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Also he'd be useful to chuck up top if we are in need of a goal in the last 20 mins and play something like that mikel/luiz moses/oscar mata hazard fellaini ba

just turned my comp on, go to tc as always and there were 61 people viewing it... I was like OMG we have signed him, but alas no, though i suppose we seem much closer than we have previously. 27 mil seems a bt high i think, but not extortionate for him. Also, his versatility would be very useful as well as another tall powerhouse, and another belgium which fits in nicely. I hope it happens.

Ok fair enough...

Probably a stupid question but do away goals count in this?

Yeah, i would expect there to be demba ba chants from extremely early on if torres doesn't improve but is still considered no.1

I will be very intrigued as to what happens when big JT returns. Will he just do a like for like with Cahill, or will ivan go back to RB. I would just put Terry in for cahill but we will see.

sweet FA (hopefully)... Lamps may be pissed off at the board, but he loves chelsea and the fans and we all love him with many people rating him as the greatest ever. So i find it incredibly unlikely he would jeapordise that to go to united and be a bit part player like scholes and giggs. If he leaves, i reckon it will be with grace and somewhere like the MLS. If he leaves and i hope he doesn't i hope he goes to somewhere like the LA Galaxy, and regurarly comes back to visit the bridge.

Someone inform rafa of torres newly found form...

If torres starting means Ba starts in the prem game then i am fuly on boad with that. If torres starts vs swansea then starts vs stoke i will be annoyed... Espically when ryan nelsen had torres in his pocket for a whole game. What do you think is gonna happen when he goes up against one of the best defences in the league...

We have some of the most exciting Young players, including the likes of KDB and curtois but as you said not counting them. I would have to say I am really looking forward to seeing chalobah coming up (hopefully a future captain and the man to follow in JT's footsteps). Josh is a good player but i don't feel he will make it here tbh. He will probably end up going elsewhwere and make a name for himself as a bit of a scotty parker type of player. Piazon needs to bulk up a little bit as he looked a bit lost when he got a rare start for us but time is on his side and he is still young. Kalas is another interesting talent who we willl need to keep a close eye on. Bruma has the potential but is not on the level as the likes of chalobah at the moment in my opinion. All in all, the future looks extremely bright however i do worry a lot of these wuality youngsters will get lost as a lot tend to do as we go for proven success and buy in the talent than trust our yungsters which can be a real shame... Hopefully a lot of these get a good chance and can make the first team... And especiallu Chalobah who i would love to see start integrated into the first team for the 2014/15 season and our next long term captain, as he is quality at the moment and will hopefully keep getting better and better.

Marin has had like virtaully no time, and whilst he hasnt exactly been impressive i think its a bit early to just write him off. David luiz is a good player for me... He has his bad moments, but this season has been much improved from the previous season. He isn't a great defender but i think he can class as a good player. And its no where near as easy as just saying don't buy him, just add more money and throw it someone else. Perhaps these players don't want to go to chelsea and want to go elsewhere, perhaps they don't want to be sold etc. I agree that i would rather have isco or somone like moutinho, but it is simply not as easy as that.

I will try to reserve judgement as i haven't seen much off him, based on what i have read he doesn't appear to be the greatest of signings but that is only bits i have read. If we sign him, i hope he does really well. I would rather have isco because i know he has emmence quality from what i have actually seen off him. But people at chelsea must be seeing something in this kid if we want him, so we/i will have to see.

Player of the year... Messi fair enough but the team of the year is BS tbh... Falcao, ronaldo and messi are fair enough, but what about the heroics of drogba, RVP consistently. No pirlo, Cech was OUTSTANDING in our CL run, he dived the right way for 7 pens in a row ffs. And pique is apparently in the worlds best 11 for 2012... Marcelo had a better year than cole Apparently, i don't know how they worked that shit out...

I have bad visions that he will finish 1 short and then go, which would still be a great achievement but it would be something special if he could break the record.

So, put all my money on the united win then...

Yeah, trying to raise his wages lol.

5 mil and demba ba for sturridge is an amazing deal... I would rather kept danny and got rid of torres but what you gonna do... He has gone we have the big demba, lets move on.

come on mansfield. would be so great to equalise vs the scousers and carolyn still is the hottest football club CEO in the world. (probably).

Yeah we cannot be definitive for obvious reasons... To clarify i am not arguing we shouldn't have him here, as i would love him to come here, he is the most in demnad due to his current situation and we would be lucky to have him, i think saying he is the best manager in the world is a stretch. He is a great man manager that is for sure, but i don't think snyone has enough info to say he is the best in the world... He could in many years time turn out to be though.

The same could be send of any manager, we have had or will ever had under roman... They are a bad run of games or bad half a season away from getting sacked. No different of its jose, pep or anyone.

No one thinks that... You can only pick one person... Everyone who didn't vote benitez would rather have pep its just when asked who they want they want jose or someone else over pep... It doesn't mean benitez is more popular. And has nothing to do with hatred of barca is greater than liverpool/benitez etc.

He's Jose mourinho, the special one, the best manager and the man who does some weird and wonderful things. Also i don't think it will be jose i think it will be pep but that was not the question. Also the only reason he is behind benitez is the voting is because most people are voting jose. If you didn't have jose in there 80% would be for pep.

I think a better question is who we THINK will be the manager as the vast majority will say Jose for obvious reasons, or pep.

Against a non league team... They would probably make torres look like messi.

He should be scoring a shitload vs mansfield... I will take ba and 5 mil for sturridge all day long... No regrets for me.