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RM ex-president said that. And if JM doesn't like him, then there must be a reason.

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Not sure how you can fit 'magic' and 'Torres' in the same sentence. Well, actually his misses have been unbelievable - just like magic.. In that sense, I agree.

So his price is € 30M as said on Shakhtar's site... should we pay it?

a smiling Luiz picture would inject a bit more optimism than a depressed Torres though

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When I read that one word popped into my mind - Heskey, he would be perfect for the current style. ultra ditto

He didn't say that. He always says "maybe" or mumbles something... at first he said they'll look to add 1 or 2 players, recently he's said it will be one (Cahill) MAYBE one more but that's unlikely because of bla bla and being cup-tied.

5'8" for a winger isn't small, it's good because if he was bigger he probably wouldn't be that fast

You should consult with your constitution and use it for your defence. I'm pretty sure your constitution protects your freedom, especially taking it away by singing a harmless line.

I can't agree with the "best players main problem" part, because when I think about best players (not name reputations), I think about the players who have contributed the most... and that can't be a problem. Our problem still is our worst players.

those numbers in 20 minutes are very solid tbh

well yeah, he's an option... needs a new contract though

finally a non-fake trick shot... sign him up!

We should take note from Mourinho and play 3 defensive mids - Mikel, Luiz and Romeu. It almost worked against Barca, it will certainly work against QPHa. for the confused ones: j/k

Will McEachran be able to play? We usually stick a clause in which doesn't allow them to play against us, like Benayoun

You can have a working partnership with 4-3-3, a la Lampard and Drogba... it's just that our Torres can't thrive on a player like Lampard, he needs a witty fucker like Mata behind him all the time. I doubt AVB will be changing his formation, he strikes me stubborn as a donkey.

what a loser

I find his reluctance to sign players who are cup-tied frustrating. That only means that next season, when they are not cup-tied anymore, they'll end up somewhere else and we'll end up with B/C plans like Meireles. Although that might not be true, because it doesn't seem that other clubs are too active in Jan either. But if we miss out on a CL spot next season because of no obvious cover for our main players, AVB will really reflect on his words with salt and ketchup on it and eat it.

He had ANOTHER MISS? Can't wait to see how shocking it was. It seems Torres can't take advantage of Drogba being away like we all hoped he would.

The more it baffles me when AVB is saying that it's not a necessity to buy new players.. surely he knows that there is no adequate cover for him.

I didn't see the game Taking into consideration it was a chance for us to close the gap between our rivals, it's not a surprise we dropped points... it's just our style. So, should be thankful for a point not a loss. Having said that, I'm disappointed with the result.. I have no idea of the performance, I'll take my time later to read this thread, but meanwhile could somebody give me a short recap of points worth mentioning in our performance?

first time I've heard of him tbh

Villas-Boas named three players in the under-18s squad for whom he had high hopes. They are Nathan Ake, Adam Nditi and Lucas Piazon, none of whom was born in England. No Chalobah and Kane? I fully support the B team idea. Reserve system is well and truly outdated, it's shown its flaws and no profits. Although I think they would have to get to Championship from the bottom. Shoving them in on the expense of another team would be unjust, plus it would show if our reserves and youth are even on the Championship level, maybe they wouldn't be able to promote from 2nd division, who knows.. It would also be more competitive for them.

I didn't know such agreements can be done between clubs. If that is the case, I'm surprised this hasn't been exploited more.