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I just saw that on the beeb, why would they do that??
Who? Lumpard, Terry, Cole et al??Quote:
Originally Posted by Flavs
They run the club, don't you know....
No i mean why put Terry on a packet of fags in india? He is racist you know...allegedlyQuote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Maybe they did because they hope he dies? . . .because he is a racisy allegedly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flavs
QPR agree deal to sign Alex
Chelsea. :doh:
He'll be able to play against them in the FA Cup, too, should QPR win their replay.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...t-to-be-agreedQuote:
Chelsea have denied a fee has been agreed for the sale of Alex to Queens Park Rangers and Andre Villas-Boas has revealed an asking price has still to be met.
Sky Sports sources suggested on Saturday morning an offer had been accepted for the wantaway Brazilian.
QPR had an initial bid - believed to be £3million - rejected earlier this week, before reportedly returning with an increased offer they appeared to believe would allow them begin discussing personal terms with the 29-year-old.
However, a Chelsea spokesman said on Saturday afternoon after the 1-0 win over Sunderland: "I can say at this time there is no agreement between the clubs."
Manager Andre Villas-Boas added: "I'm sure that the clubs can reach an agreement if they continue to push.
"We know Alex's market value and we're just not going to let him go quite easily, not that QPR's offer is far, far off.
Ambitious
"He is a player that has attracted a lot of interest from Premier League clubs and from abroad."
Even if a fee is agreed, convincing Alex to join QPR is far from a formality amid reports he may no longer wish to remain in England.
Chelsea close the gap
Alex, who has also been linked with Paris St Germain and Juventus, was banished from Chelsea's first-team squad at the end of last year after submitting a transfer request.
His signing would represent another coup for ambitious QPR after they on Tuesday convinced Hughes to succeed Neil Warnock as manager.
As well as having a previous bid for Alex snubbed - reportedly £3million - they have had offers turned down for Andy Johnson, Christopher Samba and, on Friday, Steven Pienaar.
Should Rangers complete Alex's signing, he would have to wait to make his debut, as the club missed the deadline for Sunday's Premier League game at Newcastle, while he is ineligible for Tuesday's FA Cup third-round replay against MK Dons.
His first game could therefore be next Saturday's league match against Wigan, which is followed by a possible FA Cup clash with Chelsea.
Medial ligament damage for Ramires, probably been their best player this season, save for Mata.
Ramires is brilliant.
Like Essien, but actually good for more than about two games in his career.
So basically we want to give him time of before the court case begins and cahill will get his chanceQuote:
17:50 FOOTBALL: Chelsea defender John Terry has been ruled out of the club's Premier League game at Swansea in the week the court case begins into allegations he racially abused Anton Ferdinand. Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas said Terry would not travel to the Liberty Stadium for Tuesday night's game after aggravating an injury to his right knee first suffered in this month's FA Cup win over Portsmouth.
1802 FOOTBALL: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas on John Terry's injury: "It's just a bone oedema that he has been carrying for some time since he collided with a post, if I am not wrong against Portsmouth, and this stops him a little bit. It's nothing serious but something to keep an eye on. He has had an MRI before and he should be OK for Manchester United."
Big Man has entered a plea of not guilty. I wonder if he'll use the same line of defence as 'Arry has.
Trial isnt until 9th July.
What kind of shit is that?
Tactical shit. He can play in Euro 2012 unabated. :rolleyes:
So Capello won't be selecting Rio Ferdinand as the CB alongside Terry then.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Also, the FA can't ban him from any matches until next season.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...pool-fans.htmlQuote:
CHELSEA new-boy Kevin de Bruyne admits his family are a bunch of Liverpool fans.
The Belgian left-winger, 20, signed from Genk for £6.7m, said: "I have always followed the Premier League because my mother is half English. We probably followed it more than Belgian football and, when I was young, we liked Liverpool."
De Bruyne immediately heads back to Genk on loan for the rest of the season.
He added: "To come to a team like Chelsea is a dream."
:haha:
Interesting, shame we won't get him though.Quote:
Belgian superstar Eden Hazard wants to move to the Premier League this summer – and will choose between Manchester City and Chelsea.
The Lille forward has decided to knock back Arsenal’s interest, while Manchester United are not ready to meet the £30million-plus price tag.
