Duppy Conqueror

i just noticed that Wolfsburg are described as German Champions and that they play in Champions league..i know they not Champions this year (were in `09 i know) and didn`t think they qualified for the CL either...they seemed a far way off in 7th position when i last checked out the German league in about March or April..but they do mention Steve McClaren so it`s definately a recent article.

yeah..i`m not a big fan of loaning players out normally..but this loan could be a good one for JB and us..he`s obviously a quality player but with him not being 19 till November, there`s no need to rush him into our 1st team..i`d rather him have 30 or 40 games in the German 1st division than play in our reserves. but i hope they have an agreement that if he doesn`t play regularly that the loan is cancelled. i`m glad that if the report is correct Chelsea see his future role with us is at CB ...he can do a job anywhere at the back and DM if needed but think CB is definately his best position. it may very well mean that Riccy will stay for another year..have noticed that the reports of him leaving for Inter have gone quiet this week..so this may have something to do with that...or it could mean Mancienne is having a shot at CB with the 1st team..(or perhaps Van Aanholt after Bertrand impressed at LB on Saturday..) could mean quite a few things i guess..i should imagine that Ivanovic will compete with Alex to partner JT now aswell as compete with Bos for RB spot.

on season loan..according to the Daily Mirror. Chelsea's young Dutch dazzler Jeffrey Bruma is ready to sign for Steve McClaren's German champions Wolfsburg - and get his first real taste of the Champions League. Skillful defender Bruma is set to be cleared to join Wolfsburg on loan for the season despite making a rare appearance in the Blues line-up for the opening friendly with Crystal Palace. Bruma was wanted by McClaren when he was at Twente Enschede, but now the former England chief has earmarked him as one of his key captures in his new post in the Bundesliga. The talented 18-year-old is not rated ready for double-winning Chelsea yet. He wants to play at centre half but is down the queue at Stamford Bridge - he can also play right back but is being groomed for the middle. Chelsea's young Dutch dazzler Jeffrey Bruma is ready to sign for Steve McClaren's German champions Wolfsburg - and get his first real taste of the Champions League. Skillful defender Bruma is set to be cleared to join Wolfsburg on loan for the season despite making a rare appearance in the Blues line-up for the opening friendly with Crystal Palace. Bruma was wanted by McClaren when he was at Twente Enschede, but now the former England chief has earmarked him as one of his key captures in his new post in the Bundesliga. The talented 18-year-old is not rated ready for double-winning Chelsea yet. He wants to play at centre half but is down the queue at Stamford Bridge - he can also play right back but is being groomed for the middle. // Bruma joined Chelsea as a promising kid and is arguably their best young find for many years. The Londoners think he will improve with regular competitive action and come back to play for them in a year.

Ashley wasn`t winning trophies at the time..he had in the past but not in the couple of years before he joined us. is debatable wether Deco was the most important player in that Rijkaard era...can`t see a club like Barcelona letting their "most important" player go for 8mill tho... but in both cases we bought those two..none of them left the top club of their careers to join no-hopers...and both can be considered footballing motives that led to their departures, rather then them wanting unjustified pay-rises, then ending up signing for a lesser team for the same money that was already offered. Joe could have signed for a better team than Liverpool by now if his motives were about football and his desire to start somewhere...but Liverpool now seem the only club willing to pay anywhere near what he craves so he will probably sign for them.

it would be only his second loan spell of his Chelsea career...but i think i`d rather us just cut our losses on him and let him rebuild his career elsewhere...i think he could do o.k for himself somewhere but i can`t see him doing it in the Premier league..perhaps somewhere like Portugal or Turkey would be better for him.

well i guess all parents lie to their kids at some time...Joe has always been happy enough to earn a starting spot before now..and if he had got a pay rise he would have been content to do it again.. i don`t see the comparison with Ashley or Deco tho sorry...Deco wanted to go home after being away from home for 14 years and Ash was the best left back in the world (and still is) who was playing at a club who had lost their ambition and are more interested in fleecing their fans than rewarding them with trophies,these days.

