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On the sauce again ?

The crucial word there is ''could''. With the clubs run as businesses first and foremost, and as a sporting entity second, they will not take the risk , with so much cash at stake of playing ''could be's''. Even with proven players, clubs still get their share of duds -Jokeonthepitch, Morris, ben Haim, De Lucas.The more successful the club, the more costly the errors. The youth system can provide quality players -though usually poached from other clubs at a young age. It is useful for marketing, and to mirror the 'smaller' clubs where expecations arent so high, and adds a sort of 'academy' feel to the whole set up. Every six months or so the FA have a Youth Team gathering of clubs at Lilleshall for a big sell off. Like a big car boot sale, where deals are struck, players loaned and moved on -though any worthy of Top Four action will have been snapped up months or years before. The Youth system can, and has proven realisations -none more so than Terry, but is essentially a bit of decoration on Kenyons and Bucks Ch£ls£a FC.

Arnesens already signed them up £5m each

More fucking glory hunters

Chelsea club side at full strength would beat most International teams. As such only the cream of World players command a place. The clubs at top level demand success and cannot take what they consider 'risks'. This means, unfortunately an International U21 doesnt neccesarily cut it, however promising until proven in the eyes of the clubs hierarchy.

Thats pessimistic ! in reality, a lot are superficial injuries, and the team could well be Cudicini Ferreira Mancienne Ivanovic Bridge Mikel Ballack Lampard Anelka Malouda kalou and Alex and Boswinga will prob be ok

He certainly seems one of the best of the bunch. Unless anyone truly exceptional comes through -they'll always be farmed out....

Galling that those Salford yank bastards picked up £12 m for sweet fuck all though....

Daily Express To date, 10 of Chelsea’s main players, valued at more than £120million, have been forced out of action for club or country this season and Scolari could be without the spine of his side at the Riverside.

UEFA in their usual wisdom dont give a shit about the fans....

Booing your own players is stupid, and only been around since the Premiership with the new type of ''fan''. But abusing opposing players has always gone on. People have always paid to shout abuse -happens at comedy nights with heckling, and was a regular feature of operas and ballets. Its part and parcel of the game. You might think its mindless abuse , but it might not be to the people doing it ?

NINETY-NINE PERCENT HAVE FUCK ALL ANYWAY MILLIONS of Britons last night realised the collapse of the banking system meant nothing to them as they have no money anyway. Many people's savings have Dolby SurroundAs Gordon Brown unveiled his latest multi-billion pound guess, people across the country said not only do they have no savings but they do not know anyone who does. Tom Logan, an IT consultant from Peterborough, said: "I've got a £3000 overdraft, a £17,000 car loan and a mortgage the size of Canada - does that count as savings? "I always assumed that if the banks went down all my debts would be cancelled and I'd get a free house." He added: "I think we should let one or two of them collapse. Just to see what happens." Charlie Reeves, a salesman from Bristol, said: "Why do we need banks? I'm more than happy to pay cash for my lager and my cheese products. And the guy who sells me knocked-off Bulgarian pornography does not - and never will - accept Visa." He added: "Who the fuck is saving all this money? Old people? Is that it? We're going through all of this for old people? "Can't we send them all on a cruise during which there would be the most appalling 'tragedy'? "Then we'd just have lots of half-pissed, cheese-eating porn fiends with a wallet full of tenners. "Why not?"

BRAVE KATE NASH BATTLES TINY PIMPLE BRAVE Kate Nash last night admitted she faced the 'fight of her life' after a tiny pimple threatened to devastate a small section of the lower part of her face. Nash has refused to cover her repulsive chin Wearing a chic headscarf, the 21 year-old singer defied the potentially fatal growth as she danced the night away at the launch of Mark Ronson's new cuff links. She vowed to defeat the pimple and revealed she had brought forward her marriage to boyfriend Ryan Jarman of The Cribs. However, the pair have postponed their honeymoon in Seychelles until Nash has completed her first round of Clearasil treatment. Nash said last night: "At first all I could think was 'God, why me?' Why not Lilly Allen or KT Tunstall or, best of all, one of the scrubbers from Girls Aloud?'. "I've beaten spots before and I can do it again. I had a horrible one on the side of my nose last month, but I never gave up and a few days later it went away." Nikki Hollis, beauty editor at the Daily Mail, said: "I think it's great that she's getting out there, living life to the full and being a strong, beautiful woman. "Unless you looked her directly in the chin, you'd never know she was going to die."

