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Sky sports news saying : £40 million via a third party? That's weird - could still be bollox Dam just seen clips of Mata on SSN - I'm torn - he is good - oh well time will tell if Jose and the Board know what they are doing...

Lol Shrewsbury have appointed MICHAEL JACKSON as manager? WTF

Mata gone - that fit bird on Sky Sports News Reporting it... If I was him - I would have done a U-Turn on the M6 - United bottled it against Sunderland LOL

But the last 2 seasons have seen us playing some really shit football finishing 6th and 3rd respectively I'm not for this transfer - but i will accept the team and squad is moving in a different direction. Mourinho has always loved pace, strength and power... I just don't see Mata fitting in anymore - it is sad and him at United makes me feel sick... Oh well lets see what Actually happens - not what the tabloids say will happen

Sigh - this has already been analysed in-depth... United are £350million in a hole and still spending!!! FFP will have no effect on us - we are well within the tolerances...

Agree with Waterfall - gotta look at the big picture... Thing is Mata was our best player. BUT we relied on 1 man, if he had an average game we lost... Our performances over the past 2 seasons where shocking... It's easy to look back with rosé tinted glasses... What Jose is trying to bring is a collective, a unit - a team that wins I don't know whether it's right or not. But I wanted Mourinho and if this is the price we have to pay, then it will hurt - but ultimately he is doing it for the Team... Only time will tell if its the right decision - but as a fan of Mata and football in general, the poor lad deserves to be playing, not rotting on a bench...

Look - I'm sad it's come to this for Mata BUT BIGGER PICTURE Mata isn't going to play for Jose Utd are no longer titles rivals and if we sell Mata we can hope Utd can take points off the teams around us We need a striker. A deal now with Mata and an option on Rooney in the summer is a sensible move - REALLY sensible... Like I said gutted - but sometimes you gotta have a little pain - this should (hopefully) be the final nail in the transition coffin!!!

I'm going positive - remember Etoo has worked under Mourinho before. Perhaps Dena was upset at his lack of chances and disullioned under the Special One and Etoo reminded him - you get a chance you take it!!! Well I hope he fucking meant that! I expect a hungry, determined BA next time - not a sulky player

Aye - the £40k week will be base salary (bit like a sales guy) - I would reckon with bonuses and sponsorship etc he easily clears double that a week... Keep the fixed costs low, make everything variable (success dependent) - then it's easier to balance the books... Torres is a huge chunk of change - hope he does well in merchandising

Dude. You wanna see tits go visit a porn site! Asking a Man to check out another man is WRONG Well this side of the pond it is That cold weather must be affecting ya!!!

I honestly don't think it's for FFP - we are well in budget on that - don't believe the headlines I agree this could be another Matic situation - some players take longer to develop that mental strength. I don't think anybody can accuse KdB of not trying, he gives his all, similarly I don't think we can complain that Chelsea have treated him unfairly - he has had chances... When you speculate on youth - sometimes this happens - the best thing to do (which it looks like we as Chelsea and KdB) is to know when to pull the plug... We don't want to ruin his career and we don't want to be seen as holding him back - so keep it friendly and professional and move on. Like any Chelsea player, if he does move on, we should thank him for his efforts and wish him well in the future. Wolfsburg would be a great move for him.

Wow! You want a lot Arsenal have been regarded as the best free flowing football team in the prem for a while - its worked our for them right? They have won lots of trophies... Oh wait... They haven't won fuck all! We took Bayern at home, in front of 60,000+ fans (probably about 15k Chelsea - I was there) - sure it wasn't pretty, but I respected every single player, they gave everything and we WON... You can't always win pretty! So we done over Barca and Bayern - so what does it say about them? They didn't have the mental strength and belief - we DID - and that's been a Chelsea hallmark for years, grinding out results... I'm sad that you feel the need to criticise the performance - the club was in transition - we had no other choice - and respect to the players and RdM - no other coach could have done that job - against 2 massive clubs in a row we beat them over 3 games - that doesn't sound like a fluke, sounds like we played to our strengths - with the players and philosophy available at the time... We are now changing our style of play again - but if we had to 'park the bus' for another CL triumph - I would support the team and decision 100% And finally - I don't give a fuck about the opinions of neutrals or purists - they can fuck off - jealously and probably a significant cash loss (betting on wrong team) probably led to a lot of the complaints. It should still be heralded as the true David vs Goliath it was... It's good enough for the Bible - it's good enough for me

