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Yeah difficult to compete with Citehs riches. I don't think we'll go back to the really lean times that we went through, but the FA Cup might be the best of aspirations in coming seasons. Can see a lot of fans drifting away, but then again you don't really need them if they've that attitude.

See good and bad about the new ground. As someone else said ''we seem to be turning into Arsenal'' .'When we think of the real Arsenal we think of Seaman, Vireira, Petit, Bergkamp, Wright, Adams etc...big game players with strong minds. I think it's fair to say they haven't been replaced with like for like and have never recovered from the loss of those. We look at the backbone of Chelsea's success and see we're now taking the same course as Arsenal in that we're failing to find the same strength as the Cech's, Franks. JT's etc. If we're not better in the transfer market then we can look forward to the same kind of rotting seen at Arsenal. The mediocrity of Arsenal has run alongside the building of the Emirates...then we look at our plans for the new stadium. Are we walking the same path we have to ask.'

Some players just get their heads down and play with their heart and soul, no dramas. He's our most valuable player.

Yup when Porterfield said 'he'd never play for the club again'. Think he was still playing for Stevenage a couple of years ago in his mid fifties

Lol be lucky to get a new contract from us on that performance

I don't suppose there were many from Belgian media last night asking him about a lucrative contract at Real Madrid

Agree. With regard to Courtois - was that his Dave Beasant moment last night ?

Never seen De Gea flap idiotically about like that before. Must have taken a massive bung from Liga de Fútbol Profesional

They would have brought back public hanging

Can understand Carragher getting wound up, but crossed several lines spitting at a 14 year old. I remember JT outside the Bridge letting fans have endless selfies, but also getting dogs abuse from Liverpool fans. Water off a ducks back to JT, and five minutes later the bindipper fans were having their pics taken with him as well.

Not a West Ham fan, but fair play to those demonstrating. Those two porn merchants like many owners are parasites.

Lol Bob Caragees ! Legend. Re Carragher - in the video you can see him hawking it all up from the back of his throat to gob in that 14 year old girls face. Vile scouser. Sky have to sack him and get someone that speaks English

Was going to say thank fuck hes only on loan, but we'll probably sell him now

Kenedy scores in the first minute for the barcodes

Media whores were saying Wenger was going to PSG yesterday

If you believe the press, we went to him before Conte, but he wasn't interested. He's obviously a very decent coach - but it would end the same way as Conte is going if he did come -give him some cash and support for a season, then start to annoy him

However bad our season is, it's nights like tonight that keep the football spirits up. Well done Poch cheered me right up

I think people are wrong to conflate him having the hump with not bothering to change anything in a game for 80 odd minutes. He deserves the benefit of the doubt for the former, but not the latter.

Ok we all know the alleged subtext, bust up with Conte. But come on fucking hell, move on, he'd be one of the first on the team sheet in my book when on form

Exactly ! We have in the board people with alleged acumen to sort this.

Well you can (agents and lawyers) put whatever you want in contracts. Some of the most complex involved Tevez and third party ownership - but the compromise is as you say, is discounts to the selling club. Hence I reiterate the need for a proper footballing mediating persona, and Buck an alleged lawyer to go through the contracts with a fine tooth comb

Wait so yes. This was very often the case between Gooners and Yernited.

Emenalo was also reportedly Romans eyes and ears, we don't know what the truth is/was. He was a friend of Average Grunt who ingratiated himself to Abramovich -that we do know. United also sold their best players abroad -with a contract stipulation that they couldn't play for Premiership rivals. That's the difference. The exceptions being the ones Superblue 1986 quoted above.

Also it's a crying shame the board is devoid of anyone remotely connected with football. All ex Sibneft cronies yes men and women. Even a mediator between the board and manager/ players would be good. What the fuck are we selling Cech, Lukaku, Salah, Matic etc to Premiership rivals for ?? That there straight away is chucking points away. Ferguson was a bully -but during United's Red Reign in the 80s 90s he and Kenyon made sure no quality player was offloaded to rivals. It's madness.

The same, I was enjoying the Palarse game -and then United had to get a stunning winner, and it had to be fucking Matic