Chelsea FC thread (Champions!)

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T Butcher fan said:
Maka said he was proud and felt respected, Crespo said he jumped at the chance and all his Inter mates were jealous, and Veron said it was a dream come true and the end of a nightmare.

The reason you never heard this was because we didn't come to the manc thread to tell you about it. ;)
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haha yeah Seba's been living the dream down in london.

lol I bet all Crespo's mates we're jealous, the inter fans are nutters, Silvestre said that if you had a bad game they'd wait for you and shake your car and throw stones as you we're leaving.

I dont understand why Ranners has gone off Cole, whats happened??
 
He hasn't. It's all nonsense fabricated by the press because they haven't got anything to write about. There is a pattern here. How come the press didn't get wind of Cech, or Jonhson, Geremi etc. before it happened?

It's because Chelsea don't tell anyone who they want to sign beforehand, so the press have to adopt a scatter gun approach!
 
Professor Nutmeg said:
NF, you post nothing but meaningless shite in this thread. Please refrain from doing so.
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I echo his post. If you havent got something usefull to say about Chelsea in here then feck off! For example the "tut tut" post. Many more and you'll be warned of a 2nd booking
 
Do you really want another red card? Actually no dont answer that, it'll only be another Yes Boss comment. This is football DISCUSSION not Football 2 word un-related comments.

Sorry for invading the chelsea thread fellas. Back on topic...
 
Perhaps you weren't watching the same game. We were cruising by the 2nd half. Watford weren't ever allowed to be "all over us." Mutu's 2nd goal was terrific. Gudjohnden's goal was a superb first time strike, curving up and around the keeper, straight from a Damien Duff pass (nice to see him back :) )
 
I will say Watford had a few more chances than Chelsea would have liked... and yet Chelsea demolished them.

One thing to add, I have no idea why Chelsea would get rid of Joe Cole for anybody (i.e. Parker)... They only paid what, 2.5-3mil for him and he is certainly solid on the ball, and shows great explosiveness once in a while, at WORST it seems he'll at least be as good as someone like Dyer. Anyway, his play lately (as Chelsea have been featured a few times in the USA recently) has seemed pretty good.

Probably their best investment of the "Roman Revolution"... although Johnson and Mutu have got to be close.
 
Joe Cole is going nowhere!! it's just the usual media stirring because they have to write something to keep their job. Ranieri has said that he is an important part of the Chelsea first team, and that he is not for sale.
 
So after all Chelsea are still in the Fa-Cup...perhaps this is the win they needed to give them confidence...i still think that it should be possible for them to win the Premiership...
 
Eaton J, no offence but you obviously weren't watching last nights game, it must've been a re-run. They had maybe two chances all game and spent the entire time defending in their own box!

It was a good laugh, good sing song, met up with a few Watford mates for some beers afterwards and they had no complaints about the result.

Perhaps some visitors to this thread should spend some time away from their bedrooms too, NF? ;)
 
Rumour Meltdown

Today the rumour mill went into over-drive. Christian Vieri, Luis Saha, David Trezeguet, Scott Parker, Joe Cole, Gabriel Heinze, David Seaman: almost a full squad are mentioned…

Starting at the front of the squad, there are rumours from Italy that long-standing target Christian Vieri's prospects of coming to Chelsea are hotting up. The proposed sequence of events would see Chelsea take Vieri, whereas Inter would immediately fill the Vieri-shaped hole in their squad with … long-running target Adriano, from Parma. Inter have been the favourites to land Adriano, and in any case, they own half of the rights over the Brazilian.

Chelsea need a new forward, as Hernan Crespo (also from Inter) is likely to be off the pitch for the next 6 weeks (at least) following a calf strain. Vieri is one of the Blues' options - particularly since it would appear that he's had a row with the Inter coach Alberto Zaccheroni, which saw the striker pull out of the Inter squad for last night's 0-0 draw at Udinese in the Coppa Italia. The row was about a disagreement on fitness: Zaccheroni considered that Vieri was fit, whereas Vieri wanted to stay at home to receive treatment for a knee problem.

There are even reports that Vieri wanted to stay out of this game so as not to jeopardise his transfer to Chelsea - and that an Inter official, Lele Oriali, went to London to negotiate the deal.

Vieri has been a long-standing target since Roman Abramovich took over (and even beforehand). Another option, apparently, is David Trezeguet (also interesting Barça), who is not happy with his pay at Juve. Chelsea are said to be in with a £25 million offer for the French goal machine, and Chelsea people were in Turin today to talk this one through, say the reports.

