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Why would Pique be talking in pounds?

LOL What?!

That is so obviously BS.

BBC means it's as good as done. Just waiting for a confirmation by the club.

If you want to be technical about it, the we don't and have never played with a genuine double pivot. What we play is just a two man central midfield like any 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1.

Or he just said that too get him to sign

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9337111/chelsea-keeper-mark-schwarzer-close-to-new-stamford-bridge-deal

I've got to say, the Lampard header with the CL is a very classy touch, @Jim.

LOL, the rumored interest is literally 2 days old! Relax.

Plus he's homegrown which is something we desperately need with the departures of Lampard and Cole and probably Bertrand and Moses as well.

And we're not exactly getting Cesc for peanuts. 36m euros or about 30m pounds is a lot of money. Which only goes to strengthen the opinion that Jose really does have a major role for him and does believe that he suits his plans if he's willing to overlook other available options for him and pay over 30m.

Just watch Jose switch to 4-3-3 when Cesc arrives to play both him and Rami in the starting XI!

I will not judge him on his time at Barcelona where he was playing a completely different system and often playing out of position. Despite his "Barcelona DNA" he never fit their philosophy or the entire La Liga for that matter. He's much more suited for tempo and physicality of the EPL which is why one of the reasons I want us to sign him is that none of our rivals do. If he can produce even 70% or 80% of what he did at Arsenal, he'd be a HUGE addition to the team.

NOOOOOOOOO. Not Palmeri! Every time he says something about a Chelsea transfer, it goes horribly wrong!

Typically, Adrian Durham is using Frank's departure to take a swipe at JT and the club http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2646985/ADRIAN-DURHAM-Chelsea-won-friends-model-pro-Frank-Lampard-captain-blemished-John-Terry.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Reading that article, the realization dawned on me that he won't play for Chelsea ever again.. I'm literally tearing up. Not sure what I'll do when Terry calls it day.

This! "He plays the game the right way, in a bold way, in a sporting way." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10870970/Frank-Lampard-confirms-he-will-leave-Chelsea-with-move-to-New-York-City-and-MLS-in-the-offing.html

Genuinely feel honored to have witnessed the most part of the career of the greatest Chelsea in history. That's something you remember for the rest of your life and tell your kids about.

For me, probably: 1. Bolton 2. Villa 3. Barcelona But so many others. Obviously the Bayern one, Hull, the FKs against Ipswitch and Tottenham, the one against Liverpool in the 44, then there's Moscow equalizer...etc. So many more!

Pretty amazing how Carrick went form hero to zero ins one single year. Last season when utd were doing well he was the master mind behind it all and was nominated for PFA player of the year, this season when the team is struggling and Moyes tactics left him isolated in midfield, he doesn't even get picked in the squad. The life of a defensive midfielder, I guess...

Doesn't matter. He has "sources"!

LOL right. In my mind, I always mix the past two seasons together because they were both similar in the sense that they were transition seasons.

He's been here 3 4 seasons First season was abysmal, second was beyond incredible and third and fourth was average. EDIT: Fixed.

Mostly because of his "Barcelona DNA" and because of what he's said about Chelsea over the years. Then there are the issues with Frank and that dive in the CL semifinal and the fact that he was Arsenal captain...etc. Frankly, I don't see what's not to hate about him!

I hate this cunt. I hate this cunt. I f***ing HATE this cunt! On the other side, I realize he's probably the most suitable and realistic option available and it would upset Arsenal fans, so I'm on the fence here...