Kostas

I see your point but I still don't like it.

Sam retired,checkthis thread

He was played out of position in the Community Shield game,besides Ashley Cole was by far our worst defender that day.He could hardly be blamed for most pre-season goals since our goalkeeper let him down too many times.How many games have you actually seen him play?Less than 10 games?Because that sounds rather knee-jerk.

On the bright side I was happy with Anelka reaffirming himself as one of our finest strikers.His penalty kick would make Frank Lampard himself proud.

I'm disappointed because that young team failed to earn another chance to showcase their abilities.We were never going to play our best 11 in the League Cup so the chances of them tiring were small but instead the likes of Kakuta and Bruma won't play as many games as they would if we had won.20 Minutes in the Prem or the CL are hardly the chances that will let them properly develop.

The problem has been there since last year,some thought Turnbull was good enough but he never was.If Hilario wasn't injured he would probably play and perform better.They both are decent #3 choices but not capable of being #2,that's precisely why we went for Begovic,Stoke may have rejected us but I won't be surprised if we try again in January. I've mentioned this a dozen times but people keep forgetting that Hilario's contract runs out in June and he will leave,Delac will return from his loan to Vitesse and take his place.

I'm not really happy with one of our best players wanting to play for the Mancs.

I thought for a second there that Carlo lost his mind.Kakuta must be gutted though.

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BOSINGWA HITS THE COMEBACK TRAIL He played 55 minutes in the reserve friendly against Fulham.

Can't say I give a sod about whether the press or the other fans like us or not but I would be delighted if it could change the way refs treat us in Europe

You cannot blame him for his attitude after that.

Wayne Bridge is out with a long-term injury.

Essien was chasing Daniel Mills Pappoe.

Good points but I think it's a bit harsh. The Community Shield game was Bran's only bad game and everyone's allowed a day off.Bellamy tore apart Mikel in the City game and we were raped all over the pitch before Etoo's goal so you can hardly blame IVan specifically.

I expected Connor Clifford to get some minutes but Billy makes sense.It looks like at the moment he's our 3rd choice RB. Strange that there's no mention of Borini

Kinda concerned about Lamps,I think he was expected a couple of weeks ago.Guess not everyone is Drogba.

Right-o.My memory gets worse by the day. At least I can keep track of our win ratio

Seeing as we'll field a younger team I'd expect one of the reserve keepers to be on the bench,probably Taylor.

KakaDaniel AlvesRobinhoAgueroTorresNeymarAllegedly we went for some of them and it means that we were willing to break the bank.In most of those cases it was either the player that wanted to move elsewhere or the selling club playing hardball. Not really arguing against the fact that we're trying to break even but I never believed that Roman Abramovich got somehow bored or unwilling to spend,the opposition fans would love that to be true but it's just a load of ballacks. We can and will spend (very) big if our football board along with our coach decides that the investment is worth it.

Guilty Are you claiming that it is not possible for him to last less than Ranieri?I'd love Carlo to stay for at least 5 years but will anyone be honestly shocked if he does not? After what we Chelsea fans have seen in the last 5 years? Probably guilty but I'm more prone to pointing out our weaknesses (only a fool would claim that we have none) or arguing about our faults instead of joining a wankfest that is only expected when a team performs so well.

No,he's still prone to defensive errors and his positioning lets him down sometimes.He wouldn't make a good CB. He has been our Superman so far this season but let's not get overhyped.

I'll be happy with a draw,it'll be an improvement over last season and I doubt many teams will get away with 3 points in the City Of Manchester stadium.

:lol: They seriously need to release more stuff like that. I LOL'ed @ the Kakuta part. Was Essien chasing Kaby? BTW why did Gael wear a #31 shirt?

Good news(?). Wish him well.