BlueLion.

I'm epic fail at it mate, no need to worry.

LOL skillz.

No

The actual official KTS can kiss my arse.

Ballack was standing his ground, Evra ran into him.

If we play 4-4-2, we have to make adjustments to the line-up depending on what teams we're playing. Cech, Terry, Ashley Cole, Lampard and Drogba all look like being definite starters. Against strong, physical teams we will need strength at the back, so we could play Alex and Ivanovic, whilst against teams that like to play more-attacking football, such as Portsmouth, you need the likes of Carvalho and Bosingwa who have pace and like to go forward. The options we have make this season a very exciting prospect.

Blue Day currently leads the way... I love the "Chelsea, Chelsea!" chant that forms the chorus, always makes me feel proud.

I'm a bit of a realist-optimist, if such a thing exists

I've revised the rules and the first set of fixtures are up

Know The Score - it's back! KTS is a simple game to play and a very competitive competition - so, you think You Know The Score?

I actually know most of the the FA Refereeing guidelines like the back of my hand because I am a Level 4 FA-approved referee and do a lot of officiating at amateur level. Cool or what? The goal was perfectly legitimate. The referee could have blown the whistle, but United had possession of the ball. The advantage rule is played, meaning that if an opposition player makes contact with the ball within a six-second time period of the advantage being played, then the game is stopped and the free kick is given. The foul by Ballack was illegal, yes, and warranted a yellow card for aggressive/unsporting behaviour as he was attempting to block off an opposition player. However, United squandered possession following the expiration of the six second advantage period, meaning that Chelsea were well within their right to play on. The referee is only encouraged to stop play should a player have sustained a serious injury or suffered damage to the head. The referee clearly saw Ballack make contact with Evra's chest, but the player went down clutching his face, which is equally unsporting as he tried to get Ballack red-carded, which too is unsporting behaviour and also warranted a yellow card for Evra. Chelsea were well within their right to play on; it is up to the referee to stop play, in which case a free kick would have been given to United where the original foul occurred, and they would have been asked to return the ball to the opposition goalkeeper. Chelsea took advantage and scored a very good goal. It is not the fault of the referee, but of United's lackadaisical defending that allowed Drogba to run 40 yards unchallenged before giving Lampard a clear shot on goal. If United had have scored and the freekick had not have been given, United "supporters" wouldn't be complaining. Chelsea were well within their rights to score that goal, and what's more is that Rooney was offside for his goal, but you don't hear Carlo Ancelotti moaning about poor refereeing, unlike Ferguson. Chelsea completely dominated the second half and United were lucky to take the game to penalties. A deserved victory for Chelsea, and Evra's woeful penalty was the best part of a very enjoyable afternoon for me - even better than seeing Ferguson's face at the end of it all.

I'm not slagging him off at all, I'm saying he is simply not as good as Jose Bosingwa.

Thank you for reading

Blue is the Colour... or Blue Day... Personally I love Blue Day... "we're gonna make this a blue day...... OI!" Brings back memories of '97

Well we do have a few dippy sods on here, who have to ruin it for everyone. Shame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCf4sEdVFHA

Hull will come and park the bus. The way we're playing; with hardly any width, I can't see us getting more than a couple of goals. 2-0 at the most.

I'll make my mind up if we'll win the league when we've played each of Arsenal, United, Liverpool and City.

Ivanovic shouldn't be our right back, he offers next-to-nothing going forward. As much as I like him and as solid a defender he can be, Bosingwa is better.

I won't have to shield my eyes from so much ugliness anymore. Frank's obviously well buff

Was absolutely brilliant today.

Have you done it, Jim? The site seems to be running much faster for me right now, unless that's just my PC?

I fancy 1-0 to Chelsea tbh.

Don't worry, the fact of the matter is we won, so don't waste your time arguing with bitter United fans. Match report... click here. Please

