Steve

So I was speaking to a close friend who is a Fiorentina supporter and he said we have a real gem on our hands but don't get too excited about his shooting, as it is one of the worst in the Serie A in terms of percentage per shots on goal. That said, he is a real work horse and will always track back and defend, exactly what Jose likes in a player!

This makes me beyond sad Loved Andre as a player and he sure seemed like a great person. All the best with you new team, go snatch the title off those mugs!

I don't really understand what's going on with the bench either. I had to look twice to see if we were playing three holding players because I didn't see Mikel

Fabregas said something similar about Arsenal but that's football. We can't change that... Don't forget what he has done for this club is all I'm saying. In 50 years time, you won't look back on Frank as a player that played for Manchester City at the end of his career you will look at Frank as that player that was apart of that team who brought us our first Champions League trophy.

There is a difference between giving him a positive reception and cheering him on throughout the game. The latter wouldn't be a good thing but the first is fine. No one can forget what he has done for our club.

Why on earth would you want that?

Let's hope so old friend!

One moment of magic could be what changes the game though and that would most likely come from Cesc and not another player in the pivot. That said the unexpected can happen in these games.

Of course not. To be fair to Rambo, his defensive game is stronger then Cescs which will be crucial today!

It's more the point of us being able to open up a potential 8 point gap. At this time of the season that is huge.

Way too excited for this

Never left mate, just stepped down He can play on both wings but is not very suited to a central position so I can see him and Eden switching wings a lot. He will push Willian all the way for that starting position. He has been rather inconsistant this season in comparison to last year, but that said Fiorentina are not having as good a season.

I highly doubt the lad will be coming here to be a bench player. He will be working his socks off to become a permanent starter and I wouldn't put it past him to do it. Absolute quality player!

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Thank you for the kind words guys. I appreciate it, I'll be sure to post up some pictures when I finally finishing building my home!

Very sad day for football, rest in peace young man, taken too soon

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Hey everyone! As you may have noticed, as of late I have not been all that active on the forum... I have been really busy with work and my own personal life but I still have been here lurking around and doing my best to help out when I can. I just wanted to come here and announce that I am stepping down from my admin roles. I won't be on the site as much but I'll do my best to visit once a day and have a read. I am in the process and looking at purchasing my first house so that's going to be an interesting experience for myself and obviously take up a lot of my time, wish me luck I have been a part of this site for a long time now and I know I've had my run ins with a lot of people, but I've always tried my best to keep a level head and do what is best for the site. If I have offended anyone along the way I apologise for that. But I have also made some great friends along the way, I would come here everyday for many a year and just talk about what I loved. I can't explain how much that meant to me over the years. We have shared some fantastic and not so fantastic moments together from winning the league and the CL and that sad day in Moscow... but all in all I've loved everything I have done over the years to help get this place to what it is today In recent times a lot of my work has been dedicated to the Talkchelsea facebook page and it has grown massively with almost 2 million likes which I think is a great achievement for everyone involved. I'll cut this short and sweet, thank you for the memories and support and thanks to my admin team, I have been some friends for life on this site and you know who you are. Here is hoping the Chels go on to win the league and make this place the happiest it has been for a long time. All the best and thank you, Steve.

Wishing everyone here a Merry Christmas! Stay safe and enjoy your time with your families, all the best everyone

Simply a freak of a player. In current times only one player can compete with him, he is a genius and reads the game better than anyone.

Because we have given him permission.

Exactly, if we are going to throw away points that easily might as well just give the title to city.

Still not good enough, shouldn't of dropped points to United and City. Could of been more points clear. I blame it on Mourinhos negative coaching...