The College Dropout

Shay was so consistent as well for such a long period of time. I personally think Krul for maybe 12 / 18 months was better than anything i've seen from our GK but he quickly went the other way.

Simple really, if we are taken over, we want to be in the premier league. Do we? With the right owners, it's an extra year or two to get out the Championship. The division we are in isn't that important. Key thing is getting Ashley out. It might require the club losing significant money through staying in the Championship for a number of years.

To be honest this applies worldwide. Real Madrid are shiite, Barca are shiite, Bayern are shiite (currently 5th in Bundesliga), Juve are shiite but they're in a ridiculously weak league at the moment. That's my point. Those teams are playing shite and losing games. Man City, Liverpool and Spurs especially haven't really started firing this season at all yet are doing well in terms of points. Not sure how Juve are shite mind and Serie A is probably better than the Bundesliga and not far off the PL Not so much Spurs but City and Liverpool have tremendous quality off the bench. Arsenal too. And they're just able to pull away from teams in crucial moments. You have Mahrez, Auba, Sturridge coming off the bench. Players good enough to be the leagues top goalscorers / players of the season. Even the best teams around Europe dont' have as much depth.

What the fuck?

Sterling won it not too long ago.

Anyone who just lets the club spend the money it generates will feel like Roman Abramovich. And tries to increase the money generated through proper sponsorship and marketing.

Would a European government extradite him to the US? All sounds disgusting and if true he should be brought to justice.

I’m someone who has been apathetic under this regime for Long time. But even compared to last season I care much less. I wouldn’t be surprised if the playing staff and coaches were in the same boat. Even a 2% drop in focus and we’ll get relegated.

Especially with F1 and Ryder Cup on Sky. Neebody will watch that shit.

He's showing that if you can get quality deliveries into the box - he will score you goals. Not just with headers but he's showing the ability to overpower defenders at this level in the box to create space and score goals. I was concerned it would come back to haunt us this transfer with only Rondon in. That's the price we pay with riding with Benitez. Overall, I think it's worth it but Benitez needs to be backed. He was backed in the Championship and brought in good players. Knocking around the bargain basement in the PL's he brought in some dross.

I've said it before but it's a lack of game time that is ruining these young players. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is almost 23 years old. He hasn't made 50 club appearances yet. Frank Lampard had over 100 appearances by 23. Look at international players of a similar age who are French, German and Spanish and they've played way more top-level games than most of their English counterparts bar Sterling and Alli.

I'd like to see football clubs limited to 30 or 35 players over the age of 18 or 20 on the clubs books at any one time - including players on loan. If they have over the limit, players can be bought out of their contract by other clubs to the value of the remaining contract (eg 3 years on a 2m p/a contract can be bought for 6m). Tbh I don't think the loan system is that bad. It's only Chelsea that really abuse it for profit. Real Madrid use the buy-back thing for their actual first team. Carvajal, Morata and Moriano were sold to potentially come back and become proper first team players. Chelsea have no intent on these lads making it at their club - to their own detriment too. Chelsea would do well to let their young players replace the likes of Fabregas, Cahill, Willian and Pedro who are around that 30 mark. But instead it seems like they would rather buy in. Instead of letting that Gullit looking lad play instead of Cahill they bought Rudiger. Instead of pushing RLC they bought Drinkwater and Barkley. Such a disgusting club.

Ramos aye but it just seems like you despise Real Madrid.. Carvajal seems like such a nice lad too. In comparison to who Spain usually play at FB anyway. Carvajal is horrible man, he's in a similar mould to Busquets. Behave. He's nowhere as bad as Alba let alone Busquets. Costa-- Alba ------ Busquets - Ramos That's the Spanish national team cunt top 4.

Well all four of them are very different types of player . I’d say Alli is like Lampard tbh. We def need a Scholes and/or a Carrick though. Lampard was a much better passer of the ball. Lampard played a lot of his football at CM in a 4-4-2, I don't think Alli could play that role ever. Alli is more of a Muller type midfielder/forward.

Ramos aye but it just seems like you despise Real Madrid.. Carvajal seems like such a nice lad too. In comparison to who Spain usually play at FB anyway.

In recent memory, I'd say he was right. Our 10/11 and 17/18 sides achieved a lot but player for player, I'd say yea. He said all time. He's a prick. Merson said Rafa has the dream job and thinks the stick Ashley gets is OTT. Whar a prick.

I think it's good that another player in that team won it. 4 CL's in 3 years and only one player wins the top solo award. It's an all-time great TEAM.

Saw Messi at home when they lost to Valencia a few years back. I bring it up often because I feel honoured. He scored a pen. Went on a brilliant last second run where he narrowly missed. Had he scored I would’ve burst into flames

The correct answer was both. Went Pedro because Murray put me sligthly over budget.

He's a prick.

Will make 1 sub. Pedro in. Or Murray in. Also likely to start Kante. Will wildcard after internationals regardless. What do you guys think?

I don't blame the players or the manager here. You voice your concerns strongly. You get dropped. Next time you learn to take it better.

Aye. Did it a few times last season and got rocked each and every time.

Benteke used to be so good. He scored 42 league goals in 89 games for Villa. 49 in 101 overall. He got 15 league goals in his first season for Palace. But from last year and this.... he's been absolutely terrible.

Same. Doucoure reminds me a bit of vieira and Hughes and perrrya are very decent too. Really like Doucoure. Has real ability. Can pick a good pass, scores goals and really competes in midfield.