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ok guys, (waving a white flag )
can we all just focus on tonites match and chip in your predictions? And Yes we all know that Drog was dropped. Any idea of the starting 11? I will like to to see Cuducini in post.

@nateevs, Ibime: (hope you don't mind me combining it this way?)

1. Do you think Zola was excellent throughout in his days at chelsea? you think he had no tough times?
2. It is clear you don't like Drog but I do. Now does that make me like Chelsea less?
3. I ask again, when Chelsea lifted the cup with the goal scored by Drog, did you not leap for joy or did you sit and say that because it was Drog, so you will not rejoice?

Looks fellas, this is about the club and not me, not Drog. What I was talking is about his achievement for the club. Yes he has done that much and if LFS says he has to go, then so be it. He has to go but stop making him a scape goat.

Its like some of you don't even understand that some players don't even need to run 90mins on the pitch to prove something: Their presence alone speaks volume.

I beg to dissagree that Drog is the worst player in the squad now? What about Deco, what about ballack? why is everyone picking him out.
When Nik was NOT scoring in big matches, folks were saying he should be dropped and replaced with Drog that he is more of a big game player. He proved that by scoring in the CL a few minutes after coming on and in the game after. Our first home win in a long time. Now he is not performing, you guys are singing another song again?

Looks at these quotes from soccernet blog:

gadjoproject (1/14/2009 at 2:20 PM) I saw footage of Ballack standing around a lot and when he did move, he looked like he was half-assing it. Deco was worse.

ManniKaltz (1/14/2009 at 3:40 PM) To be fair to Drogba, it's not like he was being fed a lot of balls. Deco, Lampard and Ballack especially were ineffective. MUFC snuffed everything in the middle of the pitch. I'm not convinced that Anelka alone would have done much better. And let's face it, Drogba and Anelka will not go back and get the ball like Rooney would.

Ballack should be dropped and Deco has not impressed, and probably sit out. Lampard has proven himself over the years, but he's probably the one most frustrated when he has Deco playing a completely different style and Ballack just doesn't seem to know what to do. It's a shame, Deco and Ballack were outstanding players for Porto/Barcelona and Leverkusen/Bayern respectively. And Deco played many times along Ronaldinho and Iniesta, so he's probably the player on the squad with the best pedigree.

Anyways, Scolari is doing the right thing. Show them who's boss and give players some time to reflect on what they should do. His tactics still don't match Mourinho or even Grant (!). At least Grant knew not to mess up a winning formula.

Now do you think na only una this thing dey pain, who doesnt want his/her club to suceed? The only thing I derive from Chelsea winning is the happiness. Nothing more. I don't work for William Hill.

@Akolawole,
we may have disagreed before I'm with you on this. The season for Chelsea is not over and its ours for the taking.
No player in is right mind will want to go to the pitch and lose a match.

nateevs:
@FBS.

I imagine you calling the customer care office of Glo, demanding to know why the N1,000 credit you loaded on your phone yesterday varnished into thin air. . . and you getting a response from them saying "Na only you dey buy credit". . .

And wait a minute. . why do you care about talking about the match tonight? why do you care about winning ?. . . You don't phocking own the club. . .  do ya?

lol
I don't know if you work for glo or not but how many times glo don chop person credit and you can't do nada about it? That was a joke anyway incase you didnt catch it?

Drog: if you will check again, you will see that I also stated that he sometimes acts like he is not interested and we all know the reason for that. JM left and he is just no longer himself, lack of confidence etc.

He even wrote in his book (or so they said  ) that he always said he was going to leave chelsea every season but he never did. Some people are just like that. Where were you seasons ago when he was banging in goals? did you or anyone complain? of course not.
Even though he consistently said he was leaving, yet the goals were coming? did ya complain? capital NO. When he scored the only goal and won the FA cup abi was it carling, did you complain?
These are the things you should learn to look at? A player said he was leaving and yet he was delivering the goods? did any of you complain? you know the answer to that.

You don't phucking own no club. You are a supporter of the club and not the other way round.

Of course I care about the match tonight and about winning even if I don't own the club. You don't have to own something to love it. You just do and that is what most of you are missing in your thinking.  


And before you attack my knowledge of football. It is not my knowledge of it that makes the support Chelsea, it is my passion for it. And when things go wrong, I don't call for people's to be sold or sacked. I call them to order.

and to more important topic- How will Chelsea perform tonight? We should have walloped Southend 10-0 in the first leg but that is history now. If Chelsea no win tonight    hmmm, I comment my reserve 

@nateevs,
na only you dey pay or subscribe?
You want to know my stand on this? How did you feel when folks were calling for the removal of LFS? remind me please what your response was? mind you, he is also getting paid for delivering bad results or isnt he?

Now to Drog, look and read my posts again- I said he is under performing, which is clear for all to see because we all know that he is capable of doing better than that but that does not conote that you should send him packing. The entire squad is NOT performing and that boils down to the manager.

