Runs in to say well done to Veggie,i knew i should not have run round the house screaming at half time,gutted, but you deserved it.

 

Maggie xx

 

Maggie

Thank You. You are one of the loveliest people on here, wish you were here more often.

 

We were lucky really although we played well for a crucial period in the 2nd half.

I never ever celebrate until the final whistle goes - seen too many gutless collapses recently.

Good luck with the rest of the season xxx

20-year-old Genk and Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne having a medical at Chelsea ahead of a proposed £6.7m move to Stamford Bridge.

 

Given that Arsenal are 5/1, Sunderland 22/1, and ourselves 125/1, to win the cup, it doesn't take an expert...............

Looking forward to Wednesday Veggie?

 

Rumours around these parts that we've got another of your kids on loan, Ryo Miyaichi?

Tevez for Carroll? I reckon we would consider if they took Carroll out the deal...

Au contraire! I'd snap their hands off. Anything to get rid and drop him on another set of mugs.

Tevez. That is.

Surely Chris Samba will be moving before the window closes?

No  mate, at the moment I view each game with fear and loathing. We have been shite on a stick recently.

 

Ryo is an interesting character. I saw him play with a B team XI in a pre season friendly the season before last at Borehamwood where he (along with Wellington - another wonderkid) looked the business. He is incredibly fast (as fast as Theo I think) and has a good degree of accuracy on his balls in from wide areas and from acute angles.

 

Then he went away on loan and since he's been back I've seen him with the reserves 3 or 4 times and he didn't look great.  I think he was carrying a bit of an injury or an illness problem but he was ordinary to say the least and Neil Banfield (the reserve team coach) was really on his case for most of the match - which mistified us in the stands as he looked like he was trying hard, it just wasn't happening

 

If he is at full fitness then he will be a real asset to you. He has one of the best attitudes I've ever seen in a kid that age, super personality and commitment.

Wayne Bridge is having a medical at Sunderland according to BBC Sport.

I see Allardyce's method at West Ham really is to just assemble his Bolton team from around 2005 if they're signing Vaz Te...

 

If we bring in Zaha I'll be delighted, but I think Palace will be holding out for something closer to £10m which would probably be too rich for the board. Can't blame them either, he just signed a 5 year contract last month.

PHEW!!!

 

Swansea 1 Chelsea 1

 

 

 

Thanks go out to the Swans for a much appreciated 93rd minute og!

I bookmarked a post of mine about a year ago regarding Torres and a year to the day he broke my heart I thought I'd reiterate it and say that the post was not bitter as I stated at the time but in fact what I truly believed.

 

Players refusing to pass to him is absolute bullshit.

 

Comp	Minutes on pitch	Shots on target	Shots off target	Total (excluding blocks)	Shooting accuracy (5)
Premier League	416	1	6	7	14.29
Champions League	201	8	2	10	80
Total	617	9	8	17	52.94

 

So, he has had 17 shots so obviously someone is passing to him. I scan the Chelsea forums and all I can see is people bending over backwards to make excuses for Torres, 'No one passes to him', well clearly someone is because he has had 17 shots. 'He is just back from injury' So is Carroll, 'He has to get used to playing with a new team' Darren Bent anyone? Suarez had to get used to a new league, so did Luiz, so did  Hernandez.

 

Fernando Torres is not the player he used to be and he never will be again, I don't know why everyone is so surprised, he hasn't  played well, he hasn't played well for 18 months or more now in 2236 minutes of PL football this year he has scored 9 goals. 

 

I loved Torres, I was absolutley devastated when he left. I know what its like I continually made excuses for him, overlooked his poor play but in hindsight he is nothing but a sulky bitch who brings down the morale of the rest of the team. The difference between Liverpool's morale before and after Torres departure is unreal. I was devastated, then angry, then sad, but now I couldn't give a stuff about Torres i find his situation hilarious. We got the best out of him, sure he is going to score a goal or 2 for Chelsea, he may well score tomorrow night, but don't kid yourselves into thinking once he scores he won't be able to stop because Liverpool thought that after the Chelsea 2-0 game, he only scored 3 goals in the next 12 matches (then he moved to Chelsea making it 3 goals in 19 games)- not exactly setting the world alight. Torres was once a World class striker no doubt, now he isn't even the best striker at Chelsea. 

 

Thats not bitter, its the truth, I am happier now with 2 players who want to play for the club than one who doesn't.

 truly believed.

 

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You know, losing can be quite hard to take... but it's f-cking horrendous when you're playing the same tactics over and over again. It's like we've been "found out", stick a man on Silva and you've got the game in the bag. One shot on target with Nasri, Silva, Dzeko and Aguero It's unbelievable... and all City fans want to spout about is some agenda in refereeing. Mancini needs a plan B, it looks so predictable going forward at times.

Hi River Rock I'm glad to see you're no longer bitter and twisted as far as Torres is concerned. I was worried you might be on here a year later still slagging him off endlessly and obsessing over him 24/7. Oh wait..... you are.

