Chelsea have agreed a fee for SWP. I think he'll do pretty well at Chelsea, though with Robben, Joe Cole and Duff all competing for places on the wing I can see someone getting annoyed.
Drogba's blamed Mourinho's tactics for his lack of success in the Premiership last season. He said he'll be more selfish this season and concentrate on getting goals rather than helping the team out. "I made Lampard and Cole shine. I sacrificed myself in the interests of Chelsea". Nice to see some team spirit at Chelsea.
Ashley Cole is apparently staying at Arsenal, he's set to sign a one-year contract extension.
Rio Ferdinand got booed during Man Utds 5-1 victory in a pre-season friendly against Clyde. Personally, I say we ship him off to Madrid for a hefty fee and use the money to bring in a few new faces, starting with Ballack and then maybe Milito, Mexes, Chivu or Ledley King. At 120k a week he'd be almost impossible to sell in the future, not to mention vastly overpaid. He's good, but "best defender in the world"? He wasn't even the best defender at United last season. Wes Brown is good enough to start, Pique is a ridiculously promising player and the money we got from the transfer would give us more than enough to bring in a top quality replacement.