I just don`t know what has happened to Joe in the last year..has he changed agents or something or has his wife been getting in his head and turned him after giving birth to their first child with the.."think of the kid`s future Joe ..we`ve only got 16 million in the bank".kinda hen pecking... it just don`t seem like Joe atall..all this only in it for the money stance... i take some comfort tho in the fact that when he hangs up his boots it`ll be the medals he won with Chelsea he will be showing his kid..because he won fook all before he joined us and he`ll win fook all at Liverpool.. .when his kid is old enough to ask him why he left Chelsea,after all the medals he won ,the fans singing his name every week etc.....i wonder if he`ll be able to look into the kid`s eyes and tell it the truth..

the media picks who plays for England ,who captains ,who manages them..that`s why Capello has spent the last 6 months or so, trying to please them and thats why since that time England team has lost it`s mojo....no team can suceed when they being coached by a puppet coach. and indeed Cannavaro should be concentrating on his own football career .if playing in Saudi Arabia can be classed as a football career..

don`t really know where you going with this if Clubs should not own boys what are you suggesting..we dont sign them till they are 18...or we should have kids in our academy who are free to go at anytime? of course we care about our young players...and of course we hear about them again..a very high percentage of academy players who don`t make the grade at top clubs get another chance in football somewhere else...it`s a shame for them that they get rejected but it`s business and being rejected by a top club is far from the worse thing that can happen to a kid.

i can`t remember the name of the commentator here but he`s always been the same..Eurosport only have youth level football and sometimes African Nations..but i dunno..if i was paid to be a commentator i would do some proper research on the players first...he sounds like someone who doesn`t follow football atall..just done a media studies course or something. i could understand it more if it was some obscure sport in the Olympics..but it`s football ffs.. wish we had that Polish commentator Manuf.

great play by Kakuta so far and not just the goal...i hate listening to that clueless twat of a commentator tho... "Kakuta yet to make an appearence for Chelsea in the Premiership" "Kakuta has zero chance of playing for the Chelsea 1st team"... "Kakuta one of those players lost in the system at a big club" etc...

for folks who have Eurosport UK, the Coverage of the first game starts at 5pm UK time..England (w/Mellis) v Austria,followed by France(w/Kakuta) v Netherlands. just about to tune in now...good luck to all our fine young players taking part...

i forgot to add..i`d loan out Tore too.

is only Di Santo and probably Woods i would sell...don`t forget that although some of these guys are getting or are already too old for the youth team..we do have a reserve team and with a smaller first team squad this year..we need players plenty of capable youngsters in our reserves to fall back on or blood in when Carlo needs or wants them too. i think we gonna buy one more player before the window closes so this could change but at present,this is my list.. Loan:Sebek,Lalkovic,Conor Clifford. Sell: Di Santo,Woods Given Chances:Kakuta,Bruma,Mancienne,Cork,Hutchinson,Bertrand,Van Aanholt,Mellis,Borini,Mitrovic,Sala,Rajkovic. the names listed as given chances,are the ones i would give some first team appearences to this season...some i would give more to than others..but with the League Cup..i would give all of those a run out at some point and also sub appearences in the bigger competitions,when the game is already won..in cup ties against lower division opposition etc... Mellis wasnt involved this weekend because he`s in the under 19 England squad that kicks off their European Championship today..i`m sure he fits in with Chelsea`s long term plans. Manicenne..i`m not sure why he wasn`t involved yesterday..somebody did say but i`ve forgotten now.. McEachran i hope never gets loaned out...have him play more reserve team games this year,no youth games and start blooding him into the 1st team squad...i really don`t want him in the lower divisions where lesser talented players would just kick lumps out of him..at Chelsea we can control how much exposure he has and he can grow into his role rather than being thrown to the wolves 2 games a week,by a team who just want whats best for them in the short term duration of the loan,rather than whats best for Josh & Chelsea.

it rules out the Ladyboy..not sure about ruling out Aguero tho

Yesssss ...Bison scores!!!! lots of changes made..Lalkovic,Cork,Clifford &Hilario come on..Turnbull,Van Aanholt,Di Santo & Essien off..should have had a penalty after a foul on Sinclair..

Bruma can do a job at RB certainly but would like to see him play at CB in the second half... Bertrand has looked good...Josh looked good early on but hasnt had much of the ball since,still only 17 so has looked good all things considering....Sturridge looked good,too greedy at times.. Di Santo,looks too desperate to do something that it`s made him look pretty poor at times. Matic,Essien & Mikel all done some nice stuff at time..still a bit rusty as is the team in general,but to be expected.

Essien is back Essien is back woah,ooh.. nice shot ..shame about the bar..

Bertrand just skinned his man then..Di Santo looking lively but also looking like someone in desperate need for a goal..

sweet bit of skill from Josh then..and not a bad corner from him either..

haha..if i lived far from work i could say im having trouble starting my car..but my house can be seen from my place of work,so that screws that one up..hopefully i`ll see plenty of good stuff before i leave tho..and they should have a re-run on Ctv if i miss anything..

Cech Bruma Alex Van Aanholt Bertrand Mikel Essien Matic McEachran Di Santo Sturridge

nice to hear the Chels have brought their singing voices..

oh bollocks..kick off delayed till 3:15...i start work at 5, so gonna miss the last 15 minutes now..

Blimey, Shipperley been knocking back the Kebabs since i saw him last....