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A little more to it than that. And yes, I am aware this was said with incredibly sarcastic tone attached.

^ FWIW - Darmain isn't shite, JM just doesn't utilise his strengths in his best position aka wingback. Just as he fails to utilise Pogba effectively and Rashford. Anyone who's seen Pogba clearly knows his best position is at LCM in a three...

Hardly surprised by Aguero. He stopped on Luiz a few years ago as a matter of fact. His challenge was awful. Factor in his prior conduct with the elbow he threw earlier in the season, he should be looking at around 5-6 games out I'd imagine. Also d...

Yawn. Once again it's all about the bells and whistles and little about substance. The game has drifted so far from it's original roots that it's slowly become caught up in the 3D match engine and it's visuals, tedious media interact...

Am thrilled to have David Luiz back at Chelsea. Didn't want him sold to begin with, but that sort of money made it understandable. He's the sort of ball-playing CB that will allow Conte to be more expansive, while he brings passion, enthusiasm a...

Sterling has pace and that's where it ends. His control, decision making and execution is woeful at times. England would be better off simply playing Keane and Vardy upfront together. Also the English commentary that was on the feed I watched was s...

By VP. | On 10 June 2016 - 22:15 PM BSTAmazed at how bad Evra is now, got skinned all game against whichever opponent tried to take him on, fell asleep defensively at every corner and then gave away a penalty. He's not THAT bad if you've ever wa...

By The Platypus | On 07 June 2016 - 18:32 PM BSTI have faith in Dortmunds scouting, so I assume he'll be good. Every shit country has their own Messi. The egyptian Messi The norwegian Messi The Angolan Messi Don't forget the Messi of all Messi&...

By The Platypus | On 07 June 2016 - 18:32 PM BSTI have faith in Dortmunds scouting, so I assume he'll be good. Every shit country has their own Messi. The egyptian Messi The norwegian Messi The Angolan Messi Don't forget the Messi of all Messi&...

By Franck | On 05 June 2016 - 09:26 AM BSTHe's what, 29? While he has less years of professional football on his body than most top players his age he's still up there in age, not surprising that he's taking what will probably be the only o...

I think Drinkwater is a little stiff. With the way England lack defensively, not having that extra protective player could backfire, particularly if injuries or suspensions hit and mean Dier has to move to CB. It's easier to justify taking the cock...

By Shola | On 24 May 2016 - 23:46 PM BSTAnd obviously the Mourinho to Valencia / Inter rumours etc. suggest that the deal wan't done from Man Utd's perspective. You'll probably find that it was Mourinho's people bringing that up to kee...

Can't say I'm surprised by the move, he's been wanting this job for quite a while. I'd even go as far as saying that had Chelsea not offered him the chance to return, he'd have taken the United job around that same period. Mourin...

Terry re-signs, excellent news and finally a little sense on behalf of the club.

By Based Jorge | On 17 May 2016 - 23:04 PM BSTAnd? He's coming back to full fitness and is our best midfielder. I for one would rather see a player who doesn't chase his first touch round the pitch like Wilshere than someone like Noble/Milner/He...

By Suffolk Seasider | On 17 May 2016 - 11:52 AM BSTNot that shocking is it? Torres maybe, but the other two have hardly had great seasons. Costa was decent second half of the season once Hiddink took over. Still well short of his best, but certainly a vas...

Taking 3 CB's is a poor decision, particularly when already lacking quality in the position. One genuine injury and it puts a lot of pressure on the remaining two to stay healthy and not get suspended. Wilshire was always going to go, undeservingly...

By Ninja | On 04 May 2016 - 10:00 AM BSTYou need, far, far more points to beat Real Madrid to the title in Spain than you do in England. That said, I think Pep will struggle more with City too, but because their team is far shitter than anything he'...

Pep has been successful in monopoly leagues where he's had far away the best side at his fingertips. Going to be a complete change coming the the EPL where the entire league is far stronger across the board and there are no real easy games, like in S...

LOL Sp*rs. Honesty, losing the title is never a nice feeling but all things considered, I'd rather see it being lost to Ranieri and Leicester than anyone else. Tottenham really cocked it up though, won't get a better chance than this I dare sa...

Sad news with Marchisio doing his knee and missing the rest of the season and the Euro's. Big blow for Juventus also, really makes that midfield tick and certainly missed him after he went off at Palmero, even if 4 goals were scored.

If it goes down to the final game of the season I'm sure Chelsea will do the honourable thing and make sure Leicester beat them so Spurs can't win the league.

Liverpool, jammy c*nts as usual. Hopefully Sevilla win it or a third time, would be quite a feat. Not that I ultimately care either way, just if Liverpool win we'll never hear the bloody end of it.

Copping Deftones new album at the moment, not too bad on first listen. Definitely nothing that tops White Pony though.

What a surprise to see all the fuss being made over Marcelo's dive, yet not boo about UEFA's loved Barca and Suarez harnessing his inner Daniel Larusso.

