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[Pete Bull]

NB, I presume you mean we don't need anybody unless we have an injury crisis?

[Michael Tucker]

I really must be missreading our squad. If Geremi, Essien and Drogba are missing, then we have:
Any up-front combination of Crespo/Duff/Robben/Cole J/ Cole C/SWP/Gudjohnsen.
In the middle we have any combination of Lampard/Makelele/Gudjohnsen/Cole J/Diarra/SWP, plus Bridge/Del Horno can play left side midfield, and Ferreira/Johnson can play right side midfield, if needed.
There is also no weakness in the defensive line, or at goal keeper.
Sorry, but I see a lot of hand wringing over nothing, In terms of depth and versatility, we are blessed. And, if we can't cover the loss of 3 players in January with our squad, then we really don't deserve to win anything, do we?

[OzzyCFC]

We should buy Neil Sullivan from Leeds he was awarded their Player of the year last year and he would make a great starting Keeper as Cech isn't in form at the moment.

[Rob Hobson]

Sadly, it seems that Glen has managed to distinguish himself by being one of the very few players not to have brought his career on under Jose.

Whether that means he'll leave is another matter. Remember, we paid £6m for him and we'd like to see some sort of decent return for him: I'd certainly be wanting in the region of £4m. Rob Huth? Well, he's made it clear that he wants to stay at Chelsea and carry on learning at JT's knee (if you'll excuse the poor analogy, given that he's a clear 3 inches or so taller than the captain).

However, I would be surprised to see either go in mid-season. For me, the Wayne Bridge speculation rings truer, even if I think he'd like to duke it out for that left-back spot. Surely joining the Chelsea rejects at Newcastle is beneath the lad?

[blue.chip]

Roy Keane at CFC? No way. We've already got Frank, Maka, Essien, Coley, Duffa, Diarra. Sell C. Cole & Jonno, Huth will stay and he will be a CFC legend. We need Bridge, but Del boy is the best in world; if Bridge goes we'll need another LB. RB, I rate cicinho, but paulo does his job well. Goalscorer we need, Adriano, that is the most popular choice amongst CFC fans I think.

[Juan Mata Dor]

Not sure what will happen in Jan, I mean we don't need any one, it's just when 3 off our boys go to the African Nations Cup.Huth on Loan may be though...

[alain]

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Originally posted by Rob Hobson

Sadly, it seems that Glen has managed to distinguish himself by being one of the very few players not to have brought his career on under Jose.

Whether that means he'll leave is another matter. Remember, we paid £6m for him and we'd like to see some sort of decent return for him: I'd certainly be wanting in the region of £4m. Rob Huth? Well, he's made it clear that he wants to stay at Chelsea and carry on learning at JT's knee (if you'll excuse the poor analogy, given that he's a clear 3 inches or so taller than the captain).

However, I would be surprised to see either go in mid-season. For me, the Wayne Bridge speculation rings truer, even if I think he'd like to duke it out for that left-back spot. Surely joining the Chelsea rejects at Newcastle is beneath the lad?

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Agreed. I'd be far more concerned that there is a ring of truth to the Bridge speculation. Guaranteed first team action with an impending world cup on the horizon has been known to cloud a players judgement.

Hopefully Wayne will continue winning trophies with us for years to come

[True Blue Gary]

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Originally posted by Rob Hobson

Sadly, it seems that Glen has managed to distinguish himself by being one of the very few players not to have brought his career on under Jose.

Whether that means he'll leave is another matter. Remember, we paid £6m for him and we'd like to see some sort of decent return for him: I'd certainly be wanting in the region of £4m. Rob Huth? Well, he's made it clear that he wants to stay at Chelsea and carry on learning at JT's knee (if you'll excuse the poor analogy, given that he's a clear 3 inches or so taller than the captain).

However, I would be surprised to see either go in mid-season. For me, the Wayne Bridge speculation rings truer, even if I think he'd like to duke it out for that left-back spot. Surely joining the Chelsea rejects at Newcastle is beneath the lad?

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Especially if he replaces Babayaro again!

[Tony Burke]

I don't see anyone leaving, but I hope we see a midfielder joining. Tomorrow, with Makelele and Robben injured, we have no midfielders (Geremi excepted) on the bench. If any of Eidur, Frank or Essien picked up a knock now we would be sorely tested. How galling that would be if it impacted our season, with Parker and tiago doing so well at their new clubs.

[Dan Murphy]

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Originally posted by blue.chip
Goalscorer we need, Adriano, that is the most popular choice amongst CFC fans I think.

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I do wish people would stop going on about Adriano. Yes, he's a good player but look at the stats of real football, not Football Manager! His form this season has been poor and his scoring record even poorer. Last season he went 4 months without scoring. Hardly the credentials of the world-class finisher that people are describing him as.

[64blue]

We may recall Smertin or Jarosik to add cover for Essien assuming there is a clause to bring them back from their loans early?

[DCBluesfan]

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Originally posted by blue.chip
Goalscorer we need, Adriano, that is the most popular choice amongst CFC fans I think.

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I do wish people would stop going on about Adriano. Yes, he's a good player but look at the stats of real football, not Football Manager! His form this season has been poor and his scoring record even poorer. Last season he went 4 months without scoring. Hardly the credentials of the world-class finisher that people are describing him as.

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And then there's the clamours to buy Torres, who didn't score a goal for 17 games straight. How well would that go down at CFC? It's not like we want our very own Peter Crouch.

[zizou]

I completely agree. Why do we need Adriano or Torres when we have Drogba? I think Didier has been pretty awesome this season - and he's going to get better. Watch the goals flow from him and Frank in combo!

[Ali]

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Originally posted by blue.chip
Goalscorer we need, Adriano, that is the most popular choice amongst CFC fans I think.

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I do wish people would stop going on about Adriano. Yes, he's a good player but look at the stats of real football, not Football Manager! His form this season has been poor and his scoring record even poorer. Last season he went 4 months without scoring. Hardly the credentials of the world-class finisher that people are describing him as.

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Exactly, previously I fancied him alot but now I'm past it.

[Ali]

I guess we should stick with Droggers and Crespo, let's not forget we have Eidur who can fill in for either of them. And if worst comes to worst, we have Carlton Cole waiting in the reserves to have a go, plus I reckon Duff and Robben can be used for part-time striking options if it really comes down to that. I think we the fans need to shrug off this "let's buy out of our troubles" mentality.