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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 01:39 AM
Perhaps, but you still post transfer rumours regarding Liverpool that are even less likely to happen.


Bitch got attitude!!
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£30M+ for Adrian? Are you guys mental?
K3V0
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By Dutton | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 01:46 AM
£30M+ for Adrian? Are you guys mental?


Falcao....
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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 15:39 PM
Perhaps, but you still post transfer rumours regarding Liverpool that are even less likely to happen.

Like what? I mentioned Huntelaar and thats about it.
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By K3V0 | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 16:08 PM
Falcao....


Ah, definitely looks like you're talking about Adrian seeing as it's under the vid and rumour VP posted.
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By Sam | Permalink | On 30 December 2012 - 22:11 PM



Read into that what you will, he said afterwards he doesn't bullshit.

By Jaygull | Permalink | On 30 December 2012 - 22:33 PM
What a waste.

By Fantastic | Permalink | On 30 December 2012 - 22:46 PM
Explain yourself.

Please.
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By Fantastic | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 16:37 PM
Please.


He can't.

I'd imagine Arsenal being the best place for most young players looking to improve themselves to go. You get game time (not chucked out on loan), learn from a top coach/manager and when you feel the time is right make a massive move to Manchester. Well thats providing we don't actually challenge for the title in the next 5 or so years.
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By K3V0 | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 16:08 PM
Falcao....


Definitely not talking about Falcao anywhere.
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By King Luis | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 15:24 PM
Just out of interest who would you want instead then?


Falcao, Cavani. We need someone big. When Cisse moved to Newcastle he stole the spotlight and Ba was terrible, barely scored. Don't think we should take the risk.
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By chokosc | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 18:34 PM
Falcao, Cavani. We need someone big. When Cisse moved to Newcastle he stole the spotlight and Ba was terrible, barely scored. Don't think we should take the risk.


You really think Roman is going to shell out for either of them?
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By King Luis | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 18:39 PM
You really think Roman is going to shell out for either of them?


1. You never know what Roman is planning.
2. He has to. I am pretty sure he has realised by now that you can't solely trust Torres.
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Were close to signing Jamie Murphy from Motherwell... any Motherwell fans on here, or anyone knows if hes any good?
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By chokosc | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 18:49 PM
1. You never know what Roman is planning.
2. He has to. I am pretty sure he has realised by now that you can't solely trust Torres.

He wont spend 40/50 million on a player for risk of him flopping, he'll buy someone who can support Torres rather than someone like Falcao/Cavani who are quite simular players.
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By King Luis | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 19:33 PM
He wont spend 40/50 million on a player for risk of him flopping, he'll buy someone who can support Torres rather than someone like Falcao/Cavani who are quite simular players.


Similar to each other, yes. Similar to Torres, no chance.
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There's not a chance in hell you'll sign either in January.
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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 20:25 PM
There's not a chance in hell you'll sign either in January.


Again, you never know. Atletico need the money, so they might want to sell him. Wouldn't even mind letting Torres go if it means we get Falcao for cheaper.
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By chokosc | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 20:34 PM
Again, you never know. Atletico need the money, so they might want to sell him. Wouldn't even mind letting Torres go if it means we get Falcao for cheaper.

They wouldn't sell Falcao cause they need the money then resign Torres, even if he was part of the deal his wages would be massive.
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By King Luis | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 20:40 PM
They wouldn't sell Falcao cause they need the money then resign Torres, even if he was part of the deal his wages would be massive.


True, but they would probably 'only' be around Falcao so they still make some sort of profit.

Anyways, we need a target man sort of player. We need someone that can control the ball anywhere on the pitch and score. Torres always drifts wide and usually loses control of the ball when he is in the middle (look at the ball he got form Luiz yesterday)... We need someone to be where a striker is supposed to be.

Bringing Lukaku back now is stupid because he is doing alright at WBA.
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Sam want Robinson (GK), WHY? we need fucking new striker, not GK! i dont know whats wrong with Sam?!
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Apparently he wants Chamakh too

He's losing his touch.
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Falcao is not going anywhere in January.
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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 21:48 PM
Apparently he wants Chamakh too

He's losing his touch.


yeah i know... FUCK!


