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TODAY'S GAME ON

Posted on: Sun 05 Feb 2012

Today's Barclays Premier League fixture against Manchester United WILL go ahead as planned.

The Stamford Bridge site and surrounding area is being cleared of snow and local transport is working.

Kick-off is at 4pm. Supporters are advised to allow extra time for their journeys.

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Manchester United - Opposition Views

Matthew Galea from
Ozmufc.com
has kindly answered some questions on today's Premier League encounter!

- How long have you supported United for?

Matthew Galea, and I have supported Manchester United for as long as I have been involved in and watching football. My earliest memories are of watching Andy Cole on the old SBS highlights show. What a player he was, I'd say he was my first footballing idol.

- Almost half way through the season, are you happy with the way the team is playing?

Certainly! Only three points behind a side that has invested more than £200 million in their squad, with supposedly the worst United team of the last decade and a half according to the media, it's gone pretty well to date. An early exit from Europe is the only blemish really. Cup losses to Liverpool and Crystal Palace are unfortunate, but that's cup football. Overall, I'm pleased with what United have delivered this season.

- Were you happy with the activity in the transfer window even though there were more OUTS then INS?

It's not about quantity, but quality. Paul Scholes has brought that back in volumes to the middle of the park for us, and though I don't buy Sir Alex's line of "no value", I certainly think that Scholes was the best option for us in the January transfer window. Names like Gaitan were thrown around but when you consider the time it would take such a young lad to adapt on and off the field to United and English football, would he have really made a big impact this season? Probably not. Scholes offers a solution who is already intimate with the club and still of outrageous quality. He's gotten us through this injury crisis in the middle, and if that's all he contributes then he's done his job.

Veselli is a bit of a wild card, but he has a great record in youth football. He captained Switzerland to an U17 world championship, and with United's record of giving youth a chance, the move made sense for all. Fingers crossed for a last minute winner against City in two years time.

As for the outs, it's hard to argue with any of them. Morrison needed to get out of Manchester. He clearly felt that his talent meant Sir Alex et al should hand him an Old Trafford career on a platter. Now he has to earn the right in the Championship. Good luck to him.

Given Gibson's exploits against City, I doubt you'll find many people who say that wasn't a good move for all involved either!

- Who has been your stand out player this season, and who should we look out for?

I don't think there has been a stand out player this season, it seems to be that players come in and out of form, which is probably down to injuries and the like. Right now though that man is Antonio Valencia, and he is going to wreak havoc unless Ashley Cole's replacement can nail him down. Not exactly an enviable task.

- If Chelsea have another trophy less season do you think we should stick with Andre Villas-Boas?

Of course, but if he fails to qualify for the Champions League then that might not happen. He is trying to do his best to set up a long term plan but that isn't easy when you're not sure if you're going to be in a job tomorrow. Abramovich's track record means Villa-Boas has to try and balance long-term success with short term results and sometimes they might seem mutually exclusive.

- Who is your favourite Chelsea player and why?

Juan Mata. Outstanding player, as I said last time I spoke to you. He can dribble, he can score, he can create. A game changer.

- How do you think the final table will finish, who will be the top 4 and who will be relegated?

At this point:

1. Manchester United (I would think that)

2. Manchester City

3. Tottenham

4. Chelsea

As for relegation it's always hard to pick. Bolton has made improvements and I think they might just avoid the drop. QPR have invested heavily, and that can go either way really, but with the quality they've brought in they should be okay. Blackburn and Wigan are the most obvious choices, but the final spot could go to any of the three aforementioned teams.

- Finally, what do you think the final score will be?

If Valencia runs riot as I expect, 3-1 to United.

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Glad the game wasnt called off.... For the Americans, its on regular FOX :D , i would have been so pissed if the game got cancelled with we are suppose to shown on regular TV Super Bowl sunday, not after the commercials hyping it as the big game before "the biggest game". I would have cried had it been called off, only a handful of games are shown on regular TV and it would just been disappointing if ours which is on the biggest day of American sports got cancelled. Now lets go out there and smash these fuckhead. I am quite optimistic about this one...A win here and a Giants win later, would make for a perfect sunday....

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guys dont rely on those webcams they never update them.

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Like fuck that was taken at 11:27. It is exactly the same picture as was there 5 hours ago. There would be snow on the seats and around the pitch like there was on the webcam picture from late last night.

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Am I right in saying those cars have been there for 12 hours or is it just the same picture

Camera 1 is working ok if you look you can see people walking around the pitch when it updates every minute

Camera 2 is broken down

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David Luiz DavidLuiz_4

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Chelsea!! Chelsea!! Chelsea!! Chelsea!! Chelsea!! Great match today @ home. We will fight hard!!!! God bless!!

Got to love him

Yep. One of the few who give a shit about Chelsea.

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If we lose, at least we can blame it on the missing players.

I wish Terry was fit, because if he was, he would put in the game of his career. That is the type of player he is. We will miss the leadership of Lampard, JT and Drogba today, but not half as much as we will miss Ramires' drive and burst from midfield.

Let's remember we were being written off before we went to Old Trafford, and although we lost, we played (IMO) excellently and but for two wasted chances we could have gone there and got a draw, or even a victory. The emphasis and the pressure is solely on them, but they have a very bad record at Stamford Bridge and if Mata and Sturridge are on song we will cause their shaky defence some problems.

Keep the faith!!

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Maybe this isn't the best match to experiment, but hell, the way we have been playing it cannot get worse. Its time to realize we aint got wingers and build the team around mata feeding the strikers. Here's what I would do:

-----------------Cech-----------------

Ivanovic - Cahill - Luiz - Bertrand

---------------Romeu----------------

-----Essien-------------Lamps/Meireles

---------------Mata-----------------------

---------STURRIDGE-------Torres-------------

Good post, I've just changed it for you as i feel that if Sturridge can get involved in the game he will cause them some significant problems with his pace, we have to start with that back four, it is balanced but i'd put a pound to a penny he starts with Bosingwa! Essien for me has to start, we need his experience and grit in Midfield and I've always said i would prefer him played further up the pitch, concur with BL though we will miss Ramires today.

They got the luck at Old Trafford against us earlier in the season so lets hope for some Karma today.

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I remember a couple of weeks ago, when Terminator X was cheering Manchester United to beat City in the PL.

Giving that City are already 3 points ahead of United, I wonder if he will cheer for United today to catch up to City?

:Goober:

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