The moral of the story is, if Chelsea wants to sell him let them go ahead, but no one of this forum has the right to demand so (not that RA will listen to you anyway) - reason is simple- You don't phocking own the club.

I wonder where UN gets all these stats from. When the official census data is yet to be released or am I missing something here?

@ibime, you don play football before? getting your players accountable? which players? did you buy any? go and sit somewhere my friend and stop acting like you are a PA to RA.
Just remain glued to your TV and stop making erractic comments.

Don't you understand that some players (in fact everyone on earth) needs a little support and confidence from those surrounding them? FYI, this is no big man mentality. He is under performing (because we all realise he could do better) and so is the entire squad. Why is he singled out?

If Chelsea wants to sell Drog, then let them go ahead, its not for you to decide. nonsense.

football pundits don start again ooo. ask them to coach an U-5 team now, they wont be able to.

[quote author=invisible! link=topic=196587.msg3338159#msg3338159 date=1231926999]The good news is that Drogba is still worth some good million pounds, what of you giving a deadline for another person's sale, are you worth up to 10 thousand naira? Are you worth up to Drogba's jersey? [/quote]God bless your soul Invisible. It seems some people have short memories and have forgotten Drog has rescued Chelsea with his goals. Even though he is not like we know him to be (and we all know the reason for that) he is still as potent as ever.
What is all this hate from ibime and Co. me just no understand.

tkb417:
then SELL!! And please don't sell to Inter, Barca or Bayern. Sell to Dynamo Moscow or Partizan Belgrade. Sell for peanuts and make him learn how to be a honourable person.
idiot!

you pips may shout but I still don't understand why you have to call him an idiot? does he not have the right to be unhappy? and did he actually say what he was quoted as saying?
I also read on ESPN that Olymp Mars. wants him back.

switch47:
@nateeves
Q: What do you get when you cross a Chelsea Fan with a dog?
A: I don't know, there are some things a dog just won't do.
@ FSB
Chelsea is going to be trophyless this season, that much i know, nothing to show for the wasted money ,ugly football and bringing disrepute to the beatifull game called football, What a waste, wait and see, THE END OF THE BLUES!!    one single win yes BUT TWO THINGS WILL END THAT, 1. EXIT FROM THE FA CUP  2. EXIT FROM THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE  (juventus will do that) then forget the league, that is beyond chelsea, its all over!!
, some gist for you       
A man goes into Heathrow Airport and eventually goes into the departure lounge waiting for his flight home to be called. All around him there are overturned tables, upturned chairs, smashed windows, flight monitors broken and crowd control barriers lying on the floor.
"Christ, what's happened here?" he asks one of the ground crew.
"Oh yeah", he replies "Bloody hopeless ,  we had the Chelsea players in here this morning filming the new Nike ad".

Switch47, after reading your last post and especially the highlighted part, I will advise you to switch to the jokes section on NL.

switch47, don't mind nateevs et all about not having full stops in your posts . don't mind them. Its not necessary in your case since blogging is probably a new thing to you. Besides, you had so many things in your head and you just couldn't stop. I understand that perfectly.
What I cannot understand though is what you are disturbed about? RA selling Chelsea or what? Even if he does, how does that affect you? Are you a shareholder? you are not even a supporter of Chelsea.

One single win is all it takes to turn this season around for Chelsea and don't worry, you don't have to wait for long to see that.

[quote author=invisible! link=topic=196587.msg3334352#msg3334352 date=1231842108]@FBS,
I even did the unthinkable yesterday, removed the big Chelsea flag from my friends office and hung it nicely on my car as I was going home yesterday. You need to see the confusion on peoples faces as I was cruising home on the busy streets!

Folks were dropping their jaws! And boy, did I have a good laugh?

BLUES FOREVER JARE.[/quote]my guy, abeg maintain that kind of mind set o jare, that is the spirit and you are a perfect example of a true supporter of Chelsea. Even if we may disagree at some point, I don my hat for you for putting up that flag.

Some folks cannot just take the pain of loosing instead result into acting like they over sabi. I will take the pain and move on. BLUES FOREVER!!! We will surprise many people.

@ switch 47, can't you be sportmanly, just a bit, if the Manchester United players did not laugh in the face of their Chelsea couterparts, if Fergie did not laugh at LPS, THEN ITS CHILDISH FOR YOU TO BE MAKING THOSE SHAMEFUL COMMENTS.

Only those that are chronically insecure will go out to kick a man that is down!

Chelsea were beaten very well by a superior power, but that is not the end of the frigging world if you have been watching soccer. Things like this happens everytime, what of people that got their bleeding arses whacked by the same chelsea 5-0? have they all died? Be real boy!

Just turn of your cold switch.

