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Sooner or later AVB will lift that Premier League title at Stamford Bridge. Shutting up the media, opposition fans and even some of our own fans and it will be so satisfying.

Hansen and co really need to see a doctor, their obsession with slagging of Luiz is becoming borderline stalkerish now.

Basically their path's didn't cross on the way back, not the first time or the last that has happened in football, bet its happened with Fergie and a player numerous times i wonder if we saw that in the press?

Funny how the media focus on twisting any Chelsea story, yet the Fergie and Rooney supposed bust up has got fuck all attention Even for the sun's standard that's a pretty pathetic attempt at derailing us.

As far as a permanent transfer goes we should stay as far clear as possible. But given our limited options in centre midfield would a 6 month loan move be that bad? Then in the summer we can look at a longer term player in that position. Basically if we sign him properly we will get burnt but on a loan until the end of the season, has to be better than no one, no?

You could overhear Mick McCarthy greet AVB at the start of the match on MOTD, "Andre, nice to see you"

As for Torres yes he has been very good these last 2 games but we need to be realistic, it will only take one thing going wrong to start him slumping and sucking again. The idea of him as a number 10 isn't that bad. If im going to be honest their was a few times today where he was 1 on 1 with the defender and a few years ago his pace would have put him through on goal it was quite frustrating to see if im honest. Just not sure if he has the same quick pace to be a #9 anymore Cahill will only be a back up, can't see him ever being first choice for us.

How is accusing someone of not being a fan on the same level as wishing someone to "die in their bed"? smh

It's annoying when user's take football arguments to a personal level no need for it. Not even Justin 3D went this far.

Where is the negative rep when you need it?

We need to boost the squad if anything. Who cares if they cannot play in the CL? the prority if top 3 finish (so we dont have to play the qualifiying round).

It is quite clear that this team as a whole is lacking something. We are blaming AVB for this but if we kept Jose and he done a Fergie at our club and stayed nearly 30 years we would have suffered atleast 2 transition's like this anyway. Look at United between 01-06, they fluked the league once due to Arsenal's extreme choking once but the other 4 years they didn't get close, compare that to the 5 years after that. The main rule with football management is. 1st year - Access the situation. 2nd year - Make changes. 3rd year - Stamp your authority. Now do you really want another new manager in the summer who will "access" Malouda, Bosingwa and co and give them yet another chance, because that will happen. The well fed "superstars" need to fuck off not AVB.

You do realise in the alst 12 months Wolves have beaten EVERY top 6 side bar Arsenal (who they quite easily could have turned over at The Emirates)?

Heard that last year.

We have class players (Luiz, Rami, Danny, Mata) who can lead us into a new era but the cannot do it all on their own. The fact is clear Dider, Lamps, Malouda and to an extreme lesser extent Terry and Cole are not what they were and need to be reduced to squad players. Yes i know JT has done well this season but we don't want to end up in a Carragher situation in a couple of years time. Next season we need to build around these players. Cech/Courtious Hutchinson/Ivanovic Luiz Bertrand Romeu Ramires Mata Sturridge Bring in players that suit our TEAM and can play with those players. Get rid of any player that isn't prepared to toe in line and i include Lamps and Didier in that (no player is bigger than this club).

Or maybe he just see's that their not ready. Even Fergie hesistated bringing his on against Blackburn and didn't do it until their was nothing less to lose (when they were losing 3-2).

Can you blame Roman for not thinking long term when 90% of Chelsea fans dont?

