BlueLion.

"BlueLion71", sounds like a futuristic version of myself! Welcome to the forum. I'm Alex, one of the forum administrators. Jim is the site owner, Steve and myself are the deputy administrators; we have two senior administrators in Sh0n3x and Kez; and then we have two new administrators in and also CHOULO19. Feel free to ask any of us any questions you may have.

Here's our new 15-20 goals-a-season-from-midfield man.

fight me 1v1.

START THE FOOKIN SEASON BEFORE ANYONE BAILS BALES OUT.

Tancredi Palmeri is a shit-stirring twat. I wouldn't believe a word he tweets.

No, he should be fucking twatted in the face with a cricket bat for deliberately deceiving fellow Chelsea fans. You don't do that to your own.

Dortmund will win the Bundesliga this season. Pep fucks around too much; I'm so glad we don't have him as our manager. He'd be another Scolari, as far as I'm concerned.

Not until we beat Stoke on a rainy Tuesday can we make such bold statements, Ollie!

Who's better?

Bale is fucking class, but you have to feel that Madrid are splashing the cash merely based on the fact that Barcelona have made their marquee signing for the summer. He's an incredible player, but he isn't worth a penny more than £40m in this climate, as far as I'm concerned. He definitely shouldn't be the player to be the most expensive in world football history. At least someone who is genuinely going to be remembered as a legend of the game in CR7 can be argued to be worth £80m. Still, Bale is world-class and I would have him at CFC in a heartbeat. He's the greatest British-born player since Gazza.

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Join up, guys! It hardly takes five minutes of your day, and if you take up the VIP option you can name your own players and edit their appearance - so I have Juan Mata and Gonzalo Higuain leading my team!

Elsewhere, Arsenal fans have just booed their own team off at half-time in a friendly against Napoli.

Joe ‏@CFCJoe_ Just outside Stamford Bridge, seen Yohan Cabaye walking into the reception!!! #CFC #Chelsea #NUFC #Newcastle 3:16 PM - 3 Aug 2013 from Kensington and Chelsea, London, United Kingdom I call bullshit.

They clearly didn't watch the game. Serious case of

Not a chance. RVP is first choice and a superior player, and even he can't inspire a lacklustre team like United to the title next season. It's scary how far behind City they are in terms of squad depth.

Rooney's made no noises. I don't expect him to join. I expect United to either flog him on the cheap to some European team, or for him to stay and cause havoc. Which is the best possible outcome for us. Time for Torres to prove his worth, and Lukaku deserves a shot.

In love with MVG <3

Poll is up.

Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today

Congratulations, minions. You have done well. Genuinely proud to have played such an active role in creating one of the best forums on the web. Kudos to Jim, Steve and the rest of the staff team that has helped carve this place into something truly special. I've met some absolute twats on this forum, but also some wonderful people such as BluesChick and Stingray, as well as the usual gang - Jim, Steve, Kez, Sh0n, it's been a pleasure. Here's to 100,000.

Let's be fair though, Negredo was never City's top transfer target, and would you identify him as one of the top 20 players in the Spanish league? Going by his credentials last year he was excellent indeed, but I'm not exactly convinced by him, in truth. Falcao went for the money and has effectively killed his career. Soldado is a top move though, I'll grant you that.

What a waste of time. Instead of Blackman getting COC games, it'll be Hilario. Pointless.

In all seriousness, good luck to him. How long until he's farmed off to Vitesse?