2 hours ago, doctorblue said:

He's got a whiff of Scott Parker about him...

Steve Sidwell.

6 hours ago, TomCFC85 said:

WHY IS THIS THREAD HOT!? 

I know... people should Drinkwater to cool off...

Interested in what @foxedup makes of all the "Drinkwater" jokes.

Mountain fresh I expect?

I don't believe for a second that when Conte was discussing with the Board his preferred transfer targets for the Summer that the name of Danny Drinkwater passed his lips. Other than to say ‘who the f**k is Danny Drinkwater, Michael?’

I don't think Emenalo and Conte are close enough for Michael to have the nerve to say Danny Drinkwater out loud.

13 hours ago, Socrates said:

I don't believe for a second that when Conte was discussing with the Board his preferred transfer targets for the Summer that the name of Danny Drinkwater passed his lips. Other than to say ‘who the f**k is Danny Drinkwater, Michael?’

Maybe he thought they said, "Drink of water?"

He responds with "Yes please"

They leave the room to speak to Leicester and Antonio is left sitting at the table wondering where his water is.

15 minutes ago, enigma said:

This isn't on his twitter 

Photoshopped apparently. Some people have nothing better to do!

Home-grown(minimum 8):

Cahill
Fabregas
Musonda
Christensen
Victor Moses
Blackman (Should be kept as 3rd choice because of HG-status, Eduardo not needed) 
+2 open slots

Remaining squad(14):
Courtois
Caballero
Azpilicueta
David Luiz
Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Kante
Bakayoko
Fabregas
Pedro
Willian
Hazard
Morata
Batshuayi

3 new signings (Do NOT have to be Home-grown!)
1ST/2ND CHOICE WBR
1ST/2ND CHOICE WBL
4TH CHOICE MC

Also, according to Skysports, it looks like West Ham are interested in Carvalho, who wants to play in the Premier League. If Bakayoko is as injury prone as I fear he is, it would be worthwile paying his £40mill release clause.

Blackman is on loan at Sheffield United. 

Unless you meant for future seasons, of course. 

Edited August 10, 20178 yr by Gem

44 minutes ago, gaamst said:

Home-grown(minimum 8):

Cahill
Fabregas
Musonda
Christensen
Victor Moses
Blackman (Should be kept as 3rd choice because of HG-status, Eduardo not needed) 
+2 open slots

 

Musonda and Christensen are U21s I think, and Blackman's not around, so that makes 3 HGs currently.

2 hours ago, gaamst said:

Home-grown(minimum 8):

Cahill
Fabregas
Musonda
Christensen
Victor Moses
Blackman (Should be kept as 3rd choice because of HG-status, Eduardo not needed) 
+2 open slots

Remaining squad(14):
Courtois
Caballero
Azpilicueta
David Luiz
Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Kante
Bakayoko
Fabregas
Pedro
Willian
Hazard
Morata
Batshuayi

3 new signings (Do NOT have to be Home-grown!)
1ST/2ND CHOICE WBR
1ST/2ND CHOICE WBL
4TH CHOICE MC

Also, according to Skysports, it looks like West Ham are interested in Carvalho, who wants to play in the Premier League. If Bakayoko is as injury prone as I fear he is, it would be worthwile paying his £40mill release clause.

The home grown rule is badly explained. As long as we have no more than 17 non HG/U21 players we are fine! 

18 minutes ago, benjsross said:

The home grown rule is badly explained. As long as we have no more than 17 non HG/U21 players we are fine! 

 

You can have as many U21s as you want. That's on top of your squad of 25. 

 

Your squad of 25 can have a maximum 17 non-HGs.

 

Of course you can have less than 25 if you want, as we will surely have.

 

Edit: Currently, by my estimation, we have a squad of 17 or 18, excluding U21s, which is pitifully small.

Edited August 10, 20178 yr by Davey Baby

2 hours ago, Davey Baby said:

 

You can have as many U21s as you want. That's on top of your squad of 25. 

 

Your squad of 25 can have a maximum 17 non-HGs.

 

Of course you can have less than 25 if you want, as we will surely have.

 

Edit: Currently, by my estimation, we have a squad of 17 or 18, excluding U21s, which is pitifully small.

That is what i said, maybe equally badly explained 

Reports this morning that we tabled a £15m bid for him some weeks ago but haven't followed that up...Leicester want more like £30m for him...thanks but no thanks...

Still he's not playing this weekend

They wouldn't have accepted 15m even if the prices hadn't gone crazy this year. Just strikes me as pointless even bothering to offer that much, and just drags it out even longer before the club eventually decide to offer roughly what Leciester would want, or give up and move onto someone else.

On 09 August 2017 at 20:42, enigma said:

Christ i was worried then

Drinkwater not playing tonight and not on the bench either. Any reason for that other than negotiations on his exit from Leicester?

7 minutes ago, RMH said:

Drinkwater not playing tonight and not on the bench either. Any reason for that other than negotiations on his exit from Leicester?

Pretty sure he's got a minor injury

7 minutes ago, RMH said:

Drinkwater not playing tonight and not on the bench either. Any reason for that other than negotiations on his exit from Leicester?

Apparently got a slight muscle strain he missed the last pre season game as well I think

OK, thanks.

Still don't think we're going to sign Danny Dishwasher 

Edited August 12, 20178 yr by Fatty_Speeding