Although Real Madrid are also still in the picture, it looks set to be a scrap between City and Chelsea as Hazard feels the English game suits his style of play best .
City manager Roberto Mancini has reportedly confirmed his interest in Hazard, one of the hottest prospects in Europe.
Quoted in French newspaper Le 10 Sport, Mancini said: “Hazard has an enormous level of talent and is able to play at the maximum level.
“But we know there is interest from the big European clubs and any deal will not be easy.”
Chelsea have had Hazard watched TWENTY times in the last 18 months and French scout Guy Hillion says the reports he's filed have been glowing in their praise of the player.
Hillion said: “I was at the Lille-St Etienne match and the player has interested Chelsea since Frank Arnesen was at the club.
“Personally, my reports have been excellent and I do think he can succeed in the Premier League.”
Arsenal started to track Hazard nearly three years ago but it appears the club may now struggle to land him, even though he was quoted recently as saying they had “more history” than some interested clubs.
Real Madrid are also watching developments, with French football legend and director of football Zinedine Zidane championing Hazard's cause.
But Real face uncertainty with boss Jose Mourinho set to quit Spain summer, with his sights set on a return to England.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/tran...cle860662.html
Waiting period does us again. So we actually paid somebody from 3 fucking years to track him so Chelsea could sign him?Quote:
Arsenal started to track Hazard nearly three years ago but it appears the club may now struggle to land him, even though he was quoted recently as saying they had “more history” than some interested clubs.
Thats all we are scouts for the big teams tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...layers-back-meQuote:
Andre Villas-Boas admits not all of his players support his 'project' at Chelsea, but does not believe he has lost the backing of owner Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea's defeat at Everton last weekend saw Villas-Boas' side drop out of the UEFA Champions League qualification places and fall 17 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City. Villas-Boas has already conceded defeat in the title race and the struggle to claim a top-four spot has already led to rumours the Portuguese is on borrowed time.
On the back of the 2-0 loss at Goodison Park, Villas-Boas held a team meeting on Sunday and there were reports that the Blues boss had been openly challenged by members of his squad.
The former Porto coach, who only took charge at Stamford Bridge last summer, has denied "strong words" had been exchanged but acknowledged he did not enjoy the backing of all his players.
"That is normal," he said.
"They don't have to back my project. It's the owner who backs my project."
Strength
Villas-Boas, who on Saturday took "full responsibility", said he was unaware of any of his squad questioning his tactics or team selection.
There have also been reports senior stars want Abramovich to send an SOS to Guus Hiddink to rescue Chelsea's season, just as the Dutchman did three years ago when Luiz Felipe Scolari was sacked.
But despite the club being in a worse position now - fifth in the Premier League - than they were then, Villas-Boas was confident his own job was under no more threat this week than last.
"I don't think so, but it's a question that you will have to ask the owner," he said ahead of Saturday's FA Cup clash with Birmingham and Champions League last-16 first leg at Napoli.
"I think the owner has full trust in me and will continue to progress with the ideas that we have.
"In the end, that is the objective of getting us the best position possible in the league, plus these two trophies, which we are fighting for.
"It will be extremely good for us if we win against Birmingham to put ourselves in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
"But we need strong progression in the league and to show our strength, so we efficate a little bit more our contention for fourth place - as third is already 10 points ahead of us - so that we get Champions League qualification."
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle867976.htmlQuote:
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez could make a shock return to the Premier League as Chelsea's caretaker boss if they dump Andre Villas-Boas.
It is claimed the man who orchestrated that incredible Champions League final comeback in 2005 is high on the list of possible replacements for the Portuguese should the Blues exit a competition which has become an obsession for Roman Abramovich.
Benitez has been out of work since being forced out of Inter Milan in 2010 after a misfiring attempt to replace former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho at the San Siro.
But he has the advantage of having got the best from misfiring Stamford Bridge striker Fernando Torres during the final years of his Anfield reign.
It'd make me laugh if Liverpool's beloved Rafa joined the club Torres got so much abuse for going to, doubt it'll happen though. The Mirror seem to be obsessed with usurping The Sun as the most hated paper in that part of the country.
I'd be very surprised if it happened simply because he wants the Liverpool job back.
