chrismada9

Carlo gets sacked and becomes the Inter manager! you heard it here first

At least when AIK Solna kept losing in the Allsvenskan last season it was only by the odd goal!! Chelsea, who used to have a rock solid defence are now conceding bucketfuls!! This is not the Chelsea I know and love! Pathetic

shambolic

I swear, the Daily Mail is so anti-Chelsea it's quite shocking, I hope to god this isn't true!

Carlo Ancelotti, without a win in five Premier League matches, will not be allowed to bolster Chelsea's faltering title hopes by adding to his squad in the January transfer window. Chelsea will announce in the new year that the club lost £40million last season despite winning the League and FA Cup Double. Only if owner Roman Abramovich has a major change of heart and subsidises a new signing will Ancelotti be able to bring in new blood next month. And the Italian has been told that such an about-turn is not on the agenda. The lack of funds will further frustrate a manager who is expected by Abramovich to improve on last season's performance, despite having to operate with a squad that captain John Terry admits is weaker than the one that completed the Double. Ancelotti, who has insisted that despite recent injuries he cannot blood his youngsters at such a time of crisis, now faces Arsenal in a vital match tomorrow knowing that his principal rivals for the titles - Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal - have significant funds to strengthen in January. City will make a further move for £35m Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko, while United are monitoring Liverpool's £20m goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, and Atletico Madrid's £15m David de Gea, as Arsenal contemplate a £10m move for Bolton centre-half Gary Cahill. But potential Chelsea moves for a new striker, such as City's unsettled Carlos Tevez or Liverpool's Fernando Torres - either of whom would cost £40m - or for Benfica centre-half David Luiz, who is valued at £25m, are seemingly impossible. Despite enjoying an historic season in 2009/10, Chelsea's financial figures are unlikely to see a significant change from the previous year's loss of £44.4m, taking the total amount of losses since Abramovich took over seven years ago to more than £500m. The Russian has committed to reducing the club's annual deficits ever since announcing a record loss for a football club of £140.2m in 2005. Chief executive Ron Gourlay has already told players, in a team meeting at the start of the season, not to expect major signings, as the club are now expected to generate their own transfer funds through sales rather than rely on hand-outs from Abramovich. Gourlay has been instituting a number of economies this season, which included refusing to renew the contracts of Joe Cole and Michael Ballack and cutting the win bonuses of some players. Chelsea need to show UEFA they are making progress in reducing their losses from next season. Europe's ruling body will monitor club accounts as part of new financial fair play regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Daily Mail ----------------------------------------------------------------- I'm adament the Daily Mail isn't one of the bad source... is Roman turning his back on us??

One major problem I have with our showdown with Arsenal is Lampard... the fact that he's been out for so long with this injury he's had, do we all reckon he will be the same Frank Lampard we saw at the beginning of the season, or will he be a Frank Lampard dusting off and finding his form?? Mark Lawrenson mentioned it in his prediction, so I thought it would be something to think about.

welcome dude! Hope you enjoy it here

Time to make the family groan with frustration again!! :blue scalf: (here's hoping our form will be better)

I'm a little late to say anything about this, but this is excellent news for us!! Hopefully, Kakuta will come out and show what he's really made of!! TX will be jizzing his pants over this news I'm sure!

If we're talking about a dream squad (one we can afford mind).... Cech Dani Alves Pique Terry Bale Essien Lampard Källström Aguero Drogba Sneijder

maybe the German league isn't for him

Danish players do fairly well at Chelsea.... Bjarne Goldbæk, Jesper Gronkjær to name a couple, Brian Laudrup wasn't a big hit though but he was the last player to score for us against FC Copenhagen! Jes Høgh, was backup to Desailly and Leboeuf back in 2000, and he was dogged of injuries while he was coming to the end of his career, but he did put up some excellent performances when he did play.

Chelsea manager Carlos Ancelotti has identified Wolfsburg defender Simon Kjaer as the solution to his centre-back problem. The Blues have been short of central defenders all season following Ricardo Carvalho’s summer departure and injuries to John Terry and Alex. And, according to reports in Germany, Ancelotti is ready to reignite his interest in Kjaer, who he tracked during the summer. Then, the Denmark international moved from Palermo to Wolfsburg, but it is thought a bid of around £7m would be enough to prize him away from the Bundesliga, little over six months after his arrival. ------------------------------------------------ Source:- Talk Sport ------------------------------------------------ Really good defender, and I would LOVE.. to see a Danish player at Chelsea :blue scalf:

Fuck it! It's not going to happen! I'm not bothered, Sturridge is far a better player!

Chelsea are in the running to sign Portuguese sensation Joao Reis. The 18-year-old has been dubbed the new Luis Figo following a number of scintillating performances for Louletano in the Portuguese second division. The winger is only on a semi-professional contract in his native Portugal and reports in sports newspaper A Bola say the Premier League champions are keen to take the youngster on a week-long trial. Inter Milan and Benfica are also said to have scouts monitoring the youngster's progress in Portugal's third tier. Reis could follow in the footsteps of countrymen and fellow wingers Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo if he completes a move to the Premier League. ------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Talk Sport ------------------------------------------------------------

I heard just this morning... Ronaldo joins Chelsea on a free transfer!

Carroll's goal against Liverpool just shows you why a striker like him would be so ideal for us! But we could be looking at a summer coup rather than a January one! Newcastle won't want to sell their prize assets in the form they're currently in!

True statement, but you have to look at his age to consider the facts. At some point in time, we are going to have to buy a decent striker to replace him. Carlo can't go all out and say "we won't buy anyone in January." Looking at our form of late, you can state quite clearly that we do need to buy someone. There are plenty of decent names out there, "Aguero, Benzema (although he has regained some form at Madrid), Tevez (might want to return to his family in Argentina), Neymar, Lukaku" Drogba however, may be 32, but I still believe he's the best striker in the Premiership, not just because he scores goals, but because he has the strength to hold off players and go for goal, and he's been here long enough to bond with the other long-term players. The bottom line is, it's players like him (as well as Lampard, Terry, Essien) that attract other top names to our club, because everyone praises him for who he is... a prolific goalscorer.

I think Drogba wanted to prove a point by scoring the penalty in front of the Spurs supporters.. didn't work however!

Drogba's penalty was bloody shite!! That's now 5 premier league games without victory. Man U are licking their lips for next weekend

Frank's back!! Now go and win us the game!!!

Essien booked?? !! What for?? :mellow:

Drogba!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

Fucking Drogba, hoofing it up the field to fucking no-one!!

Peter Crouch is coming on for Defoe! Size matters maybe?? :unsure: