The Manager Thread...

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I'm with you AR... I think we might get one or two...

I think one loan would be considered nothing special, two unusual and three exceptional. I can see no reason why 2 or 3 would be unreasonable considering the open mentor connection. That is looking at Chelsea, then we could take into account their Russian connections. 4 - 6 is far from implausible and would be both exceptional and hugely beneficial, if used wisely. We know what will win it for us, a solid defence and goal scorers - so go get'em Floyd.
 
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Will Abramovic have so much influence on which Chelski players we can loan?

Surely that will be a decision for their manager and the players themselves.
 
Given that Chelsea loaned out 44 players last season, I think there's a good chance of us getting more than one or two (if Slutsky is appointed).

Problem is they are not really the answer we will need if we want to go straight back up! As we saw with Akpom and Haydn, bar the odd exception they tend to be extra bodies rather than the stars for a CCC promotion drive. They are typically very young kids learning the game, and typically not the best of their bunch anyway as clubs like Chelsea or whoever would keep them for their own squad if they are that special.

That was because Bruce didn't give Hayden much of a chance