Slam Dunk

Highly doubt this would have any impact on Courtois' situation at all. The club know what they have got with Thibaut. I didn't realise Turnbull's contract was up in the summer, so I can see this making sense from our point of view, although, as some have already said, not from Butland's.

Schwarzer aside, Fulham are dreadful.

Going to be banned for kicking a football. Hilarious...

Shocker of a pen. Maybe he can blame the pitch — It's awful.

Malouda won't be recalled to the squad, and Benayoun was still injured last I heard. Good game to JT to work his way back, and Torres won't get an easier game all year.

Great avy.

5 game ban would mean he'd miss City away.

Have a feeling the club won't even appeal against the red card to be honest. Can somehow see that making things even worse. Take the ban, move on and forget about it. He did nothing wrong as far as i'm concerned, just the usual sensationalist media that goes along with Chelsea FC. There is absolutely no need for the FA to get involved, although they undoubtedly will. Hopefully they use some common sense for once. At the moment, he'll miss Brentford, Reading and Newcastle. Not the worst 3 games he could've missed either.

Glad the club has put out a statement early in an attempt to diffuse the situation.

People are acting like he full on Cantona'd the boy. Case is closed as far as the clubs go, I believe.

Well, the boy and his father have said they don't wish to press charges, so at least there are no legal consequences to think about. Just a matter of time until the FA disregard the facts and decide to get involved, however.

Which is? Yes, he should've left it to the assistant. Instead, he kicks the ball from underneath the ball boy (without making contact with the boy), picks it up and walks off. The ball boy then proceeds to feign injury in an attempt to get Hazard sent off. What has Hazard actually done wrong? Also just read the Police are getting involved following complaints. For fuck sake, this is ridiculous.

But he didn't...

He kicked the ball. The ball rolls away from underneath him. Complete overreaction all round imo.

No, only a joke.

Funniest thing i've seen in a while. And by that, I mean the performance, the result, the substitutions and the red card. Congratulations to Swansea, they deserved it.

At least Hazard's provided us with a laugh tonight. The feeling will probably die down once I realise he's about to be banned for a while. Roman, can we dip into the transfer market now?

THE LITTLE CUNT WAS ON TOP OF THE BALL.

CAN YOU EVEN FUCKING GET SENT OFF FOR THAT?

Little prick. (The ballboy, not Hazard).

Fucking LOL. Brilliant.

We need all the attacking options we have out on the pitch, so, yes I would be happy. And before anyone makes the joke about Torres not being an attacking option, the joke's been told a million times it's not funny any more.

Yes, Benitez, this is your cue to make a change...

Lampard, the fuck?