Jase

Just remembered we still have the German Messi. Is he that bad till the point of not one club wants him?!

Post of the month.

Calling Otamendi the best centre back in the world last season is so wrong, so so wrong.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/focused-on-league-debut

Manchester City have officially signed Otamendi from Valencia. http://www.espnfc.com/story/2572054/nicolas-otamendi-joins-manchester-city-from-valencia

I know. It's just that the timing couldn't be anymore hilarious since his performances of late would have enraged the fans.

Oh wow. Ivanovic is on the front cover of the club's latest magazine - http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/wide-players-featured-in-new-magazine.html. Great timing!

Pedro: Why the Barca man should be a good match for Chelsea

Wow Billy. You actually posted tweets from IndyKaila (!!!) and some nobody? Wow. Just wow.

To be fair, he isn't late to the party. He had mentioned this deal some time ago and he's just stating when can we expect the transfer to be completed.

Did I say he's the better DM? I'm just saying those kind of stats can be misleading because there are so many factors that affect the numbers. They can't be used as something definite to say 'Player X' is better than 'Player Y'.

But if your team tend to have more possession like 80% of the time, you don't really have to make many tackles and/or interceptions do you?

Hmmm. I'm not disputing with your point but stats like 'Tackles' and 'Interceptions' can be somewhat misleading considering the contrasting playing styles of ours and Barcelona.

Rob Beasley has spoken...

What about 'Interceptions'?

That depends if they are even willing to take the midfielder(s) we offer to them, never mind the money. They know Mikel/Ramires/Cuadrado doesn't/don't exactly scream quality and even if they still have time, where are they going to find someone good for their midfield? There aren't many options out right now, not this late in the market.

Not happening. Can't see Juventus selling a key player this late in the transfer window and after losing Tevez, Vidal and Pirlo this summer. They are lacking in midfield right now with Khedira out injured for about 2 months. On top of that, I believe this whole rumour started because of some random bookies slashing the odds. It happens all the time and it's total BS.

Well, excuse me if I'm being desperate to hear something positive after the rubbish transfer window we have had.

So, Pedro has apparently been in London all day and we still have not heard a god damn thing...

Pedro: Barcelona’s lucky charm who has finally tired of life on the bench A very good article on Pedro.

He's decent but I don't think he's consistent and for a club like United, they can do better.

Provided Cuadrado can even get the basics right in the first place. A major reason why he has been a failure here is because he is weak, can't keep the ball, can't pass the ball, has a tendency to dive into challenges etc.

I remember @Leif once said Jorge Jesus is the exotic version of Neil Warnock.