BlueLion.

At Chelsea? Can't see anyone in our starting XI that he'd displace.

Talks so much BS, that account does. Our youth academy consists of clones of Gordon Banks, Franco Baresi, Zinedine Zidane and Eric Cantona apparently.

I have a sneaking suspicion he may well end up doing so.

He can have the shittest season of his career for all I care as long as he scores a 90th minute winner at the Emirates.

HALLELUJAH, THE VOICE OF REASON! We can't have both and some people just don't fucking get it. Thanks for this post B.

Yep, remember how ugly the first adidas kits were with the stripes under the badges?

That's disappointing. I ordered the 13/14 home kit and got it three days before release. Very surprised to hear that.

Sell him he's shit, if he can't score in a meaningless friendly game against a bunch of retards then we should sell him and sign Messi immediately. If any fucking mug thinks I'm being serious they should end themselves.

The kit looks great.

I only ever used to play in goal and even half-way through a season I could get very mentally fatigued, and it's even worse after an extended break. It's especially hard for GKs.

Even if he's "fat" (if you guys think he's fat you should see my belly..) he's still beautiful

2014/15 season Listed below are all the results for the games that have taken place and also the current top scorers.Other statistics include discipline, appearances, clean sheets and assists.Career statistics for goals and appearances are also presented.You can click on the scoreline for each game to see the relevant match report.N.B. all statistics are provided by the Press Association, via the BBC, unless otherwise stated. Results Pre-season Wed 16 July, 2014 - Wycombe Wanderers 0-5 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Bamford (20'), Brown (48', 87'), Terry (52'), Ivanovic (67'). Sat 19 July, 2014 - AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Terry (74', 90'), Salah (83'). Wed 23 July, 2014 - RZ Pellets 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Boga (83'). Sun 27 July, 2014 - Olimpija Ljubljana 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Costa (56'), Zouma (64'). Wed 30 July, 2014 - Vitesse Arnhem 1-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Salah (3'), Fabregas (22'), Matic (74'). Sun 3 August, 2014 - SV Werder Bremen 3-0 Chelsea Fri 8 August, 2014 - Fenerbahce 0-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Costa (24'), Ivanovic (31'). Fri 8 August, 2014 - Besiktas 1-0 Chelsea Sun 10 August, 2014 - Ferencváros 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Ramires (51'), Fabregas (81'). Tue 12 August, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 Real Sociedad - Goalscorer: Costa (1', 6'). Premier League Mon 18 August, 2014 - Burnley 1-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Costa (17'), Schurrle (21'), Ivanovic (33'). Sat 23 August, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City - Goalscorers: Costa (63'), Hazard (74'). Sat 30 August, 2014 - Everton 3-6 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Costa (1', 90'), Ivanovic (3'), own goal (67'), Matic (74'), Ramires (77'). Sat 13 September, 2014 - Chelsea 4-2 Swansea City - Goalscorers: Costa (45', 56', 67'), Remy (81'). Sun 21 September, 2014 - Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Schurrle (71'). Sat 27 September, 2014 - Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa - Goalscorers: Oscar (8'), Costa (59'), Willian (79'). Sun 5 October, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal - Goalscorers: Hazard (26'), Costa (78'). Sat 18 October, 2014 - Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Oscar (6'), Fabregas (51'). Sun 26 October, 2014 - Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Drogba (53'). Sat 1 November, 