The Rising Sun

Ladbrokes, may i ask why u want to know??

I have clicked on that link and visited the site more than 5 times already, out of both curiosity and desperation. I think they have written that 2 stations are broadcasting so that they get a million hits on their webpage today and get more advertising revenue. I think therewill be Live Commentary on Chelsea TV during the game, so at the moment thats what im going to do, while i watch a cracking game on my tv. THEY SAY THIS FIXTURE HAS OVERTAKEN LA LIGA'S EL CLASICO IN DRAMA,SKILL AND EXPECTATION, THEY SAY IT IS THE BEST MATCH IN ENGLAND, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ! LEEDS VS EVERTON !!! 'They' are the FA , and they dont know what theyre doing. Thats why this is called the Mickey Mouse Cup, thats why the prize money from the tournament is fuckall, and that is why this cup competition is laughed upon by the world. Its the worst management of a cup competition, and is a stark contrast from how well the Premier League is Marketed. RANT OVER.

How are you so certain that wolves will not score? They still have Kevin Doyle.... However, best of luck. Tricky bet IMO. If our defense does not do the usual couple of massive blunders/mispasses they do every game, looks like there is a good chance you get one of those scorelines. But.... That depends heavily of how many changes will RDM make for this game.....

Have also made these bets for today and tomorrows matches. Have taken the Safe option of Draw no Bet option on a few selections in the accumulator, which is at odds of 5.3 Let me know what you think!

Won two bets this weekend and lost one.... because blackburn failed to win or draw. Lost 10 pounds on that one... Won this one at odds of 16 or so, and another one where i put in 15 and got back 40. Good weekend overall.

Doesnt look like it. What a pity. For some wierd reason, the entire world knows the laws of demand and supply, and the moolah that comes with it, except the FA. Dont broadcast it in england if you want people to visit stadiums. But for the rest of the world, why not allow foreign channels to pick the game up? Thats money generation right there. Really dont get the deal, specially with not giving feeds abroad. There is absolutely zero value of watching the game on my host broadcaster the next morning rather than LIVE. The cameras are taking video, the commentators are commentating....but NO ONE is watching !

In india only Leeds vs Everton is being broadcast.... really hoping Some russian Network will pick our game, sometimes Fox soccer picks up chelsea games as well. Chelsea vs Wolves , its not like we're playing a league 2-3 side, so very hopeful. Hopefully we rest Hazard Mata Oscar Mikel and a few others. If sturridge is fit, then give him a game as CF....lets see what he can do, as at the moment, none of us have actually seen him at CF at chelsea and keep saying he will be great there..... he still has to prove himself in that position at Chelsea. He has in many ways proven himself at a wing position, but at CF , Wolves at home should be a good trailer/test. Marin , if fit, should play and show off himself. We should win this 3-1 even with our second team, as we are at home.... cant expect much less.

Shouldnt there be a rule that you've gotta discuss something , or even write a few lines about your views? Nowdays people have stopped writing even one line, or a few words,..... Just a Lineup. WTF? PS if thats what floats your boat...i,e, just a lineup, then enjoy doing that! Nothing against you. i Just think it takes away from a match Discussion.. Cue : close page.

What a Brilliant performance from our boys!! Loved the passing and movement throughout the 90. And Mikel!! Wow! He can be so good both defensively and offensively if he has the right DP partner. Our best DP has been founf today. Mikel and Ramires worked so well. We could utilise ramires' pace and defensive abilities, while that allowed mikel to express himself and go forward so gracefully. I really hope RDM continues with this pairing. Saying that, i also dont want lampard NOT to play. but Ramires and Mikel were Outstanding today, they compliment each other and looked RIGHT, Lamps and Mikel look wrong. It doesnt work as well. WE ARE PROGRESSING.....Yay! RDM has balls....yay!!! only got good things to say today.

I actually think Bertrand is really good when he plays in his left wing role. Not that we dont have many players who are more flashy, but he is really good. Ramires sadly does'nt have a spot that suits him in our team anymore, with a 4-2-3-1, he is just being forced in. Romeu is probably really bad in training, for him not to even get a look in. For the Stoke game at Home, i think we should do the polar opposite of them. They are going to put out a team full of strong tall players. We should put out all players who have technique pace, and small. If RDM plays Ramires as RW again, then there is something wrong with him. Moses is Perfect for this game, he is fast, and hungry. Lampard will play, and will be rested for the League cup game midweek. So i guess the DP will remain the same. Hazard can get alot of fouls against the Rugby style of stoke, so oscar mata hazard is a go. If sturridge is available, he has got to get the start. Torres has started every game, and needs to know that he is not invincible. Being benched should make him want to do more work on the pitch for his next game. Right now he is too comfortable. The same applies to Mikel, Lampard and Ivanovic. They are too comfortable atm. Bench them for a game, to give them the hunger and realise that they have people who can replace them, and they have to fight every match to keep their place.

