Madmax

This is bollocks. The club are over-reacting, thanks in part to the media hysteria. Why is the FA silent over Dalglish and Liverpool players wearing t-shirts in support of a player who they've found guilty of racist language?

R.I.P

Patience is really wearing thin for me now.

The players are already in Mallorca.

Fucking hell Malouda.

Meh. He's got nothing on Kalou.

There's no way he's worth 20m.

Needs to bulk up a bit.

I'm mildly surprised he hasn't had another go at Maradona, tbh.

lmao, cheeky Martinez thinking he had a chance after the debacle with PvA ...

They have. The recommended upper ceiling for wages-to-turnover is 70%.

OPTA don't release such reports for general consumption free of cost. I found those graphics here -> http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2012/1/14/2706802/chelseas-season-so-far-opta-stats You can follow them on twitter (@optajoe), there are isolated nuggets of information in their tweets.

Full article -> http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/01/20/gary-cahill-chelsea-high-line/

OPTA stats posted online.

^ What's DP? .....................................................................................................................

Esk, eldo and myself among others have been banging on about this ad nauseam for a while now. It's blindingly obvious, though the congregation of wise men constituting the FA wouldn't know common sense if it hit them in the face.

Must be frustrating for Madrid ... they're pretty much the best in the world. Only there's a bunch of little fellas just a bit better than the best, and they shove it in their faces 5 or 6 times a year.

Deja vu. Or did you have that reply on repeat?

I'm thoroughly bored of these clasicos tbh.

Hopefully it's his last here.

Would you get assaulted if you did?

There's no 'situation' here. Nobody kidnapped them at gunpoint. It's a career decision. Moreover, such deals usually involve parents being offered residences near the club to smoothen the transition process. They aren't going to be left all alone outside Cobham after training

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