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btw, I accidentally put in two pics from the 1971 Cup Winners Cup in that big pic post these 2 the rest are 1970 FA Cup related

lol at 'screwed over' tell that to Giroud, see what he thinks about Pulisic's minutes compared to his, or better, his compared to Bat's Lampard, like us all, has strengths and faults, but one thing I have not seen him do is play mind games he is bloody straight up about most things you want to see more yanks play with the big boys, then outlaw that viscous body and brain destroying thugball that is 'American football' and get those lads into real football same for the shorter basketball players you have the best athletes on the planet, but NO your country overall ridicules the biggest sport on the planet (partially because you cannot dominate it like you try to dominate with EVERYTHING) you lot have 330 million people in your nation state in descending order my 3 nations of birth and then lineage (and citizenship) have 66 million (UK) (England 56m of that) 10.3 million (Sweden) 285,000 (Barbados) 2 of the 3 have great football histories, England more than Sweden, but twice we were the 2nd best team at the WC ('58 and '94 even though we got 3rd in 94 we were better than Italy that year) but lost out to great Brasilian teams both times (1958 WC was here in Stockholm and was the 17yo Pele coming out global party that made modern soccer, 1994 was actually in the US, but I was less than 2 years old then and in Hong Kong and we almost beat Brasil in the Semifinal) and even little shite Bim almost beat the US the last time they played (and that was a WC qualifier so a competitive match) nil 1 was the final score, but Bim hit the post and also had a goal taken back for a marginal offsides you have NO excuses to not have an insane national team other than your culture you want it all, you want it huge, you want it violent, you want it fast, you want it NOW and you want it supersized......... life and sports and all else when I have been in the states (earned a post grad MBA in NYC and have visited a lot) and talk football, sooo many yanks say one thing over and over BORING, (because there is not enough scoring so it isn't giving enough cheap-thrill plazzy rewards) which is madness and goes right back to your cultural zeitgeist issues that you yourself are putting on parade by whinging on and demanding (and slurring arguably the greatest English MFer ever) all over a recently-turned 21yo kid who has been in the toughest football league on the PLANET for all of SIX MONTHS

great fairly good quality colour video of the highlights from Wembley and then the entire replay at OT in '70

Chelsea 'demand Danny Drinkwater's full wages paid in any loan exit' https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/transfer-talk/news/chelsea-demand-drinkwaters-full-wages-paid-in-any-loan-exit_385153.html Aston Villa will reportedly have to shell out the entirety of Danny Drinkwater's wages if they are to sign the midfielder on loan from Chelsea this month. The Midlands side are desperate to add midfield reinforcements this month following a severe injury to John McGinn at the end of last month. Drinkwater started the 2019-20 season on loan at Burnley but has since returned to Stamford Bridge after failing to nail down a regular spot in Sean Dyche's side. According to The Sun, Villa must front all of Drinkwater's wages, thought to be around £110,000 a week, in order to sign the player on loan until the end of the season. The Englishman, who was part of Leicester City's remarkable Premier League triumph, has struggled since completing a move to Chelsea in 2017. Villa boss Dean Smith is also on the search for emergency reinforcements up front after an injury to new signing Wesley ruled him out for the entire season. snip

“Strong possibility” of loan for promising Chelsea youngster according to insider https://www.chelsea-news.co/2020/01/strong-possibility-loan-promising-chelsea-youngster-according/ Chelsea have just beaten Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, and there was one notable absence. Marc Guehi had been superb in two Carabao Cup ties for us, and it seemed likely he would get at least a chance off the bench today, if not a start. Instead Frank Lampard went with two of his senior defenders, meaning Guehi has missed another chance for first team action. Twitter insider CareFree Youth has indicted on Twitter that a loan move for the defender for the rest of the season is now a “strong possibility”, given our cup games are out of the way and there are just 10 development squad games left in the season.

Chelsea: Fans prefer Gabigol over Moussa Dembele https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/chelsea/chelsea-fans-prefer-gabigol-over-moussa-dembele/

ironically He worked (the article is from 2001) with adults with autism and learning difficulties in a daycentre in the London Borough of Barnet. lololol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dempsey_(footballer,_born_1946) https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/indepth/features/37635.chelsea_legend_dempsey_still_a_star/

that shite has to STOP

what about girls? LOLOLOL

Chelsea F.C. ‎– Souvenir Record Album Of The 1970 F.A. Cup Final: Chelsea's Cup Label: Quality Recordings Ltd. ‎– QP4/70 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono Country: UK Released: 1970 Genre: Non-Music Style: Spoken Word https://picclick.co.uk/QP4-70-Vinyl-1970-FA-Cup-Final-Chelsea-FC-392455799275.html

eeeeek not good but you got huge revenge beat a superb Portugal team IN PORTUGAL for the 2004 Euro championship I had a fit (I looooove Figo) I was only 11 (very advanced 11yo, lolol) but it gutted me

do not need to get 40m quid for Alonso in order for Gabigol to be cheaper Flamengo had a deal with Inter where they would have paid 16m euros (£13.6m) for 80% of his rights (works out to £17m for 100% rights) https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/inter-coperta-corta-in-attacco-la-cessione-di-gabigol-per-un-rinforzo-1300940 but he wants to leave Brasil Inter now says he is worth around 25.5m quid for Euro clubs, for 100% rights https://www.calciomercato.com/news/quanti-milioni-chiede-l-inter-per-gabigol-57705 I would accept 30m quid for Alonso, but Marina keeps driving up the price (as Roman and her want to fuck over Conte) Hell, if it takes 30m euros to get it done, do it, not going to be arsed over 4.5m quid. Marina fucked around with Real Madrid and demanded £54-55m when they offered £45m in summer 2018, so the loss is on her, and we only paid £23m for him from Fiorentina (Transfermarkt says as they update based off financial filings at fiscal year ends) Just swap Alonso for Gabigol and make Inter toss in a few million euro so Marina gets her butthurt lotioned up their salaries are very close, Alonso makes around £1m more a year (based off that fucking new contract we gave him)

dreadful is an overstatement they fought the best team in the world to a standstill in regular time and lost 1 nil on a 99th minute goal

