Duppy Conqueror

Homegrown`s alright with me,homegrown is the way it should be,homegrown is a good thing,light that bell and let it ring... *with apologies to Neil Young* we got one in for the Homegrown rule,but is good enough for the squad anyway...unlike Turnbull..

he`s done a TV advert in French and when Hazard was asked on CTV if Lukaku was helping him learn English,Hazard said that it wouldn`t work as we would only communicate in French. although that`s not to give any substance to the idea we are only signing him because he speaks french. all foreign players who can`t speak English will be taught it. it`s been club policy for some time that everyone brought in has to learn English.

that`s what the guardian thinks. my post was what i think. my opinions don`t come with selling papers and making money in mind.

if we loan out Lukaku i still think we`ll sign a striker. i don`t think we`ll sign Hulk now tho so i hope folks give Moses a chance and don`t end up comparing everything he does to what Hulk might have done. we went for the younger, far cheaper option possibly with us getting another player in mind..e.g Moses + striker instead of just throwing all in to get Hulk.

if it `s 80,000 a week i bet that price is what it would be in euros. fookin media always trying to maintain that we still over spend when we have actually become one of the shrewdest clubs in Europe in recent years.

it`s a valid question to bring up. i believe his movement off the ball always making himself available for the pass is one of if not the greatest part of Oscars game.so we shouldn`t worry about him atleast. the thing with this pre-season is that we`ve had a mixed bunch of players who haven`t played in a few months,players returning from the Euro`s and players who have never played for Chelsea before and aren`t in sync yet with their team mates.add into that players who aren`t ready yet for the first team and are loan out candidates.and players like mata,oscar,sturridge,oriol and bertrand who haven`t played yet. with the Euro`s and olympics,whilst i understand overseas tours are good for the club i think having one this year was not good for the team. we should have stayed at home and tried out new stuff on lower level teams,perhaps even behind closed doors. it will come in time i`m sure .

he was a good kid. looking after his lil bro`s. felt sad when he got wasted.. Wallace..aslong as he`s not related to William. we have enough Australians ..

welcome aboard Aakash. don`t worry about your English mate there is probably more people on here whose first language is not English,than there are. there will be plenty of understanding and folks willing to help if you get stuck trying to explain your opinions. always good to have new opinions shared so get stuck in. :blue scalf: .

that Estonia anthem is so much better to hear than the Scottish one..

i don`t mind the wait if it comes to it( waited 21 years to see Chelsea win a major domestic trophy) tho i wouldn`t want to be a mod on here during that time. but i think RDM will atleast give them a chance to show they are good enough.

the current decision makers at CFC have earned my trust. i quite like Moses but if i didn`t i`d support the move.they are paid to do their jobs and they are doing it well. if we were to decide who Chelsea bought we wouldn`t have ended up with Ramires(because he was too costly) Luiz(because we didn`t need him) Cahill (because he wasn`t Chelsea standard) and PVA would have stayed and Bertrand sold. i wasn`t against any of those moves but the majority of posters were at the time. it won`t hurt to just let the club decide as in the last couple of years they have been proven to be better decision makers than us as a whole.

go for it mate. i usually am only in wales during the summer with just short visits during the season to see that side of my family, so no good for me personally but i know there`s small pockets of Chelsea fans all over south wales..so it could be worth setting one up if you can`t find one. good luck anyway.

i remember the Newport based branch.travelled away with a few of them a couple of times in the 90`s (the mothers side of my family are from Tredegar and Risca so spend some time in the valleys,although my mother lives in West Wales now) there is another member on here from Ponty.

silver better than bronze.. Congratulations Manpe. trying to think what the Estonian national anthem sounds like now..

i wish we had all the players who are on our books. e.g Mata,Oscar,Sturridge,Bertrand,Oriol none of them have been with us for pre-season. i agree also tho .it would have been useful to have all the players we want to sign under contract now and training with us. for the long term tho we are doing the right thing by not just caving in to the silly prices teams put on their players when we want them.we have a reputation for being mugs in the transfer market but i think we are working hard to change that reputation.

*tempted to move my vote for Hutcho over to myself to make it a 3 way ..*

Robert Lewandowski for me...even tho the thought of the last Robert we had upfront still haunts me.

did Alex go to brighton or does he have lunch with Henry VIII..?

he`s made thousands..

first game of the summer where i even have the slightest care for how well we play. although essentially it`s still a game to further boost our match fitness and sharpness. i`d still rather us go into the 60plus game season undercooked than overcooked tho. hoping for no major injuries above anything else.

welcome aboard deano. think you may have posted this on the wrong thread mate,this is a thread intented to ask opinions on who will come and who will leave in this transfer window after the Oscar signing. anyway,no harm done. ktbffh

don`t worry mate he`s here for years to come. the coaches,his team mates and punters through the turnstiles are happy with him. there`s no reason for him not to be one of the first names on the team sheet. after Cech he`s the player we would most miss if he had a long term injury.

yeah it`s nice just to have a mention,votes.. first time i`ve even had a mention as far as i`m aware of..although i`m much more active during the summer than the season.

do we get a silver and bronze medal as it`s the olympics this month? i`m clutching at straws i know because Jim looks to have taken quite a big lead..with 4 votes ahead of the peloton.

with the after his name in the title i thought the guy died or had cancer or something. great attacking LB. more of a wingback really. i`d say there`s been better LB`s but he`s been the best wingback. certainly in my lifetime. like Ryan said. that goal against France will always be remembered.