Or, could it be that the striker that Chelsea will be signing is, in fact, Luis Saha? The world of football (and Salford) was rocked by the revelations in today's Evening Standard that Chelsea were about to scupper ManUre's long-running courtship of Fulham's hitman (who has 13 to his name so far this season - and would be eligible to play in Europe). At best, Chelsea will have on their hands a striker who is proven in the Premiership. At worst, Chelsea will succeed in pushing up the price that ManUre will have to pay for him. Fulham have, for some time, complained about the way which ManUre had been trying to bring Saha to Old Trafford, and would probably jump at the chance not to sell Saha to ManUre. It was thought that an agreement had been reached for a £9,8 million sale, although Fulham wanted £12 million, but today both Fulham and ManUre denied that there was an agreement. Could the Chelsea rumour, in fact, be a ruse by Fulham to ask ManUre to push their price up a bit more?

Moving to the midfield, after Chelsea's sensational, er, inquiry about Charlton's Scott Parker yesterday, more details have emerged about the nature of what Chelsea were to offer. Some sources say that Chelsea were prepared to swap Joe Cole for Parker (yeah, right). Others talk of a £6 million bid - or was it £7 million, £12 million, or even £17 million? Or, was it (as Charlton have said) merely an inquiry?

At least we can offer some clarification as regards the (frankly surreal) suggestion that Chelsea offered Joe Cole as part of a swap deal. To name and shame that particular source, we are happy to reveal that it was 'The Sun' which published that particularly rancid tripe. This evening, Chelsea officially denied that Cole would be leaving the squad, or that he could be part of any deal. In addition, Claudio Ranieri stated that "Joe is a highly valued member of Chelsea's first team squad, and is playing an important role in our exciting season." We'll also not mention Nicky Butt - after all, the Nicky Butt to Chelsea rumours merely started when journalists asked Claudio what he thought of the ManUre reject, and Claudio, with his habitual politeness, said that Butt was a good player.

Whatever the nature of the 'bid/inquiry', the Evening Standard suggests that Scott is 'unsettled' by Chelsea's bid. Charlton are determined to hold on to their key player, but the Evening Standard states that 'sources close to the player say he is interested in the move to Stamford Bridge', although, out of loyalty to the club, he will not hand in a transfer request to help smooth that particular move.

Staying in the midfield department, we should mention that we were, apparently, due to sign Pavel Nedved - this year's Golden Boot winner, and astonishingly awesome Juventus dynamo - over the summer. The deal was all tied up until Pavel thought about asking Mrs Nedved. Her indoors was not keen to swap Turin for London, so Pavel had to pull out of the deal. If we remember, it was Mrs Zola who needed to be convinced of Gianfranco staying at Chelsea another season, and we succeeded there. Should we try to exercise the same powers of persuasion on Mrs Nedved?

In the defence, a new name has emerged as a centreback (apparently as Chelsea are frustrated at the rejection, by Valencia, of our bid for Fabian Ayala and consider that a £35 million evaluation for Barça's Carlos Puyol is silly). The man is Argentinian international defender Gabriel Heinze, currently playing at Paris Saint-Germain. Indeed, there are rumours of a £11,5 million bid for Heinze. Once again, the key point is that Heinze and his club have argued.

The argument has centred on the fact that the PSG coach Vahid Halilhodzic continues to play the 25-year-old at left-back, despite the fact he plays for Argentina in his preferred centre back position.

Heinze's quality as a defender aroused interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid over the summer. Plus he is free to play in the Champions League because PSG are not in Europe this season. The Evening Standard quotes a PSG source as saying, today, that "Given the size of the offer and the fact that Gabriel and the coach are struggling to get along with each other, Chelsea's offer may suit all parties and a deal may be possible."

In the interests of completeness, we shall also relate that a website did suggest that Wayne Bridge could be on his way to ManUre - a rumour that we consider almost comical in its stupidity.

And in the goalkeeping department, on the day that Manchester City have announced that they are to sign David James, and when David Seamen has also announced his imminent retirement, there are rumours that the man with the ludicrous ponytail might end up at Stamford Bridge … as a goalkeeping coach. Let's hope that he works on the way he teaches goalkeepers how to deal with dead balls. No news on Parma's Sebastian Frey, although it is also said that Chelsea will formulate a new offer to Rennes for Petr Cech. That offer would include Chelsea's assistance in providing a new goalkeeper to Rennes (for instance one of the many that we already have on our books).

