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Sky Sports: Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to have a medical at Liverpool tomorrow

Blue Barrett wrote:Sky Sports: Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to have a medical at Liverpool tomorrow

I'll miss him.

A Mata of Time: Chelsea to tie down Spanish star to a new five-year deal:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/juan-mata-new-contract-chelsea-1502569



Well deserved, especially on the wage front. Best player in the team making £55,000 a week? Madness.

Definitely.

He could go on to become a club legend. The way he plays, celebrates and handles himself on and off the pitch reminds me of Lampard when he was playing regularly. Shows a lot of heart and commitment to the club

So Sturridge is almost certainly off to Pool.

Kick wrote:So Sturridge is almost certainly off to Pool.

Apparently, FSW confirmed it after the match today.

What am I suppose to do with my signed Danny Sturridge poster!

Kick wrote:What am I suppose to do with my signed Danny Sturridge poster!

Screw your poster! I paid $130 for his damn away shirt last season FFS!

Actually, I have a Sturridge away shirt too! Long sleve!

Kick wrote:Actually, I have a Sturridge away shirt too! Long sleve!

We're now officially Sturridge-Away-Shirt buddies

That we are!

At some point I really need to get a pic of all my Chelsea shirts

Kick wrote:That we are!

At some point I really need to get a pic of all my Chelsea shirts

Same. That and my scarves. I've quite a collection

I've counted over 15 Chelsea shirts, only 1 scarf though.

Kick wrote:I've counted over 15 Chelsea shirts, only 1 scarf though.

One scarf?? Wow. I've been collecting them since I was a kid when I started following the club. Needless to say, I've asembled quite a selection

The one scarf is from our CL win. I always collected Shirts.

Blue Barrett wrote:

Guess whoever's buying this isn't too interested in getting a number on his shirt, then

Unless of course the club have already decided on his number

Rob Harris @RobHarris
Pardew on Ba to Chelsea: "It's done. He will go to Chelsea with our blessing ... all the uncertainty is now done and we can move on."

Ba is in Chelsea? wow... I've missed a lot.

iNFINITY9910 wrote:Ba is in Chelsea? wow... I've missed a lot.

Yea, not seen you on here for awhile, mate

yip was busy because my dad was in the hospital. now back to normal hehe

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2FActualites%2FFellaini-vers-chelsea%2F341014

The now-well-known L'Equipe article claiming Fellaini is to sign for Chelsea within the week

Fellaini is not bad actually, so DL4 back to CB??

iNFINITY9910 wrote:Fellaini is not bad actually, so DL4 back to CB??

Not bad? Perhaps. But he's a player who's infinitely not needed. He's versatile, but I can't see where he fits into the team. He's not going to play over the likes of Mata, Hazard, Moses, etc. in AM, he's not going to play up front with Ba now at the club and more center-forwards likely to arrive in the summer still, and he's not needed in central midfield where there's already quality players as well as loan and youth prospects like Josh coming back.

Would be another 25 million quid down the drain.

Fellaini would be a quality addition to the side and a clear pivot starter, he himself believes his best position is in DM. He Will add so much more to the side on a pure set piece side let alone football ability, he has surprisingly good long shots.

There was a WAGNH article on how he would fit and what he brings, personally I would prefer Benat but Fellaini would be the best CM we have if we signed him. Also there's really no poinT talking about Josh and Nathan this season, especially Josh they both need to get a loan in the PL. Maybe both their clubs get promoted and a loan is extended, would be a ideal situation.

Abramovich wrote:Fellaini would be a quality addition to the side and a clear pivot starter, he himself believes his best position is in DM. He Will add so much more to the side on a pure set piece side let alone football ability, he has surprisingly good long shots.

There was a WAGNH article on how he would fit and what he brings, personally I would prefer Benat but Fellaini would be the best CM we have if we signed him. Also there's really no poinT talking about Josh and Nathan this season, especially Josh they both need to get a loan in the PL. Maybe both their clubs get promoted and a loan is extended, would be a ideal situation.

Only problem is, by the time these slightly younger players are 'ready', the first-team established ones the club signed to use while the younguns were gaining experience will only keep them out of the side when they return, ironically enough. In the end, you have to make a decision. You can't sign the very best young players in the world (as well as earmark the promising academy ones like Josh) to gain experience and get into the first team, and then when the need for players in whatever positions does arise, just completely bypass them and and blow £25m+ on established replacements. Can't have it both ways. There's simply no philosophy at Chelsea. Needs fixing, quick.