I'm, not sure Bale is out Tuesday for sure, he may be back, the talk last week was he may be back today, but i think he would of been rested today anyway,

I prefer having the net rolling on a Saturday, If I'm not at WHL that is,

I like Crooksy, you know we loaned him to you in the eighties,

Apparently Harry said he was out in his interview before the match, maybe it was just a precaution then.

You booked any tickets to games yet or trying?



Had no idea, theres only so much about football I know lmao.

As a seasn ticket holder, I get to buy my seat for the C/L games, I'm actually busy the night of the AC game at WHL, my mates using my seats. it's been a cracking cup run , even if it end in the next round,  The home games have been electric

Yeah should be proud regardless, it will make everyone at Spurs determined to get there again and consistenly aim to challenge for top honours etc.


I need WBA to beat Wolves next week, have good banter with my dad and uncle about it.

I think it's going to get harder and harder, apart from Everton once, we've  had the same 4 teams going through to C/L every season,  City will get through this season,
Would be good to see a few of you regulars give it a break for a few seasons

Who knows?, doubt the TV companies would see it that way because the top sides provide lots of publicity etc.

Spurs for the top four  

Jesus christ... its even more painful watching it on Motd







Lucky tw*t... deflected off Zabaleta, Kompany slips and then it hits the shinpad

Final PL positions will imo go like this... 

Man U
Arsenal
Chelsea
Spurs/City

Top two I'd say are guaranteed as they've both hit a real run of form. Third and fourth well, anything could happen...

Just watching the game over again.... sky shows a woman in the away end with a camera, looks alot like a tourist

How the hell did she get a ticket? I thought the loyalty points system would stop this sort of thing

Probably a corporate. I've had corporate tickets at Chelsea and they're not always in boxes.

In Chris Kamara's words... Unbelievable jeff.



Most blues seemed alright today, those around me anyway... some right nobs on the front rows. Instead of giving the rags the w*nker/ The V's sign they are sat there taking pictures

 Footy ain't what it used to be that's for sure  I am still trying to understand what's happened to our players. I've got over the Liverpool game now but still haven't got over the fact they didn't even try. They don't play for the shirt, they don't play for the fans, they don't play for their own pride...what's left? Only one answer: money.

watched the manchester derby...........city are so so frustrating.........utd were there for the taking .....but rather like us they want to walk the ball into the net sometimes......

i dunno what meaty thinks.....but in a game like that i thought they were crying out for craig bellamy.....he'd of annoyed the crap out of vidic and smalling...

I been saying this all season... last year he ran riot in the manchester derby, now we have no wingers so we moved Kolarov from LB to LW, which was fookin useless. I said this before, I couldn't care how thuggish or a pain in the arse Bellamy is as long as he continues to play well on field.

Also know what you mean about walking the ball into the net, we knock it about outside the area for a long time, the only players who will shoot from outside the area are Kolarov and Tevez... alot of the time Silva is trying to pass his way into the net, rather than just having a crack at goal. One of our best players, but looks like he's lacking in confidence when it comes to shooting. Kolarov wasnt playing well and Tevez was completely taken out the game by Vidic and Smalling.

Bellamy v O'Shea... jesus christ Typical City

That was the best result for us though spongey. We're out of the title race. City were the enemy today (sorry Meaty).

Walking the ball into the net... we don't try to do that we just have a really lethargic midfield. Essien, Mikel, Lampard, three names no pace and no urgency. When all three play together we're massively up against it before the game even kicks off.

