Closed Birmingham v Chelsea

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

Lukaku and Ramires on the wing? Really?

We have no proper wingers so meh, until we get Robben & De Bruyne back, let's just try it.

[bababoom 4,478]

We have no proper wingers so meh, until we get Robben & De Bruyne back, let's just try it.

Haha fair enough.

Also have i missed something? Robben's coming back?

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

Haha fair enough.

Also have i missed something? Robben's coming back?

Well hopefully we can sign Robben for the supposed £10. Nothing confirmed, just my rumours.

let's trade Torres for Robben.

[The Rising Sun 709]

Would you care to explain what the HELL Torres has done to deserve ANYTHING?

Well, its not about him doing anything to deserve it, he will be hungry to prove himself .

Torres was dropped when he wasnt performing. So the same fate should fall on drogba and sturridge, as they are not doing enough to win their positions.

We can try our Lukaku too.

Drogba really doesnt do much and is really ineffective during most games this season. Torres on the other hand creates quite a few assists and good link up play. He isnt great either but not as bad as people make him out to be. I think both Drogba and him provide something different, but when drogba isnt providing what he is good at, Torres should get a chance. Or Lukaku. Or sturridge.

During many games, Drogba starts and then Torres comes on as a sub in the 80th minute, because drogs isnt being able to do his thing. Their is nothing wrong in trying it the other way round. Torres starting and if he cant do shit, drogs on 70 mins.

[BlueSanti 290]

Birmingham are facing a player shortage ahead of the home FA Cup fifth-round replay against

Chelsea with eight senior members of the squad cup-tied or injured.

Defenders

Stephen Carr (knee), Steve Caldwell (ribs) and David Murphy (hip) are out, Peter Ramage is cup-tied whileCurtis Davies is doubtful through illness. Pablo Ibanez is the only fit centre-half.

In addition, midfielders

Andros Townsend (cup-tied) and Keith Fahey (groin) are unavailable. Strikers Erik Huseklepp(cup-tied) and Caleb Folan (ineligible) also cannot play.

Seems like slight chance for our players to win this match.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Optimistic for tomorrow, give 'em hell lads!

[Santiago. 1,500]

Hopefully Di Matteo sticks that 4 3 3 down the drain

[Liquidator 5,176]

give the players who give a fuck a chance. Don't even have Lampard, Cashley or Torres in the squad and give the young ones a chance. As far as I'm concerned we have nothing to lose because I can't see us winning the FA Cup anyway.

Cech

Hutch Ivan Luiz Bertrand

Romeu

Essien Ramires

Mata Lukaku Piazon

[Sheva. 5,373]

Where the hell has Romeu been

[BlueSanti 290]

give the players who give a fuck a chance. Don't even have Lampard, Cashley or Torres in the squad and give the young ones a chance. As far as I'm concerned we have nothing to lose because I can't see us winning the FA Cup anyway.

Cech

Hutch Ivan Luiz Bertrand

Romeu

Essien Ramires

Mata Lukaku Piazon

Would love to see that, but I doubt Piazon will be playing second day in row. He played for reserves today.

[BlueSanti 290]

http://www.chelseafc...2634597,00.html

I don't know why but Di Matteo pre-match briefing gives me much more confidence than any of Boas's. Lets hope he can use his knowlage about Championship.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Still feel eeeek like the commentator at the last one said,B'Ham just kinda turned up for a good game and to play decent football under no pressure not expecting so much to get much out of it....

Hopfully we can just go for it!! And play well from the start not half an hour in or when we're a goal down

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Well, its not about him doing anything to deserve it, he will be hungry to prove himself .

Torres was dropped when he wasnt performing. So the same fate should fall on drogba and sturridge, as they are not doing enough to win their positions.

We can try our Lukaku too.

Drogba really doesnt do much and is really ineffective during most games this season. Torres on the other hand creates quite a few assists and good link up play. He isnt great either but not as bad as people make him out to be. I think both Drogba and him provide something different, but when drogba isnt providing what he is good at, Torres should get a chance. Or Lukaku. Or sturridge.

During many games, Drogba starts and then Torres comes on as a sub in the 80th minute, because drogs isnt being able to do his thing. Their is nothing wrong in trying it the other way round. Torres starting and if he cant do shit, drogs on 70 mins.

Yeah, Torres was benched and offered very little playtime untill Drogba went to the African plays, then he got a regular spot and what did he do? Nothing!

I say fuck both Torres and Drogba and give Danny a go as CF, give Lukaku more play time or even play them in a striker-partnership. And to all the people who come up with jack about Lukaku being young and all, so what? he performs well in the reserves team, he did well before he came to Chelsea and our other strikers are SHITE atm.

Id rather play David Luiz as striker than Torres tbh.

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

It doesn't help when Torres pretty much plays with a shitty midfield. Mata, our best player, is forced to play on the left, and can't do shit about it now, because he's too busy backtracking and trying to even get the ball. Lamps is just utter shit now and can't assist to save his life anymore. Ramires is decent. Romeu and Essien can't do anything when they're tackling because the other shitty players lose the ball. Sturridge is played as right winger, does decent, but is way too selfish to pass.

Give Torres a bunch of chances and slowly he'll do good. It started well with AVB but then fell apart.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Can't wait for the football to return, to stop the talking. So thankful for this fixture now.

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

Hopefully we win and people just shut up.

My Arse-Anal friend spent the school day pissing me off and literally came up with bullshit excuses and I swear, if Arse-Anal lose tomorrow. It will be the end of pissing off cfc fans as we fucking know it.

[Billy. 2,742]

3-1 Mata x2 Luiz or..................... Newton and RDM to come on and show them how its done!!!!!

[Kojo 4,676]

I hope all the supporters there give Di Matteo there full backing, even if where 1-0 down, just don't stop!.

and...

I'm very happy Eddie has came back, we need more familiar faces at this club we really do, we seem to be getting a lot of new faces what the players don't care about, we need that team spirit raised, it's time like this where people like Ray Wilkins would come in handy very much!.