Gary Reid

The ones used for the Setanta cup matches are grand enough for IPL but down in the tier my club play in is a whole other experience.

they laughed when we bought Shevchenko but we had the last........oh.......em, nevermind

I'd argue against that. Lifting that trophy has taken more than 10 years to achieve and was played on many more pitches than the just the Allianz's. John Terry's played a massive part in that. I'd even go as far to say that John Terry has played a much greater part in Jose Bosingwa's winners medal collection with Chelsea than Bosingwa ever did. Terry is a twat though CAPTAIN, LEADER, LEGEND

Aye. I'll be heading down with the kids at 20 euro for a family ticket it's hard to resist. I follow an Irish League Championship 1 team, my idea of a shit-hole is probably alot more forgiving than yours

Sorry, didn't know

I don't like the look of the 'XI' and I haven't found anything about it on the Chelsea website but Dundalk F.C. are advertising a pre-season friendly against a Chelsea XI in August. I thought you might like to know. http://www.dundalkfc...-xi-august-14th

Torres didn'tplay any worse than anybody else in the Spanish team tonight. I agree with the tika-taka comments too

Kids do driveby shootings on thier bicycles in Liverpool, UK. That's not a joke by the way

There's no shame in pulling on your shirt for your country

The lad wants to win an Olympic medal, what athlete wouldn't? I wouldn't want to pass up the chance to win one for the sake of a pre-season run out against the Seattle Sounders or Man City in the Charity Shield. Of course no-one wants him coming back burnt out or injured, but Juan Mata knows Juan Mata and if he thinks he can do it all, good luck to the boy.

Fingers crossed he'll have a good game tonight

Nobody wanting to give him another season to see if he can deliver?

Torres has been a disappointing acquisition. I'm sure most Chelsea fans feel the same way as I do about him and really hope that he'll come good this season. Having said that, you can't ignore the reality that he has not provided the performances Chelsea fans had expected last January.

That's true. Getting through December/January has been a fumble-a-thon these last two seasons.

That's a troublesome end to the season. I'm not expecting us to be challenging for the title next season (I'd love to eat my words come April) but to get back in to the Champions League spots.

No Lampard or Hulk lads?

You can't even believe the date on the Sun