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José would just say that it wasn't him who wanted Lukaku sold and Lukaku would say he needed to leave and develop but is now ready to play at the highest level. Kiss and make up. Pogba may feel he has unfinished business at United and has admitted he's still a fan of the club I believe. Surely working under Mourinho at the biggest club there is would be enticing to him. Plus they'd probably offer him £300k per week. As for Stones, I've said this before in his thread that I still think he'll become world class given the right manager and players around him. Playing under the best defensive manager there is and alongside theo of his England teammates who are also young could be perfect for him. Smalling/Stones/Shaw looks like an excellent back line.

Christ, now I recall why I blocked you several months back. You annoy the hell out of me. I unblocked you thinking you'd stop with this confrontational bullshit. I was wrong. Blocked.

I could easily see him buying Lukaku. Along with signing several targets he gave our board and they failed to deliver him. I'd be very surprised if United don't sign Pogba and Stones.

The two best managers in world football managing two clubs that care nothing about FFP or spending intelligently. They'll have unlimited funds to buy whomever they like. Meanwhile we're still hearing rumblings from our club that we're going to have to sell a star player or two to fund any incomings to "balance the books." The club are deluded if they think we can compete with not only the two Manchester clubs, but also Arsenal, Spuds, and the smaller clubs who are on the up due to PL money. If they're still scrounging around for cheap deals like they have done over the past couple of transfer windows we won't get close to the top 4 next season.

I wish I was like you and a few others who can just move past him and be done with him but I just can't. It feels like a parent getting divorced and remarrying to a person you hate. A Chelsea club legend going to a direct rival. It's 100x worse than Lamps at City and Cech at Arsenal. All he's done for us and everything he's said defending us is just washed away in my eyes. All of the "one of us" talk was utter bullshit. I really, really hope that our match going supporters don't cheer and sing his name when he returns to the Bridge.

Just have to hope Roman will watch very closely what's happening with United, City, Spuds, Liverpool etc are doing and will feel slightly envious and concerned and opens the pocket book in a huge way. We're going to need to build one hell of a squad in order to compete with these sides again.

I really hope a journo at his presser asks him if he has anything to say to us Chelsea fans who will surely view this as a huge betrayal. It'll be like a gut punch for me seeing him "fulfilling his dream" as the United manager.

Think them and Arsenal will be title favorites heading into the season. Pep has too big of a job in refreshing that City squad strait away and will have some growing pains. Arsenal are a player or two away from having the best squad in the league and Mourinho will probably spend £150-200m and have them right up there immedietly like he always does. United will be "back." In the short term, at least.

Wonder how long it'll take him to take shots and jabs at us after his appointment. His first press conference I'd imagine. Let's see if he calls out any individual players or staff.

Wouldn't mind if it wasn't for 65 fucking million! He's worth about half that amount.

Makes sense. And as good as he is and has the potential to be, I hope we don't get in a bidding war and pay silly money for him. If Conte wants another top class striker I'd prefer Higuain. Much, much better finisher.

Very good player but...

Thank fuck they lost that and in humiliating fashion. All we would've heard about all summer is how amazing Liverpool are and how they'll be one of the title favorites next season. Disgusting fan base, awful club.

So the main reason for ending the Adidas deal was because the club was pissed about them immedietly dwarfing our agreement by giving United £75m per year. City are with Nike as well and have only a pathetic £12m per season deal. What happens now if they see our new deal at £60m and negotiate their own new deal and it dwarfs ours again?

Oh, hell yes! Term X just jizzed himself!

Great ambition he's showing here... New manager's reported #1 target doesn't want to come here. Nice start.

Good. Need him hungry and 100% fit for next season. Take a nice, long holiday on Brazil, Diego.

Imagine we line up with essentially the same XI as this season with maybe one new player. That player being a new CB and that's it as far as the first XI goes. I think the big 3 are completely safe (Hazard, Costa, Willian) and Conte is a known admirer of Oscar so it doesn't look like he's going anywhere unfortunately. Fabregas is safe and so is Azpi. That leaves only a few positions that are still up in the air. Matic, LB, and CB. No chance we sell one of our only English players in Cahill, Ivanovic is a club favorite so he'll be here. We may have the same slow, labored attack with only one or two sources of goals next season which is a recipe for disaster in addition to a defense with only one new face. I hope Conte and the board realize that this is a huge window and minor changes won't cut it. We need an Oscar replacement, a new CM or two, and 2 defensive players. Trying to "get the best" out of players who have been average for years and under multiple managers will see us struggling in midtable again. Oscar in particular has had chance after chance under several managers and hasn't improved at all. Look at other players in his position an his contribution is pathetic compared to them. Özil, Eriksen, Payet, Courinho, even Mata who he was supposed to replace has been much better than him since leaving. We need production from that area next season.

I honestly can't blame him at all for that goal. He was probably expecting his midfielders to pressure the ball (aka do their damn jobs) which they didn't. Therefore he was just far enough off his line that he couldn't reach the ball.

He seems to be everywhere at all times. Covers every inch of the pitch and helps his defenders without thought or hesitation. He reads the passing lanes so well and makes countless interceptions. Fantastic player that we need to make a run at and at least try. It'll be hard to convince him to move here when he can stay at Leicester and play in the CL and surely a few CL sides like Arsenal and City will be after him, but we have to at least try. Put him in a midfield that has players that excell in the areas he isn't great at and he'll continue to be a beast. For example he'd compliment Cesc perfectly. Fabregas doesn't have to worry as much about defending and can focus on his passing and controlling the tempo of possession. We've seen how deadly he is when given time to dictate the play. Likewise, Kanté wouldn't be asked to attack and pass as much and could focus on disrupting play and tackling. A midfield 3 consisting of Cesc, Kanté, and a box to box like Nainggolan would be insane.

Only up from here! Bring on the transfer window. Hope we get some early business done before the Euro's. As for this match, that Drinkwater goal perfectly illustrates why we need huge midfield upgrades. We had no one near him and just rolled out the red carpet for him to have a shot. No closing down, no effort. Has been that way all season.

Wow, Matic has finally decided to emerge from hiding on the final day of the season.

The word you're looking for is "according" not recording, mate.

That would be my reference as well. If we intend to use a #10 though then Götze should surely be a target. I'm starting to suspect Oscar will be played deeper. No rumblings at all that the club are thinking of selling him.

Think people are forgetting just how special he looked at Dortmund. Right up there with Hazard as a sure fire future superstar. He just made the mistake of moving to a club loaded with world class players in his position. If he comes to the PL or moves back to Dortmund hell once again prove his class.