Now it is time, as fans, to step up and claim our Club back!

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

Never mind all this lets step up and claim our club back stuff, I had a kitkat earlier and some fuck nugget stole it, lets step up and claim it back as I'm rather hungry and quite frankly sick of all this Rafa Benitez talk and Roman Abramovich talk... Rafas manager, protesting or whatever wont do fuck all. Just think about this, no Roman = no money = no major success in last 10 years so yeaaaah we'd be that club that could maybe win stuff in the future like ermmmm... Arsenal... and we don't wanna be like that.

Moderators should care about your avatar and signature. Not sure if its a good way to threat Chelsea's players, even when you dont like them. I think thats insulting.

Wow your picture is awesome!

Would have done the tag thing but forgot how to do it...

[Sheva. 5,373]

Things come and go. Time moves on and people change. Everything has its rise, its peak and its fall-down. Back in the days, Liverpool had a great succes, now they are a mid-table team and belong to the past. Le Stade de Reims played in the UCL final in 56 and 59 ; now it's just a nobody club which wasn't in L1 for 33 seasons in a row. Ronaldinho was at some point one of the best player in football history, then he lost himself. Dalglish was successful during his first spell at Liverpool, he second was quite a failure. After let's say six years of relative success, he has undergone a run of five poor seasons (well, in some of them he didn't even find a job). So yeah, he was a good manager at one point, however it just looks like he has now done his time.

How exactly do you stop being a good manager? sure you can stop being a good player as you get older or stop being a good team when your best players leave, but manager?

He had a bad season at Liverpool yes, but that does not make him a bad manager. His failure at Inter wasn't just on him like i have said before, they fired him in December 2010 and have had 4 different managers since then, so surely it all couldn't have been his fault.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

How exactly do you stop being a good manager? sure you can stop being a good player as you get older or stop being a good team when your best players leave, but manager?

He had a bad season at Liverpool yes, but that does not make him a bad manager. His failure at Inter wasn't just on him like i have said before, they fired him in December 2010 and have had 4 different managers since then, so surely it all couldn't have been his fault.

When Mourinho leaves clubs, clubs seem to fall apart and appoint 6 different managers or whatever.

[zolayes 14,489]

You could argue the same about RDM, sacked by WBA and they have got better since...

Roman obviously has an Agenda we are not privy too!

But up until today, you guys respected him, try believing in him a little more...

today was just perhaps the final straw ... I lost respect for him long ago.. you may worship his business acumen , I despise the way he treats people

[Reddish-Blue 2,509]

today was just perhaps the final straw ... I lost respect for him long ago.. you may worship his business acumen , I despise the way he treats people

It's his money and this club is a business at the end of the day. I don't mind the way he treats people. The only manager he should of kept was Mourinho. Everyone else had a valid reason for getting the sack

[Fulham Broadway 17,319]

Looking forward to this, some excellent transfers ahead hopefully like.....Cheyrou, Diao, Pongolle, Smicer, Thompson, Mellor, Voronin..

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.second thoughts dont let him near a cheque book

[Reddish-Blue 2,509]

Looking forward to this, some excellent transfers ahead hopefully like.....Cheyrou, Diao, Pongolle, Smicer, Thompson, Mellor, Voronin..

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.second thoughts dont let him near a cheque book

If he could land us someone similar to the likes of Agger or Skrtel for our defence, I'd be pleased.

Every manager has made some awful signings at some stage in their career.

[Fulham Broadway 17,319]

If he could land us someone similar to the likes of Agger or Skrtel for our defence, I'd be pleased.

Every manager has made some awful signings at some stage in their career.

Yes or keane, Itanje, Dossena, Babel, Riera, Aquilani,

He is probably the worst signer of players ever

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Looking forward to this, some excellent transfers ahead hopefully like.....Cheyrou, Diao, Pongolle, Smicer, Thompson, Mellor, Voronin..

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.second thoughts dont let him near a cheque book

Of course, compared to the the Dalgliesh trifecta of Downing, Henderson, and Carroll, Benitze looks like a genius in the transfer market. Maybe it's just a Liverpool thing. ( and yes, I know, they are much better than us because they won the first division a lot in the 70's and 80's and that's clearly much more important than current success.)

[Reddish-Blue 2,509]

Yes or keane, Itanje, Dossena, Babel, Riera, Aquilani,

He is probably the worst signer of players ever

Fair point, he's probably up there with Mark Hughes who just had to sign an entire starting XI worth of strikers at Citeh..and then went to QPR and decided to sign like 20 players in one window.

[Fulham Broadway 17,319]

Of course, compared to the the Dalgliesh trifecta of Downing, Henderson, and Carroll, Benitze looks like a genius in the transfer market. Maybe it's just a Liverpool thing. ( and yes, I know, they are much better than us because they won the first division a lot in the 70's and 80's and that's clearly much more important than current success.)

