Duppy Conqueror

we have all seen him play better games last season than we have this..he`s clearly to me not at his best at the moment. that may or may not be related to the jaw injury that made him miss the Euro`s. not only the time missed but some jaw injuries can effect your balance. a slightly dislocated jaw totally derailed the career of Paul Hughes after it lead to so many other injuries before it was discovered. i know the medical staff are aware of Gary`s jaw injury but even now he`s been cleared to play it still may have a negative effect on his current play. he`ll be back to his best and maybe even better before too long tho i`m sure.

i applaud the club for the stand they are making,in the present and the long run they are doing the best for Chelsea football club in sending Malouda to train with the youth players. they tried to do the best for Malouda too but he didn`t want to give up his big salary here. how is this better for the present and the best for chelsea in the long run? well he plays LM/LW. where we have Hazard/Marin and when they are out Bertrand/Mata..all four can offer us more for this season and the future.why should they give up game time for somebody who was worthy a few years back? some say it sends out the wrong message to the rest of the squad..why would keeping somebody who isn't good enough anymore send out the right message to the squad? after they made it clear to a player that he was no longer needed and tried to offload him,Malouda dragged his heels and prevented the club from offloading him. what message does that send out to the players..in particular players like Lampard who is getting close to the exit door himself?..they are giving out the message that when you are no longer needed and it`s in the clubs best interest to sell you,this is what will happen. if the club buckled and kept Malouda in the first team squad it would make them look weak, like "player power" rules the roost. that is what has been said about Chelsea in the past and when that has come to the fore we have had by our recent standards poor seasons which have cost the managers/coaches their jobs. Roman is backing the manager ahead of "star players" like it always should have been. that`s the message that it sends out and it`s the best they could have done..Malouda has made this situation look ugly for some. he should have took the "you are no longer part of the clubs plans" as his cue for the exit door. Levy was called a cunt for holding Modric to his contract last year against his wishes...Malouda is holding the club to his contract against their wishes this year..

@ xPetrCechx GQ stands for Gentlemen`s Quarterly. it is a long running U.S created men`s fashion and culture magazine that`s sold through many other countries now including England. i think it`s been in circulation in the states since around the time of the Great Depression. it`s not that special an award really..hence why Branislav`s reaction is so funny.

i reckon he`s just chipped the varnish on his toe nails and Jose didn`t display enough empathy so he`s having a diva fit.

being too sentimental about players who have brought past glories but can no longer produce the goods has been the downfall of Liverpool,AC Milan and to a lesser degree Newcastle. it`s what they can offer now and in the future which should dictate if they stay within the first team squad. that`s the mentality of teams that remain at the top for a long time have. they tried to sell him,he dragged his feet to block the move,it`s on him that he finds himself training with the youngsters.

Branislav is funny in that video. it`s also funny how short Ashley looks amongst those big boys.i know he`s not tall but looks like someone who should be in The Borrowers.

i hate it when someone speaks clear English and they still use English subtitles..

it has seemed for quite some time that he was no longer needed. when the club tried to sell him he came out and said he would definately be at chelsea for this season. well he is here,so be happy flo. he`s being paid weekly more than the majority of us gets in a year to kick a football around with kids. there has been too many players here in recent years who think they have a devine right for special treatment when their play no longer warrants it. if i was being forced to pay his wages when i wanted to sell him but he chose to drag his feet so he could continue to get paid and prevent me from getting money in return for him..i wouldn`t give him the honour of being allowed at Cobham. he`d be clearing out my pool every morning,weeding my garden and shining my shoes. he made his own bed. now he`ll have to sleep in it.

i doubted he would ever make it with us. not based on his own game just he kept on proving himself on loan and time and time again he would be shipped back out,he was ready for this atleast 2 years ago imo hats off to Ryan for being so determined that he was gonna make it with CFC that he did against the odds. not all our youngsters have been able to do that. hats off to Roberto for having the balls to play him ahead of Malouda in such a crucial game as the European cup final. i think it`s pretty clear now that the battle between Bertrand and P.V.A. has been won by Ryan and if Patrick makes it here it`s either as Ryans deputy or at another position. not so long ago it looked like a battle that could go either way.

