Last night's starting XI...

[Craig_H]

Cost a grand total of £43m...

I find that incredible, when you see players like Shevchenko costing £35m, Ferdinand £30m, Rooney £27m etc...

When you look at it like that, you can only conclude that Rafa's a genius

[Speedy]

Yeah. You're right. You'll win the CL (on penalties) again this year.

[Shaggy]

[CJ]

Cost a grand total of £43m...

I find that incredible, when you see players like Shevchenko costing £35m, Ferdinand £30m, Rooney £27m etc...

When you look at it like that, you can only conclude that Rafa's a genius

true but dont forget that carra and stevie g are big money players that we got for free so too speak.

[Maestro]

true but dont forget that carra and stevie g are big money players that we got for free so too speak.

Why should that enter the equation?

[The_weatherman]

How much was Chelsea´s ?

Drogba 24
Essien 24
Joe Cole ?
Terry 0
Lampard 11
Cech 7 ?
Makalele 16
Mikel 16
Kalou 12 ?
Ferreira 13
Cole 5 plus Gallas (15?)

Subs
SWP 21
Robben 12
Geremi 6 ?

Jeez does anyone have a calculator?

[El Jefecito]

How much was Chelsea´s ?

Drogba 24
Essien 24
Joe Cole ?
Terry 0
Lampard 11
Cech 7 ?
Makalele 16
Mikel 16
Kalou 12 ?
Ferreira 13
Cole 5 plus Gallas (15?)

Subs
SWP 21
Robben 12
Geremi 6 ?

Jeez does anyone have a calculator?

188m (Cole was 6.6m)

[Meursault]

Can we have a breakdown of that please?

[Rhys]

reina 6
finnan 3
carra 0
agger 6
riise 4
pennant 7
masch ???
gerrard 0
zenden 0
crouch 7
kuyt 9

42 without masch

say 57 with him???

subs:
Daniele Padelli 2
Alvaro Arbeloa 2.5
Sami Hyypia 3
Mark Gonzalez 4
Xabi Alonso 10
Robbie Fowler 0
Craig Bellamy 6

= 27.5

so 85 million for the full squad

[Craig_H]

Yeah. You're right. You'll win the CL (on penalties) again this year.

"You'll win" ?

Finally admitting to being a bitter?

[Craig_H]

true but dont forget that carra and stevie g are big money players that we got for free so too speak.

Every club has them...

John Terry, Gary Neville, Scholes, Giggs etc

[Craig_H]

reina 6
finnan 3
carra 0
agger 6
riise 4
pennant 7
masch ???
gerrard 0
zenden 0
crouch 7
kuyt 9

42 without masch

say 57 with him???

Reina £6m
Finnan £3m
Riise £5m
Carra Free
Agger £5m
Pennant £7m
Gerrard Free
Masher Loan
Zenden Free
Crouch £7m
Kuyt £10m

[Red_Al_77]

Reina £6m
Finnan £3m
Riise £5m
Carra Free
Agger £5m
Pennant £7m
Gerrard Free
Masher Loan
Zenden Free
Crouch £7m
Kuyt £10m

Actually DJ I think its even less. If my memory serves me right Pennant is 6.7 Kuyt is 9.1 Riise was 4.4. It is a remarkable achievement by Rafa and the club. The press are finally taking it on board.

[CJ]

yes i know every team has them. And its good to have them rather than to buy them in but when saying a team only cost x and you could have loads of world class players you have brought through

its not a criticism just something to be aware of when looking at numbers like this.