Spike

That isn't hard.

You asked a serious question in a seriously condescending manner that heavily implied that Guardiola and Simeone cannot work with Emanalo. That is how it seemed, anyway.

Because until proven otherwise, yes he is suitable for the club. Why do you say he isn't? You are the one making the claim he isn't good enough, so supply some proof.

How the bloody hell should I or anyone know this? No person in the world can answer that question. Nobody knows what Emanalo does for Chelsea exactly. Except for those that actually work at the club. What do Sammer and Caminero do at their clubs? I doubt their jobs are exactly the same given the difference in culture, monetary resources, club hierarchy and league rules. What has Emanalo done wrong? What have Sammer and Caminero done right in comparison? How can we know the relationship dynamic between the manager, the head scout and boards or each respective club? How much influence is delegated to the manager's opinion? How much to the scouts? How much to the board? The only thing I know for sure about Emanalo is that he over sees the contract signings.

Well, until anyone supplies evidence that isn't an opinion or anecdote; yes.

Fuck EA's FIFA.

When you hover above the quote box you should see a little square with four arrows inside. Left click on that and then press the delete or backspace button. That should work.

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http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/pato-arrives-on-loan.html

Was Arnesen even at the club when Robben was singed? Unless my dates are mixes up Robben arrived in 04 and Arsnesen in 05? You can hardly give him credit for wanting Ruud and Ronaldo seeing as he didn't sign either or them so you could say he failed in that respect. A lot of people didn't like Kalou however and he has one of the most hated players at this club during the last few seasons he was here. You've got to remember the vitriol he received.

Mate, don't play this game with me. You know who they are, you are two knowledgeable of the club to forget. From the 05-06 season to the start of the 10-11 seasons: Rajkovic, Diarra, del Horno, Wright-Phillips, Sahar, Boularouz, di Santo, Beyoun and then Sheva and Zhirkov if you don't want to pat them down to other influences. There were others depending on your point of view, Kalou and Bosingwa for instance. The Mikel debacle also happened, I'm not placing blame, just saying.

The way you refer to Arnesen makes it seem like there were no duds between 05-10.

Mata, Azpilicueta, Kevin de Bruyne, Lukaku, Hazard, Zouma, Diego Costa, Fabregas, Schurrle among others. Not bad singings if I do say so myself. I'm sure more than just Emanlo's opinion goes into multi-million dollar/pound singings. What exactly has Michael Emanalo done wrong?

That is why you are a 'former admin'.

I don't think you can, braz. PM Jimbo and see if he can implement that or tell you otherwise. He is the engineer of the site.

No complaints from me. Well, the only issue with that is that it seems Azpi is forever a LB.

I'd do that.

It has been that way for several years. The club has adopted and modified the Ajax model. Remember this a business and this is the closest you'll get to legal human trading.

As far as I know it was just niggle injuries and nothing serious. A lot of minor injuries that added up. He was loaned because he didn't fit tactically. Nothing to do with his ability (or so I've been told).

Attacking football doesn't send me up the fucking wall. Nothing raises the blood pressure like watching a CB pass the ball back forth between his defensive partner, the DM and the GK. Wew lad.

Chelsea also offer services for the mediocre striker. Having been a loyal client for: Mutu, Kezman, Ba, Remy, Carlton Cole, Borini, Pizarro, Kalou, Sahar and who could forget the legendary Chris Sutton and Robert Fleck? WAIT! There is more. Are you a Serbian defender? Chelsea offers one year care packages that could see you earning potential millions a year all from the comfort of your home.

Yeah, he going to go back to the club where he is Ex is the president.

Manchester City.

I wish I have the opportunity to live in China and earn the big bucks. I think I'd like to stay and see China for more than a few months.

Jose was the wave that rocked the boat. He was the cause of the inertia at the club right now. I'm not going to start an argument about the player but the club was obviously moving towards a philosophy of attacking football. Look at the transfers that were bought in under Gourlay; Mata, Hazard, Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Oscar, even Courtois among others. Now, Jose Mourinho was just the wrong manager to bring in and implement these sort of players. That is fine, Mourinho doesn't have to do that but I'm just wondering why the club would spend so much time building towards a philosophy only to hire a man that isn't known for his attacking football? Was Guardiola the prime target? Was Mourinho simply a Plan B?