Im my personal opinion we should be going back to the type of signing's we made in the build up to the 3 succesful Jose Mourinho years. Young, hungry,players who are not YET worldclass but are more than likely to become that or have huge potential to be. Look at our starting XI in 2004/2005 ---------------------Cech---------------------- Ferreira----Carvalho---Terrry-----Gallas --------------------Makelele------------------ -------------Tiago------------Lampard------ Duff------------------------------------Robben --------------Drogba/Gudjohnsen----------- Back in 2004 none of them bar Makelele were renound world class players since then Drogba, Robben, Lampard, Terry, Ricky and Cech have turned into just that but the point was at the time they weren't. While people reconised we were a very good team going places, nobody gave us a prayer of stopping Arsenal who were ozzing with confidence off the back of a unbeaten run with Vieira, Pires and Henry at their peak and in the form of their lives. Also in the summer of 2004 we shown the door to the "ageing" players. Desailly, Hasselbaink, Stanic and Petit. Desailly and Jimmy were awesome for us but they were past their peak and neither cut up any treas in 03/04. Stanic was ok for us nothing more, nothing less and while Petit was a good players for Arsenal he was useless for us. We need to do what we did that summer ditch the sentiment and say goodbye to Malouda, Drogba (sorry but no players bigger than the club), Bosingwa, Kalou, maybe even Mikel and (if he isn't prepared to accept a lesser role) Lampard. Now Cech for me is the same position as Cudicini was in 03/04, no real competition for the first team place. Cudicini was fantastic the 2 season's previous and i think the fact that Ed De Geoy was good enough to step in if Carlo lost form helped that in 03/04 with no compeition after Ed left he dipped a bit. Ranieri responded by pre signing Petr Cech for 04/05 to challenge Cudicini and i know the plan for Courtious was to loan him out for 3 season's but i think next summer we need to bring him back to give Cech competition that Hilario and Turnbull cant. Im not saying Courtious should completely take over number 1 the same way Cech did 8 years ago but he needs a quality keeper breathing down his neck. Not just in goal we need 2 quality players in each position that will push the other one hard if their form drops. Too much complacency is this current squad. We had that in the Jose years and it showed. Now to the players we should be signing, no marquee signing's. Now you saw in the 04/05 team we had a mix of potential world class players with players (Robben, Carvalho) with players with good teamwork values (Duff, Paulo). Damien Duff for example never was world class but slotted into the team perfectly. Next season we need to base the side on the current young, potentially world class players and build around. Aswell as not world class but fit perfectly in our team (IE Duff). ----------------------------Courtious/Cech------------------ Ivanovic/Hutchinson------Luiz-------?????----Bertrand -----------------------------------Romeu--------------------- -------------------------Ramires---------?????------------- ????-----------------------------------------------------Mata -----------------------------Sturridge/????------------------ While i love JT and he will forever be a legend at this club we can't base the defence around him anymore, we need to sign a proven borderline world class CB to play alongside David Luiz. JT will still be a vital memeber of the squad but we really don't want to get ourself's into a Liverpool-Carragher situation here. We need to build around those current players IMO for next season, aswell as giving Josh and Chalaboh more and some games respectively.Maybe Josh will have a Wilshere style blinder at Bolton and come and slot in that vacant role alongside Ramires. But basically for next season we need to build a TEAM that will work together, we sign players (Duff like) that would fit into the system not Kaka like marquee signing's because they have bite us in the ass to many times. Without trying to sound like a Scouser if we build around those players mentioned with young, hungry talent and get rid of the ageing deadwood we could have a very strong season next time round if we get it right. Click here to view the article

Yup lets sack him and give Malouda, Bosingwa and co another chance infact lets take Anelka off the transfer list infact lets go the whole way BRING BACK SCOLARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Should have come on instead of Bosingwa.

I can't really see AVB getting sacked any time soon. Before Scolari and Ancelotti got the chop their was rumours about them being on borrowed time long before they got sacked. Their was speculation about Jose's future for all of 06/07 and had we won the CL that year he would have probally resinged on the spot. Their has been no noises about Roman losing patience with AVB.

Maybe if Courtious is going on loan again, a expierenced PL keeper on a short contract? Sorenson, Jaskellinen, Harper maybe?

It's not about comparing them but if we choose Hiddink over AVB in the summer and was in the same position we are now it doesn't take a genius to work out that alot of fans would be berating the board for overlooking "young and hungry AVB".

All AVB has to do to be the Messiah round here again is get himself sacked while Hiddink comes in and still struggles with this squad.

Back in 2004 Carlo Cudicini was having a underwhelming season and Ranieri responded by pre signing Petr Cech has competition, well that was the plan but Cech ended up taking his place straight away. We have to bring Courtious back next summer to push Cech hard for the first team place.