Saint Garrett

Lovren has definitely improved us, he looks a top signing. Wanyama I'm not sure about, they'll be games when he fits better but would still have the Morgan/Cork partnership the majority of the time. Osvaldo looks a good player, but we need to sort out who is going to play. No point trying to fit Osvaldo and Rickie in the same team and play 442 cos it won't work. Shaw and Clyne were the oddest thing yesterday. If they were both fit then they should play, of they're not, then why are they on the bench?! Rodriguez should have started as he fits in the system perfectly. For me it's: Boruc; Clyne Fonte Lovren Shaw; Cork Morgan; Rodriguez JWP Lallana; Osvaldo. Davis Wanyama Yoshida Mayuka Lambert Chambers Gaston

Went to the coach and horses in the end. Decent pub. Cheers!

This feels like the reason to me. Get our best team possible out there every week.

Quite agree. ! Lose Shaw and Clyne and Rodriguez and we're so predictable. Pass it alot in front of them, noone getting in behind!!!

Awful awful awful. We went out to keep the ball. We didn't. Chambers and Fox were stationary in defence, Fonte wandered, Lovren I thought had a decent game. Either shaw or Clyne have to start, far too stationary for me without them. We really missed Rodriguez and Cork. Why the hell is cork not involved. Absolute embarrassment for me. Was one of our best players last season, and better that Wanyama with Morgan. We shouldn't be playing with out formation either. Either play Rickie or play Osvaldo. They ain't gunna play together. Norwich were poor but we were absolutely pathetic.... KNEE JERK REACTION THREAD.

He's injured.

Are Liverpool really one of Chelsea's rivals?! They probably see it more that he could do a job against everyone else they play, then can't play against them

Thats embarrassing!

Lamela for a third of the price of Bale is sensational business tbf to them. To bring in Lamela, Soldado, Paulinho, Chadli, Capoue and Chiriches and sell Bale for about a net cost of £10m is a great bit of business. Yes Bale will be a huge loss to the premier league, but they haven't half spent it well. Also take into account the other £20m they have brought in and they've made their squad stronger and come out in profit. It will be interesting to see how they get on this season now, I think they'll finish atleast 4th.

Shorts weather? hmmm tempting.

All a short walk from the ground?

Losing 1-0.

Ha...I was expecting this kind of reaction! Any news?

Just where I went last time and it was alright. Where are the other pubs? Went Compleat Angler the time before and it was pretty decent just really busy.

Spoke to him recently Monkey?

I'm glad you've stopped calling him Mo Po!

Yeah I'm on the 7:43 from Basingstoke - gets into Norwich around 11:30. Compleat Angler by the river is decent from what I remember last time, and there is also a group of bars including a decent Lloyds (if there is such a thing) bar by the riverside.

Can't see it personally.

IMO we have to keep J-Rod in, Lallana isn't going to be dropped, so I see it as a fight for 2 places out of JWP, Rickie and Osvaldo.

Going back to AC Milan.

Didn't realise Andy Carroll was playing

Wouldn't be surprised if we only get around 10k there. Although with sensible pricing (adult £10, child £1), theres no reason why we shouldn't get 20k.

It was Puncheon's hold up play that impressed me last season. He rarely lost the ball either from memory....we'll miss him, but not too much.

Always is smiles on the OS !

De Ridder was absolutely awful.