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If any of it were amusing I'd agree.

Ditto. The same reports have Chelsea also considering Raphinha and Ferran Torres. Silly season getting sillier.

Brighton's current #1, who usurped Sanchez's role, lost his place on the weekend for no particularly good reason. Two Brighton wins, a single goal conceded each time. De Zerbi and goalkeepers are like my dog and the feral cats in the area: destined to end in tears. The dog's tears.

Par for the course around here. Getting knickers in a twist over the silliest, petty things.

Completely missing my point.

Bit of a shame he has struggled in the PL. Terrific for Dortmund in a very settled system with a role to play. Out of the BL, into the fire. Arrived under Ole who wouldn't know a system if it bit him. Then Rangnick who, well, I don't know. I don't think he ever did. Then Carrick, now ten Hag. Confidence destroyed.

Ditto my last response.

Absolutely. Such is the folly of internet availability to all.

Except when at wing back.

The gullible amongst us will always remain so.

Be still beating heart.

Hopefully. Kovacic scored a worldie v Liverpool. Never came close again.

Bah. I'm counting Sterling's blast straight at the keeper and Chilly's bizarre reluctance to shoot. That's 5-0 with Sterling as first scorer. I thank you!

Growing in confidence. First half, lots of backwards and sideways passing. Second half, more positive, doing a pretty decent Reece James impression.

Not necessarily. We will know more when he reappears.

He's actually doubling up, playing an Nkunku role too.

Pep turned him into a goal sneak. Very effective for MC, not what we need.

For your hedification.

Except Poch isn't on a "deliver now" contract. Two years plus an option.

I also wonder which one dived more often than Tom Daley.

Chelsea 5 Luton 0 Sterling 11

He's fond of a bubble bath.

Owners have learned a lot since Potter's long-term contract. Pochettino's contract is for 2 years plus an option.

From FIFA: - From 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, a club may have a maximum of eight professionals loaned out and eight loaned in at any given time during a season. - From 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, the same configuration applies but with a maximum of seven professionals. - Finally, from 1 July 2024, the same configuration will apply but limited to a maximum of six professionals. * Players aged 21 and younger and club-trained players will be exempt from these limitations.

The old top division might have played 42 games, etc, but at nothing like the tempo, hence demands, of today's football. 22/23 season, all competitions, a selection: Bruno Fernandes 70 games Bernardo Silva 67 Rodri 66 Modric 66 That's a ridiculous number of games.