And there is even time for a rumour from the backrooms - Manchester United and Chelsea have reached an agreement on Peter Kenyon, allowing the former's chief executive to come out of gardening leave and start work at Chelsea.

If you don't mind, I'm having a lie-down now…
 
Bloody hell TB! You scared me with that little lot! Real Madrid et your heart out! Tell you what i didnt know that Kenyon hadnt been allowed to work for you guys yet
 
Yep, the press is writing a lot of crap about us as usual. Wait till the summer! :shock:

Kenyon had an agreement with Man U (a non-compete I believe) so when he left for us, Man U enforced that clause. Gardening leave means you are on leave from the company, but still paid by your company. I had 2 months of it a couple of years ago, and it was awesome!

The whole thing has been poorly handled (by Chelsea) and it makes me wonder why we have employed Kenyon, if he hasn't got the 'street smarts' to have thought this through.
 
Abramovich gets what he wants
by Morgan Pitt

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Charlton midfielder Scott Parker in a deal worth £10 million.

Reports suggest that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had a £6 million bid turned down last week, but this new and improved bid it should be hard to turn down for Charlton boss Alan Curbishely.

The 23-year old is set to complete the move within the next few days.
 
T Butcher fan said:
Abramovich gets what he wants
by Morgan Pitt

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Charlton midfielder Scott Parker in a deal worth £10 million.

Reports suggest that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had a £6 million bid turned down last week, but this new and improved bid it should be hard to turn down for Charlton boss Alan Curbishely.

The 23-year old is set to complete the move within the next few days.
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Can't understand this, why would Parker want to go to Chelsea? He's not gonna be an ever present like he is at the moment is he? He reckons he has England ambitions. IMO he is better off staying where he is if that is what he wants.

Maybe 10m is too good to turn down but is it really the best move for the player?
 
Butatista said:
T Butcher fan said:
Abramovich gets what he wants
by Morgan Pitt

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Charlton midfielder Scott Parker in a deal worth £10 million.

Reports suggest that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had a £6 million bid turned down last week, but this new and improved bid it should be hard to turn down for Charlton boss Alan Curbishely.

The 23-year old is set to complete the move within the next few days.
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Can't understand this, why would Parker want to go to Chelsea? He's not gonna be an ever present like he is at the moment is he? He reckons he has England ambitions. IMO he is better off staying where he is if that is what he wants.

Maybe 10m is too good to turn down but is it really the best move for the player?
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What? Title races and European football - or stay with Charlton? How do you improve by only playing Leicester etc. every week?

Everyone was saying Lampard, Terry, Cole wouldn't get a kick this season but they are vital to the team. Maybe it's time you dug up some new arguments.
 
Well Lampard has improved 10 fold since joining Chelsea, and he's only in his 2nd season, Cole ive not seen enough of to comment but ive always like him anyway, by getting Parker it seems that Chelsea are following our blueprint by buying young players, and the young players you's have bought are already proven in the league.

Duff, Lampard, Cole & Parker, that will defo be a force in The Prem, then you've got Makalele, Geremi, Veron, Petit, Gronkjaer to add to that for European experience.

The only forseable problem is the amount of players vying for places, it doesnt really effect you's now cos of injuries and Geremi playing in the African cup but its gonna be hard to unless they plan on selling, loaning players.
 
Vannizzlefashizzal said:
The only forseable problem is the amount of players vying for places, it doesnt really effect you's now cos of injuries and Geremi playing in the African cup but its gonna be hard to unless they plan on selling, loaning players.
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I'm sure we'll be seeing some player admin/consolidating occuring in the summer.
 
T Butcher fan said:
What? Title races and European football - or stay with Charlton? How do you improve by only playing Leicester etc. every week?

Everyone was saying Lampard, Terry, Cole wouldn't get a kick this season but they are vital to the team. Maybe it's time you dug up some new arguments.
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Hey, calm down, its not an argument, its my opinion.

Don't get me wrong, Chelsea is a huge step up from Charlton, but with the midfield you have I can't see him playing as regularly as he is at the moment. For someone trying to get an England call-up this is not the way to do it.

The point I was trying to make is that is Chelsea the best destination for him if he is looking to further his career? I think not.
 
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