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Get used to this sight bitches!

Wow. Shocking

Welcome to the forum Slapshot has to be one of the better usernames on here

Hiddink to PSV.

The Sun and the Daily Star - Mourinho to sell Luiz http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4951429/New-David-Luiz-quit-hint.html http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/318144/Jose-Mourinho-to-sell-David-Luiz/

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thanks. i was hoping someone would do that. edit: part 6 and 7?

This brings up memories of waiting into the night when Hazard dropped that Twitter bomb

Why aren't Youtube links appearing as videos?

forgive my choice of words. take objective as expectation then.

Looks like everyone but Chelsea have confirmed it

I think on the outset, the club should pursue a (atleast) 10-point improvement on this season i.e achieve consistency and have more than 2-3 purple patches over the course of a season. Champions League is an incredibly hard competition and Jose should look to build that "hard-to-beat" mentality we had in 07-08-09 FA Cup and League Cup - This should be fairly straight-forward for Jose. Should look to make it to Wembley at the very least + Squad development - Integrate 1-2 youngsters into the squad.

Yes. Apparently Asmir Begovic is Home-Grown

What should be the clubs' minimum expectation next season? Instant success? Another transition season? What would you prioritise? The League? Domestic Cup? Champions League? Discuss.

A quick glance through the history of Chelsea Football Club - 1905-1989. I claim no credit for this. It was uploaded by - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheShedEndForum For anyone who wants to understand the history of the club, this is a good start. The following is Part 1/7 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7

Came across as one of those smart villains in a 80's or 90's Hollywood movie. White attire and everything

It should be announced today. History repeats itself http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/on-this-day-2-june.html

Let the Party begin! A huge mix-up but if the Premier League website has gotten news then i think Chelsea will confirm it today itself. Happy days ahead

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yeah. i hope these are not just words to the board. "Developing youngsters" should also be part of the Mourinho agenda this time. Not just winning

I hope the board don't ditch the plan they made these last 2 seasons with the young players they've signed. Jose should be asked to develop these players along with delivering success

Stop feeding the Madrid troll. Even I made the mistake of taking him seriously. It's all an attempt to get Chelsea fans wound up

Yeah. With such a large pool of players Woy's confused. I think he should just pick his best group and cut out the rest - not even use the deadwood in meaningless friendles. Best National team set-ups have a pool of 10- 15 players who constantly play together and develop some sort of chemistry. Chopping and changing takes you nowhere.

Purely on HG terms - Luke Shaw replacing Ryan Bertrand doesn't affect the situation. But yes, I think Shaw, being a Chelsea fan and a player with such promise could join. Rooney is unlikely though. Just don't think it'll happen. 24-man squad is fine with the youngsters we have. Just hope we don't repeat the shocking 19-man squad of 2010 which had only 4 HG players. Next year we will come around to that problem. If Terry Cole and Lampard all leave - we'll almost definitely have to buy British.

Hello Devil's Advocate Mourinho always had a great connection with his players at Porto, Chelsea and Inter. I am not worried about his inability to control a Real Madrid squad full of differences. His old players still talk to him, see him as father figure. The 'human' connection is something he talks about extensively in a documentary made 1-2 years ago. Madrid is more like the exception than the rule itself