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I think you mean Romeu. Romelu is currently tearing up the PL defenses at WBA I think that we are, as always, too quick to jump to conclusions here. For all we know, Oriol could be behind all of Lamps, Mikel, Ramires and Oscar for the double pivot. He is a great talent, there is no denying that (and a great spot by AVB if I may remind a few people) but I think the next step for him is to realize that he has a great opportunity till at least Jan, and he needs to seize it by winning RDM over, something I don't think he has managed to do so far.

I can't believe he still plays for England after all the FA has done to him. And yet the British press still has the nerves to portray him as immoral character.

I agree. He still has some world-class performances in him, he showed that last year in the CL.

I honestly think he is an 'okay' temporary solution till the Jan transfer window.

Chill people, I've got the answer for you: http://thebluemark.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/bring-back-michael-ballack/

Exactly! Baines or Ryan should be more than capable of handling the Ukraine match, no need to risk Ash.

Well he does look like one!

How is this even possible? The window is closed. Besides if we were going to sell Meiriles we should have at least kept Josh. I'm not a fan of the thug but if this is true we are really lacking numbers in the middle.

Juve are in a league of their own. I know it's early days but I just can't see them not retaining their tittle.

Agreed. Cahil has been out of form since the preseason. I also think he plays much better when partnered with JT.

I on the other hand blame Luiz's abysmal positioning and (lack of) marking. For both the first two goals his bad positioning played Falcao onside. Not to say that he was the only one who played badly. Iva was playing as winger which left Cahil stranded. Ramires looked lost as did Mata. Lampard and especially Mikel were our best players on the field. To single out one or two players from that terrible terrible night in Monaco does not make any sense to me.

No worries mate, a mod will merge the two threads. Cheers mate, will be looking forward to your updates on Sam

Malouda can play there too, if you act now we'll throw in Turnbull for free! Seriously though, can't see how this can happen since the window closed and the club didn't announce anything. Probably just a twitter rumor.

Welcome friend, other fans are always welcome at TalkChelsea Thank you for sharing the goal, we're very glad Sam is doing very well at Forest, he is kind of our little miracle and is regarded by many fans as the next Chelsea captain. We'd really appreciate it if you could keep us updated with his performances. Just a minor note, if you could please use the appropriate player thread in the player database section: http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/5449-27-sam-hutchinson/ Keep posting and please feel free to join any discussion you find interesting

No no, trust me I have no idea what I'm doing I lost 8 points to make 2 transfers and the two players I bought got 2 points each! :lol2:

Just stumbled across this, my favorite Zola goal, because it highlights what he was all about: intelligent quick play, with quick tricky feet and impeccable technique:

So glad he didn't join QPHahaha he is just too good for them.

First time I've ever played Fantasy league...turns out I'm terrible at it!

Better than last year when it was Luiz to DM

I admit, that was a bit over the top, but I'm just frustrated because a year ago he was one of the top three RBs in the PL; he was absolutely unbeatable.

Don't think it was QPR who played too well, more like who City didn't. They're nowhere near as good as they were last season imo, so far at least.

True, Mourinho is very traditional when it comes to defenders. And honestly I think RDM will be tempted to do exactly that after yesterday.

@Sheva., And they are saved by a very odd goal. Surprised that someone with Green's experience makes a such a rookie mistake: "Play till the whistle!"

What a run! And what a cool clinical finish at the end; classy goal. Well done Sam

I think it's very unlucky/unfair for Danny that the Torres 'confidence issue' is keeping him out of the side. I mean the man was our top scorer last season despite missing practically the whole last 3 months. I know you can't but criticize him at times, but it is unfair, in my eyes at least, that he is barely getting the odd 10-15mins out of position. Though it's only the start of the season, RDM may still, hopefully, include him in his plans.