Duppy Conqueror

to me this question is like asking somebody do they want to die from Cancer or Aids.. i`m gonna have to think about it...

i wonder if maybe part of JC`s problem has been that he`s too versatile..those kind of players seem to not get any further than the fringes of our team. if we were back to the days of only being able to have 3 subs then he may have been more involved by now because of that versatility but with seven subs, players like that get overlooked. i wish Chelsea had just given him a chance at one position and let him grow into it but with no pun intended, on what he`s been able to show them (through no fault of his own) is that he`s a "jack of all trades, master of none"! he could have been so much more than that by now tho and like Zolayes i too have pretty much given up all hope on us giving him a proper chance. would not surprise me in the least if we tried to sign him back in 4 or 5 years time for 4 or 5 times the price we will probably end up letting him go for.

looking forward to seeing Yury back. prior to his latest injury i thought he was doing some good things with us(as he always has when given the chance)...since he`s been out we have slumped and although it`s down to many things, i think we could have won atleast 4-6 more points if we had a fit Zhirkov during that time. Yuri is one of the few players at our club who can actually go past players with the ball at his feet (Ash,Bos,Malouda,Kakuta & Sturridge being the others..atleast when on form or in the case of Danny and Gael, at the club) ..the majority of our players rely on passing or drifting past them without the ball to get on the end of a pass to get past their man...in both cases it obviously relies on being able to produce good passing and if that`s poor as it is overall at present, then it`s no wonder we have stumbled so much. if Yury hits the floor running on his return i think he could be the spark we need to get back on track. Yury`s return could also send the rocket up Malouda`s arse that he looks like he needs at present!

i don`t think any player in my entire years of watching Chelsea has ever torn me over how i feel about them,the way Drogba has. i know he plays for the Ivory Coast,was born there etc... but when i think about the stereotypical french man..it isn`t Maka,Malouda nor during his time with us Anelka...it`s Didier Drogba. so talented and brilliant when he`s in the mood..but when he`s sulking we might aswell have Hilario upfront. players like that piss me off because you got a guy like Kalou who doesn`t have half his skill set but not once has he sulked or given anything short of 100%, if Drogba had that he would be classed among the greatest centre forwards to ever play the game not just what he will probably be regarded as when he hangs up his boots..one of the best CF`s of his generation. with age,mood,health and possibly deminishing skills..yeah i think the summer is the right time to let him go..aslong as we are offered something in return for him. i hope they don`t do what they done with Crespo tho..just loan him out till his contract runs out.

how i react to a defeat depends on the circumstances....when we weren`t as good as we are these days i found it easier..chelsea fans in general had a better sense of humour about these things back then and it wasn`t so much the individual defeats that got to us but the season as a whole..rage was spread out etc.. aslong as we beat the shite hart laners,got our annually good result at Old Trafford and not get relegated it was ok. some of the most painful defeats have occured for me in the Champions league semi-finals we always seem to get robbed..even the Monaco game their full back handled the ball before it went in ,the `94 cup final was minging too..after that defeat i was inconsolable..i just thought all my life i`ve been waiting for this moment and now it`s turned to shit..for me to feel like that again i think i would have to get Megan Fox into my bedroom only to discover that she`s got a cock. i never handle any defeat well really but i guess i`d say when we lose away in the group stages of the champions league are the ones i`m best behaved at..i try and just make the most of it and treat it as a holiday and i think the main reason is that we are usually already through before we lose games in the champions league group stage.

at the infamous Boro home game when they sent us down i tried to get over the fence but fell and thought fook it..my pride is already wounded as i hobbled back up the terrace... i was only about 13 at the time so was probably for the best .

Injuries occur..we could get to the Champions League final and if Cech got injured in the warm up. we won`t get Neuer..he would want 1st team action every week and expect twice as much money as Roman would be prepared to pay for a back-up. but there are about atleast 100 goalies better than Turnbull but not as pricey nor have the same demands of playing time that Neuer would have.

ok i will try and explain my opinion better. it seems like the fans who want Carlo to go are the fans who want us to take the route Real Madrid has gone down in the last say 8 years where they have been overtaken by Barcelona who build something that is far more sustainable. in that time they have had managers/coaches whatever you want to call them who are better than Rykaard and Guardiola ,managers who have had more money to spend on transfers than Barca but those managers have never had enough time to stamp their mark on the team..even when they manage to win a trophy if it aint the Champions league they pretty much always gone by the next season. we have been a bit like that in recent years (tho not as bad, Hiddink and Grant were essentially caretaker managers so i think the 5 managers in 7 years thing can be a little misleading) Real,they demand instant success AND prolonged success which very rarely works out and hasn`t for Real..they get some degree of success but nowhere near the amount they could have had in recent years if they just stopped meddling and shooting themselves in the foot. that is why i want us to keep Carlo..sure he`s not a faultless Coach but in 30 years of following football and watching some of the greatest coaches of all time in action..i`ve yet to find a faultless one. it took Fergie about 4 years before any Man U fan thought he was a great coach.

that is just the second post of this thread i`ve read but i doubt if it could be put any better.especially the last part... folks we are living in the golden era of Chelsea Football club..maybe it`s because i`ve lived through two relegations,atleast two times when we were on the verge of extinction,our owner wanting to put electric fences at the bridge, rotherham putting 6 on us forest putting 7 etc...all the false dawns we`ve had..etc.. but when fans complain to this extent about our club NOW of all times..to me you kind of fans just sound like a bunch of spoilt cunts who demand a brand new car off daddy every year and throw a tantrum if you don`t get it.

well, i guess i better burn my Torres is a ladyboy t-shirt and buy a Torres rocks one now. hoping for the best..

