The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

[our_fella]

Why on earth would Ronaldo go to Chelsea? He'd only ever go back to United

[orangeman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctWS52IA_JY

That is brilliant.

Uncle Harry standing up for Frank! Great piece of footage!

Brilliant.

[EC Unique]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctWS52IA_JY

That is brilliant.

Uncle Harry standing up for Frank! Great piece of footage!

Brilliant.

Class. Arry was dead right too!

[AZOffaly]

Don't think that was a journo. I think it was a fans forum.

[muppet]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22570411

Bobby Tambling lives in Cork and watched Lampard beat his record in a pub in Crosshaven!

[Captain Obvious]

Chelsea 1 FC Basel 2 

[Bingo]

Chelsea 1 FC Basel 2 

Rafa out

[J OGorman]

Scratch of the Day on at 10:30pm 

[muppet]

NEVER GO BACK

Can anyone give me an example in sport where someone made a return and was deemed as successful as their first stint?

Last four games for Chelsea- two draws and two defeats. Early in the season yet and hardly a crisis but if Rafa had of:
- Dropped the captain, leader, legend,
- Dropped Chelsea's POTY (for the past 2 seasons)
- Got beaten at home in Europe by inferior opposition
Chelsea fans would of been calling for his head.

Di Matteo in.

Brian Corcoran.
Sugar Ray Leonard.

[Syferus]

NEVER GO BACK

Can anyone give me an example in sport where someone made a return and was deemed as successful as their first stint?

Last four games for Chelsea- two draws and two defeats. Early in the season yet and hardly a crisis but if Rafa had of:
- Dropped the captain, leader, legend,
- Dropped Chelsea's POTY (for the past 2 seasons)
- Got beaten at home in Europe by inferior opposition
Chelsea fans would of been calling for his head.

Di Matteo in.

Brian Corcoran.
Sugar Ray Leonard.

Cake Curran.

[laoislad]

Was that a guy in a Leitrim jersey when Jose jumped into the crowd after the Torres goal.
It's a Gaa jersey anyway.

[Norf Tyrone]

As expected there was not an iota of evidence to support and  even evidence to contradict the allegation against Clattenburg

"Having considered all of the available evidence it was the opinion of David Waters QC, independent counsel, that the evidence of Ramires was not supported by any other evidence. Moreover it was contradicted by other witnesses and does not cross the evidential threshold required to bring a charge against Mark Clattenburg," the FA said. "Having considered counsel's opinion, and in view of all the circumstances of the case, the FA does not believe that there is a case for Mr Clattenburg to answer.

Chelsea manage to escape sanction here, despite yet another absolutely groundless and  serious allegation made against the integrity of a referee whose only crime was that he managed to make questionable decisions in a game which did not go Chelsea's way.
This time, Chelsea are only passing on the absurd allegation made by a player, when this all could have been dealt with in the referee's room after the game.

Looks like Clattenburg's integrity is being questioned again.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2532710/Mark-Clattenburg-investigated-Southampton-accuse-referee-abusing-Adam-Lallana.html

[rodney trotter]

It would be surprising if Juan Mata is still at Chelsea by the of the window.

[AQMP]

It would be surprising if Juan Mata is still at Chelsea by the of the window.

I'd be very surprised if Chelsea let him go to another Prem team (maybe if silly money was offered).  Back to Spain??  I think he's been poorly treated by Mourinho.  Has been Chelsea's best player over the past couple of seasons.

[rodney trotter]

Yeah I would agree, dont think they let him go to another Pl side. PSG are being stongly linked,, also talk of Atletico Madrid and Inter.