Weekend Games 25th/26th August

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Is Bale lacking match fitness did not look that good to me, or is it a case of thats how he is and he was just overhyped.

As long as I dont have to witness his gay goal celebration this season I dont care what he is

[Rors]

How are you expecting to line up in the COCup on Tuesday?

If we could have a 3 goal headstart that would be great.

Can see it being similar to this one all told. So fill your boots........

[Cripps_orig]

No Lampard or Terry

Also Liverpool are bottom of the league

Rodgers

[Olivier's xmas twist]

BREAKING NEWS - ROONEY OUT FOR FOUR WEEKS

Sir Alex Ferguson says that Wayne Rooney will be out "for around four weeks" with the cut on his thigh.

bbc

[Cripps_orig]

England

[Cripps_orig]

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Mikel, Meireles, Bertrand, Hazard, Mata, Torres. Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Romeu, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Sturridge.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Santon, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Anita, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse. Subs: Harper, Williamson, Perch, Ryan Taylor, Amalfitano, Marveaux, Obertan.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

[Cripps_orig]

Come on Hazard and Torres

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza.

The thigh did look fairly mutilated though - Champagne Charlie originally said it was his knee.

[Cripps_orig]

Gabby Yorath already talking about how it will effect England, cutting off Crooks who was talking about Kagawa

Crooks didnt like being cut off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crooks.

Or, Malteser Head as dad calls him.