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Yup, we sure didn't cover ourselves in glory then, went from previous transfer window heroes to zeroes. Therefore, I hold a certain confidence, even we cannot fuck it this bad again... I'm not asking for the best of the best - just decent ish players, players that would get a game for teams in the CL. I still would love Modric - but doubt he fancies a relegation battle, he's already done that with the Spuds! As for defence, Yes that's tricker but is Dildo any worse than Cahil? I agree though - low expectations are required across the board, transfers, league position and progress in the cups... It's looking a lot like the old days

Lol agreed Ivanovic gets it and cannot cross to save his life! Hazard showed him how to do it and nobody in the box! Just sick and tired of our inability to perform basic attacking manoeuvres Trying flicks etc on the side lines is all well and good, but we can't score from there!!! Then when a player gets into space in the box they panic and pass instead of shooting! Fucks sake guys - go watch Arnautovic and Ighalo - put your fucking foot through it - you might just score! Oh well unbeaten in 2 - embryo steps

Actually, for me it's a pretty easy window... Bring in 1 defender that can defend and make a fucking tackle - looking at you Cahil you knob jockey... Bring in a DLP midfielder that can pass 5 yards in a forward manner and who can also tackle Slot Willian in no.10 he did well there last season Hazard / Willian / Pedro 2 decent signings would be enough to get our team playing again! Shift on the dead wood We don't need a football philosohy, we are at 'Roger Red Hat' standards - we need a big band-aid until the summer and try to salvage as much pride as possible this season...

Thst was my first reaction - fucking furious, if you give away a penalty need to be booked minimum!!!! Then the cunt went over the ball with Dave - that was a proper nasty tackle! Still fucking furious about OSCAR the complete knob-end... Still say we need a fucking massive clear out of dead wood and Mikel, OSCAR, Cahil, Ramires and Ivanovic form a big part of that! None of those would get in the Watford team... But we think they're good enough for us? We reap what we sow...

Absolutely fucking need a clear out in Jan Oscar Mikel Ramires Ivanovic Cahil Can all get the fuck out of the club, just keeping dog shit like that portrays as us a club with no fucking ambition!!! Absolutely fucking disgusting

Our team is absolutely fucking pathetic Scared to shoot Cannot fucking cross Just devoid of fucking ideas It's like watching a bunch of retards in the final third

Yeah major clear out in Jan None of these players fit to wear the shirt

Cahil fucking legend!!!

I was on the receiving end of Zolayes and then it balanced out and we found some common ground. I will miss him. Cantankerous is a word that sums him up perfectly. I think it's a shame he is banned. I know him and FB didn't see eye to eye and it's a shame as I think both are great posters. It definitely won't be the same and I kinda liked that we had our very own Chelsea Pensioner on the forum. I hope @Zolayes has a great Xmas and New Year. I wish all the other forum members a great Xmas and New Year too!

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Agree wholeheartedly. However, Mikel is probably not the long term answer and we need somebody to cover Matic in the January window

Agree with everything except the last two paragraphs. How a manager conducts himself around the club and in public will have an effect on the players. Hiddink is trying to calm the situation down and make it all about the football and being professional. One of the fundamental issues we had, in my opinion, was Mourinho turning the pre and post amble into a media circus, needlessly casting the spotlight on everything. Journo's are like sharks, they can smell blood from miles away, we were giving them too much ammo. Chelsea became a media circus first and a football club second and that showed on the pitch. A return to football first is sorely needed.

RM is the perfect destination for JM - he needs to exorcise those demons - on a personal level! This Jose is much more fragile, bitter and twisted - I really hope he goes back and achieves something. It's sad to see such a legend shitting the bed so regularly. If his destination is United, then Best of British, but I will pray every day for your continued demise... To me it's that simple... I really hope he gets the RM job

Unless Mourinho's digs about the Gardener being able to win at the club's Pep has managed has touched a nerve? Winning the CL with Chelsea before Mourinho, the self proclaimed Chelsea Hero would be a nice 'poke in the eye'

Either schizophrenic or people are way off the mark

Who knows - maybe they did ask him for his vision, along with other managers they were scouting and didn't like what he had to say? Jose's brand of football is typically successful, but never beautiful, except a few rare moments. Maybe, Roman, still hasn't scratched that itch of wanting beautiful football? I guess we will never know what really happens unless Jose and Roman both release autobiographies and the truth would probably lay somewhere in the middle between them...

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If just 'Choulo is insane' for short

I thought it was The Only Place To Be? Liked his posts first time around and seem to OK second time around too

Wish people would understand what's happening She's taken the club to an industrial tribunal, one of the remedies is that she gets her job back, or if untenable, she will get a payout She has another action, and is suing Mourinho individually. I expect this will be settled out of court - especially if UTD are getting him If she comes back, she comes back, if she doesn't, she doesn't. If the players like her and want her back - so be it, whatever motivates the dirty little fuckers

Arsenal will win the League - City are shite Otamendi is the most overated player since Mangala Sterling wasn't ready for the jump up (bullet dodged there) KDB isn't doing too well on the wing - probably needs to be more central.

Lol Arsenal walking it - this is why I don't want Pellegrino (water boy) here Just terrible tactically...

Just need to mark Deeney and Ighalo out of the game here - having a compact midfield and defence will help. I never thought I'd say this, but maybe we need Mikel to sit alongside Matic and play deep to stop the runs of Deeney and Ighalo. Ake had a stellar game on the left for Watford against Pool, so glad he won't be playing, that should leave them exposed on the right hand side. If we can win the midfield battle and not make silly defensive blunders, I can see us winning this.

Pellegrini is tactically inept though, yes he plays with flair, but when Yaya and Silva aren't working the team is easy to beat, that's my main concern There seems to be some arguments around possession based football - for me tika taka isn't the only form of possession based football, I honestly don't mind about possession too much, it's what you do when you have the ball that counts. How many times last season did the pundits bang on about, they had 70% possession but still lost... Possession <> winning Although, I do admit it's impossible for the other team to beat you if they don't have the ball. I was hoping for Simeone or maybe Hiddink staying for a season, so I'm still ok with that - just think Pellegrini would be a step backwards, he has massively underachieved IMHO with City.

My God - I don't want Pellegrino - I'd rather take a risk on an unknown manager. That would be a step back in my opinion (usually worthless )