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Now I wonder WHICH clubs are objecting eh? Wonder if 1 is some cunts in North London and another are some bunch of cunts smelling like Manure? Chelsea, Gareth Southgate & England Will Gareth Southgate be given the England job on a full-time basis? That seems to be the overriding sense following the recent 3-0 win over Scotland and the 2-2 draw against Spain. But, according to the Times on Thursday, Chelsea are complicating issues before any announcement that Southgate has taken over the England manager’s role on a full-time basis can be made. What’s the Chelsea problem? The issue relates to Steve Holland, who is a coach both at Chelsea and with Southgate. The Times inform their readers that Southgate now has a “political problem” with the Blues employee: Several Premier League clubs objecting to Steve Holland being employed as his assistant while staying on as a coach at Chelsea. Chelsea are adamant that they want Holland to stay at the club if he is appointed as Southgate’s No 2 on a permanent basis and believe that he is capable of combining both roles, but several of their Premier League rivals are understood to feel that would create a conflict of interests. Holland could potentially gain early access to information about injuries suffered by players at other Premier League clubs for example, a situation that some of them object to. The Times fail to report which clubs are objecting to Holland’s involvement with the Three Lions.

Thats mild to what we have said about Ivan and alot about Cahill.But as for JT he has our thanks love and respect but as for a new contract I sincerely hope not. He has the heart,head and character but sadly not the legs or lungs or engine. It would be great to keep him un some form or other tho along with Lamps and Drogs.

Why not both?

Have you ever heard of so much bollox!! Bever in a fuckin million years. I know its Squawka but you dont expect this sorta BS from the likes oif Butch “John Terry could leave Chelsea for Manchester United” http://www.squawka.com/news/john-terry-could-leave-chelsea-for-manchester-united/828008#Cr2zZIc6gMBcPRpH.99

What we need os a creative, strong offensive wise, B 2 B CM. We could do a 3-5-2 then.

Wew could of course swap to a 3-3-4 like Citeh Alonso - Eden- Diego - Moses Matic - N'Golo - Verratti NEW LCB - Luiz - Dave/ OR NEW RCB

Anyone got Romans mobile number? I think he wrote it down wromg when he gave it to me. Some massage place down Berwick St1 So guys. Santa has come and brought us Verratti. Now what??? Where do we play him? What formation? Will we need other players for this formation? Who will we give the shaft too so Verratti can play? Just a dew little things to consider.

Who knows? Maybe when we rented agent Luiz to the French jer was just laying the groundwork?

Love the guy!! Kante boasts incredible stats for France France’s 0-0 draw with the Ivory Coast last night may not have caught the eye for many but Chelsea fans should take note, as summer signing N’Golo Kante put in another terrific shift for his country. The 25-year-old has been a key-part of Antonio Conte’s side this season, following on from his crucial role with France during the European Championships and his decisive part in Leicester City’s title-winning campaign last term. Now boasting the sort of performances to warrant the claim of one of the best in the world, Kante’s performance against the Ivory Coast was superb- and statistics identified exactly how. Kante had 102 touches during the match, completed 96.4% of his passes, made five tackles and eight interceptions. The numbers show how he dominated the midfield for Les Bleus in a night that wasn’t too exciting and it puts the Blues man into a good position heading into this weekend’s clash with Middlesbrough. With no international football until March, Kante will now be focused on Chelsea’s title push and the Blues face a tough test in the coming weeks with matches against Tottenham and Manchester City on the horizon.

I know hesnot set the weorlf ablaze and Ive slagged him off as loud as anyone but its because hes showed moments of sheer brilliance and hes pissed me off that he cant fuckin do it more often. Its a real shame cause he seems like a really nice lad and if we could get all our players to run as much as him we would do OK But its time we parted - no muckin about with loans, just get as much as we can and wish him and whoever buys him good luck. I cant see we get any swaps for him. When do we get swaps?

Yeah I hear ya but look how many of even our own lot were saying Saints this Saints that, best defence at home etc etc so WHY think the Dippers will beat trhem comfortably. They just might but it doesnt mean Saints are shite just because we beat them easy. They might just dig in and come back stronger? Lets hope so eh. Ive always had a over confident nature that carries over to Chelsea too. And Ive had my arse kicked thinking that on paper and by rights we should piss all over such n such team only to find we lose! So I'm TRYING really hard not to get over excited about whats going on with us right now just for a few more weeks then Ill ljump right in.