 

Any more news yet on Man City doing a straight swap for one of the best strikers in the world (Tevez) for an absolute donkey (Carroll)? Last I heard City couldn't speak they were falling about the place laughing just wondered how things were progressing...

To be fair... I reckon anyone would be better than Dzeko right now. Just watching Sky, at least Mancini has taken part of the blame for tonight.

Dzeko seems to pop up with a few goals now and again, terrible first touch though. I haven't seen him much but he looks kind of clumsy to me. I wouldn't play him ahead of Tevez, Aguero or Balotelli in a million years though.

TBF Liverpool got Carroll for nowt after getting rid of a superior Donkey.

Someone suggested on BM earlier that we say "Bollox to it all... get Tevez back in" They were instantly shot down, must say I wouldn't object to the idea at all.

 

Problem with Dzeko is from what I hear... most of his goals at Wolfsburg came from crosses, he always had someone whipping the ball into him and we don't play to his style at all. Seems pointless signing a player if he doesn't suit the way you play... we don't have wingers, just fullbacks who occasionally get forward every now and then. But even then the only full back that can put in a decent cross is Kolarov, but have you seen him move?

 

Balotelli... certainly capable of doing great things, 20 years old aswell. Problem is he spends more time banned instead of being on the field and people are started to get abit fed up of it now.

 

Aguero, probably the biggest threat... most teams know that with Dzeko being stuck in the middle not being able to do what he does best, that Aguero is the only threat up front.

Mincey I got shot down in flames on the Chelsea forum for suggesting we make a cheeky bid for Tevez . Tevez and Aguero together would be lethal I think it's time for Mancini to treat himself to a slice of humble pie if you want to maintain your title challenge.

Hi River Rock

 

I get how you feel about Torres, I was equally gutted when Nasri and Cesc left us

It does help a bit though when they don't shine at their new club.

 

We did you a birthday thread the other day x

We've dropped out of the playoffs!

Hope we get a  result tonight.

Big game I would say.Leicester are still contenders for the play-offs imo – despite their current position.

Good luck Joe. Hope we can get a result too at Bolton but I'm not holding my breath the way we've been all season

I may have my traditional bet on RVP to score at nytime. Assuming he's playing!

I think the boss will have to start with him unless (Goddess forbid) he is injured in training.

I'm just glad he didn't get banned after McLeish's whining.

Notice how the poison troll said nowt about Dunne not being sent off when he gave away the penalty. He was already on a yellow card and was the last man

I have a  bit of a  soft spot for Arsenal. They have always entertained me. However in general I don't care very much for the top teams, especially the ones who constantly whine about being badly done to, whilst they occupy the top two spots. Apart from Arsenal, God forbid a  London team winning, and if it has to be a Lancashire team then let it be  United but only because I put my France winnings on 'em when they were such a good price.

evening all.....does Sponget still pop in the footy thread.

No idea how that game finished 0-0...

Worst Norwich performance of the season tonight and one of the worst under Lambert.  The curse of Sky.  Outplayed in every area and they looked like they just didn't care for much of the match.  Hopefully, they'll get a good arse kicking tonight and will be much improved on Saturday for Bolton.  Play like that for the rest of the season and relegation's a certainty.

We got a draw! After such a bad start, I feared the worst, even after we took the lead.

So, who do we think the new England captain should be?

 

I'd go with Joe Hart. I think it'd be a good move to go with someone on the younger side as a sign for the future, rather than having someone at the end of their career as captain for a couple of years. He's guaranteed to play whenever he's fit, because there aren't any other English keepers good enough to replace him.

I didn't see anything wrong with JT. Much as though I dislike him and Chelsea, he seems the best choice for the England team. Any individual who sees their relationship with him being more important than playing for the national team can take a hike. If he gets convicted later on, then he's a gonner too.

Rio Ferdinand has said he's not interested in becoming England captain again. As John Terry has been ruled out of Sunday's match due to injury, he won't be facing Ferdinand.

Ferdinand shouldn't be anywhere near the squad... Nevermind being captain. Gerrard for me,  Lescott/Jagielka/Cahill/Jones at CB.... All four seem to be playing well. Then Richards and Baines full backs. Need Wilshere/Parker/Milner... Two of them sat in front. Concerned Wilshere is gonna turn into the next Owen Hargreaves though the way injuries are going with him. Only player who's been in the squad a long time I would have is Gerrard and play Bent on his own up front. Rooney is a petulant brat when things don't go well.

I don't see any possibility of you going into free-fall in the manner that Blackpool did over the second half of last season.

 

Sunderland have picked up something like 19 points from their last 9 PL matches under O'Neill - it just wasn't a good time for you to be playing them. Your form during January was outstanding winning 4 and drawing 1 in a sequence of results that including 3 away wins; albeit inclusive of cup games. A mid table finish imo...

Looks like it will start snowing here round about KO time. Hope we get a win!

Happiness. I'd forgotten what it felt like.

 

Hope everyone is similarly happy with their team this weekend.

 

RZB - Spongey does still come here but very infrequently. I do have her on FB. Do you want me to give her your details?