Invisible, I don't know you but permit me to say this, you talk real sense. That Chelsea lost to Manchester United is not the end of the world. We live to fight another day abi no be so? I support Chelsea anyday anytime.

this aint about no dude calling no names. I'm not here to fight.
but serious, why can't you guys just take the pain like a MAN should do but instead crying over nothing. Its sad we lost but must we talk about defeat always? NO.

JM was winning folks were complaning about his style, AG came, you guys aint satisfied, now you got a samba style manager and y'all calling for his head, patience is the key folks!!!

somze:
tkb
Thank you jare

FBS
I'm largely disappointed by your latest post. It exposes a shallow level of football knowledge.

somze, that you are dissappointed don't mean shit, serious, what is the benefit of crying over a loss of a game? does it add to the total score or what and you wey sabi football pass, pele o!  wake up man, you live to fight another day. It aint over yet. look at the bright side, the loss exposed our weaknesses, this was/is already noted! what else are you crying about?

One is certain, things cannot remain this way. NO WAY!!!

It is folks like you that make supporters of other clubs call chelsea fans smelling, because you cannot stand defeat. Let me repeat, its 3 massive point and end of story. Give LFS his chance. He may still come good.
And if you are dissappointed again, you can jump into river thames for all I care.

Yes

Myself2:
For a moment,I thought this was the chelsea thread

Yes it is.

tkb417:
huh? this will happen when you lose in a rubbish manner. no shot at goal!!!

when u win convincingly, u get the applause no be so?
so live with the biased criticisms as u called it.
Its part of footie

and what is the point of going on ranting about it all day long? does it make you feel any better?

guys, ladies, stop this heavy and biased criticism, can any of you do the job? haba, talking as if na them sabi football pass, laying theories upon theories,

if you can't take the pain when your team looses, then don't bother to be a supporter of any club.

Chelsea lost yesterday, is that the end of the season? We are only 4 points behind L'pool for bleeding sake.

folks, take a chill pill. It's called football and that is what it is all about. You fall and rise with your team.

lalaboi:
Has this arena cooled down yet?

yes we cool 

Moonstone:
I won't catch cold. We have had 2 amazing seasons. A 3rd will be nice but it's not necessary. If you win the next game, that will help y'all but I am sure we'll beat wigan too. I can't wait for that to happen.

don't be too certain that you will, it may just turn out not to be your day on Wednesday.

just thinking, will RA decide to sell the club off?

Moonstone:
Nah - don't worry. Just make sure you show up again when your boys embarrass you. It's then you will understand

I was not embarrassed. Chelsea lost. End of story. We will win the next game no doubt.
PS: just hoping you don't catch cold because you will win norin this season.

I've said it and will say again, there is no spirit in that team. JM left and he took it with him. That is a fact. A rob off effect was left for a season but didnt last long. By the time LFS came, it had evaporated completed. that's what it is.

Moonstone:
Do you want us to take a bet over this? because i'm game.
After seeing how the Red devils played today I am so sure they will take the slightest advantage of their games in hand.

bet about what, Chelsea handkerchiefs? I will get them for you, no worries.

Moonstone:
Not at all but it's a shot at leading y'all even if we draw.
Don't worry, I'll send you a bottle of Manchester United champagne.
You deserve it.

hahaha, laughs, 2 games in hand is not also equal to 2 points. I think you may be some Chelsea handkerchiefs when the season finishes

another nice post.

1804: "Sorry, but Chelsea are nowhere near who they were under Avram Grant, never mind Jose Mourinho."
Paul, Staverton, via text on 81111
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7822916.stm

Moonstone:
You don't get it! It's 3 points. We're a point below you all and we have 2 games in hand. Do you now understand why you should be crying?

Inter vs. MU will be blessed and hopefully, MU will win in the end.

aint no need to cry and I will not, 2 games in hand is not equals to 6 points, aint it?

Cristalz:
Wonder if you woulda said that if the 3 points went to you guys

Yeah it's only a game, but we've earned bragging and taunting rights for the week,lol

@nateevs

Yeah rrrright. He was class.  .  .Berba was so cool he made Cech wish he had stayed at home today

speak grammar till tomorrow, its still 3 points. You can keep the bragging effects  

Me love this post. That's the spirit!

1809: "I don't think people should be writing Chelsea off. They'll be right up there to the very end."
redthemadsheep2001 on 606
Join the debate on 606
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7822916.stm

Moonstone:
Of course I'm back . . . me too. I needed to see a chelsea fan cry today. I guess you were right on schedule. So do you want my Manchester United towels to cry on?
The sky was blue today but for some reason, the football field was very red. At least you can always cry.

Did y'all see Mourinho at the stadium? He was looking very well. They beat his former team right there. I'm sure he was satisfied that he was missed.

cry? say wetin happen? its 3 points. moonstone, norin terrible happened. its nothing but a game, simple.

PS: I'm wondering how the Inter vs MU will go?