Heroics from Petr Cech during a tense penalty shoot-out with Manchester United won Chelsea the 2009 FA Community Shield. The Chelsea goalkeeper superbly denied Ryan Giggs' spot kick before pouncing on a weak Patrice Evra effort to hand Carlo Ancelotti his first silverware in England, after Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou had all expertly dispatched their penalties beyond the helpless Ben Foster. Cech had excelled during normal time as well, brilliant denying Dimitar Berbatov with a stunning reflex save, after turning aside a close-range header from Park Ji-Sung and a rasping drive from Scotland's Darren Fletcher. The game itself was an open and exhilarating match that was full of wonderful attacking play. Luis Nani's tenth-minute effort evaded both Chelsea skipper John Terry and goalkeeper Cech as the Portuguese broke free of marker Branislav Ivanovic, but Ricardo Carvalho equalised early in the second half with a diving header after the ball had broken kindly to the Chelsea defender. Frank Lampard then put Chelsea ahead following fine play by Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, only for Wayne Rooney to clinically slide the ball beyond Cech in second-half stoppage time. Chelsea's players maintained their cool, however, elegantly and ruthlessly dispatching all four of their spot kicks, whilst only Michael Carrick could better the Blues goalkeeper with a well-placed penalty. However, in the grand scheme of things, the result is relatively inconsequential, but coach Carlo Ancelotti will be delighted in his side's second half performance after coming from 1-0 down to take the lead against the Premier League champions. The win is Chelsea's fourth Community Shield triumph and the third in ten seasons, and following FA Cup triumphs in 2007 and 2009 at the new Wembley Stadium, Chelsea have certainly made England's show-piece stadium their second home. Yuri Zhirkov was ruled out of the game, joining Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira as Chelsea's only notable absentees, whilst Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic, Wes Brown and Gary Neville were all on the sidelines for Sir Alex Ferguson's side. Nevertheless, both managers fielded strong starting elevens, with Ancelotti naming Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba in attack together. Branislav Ivanovic was given the nod over Jose Bosingwa whilst Ricardo Carvalho was preferred to Alex da Costa alongside John Terry. Michael Ballack was on the bench as Florent Malouda was preferred to the German, whilst John Mikel Obi played in the holding role in midfield. Cech, Ashley Cole, Michael Essien and Frank Lampard completed Chelsea's starting line-up. It was a high-octane start at Wembley, with Drogba launching a dipping 30-yard effort on target that forced Ben Foster into a smart low save, and John Terry had to be alert at the other end of the field to poke a ball away from the menacing Dimitar Berbatov, who had scored at Wembley in the 2008 Carling Cup final for Tottenham. United were under early pressure due to Malouda's energy down the left, and following a corner conceded by Rio Ferdinand, the Blues could have gone ahead. Lampard's corner evaded everyone bar Branislav Ivanovic in the box, who could only get a toe to the in-swinging delivery. The Serbian's effort had beaten Foster, but the diminutive figure of Evra on the line superbly managed to head the ball onto his own crossbar before clearing. The day's events were clearly not in favour of the Serbian defender, who was at fault for United's opener after only ten minutes. Standing off Nani, the Serbian allowed the United winger to cut inside and launch a pile-driver from 20 yards that evaded Cech, whose attention was distracted by the presence of John Terry, and the ball nestled in the bottom corner. Ivanovic then hauled down Evra and then Nani, the latter of which earning the Chelsea number 2 a yellow card to cap off a torrid start to the game. Wayne Rooney then headed a cross from Berbatov into the path of Park, but the Korean saw his header brilliantly parried by a diving Cech, who, moments later, was again called into action; magnificently beating away a clipped Berbatov effort after the Bulgarian had broken free of the attentions of Terry and Carvalho and found himself one-on-one with the Czech, but Chelsea's number 1 stood firm. Chelsea had had chances themselves; with Malouda slicing wide from close range as he attempted to smash home a volleyed Drogba cross, before the Frenchman supplied Ashley Cole with the opportunity to find the forehead of Michael Essien, but the Ghanaian could only head over from the England defender's cross. Nicolas Anelka then had a powerful effort deflected over the bar via Ferdinand's forehead, before he shot wide under pressure after creating a yard of space to poke a left-footed shot just wide of the upright. At the other end, Cech excelled once more, excellently palming over Fletcher's curling effort from 25 yards by snaking out an outstretched arm to parry the ball over the crossbar. Malouda was continuing to pose problems to the champions' defence, and his cross looking for Lampard was well blocked by Ferdinand after he had done well to wriggle free of his marker. Jose Bosingwa entered the fray following the interval, replacing Ivanovic who had not enjoyed one of his better performances in a Chelsea jersey. Ashley Cole did very well to deny Rooney after the England striker had been played into space brilliantly by Fletcher, only to see his effort blocked by Cole's midriff. Moments later, however, United were made to pay for not taking their chances, when Carvalho cancelled out his compatriot's opener. Lampard and Malouda combined inside the United penalty area, and Malouda's cross towards Drogba was only half dealt-with by Foster, who connected with Drogba more than the ball with an unconvincing punch, allowing Carvalho to head home unmarked at the far post from the rebound. Carvalho had started the move himself and had done well to continue his run into the penalty area, and the Portuguese's first goal since September was a welcome tonic for those in blue. Foster could then only parry a rasping drive from Anelka after he had cut inside John O'Shea, as Chelsea began to dictate play. Michael Ballack - a substitute for Mikel - and Evra then clashed on the half-way line, with Ballack appearing to elbow the Frenchman in the chest. The referee waved play on, as United had possession, but Drogba managed to spring on a loose pass from a United player, and following a strong 50-yard run, found Lampard, who belted the ball beyond Foster, who did well even to get a hand on his countryman's shot. Chelsea had come from behind to take the lead at Wembley - a familiar-sounding story to Blues supporters. Drogba then had an effort tremendously saved by Foster, who had suffered a nervous game in goal for United, after mis-kicking a number of times and fumbling several efforts. Salomon Kalou and Deco then came on for Chelsea, as United looked to press for an equaliser. Rooney headed over before Michael Own saw his glanced effort blocked by Cech, but the Red Devils were not to be undone, and still reeling from the aftermath of Chelsea's controversial second goal, it was the United number 10 who powered home a second goal for Sir Alex Ferguson's team, firing the ball beyond the advancing Cech with less than a minute remaining. And as a result, the game went to penalties. Lampard, Ballack and Drogba all comfortably stroked the ball to the right of Foster and into the net as Cech denied Giggs with his legs and then Evra with a simple dive to his right. Carrick duly dispatched his effort beyond the Chelsea goalkeeper, but Kalou stepped up and lashed the ball into the top corner to crown Chelsea Community Shield winners for 2009 - and the last time the Blues achieved such a feat, they went on to win the Premier League... ___________________________________________________________________ The TalkChelsea.net Star Man award goes to... Ricardo Carvalho, Chelsea F.C. Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic (Bosingwa), Carvalho, Terry ©, A Cole; Mikel (Ballack), Essien, Malouda (Deco), Lampard; Drogba, Anelka (Kalou) Manchester United: Foster; O' Shea (Fabio), Ferdinand ©, Evans, Evra; Park (Giggs), Carrick, Fletcher (Scholes), Nani (Valencia); Berbatov (Owen), Rooney