Yes and selective history is their mantra. I could reel off another 10 Rafa 'superstars' -but lets move on. If hes been brought in to indulge Romans £50m hairband, its a lost cause. Torres has lost it . He can't even run let alone control a ball, develop any sort of technique, play a first time ball, put his laces through it. He looks so clumsy all the time he makes me nervous.

I never slate him at the Bridge or away, as he does put a shift in, but his best years are gone.

Cant wait for Rafa to utter the immortal 'Hunbeleefable, hunbeleefable' when he loses

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

We play West Brom March 2nd after a tough five games where we play Arsenal, Newcastle, and City. Wonder who the next manager is going to be. It's been over a year since we've payed Porto millions for their manager. Maybe we should try that again.

[Kojo 4,676]

What?, you're all going to just forget what Benitez said?, fuck him and i hope he gets sacked.

[JDY 1,290]

Jesus, talk about an overreaction.

Get behind the team and Rafa for the rest of the season. I don't know what he's said in the past and I honestly don't care. He's a good manager, great tactician and is here to help us progress (And probably has something to prove himself, which is fair enough). Sacking Robbie was always going to be hard to take given his status at the club and what he achieved, but life goes on. Everyone will remember what he did.

Most are clinging onto the idea that Pep will take over at the end of the season. That can only happen if the fans get behind the team and the manager. I've heard rumours of potential protests and boycotts. Really? Do you really think that will have a positive effect on the teams performances? Getting into the top four is vital and if we don't then the chances of getting Pep are extremely slim.

I didn't mind Rafa getting the job as long as it's a short term solution, but the fact that the majority already dislike him from the get-go is a recipe for disaster. These people need to put their petty agenda's aside and get behind the manager & the team.

[EBH 283]

Someone please set up AFC Chelsea. I do not liek this from board members, they think we are like toys.

[RamiCFC9 258]

Ridiculous thread.If you want to support mid-table team with "dignity" appointing only charismatic managers, well don't support Chelsea then.Some of our fans still have that mid-table team mentality, which is holding us back.Robbie's last Chelsea game was one of the worst performances I have ever seen Chelsea play and yet people are "shocked" and etc.., pathetic mid-table supporters.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Don't get me wrong, I don't want to start a crusade against this plump block, not at all. But I do not see any problem about showing banners at stadiums where it reads our discontent or sing protest songs. If a Chelsea fan group feels like telling its mind, fine, they should do it. I am well aware that because of my position, my opinions don't weigth anything ; nonetheless I won't accept this.

I completely agree with the sentiment of the your post; I mean I hate the fat waiter as much as the next Chelsea fan. But what would banners and showing public discontent possibly achieve? It would only add pressure and negative vibes to the team not to mention countless article in the papers that would create even more pressure on the team.

Rafa is only here till the end of the season and I will not wish he gets sacked before that, because it would mean that the team is performing so bad that a top 4 finish is at risk. The fact is, our rivalry aside, Rafa can be a good manage; you don't achieve what he has without being good. I can't think of a single manager with a better CV who would accept a 6 months deal.

Sure the situation is ideal, but the fans' utmost support is needed if we are to get this with the least damage. Look at like taking a shot every week, you feel a little pain, you wince a bit, but you just get on with it because you know that there is nothing you can do and it will be over soon enough.

[zolayes 14,489]

Ridiculous thread.If you want to support mid-table team with "dignity" appointing only charismatic managers, well don't support Chelsea then.Some of our fans still have that mid-table team mentality, which is holding us back.Robbie's last Chelsea game was one of the worst performances I have ever seen Chelsea play and yet people are "shocked" and etc.., pathetic mid-table supporters.

IF ever a post warranted glory hunter status ,,,yours just did ,,,,

[meetdoscar 335]

I love how abramovic places chelsea(results) above everything else; loyalty, fans, and even his own pocket(money) that's really martyr-like and that makes most clubs envious and jealous of us. He has shown this by appointing benitez out of necessity despite all other odds and has done it in the best interest of the club. Chelsea fc 4 life.

[BlueSanti 290]

I completely agree with the sentiment of the your post; I mean I hate the fat waiter as much as the next Chelsea fan. But what would banners and showing public discontent possibly achieve? It would only add pressure and negative vibes to the team not to mention countless article in the papers that would create even more pressure on the team.

Rafa is only here till the end of the season and I will not wish he gets sacked before that, because it would mean that the team is performing so bad that a top 4 finish is at risk. The fact is, our rivalry aside, Rafa can be a good manage; you don't achieve what he has without being good. I can't think of a single manager with a better CV who would accept a 6 months deal.

Sure the situation is ideal, but the fans' utmost support is needed if we are to get this with the least damage. Look at like taking a shot every week, you feel a little pain, you wince a bit, but you just get on with it because you know that there is nothing you can do and it will be over soon enough.

It would be horrible idea to show banners that despises Benitez because at the end of the day he is not responsible for our club owner behaviour. On the other hand it seems Abramovic doesn't give a single fuck about us and our opinions; it would be a great way to show him that we do not like his actions.

Rather mid-table than without dignity.