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Captaining England tomorrow !

True. My bad as the kids say -voted for Toure hes the best

You can vote for Mikel http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24808135 (or Toure)

Cech makes occasional lapses and mistakes, just as any keeper. His atonement though is usually in the same match. Also a reminder to people to not personally slag each other off, but argue the point. Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one.

Unfortunately under the Taylor report, and the evil triumpherate of Thatcher, scouse fans, and the then secretary of sport Colin Moynihan -(feel free to google the gimp)- I can never foresee a government bringing it back. Theres no incentive to bring it back, only a risk to a government. It would take one publicised accident, and then political disaster for which ever administration brought it back. It would not be politically expedient, nor financially rewarding for clubs. You can still stand at lower league football, and anyone who goes away with chelsea knows that we always stand anyway, much to the dismay of the resident stewards. (I dont know if you remember@jo tyler, but we actually had a brief conversation about this at West brom last season). Most of the matches at SB in the 70s and 80s were cheap as chips, more atmospheric, and you could always get a transfer to the benches to rest yer bones. You could be lifted up and carried in theShed just from the sheer crush of bodies around you - and sitting was the preserve of the middle classes generally,a minority. This the real reason it wont return - football always has been a working class game, Thatcher wanted to destroy the working class and part of that was creating aspirations in people, and letting them convince themselves they were middle class. When standing was the norm, the media used to say after every punch up, pitch invasion, that "football was ruined by a hooligan fringe, or a mindless majority". The reality was it was ruined by a" well heeled minority" who on the pretext of "safety" saw the perfect opportunity to fleece fans.

Signed 17 years ago today..http://www.virginmedia.com/images/zola-gullit-signs-him.jpg

Good to see Paulo at half time. NB Apparently the starting 11 last night were signed by 8 different managers -or rather under their tenure.

But it doesnt affect you personally, which is why its easier to just watch chelsea on tv from round the other side of the world. Anyway this thread hasnt been created as some sort of moanfest - its primarily a notification thread for changing kick off times for travelling fans.

Say you followed boca juniors, or Santos and they kept switching the times of the kick offs for tv. Not only that but your $2000 season ticket included away games, yet you couldnt go to those games because you had work the next day. The club then refused to reimburse you for those games, but other brazilian clubs did to their fans. I suspect you'd be a little fucked off.

Considering the club get half a million quid per televised game -youd think they would reimburse fans that are out of pocket. The club forgets theyd be nothing without attending fans. Absolutely fuck all, unless I suppose they had sampled crowd noises and mannequins, bit like the Emirates

We know the TV audience is the priority because of the revenue to the suits who run the Premiership. We always seem to get hit hard though -In 2011 every single Chelsea away match between 12th December (at Spurs) and 2nd April (the visit to Stoke) was a midweek match. if you're working theyre practically impossible to attend without throwing a sickie the next day. They are sucha bunch of cunts.

Hull is now 12.45 11th Jan United 4pm Sunday 19th Probably down to BT Sport Anyway this is a topic that needs pinning somewhere -for all the fans that travel to games-and also to those who watch TV

Felt very safe with him between the sticks last night. It would be good for him to end his career with some silverware this season as a reward for the fantastic service he has given the clubs he has played for

Great night, and I hope we never move to a soulless place like that. Took the piss with some great songs -" Cazorla, youre just a shit mata" and " Ozils eyes are offside" hahahaha!

Excellent addition to the squad- so much more than another "flair" player, from his off the ball work rate, to his tracking back. A very astute acquisition.

Superb yesterday, motm, though Neville gave it to Aguero. El Toro back to how he used to play against us. The little shimmy and shot that hit the bar, the leaving of Clichy in his contrail, and the bloodlust to seize upon Harts howler..either needs a drug test or Mourinhos pep talks are kicking in...good times

Read this a while back, quite a good read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Matthew-Harding-Pursuing-Alyson-Rudd/dp/1851589570

17 years ago today -how time flies! Lets hope we get a win for him tonight

The diversity they crave -a racist drug cheat-only one better would have been Anton

He is worth 10 points a season just being on the touchline. Speaking in Portuguese to Oscar within earshot of their bench- they didn't have a clue...

Happypollylogies if already posted bbbbbut... Torres available, Schurrle has a slight niggle and is not available. Being the only German in the squad and Schalke on Tuesday I would have expected him to miss tomorrow. Cole unavailable.

Like last time their boyos will be out and about. Guaranteed a few punch ups around the ground before and after....

MOTD 2 - Up to their usual standard with the anal-ysis. Just crapping on about the mistakes of loaning out lukaku and offloading sturridge rather than praising the performance

Took a real gamble changing it that late,leaving us so thin at the back, it took balls,it worked,that's why I'm so pleased he is back. :blue scalf:

leading the line this afternoon -go Demba :blue scalf: