Steve

Full Time Ajax 3 - 1 Chelsea FC Good to see Carlo showing faith in the young kids and letting them prove there worth before the season starts. It will be good to see some of them play along side some of our more experienced players when they are fit. They will get better opportunities to impress when the older lads are back.

Well done ess! 73 Minutes played!!

Half time Ajax 2 - 1 Chelsea FC Not the greatest of performances but some promising signs going forward.

2-1 Down. Turnbull massive mistake...

Sturridge quality finish, well done.

Matic shot on target from distance. Some nice play happening up forward!

Ajax 1-0 Chelsea Thats ok. Heads up lads. Show your worth. Defensive mistakes led to that.

Sturridge quality effort.

Game about to start. Come on lads!

Very young squad. I like what i see. Good luck to the young lads and Bison and Obi

Kick off may be at 2. But Broadcast starts at 1.30 on Chelsea TV Online! Im not taking the risk

Not yet mate. Soon.

1.30am mate

4.30 Kick off it says on Chelsea TV

Bye Bye Mate!

Done.

I do not buy any football shirts from Aus because they are all over priced. 80 Aus dollars would be about 45 pounds.

Ebay Found that long sleeve on Ebay. But i would say that would be your best option mate.

What position do you think Mikel plays? When Mikel and Essien are the in squad together, Mikel tends to sit in the defensive role and Essien sits on the right or more central. Mikel makes very little mistakes when he is playing but when he makes one everyone seems to get on his back about it and will not forget it. If i remember correctly he cost us a goal last season against Apoel. That is one big mistake, Drogba almost did the same thing last season against arsenal that almost cost us a goal but people quickly forget about that. Mikel always works hard for the team. A lot of Chelsea fans contradict them selves by saying we do not play enough youth but the ones that are in the squad do not get the time and day to prove them selves and get better because some people are on there back constantly for a single mistake.

Mikel handles the ball better then any other on our squad. He is strong and can out muscle most players. His vision at times could be better but he normally gets his passes to were he intends to put them. Mikel is 23 and is the captain of his country. Compared to a few seasons ago he has improved a massive amount, not just as a player but his attitude towards the game and his all round decision making. Whether that being passing or tackling. Why you would want to get rid of someone of his talent is beyond me.

Surely he would have some sort of say in that as the player. But im sure Robinho is telling him to go to City anyway...

Wait why do city get first option on signing him?

Only time will tell. I would be very shocked if the club did not bring in at least 1 more decent signing for the midfield after so many left. We have replacements in our youth but we still need some experience.

He has no reason to feel guilty. He signed for one of the biggest clubs in the world. All he should be doing is focusing on football and making a name for himself!

For me personally i honestly do not mind Joe has left. We knew it was going to happen eventually and we knew it was going to be to another big club. He is right when he says liverpool is a big club. Now i know not everyone here likes them but the decision is final and there is nothing we can do about it. I am a bit bitter with the way that he went about it but that's life. It's now time to focus on Chelsea FC and time to support our lads in trying to win BACK TO BACK TITLES!!!