NattyBlue

Would pref anelka as a starter, drogba's first touches were sublime in the comm shield, lovely first touch to feed in anelka? YES PLEASE I'm gonna say 2 - 1 / 0 to us because we seem to score 2 every game under Carlotti! lol

Blue is the colour for me, not as blood boiling as blue day but still gets me going!

that was in response to "He hasn't played in a Chelsea shirt" actually I don't see why we can't just switch with flo mo and zhirkov, both could even play at the same time depending on Ashleys fitness etc and if he gets injured. we should play zhirkov loads like we did with bossingwa, if he has trouble adapting he could turn into a liability but because he's russian I don't think we'll have any problems Arshavin style haha (that's a joke)

...he scored in pre season

They moved the bloody game, gonna get home at like 4...well back to SB at 4 lol hope it's a good day out

Oh hell no, I was at the game, was behind our goal in the 2nd half basically I didn't want Terry to take a penalty, my friend did, I think most of the fans did but not me lol Don't think Rooney was offside, Terry kept him on if anything

Going forward I prefer Bossingwa and Ivanovic defensively, however Boss has way more pace which benefits him against teams like united with pacey wingers AND LB's. my formation would be ----------------------------------------------Cech---------------------------------------------- -------Bosingwa / Ivanfield------------Alex---------------Terry-------------------A.Cole------- ---------------------------------------------Essien / Mikel---------------------------------------------- ---------J.Cole / Ballack-------------------------------------------------------------Malouda / Zhirkov--------- ------------------------------------------Lampard / Deco--------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Anelka---------------------Drogba------------------------------- Bolded players are the starters always Mikel and Essien to rotate Alex over Carv...I'll have to wait to see what happens but Alex / JT was solid in the 2nd half of the season I'll surely welcome Carv / JT to become the best partnership in the world again though

quite, true, I wouldn't put it that way myself though but then don't really know what to say. I think we'll be fine when Zhirkov and Jesus Cole are back

I'm heading out now too, going to a pub round Edgware road first though, ever game I go to I lose my voice I'm black and have GHANA 5 on the new home kit sitting near the corner flag if I'm on telly!!!

As people have said, IF carv stays then we should keep mancienne deffo but loan him out if carv stays really hope he doesn't do a Frank Nouble and leave

but what about avram's season where he played practically all the games?

Welcome home mate

As long as he delivers the goods I'm fine, he's SUUUUPER FRANK after all, he'll know when to stop

Indeed it isn't to be honest, even if we don't get anyone I think that Joe Cole will be like a new signing for us, I've missed him for so long and I think the team has too, can't wait till he's back because he's one of the few players we have with real flair.

I got my Scarf and DVD ages ago... I'm going to the Burnley game mate, sitting Shed Lower though

No shit sherlock we're a great club already I think the change of management has had alot to do with it, hopefully longevity with Carlotti sorts it out

OK, how about this "Alonso and Mascherano have no price" - Rafa (Alsonso later goes to RM) "I wouldn't sell them a Virus" in regards to RM by Ferguson (80Million and off to Spain) "I did not see it" (just for jokes) people say things in conferences but why believe them is all I'm getting to really

Soon to be 2000 then it will continue on from there! KTBFFH

glad he's gone out on loan at this young age as someone said earlier it shows his mental stage of his career at this time! gonna be following his results as I usually do with loaned players!

That's what would be logical, depends on that all important starting XI and who plays on the right and left on that diamond to me

they win the league more lool

As long as we win, I don't really mind who plays, would pref Essien not to play on the right though if Ivanfield plays....that doesn't work but with Boss-winger at RB and Essien on rmf I wouldn't mind it at all, I'm going to the game, HOPE IT'S A GOOD DAY OUT

I think it's ok as long as we play with Wingers like Malouda, Joe cole and so on like with the first half vs reading it wasn't working AT ALL with no width and 3 cmf's in attack then it was changed up and it went ok, I'm happy we've changed formation and that Kalou (lots don't rate him at all, but I do, excited to see him in CF more...unless he goes to arse) up front as a CF, nice to have two up front and lampard with the free role, I think the formation may change for some games and we may use 2 dmf's etc. I don't think Drogba and Anelka will work yet though because anelka kept on dropping deep too much but hopefully he changes that

I love watching Borini play when I watch the highlights thanks to Esk... I think he'll break through soon probably after next season because his ability seems insane and the Club won't want another Nouble on their hands (someone that will unfortunately leave)

true, BUT! last season we barely wore our away kit, it was quite dark as is the current away kit...we wore the third kit loadsa times so it might be the same story again!