He'd never get it if he joined Chelsea, regardless of how long he stayed there.
What about the Kenny and Rafa dreamteam?
RAWK's wet dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
I still think Kenny will step aside, get some upstairs role and open the door for Pep Rafa to walk in.
Big man out for 2 months.
He can't stop getting injuries, it's like he is trying to avoid playing before the resolution of his court case.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...hley-Cole.htmlQuote:
CHELSEA players were in revolt against boss Andre Villas-Boas last night — BEFORE this Naples defeat.
Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien were dumped to the bench for daring to criticise AVB, even though he invited them to do so.
Villas-Boas held a clear-the-air meeting on Sunday where he asked them for honest opinions on their poor results.
Lampard and Essien were forthright in their views — but it was Cole who spoke out most strongly.
The England left-back told AVB, 'I came here to win medals and trophies, but I'm never going to do that with your tactics'.
Cole is also unhappy as he feels 'like a robot' with Villas-Boas telling him exactly how to play, rather than giving him freedom.
Chelsea's players were infuriated when their three team-mates were put on the bench for speaking out ahead of the Champions League last 16 clash.
The boss even told Cole 'you made it personal'.
England star Cole was further angered when he saw his manager on TV claiming that he had been left out over concerns that he was not fully fit.
Cole underwent gruelling extra fitness training and insisted he was 100 per cent ready to play.
And he made a mockery of AVB's claims when he was called into action after 12 MINUTES following an injury to Jose Bosigwa.
Villas-Boas was in no mood to discuss his team selection last night and insisted he would be in charge for the second leg.
He said: "I have full confidence from the owner. Manager for the second leg? Yes, for sure.
"It's a team selection, I can go on and explain but it makes no difference.
"It was based on what was fair at that moment, the best team."
When details of Chelsea's team sheet were revealed last night there was widespread disbelief.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said: "It has all the makings of managerial suicide."
Graeme Souness added: "If Cole is 90 per cent, he's still better than Bosingwa at 100 per cent."
AVB added: "The first 90 minutes have passed but we have another 90.
"We have the knowledge we can create problems. We created problems and can turn the tie around."
You Just knew AVB was never the right man for chavs, too many ego's and too many players who are near his age who have more authority then him at the club.
Cashley needs to STFU
We should get AVB in the summer and tell him to bring Mata along as well.
He is made for us tbh. All going to the chavs was, just getting exprience when he takes over as our manager in the summer tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
:bow: Agent Andre
It's amazing how the Sun know exactly what was said behind closed doors. They didn't even bother with a "a source told The Sun"...they just went for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
The coverage Sky are giving to the Chelsea old boys club is cringe worthy. AVB has seen they're not up to much cop and wants to try something different, big deal. He didn't sign Torres either so it's not his fault he's been lumbered with a 50m burden on his back.
If Sky want to give lots of attention to chavs as they fuck up their season, I'd regard that as a welcome breather from listening to doom and gloom about us. And if they love chavs and have to watch as they tumble down the PL rankings, all the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Yep let chavs take all the crap tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxPeck
Ray Wilkins was on SSN, saying they miss the best leader in the country, doesn't understand why Lampard and Essien didn't start and didn't understand why Ashley didn't start, as he is one of the best leftbacks in the world. :lol:
Never meant it to sund like i thought the Article was true, just said cashley needs to stfu(in general)Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
What the hell. Sounds good. I like it. And in a way, looking at the mediocre performances by the chav squad, it is as if the manager has lost the dressing room and the players have no confidence in the manager. (Now where have I heard that before?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
The Chelsea old boys are as unprofesssional as it gets. This is the problem Real Madrid used to have with Raul basically calling the shots.
Peter Osgood :rose:Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
He's probably a very talented manager but so long as the old guard stay, and have that influence over the club he (and Chelsea) will never move forward. He needs to bite the bullet and get rid of the old guard, it's the only way. But it will probably never happen. They'll all still be there in some form when they're 70.
I don't mind him on the whole. Pressure over his fee, the hype, most of the players; everything is against him. It was probably unwise to take the job, especially if Roman doesn't back him. Stupid beard though. And it's always nice to see Chelsea stutter, even if the media show unconcealed bias in favour of our good ol' English lads against that nasty Vilash-Boash.