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Courtois has already said that the loan agreement includes at least 2 years in Atletico and 1 (or 2?) years somewhere in England. I think the plans have already been made and they will stick to it. After 3-4 seasons on loan he will be more than ready to challenge or overtake Cech.

you're really going for the 2012 awards

maybe, who knows.. he could have just been hoping in ambition or his head could have been full with all the "next [insert amazing player name]" talk. but would he have said that if he'd gone on loan to a better club? he clearly underestimated swans and/or overestimated himself.

have to admit, the sketches of stadium inside the station look much better. If it were a backdrop, then one side of the stadium would look empty, while the other looks intimidating. I like the idea of using the chimneys as corner flags If we do get it, then how about a name with "station" in it? Chelsea Station, Station Bridge or smth..

when he said that he expected to play most if not all the games

Yeah, he's got talent, all he needs to succeed is a good mentality and right attitude.

I wasn't talking about you, I was speaking in general. He gets compared mostly to these 2. Even if we talk about playing style not ability, then they are still uncomparable imo. Such high expectations may break him. He already got cocky and thought he could walk into this swansea side.

I did. I got the impression that he was saying that xavi wouldn't be as good in epl as josh. If he didn't mean that, then it was a rather random remark. Edit: okay. The xavi/iniesta comparisons are way too premature and just proves the severe overrating.

I don't understand, are you saying that xavi wouldn't be better than josh in epl? Or what is this all about?

wow Justin, you're absolutely doable

I wouldn't mind a bottle of Drogba beer.. it's probably dark and strong

OH ME OH MY!

A lot of names being thrown out here. How is Lalkovic doing?

In hindsight we agree it was a bad loan, but when the deal was announced and even before that, we also agreed that it was the best option for him. Unpredictability is a major factor in football. This time unfortunately we fell on the bad side of it.

were you really? I would have been shocked if there had been no world class acting.

Can somebody link to the much talked about Crouch wonder goal? thanks. or at least tell me in what game it was, i'll search myself.

That's our problem - we have players who love liverpool, while they have nobody who loves chelsea. Keep Torres and Meireles far away and we'll break the god awful losing streak.

Close this voting already before Strike gets a vote, I don't want to end up being the only loser

It seems you broke the trend, the staff was voting exclusively for Strike. Peasants dealt their votes among the rest.

audio file? damn, I was hoping to see you guys in action fanzone style

you gotta love that humour

When voting, should we take into consideration the 5 months of 2012, or the period between this poll and last (mid 2011-mid 2012)?

Barca haven't beaten us on fair terms, that should count for something. Anyway, don't judge me when I say that I think we are better than them after we epically eliminated them. I can see where people are coming from, all the "best team ever" talk and all, but I believe our playing style overcomes Barca when we go face to face. That doesn't mean they don't have players we could benefit from, they do, I just don't want Pedro very much.. I think we can do better.

that made them better on the day, yes

courtois plays in spanish la liga, blackman plays in reserves. that answers it.