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Juliano OFF Malouda ON Hope hes alright.

Anelka shoots with his left from around 25 yards, well well wide. Malouda getting ready to come on already. 19 minutes gone.

Great 1 2 between yuri and frank, keeper forced to save. from yuri volley.

Daniel great turn, takes shot off would of been well wide, but deflected for a throw.

Anelka does really good on the ball, ripped his player twice. Crossed the ball but cleared.

Nothing comes from the corner and its cleared. The ball goes to the other end, and terry runs into hilario, both where a bit dazed but are ok.

Come on lads, first corner/.

Loving hearing our fans, great chanting. :D

Come on Chels. Game underway.

Good to see Hilario getting a start over cech for this game also. Give cech a rest

If Joe wants to stay at the club i think he should be accepting anything offered over 60k a week. I also think our whole squad is over paid, and things need to be changed.

10 Minutes until kick off. We have a pretty strong squad out. Should be able to put a few past them in the first half.

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Tell me about it. I rushed back into playing after i did physio for 3 months and see you later ive been out for 2 years now. Not fun. Clearly they have better medical teams and procedures that what i would of recieved but its not worth rushing him back.

very true

Joe Cole is one of my favorite Chelsea players, but since his injury to his knee and ankle he has just not been the same. I can remember a handful of games where he has been outstanding, for example Spurs 4-4 Chelsea. But since than like TX said he is just an impact sub. He has been losing the ball far to often and personally im so over him trying to do these flicks that result in 1 in 5 going to our player and the rest we find our selves scrambling back into our defensive half. That said if we where to lose Joe all i can see happening is alot of anger by a few of our squad players. Players that are very important at our club. Such as Jt, Lamps, Drogs. Because everyone loves him at the club. But he is asking to much per week. He has hardly earned a raise as of late to be fair. If any team was to offer us around 20-25 million + i can see the club accepting the offer. But thats only if the transfer window is opened up to us again. What price could use see us getting offered and what we would accept?

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Squad wise i can see us playing something like this. ----------------Cech/Hilario------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Ivan--------Alex-------Ricy/Terry-------Yuri ------------------------------------------------ ---Ballack-----Belletti/Matic-------Lamps--- ------------------------------------------------ Sturridge--Anelka/Borini--Kakuta/Malouda I Guess it depends what type of squad carlo decides to put out and if he decides to play the youngsters or not.

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West Ham United's new co-owner David Sullivan has confirmed that manager Gianfranco Zola will remain in charge of first-team affairs. Sullivan and David Gold have completed their takeover of the Upton Park side after buying 50 per cent of the club on Tuesday, sparking immediate rumours of possible changes. With the Hammers currently struggling at the wrong end of the table it had been thought the club's new owners could axe the popular Italian. However, Sullivan believes in stability and insists he will back Zola in the transfer market to turn around their fortunes on the pitch. When questioned on whether Zola was staying at the helm Sullivan told Sky Sports News: "Absolutely. He's categorically staying. "I'll be sitting down with him to work on transfer targets. We as outsiders realise he needs a few additions to enhance his chances of staying in the Premier League." West Ham had been linked with a move for ex-Manchester City boss Mark Hughes and, along with denying he was keen on the Welshman, Sullivan is looking to promote stability at the club. "At Birmingham we don't change managers frequently. In 16-and-a-half years we sacked two managers that's all. We believe in stability," he continued. Although Sullivan is excited to take over the club he loves he admits the finances are a mess and that they will invest serious money in order to straighten things out. Champions League He admits securing their top-flight status remains their immediate goal, although he has unveiled a seven-year plan in which he wants them playing UEFA Champions League football. In order to boost their annual turnover Sullivan is hoping to persuade the government to let the club play in the new Olympic Stadium, which will be the centrepiece of the 2012Olympic Games. "I don't think we'd have bought West Ham if we were not West Ham fans," he added. "From a business point of view I don't think anyone would buy West Ham. It's a serious mess. "We are West Ham fans. We have a seven-year plan to get them into the Champions League and turn them into a big club. Over the seven-year period we do plan to spend a lot of money. "We'll do what is necessary over the coming years to turn the corner for West Ham. West Ham if they would have kept their best young players would have been the best team in the country, but they sold them all. "We'll buy and keep the players. We have a long-term plan to be in the Champions League, short term is all about survival and getting behind the team. These are exciting times. "We're deeply and passionately involved with West Ham. It's where we've always wanted to be. It's where I've wanted to be for 20 years. I was never popular with the Birmingham fans. "We've got the club that we've always wanted. Myself and David 20-odd years ago owned 27 per cent of West Ham. West Ham is the club that we've always wanted to own. Olympic Stadium "We hope we can persuade the government to let West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium, which is in the same borough as West Ham. It's a natural home for the club. All the people of East London would support that move." Sullivan has an option to purchase the remaining 50 per cent of the club and he has confirmed he would welcome aboard additional investors, including Tony Fernandes. The Malaysian businessman was vying, along with Gold and Sullivan, to buy the club, before finally admitting defeat in his attempts to secure a takeover. Sullivan knows there is a long and hard road ahead for the West Ham board and believes their challenge would be much easier if Hammers fans got together and invested in the club. "We've bought 50 per cent of the club," he concluded. "I've got an option to buy the other 50 per cent of the club. If they want to get involved they'd be most welcome. "We welcome long-term partners. It involves a lot of money. Anyone who wants to put £10million to £15m into the club they can buy 10 to 15 per cent of the club. "We welcome other investors. We'll approach Tony. He's a very, very passionate West Ham fan. We hope he will join us in some sort of national unity purchase of West Ham." Sky

Sky Sports News understands that David Gold and David Sullivan have completed their takeover of West Ham United. The former Birmingham City co-owners have pieced together a package that valued the Upton Park side at £105million. Sullivan has taken control of 50 per cent of the club, although West Ham are yet to confirm the news officially. Karren Brady, who worked with the duo at St Andrews, is expected to be named vice-chairman once details of the deal are revealed. Tony Fernandes, who was one of four parties looking to buy the club, conceded defeat in his chase for the Premier League side. The Malaysian businessman revealed on hisTwitter feed: "Deal lost on West Ham. Hopefully new owners protect what's good. "We gave awesome deal and new ideas to rejuvenate a club and bring excitement." Sky

hahaha ok mate, deal

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