You could say the same about Brazilian football though right? All of your best players, play in Europe? Football is a global sport now... And you guys are complaining that Mourinho is trying to get along with the press? Seriously? He's got them under control and tamed... They are the puppets he is the master. If you can't see that for what it is - tactical genius (and proof he has evolved and learnt) - then I'm sad for both of you. I guess it all boils down to this question... Would either of you have a problem with what he is doing saying, if he said Brazilian football was the best in the World? Thought not Ciao...

Do you even watch Chelsea games? This guy is good enough to start Loaning him out isn't always the answer

Now that he is fully registered can't we play Traore? Him and Rambo would be awesome... Or my favourite Rambo and Luiz

As usual a nice 'headline figure' that bears no correlation to 'facts' We are within FFP tolerances and with the new kit deal, increased sponsorships and CL qualification we are looking good. Add in the reduction of Lampard, Cole and Essiens salary - plus a bit of dead wood clear out and we are looking brilliant. If we could ship out Torres and BA that would be even better Plenty to be optimistic about - next year, if we sell some players - could even turn a profit

He is a great player - Jose is building a team for the future... Lampard, Mikel, Essien all gone soon... Strength and depth is needed - Moses is unlikely to come back and KdB could be shipped out. In Pre-Season, this guy was electric and head and shoulders above our other players. Exciting times ahead. Now where's our 17yr old striker playing in the reserves that we can promote to a 20 goal a season finisher or we could get Lukaku a gag and get him back

Dude it's not a lack of respect - it's just highlighting to you - that you shouldn't always be so negative! Take it on the chin like a man, and remember this lesson... Life is about learning and Jim just taught you a great one! Careful what you say today as tomorrow can make you look like an idiot... Or my favourite: better to sit there looking like an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt..

Lol my logic is - if BA/Eto + Torres together might equal 1 decent striker Playing them on their own doesn't work... We need a partnership up-front like Jimmy + Eidur - that was beautiful to watch!!! We have to try something, what we are doing now is not working. I'm cool with the situation - but think its time to experiment a little bit, mix it up, try new things. The 4-3-2-1 project is poor. If we don't have the right players - try something else until we do have the right players. The definition of INSANITY - is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results... Right now - feels like we are doing that But - will probably smash Arsenal 4-0 so shows what my opinion is worth

Yeah man - those were great days I'm sick of this 4-2-3-1 formation PLEASE CAN IT FUCK OFF AND TRY 4-4-2 instead or even 3-5-2 Something - FOR 3 FUCKING YEARS I HAVE BEEN SICK OF THAT DOUBLE FUCKING PIVOT

Guys, no Oscar, Ramires and Azpi, Iva and even Mata... The next game will be different - this was our 2nd team - and it showed...

Because this is our heritage!!! The never say die attitude the masterclass of Flo, 2 goals in 5 minutes Lebouef penalty Laudrup on the wing!!! We need to look back and see where we came from! We will return! Patience is needed and some trimming of the shit...

Yes!!! I was gutted But 8 minutes of FOOTBALL GOLD and I feel much better! And that GIF OF BA WALKING It might be shit now BUT WE WILL GET BETTER! We are CHELSEA and that game vs Blackburn reminded me of that! Onwards and upwards!!!

Wow I needed to see that Vialllis team - Zola and Flo - amazing!!! Wow the difference to now - I might go live back in the past

Flo again!!! 5 minutes = 2 goals NOW THAT IS A CHELSEA STRIKER!!!!