2014 - Chelsea 2-1 Queens Park Rangers - Goalscorers: Oscar (32'), Hazard (75'). Sat 8 November, 2014 - Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Cahill (14'), Costa (67'). Sat 22 November, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 West Bromwich Albion - Goalscorers: Costa (11'), Hazard (25'). Sat 29 November, 2014 - Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea Wed 3 December, 2014 - Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham - Goalscorers - Hazard (19'), Drogba (22'), Remy (73'). Sat 6 December, 2014 - Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer - Drogba (83'). Sat 13 December, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 Hull City - Goalscorers: Hazard (7'), Costa (68'). Mon 22 December, 2014 - Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Terry (2'), Fabregas (78'). Fri 26 December, 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 West Ham United - Goalscorers: Terry (31'), Costa (62'). Sun 28 December, 2014 - Southampton 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Hazard (45') Thu 1 January, 2015 - Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Costa (18'), Hazard (61'), Terry (87'). Sat 10 January, 2015 - Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle - Goalscorers: Oscar (43'), Costa (59'). Sat 17 January, 2015 - Swansea City 0-5 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Oscar (1', 36'), Costa (20', 34'), Schurrle (79'). Sat 31 January, 2015 - Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City - Goalscorer: Remy (41'). Sat 7 February, 2015 - Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Hazard (7'), Ivanovic (66'). Wed 11 February, 2015 - Chelsea 1-0 Everton - Goalscorer: Willian (89'). Sat 21 February, 2015 - Chelsea 1-1 Burnley - Goalscorer: Ivanovic (14'). Wed 4 March, 2015 - West Ham 0-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Hazard (22'). Sun 15 March, 2015 - Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - Goalscorer: Costa (11'). Sun 22 March, 2015 - Hull City 2-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Hazard (2'), Costa (9'), Remy (77'). Sat 4 April, 2015 - Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City - Goalscorers: Hazard (39'), Remy (62'). Sun 12 April, 2015 - Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer: Fabregas (88'). Sat 18 April, 2015 - Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United - Goalscorer: Hazard (38'). Sun 26 April, 2015 - Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea Wed 29 April, 2015 - Leicester 1-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers: Drogba (48'), Terry (79'), Ramires (83'). Sun 3 May, 2015 - Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace - Chelsea are Premier League champions - Goalscorer: Hazard (45') Sun 10 May, 2015 - Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool - Goalscorer: Terry (5'). Mon 18 May, 2015 - West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Chelsea Sun 24 May, 2015 - Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland - Goalscorers: Costa (37'), Remy (70', 88'). Continental Competition Wed 17 September, 2014 - Chelsea 1-1 Schalke 04 - Goalscorer - Fabregas (11') Tue 30 September, 2014 - Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer - Matic (34') Tue 21 October, 2014 - Chelsea 6-0 NK Maribor - Goalscorers - Remy (13'), Drogba (23'), Terry (31'), own goal (54'), Hazard (77', 90'). Wed 5 November, 2014 - NK Maribor 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer - Matic (73'). Tue 25 November, 2014 - Schalke 04 0-5 Chelsea - Goalscorers - Terry (2'), Willian (29'), own goal (44'), Drogba (76'), Ramires (78'). Wed 10 December, 2014 - Chelsea 3-1 Sporting Lisbon - Goalscorers - Fabregas (8'), Schurrle (16'), Mikel (56'). Tue 17 February, 2015 - PSG 