the game well. we should play a 4-3-3 and Oscar in our midfield 3. that formation would be the best base formation but of course all formations must have fluid interchanging.

after the game when I was tuning into the radio for the after game talk somebody made a good poit about the shock results so far this season..the lesser teams have got quick down the flanks and are exposing the top teams who don`t have quick fullbacks. with us it`s only working down one flank but boy are they working it. I sort of understand why Bran was selected today..because Palace do pose a threat at set pieces. but they didn`t need that today..just attack down their left and Bran will just let them cross whenever they like. I`m more annoyed with Jose for keeping him out there at this point. Bran is woefully out of form and may be shot at this point but it`s not him whose keeping him on the field. bring on Kenedy by all means. but move Azpi over to RB.

Italy is a beautiful country..but the competition in that league is not good anymore. some players like the comfort of an easy challenge some thrive on the challenge of better competition. anybody with the option to join will understand that in football things can change pretty quick and 4 games is a small moment.they don`t change an opinion of who is good or bad based on such a small example.they will have had experience of going through good and bad spells themselves. top players have egos that like to think that they can make a difference. despite what is happening now he will see we have more good players for him to play with than they do.and more financial clout to continue to improve. then there`s the chance to earn more money for him and he may feel that he has unfinished business in England. he may not want to come but there are plenty of reasons why he may.

Azpi for me. the captain needs to be one of the players who is consistently good and he is that. at present one of only a very few. I expect the majority of those currently out of form to get it back but the only alternatives to him are Matic or Costa for me but Costa plays a position that is rotated more than fullback. a good DM is like a skipper anyway and when Makalele was with us I felt of him as our skipper,the way he would co-ordinate his team mates.i don`t know how much that would show up on tv but on many occasions during games I would find myself watching him directing his team mates when he was off the ball. I like Azpi as a candidate because he is a good blend of competitive and with good composure.i hope he will do that at RB where I think he would offer more offensively but either side he can be a leader.

a teenager showing promise. recent Chelsea logic would be to loan him out immediately on badly suited loans until all promise is gone.

I'm slightly brain damaged..i don't remember stuff like what order they come in just a collection of random memories Especially when it's against teams we play every year.

I usually hate international breaks but this one has come at just the right time. we are on our knees but we can get back up. I expect a different team and formation after the break.