If we spend £80m on Zaha, he will be the 2nd most expensive EPL transfer ever (after Pogba) Arse dropped £72m on Pepe and goona's are like OMG! He is shit! He is horrible! We got raped! well Pepe Zaha and Palace has been above Arse in the table for a long time, they were as high as 5th or 6th a month or so ago, so you cannot say that at least results-wise so far Arse is this wonder team and Palace is pure shit

100% agree and he is low cost

Report: Newcastle want Chelsea pair Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi https://tbrfootball.com/report-newcastle-want-chelsea-pair-olivier-giroud-and-michy-batshuayi/

Gillingham v West Sham HD Streams https://www.vipleague.cc/gillingham-streaming https://soccer-live.stream/gillingham-stream

BBC dipper wankfest in full effect

omg Curtis Jones, worst scouse accent ever!!! my ears!!!

it's their year

https://gameofthepeople.com/2020/01/05/despite-the-current-era-sextons-chelsea-stand-the-test-of-time/ IF Chelsea had not got off to a miserable start in 1969-70, they may well have gone much closer to winning the Football League instead of their first FA Cup. Not that the Cup was a consolation, because in 1970, it really meant something and for the Blues, it was their first ever FA Cup triumph. Until 2004-05, the team that overcame Leeds United over two arduous games was widely considered to be the club’s most loved and arguably its most successful line-up. Any Chelsea fan from that year would be able to reel off the classic team from that period: Bonetti, Webb, McCreadie, Hollins, Dempsey, Harris, Cooke, Hudson, Osgood, Hutchinson and Houseman. Ironically, that wasn’t the team that lifted the Cup. Hudson was injured a few weeks before Wembley and sat out the final. He had been one of the faces of 1969-70 and missing the climax arguably set his career back. Some believe he was never quite the same player after that campaign. Sexton’s men Manager Dave Sexton, who took over from the wildly unpredictable Tommy Docherty, had already brought the trustworthy David Webb from Southampton and striker Alan Birchenall from Sheffield United in 1967-68. The following season, he added another defender, Fulham’s John Dempsey, to his squad and pulled off a coup by signing Ian Hutchinson from Southern League Cambridge United. The gangly forward made a claim for a first-team spot in the closing weeks of the season, effectively replacing Chelsea stalwart Bobby Tambling. Sexton had problems with the mercurial Peter Osgood and even tried him out in an unfamiliar midfield role, giving him the number 4 shirt. Hudson had made his debut in 1968-69 but found himself in contention for a starting position as injuries hampered Sexton’s side in the early weeks of 1969-70. In addition, Chelsea could still call on spectacular goalkeeper Peter Bonetti and hard men like Ron Harris and Eddie McCreadie, the workhorse John Hollins and the crowd-pleasing Charlie Cooke. And on the wing there was Peter Houseman, an unsung hero who had found it hard to win over the Stamford Bridge crowd. The 1969-70 season would be his finest. Slow recovery Chelsea were invariably slow starters in August and 1969 was no exception, despite ending the previous campaign in good form. They lost their first two games, both away, at Liverpool and West Ham. A string of draws did little to convince anyone that Chelsea were title contenders and they managed to win just once in their first nine games. At the end of September, they trounced Arsenal 3-0 and put on a good display. But they were in 10th place and already nine points behind league leaders Everton. If that was a confidence booster – Arsenal had finished fourth in 1968-69 – a Football League Cup win over Leeds United was a portent of things to come. By Christmas, Chelsea were in excellent form and Sexton had started to see the partnership of Osgood and Hutchinson reap impressive rewards…and goals. After beating Crystal Palace 5-1 at Selhurst Park, a game in which Osgood scored four times, Chelsea were in third place, but still seven points worse off than Everton. The Cup that cheers Such was Chelsea’s mid-term form that Fleet Street predicted they would be a good bet for the FA Cup. With Everton firmly focused on the title and Leeds United barnstorming their way through Europe, Chelsea’s only realistic hope of silverware was the Cup – as long as they avoided Everton and Leeds. They had gone close in the past – two semi-final defeats in 1965 and 1966, runners-up in 1967 and quarter final exits in 1968 and 1969. There was almost a psychological barrier developing. But they easily disposed of Birmingham City in round three but a week later, they had a rude awakening when Leeds turned up in London SW6. Don Revie’s men demolished Chelsea mercilessly by 5-2 – after the Blues had led 2-1. If ever there was a game that highlighted the difference between Sexton’s entertaining side and the ruthless efficiency of Leeds, this was it. “Chelsea’s delusions of grandeur disintegrated abruptly at Stamford Bridge,” reported Hugh McIlvaney. Meanwhile back in the Cup, Burnley were uncomfortably overcome in round four and two London derbies saw Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers beaten 4-1 and 4-2 respectively. Chelsea were in the last four and the draw was kind – Watford, conquerors of Liverpool, at Tottenham’s White Hart Lane. The other semi was between Leeds and Manchester United. Predictably, Chelsea beat Watford 5-1 but they had to wait three games to find out who they would play, Leeds eventually beating United 1-0. Visions of January 10 1970 and that 5-2 trouncing came flooding back. Uneasy finale........ snip