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Always sad to hear the death of a blue, especially one part of a very special team......

Would like to see us sign Pato but again, we must have been linked with every top player by now this transfer window.....

Villas-Boas has been true to his word about taking the time to look and asses the squad. The window is still open for a long time and i think given the various things said over the tour we will see some players come in. Time will tell but now is the time when things will start to happen, AVB has had his time and will know full well where he needs to improve his squad and will have ideas on who he wants to bring in. There is no need for panic, Villas-Boas has got this squad playing very well and the signs are good for the coming season.

Of course youngsters will be loaned out, some already have been loaned out. Players like Magnay, Mellis, Clifford, Van Aanholt, Gordon, Taylor will certainly go out and then we have a new group probably ready for loan with the likes of Lalkovic, Billy Clifford, Kaby, Mitrovic, Deen Conteh ect..

this was a very good performance and a clear indicator of avb's work with the squad. the work rate was cery impressive and the closing down was great. we even put together some flowing moves that were quick and incisive. the progress during pre season is clear to see. hopefully we can keep it going into the new season.

not exactly what he said but why let facts get in the way of a good story. whilst i have complete faith in avb's abilty to get this squad playing well i still wouldnt want to go into the new seasin without some new additions.

lets be honest. we only know of our apparent interest in him because of zamprini. maybe we did have people making enquires but i am sure we are doing that with a lot of players. we have no real clue if pastore was a real target for avb or not.

the team will be most of the players who started on the bench last game. which means the likes of sturridge, torres, mceachran, bosingwa, cech ect will all start. will be an excellent test for the team.

yes of course we could but paying the wages of players of that calibre that would not be playing would be bad for us financially. especially as we would be paying wages for their replacement too.

Currently reading "A Storm of Swords" which is the third book in the "Song of Ice and Fire" seriesby George R R Martin the first book of this series is what the TV show "Game of Thrones" is based on. An epic series of books. The fith book has just come out on hardback and it is an absolute monster of a book!!!!!

Go running everyday pretty much. Not majorly seriously though, do about 30 minutes a day. Would never find the time to train any harder to do a marathon or anything like that though....

Actually it isn't bullshit. Not quite right but not bullshit either. If you look at this thread we actually have NO spaces for a foreign player. The deal for Romeu does not affect the squad ruling because he is U21.... If we sign Modric or Pastore we WILL need to sell someone. Deals for Romeu, Lukaku, Neymar or any other player Under 21 will not affect the PL squad registration rules..

Not suprising, it was clear from reading the comments that he was misquoted! Twice already in pre season.... Do other clubs have this problem?

Much improved performance, good to see AVB's philosophy finally coming through on the pitch, particulary with the pressing game. So good to see. The game against Villa will be a bigger test and will be good to see where we are at with our pre season.

Only right the complaint was made. Just a shame they waited so long to do it. Despite what they say in their statement the only reason for the delay was so that it didn't impact their marketing....

Good to see Frank is sensible about it. It was interesting to see him play a slightly different role yesterday....

Would be a shame to see Aguero go to City, have wanted him at Chelsea for a long time and he will most certainly improve City a lot. His wage demands have been an issue according to reports and i am sure City would have been willing to pay him what he wants which could be why we are not making a bid.

Chelsea are always so cagey when it comes to transfers and have pretty much kept most deals under wraps until the last minute. We will definately go into the market and soon. No idea for who and i just hope it is for the right positions.

Best one IMO, will look great.

Honestly our club can be such a joke sometimes....... Hope he gets the games there to help him progress to be a top keeper.

Well Matic and Borini are only moving on this summer (Borini has already scored in pre season though). Stoch has had a decent first season at Fenerbache making 23 appearances and scoring 5 goals. Would have loved to have kept Stoch, when we are desperate for wingers we seem to let our talented ones move on without a fuss (Stoch, Tore, Sala)

He is talking about radical changes... We will go into the market for sure but only for about 3 players max...

An interesting player, and yes with Essien out it could be the perfect signing for us. One that will not cost a fortune but has a lot of potential...

We don't need strikers. Lukaku would be a luxury signing. We need wingers, a creative midfielder and a right back before we need a striker................... Torres, Drogba, Sturridge, Anelka, Kalou! we really do not need a striker.

It is likely that there will be 2 teams playing 45 mins in this game again.... Really need to start seeing some improvement. The quick passing in tight areas and tenacious closing down that AVB has been talking about is so far missing...