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Can only get TVAnts for this game, which is shit. Grrr.

Official Team News: Chelsea: Its a change of formation again from Avram Grant, with Paulo Ferriera, Joe Cole, Ashley Cole, Claude Makelele and Michael Ballack all restored to the starting line up. Didier Drogba starts from the bench, with Anelka upfront supported by wingers Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou. Shaun Wright-Phillips and Juliano Belletti are not in the 16. 1. Petr Cech 20. Paulo Ferriera 6. Ricardo Carvalho 26. John Terry © 3. Ashley Cole 4. Claude Makelele 8. Frank Lampard 13. Michael Ballack 21. Salomon Kalou 10. Joe Cole 39. Nicolas Anelka Subs: 23. Carlo Cudicini, 33. Alex Rodrigo da Costa, 11. Didier Drogba, 5. Michael Essien, 15. Florent Malouda. West Ham United: West Ham are expected to line up in a 4-4-1-1 formation, with ex-Chelsea youngster Carlton Cole leading the line for the Hammers. Scott Parker is unavailable to play against his former club. 1. Robert Green; 2. Lucas Neill ©, 6. Matthew Upson, 5. Anton Ferdinand, 3. George McCartney; 20. Julien Faubert, 16. Mark Noble, 17. Hayden Mullins, 7. Fredrik Ljungberg; 34. Luis Boa-Morte; 12. Carlton Cole. Subs: 21. Richard Wright, 9. Dean Ashton, 15. Nolberto Solano, 18. Jonathon Spector, 25. Bobby Zamora

At the mo, I can only find a link on TVants, so dont know if i'll be able to watch this one Can any one find a Sopcast link?

I think Mascherano is a quality player, and agree with Badboy. Was awesome against Inter the other night, and is keeping Alonso out the team, so cant be too bad. He's as important in my opinion to Liverpool as Torres and Gerrard.

Saturday, 01 March 2008 Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa, 15:00 Birmingham 0-2 Tottenham, 15:00 Derby 1-2 Sunderland, 15:00 Fulham 0-4 Man Utd, 15:00 Man City 2-1 Wigan, 17:15 Middlesbrough 2-0 Reading, 15:00 Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn, 15:00 West Ham 1-1 Chelsea, 15:00 Sunday, 02 March 2008 Bolton 0-2 Liverpool, 13:30 Everton 0-1 Portsmouth, 16:00

I doubt we would wear white vs Fenerbache because in the CL I think they wear white and yellow stripes, so we would wear blue.

Well I personally dont think Sinclair will ever be good enought, so yes probably with Kakuta. Not sure about Stoch though.

Cheers Chris.

Moved topic to the Rumour Mill. Wouldnt mind this. Good manager, and I could see it happening. Very respected, and could pull in a high calibre of player. And if he can get us playing half as attractively as Barca do week in week out, Roman will be pleased.

I dont think he should be, but Grant will be given a chance, and will still be here in May IMO.

Yes. The final is the same. 2 legs, one at home, one away.

Some one said that their 2nd goal was a mistake from Rhys Taylor?

Brilliant lads. Huge success for these boys given we havent been in the quarters for 10 years ish! Kakuta is a wee bit special, and Stoch ent to bad either. Who scored the third?

Team?

Kakuta the star once again then? Sounds a gem to me. Whats the team line-up? Keep us upto date Paul!

Cech Belletti JT Riccy Bridgey Ballack Maka Frank Kalou Drogba J.Cole Thats what i'd go for, but you never know with Grant Cant see us winning this to be honest. They've beaten Liverpool and Utd at home this season. 1-1.

Taken from Chelsea Chat: "Talk Sport alluding to some big news about to break regarding Chelsea - Cundy, Durham, Paddy Power all saying they have heard the same thing...." Possibly on Grant?

Maybe the: "Roman, this is our club, not your toy" banner from Bolton needs to come out again.

Title says it all. Thoughts? Agree or disagree? And probably most important, who would your new gaffer be? Some may feel that this is a little rash, but yesterday was the last straw for me. Yes, his record thus far (3 defeats in 35 games) isn't the worst, but his failure against the big teams is worrying. Liverpool H, Olympiakos A and yesterday were three of the worst performances I've ever seen from Chelsea and all within a few weeks. His appointment still baffles me. For one, why would any board feel it would be 'in the interest of the club' to let go of the greatest manager in the clubs history? Surely you'd do everything in your power to make him stay? I just dont understand Kenyon and Roman's logic behind this. And why would you then replace him with someone who's won fuck all outside Israel and say he's the best man for the job? Its like picking a random person off the street to do the job. The man has no tactical knowledge what so ever and his managerial qualities must be compared to McClaren and Keegan (shite). Every single fan in a blue shirt would tell you SWP doesn't play well wide right, and Anelka is far from a winger. Why pay £15 million to play him out of position? Also, why leave Claude Makelele out of your biggest game so far this season? Yes, Mikel is good, but for now Makelele is still the master and in the HUGE games he is as important as Cech, JT, Frank and Drogba. You can see that Stevie Clarke was doing the team talks yesterday with JT, with Grant just pottering along in the background. Why? Thats not a manager - Bill Blood probably did more to encourage the team at FT and HT of ET. I don't think Avram has the backing of the players, I really dont, and who would want to play for him. With Jose we didnt just have a great tactician, we also had a reason for players to want to join us, something we dont have now, and with Avram in charge, I can see us losing the core of the team I mentioned above. With Avram in charge, I can only see us going backwards, and with Everton, Liverpool, Spurs all improving we could be in a worse position than before Roman joined. Rant over. Thoughts?

West Ham V Chelsea After losing the previous game at Wembley to Spurs in the Carling Cup Final, Avram Grant's Chelsea are in for a tough test against the side that have beaten both Liverpool and Manchester United at Upton Park this season. Last year's corresponding fixture saw the Blue's win 4-1, with goals from Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba and a brace from Shaun Wright-Phillips. Joe Cole's goal to nil gave Chelsea the three points when the sides met at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season. Discuss.

Just to let you know, Spurs were singing ironic chants of "Do Do Do, Shame about Eduardo" today. Cunts.

How the f**k was that a penalty? Where else was he going to put his arms for christ sake? What I dont get was that Halsey waved it away, and the lino gave the penalty, even though the ref had the better view. Get Grant out, Stevie Clarke till the end of the season, and bring in Hiddink or Billic. Sort it out Roman. Please. As for Poyet? Judas cunt.

I think this is worse Bandicoot.

Want to tell us what that is? Because I dont know.