I really hate that Ancelloti rates Essien so highly he is totally crap. The last player he rated really highly publicly was Joe Cole. Nuff said.

oh deffo the result we wanted prom........totally agree..... we're out of it.........i'd be happy with 3rd/4th place now....but that isn't a forgone conclusion either...

i disagree about us not wanting to walk it in though......we lack the final ball..the killer pass....we're too busy pussyfooting around the area instead of just getting it in the box........reminds me of when dan 'ten touch' petrescu played for us!!

essien.........hmmmm.......another whose gone off the boil recently......he's been immense the past few seasons....yet this year it's not happening for him......like so many others..

and meaty i agree.......i couldn't care less who chelsea players are shagging......what they're like off field.....i just want them to play with pride for the shirt

I think everyone has to play everyone else at least once Prom so things could get interesting (Though hopefully not )

For some reason the new quoting system is suddenly broken for me...

spongey, we're just too slow. We take far too long to get the ball up the pitch which is why we end up faffing about in midfield passing the ball to each other for an hour. We need pace and urgency. Mikel is too thick to make things happen quickly. Essien is a lumbering oaf who can't pass to a player in the same shirt if his life depended on it (he's always been like that btw) and Lampard rushes forward, looks around (giving the oppo defence all the time in the world to get back) then passes backwards. FFS! I honestly think our entire midfield needs a major overhaul and Ramires would be a good player to build it around.

muf. We need to play you twice and if we beat you twice that hands the PL to Arsenal and I don't want that let's settle for 3 points each to keep the gooners in their cage

Lol
Just doing the timewarp atm

The rest of us analyse it thusly.......... It's either going to be a shitty Lancashire team or a twatty London team that win the Premier League. Each year I pick one of the superior ones and stick a moderate amount of cash on 'em. I got it wrong again.

How could you know that yet? Who did you bet on? Man Utd and Arsenal are still in it.

see prom i think up til now essien has been a huge influence.......fair few goals.....(the c/l one against barca that sent us into dreamland until the final few seconds) is one.......but it's just not happening for him.........lamps as much as i love him he's probably seen his better days now.......the injury has taken it out of him.he's nowhere near the player he was even last season.....

the one i'm most peed off about is mikel.......spends his time picking up yellow cards and nothing else..............ramires?....well i wasn't a fan and the jury is still out for me..maybe he needs time to settle we'll see.....

course the rumour mill has us buying reina and fabregas in the summer!!

I bet on Arsenal but I suspect the Lancashire lot have won again.

14 outta 20 qualify

it's united's to lose.........they'd have to have some major collapse not to win it...

It's a good bet. Van Persie's on fire and so is Fabregas. I don't want them to win it but this could be their year.

Albeit when he wasn't:
a. Injured
b. Away at the African Nations 

Last season, during the awesome double campaign, Essien only managed 21 appearances. This season, fit and available again, his form has been sub-standard at best and against Arsenal (in particular); shockingly bad. Hopefully he can regain his best form - the same applying to Lampard, Mikel and Malouda.

CS and spongey as much as it pains me to say it he is a terrible footballer. No awareness, terrible first touch, can't pass, he will score a good goal once a season and somehow the Chelsea faithful see him as a messiah again I never will. I had all that crap with Joe Cole who is also a terrible footballer somehow elevated to a status way beyond his talent.

you can't blame him for injuries or for the african nations cup though cs..........we knew when we signed him he'd have to go.....same with drogba etc.......and he's suffered a couple of bad injuries lately.........i still think that if he can get back to his best he'd be like a new signing..

you really think he's that bad prom??..........c'mon!!...a man of your years supporting will remember the likes of mayes,nutton,aylott,sitton.......and worst of all.....dave mitchell!!!

just seen the time and it's way past my shut eye time!!......g'night to you all xxx.......

Sorry spongey he's a terrible player to me always has been. Night night 

Swap deal... Essien for Barry

Just been reading BM... apparently 900 of the seating allocation had gone to corporate

I well and truly miss the days of maine road... Anelka & Goater

Arsenal will push United all the way.


Did you see the story in NOTW about Terry's mom working at a meat packing factory for £8 an hour?, good on her.

I've backed Earnshaw to score at anytime. I'm now hoping that he stays on the Bench. Backed Beckford to score at any time in the (yet another) Lancashire derby! At this rate I'll get all my money back!

Back to the drawing board again! Everton were poor though.

Why wasn't Daniel Sturridge given a run in the Chelsea starting line-up?

If Carlo and Roman are reading i would very much appreciate their thoughts on this...