Unsurprising to see a Barca player not being sent off for worse and benefiting from officials. Suarez's kick was far more worthy of a sending off than Torres' second yellow, which was incredibly soft.

By Eric Portapotty | On 31 March 2016 - 11:34 AM BSTOn a similar note, which specification(s) of a laptop is most important to play FM? RAM, CPU, etc.? CPU, as that gives you the processing power. Hard Drive speed is also important, as if you have a slow...

Personally, I'd stick with another Macbook. The build quality is far superior, as is the smoothness the trackpad etc. You could no doubt get a higher performance Window based laptop for less, but I think the extra you pay for a Macbook is worth it....

ter Stegen's passing is hella average anyway, as is his decision making. Can't wait for when he eventually fucks up and gets closed down 2 yards in front of an open goal and concedes.

By Ninja | On 29 March 2016 - 22:40 PM BSTPosted the same thing on another forum. There's a good footballer in there, but he clearly needs someone to smack him around the ears and tell him he's being a silly twat. Not sure a big money move wil...

England's defence is woeful though and probably the biggest concern. Smalling is average and lacks an ounce of brain between his ears. Cahill has also been average but is the only defender England have with genuine top class experience. Clyne is...

Worst scenario would be final game of the season Chelsea needs to win for a CL place, but in doing so it would mean Spurs or Arsenal win the league. Really hoping Leicester pick up a few more wins over the next few games. They've got a pretty good...

By bmg033 | On 01 March 2016 - 22:06 PM GMTSadly Chelsea aren't a million miles away from 4th, although Man City have 2 games in hand. Late start to pre-season is finally paying off as planned.

Never mind. Seem to have found my answer, somewhat disappointingly so.

Going to bump this because can't seem to find an answer with the little looking I've done, someone enlighten me.

By Ninja | On 18 February 2016 - 11:17 AM GMTThe only reason Barca don't have to 'show up' against mid-table La Liga sides is because they have the best forward line possibly ever assembled. Included in that is a player who tore apart the &...

By Carroll. | On 17 February 2016 - 22:52 PM GMTBollocks, only ones who would walk it is Barca and that's cause with that front trio they're miles ahead of anyone else. Other teams would probably win it / challenge but no walk in the park. Barca...

Bit unlucky to lose, but in the end 2-1 is a result that still gives us a good chance. Better result than I had anticipated given the reshuffle in defence, but feel Costa should have netted one of his two good chances.

By Ninja | On 01 February 2016 - 11:12 AM GMTWasn't there rumours that Cahill was looking to leave too? I suspect this means you will be back in hard for Stones in the summer, but a centre-back pairing of Zouma and Stones hardly oozes experience. Pa...

By BR. | On 31 January 2016 - 23:45 PM GMTAmazed at Chelsea not offering Terry a new deal. Do they treat all their legends like that? Terry and Lampard both should have been allowed to retire there. Absolutely an appalling decision. He's still far an...

By Ninja | On 26 January 2016 - 08:43 AM GMTSee Pirlo is an interesting case in point of exactly what I mean. Do you think Pirlo plays like how Pirlo plays because he has been instructed to perform a 'role' or do you think its just because he�...

By K3VO | On 26 January 2016 - 03:03 AM GMTDefinitely not Strange as well. As dirty as he can be Ramires imo is a quality player on his day and definitely got a good few years left in him. He's a average player that possesses an incredible engine...

By Ninja | On 25 January 2016 - 16:02 PM GMTAt least with both of those you can at least see what the person is getting at. But I blame FM, too, for fostering this notion that players perform 'roles' on the pitch. When even Guaridiola admits he...

By Based Jorge | On 16 January 2016 - 16:57 PM GMTRemember when Mourinho blamed the officials having a campaign against Chelsea when they've had shite decisions go their way all season to make them look less shite than they are. We've drawn the...

By Ninja | On 31 December 2015 - 12:21 PM GMTWe're being linked to Felipe Anderson. Whats the opinion of him among regular Serie A watchers? Fair to say the reception among our fans has been very mixed. Was excellent last season, underwhelming this o...

By Ninja | On 28 December 2015 - 19:19 PM GMTReckon if Chelsea had bothered to play a striker they'd have won this comfortably. Same old from us after the first 20 minutes. Oh and Rooney MoTM hahahahahahah We don't have a "senior" st...

By Ninja | On 24 December 2015 - 13:56 PM GMTWell obviously, but theres a difference between saying that and gleefully reporting he has been sacked and that Mourinho is coming in and then gleefully 'apologising' like the Sun did. I have sympath...

No real sympathy for LVG he's created a lot of his own problems himself. Doubt he'll see out the season, though I hope he does, and beyond.

Looking at the sort of squad Man Utd have, it's very much filled with non-Mourinho like players. Could be interesting to see what happens, maybe he'll sell Juan Mata back to Chelsea.

By Ipswich Knights | On 18 December 2015 - 11:47 AM GMTyes u are About as insightful as everything you post.