NickCicc

Sounds promising... Look mate, we all hope you are correct. It would be a blockbuster signing and would catapult us right back into the thick of things. It may even reduce the amount of vvanking over Torres that goes on, because surely Aguero would have a much better impact, being IMO the all-round better player.

Could it be that Pato thinks Milan is a sinking ship? No CL football for a couple seasons now, and even next seasons CL will prove difficult for them in opposition to teams like us, the Mancs, Scousers and Barca / Madrid. I also seem to remember Pato claiming he was a Chelsea fan when his initial transfer to Milan was being thrashed out with us heavily interested.

I can't get excited about this until it's confirmed. We have been very optimistic about transfers for ages and I feel like preaching caution this season. tb186 - how reliable is your info? Are you willing to put some sort of wager down that you will be proven correct? Because I really would fear for your safety if this turned out to be bull-sh*t

That was f**king pathetic. Drogba, Deco, Malouda, Ballack, Anelka to ALL be shipped out in the summer. Kalou is on his last chance too, but he has youth + pace on his side for me. We need some young and hungry players, and we need Essien and Joe Cole back asap. We are lacking invention, urgency, speed (apart from RQ and SK) and we look shaky and tense at the back. This was f**kING HULL CITY.... and they have been on a woeful run. I am a longtime lurker here but this draw has outraged me. Oh, and Bosingwa was f**king woeful too. Another couple of games like that and I would bring Ivanovic or Ferreira in on that side. OUTS: Drogba Deco Ballack Anelka Malouda Scolari? INS: Replacements for all of the above, hand picked by the new manager (Rijkaard?)

First time poster here.... We all know that the squad needs a mini overhaul, and I believe heavily that the following players are on their way out: Drogba, Lampard, Shevchenko, Ben Haim, Sidwell, Pizarro. I also believe that the squad will require a right-back, 2 strikers, and a creative midfielder. These players (in that order) I believe will be: Daniel Alves, David Villa, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, and Andres Iniesta. For what its worth, I would like to see what other people believe our first XI should be next season with an appropriate backup XI My ideal XI for next season (4-1-3-2): --------------------Cech---------------------- Alves---------Terry------Carvalho--------A.Cole --------------------Mikel---------------------- -------Essien-------Iniesta------J.Cole-------- --------------Anelka-------Villa--------------- Backup XI: -------------------Cudicini-------------------- Ferreira---------Alex------Ivanovic-------Bridge ------------------ Makalele-------------------- -------SWP--------Ballack------Malouda-------- --------------Huntelaar----Kalou----------------