Elliott

What a terrific improvement!

Great player, shame he couldn't settle here.

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Well, okay. My point is only strengthened.

Great signing, we needed a playmaker and now we have one. Closing thread, check the Matthew Harding Stand for threads on the matter.

Well considering Ronaldo is in his early 20s and Deco is hitting 30, I'd say neither tutored the other.

Most players are like that these days unfortunately.

I'm sure he's talking about his form

The reason Lampard and Drogba scored 80% of our goals is because we played through them. Lampard supplied and scored, Drogba supplied and scored. It wasn't pretty at times, but it worked. Now we are going to have to change our style if we are going to lose these players, as they are the best of their kind and they cannot be replaced in that system. This is why we have signed Deco, a talented playmaker also a cut price. Good signing in my opinion.

Deco is a top player, and the playmaker we have been missing. It remains to be seen if Lampard stays or goes with this, but for sure now it will look like Deco forced Lampard out of the club, whereas I'm sure the club wanted it to look like we signed Deco to replace the outgoing Lampard. This has everyone comparing the two players, but its pointless, because they are different types of players. Deco is a playmaker, Lampard is a grafter and a goalscorer. I think they can both on their day have as good an output as each other, and if Lampard doesn't want to play for us any longer, well Deco does, so that suits me okay. It is neither a step forward nor back, but in a different direction.

Happy belated birthday!

Won't let me access the picture.

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Welcome to TC

I don't think the club said, Petr who do you want as your coach? I think they went to him and said, you got any recommendations? He said Lollichon, they looked him up and found him satisfactory and went on from there.

Does this mean the end for Mr Lollichon or will he work alongside him?

I see what you did there!

I'm just bumping this so anybody who didn't see it has a chance to vote!

Never bought one of those things and to be honest the latest one is not one to start with!

Alright guys calm down, no need for that either of you!

The name of someone with a dirty sense of humour!

If only he wasn't so injury prone, he'd be a Chelsea legend by now.

Ah right, that explains it!

Disagree. He's better than Bentley, yes, but not double better. Just a bit better.

I think he see the inflated wage packet we're offering him as his pension fund to be honest.