05 Jan 2015 00:09:32
Say we were to finish fourth, get to the quarter finals of the champions league and win the FA cup, would you consider it a successful season?
What do you think a successful season would be?
For me I think finishing fourth and going on a decent cup run in the champions league and the FA cup would be succeful.

1.) 05 Jan 2015
05 Jan 2015 06:07:43
A decent season would be to compete for the league title.

2.) 05 Jan 2015
Much like Manchester united this time last season a good season is now impossible but a brilliant second half to the season is possible even if highly unlikely.
We shouldn't under state just how poor we have been if we still consider ourselves one of the big four.
For clubs like Newcastle and Aston Villa our league position is more than acceptable with a CL place still a realistic possibility but I still like to think we are A very big club who have so far this season been nothing short of awful.
We mustn't slowly bit by bit lower and lower our expectations each season and that I feel is happening to us and needs reversing before we do really become Thursday night league happy

3.) 05 Jan 2015
A good season but not moving forward. champions league is a nice draw but most years you finish second you will face a tougher game.

we need to start challenging but we need a spine first

gk
cd
dm
cf

4.) 05 Jan 2015
05 Jan 2015 10:50:18
And as I put further down Derby, you would have Begovic, Cahill and Bony as most of that spine then think we are going to challenge.

Seriously?

5.) 05 Jan 2015
I said cahill when he moved from bolton 4 years ago? wenger said he wasnt worth 12mill. he was worth double looking back. at the time we all knew he should pay it.

my spine would be for now
begovic
alderwiereld
wanyama
benteke

what would yours be red dog

6.) 05 Jan 2015
05 Jan 2015 11:28:00
Begovic is better than szcz
Cahill is better than mert
Bony is better than welbz and giroud

Ergo we would probably be better!

7.) 05 Jan 2015
Thanks AG

8.) 05 Jan 2015
AG, Cahill has been terrible this season, and thus the reason why most Chelsea fans want Zouma to start over him.

9.) 05 Jan 2015
05 Jan 2015 13:57:30
Haha if cahill is terrible what does that make mertesacker!
Ok, let's have zouma instead he was affordable and available to us!
Deluded

10.) 05 Jan 2015
05 Jan 2015 14:56:25
So what happened to the awesome Cahill and Bony. lol.

Alderweireld, Subotic, Hummels, Van Dijk, and Varane are all players I like and bar Alderweireld all reportedly available. Mangala would have been my first choice next to Koscielny but that ship has sailed and he will be awesome for City.

We need for the here and now so in reality Subotic would be good for me.

DM for me Schneiderlin, Bender or Wanyama. Pogba and Javi Martinez are hugely unlikely. They are all upgrades on what we have. With of the realistic options Schneiderlin probably the most complete. Either of the other two would do it though.

Striker, quite simply Higuian. Knows how to finish. Although I think with our interchangeable front three of Welbeck, Sanchez and Walcott we are not that shabby and neither Benteke, Bony or in fact Giroud offer that much movement or pace.

Goal keeper I have a feeling that Ospina will turn out to be a good buy and should start next game up without a doubt. Szczesny needs a kick up the butt. So I don't see the need to replace unless in a run of games Ospina looks woeful. But let's see.

To be honest, as much as I like Mertesacker, Arteta and Giroud there is no doubt they could be improved upon with numerous players and as Matic makes Terry and Cahill look better I'm sure a quality DM would make Mertesacker and Koscielny look better.

Mate at the end of the day it's a minefield out there of who will make a difference and will we get them. I'm sure 10 different posters would give 10 differing spines to us but we are all no different in that we just want to compete.

The only difference seems to be what we think of Wenger.

11.) 05 Jan 2015
If benteke is slow then I wouldn't want to race you red dog he's very quick. Bony isn't as quick but his first yard is in his head. Benteke for me though bony misses a month every 2 years.

Goalie wise if them two are good enough for us I'm missing some thing

12.) 05 Jan 2015
Lol Derby and his players, seriously deluded, talk about a spine, there is no waynama or benteke or whoever, no you mentioned that's why they play for average clubs and look great. Anyone remember Charlie Adam? Liverpool always did this every season buying carroll, Downing, Adam, mignolet, and nothing worked for either of them. And now they are back at it with lalana, Lovern, and Lambert. People just don't get it do they?

13.) 05 Jan 2015
And ofc golie wise Martinez seems pretty decent as well, the few games he played kept clean sheets and dint put a foot wrong.

14.) 05 Jan 2015
The hood iv never said charlie adam he's terrible. Every liverpool fan wanted bony they got mario lol

When kompany signed for 4mill he was over looked now he's a superstar. I believe wanyama will get better and better. When him and schinerlin go they will drop like a stone

Drogba has told jose to get bony. Surely he knows a striker when he sees one

Id love cech. Hummels. Martinez. Reus. Cavani. But won't happen

Id be happy with my picks but I fear the likes perrin and mario suarez will sign :(.

15.) 06 Jan 2015
Oh well since when did players start choosing thier strikers, that's a managers job, I remember RVP stating Ben Arfa is a great addition to arsenal and now look where he has ended up and doesn't even get minutes at hull. Kompany was always going to turn out good, and the same can also be said about Kosc, who when bought no one heard off. And as far as I can tell you Mario is miles better than Bony, there is a reason he plays only for top clubs while Bony doesnt, last season I am sure you would have gone nuts over Lukaku, 30 million for him everton had to spend and we can see what is happening.

{Ed001's Note - Ben Arfa can't get minutes at Hull, they sent him back to Newcastle who tore up his contract. He is about to sign for OGC Nice.}