The English Football Thread

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

I want Chelsea vs City match sooner. Match of the season. There will be bloody battle.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Mou won't be sacked unless we have a massive nose dive, Romans previous sackings run deeper than just results.

Making another Scolari lite error will set us back years, under Jose we will at worst be competing at a very high level.

exactly.be stupid to do it again seeing as we're going in the right direction

Wouldn't be Lampards fault be the board for being so daft!

Love how most arsenal fans aren't even surprised

[edetarod 2,155]

getting 2 soft penalties against bottom of the league at home and still not win

LOL

[Pizy 18,877]

The only possible way José gets sacked is if we were to finish outside of the top 4. Zero chance in other words.

Though, he'd almost certainly resign if that happened.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Exactly they must have learnt from the merry go round that sacking doesn't always solve problems

[Fernando 6,585]

Mou won't be sacked unless we have a massive nose dive, Romans previous sackings run deeper than just results.

Making another Scolari lite error will set us back years, under Jose we will at worst be competing at a very high level.

So then what was the excuse that the reason mourinho don't play much youth right now is because we have to win something?

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Sod Lampard helping city we seem to want to make life easier

[chelsea_4_eva 1,182]

i can only properly explain how i feel right now by gifs.

Happy New Years Everyone!!

[Barbara 15,149]

Ironic that you're commenting about how Hazard deserves the recognition today (which I fully agree with btw) and then go on to post about Lampard in the Hazard thread.

Leave the Lampard discussion for the Lampard thread, and the Hazard discussion for here.

Hazard was indeed brilliant today. I loved the fight he had in him. Absolutely outstanding, even when we were 4-1 or 5-2 down.

And if you're going to call Lampard a liar and a son of a bitch, do it in his thread because I would love to reply to that but this thread is about Hazard.

I'll answer here, because I refuse to go to Lampard's thread.

I just meant that we should be praising Hazard for what he's been doing more than resenting Lampard for what he's been doing.

The liar SOB part was because I lost all respect for him regarding this transfer (I've always defended him, and I still believe he's free to choose to play wherever he pleases, wherever he feels is better for him). The liar SOB part - and should have added coward - is that is now reported he has never signed with NYC in the first place, but with City and didn't even have the decency of doing it for everyone to see. Man up, and admit what you do, like a man, don't be a coward. Ashley left Arsenal and came here, many others did the same. The fans get pissed, but do it in the clear, for everyone to see, don't come with those shady deals to save face. Not to mention how the NYC fans are probably feeling cheated on.

I still respect his legacy with us, I would still respect him as a MAN (has nothing to do as a player) if he had done the deal with City in the clear, but after acting like a coward, a man that runs away from the consequences of his actions, I've got no respect left for him.

And I'm not willing to keep talking about him - so I don't think I'll answer you again on the matter, as I said, it's sad that instead of talking about Hazard - our present and future, most people are talking about Lampard.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

getting 2 soft penalties against bottom of the league at home and still not win

LOL

The 2nd one was a penalty, but the 1st one ... What a joke, it hit that guy's face all day long

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Gerrards off in summer.Oh lord gana be having this shoved down our throats..montages etc.Still makes sense

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30653547

[LAB 1,030]

Gerrard off to MLS... Hmmm maybe New York City are interested?

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Wonder if have a silence to remember his slip

Surprised they let him go seeing as they love living in the past.Interesting how it's changed that most aren't to bothered.

[The Chels 2,502]

The majority of City's players have won the title twice in the last 3 years. In contrast most of our squad has never won the PL and Jose hasn't won a trophy in a while so you'd think we'd be well ahead based on motivation. The old cliché 'it's harder to retain the league than it is to win it' is certainly true and you have to credit City for how they are keeping up with us even though they are almost certainly a lot less hungry for the title than we are.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

They seem to be able to take advantage of other teams mistakes whereas we have a habit of being the team to make the mistake or do the ssme.They don't cracks under pressure n has been title win in the last few games of the season

No back to back..hopefully that won't change