Rubber bullets

With so many injured players at the moment, do we really want to spend £30m+ on the most injury prone player at the moment?

While I can't question Ferreira's tackling abilities, I think he won't be strong enough to hold off Gyan, verysuprised Bruma is not on.

Just say NO kids!

Are you sure that Zola wants to work with a man who kicked him out of Parma?

Bit hypocritcal since Greece is going down the shithole economically

I hope it isn't something nasty that was the reason, that would quite sad. I have a feeling Maldini will replace him.

Good thing we have more leeway in the table.

Lets hope Jose rips one in the Fulham defense, attack them from the whistle as Fulham have mastered the art of drawing matches under Hughes.

Basically Fulham is like the little brother who tries to act like he hates you and wants to be an annoyance, buy you always have fun giving nuggies on his head and giving him the occasional wedgie

Well this is certainly a huge jump from the harmless "his ill" statement.

Feel sorry for those potention 8,000 families

We did have Yossi Benayoun, although I think some people were filled with joy when he was injured for a long time becuase it gives 'youth' a chance.

I think its becuase there is a sense of arrogence in some fans that we sould be expected to win every game, drawing or losing once in a while will simply not do.

Well hopefully this will make him wake up then and put a bit more in future performances.

Just found out no Essien or Drofba, why is Drogba on the bench?

Noble was never going to have a chance in hell of getting in the England squad under Capello, so I can see why he would switch. A shame becuase he is the type of player England really needs.

I'm more agnostic at the moment.

I hope we can finally see Zhirkov at left wing, his pace could be deadly againsts Glen Johnson

Anelka is the first Chelsea player this season to get double figure goal stats.

I think we could use Sturridge, a bit of pace is what we need.

At first I thought Alex was going to strip naked!

Ramires returns after three games out with an ankle injury and with Yury Zhirkov also selected, Carlo Ancelotti is able to give a rest to Michael Essien. Terry is rested too. He starts on the bench with Alex and Branislav Ivanovic in the centre and Paulo Ferreira in at right back. Up front, Salomon Kalou replaces injured Florent Malouda and makes his 150th start in a blue shirt. Didier Drogba captains. Spartak make two changes from the game in Moscow. Andrei Ivanov comes in at right back and fit-again skipper Alex replaces injured Ari as the player behind lone striker Welliton. Chelsea are expected to start in the following 4-3-3 formation: 1 Petr Cech 19 Paulo Ferreira 2 Branislav Ivanovic 33 Alex 3 Ashley Cole 7 Ramires 12 John Mikel Obi 18 Yury Zhirkov 21 Salomon Kalou 11 Didier Drogba © 39 Nicolas Anelka Subs: 22 Ross Turnbull, 26 John Terry, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 38 Patrick van Aanholt, 46 Josh McEachran, 44 Gael Kakuta, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

I have always been a believer in a dramatic cut in the number of the university places, especially the crap Mickey Mouse courses. Considering the huge drop out rate in the lower part of the league table, they should be scrapped or turned into colleges. That way tuition fees wont have to be raised. But the same left wing students that are going to venomously protest againts the rise will then start complaining that we are 'stopping people's right' to go to university. Unfortunatly university is now seen as a right, not as something you earn through sheer hard work - its ridiculous.

Zhirkov for me. Cech a close second.

True Champions, winning late and dirty.