Rubber bullets

Its quite disturbing that Jose thinks a young and talented midfielder is not a better option over a guy who has no kneecaps, more fragile then damaged glass and makes Torres look like a world class player in every aspect. I'm sorry Oriol, you've been prevented from showing us what you can do for the team by a man who clearly is is on a nostalgia overdose and is overwhelmed with sappiness for two over the hill players who should no where near be considered first team starters, one for being 35 and decaying in fitness and pace and another who would be more useful as a medical experiment in a laboratory then playing on a football pitch.

And repeatedly getting knocked out of the semi-finals was a joy to watch. Ignoring the fact that we also won the Champions league and by winning the Europa league become one of the few teams to win all major European competitions, none of which were done by him with us. Seems to me that he is very bitter and jealous that Benitez did something that Jose has never managed with us. Take us to major a European final and also win it. Sour grapes and all.

We will still need to buy a Cb because trying to make JT a big part of the team despite injury concerns could backfire spectacularly.

"Stay on your feet!"

Unfortunately our BBQ only knows how to incinerate our food. We cooked a lovely piece of Trout, almost become inedible because the skin had become infused with the tinfoil - we had to scrape it out just to put it on the plate.

Come to my Dads BBQ, oh boy you will rapidly be changing your mind.

BBQs, probably the only time people will happily eat something that has been burnt .

While I think De Rossi helps add to squad depth and gives us different options. I hope some of the quoted salary figures are not actually real andd will be payed to him if we get him. What happens if this transfer does not works out and we want to get rid of him? Would be difficult with his age plus the supposed wages.

I know everyone likes a touch of nostalgia every once in a while but surely Jose is going over the top of he want to bring back Drogba? I personally think this story is bullshit by journalist desperately trying to make some connection. But if this were to happen then my fears (some call paranoia) then Jose will be trying to desperately hark back to the older days by putting the likes of Lampard and Terry at the centre of the team would be heightened by this.

Its about 30 degrees Celsius inside the house and I see my cats sleeping outside in the more cooler air. I think for the first time in my life I'm getting incredibly jealous about an animal.

I'm quite mystified why so many want Mikel gone, but want to keep Essien. Should be the other way round.

The problem is what if Mourniho favours a 4-3-3 formation. It kind of isolates him as that would mean playing as a direct winger or force to go in central midfield where he has never really played.

Well that's the last we will see from Romeu, farewell.

To be honest its best that did not come. A good young keeper that needs game time, why spend all of his time on the bench?

Am I the only one who has summer as my least favorite season of the year? The scorching temperature currently hovering over us that makes me sweat just sitting down, the headaches ti seems to give me, the hay fever that gets set off making my face feel and look like its been dumped into a vat of acid, the crappy barbeques that you have to go through where the food taste like charcoal lumps of fat. At least with winter you don't get hay fever or temperature induced headaches, and you can counter balance the cold by adding extra clothes. Rant over.

But surely that would be putting unnecessary pressure and hype on him which could turn against him if he does not score a lot of goals.

So he is going to be a player who's main aim is to make late runs in the box to score goals? Because that is what is kind of being proposed when people say he there to directly replace a particular player.

Why do people here and the media keep using the phrase he is the next Lampard, or he will replace Lampard? He is here as Marco van Ginkel and will play as Marco van Ginkel.

A keeper of Ruddy's ability would be absolutely wasted on the bench. Jose will most likely not see him as a certain no.1 for us. So this transfer makes no sense for us or Ruddy's career.

So we loan out Romeu but keep Essien. What the hell is wrong with this club's logic?

Not a given though, look at Balotelli

Bye bye Pique

If Jose sells Luiz because he does not like his style of defending then he is a fucking idiot.

Torres off, Villa on. Like for like, how is that suppose to help them stop being ripped apart?

Bloody hell