DavidEU

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.

Wheres Didier?! And how did you get Cesc?

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

Wenger on Taylor: "I dont think he should ever play football again. What the hell is he doing on a football pitch"

http://www.4thegame.com/media/gallery/3379.jpg For those who dont want to see the leg, thats the tackle before the impact. Awful.

Thats what I thought Mick, and the Beeb showed several replays of Alan Smith's leg break at Liverpool. Hmmm. From the Guardian: I've just seen a picture of Taylor's challenge, and it is completely and utterly disgraceful. Flying through the air studs up, he lunges in halfway up the shin of Eduardo's standing leg. The striker's leg clean snaps at a right angle. Maybe i'd reather not see it. Edit, Pic here: http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1203772672438_618.jpg Not nice.

Did anyone see this? I turned it on and he was on the floor, and the way the commentators described it was awful, and they wern't allowed to replay it apparently. Sounds as if he'll be out for rest of the season, and Euro 2008. Anyone see it? Best of luck to the guy for his recovery.

Sakho captained PSG at the age of 16/17. He seems a very promising player indeed.

Carefree Chris' excellent preview vid:

Great stuff. Congrats. What position does he play?

I think it could happen when we eventually go back to being outside the top 4, or wose. I think its highly possible though one day. I'd expect him to be tempted, and have he ambition to manage us.