The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

[Norf Tyrone]

Interesting take on Essien's performance yesterday 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjeooK5AkLs

Think the BBC will not be asking Pardew back for a while given the recent PC drive there...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7946964.stm

The poor fella has just shot any chance of a media career to pieces. People are too PC sensitive. Listen to Andy Gray or Motty say that Tevez/Arshavin/Drogba/ etc murders a defender or a team when they play well.
So murder is fine but rapes not.

[Doogie Browser]

It was hardly of Big fat ron proportions right enough, but these Chelsea players just can't stay away from controversy it seems 

[corn02]

Interesting take on Essien's performance yesterday 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjeooK5AkLs

Think the BBC will not be asking Pardew back for a while given the recent PC drive there...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7946964.stm

The poor fella has just shot any chance of a media career to pieces. People are too PC sensitive. Listen to Andy Gray or Motty say that Tevez/Arshavin/Drogba/ etc murders a defender or a team when they play well.
So murder is fine but rapes not.

Seconded.

[Norf Tyrone]

Just when I see you Corn that reminds me....

... there could be a wee bit of controversy re Liverpool/ Chelsea/ Arsenal in a few weeks time. I believe that the FA have asked Chelsea and Arsenal to observe one minute's applause to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The whispers are that this has been recieved with mixed emotions by the Chelsea fans at least. I have my own take on it, but some are objecting to the relevance to the teams involved, some are asking why there was no minute's applause in Oct 2006 for Matthew Harding's 10 year anniversary.
One of the main issues is from Chelsea old school, who still have adverse memories of Heysel. In the days after the Heyel tragedy, a lot of media sources blamed Chelsea fans for the trouble, and some believe that a lot of this was fed from Anfield to deflect blame. Remember Chelsea fans were the traditionally 'bad eggs' in them days. Some Chelsea fans were arrested in the days after the game, depsite the fact that the were in London when the disaster occured.

Although I'd respect that Hillsborough was a massive disaster for Liverpool, football and more importantly for the families concerned, it was Liverpool's tragedy and it's at best unwise for the FA to extend any form of rememberance to other clubs.

It'll be interesting to see how this pans out...

[Norf Tyrone]

Chelsea Vs Liverpool in Europe.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 27-04-2005)
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 03-05-2005)
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 28-09-2005)
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 06-12-2005)
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 25-04-2007)
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 01-05-2007)
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (European Cup: 22-04-2008)
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (European Cup: 30-04-2008)

Liverpool wins: 2
Chelsea wins: 2
Draws: 4

The stats show how close these ties have been over the last few years, with Liverpool's penalty win giving them the slightest edge. The games usually hinge on the slightest error by players, managers and officials when we consider the infamous 'ghost goal', Riise's og, and Agger's controversial free kick winner.
Can't see things being too different this time.

[charlie stubbs]

f**k off norf, and i forgot the semis were at wembely

when was the lasttime a team go home advantage for the semis of fa cup?  they always are at a neutral ground

[The Watcher Pat]

Chelsea Vs Liverpool in Europe.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 27-04-2005)
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 03-05-2005)
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 28-09-2005)
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 06-12-2005)
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (European Cup: 25-04-2007)
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (European Cup: 01-05-2007)
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (European Cup: 22-04-2008)
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (European Cup: 30-04-2008)

Liverpool wins: 2
Chelsea wins: 2
Draws: 4

The stats show how close these ties have been over the last few years, with Liverpool's penalty win giving them the slightest edge. The games usually hinge on the slightest error by players, managers and officials when we consider the infamous 'ghost goal', Riise's og, and Agger's controversial free kick winner.
Can't see things being too different this time.

10 goals in 8 games....should be a real thriller that tie...

[Norf Tyrone]

Not much to be said about yesterday. A real opportunity blew. The frustrating part was sitting in a bar with Chelsea and United games on and knowing that the Mancs were blowing it. Chelsea had no tempo or rhythm yesterday, with perhaps the 30 minute delay affecting them, but these things happen.

No Chelsea player emerged with any credit yesterday, despite the Blues edging the opportunities, and having a good penalty shout turned down. The only decent skill all day was Modric's shot. Typical of Gomes to have arguably his best Spurs performance yesterday.

