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They are awful atm but they are a big name with a rich history and are still attractive for players. I did not know he is a Chelsea fan, thanks for letting me know but if I was him I would join Inter or another club where you will develop well and are likely to play. He will not get that much chances here for a few seasons. Wouldnt advise him here.

I agree with you but Inter are bound to make a bid for him this summer and we might possibly do ourselves. If we do buy him and he chooses us it would not make sense for him to join Inter on loan as he he could have chose the easier option and join them on a transfer.

Inter would not take him on loan unless if it was a view to buying him. If he was to join Inter it would be for a transfer.

Yes, I can see why people are suggesting Ferreira should start but this is not a 'nothing to play for' fixture. We still need to secure 3rd spot and we have a difficult game against a team who will not simply bow down because it is Moyes last game. I mean when you think about it, Baines and Piennar can rip Ferreira to shreds. Azpi has to start IMO. Best RB at the club and we need to play more or less our best team to win this as no one wants fourth spot.

Feruz should not be young player of the year. Yes, he has scored goals but he has been in controversial moments off the pitch with his comments and actions and you need to act as a role model, not a prat so he needs to learn. I think young player of the year will go to Oscar because he is probably eligible for it. If it is for a youth player should be Ake or Baker. Most probably Ake because he has broken into the first team at 17/18 years of age and to do that is an excellent achievement especially as we know how hard it is for young players to break through from our academy and Baker has made the step up from under 18 level to reserve football tremendously which has earned him an England U19 call up. But, I say Oscar should get this if he is a candidate. Player of the year has to be Mata and hopefully the other players player of the year goes to Hazard. They both deserve an award for their fantastic contributions for the club this season.

Matic is such a good player. Shame we let him go. Controlling the tempo of the game, he is.

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Dortmund chief executive/DOF remaining coy on reports that KDB is about to join them. Sky sports reporting this and I smell blood. He is on his way out, I am sure. How are we even contemplating selling him when one, he has not even played here yet, 2, he has had a brilliant season and 3 he is one of the best young and improving players to emerge out of Belgium. Are we seriously crazy? Going to go out on a mission to execute whoever responsible if true.

Can see why he is a huge favourite with people down here and why they want him as new manager but I am concerned with the way he has lost many of the dressing room at Real. If you have personal conflicts that is one thing but when you let that get in the way and start benching key players who represent a key symbol of the club (Casillas) that is a concern. Then to publicly degrade Casillas and Pepe the way he done was quite shocking IMO. Not a good example. Hope he does not encounter any of the problems if/when he comes here.

If this is true about KDB (which I hope is not) it is like we are following Real Madrid's route but a worse approach. We buy young players basically to sell them and the annoying thing is we spend quite a lot of money and wages on these players. At least with Real Madrid, most of them come out of their academy and then they sell so they are making a huge profit really. Soldado, Mata etc but their policy works, maybe they can give them more time before selling them but I hate this approach with the amount of young players we sign for them to not have a future here. Especially when you have done as well as KDB in his loan, we can't consider selling him, just principles, what kind of message do we want to send out?

Stop talking out of your ass mate. You are trolling. First you are chatting shit about us ruining strikers now this. Wow one assist, have you seen how many goals he has scored this season despite his age and being the club's all time record goalscorer. Idiot.

Well I was looking at their fixtures and they are unbeaten in their last 11. Never say never. Not an easy game on paper, just keep faith.

Feruz taking some justified bashing by the ITV commentators.

That is what i think will be the key factor for Feruz when he gets older. I think he will need to take pills similar to Messi to help his growth because he scores a few for youth team but if he made step up to big mens football I think he will struggle. He is not weak but due to his height I think he may struggle to make it at us. Who knows but he does not convince me fully yet. BTW, those Murphy twins are really good.

Always had a soft spot for Benfica for some reason. Think it is to do with their offensive style of play. Could understand the devastation for fans and players but who knows. You have a game on the last day where you should win with ease while Porto going to Pacos is not easy. They occupy third spot and playing away from home hopefully there is another twist. If only Benfica beat Estoril at home... maybe it was nerves.