Players have always had abuse at them -think recently Gallas etc. Its gone on for decades. Suddenly the abuse Sol Campbell gets requires police investigation. All those players on one side of the England Kazakhstan game have tens of millions of pounds, several mansions and dozens of expensive cars. The others had huts and a few goats. If those pampered millionaires are so up themselves that they cant take a bit of abuse, gawd fucking help 'em.....and the game in general. OK draw the line at raciial abuse and homophobia, but its getting so sanitised now, they want you pay yer £45 to sit in silence. Grrrr.

Liverpool fans fume at Uefa move By Sam Lyon Supporters' plans for the match against Atletico have been thrown into disarray Liverpool fans' plans for next week's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid are in "tatters" after Uefa switched the game to a neutral venue. Uefa has imposed a two-match home ban on Atletico after trouble at their last Champions League game versus Marseille. It means the Reds' match next Wednesday must be played 200 miles from Madrid. "It is an utterly ridiculous decision so late in the day," chairman of the Liverpool Supporters' Club Richie Pedder told BBC Sport. "We probably have three to four thousand fans going out to Madrid for the match. The flights will have been booked, the hotels will have been arranged, and now it's in tatters. What are they supposed to do now? "I guess we're left with two options - change the destination of where the fans are flying in to, or to arrange coaches or some other form of transport from Madrid to wherever the new venue will be. "But who does that? Uefa? The club? The fans themselves through the travel agents? It's a mess." The timing of the decision to switch the match, just eight days before the game, could be worsened by the fact Atletico have the right to appeal until 17 October, meaning a final decision may not be made until the weekend. Should the ruling be upheld, supporters will be denied the chance to witness former Atletico striker Fernando Torres turning out at what used to be his home stadium. 606: DEBATE Don't get me wrong, it's good to see Uefa take action against racism... but in terms of the decision to move the match then once again football fans get treated like dirt purescousemachine"Don't forget this is Torres's return to Atletico and his former home ground," said Pedder, "and a lot of people will have booked to see the match on the strength of that. Now it's been taken away and that is another added disappointment. "If Uefa were going to make this decision, they should have given some thought to the fans. Let's be honest, when it comes down to it, Uefa have erred." Liverpool have written to Uefa to express their concerns over the switch, with chief executive Rick Parry admitting: "If the match is played at least 300km from Madrid, it will cause major disruption, inconvenience and large additional expense for our fans." However, Pedder is keen for the club to address any potential travel and accommodation problems the fans may encounter, saying: "The hope is that the club will put out a statement looking at those issues. "We don't want them waiting a day or two to decide what to do. All Liverpool fans will want to know what is going to happen should the game be switched as soon as possible and will want things put in motion." Alright, Caaalm down, Caaalm down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hYIMj-v218

From a reliable source; the boooing sections are Man utd , (cockney reds), Spuds and Gooner Wembley goers, and as you say its only what other fans used to do to Scholes, Beckham, Carragher etc.

Mourinho used to be a coke dealer.

In the majority of injuries, it will be a case of ''not fit for the national teams but ok for the club''. Managers are just starting to do what ferguson has always done.

