Hemel Blue

The good old days,i miss em.

Spurs,Leeds,Millwall,West Ham and poxy Liverpool,oh and United.

I went to the Arsenal v Leeds cup final(71 i think)with some gooner mates.Outside before the game all the big boys from different London mobs were there Jenkins,a bloke called Sainty ,Tiny(he wasnt)of Millwall and a few others.Plenty of trouble after and inside.Who was Chelsea,s main man at that time?As i get older my memory isnt reliable.

I dont feel sorry for any team who suffer dodgy decisions against us.We have been the victim many,many times over the years.The Barcelona ref should have been shot imo.

I used to follow Luton and Chelsea away in the seventies and eighties,Luton being my local team(apart from Watford and they dont count).A few of us decided to go to Millwall away and go early.We had nothing but trouble and decided to leave and go to the Bridge for Chelsea v Derby.We went in the North Stand and there was a scuffle with some Derby,not much.Chelsea had played West Ham away the week before and Chelsea went in the North Bank early.I remember one lad had about twenty stitches in the top of his head from a brick thrown at him.Not sure of the exact year but early seventies.Following Luton away could be a lot more dangerous than following Chelsea.They had a very game little mob but you were normally up against it numerically.I loved the adrenalin rush on the terraces in those days but Millwall was never fun to be honest,they all bloody knew each other.

We must have learnt by now that if you just turn up and go through the motions you get beaten.A tough game most years and i dont expect this season to be any different.Whatever team Jose picks must perform,then we can think about three points.

Your cup is certainly half empty CFCCAN.

I blame Ashley Young,players are starting to copy him now lol

There are a lot of people on this board who seem to think they are tactically more aware than Jose,we should have recruited one of them as manager and saved a fortune in wages LOL.

Lack lustre performance and dropped points,oh well i am sure we will bounce back.

Genius and gentleman,my favourite Chelsea player in my lifetime.Played football with a smile on his face.Apart from finishing he had so much more to his game,LEGEND.

This boy is pure class.He has suffered a dip in form this season but i have no doubt he will come out of that.Jose will manage him right Exciting things to come from Eden imo.

No silly three or four nil predictions like last week i see,good.We play well,we win,if we dont we lose.I would go with Cech,Azpi,Terry,Cahill,Cole,Ramirez,Mikel,Willian,Oscar,Hazard,Eto,o.Cole and Hazard need to up their game a lot.Terry and Cahill are becoming an excellent pairing and i like the way Willian and Eto,o link up at times.Luiz needs to watch and learn still imo or he will become an underacheiver.I wouldnt mind Mata in for Oscar if he needs resting.Frank needs to improve this season but he looks a little off the pace(would never right SFL off though)COYB.

There is no best eleven,its a squad game.Through lack of form,slackness,injury or whatever we will need all of our squad at sometime.At the moment we have players below their usual levels and they have been rested but they will have a part to play.I would love to see Mata,Luiz and Hazard play every game but this season they havnt deserved to.If all our players were on form and Luiz could learn positional awareness Jose,s best eleven could be Cech,Ivan,Terry,Cahill,Cole,Luiz,Ramirez,Hazard,Oscar,Mata,Torres.I like Schurlle and Willian and Eto,o is looking sharper.Lets face it we have a very good squad.

Cahill is growing as a player with every game.What a centre half to learn from in JT.Nice finish from Eto and well played Willian.Jose acts very quickly and it doesnt matter what your name is you will be dropped for poor performances.A slow start but a strong finish.Those Germans love to sing.

Shaw will become a world class full back imo.

The bloke on the right looks like a reject from Duran Duran.Flick a match in his hair and he would go up like last nights bonfires lol

Pogba was superb against Real.A few of the top clubs in Europe will be in for him.Looks an outstanding prospect.

We need to play well to win ,not just turn up like we did Saturday.Complacency is a dangerous thing to have in football.That goes for the team and some of our supporters too.Heads will roll after that performance and quite rightly so.

We played below par and we got beaten,it happens.Way too over confident,as were a lot of fans on here Saturday morning.Its going to happen(and already has)to others at the top.Something to learn from i think.

I looked in on Saturday morning and a lot of fans were talking about an easy three or four nil win,talk about the kiss of death.

Always gutted when we lose but that is only the second time in 18 Prem games so i wont cry.

To be honest i would go with the same team as Jack and Bobby.Luiz is class when he concentrates fully(he will get the message)and i would play Mikel in front of Lamps for this one.

Two observations 1 Wenger really is a complete nob 2 Does Ba wear boots or skates cause he looks like Bamby on ice.

We have such a strong squad now it is frightening.A stroll in the park.Great support for a great performance.A few more beers and a couple of doobies on the strength of that methinks COYB!