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Questions over where they're going to play him but by Christ the below looks a bit formidable

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It does indeed. You could put Nicholas and Gurney in the two new signing bits and it would still be an ace team

I think he'll be a hit but at £130k a week he should be!!

That amount of money is ridiculous. It'll take Us mere mortals years and years to earn that amount of money... :x

Midfielder overload at Chelski continues. I'm just pleased their best 3 players are English.

Nice to see them wasting vast amounts of cash though... what do you think they'll recoup on SWP, 8 million tops?

Think he would have made a much better decision by going to United really, as their midfield is crying out for a player like him.  Still think he'll do well.

It would take me over four years to earn what he supposedly earns in a week, before Mr Taxman gets his hands on it. For what - kicking a pig bag around a fucking field? Clearly it would take all you sponging students far more years to earn this amount of money.

I'd like to personally ask Mr Ballack exactly what qualifies him to earn such an outrageous wage, given I spent 4 years at college getting qualified and have 14 years of practical experience in earning my pittance of a wage.

Maybe Mr Abramovich could take over the Government, and then he can pay me what I'm really worth. Vote Abramovich for Prime Minister.

Then he can pay me what I'm really worth - the square root of fuck all! Before anyone else says it.

FWIW, I voted Hit, although that midfield doesn't offer much width.

Totally agree, think the premiership would have been better next season if he had gone to united

all the talk is of SWP going to liverpool (if you watch ian wrights sheepish look on his face when asked about it in the cup final)

can ballack play left?

i'd wack cole/duff in there for essien. not too shabby though.

hit but a prize cunt.

On talksport today they were discussing about SWP going on loan back to Man City...

Cole's not in that team.No width whatsoever,cant believe thats gonna happen

Ballack will replace either Makelele (with Essien dropping deep) or Essien himself, shevchenko up front, with the regular wing setup remaining surely?

Ballack said he'd had a chat to Hoof and Lehman, about England and he'd heard good things, so thought he'd grace us with his presence.  Don't suppose the 130K a week came into it

Seems odd that Huth would recommend going to Chelsea, given he's a German international who can't get a game.  Maybe that's what he likes.

I think Bollock's claimed he can play anywhere across the middle that said there's more girth in that McBeal woman.

I wonder if they'll go for Cole again in the summer, I suppose that could give them a bit out wide.

didn't Chelsea offer us Huth for a season 3 years ago? Mr King he say no!

Good player and will do OK. But he will be judged against his wages which may reduce  percieved success.

I personally don't rate him that highly, especially not at 130k a week!!! The Premiership may prove to be the best place for him but I am yet to be convinced from what I have seen previously.

which can't be a great deal with a statement like that.

didn't you also say scolari had no experience of younger players? despite his club record in brazil where he had a mixed squad like any other. plus dealing with a young 'dinho, adriano, etc.

I don't really like Ballack. He's not a bad player though. I imagine they'll play with Lampard, Makalele, Essien and Ballack regularly as well as the wingers. They play about 60 games a season so it just means they can rotate their midfielders. eg. Essien can play in Makalele's position sometimes.

not sure. i think we tried to get him but chelsea offered us sebastian kneissel instead - sure it was something to do with either rhys or parkin's agents/connections with chelsea

Talks with Roberto Carlos and Hilario, Mourinho's goalie at Porto, have been confirmed

Carlos is a strange one, he'd old and just not that good anymore.