Manchester United is first bid on Zaha for £8m but Palace rejected.
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By chokosc | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 07:48 AM
True, but they would probably 'only' be around Falcao so they still make some sort of profit.

Anyways, we need a target man sort of player. We need someone that can control the ball anywhere on the pitch and score. Torres always drifts wide and usually loses control of the ball when he is in the middle (look at the ball he got form Luiz yesterday)... We need someone to be where a striker is supposed to be.

Bringing Lukaku back now is stupid because he is doing alright at WBA.

I'm sorry, but no.

Chelsea don't need either Falcao or any other big name striker to be quite frank. What we need right now is depth up front and Ba offers that, while being a good striker, cheap and also a realistic option. Spunking £50m on a striker makes absolutely no sense whatsoever while Torres remains at the club, let alone in January. Maybe if Torres is sold, we replace him with someone of a higher stature and reputation, but until that that happens signing players like Ba is far more beneficial, as is having a selection of 3 or 4 good players in that position.

Torres drifts wide (not so much anymore since Benitez joined) because that's where the space is for him, due to the likes of Mata/Hazard always coming inside. Having another striker isn't going to change anything in that regard. And if you've watched the likes of Falcao or Cavani in the past, both also drift wide themselves.
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Ba could be your Salomon Kalou, not an outstanding or star player, but a squad player that kept the whole squad ticking over.
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By Justicar | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 10:20 AM
Ba could be your Salomon Kalou, not an outstanding or star player, but a squad player that kept the whole squad ticking over.

Ba would be an improvement on Kalou, but I understand what you're saying. It's all about depth really.

Torres could well kick 20+ goals this season and people will still want him out, which isn't something you don't see or hear of often. But if Chelsea can add another striker or two who can kick 10-15 themselves, to compliment Torres, then that's going to be far more valuable than spending a ridiculous amount on a single striker, who's also no sure thing either.
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By Dutton | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 02:28 AM
Ah, definitely looks like you're talking about Adrian seeing as it's under the vid and rumour VP posted.


Was replying to TS..

By Zog | Permalink | On 01 January 2013 - 03:18 AM
Definitely not talking about Falcao anywhere.


Only TS mentioned and that's what me and I assume KL were replying to..
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In a Guardian article on the Ba conundrum comes this series of hardly promising quotes...
He moved to Newcastle on a free transfer in 2011, agreeing a partial pay-as-you- play deal – understood to involve a basic £20,000 a week and another £20,000 for each appearance – after failing another medical.

"I don't need a surgeon to tell me about Demba's knee," Pardew said but he subsequently acknowledged that the striker suffers some discomfort in the knee joint.

The precise nature of the problem is a closely guarded secret. Pardew has described it as "a deficiency", revealed there "is a photograph [MRI scan] of Demba's knee looking very poorly" and indicated it will almost certainly cause him problems in the future.

One plausible theory is that chondral defects, namely the holes in the articular cartilage which spell bad news for footballers, could be involved but the issue has become something of a taboo subject.

Interesting he reportedly failed a medical at NUFC but we signed him anyway. Would Chelsea be prepared to take similar risks?
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It was common knowledge that he failed his Newcastle medical, it's impossible for him to pass one.
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By Verse | Permalink | On 31 December 2012 - 23:37 PM
Ba would be an improvement on Kalou, but I understand what you're saying. It's all about depth really.

Torres could well kick 20+ goals this season and people will still want him out, which isn't something you don't see or hear of often. But if Chelsea can add another striker or two who can kick 10-15 themselves, to compliment Torres, then that's going to be far more valuable than spending a ridiculous amount on a single striker, who's also no sure thing either.


But you rarely find these players that can easily score 15 goals a season for cheap. Sure, Torres only needs 13 goals to get to 20 but we are coming into the 21st game and he has 7 goals. So if it keeps like this, he should have around 14. Of course it doesn't work like but I can't see him scoring 13 goals in 17 games, because of the fact that if he does manage to score one goal, he usually fails to score another.
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Torres has only scored 20 goals in the league once in his entire 14 year career, so why would you be unhappy if he didn't get 20 this season?

He's already got 14 goals this season, that's more than most strikers (And already more than Drogba got all last season), so he's on course so hit about 25.

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