Jase

Well, we did lose to them at Craven Cottage under Jose in 2005/06 season.

The potential loan move to Real Sociedad was never really on anyway. They were just looking around and at McEachran to evaluate various options from what I have read. Anyway, think we can definitely forget about that loan move now. Real Sociead just signed Granero on loan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23720905?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

According to the team news in today's Blues News, Azpi and Moses are not back in training yet today as the former was in Ecuador while the latter was in Durban last night. So it definitely looks even more likely that those 2 won't be starting on Sunday. Will be on the bench at most, if not they'll miss out all together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cwFtkdu0Q It includes an interview with Izzy Brown, the young player we signed from West Brom this summer.

Oh joy. Suddenly we are all accused of being witch hunters here...

Hull pulled one back? Don't you mean us? We came from behind to win 2-1.

For some flashback moment...

Well, those matches were played at the Emirates stadium where its alternative name is 'The Library Stadium'...

As much as we appreciate the work he did for us as backroom staff during his time here, I'm not sure why we need a thread specifically for him like the managers one. It's not like there are going to be many news on Clement here. Even if there is, members can just create one basing around that news... Anyway, moving this thread to the Football Banter section as this is not Chelsea-related.

Those mistakes of Cahill that Tomo pointed out was just from the aspect of him getting sold by strikers. We haven't even look at his dodgy positioning that has cost us...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orTlCD-9Skg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrZQzOJ0xQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrNDBigHrY

It's a private video.

The thing is though, Torres is not even fully fit yet! Just like Mata, he has only played a bit of our pre-season. If Lukaku is rested after his exertions today against France, then Ba would probably get the nod instead.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8870653/jose-mourinho-says-david-luiz-will-not-be-leaving-chelsea-for-any-price

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8870653/jose-mourinho-says-david-luiz-will-not-be-leaving-chelsea-for-any-price

Looks like Hull have just signed Huddlestone from Spurs. Maybe. Mourinho might want to integrate him slowly into the team after a long hard season/year. But then again, Oscar has straight away came in and played quite a lot of minutes since he returned. Though it has to be said that Mata's injury last week didn't help matters.

If Mata doesn't start, then it's probably because he's not at 100% match fitness or close to it yet. He has only played a bit during pre-season. If anything, he will likely to come off the bench instead.

Silly auto-correct!

Interesting...

It's only the 1st game of the season right now. Wait till we get to around October or November perhaps and then we would be able to tell who are the 1st team players and who aren't. Perhaps so but at least if we were to do that now, we arguably have adequate replacements to come in and do the job, unlike last season...

You missed out something or rather someone in that Vertonghen part...Daniel Levy! We should know better not to even deal with them pricks after the Modric saga.

True though it must be said members/fans can probably tell what happened in the match, should they miss, if the visit the players' thread especially when there's a lot of bashing going about when we don't win. But it's in their own hands I guess.

Well, that can be done...easily. If I'm gonna do that, I'll likely put it in a spoiler tag. That way, it's up to you of spoiling yourself on the game even further.

Nothing really interesting here but if anyone is interested... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVstGJc9SI