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i honestly don't see it as that risky as with Mata and hazard next to him and lampard behind him its not like we are putting all our eggs in on basket. But we (me included) are getting very off topic in this thread.

mistakes happen. if Oscar can get a taxi up to villa that would be great

and on the Oscar front the freedom he will get from playing cam is why he should play there. we want him to be able to get the ball and move about freely without having to ensure someone is covering his position at dm, and being limited in that way. i personally think he will play in the centre of the 3, but rdm can do what he likes and we will just have to wait and see. he could even play ramires at rw all season. which i wouldn't be too pleased with but it wouldn't be the weirdest thing ever. my 5 i think has to be Mata Oscar hazard mikel lampard with rambo as a supersub for anywhere Moses as a sub at rw and st if we need to. Marin lw malouda lw essien and Romeu in the pivot. raul for anywhere if we have a lack of players for some season in a position.

moses isn't a direct replacement as a third striker however he can play there and for wigan he plays rw with di santo down the middle for many of the games. he is a useful squad player to be used when needed as a back up striker or at rw which has become his primary position.

I agree with most of the comments that have been already posted, in that it is great news for us, west brom and especially and most crucially Lukaku... He will get valuable game time and i will especially look forward to seeing him try to become the "star" of the team... Will watch with interest... It cannot be a bad thing, even if he wasn't to have a great season, though i think he will do well, as West brom will be a bit more physica and direct and he can really work on his hold up play and especially first touch... No point having a 19 year old sitting on the bench for the season, and adding the fact he is going to a fellow premier league club means he will also get big game experience and anything he can do against the big teams will help us out a bit... Just hope he doesn't like it too much as we will want him back...

Is that official? As in Lukaku to WBA... ?

I doubt Sturridge would be played out wide if cavani comes... I think Sturridge would sit on the bench for 50 games this season if he comes... And he would be unlikely to come on as a striker as Torres would be ahead of him in the sub list, so would be limited to coming on as a sub as a winger imo.

I would be happy to do a money plus Raul deal... Lampard the weak link in the squad.... :lol2: ... I know you said many fans and not you specifically but that whole theory is just incredible (and he is 34)... I think he is 4th choice for a position where there is only one spot which is why he would go for definate.... I.E: AT CAM: Hazard, mata oscar lampard ramires all ahead of him... Thats 5... IN THE DOUBLE PIVOT: Mikel, Romeu, Essien, Ramires, Lampard are also ahead of him imo... For me i haven't been a huge fan of this transfer but if its 25 mil plus raul for cavani then i can definately get behind it.

Good vid, but i am so glad i am not italian and have to listen to thier commentary team screaming like demented children.... At 2:57, its sounds like someone just violently killed Chewbacca from star wars.

Then tell him to fuck off...

Ramires has a clone...

Never gonna start with benayoun i doubt... If we don't include Mata then I would rather see Hazard Ramires (Pick a midfielder, Lucky dip) OR Malouda Ramires Hazard... But i think and hope mata will start in which case the lineup would hopefully be a 4-2-3-1 the same as everyone else has listed... Not a fan of ramires at RW as many are aware however without Oscar and Sturridge etc we have a lack of options there... Only difference i would make to the general list of... CECH IVAN LUIZ TERRY COLE MIKEL LAMPARD RAMIRES HAZARD MATA TORRES is that i would probably go with Cahill over david luiz... Just think IMO that ivan cahill terry cole is much more solid and being it is against City i think that would be the better way to go...

I am not bothered about where the players come from... Ideally if they are homegrown it is slightly better but it doesn't bother me... And obviously we would rather win things... It is nice for players to go through the academy and then play for the first team, but it makes little difference to me... I.E. Lampard came through West hams youth system yet he is still the biggest legend this club has ever had and still has... (i better add IMO to that)...

Tbh i also know very little of him... Why is Azpi cup tied? i thought because he played in the europa league he can still play in the PL, assuming thats the cup your talking about and i am not missing something...

Good point, forgot about that...

Great website, i was thinking about having a t-shirt with the starting 11 on lol... Though i was messing about on it, and saved my design and it said i couldn't have the text "torres" due to legal and ethical grounds... Clearly the webiste has a doesn't like Fernando...

Looks like a good sign that he could be on the way out...

In a way it doesn't really matter, as if we buy a high profile striker (I.E. Lewandowski or cavani), then they start over torres, and if not torres is our number one and we have to get behind him... I think this is his best chance of finding form as with a supply line of mata, oscar, and hazard, we should be creating a lot of oppertunities for him.... Can't wait to get everyone back and start the season properly and then we will get a clearer idea of our team and how torres is doing...

if this is true then its great news, to have a rb who is quality and young is good... I don't expect much first season, but having ivan there should be good for him, as it means he should get some game time and in a couple of seasons will hopefully be able to establish himself as our rb... Though after what has been said about Hulk deal being done which wasn't; the oscar deal that was off, and then was, i will wait for a bit more evidence before believing it...

Exactly, if he plays CAM then he has the freedom to fill in and provide some width if hazard and mata go inside, or drop back if need be as well as linking up with torres or whoever is in front of him.... Him playing in the doubke picot gives him too many restrictions, and i don't really wan't to see him not being able to dictate play because of the possible spaces he could leave behind him, which lampard has been heavily criticised for in pre season.

Football always affects my mood. I was pissed off when we lost to brighton lol, at which point i turn to

The biggest priority whilst our new team overhaul is being established and learning to play with each other is to ensure we get top 4... Without it we will face what would have happened this year in unable to sign high profile players and less money etc, and once you are out of it it is even harder to get back in... So unless we were to win the champions league (again ), If we don't get top 4 then the season will be extremely bad no matter how many other cups we win... Though i am feeling optimistic that we can be in a very good top 4 position by march next year and have a good run at the fa cup and champions league...

Yep, its always just good fun, until you transfer someone out and then in the next game they score a hattrick... Then