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Yeah but youll still be at the Bridge for Fulham - c'mon Coombsie youve seen a lot worse - must be Chrimbo blues! Course he will. And I'll be there with him, 'cos he's treating me. Well, that's what Big Brothers are for!!! Are you gonna pop in the Peli before the game ?

Q) Didier Drogba is the superest, fandabiedoseiest forward player, strikiest in the worldiest player ever, ever, ever in the entire history of Chlesea Football Club. Even better than Luca, JFH, Dixon, Weah, Jimbo, Hughes, Torres, Jimmy, Adriano and Shevchenko. And was a total bargain at ?24 million. in the worldiest, everest, and we are not worthy and anyone who doubts him now is stupidest, mentalist, silliest, nonobbyiest everest. So help, help, help me Amen.

Chip, I agree with every single word of that. We could have Claudio Bloody Nice Bloke back in charge, but if we were winning titles and dominating like we are now, (unlikely though that is under Bloody Nice Bloke), we would be just as hated. I think a great many people fail to realise a huge part of Ranieri's appeal to the wider footballing supporting public and the media was that, ultimately, he was a loser.

Fair points Loz. Putting down the blue specs for a moment, and trying to give my own honest, unbiased appraisal, Lamps had, by his own high standards, a fairly average season last year. And for me, his form has continued in the same vein at the beginning of this campaign. Though he still normally performs at a reasonable level, he is showing nowhere near the levels of consistency and influence that he had in our first Championship winning season and before. The reasons for that ? Answers on a postcard please. Personally, I think he's looking all footballed out. He's human. He needs a rest every now and then. PS. I also think it a wise move for the PK's to be handed to another player for awhile.

True BB. I seem to remember they were in one of the lower leagues and not very good. A bit like the SW6 Chelsea, at that time.

I need some Aussie help. In the old days, on the summer pools coupons, there used to be a team playing in the Aussie leagues called............................. Chelsea ! Are they still going ?

I want Lahm, but I think it will be Cole. I'd love it to be Lahm partly because I've wanted him for a long time, (way before Germany 2006), partly because of Cole's Gooner roots.