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Hm. He would have been good for squad depth this season. Hopefully he doesn't join another top 6 team.

If he gets his 4th MOTM award in a row vs. Atletico Madrid, I don't even know how I'm going to react. It'll be quite crazy IMO.

I fear he won't be joining us. I fear even more that he'll be joining Tottenham. I want him sooo much

I guess it's just the board trying to keep Mancini 'happy'. Both Richards and Zaba are currently better than him IMO.

I want to go to one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, pick up a plate, throw it at the wall and scream "WHOEVER MADE THIS RISOTTO IS AN UTTER, FUCKING DONKEY!" See how he likes it.

I'm... in the know

Maicon about to sign for Man City.

Muahaha. Well usually London, but as I was born in Scotland I've got a little family home in a village called Ardfern on the West Coast. Here I've circled my house and one of the main areas where the weed is grown -

Where I live at the moment, (a small village with no police but a high population), you literally cannot walk 5 minutes without smelling weed or seeing the smoke. It's quite nice. The police only come up a few times a month. They're probably just getting their own weed though!

I would love him on board. He's a great professional from what I've seen of him. He plays how and where he's told; isn't too selfish, and has impressive pace. I believe he averages a goal every 2-or-so games in Ligue 1 at the moment. For that price I believe he'd be a steal. He's not just a capable back-up; he's capable of starting in our XI if we need to change tactics for a particular game; assuming he would adapt well. He's a very good player indeed.

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Is anyone else concerned about the lack of 'out' transfers now? What's happening to Benayoun?

Nice and simple: (Excuse the fact that I'm using Windows Vista. Upgrading to Windows 7 soon!)

Don't see how he'll fit in. Not got the same vision as Modric and is much more selfish. Unless of course, he's used like Lampard would be in a 4-3-3.

ffs. This is why certain members don't like Twitter links being posted. This rumour has been started by 1 Twitter account who's "in the know" aka a guesser of transfer dealings; and 2 little off-spring accounts likely managed by 2 online friends. With their followers collectively near 100k (i think), this rumour is obviously spreading. Anything they post will spread, due to gullible and ignorant people spreading the rumour. It's just come out of nowhere though and has zero substance. It also makes no sense for Atletico Madrid, even with them in financial troubles, and little sense for us. They're now even 'reporting' minor contract details such as "It's expected his wages will rise 5% per year." How can anyone expect such a minute detail in what would potentially be one of the biggest Chelsea transfers in the last decade? If he's being presented to the Chelsea players tomorrow, when did he have this medical? Did he send a clone to Cobham during his game with Atletico Madrid? Or maybe he flew over during the middle of his training session today.

This move would get 2 thumbs up from me; definitely.

Hutchinson? The guy who may or may not even be able to play 10 Prem. League games a season and has been used at right back by us now and is intended to play RB for Forest? Chalobah who's around 16? Bruma who's been nowhere near good enough for even a mid-table Premier League team if his loan is anything to judge by? Romeu who can't even get a game under RDM in his natural position?

Why do so few people on here seem to mention us needing a new centre-back? It's always "double pivot" this or "winger" that. I understand that they've sorely needed sorting out, but our defence needs upgrading too! Look at our defence. Ivanovic rarely looks great when central. Luiz is Luiz. He has great potential, but he isn't a great defender at the moment. (He'd make a good libero.) Far too reckless and often has awful decision making. Cahill is fine really. Can still improve. Terry is clearly on the decline. Those 4 central defenders hardly scream out "Champion quality" in my opinion. It's also not enough central defenders in my opinion if we're going to be competing in so many competitions with Ivanovic likely being rotated at right-back with Cesar. This is why, although it's probably just paper talk and complete rubbish, I'm ecstatic to see us linked with Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa today. I watched him many times last season, and honestly, he along with Hazard, was probably amongst the top 5 best players in the league. He's 23 years old, and already captains Montpellier. He's got extraordinary stamina & determination, and a beautiful work-rate. I can't really judge his tackling as his positioning is so good that he usually just intercepts. He is incredible at marking. He's not the strongest of players or the most dominant in the air, but he rarely lets someone get passed him. (Even if this means committing a foul, which he needs to work on.) I can imagine him leaving for £15million or less. Montpellier aren't exactly the richest of clubs. He would improve almost any starting XI on the planet in my opinion. I'm certain.

I really hope he goes to Tottenham. He's awful. He has awe-inspiring technique and dribbling at times, but it's hard to find a more selfish player. He also has crap decision making and panics in the final third. Just think - If we hadn't sacked AVB, instead of Hazard, we probably would have signed Willian. . . that's just scary.

I'm not confident about this game. I get the feeling Falcao will get a late winner. With that said though, Atletico aren't quite used to their new system yet. They've lost Diego (who they had on loan last season), their playmaking attacking midfielder, and instead now have Emre, a deep-lying playmaker. Turan is also starting to be used more central, and he doesn't look as comfortable as he did as an out-and-out winger. They don't have much depth in defence, but they have Courtois behind the back 4, who, as we all should know by now, is superb. They have a pretty crap right hand side to be honest in terms of technical ability, so they're usually quite defensive down that side. I don't see us getting much joy if Bertrand starts on the left.

Just took a poo. It really hurt. I need more fiber (I think.)

YESSSS!!! I was literally just about to write something very similar.

Good to see Borini is total shit now that he's left Roma.

He doesn't really offer us that much anymore. Romeu is a better tackler. Mikel is more cool-headed under pressure (although that's sometimes a bad thing.) He doesn't really offer anything anymore that Lampard doesn't. Oscar is the better passer out of the two. It's a shame. He used to get games because of his stamina pretty much, but that seems to have gone. He also looks frightened to make tackles at times as, I assume, he's worried he'll injure himself. Hope he gets sold soon. Loved him as a player, but it would make much more sense freeing up the wage bill and using Romeu more or McEachran when he's back.

He's having a decent game.