Honest Frank the Muppet and other Chavs sh!t

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I wonder who will win out in the end...

[Dennis Bendtner]

"Certain players, we don't like not to play."



Says it all I'm afraid. That club is poison. All the best to AVB.

[Marc Overmars]

Rotten to the core.

[Cripps_orig]

IF you were lucky enough to inherit a magic Lamp, how would you handle it?
Would you neglect it, ignore it or even throw it out with the rubbish?

Or would you cherish it, polish it and do whatever it takes to keep it working its wonders?

A no-brainer, yes? Unless you are Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, that is.

Frank Lampard's Blues record is simply blinding. It always was — and still is.

He has scored 12 goals from midfield this season, making him Chelsea's top scorer ahead of the likes of Didier Drogba and the misfiring Fernando Torres.

In fact Lamps has now hit 182 goals for the club — 125 of them in the Premier League — putting him ahead of legendary striker Jimmy Greaves and into Chelsea's top three all-time highest scorers.

And how could we forget his trophy haul at Stamford Bridge — all three league titles, three FA Cups and two League Cups.

Lampard is also the highest-scoring midfielder in Premier League history and was Chelsea's captain fantastic on Saturday with a goal and an assist.

The 90-cap England star is worshipped by the Blues faithful and yet, curiously, he is still not guaranteed a start.

And he could still leave in the summer because, for some reason, AVB does not seem to fancy him.

So is he too old? OK, Lampard is 33 but he is a veritable spring chicken compared to Manchester United duo Ryan Giggs, 38, and Paul Scholes, 37.

And Alex Ferguson, the greatest manager in British football history, still picks those two OAPs.

So it must be that Lamps is no longer good enough, that the competition for places at Chelsea is just too fierce.

Except did you see Raul Meireles in Naples or Oriol Romeu against United?

And has anyone seen Florent Malouda this season?

None of them are in the same class and never will be, even if Lamps goes on to emulate Giggsy and play when grey.

So it must be that he is too much trouble, a Carlos Tevez-type in the dressing room.

Erm, except Lampard has long been regarded as the model professional.

So why on earth is he in and out of the team when he is still fit enough, good enough and professional enough to walk into probably any side in the Premier League?

Maybe the problem is not Lampard, it is his rookie boss.

Is AVB really that foolish or churlish?

Well he was definitely foolish to be so churlish about his skipper after this confidence-boosting win against lowly Bolton.

Asked whether Lampard's fine display guaranteed him a start next time out, he answered in the negative.

Asked if he had considered taking his captain off in the dying minutes to afford him the standing ovation he deserved, he again answered in the negative.

Such negativity breeds negativity, though, and it does not just impact on Lampard.



His team-mates see it, hear it and must wonder when it will be their turn to be on the receiving end.

Not great, then, for team spirit and surely any summer target Chelsea may be tracking will have heard all about AVB's rift with Lampard by now.

They could be forgiven for thinking 'If he can treat Frank Lampard like that, after all he's done for Chelsea, then he's certainly capable of doing it to me too'.

Hardly the best advert, then, for a club openly looking to invest in new blood to build a new Chelsea.

Hardly the best way to go about keeping your job.

For it is significant that the return of Lampard alongside Michael Essien and Ashley Cole helped Chelsea end a run of five games without a win.

All three were infamously left on the bench for Chelsea's disastrous 3-1 Champions League defeat at Napoli last week.

But here they inspired the Blues to a much-needed win that lifted them back into the top four.

After a goalless first half it was defender David Luiz who broke the deadlock with a striker's finish in the box.

Were you watching Torres?

Luiz later hit a post while Drogba struck the crossbar as the old Chelsea began to re-emerge.

Lampard's corner then teed up Drogba to head home for 2-0 before the man himself sealed the points with their third.

A deep, curling cross to the far post from the impressive Juan Mata and there was Lamps ghosting in to volley home.

Genie–us!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...k-Lampard.html



Hes got to be sleeping with the Lump surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rob Beasley is a Chelsea supporter. And an all round twat.

[Master Splinter]

It's great news for us if Lumpsy plays every game from now on.

Myopic Media Morans .

[Master Splinter]

Chelsea after Hulk:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17185843

He has gained Beast Mode™ abilities in the last few seasons and would probably fit well into the Premier League. Fair to say he would smash through some English defences.

[Cripps_orig]

Chelsea defender David Luiz has hit out at team-mate Frank Lampard saying he must take orders from manager Andre Villas-Boas like any other player.

The Brazilian defender strongly backed the Portuguese boss and argued that there should be no "privileged people" at a football club.

Lampard has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge after the midfielder admitted last week that his relationship with the former Porto coach was "not ideal".

"No one has to be someone's father or son in a football club," Luiz told Portuguese newspaper O Jogo following Brazil's 2-1 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.

"There are no privileged people there. He [Lampard] simply has to listen to the coach when he gives orders and take them.

"No player can forget that they are just an employee of the club."

Chelsea currently sit in fifth place in the Premier League, outside of the Champions League qualification spots, and face elimination from European competition at the hands of Serie A side Napoli.

However, Luiz claimed that the extent of the Blues' problems had been overplayed by the British media.

The 24-year-old also defended the "immense capacity" of Villas-Boas, who he feels will lead Chelsea to success in the long-term.

"A lot of the controversies are created by the British media," Luiz said.

"Last season, there were teams who were in a poor position in the table, and no one talked about it.

"It is a lot easier to talk about Andre, because Chelsea are a big team who always fight for the first place. And when they are third of fourth, it gets easy to slam the coach.

"But Andre has an immense capacity, he is an excellent person and I am sure he will have a great future at Chelsea."

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...s-to-listen-to

First player to speak out against the old guard at Chelsea?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You can't insult Honest Frank like that and expect to get away with it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...s-to-listen-to

First player to speak out against the old guard at Chelsea?

Wait till lamps tells his mate JT whats gone on that will be Luiz sold