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer - Ivanovic (36'). Wed 11 March, 2015 - Chelsea 2-2 PSG - PSG go through on away goals (3-3 agg) - Goalscorers - Cahill (81'), Hazard (96'). Domestic Cups Wed 24 September, 2014 - Chelsea 2-1 Bolton Wanderers - Goalscorers - Zouma (25'), Oscar (55'). Tue 28 October, 2014 - Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Chelsea - Goalscorers - Drogba (48'), own goal (81'). Tue 16 December, 2014 - Derby County 1-3 Chelsea - Goalscorers - Hazard (23'), Luis (56'), Schurrle (82'). Sun 4 January, 2015 - Chelsea 3-0 Watford - Goalscorers - Willian (58'), Remy (70'), Zouma (72'). Tue 20 January, 2015 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea - Goalscorer - Hazard (18'). Sat 24 January, 2015 - Chelsea 2-4 Bradford - Goalscorers - Cahill (21'), Ramires (38'). Tue 27 January, 2015 - Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool - Chelsea win 2-1 on aggregate - Goalscorer - Ivanovic (94'). Sun 1 March, 2015 - Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham - Chelsea win the League Cup - Goalscorers - Terry (44'), Costa (56'). ________________________________________ 2014/15 Overall Stats: Played - 54 Won - 36 Drawn - 14 Lost - 4 Goals scored - 109 Goals conceded - 46 Goal difference - +63 Win Percentage - 67% Form Last 5 matches (all competitions) W, W, D, L, W Premier League Form W, W, D, L, W Last 5 home matches (all competitions) W, W, W, D, W Last 5 away matches (all competitions) W, W, D, W, L Streaks and Runs Current Unbeaten Runs Note - penalty shoot-out wins/losses count as draws. Premier League - 1 game unbeaten European/Intercontinental competition - 8 games unbeaten Domestic Cups - 2 games unbeaten All competitions - 1 game unbeaten Streaks Longest winning streak - 6 games (Bolton Wanderers [h], Aston Villa [h], Sporting Lisbon [a], Arsenal [h], Crystal Palace [a], NK Maribor [h]) Longest league winning streak - 4 games (Burnley [a], Leicester City [h], Everton [a], Swansea City [h]) Longest winless streak - 2 games (Schalke [h], Man City [a]) Longest league winless streak - 2 games (Southampton [a], Tottenham [a]) Longest league unbeaten streak - 16 games (Newcastle [h], Swansea [a], Manchester City [h], Aston Villa [a], Everton [h], Burnley [h], West Ham [a], Southampton [h], Hull City [a], Stoke [h], Queens Park Rangers [a], Manchester United [h], Arsenal [a], Leicester City [a], Crystal Palace [h], Liverpool [h]). Longest unbeaten streak - 19 games (Burnley [a], Leicester City [h], Everton [a], Swansea City [h], Schalke [h], Man City [a], Bolton Wanderers [h], Aston Villa [h], Sporting Lisbon [a], Arsenal [h], Crystal Palace [a], NK Maribor [h], Man United [a], Shrewsbury Town [a], QPR [h], NK Maribor [a], Liverpool [a], West Brom [h], Schalke [a], Sunderland [a], Tottenham [h]) Longest clean-sheet streak - 4 games (West Brom [h], Schalke [a], Sunderland [a], Tottenham [h]) Longest league clean-sheet streak - 3 games (West Brom [h], Sunderland [a], Tottenham [h]) Chelsea's captains this season: John Terry - 48 appearances - W31, D14, L3 - 65% win ratio. Petr Cech - 2 appearances - W2, D0, L0 - 100% win ratio. Didier Drogba - 4 appearances - W3, D0, L1 - 75% win ratio. ________________________________________ 2014/15 Accolades: Chelsea Golden Gloves: Thibaut Courtois - 39 appearances (32 league) - 15 clean sheets (12 league) - 35 goals conceded in 3490 minutes (1 goal every 99.7 minutes). Petr Cech - 16 appearances (7 league) - 8 clean sheets (5 league) - 11 goals conceded in 1490 minutes (1 goal every 135.5 minutes). Top Goalscorer: 1 - Diego Costa - 21 - (20 EPL, 1 COC) 2 - Eden Hazard - 19 (14 EPL, 3 UCL, 2 COC) 3 - Loïc Remy - 9 (7 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 FAC) 4 - John Terry - 8 (5 EPL, 2 UCL, 1 COC) 4 - Oscar - 7 (6 