Elliott

Well Ollie your definition of weak is completely the opposite to his (if I am understanding what he means correctly). And no its not brilliant that we lost to Barnsley. Fuck unpredictableness if its at our expense.

I think what he meant was that no team ran away with anything, a non-top 4 side won the Carling Cup and a non-top 4 side will win the FA Cup. Those two competitions really were there for the taking and we blew them big time. And the Premiership was won by the least amount of points since 2003.

The fact remains you are completely making this up. There's just no indication that this might happen, that Essien might have the mindset you are thinking he has. Its complete speculation. There is a very small chance of it happening, but it is unlikely, and not something we should factor into any equation of players coming in and going out this summer. I read on another topic here that the Sun had run with that Lampard will leave because he walked to four corners of the pitch so I really wouldn't be surprised, unless of course Layla made that up, don't see why she would have though.

Right that's it you're banned

Seems to me c'mon the chels you've just surmised some theory up in your head about how players behave, how all players want to move to Spain after winning the Champions League, and it's just wrong. We can't completely rule out Essien wanting to move to Spain, but that by no means the club would let him, and anyway, he's made absolutely no statements or slips to any media outlet about that. I just don't see it. They'll probably make a rumour tomorrow after someone tips them off with this thread!

Joey can play either side, so it doesn't matter which side we sign a winger for but the best thing would be for him to be able to play both wingers. Yes get rid of Pizarro and bring up a youth player or two, Sinclair, Sahar and Di Santo should all be up for fighting for a place. Even if we get rid of Sheva too, I would like to think we can rely on these young players to have the odd good game because if we stick to the same system, its mostly just going to be Drogba anyway.

Jeez guys it was a joke!

If we do lose Drogba we WILL have to change our tactics, thought I'd point that out...

If I read it correctly, Jose signed Bosingwa for Porto...

I agree with nikno and Ollie, it goes both ways and United as much messed things up by letting us catch up.

So this is essentially another Jose signing then?

If only Steve Sidwell hadn't driven his quad bike, we might have won yesterday...!

I was very surprised by Matthew Harding chanting Grant's name yesterday, very surprised.

Clearly you don't HAVE to buy every shirt they make. But when they are people like you who are willing to spend £40 per shirt and get everyone they make, I don't blame them for making 3 new ones every year from a business point of view. It clearly is good business. I tend to buy one per summer, although I didn't last year, because we didn't change shirt and because I didn't like the away one. Their change here is not going to change my habits, they won't be getting any more money off me!

With Bosingwa arriving, our priority must be to bring in a better winger, only need one, get rid of SWP, Sinclair deserves a decent go of the first team and should be a back-up.

That's really shite. We should be wearing the shirt that got us there.

Welcome I do find it ironic though that you hated Man you because of their money and then supported us when we had even more.

Having trouble sleeping CM?

Don't see it, we know how much Bruce likes Ferguson.

Frankly, Shevchenko doesn't fit into our system and Drogba has to be played. Good win today, a nothing first half performance, but we pressed on in the second and got a deserved win, well done to the lads.

Welcome

I don't see how that will be possible. We know we have to win both games or else.

I forgot about the Carling Cup game last season!

Thing is, I could, at a stretch, believe he said that.

Only time we won up there under Jose was in the Carling Cup in November 2004. However, 2 of the 3 league fixtures up there have been after the league has already been won so perhaps you can't look too much into it.