Madmax

Mate I just saw that pic with the Pride of London flag on the bottom right corner of the page, it's fucking class! Absolutely fantastic, where did you get it? P.S. It's sitting on my desktop now!

Alex was rested against West Ham, can't see him missing out tomorrow. The only changes I'd make there are, start Ramires for Mikel, Essien can rest in the next game against Newcastle. Also, play Bena on the right wing, Yuri on the left and Malouda in midfield.

Best Moment - Double winners 09-10 Worst Moment - Final whistle after Barcelona 08-09 Funniest Moment - I laugh whenever Drogba scores against Le Arse Best Manager - Carlo Worst Manager - Scolari Favourite player - Lamps Least favourite player - SWP Favourite goal - Essien v Barcelona 08-09 Favourite chant/song - Carefree! What does being a Chelsea fan mean to you? - Everything. C'est l'amour de ma vie!

If there's one thing I know about football, it's that there's no 'deserve to' in it.

Don't respond to his African posts, he probably just wants you to reply to start an argument of some sorts or gain attention. So don't give it to him, he'll probably get tired of saying the same thing over and over again pretty soon.

I'm not sure if he missed 3 consecutive ones, but if it's happened, it's got to have happened in 07-08, that's the only season i remember when he was injured for a significant part of the campaign.

^ Let's see what great 'advice' and 'career plan' Pele and Santos come up with if his petulance continues. From the start of this whole saga, what puzzled me most was the way everyone at Santos reacted. It was like everyone took our bid for him as a personal insult or something and it seemed that everyone in Brazil was out on a mission to stop him leaving.

Gosh sounds painful. Hope he's okay.

As far as i know, Everton FC is in Liverpool, and Liverpool is in England, not Wales, so how come Everton fans = Welsh?

We batter teams whenever I say it'll be a tough game, so I'm gonna say that this will be a tough game Judging by Carlo's squad rotation, looks like Anelka and maybe one out of Essien/Mikel will be rested. I'd persist with giving Lamps a break against Blackpool and also Newcastle and bring him back only next weekend for Citeh. Cech Ivan, Alex, JT, Cole Essien Ramires, Malouda Benayoun, Drogba, Zhirkov Subs : Hilario, Ferreira, PvA/Bruma, Kakuta, Kalou, Sturridge, Mikel

I've never liked this kid, and every passing day he gives me another reason not to like him.

^ That's not Kakuta

Cheers mate, thanks for clarifying. All's well

I'm a big fan of Dortmund's Nuri Sahin.

Just wondering, is the Liverpool hate restricted to LFC or does it include Everton as well ? They're scousers too, right?

Delighted with the result and scoring 4 goals away from home in Europe ... it doesn't happen too often. These fixtures can be tricky, like Apoel Nicosia last year and Cluj the year before that. Glad to start the campaign with a bang.

The mods know that I've been nothing but extremely supportive and appreciative of the work they do in keeping this site as good as it is, so I find that comment a bit out of order if it was meant for me. If it wasn't, my bad, sorry to bring this up.

Carlo on Champions League - Mirror

Delighted for Studge. Carlo obviously thinks very high of him, maybe it's the start of a decent run in the side for him? Love how everyone is getting a rest on a rotational basis without actually putting out a weak team. Alex and Flo against West Ham, Nico and Ash for this one. Will still be a tight game I feel, they're not gonna roll over. Champions League debut for them so they'll be absolutely buzzing and would want to do some damage to the big boys in the group. Also, it's the start of a new competition, so there'll be some nerves on our side. It's obvious we'll create chances, and if we take them, we should be home and dry quite comfortably. P.S. Anyone has streaming links for the game? I won't be able to catch it on telly, the cable guy would be showing Madrid vs Ajax instead.

I've been saying it for ages now ... he's so unappreciated. Delighted that he's finally getting the praise that he deserves. If this is what he can be like at 23, think what a monster he'll be years down the line.

Barring last year I think we've been extremely unlucky in the CL. No matter what happens we'll be there or thereabouts that's for sure. We've got a better squad than last year, some of the dead wood has been cleared and a few youngsters brought in, which is always good. It's a better mix of youth and experience this time round. CL is too difficult to predict as there are too many variables in play but I think we should be able to reach the semis, and from thereon it's anybody's game.

So doesn't matter what you do, at the end of the day if you open up another account and claim you were wronged, and some members support your return, you're back in. But obviously it's the mods' decision and I respect that.

Welcome mate @ BC : You ain't odd!

No, more like he brushed against someone ( Thiago Motta) and he went down like he had taken a cannonball in his nether regions. But then he himself got sent off in the semi against Barcelona ( this time due to Busquet's playacting). Karma's a bitch.

Good on ya. Keep your word.