DavidEU

Done, complete. Finally.

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2121850,00.html

SSN were doing a live report at the Bridge before they announced this, so I guess they've bumped into someone. Expect it to be announced on Chelsea TV at 6:30.

SSN: Ramires signs.

Blues News - 'As we speak, Ramires is completing his medical, and then all he has to do is sign on the dotted line'.

Agreed. Whats the latest on the injury that Michael Woods had Esk? Will he be fit for the new reserve season?

If Lampard is out tomorrow, there could be a tiny chance of having Ramires on the bench, simply as we won't have any other midfield options. Though, Carlo may opt to have McEachran there instead.

No the PC is about WBA, as is required every pre-match. He'll be asked about Ramires though.

So would I. Does that mean I should be playing?

I'd imagine Pete will have black/dark alternative socks for when we wear this. Which, hopefully will be very rarely.

What an absolute shower of shit that is. Worst kit we've had in a very long time.

Cech Ferreira - Carvalho - Terry - Gallas Makelele Our back six was incredible.

Close 1/2. Was based on pure footballing ability. JT has so many other qualities that make him a legend, but maybe just maybe, Ricardo was a better player.

TOCFCWS: Thankyou for six brilliant years Riccy. Probably the best centre half the club has ever had. €8m apparently. Good luck Percy.

http://www.fluminense.com.br/materia_interna.asp?idn=11140 Thanks Deco and good luck.

On the Community Shield preview on the official site. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TalkingPoints/0,,10268~53893,00.html > Click 'tactical brief'. Esk is probably right on this one, too.

Don't think he flew out till at least this afternoon so wouldn't have done the medical yet. Perhaps discussed personal terms today. No one knows anything now really until he signs/it falls through.

Why?

Similar story to above, on Benfica's website. http://www.slbenfica.pt/Informacao/Futebol/Noticias/noticiasfutebol_futramiresdec_050810_64999.asp Agree completely about the whole Joe Cole point. Even Shevchenko said goodbye and thankyou to us.

Yes, thankgod.

Overreacting much? We've conceded 7 goals in the pre season, 4 of which were mistakes by goalkeepers who probably won't play much this season. Another was conceded whilst playing a defence of 15 year old Chalobah, 17 year old Rohan Ince, Jeffrey Bruma and PvA. Two of the four games were pretty much made up of Chelsea reserve team players. Drogba has had 45 minutes in pre season, Cech 30, Carvalho 70, Benayoun 70, Alex 70, Lampard 100, A.Cole 100 etc etc. That's far more worrying than the results, the lack of minutes in players legs. We didn't actually play too badly tonight. Just two silly mistakes at the end. Anelka's goal should have stood and at 2-0 we'd have probably killed the game off.

http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR29650.pdf That's the source. Portuguese teams have to legally confirm sales of their assets to the CMVM, so can't be any more official than that. Heres a crap translation:

Cech Ivanovic Bruma ? van Aanholt Matic Mikel Ramires Kakuta McEachran Lukaku/Neymar/Sturridge Doubt Hutchinson will make it to the highest level, on account of his knee.

That half time was short wasn't it? Less than 10 minutes. Drogba for Kalou.

http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=455573 'In negotiations'. Nothing agreed then.