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To be fair, Sky Sports ran with the story first

The atmosphere has improved a lot i think over the last 2 seasons and this is a reflection of that.

Blimey, talk about just in the nick of time!!! Lets hope this is true, and that he will be ready to play tommorow because we could definately do with a half decent striker up there tommorow.

Bit of a feeble story. But a good player and would do well with us.

The problem for him is that he has been so poor when he has had his chances that it is hard to keep giving him chances. The ball just bounces off him and we lose the ball so much in good positions through him........

Bit harsh Still a better left back than Bridge...

Yup your right, our reserve team is a lot younger than Arsenal's "Carling Cup Team" who all are pretty much considered first team players in truth. Although i would argue that Miroslav Stoch deserves a run out in the Carling to see what damage he can do.

Will be good to see him in action for the youth or reserve team, we have quite a lot of big strikers now for the youth (Nouble, Borini, Nielson, Phillip ect..) but none of them have quite been able to step up to the reserves and we are lacking a strong forward for the reserves desperately. If he is as good as they say he is he could make a rapid impact for us.

Because he didn't want to stay and demanded to leave, much like he is doing at Arsenal already...

Will be excellant to have Cech back, with the return of Ballack, then Malouda and now possibly Cech and Lampard we are starting to look a lot more solid and ready to have a real go at the 4 trophies on offer still.

Yup i would pretty much agree with all of that. You can't say that we never give youth a chance, up until a few years ago our academy was very very poor, and it takes time to rectify that, most of the players we have are about 16-18 and far too young to be playing first team football for Chelsea. Besides we have already brought one through with Sinclair a first team squad member, who will get more games every year until he cements a regular place with i believe he will.

He was quality in that game and controlled all our attacking play. I would say that our best midfield would be Mikel, Ballack and Lampard. Which bizarely means leaving out last seasons player of the year Essien..

He will be a class player, but lost form and then suffered an injury. Hopefully he will have a good rest of the season.

THE past 12 months have seen the emergence of some of the brightest young talents in football. Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas and Lionel Messi transformed themselves into world-class performers during 2007. Ronaldo, 22, and Messi, 20, were named as runners-up to Kaka in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards and Fabregas, 20, has helped turn Arsenal in to genuine Premier League title contenders. But who will be the stars of 2008? SunSport profiles 20 players who are set to make their mark on the beautiful game. Sergio Aguero, 19, Atletico Madrid, striker YET another Argentine youngster who has been tagged "the next Maradonna". Aguero joined Atletico aged just 17 in June 2006 from Independiente for a club-record fee of £15.75m. Struggled to cope with the pressure in his debut season but has already scored 12 goals in 22 games this term. Ever Banega, 19, Valencia, midfielder CLASSY Argentine holding midfielder who has agreed to join Spanish giants Valencia for £10million. Took over the holding role for old club Boca Juniors when Fernando Gago joined Real Madrid last year and formed a strong partnership with Juan Roman Riquelme as the Argentine giants won the Copa Libertadores — South America's answer to the Champions League. Karim Benzema, 20, Lyon, striker CAME through the ranks at Lyon and has caught the eye of Arsenal, Real Madrid and Juventus after scoring 12 goals in 16 matches this season. Made his international debut for France in March and has netted three times for Les Bleus in eight games. Arsene Wenger described him as "an immense revelation". Breno, 18, Bayern Munich, defender BRAZIL Under-20 skipper who will join the German giants on January 1. Bayern paid Sao Paulo around £8.5million for the skillful central defender. Ex-Brazil and Bayern striker Giovani Elber described Breno as "an absolutely stunning prospect" after he agreed his big-money move. Macauley Chrisantus, 17, Hamburg, striker MANCHESTER UNITED, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester City were all interested in signing Chrisantus after his exploits at this year's FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The scintillating striker fired seven goals in seven games and was the top scorer as Nigeria won the competition. Joined Hamburg in November 2007. Denilson, 19, Arsenal, midfielder BRAZILIAN star who is a regular fixture in the Gunners' youthful Carling Cup sides. Bought from Sao Paulo in August 2006 for £3.4m despite just four starts for the club. All-round midfielder who is comfortable going forward but also a tenacious tackler. Lorenzo De Silvestri, 19, Lazio, defender TALENTED full-back who has been tipped as a future Italian international. De Silvestri will be a target for Roma, Juventus and Arsenal in January as he will be available on a Bosman when his contract expires in the summer. Made his Champions League debut in August and has made 12 appearances so far this season. Franco Di Santo, 18, Chelsea, striker ARGENTINE wonderkid who will join the Blues in January for £3.4m from Chilian side Audax Italiano. Like Lucas Leiva at Liverpool, he holds an Italian passport and will be able to play for the Blues immediately. May struggle to break into Avram Grant's star-studded team but should earn a few run outs in cup competitions in 2008. Giovani dos Santos, 18, Barcelona, striker CAME to prominence in 2005 when he was one of stars of the Mexico team that won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. Has been a regular feature for Barca this season and has managed to keep Ronaldinho out of the starting XI. Already has four caps for Mexico. Stevan Jovetic, 18, Partizan Belgrade, striker A £7m target for Manchester United after becoming the top scorer in the Serbian league with 11 goals. Was named captain of the Montenegro Under-21 side aged just 17 and has already made his full international debut. A creative striker who likes to drop deep and run at defenders. He is also a deadly-accurate finisher. Bojan Krkic, 17, Barcelona, striker HAILED as Spain's answer to Lionel Messi by Barca fans after scoring over 800 goals in the Catalan club's youth teams. Broke the record as the youngest ever player to feature in a Champions League match in September 2007. A month later, he became Barcelona's youngest La Liga goalscorer. Toni Kroos, 17, Bayern Munich, midfielder NAMED player of the tournament at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup and has already made his Bundesliga and European debuts for Bayern. A creative, goalscoring midfielder, Kroos shone at youth level for both club and country. Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness has already earmarked him for the revered No10 shirt. Lucas Leiva, 20, Liverpool, midfielder SIGNED for the Reds in the summer from Copa Libertadores finalists Gremio after winning the Brazilian Footballer of the Year award. Likened to Steven Gerrard before his move to England, the box-to-box midfielder has already featured heavily in Rafa Benitez's side and should be a key player in 2008. Lulinha, 17, Corinthians, midfielder TRANSFER target for Italian champions Inter Milan after starring for Brazil's Under-17 side. Scored 12 goals in seven matches during the South American you-17 Championships before being one of the stars of the 2007 FIFA you-17 World Cup. The tricky attacking midfielder has an eye for goal and is already being touted as the long-term successor to Ronaldinho. Alexandre Pato, 18, AC Milan, striker KNOWN as 'the duck', Pato shot to fame when AC Milan shelled out £15m for his services in the summer — despite rules stopping him from playing until January 3. Milan have high hopes for Pato, with president Silvio Berlusconi claiming he expects the youngster to score 30 goals between January and the end of the season. Brazil coach Dunga has dubbed him "the new Ronaldo". Gerard Pique, 20, Manchester United, defender RETURNED to United this season after a successful loan spell with Real Zaragoza. The ex-Barcelona youth product showed huge potential during his year in Spain and is expected to feature regularly for the Red Devils in 2008. Has played nine times this season, including the Champions League matches with Roma and Dynamo Kiev. Ivan Rakitic, 19, Schalke, midfielder NIKO KRANJCAR and Luka Modric may have ended England's Euro 2008 qualifying hopes but new Three Lions boss Fabio Capello will have to watch out for Rakitic in 2008. The Swiss-born attacking midfielder is the latest Croatian star to catch the eye and was snapped up by German champions Schalke in the summer. Adel Taarabt, 18, Tottenham, midfielder YOUNG French midfielder who has established himself as a regular member of Spurs' match-day squad. Compared to Zinedine Zidane before his move to North London, the left-footed trickster has already wowed the White Hart Lane faithful with his ambitious runs and long-range strikes. Carlos Vela, 18, Arsenal, striker THE Gunners snapped up Vela after he finished top scorer in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2005 — a feat that Cesc Fabregas achieved two years earlier. The Mexican has been on loan in Spain for the past two seasons and will return to North London in January. An exciting prospect who should make his Arsenal debut this term. Theo Walcott, 18, Arsenal, striker JOINED the Gunners from Southampton for £5m in January 2006 and shot to fame when he was called up to England's 2006 World Cup squad aged 17. Scored the opening goal in last season's Carling Cup final and is a regular at Under-21 level for the Three Lions. Should return to the Fabio Capello's England squad in 2008. Source: The Sun

