Our 25 man squad in full

[-V-]

The Mancs have apparently submitted 23 including Hargreaves who is as good as deceased. It's not great but it's not that bad.

[pondus]

Chelsea players registered:

Homegrown Players: (4)

Ashley Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ross Turnbull

Non-Homegrown Players: (15)

Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Michael Essien, Ramires, Yossi Benayoun, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda, Jose Bosingwa, Yuri Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou, Alex, Henrique Hilario, Nicolas Anelka

Youngsters:
Daniel Sturridge, Patrick van Aanholt, Jeffrey Bruma, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini, Josh McEachran (these are the youngsters with a squad number at Chelsea)



Even weaker squad (in numbers) than ours?

[SB]

So Itandje has gone then?

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[SB]

I saw this on EOTK

In (11):
Jonjo Shelvey - 18 years old - from Charlton Athletic (£1.7 million)
Milan Jovanovic – 29 years old – The Serbian has penned a 3 year contract (Bosman)
Joe Cole - 28 years old - From Chelsea (Bosman)
Danny Wilson - 18 years old – from Rangers (£2 million)
Fabio Aurelio – 30 years old - Returned (Bosman)
Christian Poulsen – 30 years old – From Juventus (£4.5 million)
Brad Jones - 28 years old -From Middlesborough (£2.3 million)
Raul Meireles – 27 years old - From Porto (£11.5 million)
Adam Hajdu - 16 years old – From MTK Budapest (loan)
Paul Konchesky - 29 years old – Joined from Fulham (£3 million)
Suso -16 years old – - Made his loan move permanent (Undisclosed)

Total Spend : £25 million* (+ undisclosed fees)
Average age of players signed : 24.5

Out (17):
Mikel San Jose – 20 years old (at time of release) – To Athletic Bilbao (Undisclosed)
Fabio Aurelio – 30 years old - (released)
Yossi Benayoun – 30 years old - To Chelsea (£7 million)
Francisco Duran -22 years old - (released)
Albert Riera – 28 years old – To Olympiakos (£3.3 million)
Phillip Degen - 27 years old – To Stuttgart (loan)
Alberto Aquilani - 26 years old – To Juventus (loan)
Diego Cavalieri – 27 years old – To Cesena (£1.3 million)
Krisztian Nemeth – 21 years old - To Olympiacos (£1 million)
Javier Mascherano - 26 years old - To Barcelona (£24 million)
Nabil El Zhar -24 years old - To Paok (loan)
Emiliano Insua -21 years old – To Galatasaray (loan)
Damien Plessis - 22 years old – To Panathinaikos (Undisclosed)
Lauri Dalla Valle -18 years old - To Fulham(trade)
Alex Kacaniklic -19 years old – To Fulham (trade)
Vincent Weijl -19 years old – To SD Eibar (Fee undisclosed)
Nikolay Mihaylov -22 years old – To FC Twente (£1.5 million)

Total Sales : £38.1 million* (+ undisclosed fees)
Average age of players sold/released : 23.6

[BrianF80]

Chelsea players registered:

Homegrown Players: (4)

Ashley Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ross Turnbull

Non-Homegrown Players: (15)

Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Michael Essien, Ramires, Yossi Benayoun, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda, Jose Bosingwa, Yuri Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou, Alex, Henrique Hilario, Nicolas Anelka

Youngsters:
Daniel Sturridge, Patrick van Aanholt, Jeffrey Bruma, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini, Josh McEachran (these are the youngsters with a squad number at Chelsea)



Even weaker squad (in numbers) than ours?

Take out Darby and Spearing from our squad, who for me are just there to make up the numbers and its much the same.

[SB]

All Premier League squads can be found here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1308098/PREMIER-LEAGUE-SQUADS-2010-11-Club-club-guide-whos-25.html

[Scratch]

Arsenal ain't done much better in terms of senior player, and half they're youngsters i ain't heard of. United have also included a few no-marks in their 23, some who won't get a game, much like Darby and Spearing i would expect.

[SB]

Arsenal ain't done much better in terms of senior player, and half they're youngsters i ain't heard of. United have also included a few no-marks in their 23, some who won't get a game, much like Darby and Spearing i would expect.

I'm seriously p'd off we didn't go in for VVD for 8 mil Spurs can't loose at all at that price

[Scratch]

I'm seriously p'd off we didn't go in for VVD for 8 mil Spurs can't loose at all at that price

I'm not tho...not the player he had the potential to be, and now slightly injury prone too. I'd love him to be a success in the premiership cos i was a big fan when he was a younger player, but....well, we will see.

[SB]

I'm not tho...not the player he had the potential to be, and now slightly injury prone too. I'd love him to be a success in the premiership cos i was a big fan when he was a younger player, but....well, we will see.

Your right . He could struggle but 8mil isn't much of a gamble IMO

[Resu]

Your right . He could struggle but 8mil isn't much of a gamble IMO

Depends on wages and length of contract as well. I see it`s a standard four year deal, which will make him 31 at the end.
But I agree, it`s a good gamble by Spurs.

[SB]

Depends on wages and length of contract as well. I see it`s a standard four year deal, which will make him 31 at the end.
But I agree, it`s a good gamble by Spurs.

Yeah if it doesn't work out in a year or two they could still sell him for 5-6 mil back to Germany or wherever. It's a no brainer IMO

[lancinleeds]

Arsenal ain't done much better in terms of senior player, and half they're youngsters i ain't heard of.

This rule does take the piss a bit when none of their "homegrown" players are from the England/UK.

[Scratch]

This rule does take the piss a bit when none of their "homegrown" players are from the England/UK.

They have got two genuine ones tho, in Walcott and Wiltshire who are both under 21 so not named, and will likely feature a lot this season.

[Rudo]

Chelsea players registered:

Homegrown Players: (4)

Ashley Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ross Turnbull

Non-Homegrown Players: (15)

Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Michael Essien, Ramires, Yossi Benayoun, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda, Jose Bosingwa, Yuri Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou, Alex, Henrique Hilario, Nicolas Anelka

Youngsters:
Daniel Sturridge, Patrick van Aanholt, Jeffrey Bruma, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini, Josh McEachran (these are the youngsters with a squad number at Chelsea)



Even weaker squad (in numbers) than ours?

Yep, Chelsea's squad isn't all that great in terms of numbers and quality back up.

If they injuries to a few first team players they might struggle a little bit.

Obviously they'll still finish well above us though.