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No, it's not a bad article at all, mainly due to the fact that it states the obvious. Understandably, Liverpool fans aren't going to love him like they once did - at least for a short while, he'll be seen as a traitor in their eyes. Calling Chelsea a "big club" was taking way out of proportion; he meant in today's sense - talking about the now, not the past. Liverpool are still a big name, but not a big club. That's obvious, and anyone with half a brain could interpret Torres' comments in the right manner; the way which he meant it to be. I haven't gained any knowledge from the article, though, which is what I look for when I read an online article. What's the point making an article including information that everyone already knows?

I fail to believe that, for some reason. Drogba and Malouda who are two of our best players, Mikel who's turning in to a real gem (in my eyes) and Zhirkov and Bosingwa who are both effective and adequate squad players. Bullshit.

I frequently browse the forum on my phone and think it's relatively good. Though, the skin I'm using looks nothing like the one shown above. Is that because I'm not using an iPhone? Another feature that irritates me is that when images are posted in a topic, like this one, it stretches all my page and takes ages scrolling across in attempt to read a members post.

Well done and congratulations to all the 'new' legends. It'll not be too long until I'm inducted in to this elite group of members. Watch this space.

I'm also a massive fan of the Torres banner - it looks great.

I know a logical reason why they bought Andy Carroll for the hefty price... Oh wait, no I don't.

No doubt Torres' shirt sales will bring in masses upon masses of revenue for the club. I'm getting a shirt with Torres' name printed on the back, and I'm not ashamed to do so. I've given up with names on the back of shirts, but I feel if I don't have Torres printed on the back of my shirt, then I'll probably see his transfer as a dream. Which I've often been thinking I'm still in.

I'm sure there's going to be some hilarious songs blurting around the stands of Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon...

Guus Hiddink, if possible. If not, then no one else springs to mind who's available.

The shocking run of form that has followed Wilkins' unexpected departure doesn't come as a surprise to me. Ancelotti was also shocked with his departure, which will not have only disheartened him, but the whole of the club. I wouldn't say we're in a crisis right now, we're just in a bad run of form that can be turned on its head with a couple of consecutive victories.

Sadly, I have to concur with RX8; the last sentence of the report sums it up perfectly. We've been woeful at best of late, and if we keep on replicating the kind of performance we keep on witnessing at the minute, I'm afraid we may not enter next season as a club contending in the Champions League.

Although Malouda should refrain from speaking to the media so it doesn't give them the opportunity for them to make the most of it and take it out of context, I fear that's what's happened here. He's not really 'pointed the finger' at the defence as such, that's more of a euphemism. He's only commenting of the form of the defenders, suggesting they may not be at the top of their game. Which, let's face it, they haven't.

How embarrassing. It just goes to show the length's the 'dubious goals committee' go to in order to come to the correct decision. Maybe this effort should be transferred elsewhere... Either that or they ought to stop being a bunch of lazy fuckers. Making a decision on a debatable goals three months after the said event is disgraceful.

Correction: Gerrard finding form before they play us. With tonight's hat-trick no doubt boosting his confidence massively, we need to be even more cautious about him this weekend. Put him back in his shell where he's been hiding for the most part of this season. I expect us to start a lot brighter than we did in the Champions League last night, with Essien injecting the extra 'oomph' from the centre of the park. Hopefully anyway! Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea.

I think the game against Villa will be a lot more difficult than you'd first imagine. As Alex has said, Villa are one of our bogey teams that we do often seem to struggle against. Hopefully we'll be able to cope with Heskey's fearful presence up-front... Although I think it will be a challenge, I do think we'll leave the game with all three points.

I've missed a few games due to work commitments and returning to sixth form and that, so no doubt this will come in very handy for me. Thanks a bunch, guys! Keep up the good work.

Sheffield United. And then other teams I like; Spain - Atlético Germany - Werder Bremen Italy - AC Milan Portugal - Benfica Holland - Feyenoord

It is rare nowadays, particularly in big clubs, to see English talent coming through in to the first team. Hopefully the new squad restrictions and regulations will change this somewhat, but that won't be evident for a good few years or so yet, especially when clubs are still able to scout youngsters from abroad providing they're under 21. We're lucky to have such a good prospect within our ranks, and I really hope Kalou is right, thinking he'll go on to be an influential player for Chelsea in years to come.

I know, mate.

Yes there is. The forthcoming season!

If there's any players in particular you'd like to see in the avatar galleries here on TalkChelsea, just let me know. Just drop a post with the player you'd like to see in my graphics thread, which can be found here. I've already done Joe Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen avas, I just haven't uploaded them yet.

None taken. But, sometimes, I do feel as though people do attempt too much, overdoing the layers, textures and lighting effects within signatures. Excessive textures is something, I, myself, am not a massive fan of. Others are though, and it's just down to a matter of personal preference and opinion. If you want me to constructively criticise the piece, and explain why I think it's not the best of the bunch, then I shall do so... Although the black and white designed texture in the signature, which you seem to like, is something different, it is a little too harsh for my liking. Rather than be the main background for the piece, I'd suggest it to be used at a lower opacity on a different setting to, perhaps, overly another texture that could be placed underneath. The black and white colours also seem to clash with the border; and the border is something I deem to finish a piece off- something that is often disregarded or seen as unimportant, when in fact, it can be the changing factor in a signature or a graphic. The render itself seems a bit plain, and the yellow of Lampard's kit, though it makes the render the centre piece, draws too much attention to player. A few lighting effects and blending in the background would suffice, but obviously, the background would also need altering slightly; harmonising colours could be added in to help blend the render in slightly more than it currently is. The placement, and font face, of the text could also do with being tweaked; though as I've previously said, the text is really hard to 'get right'. I could go on, in detail, to explain why I think the other attempts Steve has done so far are better than the Lampard sig, but I feel as though I've spoken too much already. Hope you don't take offence to this, Steve. It's all said with a good spirit.

It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm a fan of that kit. Hopefully that's the real deal.

Big wages at Santos, or big wages playing for the Champions of England, in the best league in the world? I know which I'd prefer...

No offence intended here, Steve, but honestly, I'd say the Lampard one's possibly the 'worst' (if there is a bad one!) of the bunch. I like the newest Malouda one, and the new manipulation signatures you've uploaded. I particularly like v1 you did up there, though I think the black border is too thick, making it a little harsh. Other than that, it's fantastic. Keep up the great work, buddy.