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somze:
Meanwhile Ibime, please can we keep this thread under lock for a while. Let's see if we can work something out concerning the quizzes.

No problem . . . . . but let us agree to have just one thread for quizzes not numerous threads.

He deserves £250,000 if Terry is on £135,000.

Make I ask una again. Would you guys like Michael Laudrup at the Bridge next season? Personally I would love to have him as our trainer. Watching his Getafe team this season, especially what they did to Bayern Munich. Even watching how he gets angry when his team are losing - or the tactics and great football his team play, not to mention that he is respected as a footballer and no Chelsea player would be able to talk down to him. I think Laudrup is my man for next season. He is certainly on Chelsea's list but Barca and Real Madrid want him as well. What do you guys think?

Na lie. Martins is waiting for the Newcastle board to officially ratify his new £100,000.00 per week contract.

The answers to the quiz are:

1. Bernard Lambourde
2. Jokanovic
3. Mark Hughes
4. Mario Stanic
5. De Lucas

OK, the next person can set a new quiz. Akolawole?

Somze's answer was:

somze:
1. Marcel Desailly is the only french black defensive player we've had for some time so don't know who you speak of. Gallas too.
2. Jokanovic
3. Hughes
4. Stanic is crotian. . .I think
5. Dont know

His score was 3/5

OK, I shall start:

(1.) Which black french right back/ centre back with the initials B.L played for Chelsea in the late 1990's?

(2.) Which Yugoslavian central midfielder was released by Chelsea after Roman Abramovic took over the club.

(3.) Who scored the winning goal against Vicenza in the 1998 Cup winner Cup semi-final.

(4.) Which Croatian attacking midfielder was signed from Parma in the 2000's for £5.5m?

(5.) In 2003, Chelsea were taken to court by Alaves over the free transfer of which Spanish right-winger? Alaves claimed that the player had already signed for them.

So what if they do better than me? If you bring Arsenal or Man Utd quiz now, I could do better than them. I completely forgot that Gudjohnsen scored against Chelsea. Infact, I do not remember goalscorers or the goals they scored that well. Every week, I have to watch Italian, French, Spanish, German, Brazilian, Dutch, English and Argentinian goal round ups. By the next week I already forgot who scored what. I don't even honestly remember who scored our goals in our 4-2 victory over Barca. Infact, someone had to remind me that Kezman scored one of them.

But ask any question about any footballer who has ever played for Chelsea since 96 - his background, who we signed him from, his position, his transfer fee - even the ones that only played a handful of games and I will answer your question. I can also answer the same for Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Infact, because of this, I am going to start the official Chelsea quiz thread - it is a good idea to hold quizzes if only we can leave out the argument.

Naija is f*cked up. Governor no get better thing to do. It should be written into the constitution that Governors should not patronise sports events, especially local football teams like Sharks, Enyimba etc. It is not in a governors mandate to ensure that his states football team is top of the league.

^^^Look, I just answered the guys question. Instead of giving me my score . . . he starts to talk about how I claim to be Mr Chelsea but I cannot answer his question. He is the one bringing up these long discussions, not me.

Anyway, we should have ONE Chelsea quiz thread for all our Chelsea quizzes so that Chelsea fans can learn about the clubs history rather than having x amount of quizzes that disappear from the fron page after one week.

Ibime:
(1.) Which black french right back/ centre back with the initials B.L played for Chelsea in the late 1990's?

(2.) Which Yugoslavian central midfielder was released by Chelsea after Roman Abramovic took over the club.

(3.) Who scored the winning goal against Vicenza in the 1998 Cup winner Cup semi-final.

(4.) Which Croatian attacking midfielder was signed from Parma in the 2000's for £5.5m?

(5.) In 2003, Chelsea were taken to court by Alaves over the free transfer of which Spanish right-winger? Alaves claimed that the player had already signed for them.

somze:
Now for your questions

1. Marcel Desailly is the only french black defensive player we've had for some time so don't know who you speak of. Gallas too.
2. Jokanovic
3. Hughes
4. Stanic is crotian. . .I think
5. Dont know

Well done . . . . . 3/5.

Waiting on the others.

Ako, wetin be your issue? Please don't try to clown - you no see say Somze gave the exact same answers as me (by the way Somze, you forgot George Weah) - Anyway, Ako, the fact is that your questions are ill-posed. For example, Chelsea have never had a Keane-Berbatov partnership in the last 15 years. Gudjohnsen and Jimmy are the closest but they were not exactly Keane-Berbatov. Look at my questions and you will see how to ask quiz questions.


Another example - you say which Worlds best player worked for Chelsea - the question is ill-posed. By which criteria do you mean World's best player.

Ballack was one of the World's best players in the early 2000's but he never won an award. Maybe the question you mean to ask is "Which Chelsea player has won the FIFA player of the year award."

Neither Ruud Gullit nor Vialli ever won FIFA player of the year - but they did win won World Soccer player of the year which is also a highly recognised award. Infact, looking at the question you posed, I DOUBLE DARE you to prove that my answers are wrong except for possibly question 3 & 4. Yes, Gudjohnsen scored against Chelsea - I forgot.