Chelsea launch £16m legal claim over Mikel Chelsea have issued a High Court claim for £16million against FC Lyn Oslo and Morgan Andersen over the transfer of John Mikel Obi. The Barclays Premier League club want the £16million fee repaid as they believe the transfer was based on the fraudulent misrepresentation that the player had an employment contract with Lyn. The claim is being made against both the club and Andersen following the former chief executive officer's criminal conviction in Norway. A statement from Chelsea confirmed: 'Chelsea Football Club has issued a claim at the High Court in relation to the transfer of John Mikel Obi in June 2006. 'The claim is against FC Lyn Oslo and Morgan Andersen and follows the criminal conviction in Norway of Lyn's former chief executive officer Morgan Andersen. 'It is for the entire £16million fee paid by Chelsea for the player as it is now clear following Andersen's conviction that the transfer was based on the fraudulent misrepresentation that Mikel had an employment contract with Lyn. 'At the time of the transfer, Chelsea, Lyn and Manchester United agreed that the fees paid would be in final settlement of the transfer, any claims related to it and that no further action or comment regarding the transfer would be made. 'Chelsea has written to Lyn to make clear that because the transfer was based on a fraudulent misrepresentation, now proven by a court of law, the settlement previously agreed is not binding. 'Chelsea is in contact with Lyn and looks forward to working positively with them to resolve the claim promptly. 'Chelsea would like to make clear that this legal action is against Lyn and Morgan Andersen.' Chelsea paid £16million for the Nigeria international in June 2006 after agreeing to pay Manchester United £12million with the remainder going to Lyn. United had claimed they had signed Mikel from Oslo but they later agreed to terminate their option agreement when the player made it clear he wanted to join Chelsea. Andersen, who had previous convictions for forging official documents, was later convicted of fraud and making false accusations by an Oslo court. He was given a one-year suspended sentence. Sky This was well fucked up all the way along, and it seems incredible that the club paid Man utd £12 m in compensation as well as £4 m to Lyn

At last ! Have a good time.

Luiz Felipe Scolari has been appointed to Chelsea's football board in a move that puts him in a stronger position after three months at the club than Jose Mourinho ever was. The Brazilian replaces Avram Grant, whose position on the board was terminated three days after he guided Chelsea to their first-ever Champions League final in May. Scolari joins those on the plc board - Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, the chairman, Bruce Buck, and Roman Abramovich's lieutenant, Eugene Tenenbaum - in the football boardroom. The move means he will not see a director of football shoehorned in above him, the development that effectively caused a terminal breakdown in Mourinho's relationship with his employers. But it also reflects Scolari's greater influence in transfer matters than the Portuguese enjoyed. It is unlikely that the 59-year-old will have to accept signings such as that of the £30m striker Andriy Shevchenko. Mourinho never was co-opted as a director. Buck said at the Leaders in Football conference this week: "We believe you need to encourage the manager to look long term. You have to have proper lines of communication between the manager and the scouts. We don't support the model where a director of football just buys up players and dumps on the manager." Guardian It shows the clubs faith in the Brazilian, and old wily fox Buck has changed his tune. Bit late saying ''Directors of Football shouldnt choose players to dump on the manager'' -bet Mourinho loves you saying that you silly cnut.

Pleased about that Steve. I think the club have generally been favourable to disabled fans, never more so than when all the little blue cars were allowed to park on the track to the left of The Shed

Could well be. Not that those Dubai lot are strict muslims -all boozing, gambling and whoring aint it ? Platini was a top player. he now feels, as does Blatter that he needs to be noticed now and again. In a way though he has a point, and I agree, Chelsea Football Club has little to do with Chelsea, Liverpool FC with Liverpool, Man Utd is more popular in the far east than Manchester etc. They are just brands that people identify with. Some just on internet forums. There is very little local support any more, because people realised that by making it global they can make loads of money. But Platini is crying after spilt milk, especially as FIFA are part of the problem, more than the solution most of the time.

Be funny to see a spoof Afghan Tabloid moaning about Brit and Yank troops , ''coming over 'ere, killing our women and kids, nicking our natural resources and just a to build a fucking great pipeline from the Caspian sea..'' ''All in your Afghan Sun today ! '' Bingo page 13.

..along with the media loving headlines about CFC in debt. Brucie Buck put it thus; "Our debt is not external, we don't owe it to a bank or an insurance company, we owe it to the owner of the club who is a committed investor in the club," "And the fact that it is characterised as debt or equity is irrelevant. I think it's even softer than soft debt. Its equivalent to equity for all practical purposes. "Our objective – as it has been for several years and will continue to be – is to break, or as close to, break-even as we possibly can in order that we don't have to look to Mr Abramovich to fund us continually. "Was Platini misinformed? As best I can remember the quotes and the context, then I would say yes, he probably didn't understand the actual financial condition of Chelsea." So its a bit like putting your own money into a different account. Kind of. But to all intents and purposes as far as the press and Pratini are concerned...its debt.