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'Chelsea' hasn't even entered the lexicon of the FFP regulators.

Stockpiling talent on the fringes of the squad - putting them in the shop window through loans - selling them for profit The club sent 27 players on loan last season (no club has ever operated on that scale!), only 9/27 made an appearance for us. If you break down the actual youth products and highly rated youths we’ve signed, the numbers could never add up, these guys are Chelsea players by technicality only. Bertrand Traore, Christian Atsu, Mario Pasalic, Cristian Cuevas are one successful loan away from making us a substantial profit. Have we found a niche?, are we going to start seeing City, United etc following our blueprint?, is this the FFP killer..

£28m... fuck me, great bit of business.

There are quality tiers in regards to attackers, how far they will get career wise. You compare Adebayor & Drogba's career and there is a stark contrast, for example. Some players, whether it's attitude or ability, you just know what tier they will slot in. Like Adebayor, he doesn't slot into a top club, Everton is about Lukaku's level and the ceciling isn't that high.

Nah, nothing reliable from them, Sirigu is a top keeper, kept a clean sheet for 775 minutes, a PSG record breaker. Monaco however, that's different, from the moment Alves failed his medical they will have had their eyes on Cech's situation.

Good move from Costa, clap louder than your singing.

PSG are not in the market for a keeper, Sirigu is the main man over there, no problems in that area. Monaco are the club who are looking for a keeper, they signed Victor Valdes but he failed the medical.

Team of the round: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzodS5o7gM

In the grand scheme of things, 'status wise'... he'll be in that Adebayor-category, in terms of his level, nothing more than that. The fact the club are letting him go to a domestic club, shows how much confidence they have in this decision, otherwise we'd push for the lower bid from Wolfsberg.

Pretty easy to beat Bayern, they don't spend anywhere near the same as Real & Barca. If Real or even PSG come after Hazard next season, Reus would be a great option.

Odd, not sure how that info managed to slip by me, 2012 too.. wtf.

Well Umbro are Nike, and Nike don't give big clubs Umbro.. hence why Man-City switched over.

Pretty sure he reserved the number 13 shirt when he signed in 2011. Doesn't really matter, if he replaces Cech he'll be number 1 next season, like with Hazard and his switch.

Might have been worth bringing him back for this picture alone, what is Torres thinking here..

10 minutes in a 24 hour day?, owwkay then. People enjoy different types of procrastination I guess, twitter etc. Just think you'd enjoy it more if you read up on the fan guide pdf's.

You must have serious time keeping issues then. If this game keeps you from doing anything in 2014, there is no excuse really (unless you're Richard Branson), tablets..smart phones..wifi everywhere including dentist lounges. This is an 'on-the-go' game for people with a lifestyle, it's been designed that way.

Why are you signing level 5 20 year olds?, level 6 really is the cut off point for that age group. You need to seriously have a look at some xpert11 guides on how to build squads.

That's CRAZY money for both Lallana & Chambers, even worse than Shaw. Far worse, especially since Shaw was the best natural left back in the premier league last season.

Team of the round:

Er.. no, they wouldn't, he was always going for insane money because that's how Southampton are operating in this transfer window. The Lallana & Chambers deals tell you all you need to know. If you were a real Chelsea fan you'd sign for Chelsea.