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Would be a great buy for 20 million. I do like the idea of giving them one of our players to sweeten the deal.

Well Spain didn't want to believe us and now they have to in both cases. I think this is good as next time they will be more incline to listen to us when we warn them. Mourinho said it's better for Spain to have a fully fit Costa. I will add the same for Fabregas. So is best they get a rest while having some injuries.

But that's the thing. People like Terminator X want English players at all cost. No matter if they are shitty. You can't have it both ways. Mourinho is a manager that is hired to win, and in winning he picked out the best prospect in between Azpi and Ryan regardless of the nationality. That's why it will continue to be like that even if Mourinho stays here for a decade.

It's the second season. We should have at least seen some promise. If by next season we see nothing, then we will never will no matter who is at the club. That's the reality if this day and age of PL dominance. As @Joker10, said that big money in the PL is also making it hard for even lower clubs to develop youth. Because they can now afford to buy ready made foreign players from another league and what not.

Yeah Ryan would be a better English LB then Shaw. But our problem is that we didn't give him much chances and thus used Azpi. While Azpi is good, but when even Mourinho prefers Azpi over then Ryan then you know how tough it is for English players. So not also the club problem but managers as well. Here clearly Mourinho preferred a foreign over an English player. And it's the right move at the moment since Azpi is much better then Ryan. Can't have it both ways @Term-X,

Non, it has to come from our youth academy. But mourinho isn't giving much chances at this moment. So it's hard to envisioned that.

Good stuff. Now where's hazard? I'm getting worried that it's November and he has yet to sign a new one. ?

Well we are winning with a lot of foreigners and nobody is mentioning about our lack of English players....

Southampton still have some nice money from the summer. They could buy if they wanted this January to help them freshen up and fight for that top 4 till the end.

That might be a good idea. I really think this might happen now. Same situation as Fabregas, the team don't want him, looking for a new challenge, so will come at a good price. I think he's better then cahill, but ain't world class. And that's fine since there's few world class defenders out there.

I'm starting to warm up to this idea now more and more. I wasn't so sure with many of the buys of the past two transfer window. But mourinho has shown me that he knows best in buying players. He's tall, can play from the back and has an understanding with Fabregas. If he comes for a great price, then what's not to like?

To think we could have had Aguero and godin. Instead we went for Torres. I loathe that day so much.

I don't agree. A younger Lampard beats any of these guys we got. That was the best we had back then and should have won the CL. But hey it happens.

I think his tactics was good this time. But I'm not sure if it's me, but at the beginning of the summer I thought we had a complete team. Now I see like we are still in need of something extra. I think the mid is perfect with Matic and Fabregas. Now just a thing of finding good squad player in there if mourinho wants. Striker we are good although assume we will get another one after Drogba. So now the 2 issues that I wonder if mourinho will try to do something this January and more next summer. I think our rw ain't the best. Willian is the only worthy of being there, but everyone else just makes us worse. And then there's defense. So I hope mourinho also sees the same thing, that there's certain area that need strengthen to get our team complete.

Don't agree. Essien was the best thing since slice bread!

Some Barcelona fans said that Fabregas tends to start well and then fade mid season ala Oscar last two seasons.

This was a funny article back then. Of course the writer seemed to be a big Liverpool supporter and was jelly. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2614791/Steven-Gerrards-unlucky-slip-Liverpool-lose-Chelsea-free-kick-cruel-web-jokers-gags-heros-expense-viral.html

Going to be epic game this weekend.

I just think it was disrespect from the team. After beating them by 6 they thought this would be easy as well. So nothing to worry about in this one.

I take Oscar over him any day of the week as he gives us better balance. And now that we got Fabregas he is far superior to KDB, there was no room for him. Good sell however as mentioned before a refusal to first buy would have been awesome, cause in 2 or 3 years later down the road a space might open up for him in our team. So we did the right thing in selling him and he did the right thing moving on. As he need to continue to develop.

So any buy back clause? I probably doubt it, but the best thing we could have done was ask for a first refusal to buy, like Arsenal did with Fabregas....but they pass it up, the idiots!

Not the first time and won't be the last that Arsenal does something like that. Who can forget the 4-4 against Newcastle?

You must be dreaming if you think Chelsea fans would boo him. Mourinho can sleep with their wife's, and they will still chant his name. He's the untouchable and can do and say what he want.

Price are expensive as well in USA but that doesn't impede to get great atmosphere in the NBA, NFL and what not. It's the policy and regulations in the stadium. If we had standing allowed and sections for the loud fans, it would help a lot.

What a silly remark. My point still stand. Price is a stupid excuse. Because people will still find way to go to it just like in USA. The main problem will continue to be that, no separate section. Some section should be for family and others for the loud cheering fan.