At the end of the day, does it really matter? We are supporters of a team not of the managers. We are doing exceptionally well at the moment and still in with a shout of all four cups, and that is something i would never dreamed possible once Jose left. Spurs will be a tough challenge for us, but if we can sign Anelka and get Cech and Lamps back for this one then things will be a hell of a lot better.

It was reported a while ago that he was comming to us. No mention of when he is comming though, hopefully it will be immediately.

Lol, what a team that would be

Just goes to show the level of stupidity at Newcastle really doesn't it.... Sack Sam Allardyce - So who do the Geordies want? Alan f**king Shearer, who has never managed a player in his life - f**king priceless - i hope they give him the job.....

Lol, too right, to get the money we did for him in the end was fantastic. He is going to keep picking up injury after injury - Which is a massive shame because he was a super talent.

Possibly the best bit of business we have ever done.........

What a bunch of mugs. Newcastle seriously think they are way bigger than they are!!! Who are they going to get better than Sam? They needed to give him time to build his own team up. Redknapp won't go there, he is doing excellant at Pompey with good resources.

Lets certainly hope so, we could certainly do with him. I would think at the moment with Lampard and Ballack playing and no-one to play the holding role we are likely to play 4-4-2 until Maka becomes fit.... It would be a disaster though to rush lamps back and to aggrevate the injury and have him out for longer. Also Cech back in training today, could be too soon for Saturday though.

Played for the Reserves on Monday. We need midfield bodies desperately, and if we suffer anymore injuries then we will have no choice but to bring him into the team! Although he has not had the best of times on loan other than the start of his loan at QPR...

Will be tough, mainly because it is hard to put a team out still, the BEST we can hope to put out is: .............................Cudicini.............................. Belletti........Alex..................Carvalho......A.Cole .............................Sidwell............................... ...............SWP.......................Ballack................ J.Cole.....................Anelka...................Malouda And that is taking into account that Cudicini is fit (was on bench last night), that Anelka signs and that Malouda is able to play after a intense return to action.

I doubt belletti would be very effective down the middle. The most likely is that we will see Sidwell holding with Ballack and SWP going forward, not the greatest midfield but should be enough to see us through if we can get a decent striker.