BTW, funny how all your questions are post-Abramovic era.

@ 4Play. Spot on. I couldn't have said it better myself. It is a good idea but unworkable.

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Sharks FC

Yeah, you're right - Sheva was FIFA Ballon D'or in 2004, not player of the year.

Vialli was World Soccer player of the year in 1995.

http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=award&Id=8

Oh yeah - I forgot George Weah - 1995 FIFA player of the year.

Sheva didn't win FIFA player of the year? Lemme google that.

I never said Vialli was FIFA player of the year. I said he MAY have won World Soccer player of the year in mid-90's but I am not sure.

I don't know if it is true that Chelsea have made an approach for Henry - but I know that it is true that Barcelona have told Henry that he can leave - and Henry has stated that he wants to move back to London to be with his daughter - so the story makes sense small. If we can get him for about £8m, I will definitely have him at Chelsea.

OK lets keep this going.

(1.) Which black french right back/ centre back with the initials B.L played for Chelsea in the late 1990's?

(2.) Which Yugoslavian central midfielder was released by Chelsea after Roman Abramovic took over the club.

(3.) Who scored the winning goal against Vicenza in the 1998 Cup winner Cup semi-final.

(4.) Which Croatian attacking midfielder was signed from Parma in the 2000's for £5.5m?

(5.) In 2003, Chelsea were taken to court by Alaves over the free transfer of which Spanish right-winger? Alaves claimed that the player had already signed for them.

Akolawole:
Its been a while we tested ourself on this thread.


Here we go;

1) Few years ago, during the match, Chelsea goalkeeper was red-carded/injured and one of the players has to be a goalkeeper> It happens twice. (a) Who are the players that suddenly become Chelsea goalkeepers?(b) what is the outcome of the match (c) which competion are we playing?

2) How many Ex-World Best footballer(s) have worked for chelsea? Name them and in what capacity?

3) Just like today's Berbatov/Keane terrific patnership. Two former chelsea players used to be like that. After they left chelsea,both came to stamford Bridge and scored against chelsea. (a) Name them and their Nationalities (b)What is their present team(s)

4) He scored hat-trick against Chelsea, Chelsea then bought him a season after. He scored a hat-trick for chelsea on his debut season. who is he?

5) "Former" Chelsea player say this of Jose mourinho " "He's the best coach I've worked under.

"He became more of a friend than a boss and I've never seen that kind of closeness from another coach in all the years I've been a footballer."
who is the player?

Lemme try my best

(1.) Against Newcastle in the FA cup quarter final, Cudicini was injured and Glen Johnson had to play in goal as Mourinho had already made three substitues

(2.) Ruud Gullit - 1987 & 1989 World Soccer magazine Player of the year - worked as player-manager
      Shevchenko - 2004 FIFA World Player of the year - works as a player
       
I don't know of any others. I think Vialli may have also won a World Soccer Player of the year award in the mid-1990's but I am not too sure.

(3.) I don't remember any Keane/ Berbatov partnership at Chelsea except Gudjohnsen and Hasselbaink and I don't think Gudjohnsen has scored against Chelsea since he left,

(4.) Gujohnsen?

(5.) Maniche

Of course Pastor Chris is a fake. He has been a fake from day one. Any man who is scared to use his own accent and has to fake a foreign accent is a dupe. The very first time I heard him with his fake accent, I did not need anyone to tell me he was a dupe.

Didn't you guys see Cech remonstrating with Drogba in the Carling Cup final?

The Times are reporting today that Grant is angry with Didier Drogbas performance in Instanbul and his poor performances over the last few months. The head coach accused Drogba of playing for himself and not the team. I can't be bothered to provide link. Find it yourself. I read it on hard copy.

Any observer will notice that Drogbas selfish performances started in February of 2007, not even 2008. Anyway, forget this Drogba issue. He is gone.

Anyway, what do you guys reckon of the match tonight?

Drogba don Bleep up.

Hold on - SiaSia impressed Mourinho but he cant impress NFA selectors? Shame on them!

@ Poster. I cannot believe you. Ian Smith? Jesus! Thats like saying Black South Africans were better under apartheid.

I know you guys probably read this in the News of The World on Sunday, but just incase you missed it - here it is. Apparently Chelsea players are unhappy with Drogba's performances and he has clashed with Cech, Ballack and Makalele this season over his poor performances:

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=649029

It has already been reported earlier in the season that Drogba was keen to leave the club following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho and that reality looks to be a step closer with news of further dressing room unrest in West London.

According to the News of the World, Drogba and Ballack clashed before Chelsea’s recent victory over Arsenal and the paper also claims the striker has rowed with both Claude Makelele and goalkeeper Peter Cech before the Carling Cup defeat to Spurs in February.

The striker has become increasingly frustrated at Chelsea this season and has often made his feelings very clear on the subject in various interviews. It is understood that he was very close to former manager Jose Mourinho and upset by the Portuguese’s departure from the club.