as i had stated on the first page of this thread it was said by Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday.the fact that D.D`s P.R. company came out and made a statement denying the rumours clearly shows that there were rumours out there to deny, rather than myself just making it up. only lil cry babies would say members should be banned for something as minor as reporting on what they had heard on a t.v sports show. if sharing rumours heard that turn out to be untrue at this time is a banning offence then many more members would have been banned before me.

i`m more concerned about the ref bottling it like Foy did last year than any of our players. can`t wait for us to get back to meaningful football...

i saw what truechelseablue is talking about,. he had diskoviolente`s avator (the morrisey wearing an oscar wilde t-shirt pic) and vice versa. somebody else had dv`s usual avator on that thread anyway..might be a seperate issue i dunno..

Ray Mears is a nature survival expert who has his own shows that are quite popular in the u.k always good to see that goal again tho. gotta love Rami..switch back to a 4-3-3 permanently (or atleast till we get more players suited to another formation) and we be sorted with what we have got.

for folks saying we should have sold Malouda instead. it takes three parties to agree a deal. the buying club,the selling club and the player! and Malouda has decided he`d rather rot for a season and collect his salary than play football.

anyone know what the transfer fee is?

as i`ve said before the season started. i believe that 4-3-3 is the formation that we will end up playing more often than 4-2-3-1. our squad was more suited to play that formation earlier and it`s even more so now. why are some folks so stuck on us playing the double pivot ? in american football they have certain coaches that only play certain systems and players who can`t fit into that are got rid of. but English/Global football is not like that..good coaches adapt their tactics and formation to what the team strengths are.

@Amels. Ah i see..looks legit.as in they are the company who appear to represent him. took me a while to read it ,that skin is feckin` horrific on sensitive eyes. PR company for Cipriani,Drogba and the old Cisse they got their work cut out with those diva`s

i`m not a tweeter or whatever it`s called but which @ is actually tweetin` those words?

he had a bit of a stinker..lot`s did. he hasn`t been in top form yet.. the season is only 5 games old tho and he showed he can be a strong defender last season from about Feb onwards. i used to tear my hair out so to speak over him and considered if we should play him further upfield but he changed my mind on him. i think Cahill has had some poor games too,same with Branislav..their goals do not mask how patchy they have been defensively ..is only the attacking players who`ve played anywhere near how good they can. they have some time to work on it,i`m not too concerned about it at this time.

he would get sent to the stands more often than Fergie and Wenger..."that wasn`t a pen,this is a fucking disgrace"! ...bitch slapping Wenger etc....

it was reported in the week that this may happen as the big money investor they had was threatening to pull out,leaving them unable to pay his wages. i`m guessing that`s what has happened now. Jeff Stelling just said it during the round up on soccer saturday on SkySports. maybe he`ll go to OM now i know they are kinda skint but maybe he`ll go to them for alot less money.

thoughts? for me personally i hope we don`t resign him because he left at the exact right time imo.. i had to put it down as rumoured because it wouldnt send until i picked one option..

it`s down on Levy. Tottenham have done that for years before AVB joined. moutinho was funny tho..he knows Porto don`t value him that highly now because they were willing to sell him for the 22m and Spurs don`'t want to pay him what he wanted.

Steve Clarke one of my all time favorite blues..about 10 years as a player then a great number 2 for us. a quality football guy. St Mirren we got him from if i recall correctly..where Fergie started out his career as a manager..maybe someting in the water..other than Buckfast and Irn Bru.

Chico got sent off today... Harpo got thrown out of the ground for messing with the mascot and Groucho got pepper sprayed for back chattin` the fuzz.