BlueLion.

You're Belgian, deal with it. Accept it. Embrace it.

What's it like to be the best Belgian member on TalkChelsea? CC: Stingray

The only thing I can say for sure is that Cesc Fabregas is gonna tear shit up.

That old trick was funny the first two times I used it... getting boring now

Post of the century.

Is Kalou a legend? No. But he played more than 250 games for us, scored over 60 goals and registered 40 assists. It's not the most outstanding of records, but for a player who operated out wide, and was mainly used as a substitute, he didn't do too bad for us. And I've seen worse honours lists: Premier League (1): 2009–10FA Cup (4): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12Football League Cup (1): 2006–07FA Community Shield (1): 2009UEFA Champions League (1): 2011–12So, whilst he's not a legend, I'd certainly consider him a Chelsea hero, or icon, as he was part of the team in Munich. I doubt he'll be forgotten easily, even if he is one of the least glamorous members of that squad. He did alright.

1. Chelsea 2. Bolton 3. Argentina 4. Juventus Not sure where Real Zaragoza will finish though.

That's actually an amazing idea... but we'd probably have to call it @TerminatorX-Rants based on this performance.

Heaven forbid Lampard has gone to Man City to stay close to his family before he fucks off to America

That isn't something I wrote, mate. I wouldn't forget the apostrophe in "hasn't"

Some of the posts in this thread are fucking classic :lol:

He's joining them until January, mainly to maintain match fitness. If he plays more than 20 games for them I'll be surprised. Really couldn't give a crap, I hope he does well there.

If Torres went to a club that could cater to him, and build their entire system around how he plays, he'd easily score 25 a season. He is as good a finisher as Aguero or Costa, the difference is those guys got about 5 chances a game last season - Torres was lucky if he got even one. We've killed Torres, the fact he continues to show glimpses of how good he can be is testament to that. I want him to leave for the betterment of his own career, because he is still a brilliant striker.

No, because Mark is going to be second-choice. Either Courtois will be loaned again, or Cech will be sold.

The meaning of life is to dream up things you want but can't have or attain. And each day you slowly have those hopes and expectations ground into dust that will one day blow away on a light breeze, and with it you too will cascade into nothingness, as part of a cacophony of disappointment at the long littleness of your existence. Fuck me, I make George R.R. Martin seem positive.

Brilliant article mate. Posted it on the main site.

The yellow kit doesn't look as good in person as it does in all the shiny promos. It's too bright a shade, I wish it was like the gold we had in 2008/09. Not bad though, its an 8/10 effort. The design is great, it's just the colourway - too bright. And the blue highlight/trim is almost neon. A real shame, it could have been a classic kit. Can't see myself buying any of the kits this season, the three we had last year shit on them. The best of the four is the keeper kit, but even that is ruined by the Spiderman webbing on the chest. Just goes to prove we shouldn't put too much stock in the shirts before we see the kits in person. Have to say our third kit is the best-looking of the three so far.

Personally I can see Pete sticking around until January before moving. He has nothing to prove but everything to lose, it would seem, without doing all that much wrong.

Exactly, the loan option is something people are forgetting. José has said Torres won't be sold. Doesn't mean we can't farm him off on loan somewhere and pay half his wages.

That's the proudest I've ever been as a Chelsea fan. Hearing all those Arsenal fans singing "you're not Champions anymore" as we won a Cup double and completely cunted them over at their own ground with ten men, with them barely hanging on to draw.

Probably not as much as I do... so seeing them throw the kitchen sink at us before we effortlessly steam-rollered them on their own turf to save English football is one of the most satisfying moments ever as a Chelsea fan.

He's been running a goalkeeping soccer school. I presume he'll either join up with the squad later or stay at Cobham and train with the academy sides until the first team return. He knows he's going to be back-up this season, and José will want to use the game-time to assess Cech and Courtois.