This has led to patchy performances all year by the striker as he has seen his season disrupted by firstly injury and then the African Cup of Nations. Chelsea have also bought in Nicolas Anelka, in what is seen as a clear sign that Drogba will not be at the club next season.

Certainly his body language at times hasn’t looked the best and in yesterday’s victory over Manchester City he was to be seen sitting darkly on the bench, his features hidden by a hat and his ipod firmly plugged into his ears.

The news will no doubt alert many of the top clubs to his services once again. Drogba has already been reported as being a target for both Milan clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona and it is thought much might depend on both the asking price that Chelsea slap on their striker and also the summer destination of a certain Jose Mourinho. What does seem certain is that Drogba’s Chelsea career is nearing its end.

nateevs:
Wetin do Somze today?

He is hating on Anelka because of his friend Drogba. I have always felt that Anelka is a perfect team player. His off-the-ball is superb, his touch and awareness and composure and teamwork is superb. Certainly, Somze is right that he lacks a bit of snap - he is too laid back with pulling the trigger - or you could say he lacks a bit of determination and willpower to force himself to get to the ball first - For example, against Barnsley, we needed Drogba not Anelka because that was a real Championship scrap. Their defence sat deep and when a defence is too deep, the only way to hurt them is aerially. We certainly needed Drogbas muscle in that game because Anelka had no space to breathe and he does not put himself about like Drogba. Against Fehnerbahce, we needed Anelka because there was a lot of space in behind the defence. Basically, if a defence sits too deep, Drogba is the best man for the job because he is an aerial threat. However, if the opposition defence defend high up, then Anelka is the man for the job because he has the running and technique to exploit it. Drogba seems to have lost some pace to get him behind high defences. Anyway, its horses for courses. If the shoe fits wear it.

Anyway, Anelka is a real team player. I prefer that because for a long time I've noticed that teamwork is very low at Chelsea. A lot of players take shots all the time instead of playing obvious passes (Lampard and Drogba are the chief culprits) - it is like they are looking for personal glory so that they can get a better contract or whatever. I believe the World's best players such as Ronaldinho, Messi, Eto, Ronaldo etc have no selfishness in them.

Trust those corrupt mothafuckas to Bleep up again. Amodu is a dinosaur, a relic of a bygone era. BCC Lions of Gboko was like 20 years ago. What has this man done for the last 15 years? He is totally behind the times.

JayFK:
You like Bill O'reilly's point of view?

Don't mind the guy. He is deluded.

Forget blaming Grant - the team was exactly the same as most Chelsea fans would pick with the exception of Malouda. The fact is that the players are just not as great as people think they are. Grant is a weak coach - but you still expect half decent players to do a job. Mourinho got them playing well with high motivation and good tactics - but it does not mean they are players that Chelsea FC deserves. The midfield was OK and dominated the game especially in the first half. If only we had two decent wingers. Joe Cole is decent but he lacks the pace to make the difference. As for Drogba - you all know my feelings on him. I never liked him from day one. His first touch is worse than Djemba Djemba. We need  two wingers. FULL STOP! We complain about Lampard and Ballack a lot but the fact is that we have one of the best central midfields anywhere. They just need the wingers to take the pressure off them sometimes. I remember that Deco and Xavi used to dominate central midfield - but that was because Ronaldinho, Messi and Guily took a lot of pressure off them. We have the defence of Champions, the central midfield of Champions and good strikers. But can we honestly say that our wingers are any better than the wingers of an Aston Villa?

Anyway, no shaking, we should beat Fehnerbahce in the 2nd game - but based on all these recent performances, what hope do we have in the semi-final. I would rather we get knocked out now so that Roman can pull his hand out of his pocket - than go through and lose honourably and boringly in the semi-final. Some of the players we have need to be exposed for the talentless freeloaders that they are. We need to stop indulging them. Player power is too much at Chelsea.

Ibime:
Name one striker that Drogba has effectively combined with in his whole career? According to a recent report in World Soccer Magazine, Drogba is one of the most difficult strikers in Europe to partner with.

Nateevs, I said it last month, everybody was shouting me down. This was my original quote. People say Chelsea don't create enough chances. I say it is because we have a striker who is absolutely rubbish at build-up play. With the amount of space Drogba had in that match and couldn't pick out teammates - if Anelka was playing, we would have scored three goals by half-time. For every goal Drogba scores, he misses another 5 chances to put team-mates in scoring positions either because he miscontrols the ball or he just doesn't have the brain to play fottball properly. A cleverer striker would have absolutely buried Fehnerbahce today. It was the same when we played Middlesbrough. Anelka is a World-Class striker who has been playing top-class football since Drogba was only a semi-professional. He must be absolutely frustrated at playing second fiddle to such a waste-pipe. Drogba has had one good season in his life and suddenly the English Press blow it out of all proportion as they usually do - by putting him in the World Class bracket. Who the hell is Didier Drogba and when did we start hearing his name. He was already 25 before anybody even knew who he was. Anelka has been a star since seventeen and yet some people rank Drogba above him. Like, you said in one of your earlier posts, Chelsea need to change their fucking selection policy.

I AM SO ANGRY! Forgive me if I get carried away.