This is a half joke, but 2 words : ANDY MURRAY

Anyhow, i have made 25 quid into 80 over the past 2 weeks, attempting tonite to make it into 104 pounds, that is over 4 times the initial investment. This is my bet, Draw no bet on Athletico seems a sureshot winner. Draw no bet on Napoli also should be a win South Africa vs Zimbabwe T20 should be straight forward. The only dodgy one here is the Draw no bet for Tottenham at home against Lazio. Do not think tottenham will lose, so as long as they win, or even draw, i think ive got a good accumulator going. Its at 2.29, and ive got 20 quid riding on it. Wish me Luck!

You had odds of 3800?? Is that even possible with only 10 games?

I wish the best for Torres this season, as next season i am sure he will not be a chelsea player. He does not fit in to our style, and doesnt do the hardwork off the ball. On the ball he does some good things, but we need a hard worker. Mikel and Lampard both were not at all good today, and it was basically oscar who was making things happen upfront. Terry, while he has his superhero moments a few times every game, is becoming error prone, and ivanovic is not a good RB. Our defence really needs fixing,

Torres has had a great game too....leading the line well. And Oscar.... way to go... starter against stoke? RDM might have to give him that start beside mata hazard

I am really hopeful of that too, but unlike lukaku, who was not sharp enough and had many many flaws, Oscar is quality in every way. The realization i am having is, where will he play? In our Pivot, Mikel doesnt get injured and he is pretty much the only true DM that we have, so he will keep his place in the DP. Lampard too does not get injured much, and will play atleast 80-90% of our matches. Really dont see Oscar breaking that combination, as RDM likes it, and cant bench Lampard IMO. Then there is Hazard Mata who are dead sure of being selected in the starting lineup. So only if hazard is made to play as a right winger does oscar have a chance of getting in, but for the RW position there are also Marin and Moses and possibly Sturridge at times. Even if oscar can play RW, there are better options for that position so he wont be first in line. Add to that RDM's defensive liking of putting either/both Bertrand and Ramires on LW and RW respectively, then there is one more and sometimes 2 more spots taken up by these two. Where and how is Oscar going to break into the first team, when his opportunities will be so limited? Suppose Lamps is left out for a FA cup game and Oscar slots in, and does well, i still dont think the next PL game, RDM will sit lampard on the bench and play Oscar. He only has a realistic chance of having a run in the team if someone gets injured. As a sub, he will always be effective but in a limited way. Really cant see how we can integrate him into the first team this season atleast.... maybe next season if Lamps goes to MLS, Oscar will be first choice for that position. So having bought him, with this formation, we cant use him often, and he will not grow the way he should without enough gametime. A player of his talent should be playing week in week out, similar to Courtois. He has only progressed to much as he has got Starting 11 gametime, which Oscar is not going to get. So only time will tell if this will be the sort of year a player of his talent requires to become WC.

I feel really bad for Oscar. We should have loaned him if we're not going to give him time on the pitch for the important matches. Dont really care if he plays in the Capital One Cup matches. He is quality and you dont buy a 25 million player to make him sit on the bench. Sorry Oscar. Its sad really. Really sad.

This is part of my reaction everytime Torres Scores a goal. Then i celebrate.

Yes he has been rated, and he has had more than a few fantastic games for us. Its my personal opinion, that i think we can have a defensive midfielder who is more of an enforcer and commanding than mikel. My opinion will probably not change, but the fact that you have already decided that i will view your observation as irrelevant and not constructive is wrong. What to do, you have already made your judgement on how i will respond.

What? I said at the beginning of my post that i dont rate Mikel Highly. Cech must be shit too? Am i missing something here? Some sort of inference? It works differently with GK's . Most Big Clubs have long terms solutions for their GK's. Anyhow, your reply was not in any way constructive, so i will refrain from providing a constructive reply. Ill 'Skip' it.

Lololol That is by far the best reply i have ever read!! Haha! Well Done!

haha just managed to see the first post in time.... So only i know it was a little bit of a fail! For everyone else : GREAT SAVE!

Haha Cheers ! Im waiting for The TC army to slam me for a "knee jerk" "plastic:" "you dont know football" and lastly "we're on top of the league" posts. They're Coming,

I dont rate Mikel highly. I should state that first. Just realised, that ever since any player has joined Chelsea after the Roman Era, there has always been some form of Interest from other clubs for almost all our starters, EXCEPT FOR MIKEL. I wonder why. I really think only our supporters(not all) rate him that well. Tell me how pathetic i am.

Also, we need to play a formation with more than 1 Striker, as If he is not having a good game, we are in many ways, FUCKED. Most top teams play with 2 CF's. Dont know why we cant do the same. We need to have more people forward who can do stuff. Sturridge and Torres upfront can be a healthy partnership. Ramires cant do stuff, Bertrand can do a little more stuff, but not enough, Mikel is the no stuff guy on holiday. Lampard is capable of stuff but not as a DM. So if Mata is not clicking, and Hazard cant win the game for us, then its very likely that "We're Gona hava A Bad Time"( Russel Peters Style) Sorry guys, couldnt think of an appropriate word for 'stuff'.