So is impeachment a real possibility? ELECTION BOMBSHELL: Trump 'could face criminal charges and removal from White House' http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/561047/donald-trump-criminal-charges-removal-from-white-house

Love all the old Bridge stuff Our latest dip into the photo archives produces a derby day snap from many years ago. Our next home game takes place on Saturday 26 November when Tottenham Hotspur make the trip across London for a tea-time kick off, and the fixture has always been one which stands out on the calendar, even stretching back to 1913, when the above image was taken. Supporters who had arrived late for the game did anything they could to get a view of the action as the two London rivals met on the opening day of the 1913/14 campaign. Unfortunately, it was the visitors who took the points that day, Harold Halse scoring a late consolation for the Pensioners in a 3-1 defeat. Thankfully, recent results against Tottenham at the Bridge have improved significantly, and the White Hart Lane outfit are without a victory here since 1990. Fuckin Spuds!!!!

Socrates was being a bit of a cunt tho. I've heard of trying to get into a players head but ..........

Reminds me of that system - whats it called? Ricer sytem??? Like A beats B and C beats A so its obvious thac C will beat B. We know it dont work like that lol

I really do like Verratti alot and it makes me drool the thought of teaming him with Matic/N'Golo. our midfield would fuck the world, but our current 3-4-3 just doesnt fit it. Nor a 3-5-2/ And tho he seemed in hibernation mode early season Matic has found himself a great bromance with his little mate. The relationship and the ground they cover together is 2nd to none. Its a gamble whether Verratti would gel as well with N'golo. So if we were to sign him it would mean changing a working system/ Its a tough decision

Very imspiring story after his parents death. Its great to see he stayed with us and steadily making himself an important piece in the team.

With the youth now switched to 3-4-3 too that makes the transition easier and they also give us that massive benifit of homegrown players.

The lads playing great and I would love to see him get a chance with the 1st team but its all a ballance isn't it? We have alot of gifted lads and 1st team players but just when does the time come to play them? We are giving a couple of acadamy players gradual time now and its hard to do that. I know I'd rather have him in the 1st team than RLC anyway. Hes scored 7 goals this season so far from 14 apps. A great Rabona crossbar chalenge.

I hear all you say and it was probably the most important thing Roman asked from him. But like I say theres been alot of times Costa could been rested amd Batman got some time. Cause theres gonna come a time very shortly when Diego has to sit it outr and everyones gonna forget about these times and start bitching and moaning about a £30 Mill + player looking rusty and WTF is he doing etc etc. (You know how fickle football supporters can be) I just wonder IF Bats is one of the Dons purchases or the boards.

You really cant help but love the little fella. However we managed it I'm fuckin elated we signed him. Look at them chuchie cheeks! And even better it seems like HE is happy with us and he is enjoying playing with Matic. Can you imagine our midfield with Verratti with the lads!! OMFG we woiuld own the pitch from box to box! Kante kicking on in new mag http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/11/kante-kicking-on-in-new-mag.html

I think its a shame the lads not had more game time. Theres been many chances for hm to come on. If not as a starter then when we are playing comfortable or in a lead.. I had visions of him and Diego up front or in a 3 with Eden like 3 striker! But it seema tro mw he doesn't have Contes trust. I hope it changes. But I love what he did to this guy. Supposedly a Blues fan! Twat! Michy Batshuayi destroys Chelsea fan on Twitter after receiving a dig http://www.givemesport.com/915982-michy-batshuayi-destroys-chelsea-fan-on-twitter-after-receiving-a-dig?autoplay=on

A bit like Mou then eh? Worked well for him. I know this system is still in its infancy but Conte is keeping it fluid and it changes to suit whats going on at the time. Only problem I see us having right now is us depending too much on key players. Eden/Costa/Wing Backs/MFs.. Unless the Don starts to rotate more (swapping players aot sooner when the games won. using replacements against suppopsedly weaker clubs and not only cup games (the 1 we are in). Cause right now both Diego and Eden have reportedly injuries so IF those 2 were out that would be our biggest test. When Bats came I was more than happy with his initial start but it doesn't seem that Conte is of the same opinion. I would love to see hiom/Diego/Eden together. I'd love to see Chalobah getting more time too. TThe lads got alot of creativity as well as being big,strong,fast and full of skil. If Conte got behind him we MIGHT NOT need to be looking at oyjer MFs? Unless the Dons planning to reinforce with transfers instead of current players its still some weeks till transfer time.