The Official Santi Cazorla Thread

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Hazard, Romeu, Mata, Lampard, Ramires, Merieles, Benayoun, Malouda, Mikel, Essien, McEachran, little Hazard, Sturridge, Marin and now Oscar.



Granted little Hazard and McEachran will be mostly reserves, and possibly Meireles, Yossi and Malouda will be sold, but even so...

cant wait til FFP kicks in. if it actually works then clubs like chelsea are fucked. once the current crop of players they've bought grow old and retire, they'll have fuck all to fall back on because their academy is shite. they've already tried investing millions to improve their academy but it hasn't worked.

so they've gone for one last splash in the ocean before FFP comes in but in 10 years time they'll be back to square one again. only problem is, theoretically, they wouldn't be able to spunk £100m+ in one transfer window to regenerate an ageing squad. and as their academy's crap they'll be screwed.

[GP]

There was an interview with one of our younguns a few days ago (Olsson?) who said before he joined us, a scout arranged a trial for him with Chelsea, but when he got there they turned him away because Abramovich had cancelled all youth team activities permanently

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

not surprised mate.

frank arnesen was portrayed as some sort of saviour for chelsea's academy but he gave up and left for hamburg last summer. what's the point in trying to build an academy when you have an owner with zero patience? he saw light and packed his bags. fair play to him.

their academy's all over the place and it isn't looking good. from what ive seen that mceachran is a decent little player and if i was them id have bedded him into the team by now. but he's been getting no game time and will probably be off next year.

[Grebbo]

I seem to remember he was used as sub most of the time. I must be wrong!

[Grebbo]

cant wait til FFP kicks in. if it actually works then clubs like chelsea are fucked. once the current crop of players they've bought grow old and retire, they'll have fuck all to fall back on because their academy is shite. they've already tried investing millions to improve their academy but it hasn't worked.

so they've gone for one last splash in the ocean before FFP comes in but in 10 years time they'll be back to square one again. only problem is, theoretically, they wouldn't be able to spunk £100m+ in one transfer window to regenerate an ageing squad. and as their academy's crap they'll be screwed.

So just another 10 yrs to wait then

[Keith]

Didn't winning the champions league give them millions of prize money?

[Flavs]

not surprised mate.

frank arnesen was portrayed as some sort of saviour for chelsea's academy but he gave up and left for hamburg last summer. what's the point in trying to build an academy when you have an owner with zero patience? he saw light and packed his bags. fair play to him.

their academy's all over the place and it isn't looking good. from what ive seen that mceachran is a decent little player and if i was them id have bedded him into the team by now. but he's been getting no game time and will probably be off next year.

Dont forget they had 2 pay Leeds £12mil in damages for poaching Tom Taiwo and Michael Woods. Where are they now? Taiwo plays for Yevil and Woods plays for Carlisle

[Flavs]

Have we not signed this twat yet?

I've left my signature on few throughout the years tbf

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I've left my signature on few throughout the years tbf

Not with permanent marker?....the humanity!

[Fist of Lehmann]

Marin, Oscar, Water Hazard and Fire Hazard all in one window.

Mad.

Really hope he turns out to be mentally weak.

Then I can call him Choking Hazard.

Ahahaha. Sorry.