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whether he has to change his name or not, in my eyes as a Chelsea fan, he is, and always will be Michael Essien! I think it's absolutely unfair on Michael. He's known to us fans as a legend, and yet his father wants to bring up his childhood experiences, at the expense of some money. What a total dick!!

FAO - middleoftheshed how do you make the kits so exact! Like the premiership lettering and all of it! There must be a proper site that does it!

I have a couple of Chelsea programmes, but they're mostly champions league group stage games. Except for the Everton game in 2002, and the Carling Cup home game against Burnley where we lost on pens.

I really like those kits, especially the home kit! The away ones look really original and good too

At least be proud of your son if you're going to say that!

what a fucking disgrace this is!!

Or Sanchez, or Aguero... both are younger than Sneijder!

This man is a culprit!

There's only ONE England captain!! Fucking brilliant if this is true! :blue scalf:

Sneijder owned our midfield when we faced Inter last season. He was instrumental for them under Mourinho, and then he went on and played an excellent world cup. I wouldn't say he was overrated!

this is absolutely horrifying to say the least. My deepest condolences to all those people of Japan who have been affected by this.

I really really REALLY like that kit!!

Oh dear oh dear!!

He could work really well with McEachran in the middle playing off him if he was willing and able.

I really hope Torres will score for us in this game! His first goal is due I reckon. I believe in the first leg he was close to scoring because he ran into all the right places and he was close to scoring on a few occaisions. it'll be a lot easier for him at the Bridge.

Great player, no doubt about it! I don't see him coming here IMO. But strange things have happened!

I agree. It's also partly due to the fact that Wilkins isn't there. Carlo has no-one to talk to on the touchline about tactics. He just sits there on his own looking lost most of the time, especially during our spell of crisis, while being thrashed at home to Sunderland and all the rest of it. And Carlo is right able sex football costing us. We don't have the right players to perform "sexy football" because a majority of them are beginning to reach their peaks... Lampard, Malouda, Drogba et al. And the likes of Zhirkov, Kalou, Mikel have failed to impress. I'm prepared for mega changes in the summer, I'm not so sure about Carlo leaving however. I don't like the idea of seeing the back of another manager, when the one we currently have won us a double in his first season, and experienced "only one" real crisis in a season. All top quality managers experience downfalls, and yet they revive a team over time. Which is why I hope Carlo stays. I back him 100%. If he "had" to leave however, I pray for Mourinho to return.

3rd place if we beat City and win our game in hand over them, without losing in the mean-time!

I don't suppose this actually counts, but... At Uni this year, first semester of Real Time Systems I passed with an A3 on my coursework, which is really good! Hopefully, if I pass the second semester I can graduate in November

Carlos Tevez will become David Luiz's bitch! You heard it here first

Great post. Agree with everything there, especially the first paragraph!

Putting on our star players would be a sensible idea. Copenhagen will want to beat us regardless of the situation. If we are 2-0 up at half time, with the aggregate score of 4-0, then I would say bring on the likes of McEachran for Lampard. At the end of the day, we need to rest some players for when we face City the following weekend because that will be a tough game.

Couldn't agree more! It shows why the club want Josh to be the club's future! McEachran = one club man!

Happy Birthday Chelsea! 106 years old today! :blue scalf:

This should be straightforward, no fuck ups! We should win 3-0 at home easily I reckon! I think McEachran should play a big part in this game as well! It will give him some more European experience