19 Apr 2014 20:23:19
Jose said we were not good enough next year is our year ok we had an chance to gain some ground and its all come down to fire power (strikers) and we have 3, that in most matches bar a few are total garbage. In there time they may of been ok in a chelsea shirt terrible.This isn't a statement am making to get on at the forwards for someone to blame its just a well known fact are strikers a really poor and its been quoted by jose if he wanted the press to hear it or not (i think he did)
Hope the striker we bring in next is the right one because we would of won the league this year and I've got a funny feeling it will be the same in champions league in the end its who scores more wins. Hope hazard back! Forget league now but all our eggs in 1 basket now champions league and hope we get abit of luck.

1.) 19 Apr 2014
We will need at least on great striker and two others who are better than current lot, albeit Etoo and BA have had their moments (but both set to go anyway it seems), and strange that Ba not on earlier today. Would hope that lukaku situation (which I still don'y understand) can be sorted and he could be welcomed back. He offers such strength.

2.) 19 Apr 2014
Everybody knows that we lack firepower, but Mourinho needs to stop publicly blaming the strikers. It's probably a good thing that he is doing this vow of media silence because I'm sure it would be all about how the strikers could not finish if he were speaking.

A good manager, regardless of whether it is business or sports should always give credit to his employees/players when things go well and he should accept responsibility (take the blame) when things go poorly. Just ask Warren Buffett. Jose still has some maturing to do and although he claimed that he had changed when he first returned, he has to fully commit to improving HIMSELF. He seems to have made positive steps by working with the Club's new structure, but if he really wants to stop being a nomad and stay here for the long term then in one word, has to be more humble.

Our results have been quite fortunate this year given the circumstances, and we are lucky to have made it so far in the Champions League as well as fighting for the League. Demba Ba is responsible for the two wins prior to today's match, and it's remarkable he was able to produce given his treatment by Mourinho. Mourinho moaned about Torres and Eto'o but yet refused to give Ba a chance until he was desperate. Luckily Ba had not lost all confidence in his ability and he came up big - hopefully that goal against PSG earned him a starting spot at a new club because he deserves it.

Mourinho was smart by downplaying our chances of winning the title all season so it would look like a masterful job by him if we were to win, but I also think he is very smart and realistic and honestly believed that this year was not our year. Deep down, we all knew that the squad needed at least a year to be ready to win the league - We all just got a little greedy when we saw that it was actually possible to win the League and we need to look back at the expectations we had at the beginning of the year and realize that we have had a very good season. Especially considering we have a new manager, plenty of new players, and the Club are working towards being a sustainable, long-lasting business that doesn't require silly cash injections every year. Who knows if FFP will have any teeth, but this was always the goal. Our transfer conduct over the last two windows is a prime example of how much we have grown and everything is pointing up. We have the right people in place and we are slowly getting better each day.

Next year will be even better.