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Honestly, I think Henrique & Kez should get married :)

All the best mate. You'll do great

I knew something like that would pop up on twitter soon. Its like the modric saga all over again. It's just there to get your hopes up. I believe that we will start february with no new additions.

Drogba has done a great deal for this club but he has also thrown his toys out of the pram quite a few number of times and has done some embarrassing things in the Chels shirt. "not being offered the contract you deserve and being told your free to look elsewhere" Sorry but I don't agree with this at all!! He doesn't deserve a two year contract! He is 33 years old for crying out loud and has lost so much pace and strength. There is absolutely no way in hell imo he deserves a two year contract.

Unlucky, Steve I have a premium account with them too but luckily it was about to run out in two weeks. I got it two months back and originally thought of getting a one year membership too but thought better be safe and try it out first. I highly doubt that they'll give a refund unfortunately but if you paid for it using Paypal you better go and cancel future payments. Edit: Some people have apparently managed to get refunds. They used the resolution center in Paypal and filed a claim

Definitely agree that he isn't that bad in midfield. I thought he did rather well on Saturday (as compared to the others) and sometimes he does make me think that he would be a decent substitute player to have. But then I think about all the things he's said to the media & how he's tried to manipulate the club into giving him a new contract, his 50-yard shots that go into orbit, his brainless decisions, his obvious discrimination against Torres, his selfish attitude in general, and the amount of wages he's on paralleled with the effort he puts in...... thanks for the memories but it's time for you to go, Flo Mo.

Excellent article. Two things... 1) I completely agree with your point that he cost us two points at the weekend. I said the same thing in the Torres thread and got blasted. Someone asked whether I blame Ramires for costing us two points against Spurs a month back when he should have buried that header and my answer is yes, I do. It's not just me being harsh on Torres by blaming the draw on him. But it was such a pathetic joke of a miss. If players miss half-chances, that's another story. But to miss a chance like he had, no fucking excuses! come on! 2) I think you are being a little harsh on AVB. Yes, I agree that he has subbed Torres off a little too early sometimes, but to say he did it "just when you felt the magic was a moment away" is untrue imo. It's not as if Torres was getting (and creating for himself) 5 or more chances every match. He has hardly been having one or maybe two really good chances in each game this season. And his first touch and ball control has been average in most games as well. He's only had 2 or 3 games where he's been anywhere near as good as his Liverpool days in terms of those abilities. I also think AVB did a lot of right things in terms of managing Torres in the beginning of the season, where he made it clear to Torres that he was going to make him the 1st choice striker at the club. He tried to ease the media pressure on Torres as well. Torres was suspended against Bolton, Everton & QPR because of his own stupidity.. He started against Arsenal and Blackburn but was abysmal in the former and average in the latter. He was also abysmal against Liverpool in the league. Drogba started against Wolves and played very well in that game. Then came the "most important period of AVB's future" in the eyes of the media which was the three games against Newcastle, Valencia and City. Drogba started against Newcastle, scored a good goal and had a decent game. He was superb against Valencia. Nothing great against City but not horrific either. So I can understand why Drogba was favoured during that run of games. I was extremely supportive of him at the beginning of the season and during that little run of 4 goals in 6 that Alex mentioned above, but it's been going on for so long now and I see no improvement in terms of his confidence. It's just too much work having him in our team imo. Sorry for being a little harsh but I want him to leave. I want us to let both Drogba and Torres go in the summer and start anew. Also: "but luck is only what you make of it, and Torres is doing very little to make anything happen whatsoever" YES. THANK YOU.

How do I change my board settings? Things like how many posts I want to see on each page, etc. I can only seem to find the general settings tab which has all the profile stuff but can't find this.

It was a joke. But I am getting fed up. If you look back at the older posts, I was actually really supportive of him at the start of the season. But the patience is wearing thin and half the time I just want to call him a fucking joke because that's what that miss yesterday was. It cost us 2 points. Yes, the other individuals played poorly as well, but he had the best chance, and he missed it. So the blame lies on him. It's a hard life being a striker. imo it would just be easier not having him in the team any more. It's too much work. Everyone is Torres Torres Torres. And he doesn't do what he's supposed to. If he doesn't come good (and by good I mean score 10+ goals) by the end of the season, sell him and start over.

