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Hey folks, i want to get a little discussion going, about the general reasons why everyone is such a football fanatic. I thought about this after the recent results and all the misery and emotional pain watching football is getting us into every now and then (with Chelsea too often sometimes, i think). What are the reasons everybody is keeping on doing what we are doing. Being a fan, being commited, talking ourselves out of the "bad patch" the club is having, so on and so forth. Speaking personaly, football for me is a substitute for something else in my life, like a spiritual side. I am not religious or a strong believer, i doubt a lot of stuff society is offering, i am a very critical person - but not when it comes to the old kickball. For me, it is more than a hobby or something, it is not a religion either, but close to that. I mean how´s it possible that loads of us sitting around the world, getting up at crazy times in the night just to watch the game on rocky streams ? Another reason is that football is helping me with personal issues i have. Watching and playing footie is something that has a massive impact on my personal life and helps me getting along with some bullshit things in my life. It is not like thinking "yes, it is an interessting scenario and i am approaching the whole thing from a more academic point of view" but being like a complete emotional explosive sometimes. i´d like to hear your thoughts about this. i am interessted

do we have any opertunities to keep him at Chelsea if Barca want to trigger the buy back clause ? can anyone give me a summery on the situation. I really don´t want to lose him anytime soon. And certainly not when he is a regular first team player (like Fabregas)

i was wondering why Luiz wasn´t playing against Arsenal. More then capable of tracking the runs of their 8 year olds.

i don´t think that´s a fair and balanced analysis. This what one expect after a game like this but not a good piece of journalism.

it was a gamble to appoint AVB. I thought and still do that it was a very good descision. But he´s young and needs to shape is style and skills as a manager. It is worth giving him some time.

...and this was a game made for someone like Essien. He is exactly the player we are missing (well, the "old" Essien, you know which one). Stabilising in midfield and urging forward when in possesion. I just hope that he comes back strong and adds to our team. It is a shame what happened to him. Hopefully he doesn´t turn into another Hargreaves. For fuck sake guys. I tell you what, the abuse from my Arsenal mates is one thing, but it defniatly hurts losing that way to a shit club like that.

that was about to come soon. questioning AVBs abilities, saying the "old" Chelsea was better. We lost to Arsenal 3:1 last season and were lucky to beat them at Stamford Bridge. AVB is doing the right thing in changing Chelseas style towards a more positive and attacking side. A much needed transitional period. I was sick of this slow and ineffective Chelsea side from last season. Our backline and defensive mid just doesn´t have the players yet to play that style.

true that. there certainly are changes to come in the near future considering our back four. at least i hope so. i don´t know yet it that means new players or if we gonna stop playing that high line but then we need a player like Modric who has to link up between the back four and the attackers and initiate counter attacks.

What do you guys think about the John Terry Situation ? I am not referring to his slippery there but about his general perfomance. To me it looks as he hasn´t got the pace anymore to catch up with players like Van Persie (who had an amazing game and hopefully be injured after an Arsenal 4 - Bolton 5-match) and so on and so forth. We have to start making plans withoug Terry soon i am afraid to say. About the game itself: arsenal deserved to win this although i think that at 3:3 we had a bit of momentum to nick it. Arsenal played really well, pushed us back and exploited our high defensive line. i think that none our players particulary had a bad game. AVB still has to adapt and learn about this league. I do think that he´s the right man for the job because taking action and consequences towards our way of playing. Crazy scorelines this season though. At 2:2 i thought that this must´ve been the first time in 5 years.

Wow, two wins over Everton already. My season is over here, the rest is just add-ons and bonus. I am so happy we won this, unbelieveable. With all the odds against Chelsea they pulled it off, Danny is gonna become a Chelsea Legend, if he not already is.

Now ? My heart is pumping here since the second half. Listening to football on the radio is even more nerve wrecking.

10 v 10. Drenthe Off

here we go

we really should try to end games with all our 11 players. our sending off record this season is abysmal. horrible.

PETR CECH YOU LEGEND, WORLD CLASS !

lukaku off. the poor lad has been playing good so far and now has to come off. sad days

they are behind to Stoke though.

Well, i didn´t gave a shit about QPHAHA until last night. I hope we seal off their relegation and smash double digits behind them at the Bridge. What a bunch of poor bastards. Keep throwing the ball away at throw-ins for our team, abusing the players taking corners, having Joey Barton as their team captain (who looks a bit less Hitler-ish these days), thinking Neil Warnock is a good manager, playing disturbingly unskillfull football, going to get relegated by maybe one point. There is no need for derby that just gets to much attention and costs too much power, considering the opposite team is QPR.

Luiz looked so angry in the last few minutes. Really love that boy. Honest passion. The way the QPR players rolled and threw him around in the mixer was a total disgrace. I am so frustrated by their "fans", throwing the ball away for our throw-ins, giving the players massive abuse. I guess the rivalry is back on.If they want it, they can have it. And Warnock is a bastard. AVB totally outsmarted him with just 9 men.

these qpr fans are a disgrace to football

the amazing thing is that QPR are still shit, even with two more men on the pitch

I felt that it would be a tough game. Rivalry etc. etc. noisy neighbours blabla. After the penalty i knew it would get worse. never seen such an hostile atmosphere. the "fans" are boing all our players all the time. fucking shit mentality by "QPR". well, where to go from here. Play for a draw, win as much set pieces, Meireles gotta drop deep and play a double 6 with Mikel, Anelka and Lamps attack, back 4 as compact as possible. And fucking hell, David, get your act together and work on your legend -building and score a fucking screamer. Chris Foy... i am looking for words...

chris foy is a joke. A. FUCKING. JOKE ! that was a race and not a goal scoring oppertunity for queens shit rangers fucking unbelieveable. COME ON CHELSEA; GET BACK INTO THIS. HIT them HARD

Great shirt "Why always me?". This guy...

....and scores against United. After setting his house on fire.