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I didn’t know he was that way inclined.

No you didn't. You all joined in 2017

You owe me a fish & chips which i will be sure to collect whenever i go there.

I have to agree with @The Liquidator. I don't want Conte sacked far from it just to be clear. Conte knew what he was signing up to, he also spoke to Ancelotti and others before taking the job and he's sounding like a broken record. He's always made clear from the very start that the club have the final say with regards to transfers but he definitely has more influence than he is letting on at the moment. Fans are quick to pinpoint individuals in a club's hierarchy but it's a mutual game really, it's down to the manager, scouts, the board members, agents associated to the club etc. Conte has influence there's no doubt about that, there's no doubt that the club work with him to find players that fits the profile for the manager, Emenalo's role was always to work with the manager for example. The chase for Llorente and Dzeko in my mind comes from Conte wanting a striker of that profile and we've been buying more players from the Italian market compared to previous years under Roman which suggests Conte is having some influence as he would know these players, this is being assumptive though which is the mistake too many of us make when talking about the club's hierarchy and business. I just think the board at the moment with financial fair play, the new stadium and a change in policy (which has been in place well before Conte got here) have more limitations now (more than ever in the Roman era) and it's more difficult to work within those limitations. This isn't 2004 where our spending seemed to have no limits. Marina in her negotiations (there's no way she's choosing the players to buy as some Chelsea fans would have you assume) can only work with a certain budget and instructions that come from the Big Man himself. I'll say one thing though, it isn't that we're not spending money, it's who we're choosing to buy that's the problem and until we have sufficient evidence pointing at someone to put it down to, it's best to look at the club as a whole and put the blame there. I blame Roman, Conte, the scouting network, Marina, everyone, this is a mutual affair. I don't like how people pinpoint and blame certain individuals when there's little or no evidence to back it up. This post isn't aimed at anyone on here by the way.

Philippines have some weird-ass names, I once met one called Peanut and that was NOT a nickname.

Yes Really. Sorry, you are not someone i would want to waste my time on explaining what I know & feel about my club.

They’re men at the end of the day and where us lot direct all that towards a female orientated sexual scenario, they do it the other way around when they’re being boystrous which you can imagine where it goes.

Happy 38th Birthday to Xavi. I'll forever and for always consider this guy the heart and soul of FC Barcelona. It's a matter of time before he manages Barca. Can't wait. Guardiola 2.0

Pretty much.

I've now got Prime Shearer and Prime Hagi from their SBC.

It's a confidence thing. We bought him for his dynamism and his ability in driving forward with the ball. Good run of performances should have his head sorted. He's still quite young though.

Going to be offline for a couple of weeks... due to unforeseen and very annoying circumstances there is a good chance I won't have internet access at some point tonight which as most of you will already be aware means the collapse of my life as I know it... WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH NO INTERWEB!!!.... I hear myself cry.. Well, probably ok in all honesty... might cram a couple of those little projects I have been keeping on the back burner, no excuses now not to get them done.. BUT!!

German Sky won't show F1 anymore. Well, fuck. First they stopped showing the Premier League, than the Bundesliga friday game and a few Sunday games, and now this. And they still demand the same amount of money. Glad I already cancelled my subscription.