EPL, 1 COC) = - Didier Drogba - 7 (4 EPL, 2 UCL, 1 COC) 7 - Branislav Ivanovic - 6 - (4 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 COC) 8 - Andre Schurrle - 5 - (3 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 COC) = - Cesc Fabregas - 5 (3 EPL, 2 UCL) 10 - opposition own goal - 4 (1 EPL, 2 UCL, 1 COC) = - Willian - 4 (2 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 FAC) = - Ramires - 4 (2 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 FAC) 13 - Nemanja Matic - 3 (1 EPL, 2 UCL) = - Gary Cahill - 3 (1 EPL, 1 UCL, 1 FAC) 15 - Kurt Zouma - 2 (1 COC, 1 FAC) 16 - John Mikel Obi - 1 (1 UCL) = - Filipe Luis - 1 (1 COC) Top Goalscorer by competition: Premier League - Diego Costa - 20 Domestic Cups - Kurt Zouma and Eden Hazard - 2 European competitions - Eden Hazard - 3 Top Assistant: 1 - Cesc Fabregas - 22 2 - Eden Hazard - 11 3 - Oscar - 8 4 - Willian - 6 5 - Branislav Ivanovic - 5 6 - Cesar Azpilicueta - 4 = - Ramires - 4 = - Diego Costa - 4 = - Nemanja Matic - 4 10 - Gary Cahill - 3 11 - John Terry - 2 = - Didier Drogba - 2 = - Loïc Remy - 2 = - Mohamed Salah - 2 15 - John Mikel Obi - 1 = - Nathan Ake - 1 = - Kurt Zouma - 1 ________________________________________ Appearances Goalkeepers 13. Thibaut Courtois - 39 start, 0 sub - 39 total 1. Petr Cech - 15 start, 1 sub - 16 total Defenders 26. John Terry - 49 start, 0 sub - 49 total 2. Branislav Ivanovic - 48 start, 1 sub - 49 total 24. Gary Cahill - 45 start, 3 sub - 48 total 28. Cesar Azpilicueta - 39 start, 2 sub - 41 total 3. Filipe Luis - 20 start, 6 sub - 26 total 5. Kurt Zouma - 17 start, 9 sub - 26 total 31. Andreas Christensen - 2 start, 1 sub - 3 total Midfielders 10. Eden Hazard - 49 start, 3 sub - 52 total 21. Nemanja Matic - 46 start, 3 sub - 49 total 22. Willian - 36 start, 13 sub - 49 total 4. Cesc Fabregas - 45 start, 2 sub - 47 total 8. Oscar - 35 start, 6 sub - 41 total 7. Ramires - 17 start, 17 sub - 34 total 12. John Mikel Obi - 13 start, 13 sub - 26 total 14. Andre Schurrle - 12 start, 10 sub - 22 total 23. Juan Cuadrado - 4 start, 10 sub - 14 total 17. Mohamed Salah - 4 start, 4 sub - 8 total 6. Nathan Aké - 2 start, 3 sub - 5 total 36. Ruben Loftus-Cheek - 3 start, 1 sub - 4 total Forwards 11. Didier Drogba - 14 start, 26 sub - 40 total 19. Diego Costa - 32 start, 5 sub - 37 total 18. Loïc Remy - 10 start, 17 sub - 27 total 35. Dominic Solanke - 0 start, 1 sub - 1 total 37. Isaiah Brown - 0 start, 1 sub - 1 total _______________________________________ Discipline FA Domestic Competition Discipline 2. Branislav Ivanovic - 11Y, 1R 3. Filipe Luis - 2Y, 0R 4. Cesc Fabregas - 11Y, 1R - suspended for two games (Hull City [h, EPL], Sunderland [h, EPL]). 6. Nathan Aké - 1Y, 0R 7. Ramires - 4Y, 0R 8. Oscar - 6Y, 0R 10. Eden Hazard - 2Y, 0R 11. Didier Drogba - 5Y, 0R 12. John Mikel Obi - 2Y, 0R 13. Thibaut Courtois - 1Y, 0R 14. Andre Schurrle - 3Y, 0R 19. Diego Costa - 9Y, 0R - suspended for four games (Tottenham [h, EPL], Man City [h, EPL], Aston Villa [a, EPL], Everton [h, EPL]). 21. Nemanja Matic - 10Y, 1R - suspended for four games (Newcastle [a, EPL], Tottenham [a, COC], West Ham [a, EPL], Southampton [h, EPL]). 22. Willian - 4Y, 0R 23. Juan Cuadrado - 3Y, 0R 24. Gary Cahill - 6Y, 0R 26. John Terry - 3Y, 0R 28. Cesar Azpilicueta - 1Y, 1R UEFA Competition Discipline 2. Branislav Ivanovic - 1Y, 0R 3. Filipe Luis - 2Y, 0R 4. Cesc Fabregas - 2Y, 0R 7. Ramires - 1Y, 0R 8. Oscar - 1Y, 0R 10. Eden Hazard - 1Y, 0R 19. Diego Costa - 1Y, 0R 22. Willian - 1Y, 0R 26. John Terry - 1Y, 0R 28. Cesar Azpilicueta - 1Y, 0R Overall Disciplinary Record 2. Branislav Ivanovic - 12Y, 1R 3. Filipe Luis - 4Y, 0R 4. Cesc Fabregas - 13Y, 1R - suspended for two games (Hull City [h, EPL], Sunderland [h, EPL]). 