Blue Armour

Considering the history of our players with regards to injuries, I guess we will never now until March gets here..

From the looks of things it seems as if some of the older squad members aren't too happy with the new deals, and the club is trying to secure deals with whoever they can from that group...

I hope this has nothing to do with Drogba's contract talks supposedly stalling...

I''m sorry if this sounds naive, but can't the CPO members request some sort of agreement on paper, that the move (if required) will be to one of the favored locations within the 3 mile radius? I also think that the recent turn of events means they (the board) have a location in mind...

What haunts me is the lingering doubt about whether our team will ever live up to the performances that were put in on those two nights. Players like Drogba (although he did improve in 2010) , Lampard and Terry were on the top of their game, but were still denied.. And to add insult to injury the two opposition teams have contested two finals in the aftermath... I really want our older players to win a CL trophy.(.I mean how can someone like Carrick, Busquets or Tevez win a CL medal, over Drogba and Lampard?)...Maybe, and perhaps fittingly, it will be the youngsters who will actually carry them over that treshold... sigh...I'm still sentimental about this

I couldn't care less for Liverpool's fate..if they can stall Utd in any way so be it

Ever heard of some poor sobs who try so hard to get an erection? This journo falls straight into that category...

And the worst thing is that Barca team has gone on to new heights, and is made to look unbelievably good (which they are, of course) against clueless teams like Man Utd.. Even if nothing else works out this season, I hope we can take out at least one of Man Utd or Barca this time, and I hope Didier and JT will be there to enjoy it...

If we ever make a new stadium, that would be a good name...there's a lot of meaning behind it, even if it will be used as an historical reference

Drogba? Lampard,? Even Terry.., and Essien's fantastic long range shots? There have been numerous instances where they have conjured something out of nowhere to win us a trophy or get us through to the next round.. Its just that in Champions league the team as a whole has been unlucky, so I wouldn't think too much about it...

I guess you mean our rep killah? :eyebrows:

Everton (at least at the matches played at Goodison Park) seem to be in trouble whenever they play against teams like Arsenal which play free-flowing football, while they tend to battle and get a result against more organized teams like Chelsea and Man Utd.. Maybe now the tide's about to turn for us...

Depends...if the fans get nasty about the whole thing, Roman could get nasty or just leave....

I'm from India: Currently in Los Angeles, Also been to the East coast of USA, and down south to Louisiana. Before that : Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Hong Kong, South Africa and Peru Want to go to : Europe (to see the Bridge!) and Australia

And there the article loses all credibility... Paul Parker's a bald baboon....

City are trying to copy us...not the other way around...

Sorry if this has already been posted but I found this quite funny: edit: Even one:(Mourinho!)

The comments made below that article were absolutely hilarious...wonder if the journos even pay attention to the feedback...bunch of twats...

SeB of TC

I used to think the same, but I now believe its more down to the fact that our CB's spend more time playing with JT than they do with each other. There's no doubt that JT takes responsibility and offers thrust from the back, but in recent times Luiz and Ivanovic have also been displaying such qualities.This is a good thing, as we will have to cope during a situation where JT is absent from the game.

Yeah, and if I'm correct we played two different teams as well...Probably should do the same against Everton and confuse them a bit

Just when I though we were finally seeing eye to eye... I'm not talking about that kind of improvement. I meant the difference between him playing stupid and playing with common sense. Last season he was terrible without any sort of guidance or instruction, this season his game has improved, partly because AVB is a good tactician and maybe partly because he's a Portuguese as well...I just said he's that kind of player..If he relied on his natural instinct every time, he might have made for a terrible right back...

Yeah..he probably needs a bit more of that.. But then again when you have coaches like AVB or Guus Hiddink constantly giving him directions and tactics to use, his game improves...And he has improved this season from the last one...

That's open for debate...Yes he could have got forward more; I will agree he didn't do much further forward in that match, but then again I don't think many wing-backs could have done so without leaving the right side in danger during a counter attack from the opposition. Also the space you mentioned would be available only on the counter. Bosingwa was having enough trouble just clearing the ball whenever they came forward, so it was definitely a tough ask to get him to defend and counter at the same time....

Exactly..but Bosingwa was having to do the job nearly alone, when the likes of Mathieu and Jordi Alba were combining well on Valencia's left flank...