BlueLion.

I had a "Lampard shelf" in my bedroom with all my football paraphernalia. Just the 09/10 shirt with his name on, a book, a DVD signed by him and a picture also signed. Took it all down today. Not going to bin it or burn it because that's classless, but I've converted it to a Cech shrine in the meantime. I still think he's a legend and love the bloke - maybe that's why we all feel so let down by his deception.

Knock yourself out. The only reason we "banned" people from doing so earlier in the season was to avoid arguments as only 5% of the forum would label him as such. Now most people couldn't give a fuck about him, so you'll probably find calling him cunt/judas/traitor/shitstain etc. will earn your posts half a dozen likes.

Drogba's view on the situation:

I think it's total bollocks but it's something to discuss other than Frank Lampard, so....

Well we had 46 points from our first 19 - replicate that in games 20-38 and we'll win the league, simple. Our start to the season was twice as hard as their's.

Agreed, but then again if he had played he'd have been crucified.

I think we have some wonderful players, but we still have a lot of deadwood. We're not quite as close to being the finished article as we all thought.

I don't think he could have saved the first one for sure, I will admit I haven't seen - nor will I ever - any highlights of the game, so the other goals are debatable. But Kane's first goal - no chance. The penalty - no chance. Unlucky with the second goal as it was a ricochet after some shite defending. You can't blame him too much.

Cech - nearly died playing for this club; came back and did even better than before. Cole - faced incredible adversity after his move from Arsenal. Always in the media for the wrong reasons - cheating on Cheryl; shooting a kid with an air rifle - but came through it all to leave with dignity and our respect. Drogba - played for the club despite battling malaria, whilst representing a country torn in half by civil war. Mikel - constantly berated left, right and centre but has he ever moaned? Played out of position, vilified by fans for every mistake he makes, and played for us despite his dad being kidnapped and held hostage for ten days. Essien - his career was ruined by injuries, but every time he played for us, he did it with a smile. Embodied passion and determination and had a never-say-die attitude, even when he was playing at RB/CB/LB in 2006/07. Terry - nothing needs to be said about JT; he'd play if he had a limb hanging off. Those are the players that represent everything great about this club. Lamps has made his bed and now he can lie in it. I couldn't be more disappointed. Let me be honest, I always thought Villas-Boas was a whining cunt, but the way he was treated by Lampard was disgusting - he'd purposefully come in late for training and wave at him while he did it. It takes years to build a legacy but only minutes to tarnish it.

You could have stuck Neuer in net with him and covered the net with celophane and we'd still have shipped five. A goalkeeper is only as good as his defence, unfortunately our defence played like leprous amputees on Thursday.

I'm not being negative. I just know José!

Seems to be showing his true colours, unlike Terry, who I remember in 2008 stood out in the pissing rain for more than an hour posing for photos and autographs with hundreds of kids outside the Shed End after we beat Huddersfield in the FA Cup.

FFS look at all the crosses from Ivanovic's flank.

I feel sorry for him, he's had no opportunities whatsoever. At least he scored in the 6-0 ravaging of Arsenal.

Jimmy Greaves and Gus Poyet moved to Spurs, they're both Chelsea legends, not traitors though? You can be mad at Frank but calling him a traitor is too far.

He could continue his act of looking remorseful every time he scores.

José reckons he has a broken finger (I did see him call on the physios after the Spurs equaliser) so he might be out for up to 14 days. Or he could play with a splint, but there's always a risk.

The admins weren't neutral, no, because of the tender situation. You have people calling a Chelsea legend; that is only going to provoke arguments and incite a flame war. I think we did the right thing in closing the thread. I decided to re-open it because Lampard discussions had invaded every other thread; at least in here we can contain it. The people who want to avoid this thread can no do so without it spilling into other topics. I was always disappointed by Frank's move but I refused to overreact at the time as many people were doing, but his extension to his contract is the straw to break the camel's back and now I am equally fed up as anyone else. I just want him to piss off to New York asap because every goal for City kills his legacy that little bit more.

This will be "Academy Day Pt. 2", he'll play his first team with Cech in goal plus one, maybe two changes at most.

No matter how much this hurts, I'll be singing "Super Frank" from the Shed End when we play the fuckers, and I know I won't be the only one. At least can show the world that Chelsea treats its legends with respect unlike so many other clubs.

It has come to my attention that now we have blown an eight point lead that we are no longer title favourites. The consensus amongst some on this forum now suggests we never were "favourites". So: were we too bold to think we could win the title; or have we just surrendered our lead simply to a combination of bottle-jobbing in performances at Spurs, Newcastle, etc. and through having a tougher festive fixture list than City?

I don't think you need to eat any humble pie at all, Ron. Like me, you simply don't have a cynical view of the world. The sad thing is the cynical views of some members on this forum have proven to be true. Lamps has showed his true colours and he isn't "one of us", it would seem.

I have to say no. Call it naivety, but I though Frank had principles and loyalty. Guess I can be wrong sometimes