Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

[bushman 2,043]

Well said. To sell Courtois & get more money than what the club paid for is not the right way to go.

Keep the players but give them a proper chance to play for Chelsea.

Roman does not need money, he has plenty.

The club must utilize those young talented players soon.

[Changingman_2000 876]

Lukaku should have been kept this season. Ba has been another Chelsea mistake and won't be around long. Makes me laugh, all the fans that were purring when we signed him. No more than a Ben Haim, Kezman type of signing. Was never, ever going to good enough, long term for us.

The load policy is flawed, in my opinion. All our eggs in one basket this season with Torres, who is sadly shot, a spent force. And Roman really should have learned his lesson after Shevchenko.

[bushman 2,043]

To loan Lukaku from the start of this season was the right choice. It would have been useless for him to sit on the bench.

However, in January I would have recalled him to play for Chelsea. Well, it did not happen.

As for BA. It was a good deal, an urgent one to replace Sturridge. Will he stay for long ? Only time will tell. I´d like to see him stay but another striker must be added. Lukaku is my choice.

[Changingman_2000 876]

Patrick Barclay just been on talkSPORT, opinionated that the Benitez appointment was a serious blunder by the club. Jason Cundy last night said that the appointment was flawed from day one. We buy all these wonderful attacking players - then appoint a very, very pragmatic manager. In short, we have been absolute pony since this cunt arrived.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Lukaku should have been kept this season. Ba has been another Chelsea mistake and won't be around long. Makes me laugh, all the fans that were purring when we signed him. No more than a Ben Haim, Kezman type of signing. Was never, ever going to good enough, long term for us.

The load policy is flawed, in my opinion. All our eggs in one basket this season with Torres, who is sadly shot, a spent force. And Roman really should have learned his lesson after Shevchenko.

I want Lukaku back, but I want this Lukaku not the one we had 6 months ago. The problem is I don't know if he's the same guy without his loan to West Brom. Look at the thread before his loan - people were moaning about his touch, his technique and whether he would be a bust.

Now look at what people are saying about him. This was a good move by the club after the disastrous handling of him by AVB.

As for Ba, he's been good for us but suffers from the same problem the rest of the team does - the midfield. They don't effectively move the ball forward so he's either isolated or chasing long or high balls. That's the one area where the board can certainly take some criticism because we simply don't have a playmaker in the double pivot (sorry Frank).

[bushman 2,043]

Well said. Frankie might be a legend but most of the times he has problems of moving the ball forward.

[Styles 9,790]

Lukaku should have been kept this season. Ba has been another Chelsea mistake and won't be around long. Makes me laugh, all the fans that were purring when we signed him. No more than a Ben Haim, Kezman type of signing. Was never, ever going to good enough, long term for us.

The load policy is flawed, in my opinion. All our eggs in one basket this season with Torres, who is sadly shot, a spent force. And Roman really should have learned his lesson after Shevchenko.

What a load of rubbish. You clearly don't have a clue.

[Changingman_2000 876]

What a load of rubbish. You clearly don't have a clue.

Well I'm glad you have stated your position. In YOUR opinion, I don't have a clue. We are all entitled to opinions, otherwise this would be very, very fucking boring. Thankfully I won't respond to your condescending post.

[bushman 2,043]

Roman empire should strike again, soon.

I wasn´t so surprised in Di M´s sacking. After all, 2 wins in 8 games & it was clear Di M wasn´t Roman´s choice to be manager.

Now, Chelsea have Rafa on board. Here, I too doubt he was Roman´s choice. Apparently, the director of football pushed for him.

Under Rafa Chelsea have played 15 league games won 6 drew 5 & lost 4, that´s mid table standard but not Chelsea´s one.

Roman needs to act now & get rid of him, he clearly is the worst manager in the Roman era.

[bushman 2,043]

I am a bit surprised not to see any comments on the latest idiotic behavior at Stamford Bridge.

I mean to airbrush Di M picture out of the photo is not a small matter, I feel.

How could this be allowed ?

[Santiago. 1,500]

Lukaku should have been kept this season. Ba has been another Chelsea mistake and won't be around long. Makes me laugh, all the fans that were purring when we signed him. No more than a Ben Haim, Kezman type of signing. Was never, ever going to good enough, long term for us.

The load policy is flawed, in my opinion. All our eggs in one basket this season with Torres, who is sadly shot, a spent force. And Roman really should have learned his lesson after Shevchenko.

First off, NO FORWARD will be good for us unless we make drastic changes to either A, our formation, or B, get quality deep lying midfielders to lead transition if we must continue the 4231. I tell you, it is a joy to watch Lampard/Mikel/Ramires pass side to side, not finding space to retrieve a pass and constantly going out of position. Not passing from deep to find a teammate or just to create a pin point pass to the attack or to lead a counter for that matter. No one to hold possession and to create a rythm for the team to hold momentum which would actually benefit our attackers and create more chances. Its brilliant. An absolute blast to watch.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I found the article a joke. I'm mixed between anger and pity for the writer. Using words like "Devil" to describe Roman was just unnecessary and then some of the suggestions were even stranger.

First of all, replacing Rafa with Hiddink won't happen. Why? Well is the author forgetting Mr Hiddink's currently coaching Anzhi right now? I don't think he's leaving the Russians for us again. It was different last time where he actually had time to coach us. Then calling for Roman's head. Well Roman's made some pretty foul mistakes during his tenure. Mourinho. But he has always tried to do it for the greater good of the club and when he's f'cked up, he's often tried to correct things.

Then Roman, walk away. Sell the club. Move away from everything Chelsea. I trust you to sell to the right people but your time is done.

"sell to the right people" - who exactly is that? Americans who will take out huge loans against the name of the club? Rich Arabs who are going to build an unsustainable project on-top the one we already have? No. Roman is the "right people" thanks.

Yes, Roman, strategy. All top ‘businesses’ have it. Lots of top clubs have it. Even Arsenal have it. You don’t though

So now the man who built up his own wealth doesn't have a "Strategy"? Okay. Oh and how nice to point out Arsenal.. They're REAL inspiration aren't they?

Then replace Emenalo with Hiddink.

This was particularly amusing because it demonstrates to me another fan who's picked a random name out from club hierarchy and pointed the finger at. I'd love to hear his reasoning for this. What did Emenaldo do wrong? Why can Hiddink do better exactly?

The board are a collective of frauds, charlatans and yes-men, lining their pockets with money from the fans whilst not giving a shit about them.

I'd love to have heard this person's reaction when he heard we signed Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Azpilicueta etc.