I blame the management for not giving him a proper chance. Especially when English talent like that come along, to lose them is quite depressing.

Thought you were a girl then I realised your profile is a male. I am getting scared now

I understand he is not having his best moments at United but for people to say he has lost it IMO is crazy. He still has a few years left in him. He has not been prolific as other seasons but last season got over 30 club goals. Still a quality player. RVP went through 10 games where he was not performing. Does that mean he lost it? No, because I can guarantee Rooney will be back with goals galore wherever he is next season. He is not just a goalscorer but he creates brilliantly as well. But because of a few rifts and games where he has looked off colour people are saying he is past it? I don't understand. I am sure he will prove people wrong next season. He has had his injuries and problems this season but I generally feel Rooney would be a top acquisition here. If he wants a move here and is unsettled at United, great, we should welcome a striker of his caliber here. His goalscoring record against us is tremendous as well. IMO he is one striker who is able to pass, score and play well in other positions. Top player. The question is has he proved himself in the PL? Yes? Is he better than what we have right now? I would definitely say yes.

As much as I like Cole he has been vulnerable several times. Valencia almost always gets the better of him when he plays against him. Sissoko who is not even a winger made Cole his bitch in that 3-2 loss and had him doing the merry go round for parts of the match. Also he seems to have lost miles of pace. I remember watching the game against United in the FA Cup and Welbeck just blew past him. A few times I have seen that with Cole now. Quality player, I agree with you but his performances are hit and miss and he is getting older and probably going to have worse performances. The Villa game was one of a few this season where I would say he had a very good game. Also regarding Baines, I can honestly say I don't remember once this season where he has had a 'bad' game. He looks impressive every time I watch him and due to the narrow style we play, with not out and out wingers, I feel our play requires full/wing backs who are offensively dangerous like Baines. This is what IMO restricts us and is a hindrance because Cole is not offensively dangerous as he was before.

But what are your reasons for saying that? As a Chelsea fan it is easy to say Cole is the best LB in the world but facts is facts, he is not as good a she was before. He is exposed quite a lot and sometimes tbh I think he has been a liability this season. Baines in comparison has been superior to Cole all angles this season and that is obvious. Baines has been superb this season and I reckon he has surpassed Cole. Deserved to be in the team of the year.

There is an ex player thread for a reason. It is annoying that when people pay compliments to him there are people who keep saying the same thing as you about being moaning. The thread is here for a reason and if people have a problem let it be as this is a Sturridge thread. Same way Mikel gets slaughtered on his thread if he has a bad game, why not talk about Sturridge when he plays well?

Oh I thought you meant right now. But that is my point Sturridge still has potential and is going to get better. 2 years Feruz will be 19, I think he will be a good striker but do I think he will be in the first team I am not sure. How you think he will be better than Sturridge then is an unfounded conclusion because Sturridge is playing well and scoring for fun right now. If you think Feruz will be better than him in 2 years, he has to have got into the first team and be scoring on a regular basis in the Premiership which I do not think he is ready for and will be.

There is no point talking about Feruz right now. He is too young, no first team experience and would not make an impact right now. I am 100% sure of that. He has a long way to go. If we were considering giving him a chance right now I would blow my head off. He has a lot of developing to do on the pitch and off it and is only 17 and I think due to his height and not fully developing physically yet he would struggle if we were to put him in the firing line. To think Feruz has a chance of doing better than Sturridge right now IMO is absurd.

Henrique had to go down as the most controversial. Where do I start. Crazy claims such as Moses being bought because Emenalo is Nigerian Also don't think he knows the definition of a squad player and he has the cheek to say Choulo knows nothing about football

That doesnt mean anything tbf, managers choice. Torres got in ahead of Soldado for the World Cup squad yet Soldado manged over 20 goals. That doesnt mean Soldado is a bad player. Welbeck is a good player but not that prolific but does well for England however I would prefer Sturridge. Much more goals and think he is quality.