Time to conentrate on the cups.

[Norf Tyrone]

Anelka out for 3 weeks 

[Doogie Browser]

Anelka out for 3 weeks 

Prob not bad news in a way though?  Him or Drogba had to be dropped anyway, so this forces the goose's hand now so to speak, you just need to hope Drogba can discover some form (the irony, a Villa man advising a Chelsea fan on how to find some form!)

[Norf Tyrone]

We're going to win the league....

http://www.rightresult.net/index.php

[mrsandman]

We're going to win the league....

http://www.rightresult.net/index.php

United have a game in hand

[Minder]

Terrys Ma nicked for shoplifting, maybe it should be in the "Things that make you go What The F*ck" thread...........

[EC Unique]

Terrys Ma nicked for shoplifting, maybe it should be in the "Things that make you go What The F*ck" thread...........

SOCCER hero John Terry's mum and mother-in-law were allegedly caught loading £800-worth of stolen store goods into a car.
Sue Terry, 50, and Sue Poole, 54, were nicked and officially cautioned by cops for shoplifting clothes and food from Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

By accepting the caution, they formally acknowledged their guilt.

The incident is a huge embarrassment to Chelsea and England skipper Terry, 28, and to the FA.

Tesco is the official England supermarket and M&S supplies suits to the England squad. One of the vice-presidents for England's 2018 World Cup bid is Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.


Track suits were among the gear the women are said to have taken at the Brooklands Shopping Centre in Weybridge, Surrey.


Police were called by security staff at 3pm on Wednesday and the pair were taken to Staines police station, Middlesex.


Defender Terry earns £135,000-a-week, plus bonuses and huge sums from sponsorship deals.

His mum and mother-in-law live jet-set lives thanks to his huge wealth. They have have been flown all over the world at Terry's expense to watch him play, including at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

Terry also bought both women detached houses in the exclusive street in Oxshott, Surrey, where he and wife Toni, 26, live with twins Georgie and Summer, two. The leafy drive is famously known as "Terry Street".

A source said last night: "Everyone was gobsmacked when the police realised they had arrested John Terry's mum and mum-in-law.


"They're women who want for nothing, yet they were accused of taking cheap gear without paying. They seemed at a loss to explain.

"One said she had no idea why she'd taken sports gear as she didn't even like wearing the stuff. They seemed shaken up."

Another source said the women loaded their car with goods from M&S but were stopped when they went back to Tesco for more.

A source close to Terry said: "This will come as a terrible shock to John. His mum has never done anything like this before.

"It would be easier if he had the first idea why it happened."

A Surrey Police spokesman said last night: "Cautions are usually applied for more minor matters, when it is a first time offence.

"A caution represents an admission of guilt and forms part of a criminal record. Officers arrested two women aged 50 and 54, both from Oxshott, on suspicion of theft.



"This followed reports of shoplifting. The women were interviewed in custody and have been cautioned for the offences."

Terry's lawyer Angus McBride insisted the pair were entirely innocent and were victims of an "unfortunate misunderstanding".

Mr McBride said they would not have agreed to be cautioned had they realised they were admitting guilt and will be taking legal action to clear their names.

He added: "They didn't do anything wrong. They didn't have legal advice and weren't aware they were admitting guilt."

Terry has worked hard on his image in recent years but was once a notorious boozer and womaniser, reported to have had EIGHT flings behind Toni's back.

  Hilarious

[Norf Tyrone]

What!!?!?? I thougt AC had signed him permenantly!!

Shevchenko expects Chelsea return at season end
30.03.09 | tribalfootball.com
AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko expects to return to parent club Chelsea at the end of the season.

"I don't regret anything," he said. "I needed to refresh myself physically and that's what I've done at Milan.

"I haven't been used but I have made myself available. When I returned I said that I would have accepted anything.

"I knew no-one would do me any favours, and I knew that I would be the last striker in the team.

"I'll behave as a professional until the end, then I'll return to London.

"I'll live in London but I don't know where football will take me next season. I'll speak to Chelsea and we'll make a decision.

"I have confidence in myself."