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What?

May it never be forgotten that Di Matteo won the Champions League with Bertrand and Kalou on the flanks. Guardiola by comparison had Henry and Messi in 2009, David Villa and Pedro in 2011.

UEFA have banned Besiktas from European competition for breaching FFP rules: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/9300032/Besiktas-suspended-from-European-competition-for-one-year-by-Uefa.html What in fucks name is wrong with these clowns. They're stopping a club, already in debt with no sugar daddy to prop them up; from taking part in a competition that will at least ease their debt pressures. They've also hit them with a fine. That'll be the end of Besiktas JK, I think. A few more years of being banned from Europe and one of Turkey's great clubs will be in the doldrums and may never recover. They could also go bankrupt and cease to exist.

Doesn't stop him being a Spud.

Gervinho is (was) good back in France, but anyway, Arsenal can fuck off. We're bigger now than you'll ever be.

Here's a stat. 33% of Kalou's league goals have come in the last 15 minutes of the match.

Agreed, people are letting 3 games cloud their opinions of Di Matteo and that's unfair.

You read the Kalou thread, right?

Chelsea chick is not here to mourn this revelation. I, therefore, am the undisputed number 1 Kalou fan. Have it, CC

YOU (with apologies to We Hate Scouse)

Get WHS on it. He's a master seducer.

I'm still calling you out. Don't pretend you aren't sad. I need some company here

Nah-uh.

Blasphemy.

Pep isn't going to happen, he wants a proper break. A couple of months isn't going to content him, I think he said in his last press conference he wants a whole season off.

There's a great quote. I'm posting that in the hall of fame thread!

No, Essien should leave. If we get two new midfielders, then we can think about Meireles.

Does that not, then, remove Guardiola's greatest strength?

Now that's a debunking. Beats my Heathrow efforts

It's all Emenalo. Gourlay and Buck are still despicable idiots who need to be shown the door, fast.

Possible, but not likely unless we're playing Wigan or something.

Kalou's gone now. We could do with another winger. Sign him up, Roman.

Oi, you! Check your PMs!

At least if he goes to Schalke I can pretend I'm watching him play in a Chelsea shirt

No there isn't Bah, I am over the rep limit.