Great signing for the future..can contribute this year but not expecting too much from him until next season..although we got good depth at the LB position he could play there too..perhaps also in the future we could play with a back three of from right to left Ivanovic, Alex ,Luiz with attacking wing backs. he gives us good options at the back anyway and i see us getting back to having the best defense in England again now thanks to us signing him..

1 Petr Cech IN 2 Branislav Ivanovic OUT 3 Ashley Cole IN 5 Michael Essien OUT 7 Ramires IN 8 Frank Lampard OUT 10 Yossi Benayoun IN 11 Didier Drogba OUT 12 Mikel IN 15 Florent Malouda OUT 17 Jose Bosingwa OUT 18 Yury Zhirkov IN 19 Paulo Ferreira IN 21 Salomon Kalou IN 22 Ross Turnbull IN 23 Daniel Sturridge OUT 26 John Terry OUT 33 Alex OUT 38 Patrick van Aanholt OUT 39 Nicolas Anelka OUT 40 Henrique Hilario OUT 43 Jeffrey Bruma IN 44 Gael Kakuta OUT 45 Fabio Borini OUT 46 Josh McEachran OUT Time to wipe the slate clean and start again. gotcha!!! 1 Petr Cech IN 2 Branislav Ivanovic IN 3 Ashley Cole IN 5 Michael Essien IN 7 Ramires IN 8 Frank Lampard IN 10 Yossi Benayoun IN 11 Didier Drogba IN 12 Mikel IN 15 Florent Malouda IN 17 Jose Bosingwa IN 18 Yury Zhirkov IN 19 Paulo Ferreira OUT 21 Salomon Kalou OUT 22 Ross Turnbull OUT 23 Daniel Sturridge IN 26 John Terry IN 33 Alex IN 38 Patrick van Aanholt IN 39 Nicolas Anelka OUT 40 Henrique Hilario OUT 43 Jeffrey Bruma IN 44 Gael Kakuta IN 45 Fabio Borini IN* 46 Josh McEachran IN *i want him to stay but i think he will leave.

agree on the strength at the position...i wonder if we could switch one of them to right back? often you see teams play a right footed player on the left..why not the other way round? might be worth trying out atleast..i know we got options at RB already but not anything like at LB. as for Zhirkov..i can see how people think he may be on his way out sometime soon in the future but when he`s fit he`s always in the match day squad and well..have you noticed that during our recent slump Zhirkov has been out of the team injured.. now i`m not saying our slump is all because we have been without Yury,it`s a combination of things for sure but it`s just that in various places people have been trying to work out what`s been going wrong with the team lately and amongst it all i`ve not seen Zhirkov being out mentioned. i think unless you known as one of the star players of a team, sometimes fans don`t realise that these players might be injured and just presume he`s in the managers doghouse and due to be sold.

for him that`s pretty mild..but he`s your stereotypical scouse c*nt who should have had a life ban from football years ago,typical geordies applauding his scumbag actions there....serious case of "little man syndrome"..send the little maggot into the military and he`d be curled up in a ball crying for his mammy by lunch time.

i wanted to go for Yury because i think he`s been underated by a lot of fans and has made huge strides in converting the doubters...but in the end i couldn`t go against Petr because like already said..he has saved our bacon several times this month with a lot of fantastic saves. i`m happy tho..the top two players this month are represented in my avatar and sig pic.. :eyebrows: JT has been great too..Bison has had a bit of a down month but is only a minor blip of form i`m sure.

for 70 odd million...

Steve C*nt on for Wolves..

in some ways it seems so long ago..in other ways it seems like only yesterday....i often wonder how things might have turned out if he had lived..so sad that he died 7 months before we won our first major trophy in 26 years. will never be forgotten by those around at the time...a true blue.

that Gaydamak is evil..he`s milked the cow dry and now she`s dying..he`s just watching it die knowing that he can save it if he gave a flying fuck about it...a disgrace..

hmmm..loyal fragile ladyboy or unloyal kerb crawler...:unsure:

i thought Bos was a Scolari singing.. Indeed Anelka has been a great signing..like Zolayes..i wasn`t keen on him to begin with..prior to him joining and during his first season with us, but since then he`s really grown on me..i think he`s really grown up over the last couple of years both personality wise and as a player.

buddy your English is better than millions of "English speaking" people. welcome to talkchelsea, feel free to come here whenever you like..is always good to chat with fans of other teams,aslong as you come in peace.(which you have) your fans were great..singing your hearts out in support of your team regardless of the score..thats what every teams fans should be like but sadly aren`t always the case anymore.. i am rooting for you guys to qualify with us from this group. abit off topic but one of my obsessions other than Chelsea, is history and Russian history being a large part of my obsession...you Russians are the crazy,hardcore,never surrender kind of people i can relate to.

yeah reading what Zolayes said..made me briefly think if not Matic then Jack Cork but then i came to the conclusion that Conor is probably ranked higher than Jack by Carlo.

at this rate we gonna need to recall some of our loan outs ..in particular Matic.

ah cool..thanks...is a good job theres the vest on display or i would have presumed that photo was of JT and Anelka, even tho i`ve seen Kobe hundreds of times before.