BlueLion.

Loan him for a season. If he's shit, then he can do one. If he's half-decent, then €25m is next to nothing for a proven international striker.

So we're to assume that, when Lampard signed these contracts, he did no by neglecting to read the terms and conditions of what he was signing, and that he was "duped" into signing for City? Give over. He knew damn well what he was signing - he's an intelligent bloke; as if he would put pen to paper on a contract he "thought" was a deal to sign for NYCFC on a pre-contract basis. He was a free agent and signed for Manchester City and lied about it in the process. Cold, hard evidence. We'll have to agree to disagree because I've misplaced my blue-tinted spectacles. I'm not angry at Frank, I'm disappointed, and for me it will take time for that disappointment to subside. If you're happy to cast Frank as the good guy then I'm glad for you.

I'll probably just do one, yeah, less work then

Marca, AKA Real Madrid's daily newspaper that will cease at nothing until it brings about the end of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and José Mourinho, its most hated enemies.

Oooh Sharmouta... read the opening post....

I hope you're right. The sponsor is too small, they're the wrong colour PL patches, the badge looks completely wrong... but then again, we're due a shit kit

Absolutely, he had every right. He could have signed for Spurs if he wanted to. But you're totally missing the point here. Some fans are mad because he went to City. Some fans are mad because he was so back-handed about it, and lied through his teeth. That diminishes his reputation in my eyes, and tarnishes his image. If he'd have been up front and said he wanted to join City because they were offering him what he wanted, then he'd have gone with good grace, in my opinion. We wouldn't have liked it, but we'd have accepted it. Instead he came up with some bullshit story where he fabricated some tale about going on an adventure to New York City, but that he'd join City on loan for a few months to gain fitness. Okay, I can deal with that. But then that "loan deal" was extended to Christmas; then it was extended to the end of the season. The reality is that "loan" was never a loan - it was a short contract agreement between Lampard and City: Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2903456/Manchester-City-admit-New-York-City-mistakes-Frank-Lampard.html He lied to NYCFC fans, and he lied to Chelsea fans, so it wouldn't tarnish his image. But the truth came out, in the end, didn't it? There was never a loan. He signed for City and lied about it. There are too many corroborating news reports for it to be otherwise (just do a Google search - the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent - all the reputable British sources - all say the same thing). Frank will continue to lie through his teeth and say he intended to go to NYC, but the Premier League and Manchester City both came out and acknowledged there was no loan deal and they fabricated a story about a loan from NYCFC. That hurts. No contract with NYCFC was signed until mid-January this year. He is still loved, but you're kidding yourself if you think every Chelsea fan loves him as much as they used to. Go back to the victory parade last weekend - I heard some people (not very many, admittedly) very clearly started chanting "Judas, Judas Frank" on the Fulham Rd. back to the train station... tongue in cheek you would hope.

Having gold badges will make it even more of a mess.

There are other heroes from previous generations, of course, but of the Abramovich era onwards, I firmly believe Terry, Drogba and Cech will firmly hold a monopoly on the 1, 2, 3 positions unless Hazard stays here for ten years.

Falcao is still class. The United "system" LvG utilised was obscene, absolutely no place for an out-and-out striker in there. Stick Falcao in the Arsenal or Chelsea teams of last season and he'd have banged them in without an issue. You don't become a bad player overnight. Torres didn't. It was a gradual process of one hopeless moment after another. He still had the odd glimpse of brilliance, especially under Benitez, but ultimately he was done for. People need to remember Falcao is the guy who kept Diego Costa out of the Atletico team and this time last year was one of the superstars to be missing the World Cup, which so many of us were gutted about.

I don't dislike him, and his records will never be beaten nor his legend status revoked. However I now see him as being below Terry, Cech and Drogba in the "Greatest Ever" rankings. He made his choice. People will always see his last EPL game as him wearing the wrong colour blue.

Colks is the outcome of some biological experiment where Jack Grealish and Logan Lerman's DNA was fused together. He's a tidy little player as well.

So like a Special Recognition Award, then? Make it a yearly thing to coincide with the forum awards. Obviously Jim deserves to be the first member to be inducted.

Agreed. Like it. Again, good shout. Amen.

Surprised there isn't a thread for this little man, especially after how well he acquitted himself on Saturday. He's had a very good season within the youth set-up, and has an incredibly mature and considered style of play which is made all the more impressive by his tender years. Very inventive and creative - is he the best-kept secret of our academy right now? Absolutely integral in the Youth Cup/UEFA Youth League victories.

Not really but I need some gratification. Gonna scrap that one as well, no deserving candidates for such an award this season IMO.

dafuq.

Yep Would be pretty shit for most because only me and Jim will be in it this year then :lol:

The current categories: Best football knowledgeBest general knowledgeBest newcomerFunniest forumerMost-liked forumerWisest forumerMost controversialBiggest contributorMost analytical/thought-provokingMost helpful memberMember of the Year Changes to the above: The British Member of the Year award has been scrapped. Instead, this award will be determined by a 1), 2), 3) placing system allowing us to determine an overall winner. The Best Article Writer award has also been scrapped. Article writers can now be commended in the Best Football Knowledge category.The Best Staff Member award has been changed to the Most Helpful Member award - meaning staff can still be recognised for their contributions to the forum, but at the same time opening up the floor to members who are particularly helpful and accommodating to newer members on TalkChelsea.The Best Graphics and Videos Producer award has been scrapped due to too few members producing any consistent degree of videos/graphics. Graphics producers/video editors can be commended with the Biggest Contributor award, instead.A Most Analytical/Thought-Provoking Member award has been added. Voting Process: This thread will be left open until 2100 BST on Wednesday 3 June for suggestions for additional awards/amendments to current categories.Nominations threads will then be opened, and scheduled to close at 2100 BST on Monday 8 June.The polls will be published on Tuesday 9 June, and will remain open to the public vote until 2100 BST on Sunday 14 June.The polls will then temporarily be moved to the Staff Room, making them private to allow me to rig them to allow me to finalise the winners. The people I want to win deserving victors will then be announced at some point on Monday 15 June.

I like the idea of that. What would you say, perhaps three or four people inducted into it every six months or so?

Looks like a GK kit in all honesty.

An inch or two doesn't matter... as my ex-girlfriend used to tell me

Well said B. Some people must have missed the queue when the sense of humour bus was handing out doses of fun.

Beautiful... but just you wait until the Grand Stade d'OL is opened. That is what you call a stadium, looks stunning already and it's only half built. That and the Velodrome are just something else.

By that do you mean yourself, yourself, yourself and yourself? I, like the other 70,000 fans on Eel Brook Common on Monday, found it great fun.