6. Nathan Aké - 1Y, 0R 7. Ramires - 5Y, 0R 8. Oscar - 7Y, 0R 10. Eden Hazard - 3Y, 0R 11. Didier Drogba - 5Y, 0R 12. John Mikel Obi - 2Y, 0R 13. Thibaut Courtois - 1Y, 0R 14. Andre Schurrle - 3Y, 0R 19. Diego Costa - 10Y, 0R - suspended for four games (Tottenham [h, EPL], Man City [h, EPL], Aston Villa [a, EPL], Everton [h, EPL]). 21. Nemanja Matic - 10Y, 1R - suspended for four games (Newcastle [a, EPL], Tottenham [a, COC], West Ham [a, EPL], Southampton [h, EPL]). 22. Willian - 5Y, 0R 23. Juan Cuadrado - 3Y, 0R 24. Gary Cahill - 6Y, 0R 26. John Terry - 4Y, 0R 28. Cesar Azpilicueta - 2Y, 1R ________________________________________ Club Records Overall Club Goalscorers: 1 - Didier Drogba - 164 (6 penalties) 2 - John Terry - 65 3 - Eden Hazard - 49 (13 penalties) 4 - Fernando Torres - 46 (1 penalty) 5 - Branislav Ivanovic - 31 = - Ramires - 31 7 - Oscar - 30 (1 penalty) 8 - Diego Costa - 21 (1 penalty) 9 - Andre Schurrle - 14 10 - Gary Cahill - 13 11 - Victor Moses - 10 12 - Loïc Remy - 9 13 - Willian - 8 14 - John Mikel Obi - 5 = - Cesc Fabregas - 5 (1 penalty) 16 - Nemanja Matic - 3 17 - Ryan Bertrand - 2 = - Mohamed Salah - 2 = - Kurt Zouma - 2 20 - Oriol Romeu - 1 (1 penalty) = - Marko Marin - 1 = - Cesar Azpilicueta - 1 = - Filipe Luis - 1 All-time Overall Club Goalscorers: 1 - Frank Lampard - 211 2 - Bobby Tambling - 202 3 - Kerry Dixon - 193 4 - Didier Drogba - 164 5 - Peter Osgood - 150 5 - Roy Bentley - 150 7 - Jimmy Greaves - 132 8 - George Mills - 125 9 - George Hilsdon - 108 10 - Barry Bridges - 93 ________________________________________ Overall Club Appearances: 1 - J. Terry - 644+26 sub - 670 apps 2 - P. Cech - 492+2 sub - 494 apps 3 - D. Drogba - 288+93 sub - 381 apps 4 - J.O. Mikel - 256+82 sub - 339 apps 5 - B. Ivanovic - 301+17 sub - 318 apps 6 - Ramires - 189+41 sub - 230 apps 7 - F. Torres - 117+55 sub - 172 apps [transferred to Milan] 8 - E. Hazard - 141+22 sub - 163 apps 9 - G. Cahill - 150+9 sub - 159 apps 10 - Oscar - 114+38 sub - 152 apps 11 - C. Azpilicueta - 121+11 sub - 132 apps 12 - Willian - 70+21 sub - 91 apps 13 - N. Matic - 63+8 sub - 71 apps 14 - A. Schurrle - 35+29 sub - 64 apps [transferred to Wolfsburg] 15 - R. Bertrand - 41+15 sub - 56 apps [transferred to Southampton] 16 - C. Fabregas - 45+2 sub - 47 apps 17 - V. Moses - 27+16 sub - 43 apps [loaned to Stoke City] 18 - T. Courtois - 39+0 sub - 39 apps 19 - D. Costa - 32+5 sub - 37 apps 20 - O. Romeu - 24+9 sub - 33 apps [loaned to Stuttgart] 21 - L. Remy - 10+17 sub - 27 apps 22 - F. Luis - 20+6 sub - 26 apps = - K. Zouma - 17+9 sub - 26 apps 24 - J. McEachran - 7+15 sub - 22 apps [loaned to Vitesse Arnhem] 25 - M. Salah - 10+9 sub - 19 apps [loaned to Fiorentina] 26 - G. Kakuta - 5+11 sub - 16 apps [loaned to Rayo Vallecano] = - M. Marin - 4+12 sub - 16 apps [loaned to Fiorentina] 28 - J. Cuadrado - 4+10 sub - 14 apps 29 - M. Schwarzer - 11+1 sub - 12 apps [transferred to Leicester City] = - N. Ake - 5+7 sub - 12 apps 31 - R. Loftus-Cheek - 3+1 sub - 4 apps 32 - - M. van Ginkel - 2+2 sub - 4 apps [loaned to AC Milan] = - T. Kalas - 2+2 sub - 4 apps [loaned to FC Koln] 34 - L. Piazon - 2+1 sub - 3 apps [loaned to Eintracht Frankfurt] = - A. Christensen - 2+1 sub - 3 apps 36 - L. Baker - 0+1 sub - 1 app = - J. Swift - 0+1 sub - 1 app [loaned to Swindon] = - D. Solanke - 0+1 sub - 1 app = - I. Brown - 0+1 sub - 1 app All-time Overall Club Appearances: 1 - Ron Harris - 795 2 - Peter Bonetti - 729 3 - John Terry - 670 = - Frank Lampard - 648 5 - John Hollins - 592 6 - Petr Cech - 494 7 - Dennis Wise - 445 8 - Steve Clarke - 421 9 - Kerry Dixon - 420 10 - Eddie McCreadie - 410 ________________________________________ Overall Club Clean Sheets: 1 - Petr Cech - 228 2 - Peter Bonetti - 208 3 - Carlo Cudicini - 101 4 - Sam Millington - 78 5 - Jim Molyneux - 77 25 - Thibaut Courtois - 15 29 - Mark Schwarzer - 8 [transferred to Leicester City]

