S-Clarke

I still think the club have completely cocked up here. I like Yoshida, don't get me wrong, but he's a solid PL cover player - he'll play a handful of games when required and do a job. He's now become our leading CB in a matter of weeks. That shouldn't have happened. I cannot put any faith in Gardos, he's been injured for 2 years and looked utterly hopeless against Arsenal. He didn't really pull up any tree's before that either. We've basically lost our first and 2nd choice CB's and we're down to our 3rd, 4th and 5th choices for the remainder of the season. No other way of painting it really. The only straw I'm clutching on is VVD not being out for too long, but the silence from the club on this suggests otherwise. Let's also take into account that VVD will be in serious demand in the summer and will probably go. We will then be in a position whereby we need to find 2/3 centre backs. Diabolical squad management from the club. It may not be enough to effect us too much this year, but long-term this could end up being a disaster.

Don't really know much about him, but personally that £17m would have been better putting towards some defensive options. The situation changed when Fonte went. Seems like the club have put a lot of effort into this one, so they obviously think he's the real deal. Just need to hope we score more than the oppo then.

Thought i'd see a nice surprise this morning, obviously not then. Epic fail from the club. Completely makes a mockery of the black box crap they spout. If we weren't going to replace Fonte, then you don't let him leave. Simple. I have no faith in a player who has been injured for 2 years, and throwing in a 19 year old isn't fair. We've gone from having a decent defense but not scoring enough, to having an absolutely diabolical defense but not scoring enough. Nice one everyone involved at the club for this royal **** up.

That's what I'm clinging to......

I don't think he could sign for anyone else anyway, so it's either stay at Chelsea or go back to Bournemouth.

Still hoping there's something in the background, but for our fabled black box, we have dropped an absolute bollock here. Such, such poor squad management.

Yes, if anything with the VVD injury we needed two CB's. 1 CB is still one too short, as I don't believe Gardos should be anywhere near - but that's just my opinion.

It's alright, we've got Gardos.

Apparently he did. Personally, I'd have spent out on him rather than Manolo if it was a choice between the two. I think CB is the biggest issue for us.

How we've failed to get Sakho over the line - on a loan deal - is beyond me. Mega fail.

2nd half was better in terms of intent, but we still didn't create enough clear cut opportunities. A completely garbage result. This season has been pretty **** so far in the league, let's be honest.

TBF I'm one of the most positive people on here, but we are boring the life and soul out of every man and his dog this year. Absolute bore-fest.

Pretty much.

Swansea have been much the better team, fully deserve their lead. We have been garbage, as per.

Arona Kone. Keep clear of that non-scoring forward.

He was linked for a few days before, Komean said it wasn't likely a few days before he actually signed.

Sky talk so much without actually saying anything.

If we go into the next few weeks with Yoshida, Gardos and Stephens as our CB's then the club has made an absolute clanger. Makes a bit of a mockery of the ''turning 1000 players over at any one time'' black box stuff. Still time though....I remain positive enough to think the club won't cock this up! Potentially a season defining situation. Well, it is, as we won't get too many points with those as our CB's.

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How many chances will Isgrove get? Totally pointless inclusion, he is not good enough for this level. Just move him on. Sims is still raw as hell, but already looks a million times better than Isgrove. Reed as well, he needs a loan or something. Not anywhere near the quality for this level at the moment.

As good as he was on Wednesday, Stephens played with Caulker levels of ineptness tonight. I think the club should refund everyone who went.

away @ sunderland the weekend before, we were due to play Arsenal at home on the 25th Feb, but now we play the final on the Sunday so that will be moved. Maybe to the mid-week after that, not sure.

I'm sure part of him wishes it was him leading us out, but too late for that now. Wonder if he'll be another who looks back in a year or so and wishes he never left.

He's smelling the money on offer from Leicester.

I have no idea where he pulled that performance out from. He LEAD that team.