Ashley Cole is 32 years old. Do you want him to be our starting left-back until he is 50? Right-back maybe you are right. But, a youngster MUST be promoted to Ivanovic's replacement, OR someone else must be bruoght in to be his backup. I cannot take any more of Bosingwa. We need a midfielder because Meireles and Lampard are not good enough to be starting in the team. You CANNOT just rely on Mata. Your philosophy is just to stick with what we have because we don't need any more? THat's why we are in this shit-hole right now. Because no one in our board realized that you have to replace players. And I don't mean buy all of those "world-class" players in this transfer window or even in the coming summer. They should be brought in over the next two seasons. If we just stay the way you want it to, we'll remain in this shithole forever. Because other teams will improve themselves. IMO we really need a squad overhaul. Players that should leave/be replaced: Bosingwa, Ferreira, Cole (not replaced but his performances should be reduced), Meireles (ok as backup), Lampard (backup and if he's not happy he can leave), Essien (unless he does really well for the remainder of this season he should be sold or kept only as backup not a starter), Drogba, Kalou, Malouda, Torres (unless he becomes a superstar, I don't want him here any more it's just too much fucking trouble) To become the powerhouse that we were in 2005-2008, you need world class players. You can't just sit on having Meireles and co. in your team. It must be done slowly but this process should have started years ago. Instead we are stuck with these shit players. In 2005 we had world-class players in Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, Lampard, Essien, Makelele, Drogba, Robben, etc. They may not be world-class in the way Messi, Ronaldo are. But they were the best in the business at what they were supposed to do.

If we play the way we did yesterday, we'll lose. Not because we were so poor, but because Swansea are superb at home. THANKFULLY, we'll have Ivanovic back at RB for this one.

So he's starting a "miss of the season" competition all by himself. He already has... 3? 4? unbelievable misses. The Utd one, the Blackburn one, and this latest joke. Anyone remember any more??

I am now convinced we won't sign anybody. We will end our January transfer window with the only new addition of Gary fucking Cahill. What a joke. please excuse my pessimism. Am very down after yesterday's result+performance

His movement wasn't the best but Sunderland were defending very well and limiting them space. I'd really like to see how he plays when Swansea are at home and have more freedom

^ Please let that be sarcasm He was awful yesterday. Three times he got completely caught out. Once he actually just stood there and let the player get to the long diagonal ball first. Absolutely pathetic defending.

Sturridge has so far not had a single game where he's played consistently for the team. He's been regarded so highly because of the goals he's scored and fair enough, he has scored a lot. But his team-play has been atrocious for the most part. He has to work on that. Also he completely disappears when the other teams' left-back marks him half decently. And I agree about Mata. He is a wonderful, wonderful little player. But his final ball has been shown to be off at times. Especially recently. I don't know if he's tired, or just inconsistent. He is nowhere near as "precise" as some of the great players you have mentioned, including Silva. Valencia fans did "warn" us about this when he was being signed. They said things like while he is tremendously talented, he can be inconsistent, etc. We need someone in the midfield who is able to provide some creativity because we definitely cannot just rely on Mata. He also has the tendency to disappear in games. Modric would have been the perfect solution. It's such a pity that it did not work out. I really think he would have fit in perfectly. There are so many areas to be strengthened: right-back, left-back even, one midfielder, one winger and a striker. Those are just starting player spots hence we need world-class or close to world-class players for those roles. The fringe players have to improve as well. I have lost faith in Torres. He might score another 5-6 goals in the remainder of this season but if I had to place a bet, I'd say he won't be a Chelsea player in August 2012.

Why? Is it due to homesickness? Or lack of ambition?

What is this guy like? Strengths, weaknesses? And what is his attitude like? Is he arrogant and sulks or an enthusiastic hardworker?

Why not start lukaku in the next match and see how he does. If he doesn't play well he can be subbed off. Torres can huff and puff all he wants but he's not doing what he's supposed to - score

We NEED a signing. Not just for the quality but also to liven these idiots up. And lol at our striking situation at the moment. Joke.

Also IMO Malouda didn't do too badly. He certainly provided more than Sturridge, Mata, Ramires or Torres IMO

Because our attackers play like shit. Honestly this is like the default Liverpool response to a draw "the goalie had a blinder". No. You did not take your chances Same with us. We didn't create anything worthwhile

Lukaku did more for the team with that one run than Torres did all game, so Stfu about lukaku. I'd rather play lukaku atm. Torres is putting in some effort but his first touch and finishing wouldn't even be worth 50pence atm Fuck this shit. AVB if you don't think we need at least one signing to liven these zombies up, you're in over your head.

This was an absolute joke. Rubbish display by everyone. And Torres, what the flying fuck was that. Another open goal. 50m pounds SMFH

Am I the only one that doesn't get what the big deal is with Cahill not being on the bench??