It's pretty clear that Ivan is going to be the new VC. He was always "next in line" after JT-Drogba-Cech last season anyway.

Dear the Bedwetters, We lost 3-nothing to Werder Bremen this time last year and things worked out okay. Stop pissing yourselves over a friendly. Love from Alex xxxx

No-one gives a shit about Heysel, but this - fuck me, we're worse than the Nazis.

No. Because we have a stadium we need to pay for, and we're trying to operate within our means. But I see your point. City, Barcelona, Real all spend millions and no severe sanctions are ever imposed on them. Makes you think FFP is in essence a load of bollocks, but let's also take into consideration we don't need to spend millions. City have spent ridiculous money, Arsenal have spent, Liverpool have invested, and United are spending serious amounts also - they're all still miles behind us.

They've tried to go all traditional, but it's made them look a right royal mess IMO.

I agree with Steve, it looks really nice in the long sleeve version. I have to say that without that red stripe it'd be one of the nicest kits adidas have ever made for us. Oh well. Still a solid 7/10 and far better than that dross that is Arsenal's second kit!

Absolutely, can't believe I forgot about that. Arguably their weakest area is their midfield. You can have all the pretty football players you could ever want, your Wilsheres, your Ozils, your Cazorlas, but without a stable presence behind them, you're never going to challenge.

"Little details" such as needing a world-class striker, a more tactically-capable manager, and another midfielder to relieve the stress on Alexis. Little details, indeed. They're lightyears behind.

I get the impression you might be slightly biased towards Falcao But I take your point, that's exactly what I've been saying about him. If it doesn't work out (in my mind it's 50-50; he could be a surprise or he could be terrible as he was at United), then what will it have cost us in the grand scheme of things? Next to nothing.

Only time will tell. For every Neymar and Hazard there is an Eric Djemba-Djemba or Freddy Adu.

Correction: Welcome to Bayern. The seat next to Pep is your's, Kev.

Really not sure about that. Ricardo Carvalho is the only defender I've seen who I'd say is a better all-round centre-back than Terry, so I would say that sort of comparison is slightly above what Stones-Zouma could achieve. But, they're young, and as long as they're given opportunities, but at the same time not thrown in at the deep end, and they're surrounded by experience (JT, Ivanovic, Azpi, etc.), then they could at least blossom into a fruitful partnership that equals the current Cahill-Terry pairing. And do we really try and sign every player that JT or Branna get in a fight with?